Thread:Zf6hellion/@comment-136273-20160417141646/@comment-136273-20160519165312

Seiken Reijin (聖剣霊刃, "Holy Sword, Blade of the Soul"): The ultimate expression of Zanjutsu. This sublime technique is not something that may be taught or practiced. Instead, it is the crowning achievement of an unparalleled Zanjutsu specialist. Only the greatest of all, one who boasts broad experience and outstanding talent, as well as imposing unity of body, mind and soul might obtain the ability to perform Seiken Reijin. With it, swordsmanship and the spiritual aspect combine to rival the grandest of Kidō. The exceptional Zanpakutō wielder pours one's power and resolve into the physical form of the spiritual weapon, and the spirit within offers succour. The blade glows brilliantly with that compound might as the metaphysical boundaries between the weapon, the wielder and the intent are undone. The bond is so powerful, so pervasive, that the universe itself seems to acknowledge the ensuant exertion of willpower and renders that reality. Consequently, a giant ethereal likeness of the Zanpakutō manifests to loom over the battlefield. Every physical swing and thrust are but magic gestures, the body a catalyst and the sword a medium. Armour shatters, barriers break, wards disperse. Each strike is swift, ephemeral, decisive and devastating. The entire power of a prodigious Zanjutsu specialist is unleashed with utmost refinement and precision upon the one who is considered the enemy. Defences are rent asunder, the enemy vapourised. More than that, illusions, concepts and the space itself are not safe either, for the technique transcends the physical and encroaches upon the divine. There is virtually no stopping that godlike might and to escape it is a monumental task of its own. Only a similarly accomplished mage or warrior may hope to prevail against that profound expression of unity and fury. However, to exert such power takes a heavy toll. Taxing and perilous on a fundamental level, Seiken Reijin threatens the stability of its wielder's existence and thus is the last resort, the ultimate weapon called upon the darkest hour.