Hikari

Appearance
Hikari has dark blue (sometimes seen as black) hair, fair skin, and pupil-less eyes tinted with lavender. In her Gigai, hair is in a hime-cut style, with chin-length strands framing each side of her face, and she constantly wears a white kimono with a golden sash, and autumn colored leaves decorating it. In her Shinigami form, her hair is down to her back and she wears the Shihakushō (死覇装; Garment of Dead Souls), consisting of a white shitagi, a black kosode, a black hakama, a white hakama-himo, white tabi, and waraji. It is assumed that she is not a Lieutenant, due to the lack of the armband which carries their division symbol and its number, and that she is not a Captain, due to the lack of a Captain's haori.

Personality
Hikari has a gentle and warm personality that augments her appearance. She is a soft-spoken, polite, and caring woman who uses honorifics when addressing everyone, including her subordinates and the enemy. Se is also extremely calm, even in battle, and is very seldom surprised by even the most drastic of actions. She has a dislike of killing opponents, and despite obtaining Hollow powers, she prefers not to use them, finding them too brutal.

Hikari prefers to be referred to informally, without the use of honorifics. She tends to spend a lot of time deep in thought, and prefers high places, saying they relax her. She's also a vegetarian, refusing to eat meat or fish. Her hobbies are climbing high places, flower arrangement, and meditating.

Background
(In Progress)

Powers and Abilties
Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Despite her appearance, Hikari is an extremely skilled fighter, using combination of powerful attacks and speed. Hikari's preferred style of combat seems to be swordsmanship. Her skill in the said area has been repeatedly shown as very high. She achieved Bankai despite not being a Captain, showing great potential and power.

Kidō Master: One of Hikari's greatest strength is her knowledge of the Kidō, a set of magic spells she can use in the performance of her duties; amongst her known skills are those for binding, healing, purifying, and destruction. Her strongest point in Kidō appears to be healing. She has shown she is able to use several high-level Kidō in rapid succession without incantation and still have considerable control and power. She is also capable of high level double incantations and can perform low-level kido spells without incantation.


 * Garganta: The technique used by Hollows to move to and from Hueco Mundo. Urahara has demonstrated the ability to use the technique. It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway.

Enhanced Strength: Despite her size, she is actually powerful enough to defeat a superior opponent. Even without the aid of her Zanpakutō, she was still a considerable opponent. She displayed her strength when she was able to lift an opponent twice her size and throw him a considerable distance away from her.

Flash Steps Expert: Hikari is very useful in combat due to her high speed, which she uses in conjunction with her attacks to strike quicker and stronger. She has shown the ability to dodge several attacks from multiple enemies.

Zanpakuto
Akihime (秋姫 Autumn Princess) is Hikari's Zanpakuto. It takes the shape of a normal Katana with a red sheath and square guard. She wears it at her side.


 * Shikai: The Shikai Command of Akihime is "Bow to Me" (会釈に取って吾 eshaku nitotte ware). To enter Shikai, she utters it's command and moves it in a circular motion, similar to Sode no Shirayuki, though while still in it's sheath. In it's Shikai state, it still resembles an ordinary Katana, though it's hilt becomes red, it's guard becomes a hexagon, and a long red ribbon forms from the pommel from the end of the handle, carrying glistening white stars and a jewel at the end.


 * Shikai Special Ability: Not yet revealed

Bankai: Not yet Revealed