Shinkūmyō (Kenji)

Shinkūmyō (空の存在, Empty Existance) are spiritual beings that have underwent a form of transformation involving energy from s, thus becoming entirely new beings. The first known being to exhibit traits of a Shinkūmyō was Van Satonaka, though he eventually lost the abilities. Following the Collapse Sanada Shirono and Blake Shihōin are one of the few remaining Shinkūmyō in existence.

Synopsis

 * Main article -- Bleach (Kenji Hiroshi).

Part I

 * Main article -- Bleach: Sun and Moon Chronicles.

Van Satonaka utilizes a slew of abilities and techniques different from those of a and  when he first teamed up with Kenji Hiroshi to fight one of Averian's Battle Dolls, remarking that he will explain to Kenji what these powers are afterwards. The origin of these new abilities ultimately went unsaid but Kenji later theorized them to have been brought about by the Blanks, and commented to this effect in one of his research papers on the subject. Van still possessed these abilities when he came to Kenji's aid against Averian immediately prior to the outbreak of the First Spiritual War.

Part II

 * Main article -- Bleach: War of the Worlds Part I.

During a lull in the fighting near the beginning of the First Spiritual War, Kenji Hiroshi marks Sanada Shirono as a potential recruit for a specialized team with the goal of combating Averian, which would later become known as the Ryū Guard. Kenji learns of Sanada's status as a Shinkūmyō as well as his history involving Shiki Shirono from Tadashi Kori and Shin Nagakura. Kenji and Sanada end up fighting to test one another's power and skill, with the two being more-or-less even. Sanada opts to throw his lot in with Kenji in order to defeat Averian, and becomes a team-mate to Shinrei Hiroshi, Kaimen Kazuki and Kenji himself.

General powers

 * Mekura (盲, Ignorance): high-powered energy blasts which can seemingly be fired from various body parts. Van, for example, fired these blasts using the tails of his Rin'ne form.


 * Shōsho (証書, Deed): the hardened skin of the Shinkūmyō which allows them to more easily shrug off incoming damage. It is by no means impregnable however as Averian successfully cut through Van's hardened skin during their first battle.


 * Jikan (サイレント, The Silent One): an ability which renders one invisible.


 * Unarikyō (金切り声を叫び, Screech Cry): the Shinkyūmyō's Hohō technique. It allows for high-speed movement to be employed and is comparable in speed to an 's and a Tsuji's Kassō. Van's prowess with the technique was notably high. He was fit to save Kenji from Averian's attack, resulting in Kenji receiving only a graze to his cheek, which was something not even the Visored responded to.


 * Kakumyo (覚醒をクリア, Clear Awakening): a technique which opens a dimensional gateway to traverse the realms, though its usage is not limited to such. Van used it to move small distances almost instantly during his first battle with Averian. Van also demonstrated that this technique can bypass protective barriers. He used it to bypass the myriad barriers used by Hachi when he arrived to help Kenji fight Averian, though he complained at the barrier's strength.

Release

 * Rin'ne (輪廻, Transmigration): a transformation technique which is released through the wielder's Zanpakutō, complete with its own release command and name. When using this ability, the Shinkūmyō combines their human form and their Blank form, increasing their power considerably. Van's Rin'ne resulted in a complete transformation of his body, which caused him to possess several tails and a fox-like exterior. Van later demonstrated successful use of not only his Shikai, Tsuyakeshi Hanabira, but also his Hollow mask in conjunction with his Rin'ne, which produced a state that had reiatsu equal to Kenji's Bankai.

Known Shinkūmyō

 * Sanada Shirono.
 * Blake Shihōin.
 * Van Satonaka. (formerly)

Behind the Scenes

 * This article was originally created by Seireitou a number of years ago. The current version of the page on is available to view here. The information above is based on the information portrayed in an earlier version of the page, which can be found here. It was recreated with Sei's approval for the retcon of Bleach (Kenji Hiroshi).