Ōzora Ketsugō


 * "A youthful laugh of grief and pain." - Kai, hitokado

Ōzora Ketsugō (大空結合, Ketsugō ōzora; literally "bound to heaven's firmament") is a Shinigami who has joined Byakkō's cause, serving under Saitō Tenmago. He's one of the strongest members, mainly in terms of zanjutsu and Kidō, as he was once the captain of the Kidō corps of the Gōtei 13.

Powers & Abilities
Immense Spiritual Power: As a captain-level combatant, it is safe to assume Ōzora posses a high amount of spiritual power. Saitō has noted his spiritual power to be young and undeveloped, but he was still able to bring down several lieutenant-level opponents with his spiritual pressure alone. Saitō has admitted Ōzora's status as a prodigy will eventually allow him to surpass himself (Saitō), despite Saitō's own status as a prodigy. His spiritual power is a warm green, and he can use it to easily convince or gain the trust of people, similar to his zanpakutō's abilities. His spirtual pressure allows him to negate abilities, as shown when he overcame Byakkō's illusions for a split second.

Unbeaten Kidō Master: As the former Kidō captain, Ōzora posses immense skill in the art of Kidō,even more so than Byakkō who's himself very skilled. He was able of conjuring spells no one had seen doing before, including a spell which knocked everyone in the room unconscious. With a flick of his finger, he was able to let a giant prison rose out of the ground, trapping four captains at once and leaving them unable to escape. He's also very proficient in casting forbidden spells, and can cast regular spells up to level #93 with minimal effort. He has shown great use of non-verbal Kidō, and was able to cut off a hollow's arm simply by blinking.

Zanpakutō
Shikōnochi (思考後, Past and Future Thinking): In it's sealed form, it resembles a chinese Jian. This is quite unique for a zanpakutō,as most of them take the form of a a japanese type of blade. The handle is golden, with the tsuba resembling an upside-down, silver triangle. The hilt is black and decorated with chinese writings, meaning unknown.
 * Shikai: The release command is "Break" (破る, Yaburu). The term Shikōnochi is actually the japanese version of a chinese idiom which centers about thinking about how things in the past cause future effects, and how things all have a reason and are connected. The latter hints at the abilities of Shikōnochi.
 * Shikai Special Ability: Shikōnochi's Shikai ability is to manipulate bonds. It can literally form, break and reshape the connections or "bonds" between things. Ōzora relates this to the fact that things, when grouped together and connected, are most of the time very powerful, but that even the strongest fighter is weak when separated from others. By forming a connection between things, he can create almost an unbreakable defense, connecting molecules or larger things into a shield. He can "break the connection between his opponent and his/her zanpakutō, making them unable to release their zanpakutō and use it's powers. He can even seal off the connection between the opponent and the very air they breath, suffocating them. Saitō noted that the possibilities are endless, and, when combined with Ōzora's tremendous intellect, are on the same level as a Bankai, making up for the fact that Ōzora hasn't achieved his yet.These connections also include more obscure ones such as love and friendship, allowing Ōzora to set up his opponents against eachother and easily infiltrate and gain the trust of the enemy.


 * Bankai: Not Yet Achieved