Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-13237238-20130724132657/@comment-13237238-20131018114630

Drcaskey wrote: I'm so happy someone asked this lol as its been a subject I've given a lot of thought too over time. Hopefully google translate doesn't fail me here. My Zanpakuto would be named "Seimei to mizu no saikuru" (Cycle of life and water). It would be a dual type kido and water elemental zanpakuto. Its spirit is both honorable and noble, finding the greatest joy in gaining honor by besting powerful opponents. This sense of honor drives him to ensure the fairest of fights against his opponents. As such he reserves his most powerful abilities for stronger opponents and has developed multiple shikais to fulfill this philosophy. His sealed state is a normal katana with a circular tsuba with three curved rain drops forming a circle around the blade. The handle wrapping would be of the teal variety, similar to the teal of certain ocean water.

Shisha o magirasu (Drown the Dead) is its first shikai/command. The zanpakuto retains it's sealed state well sending out a wave of misty teal energy. This energy causes the afflicted to suffer from the effects of drowning. They asphyxiate until they lose consciousness, after which their bodies return to normal with only mild symptoms of hypothermia after they awake hours later. A exceptionally painful yet harmless command. This particular ability is reserved for civilians who poss a minor threat such as thugs or children. Being with weak spiritual energy generally. I liken this ability to Tosens "Cry" command.

Seikei o kushizashi (Skewer the living) a shikai/command developed for combat to hide its true shikai. In this form Seimei to mizu no saikuru maintains its sealed state with the exception that its blade gains the ability to rapidly extend up to several meters, and takes on an unprecedented flexibility. It basically becomes a razor sharp whip. Using precise reiatsu control the blade can be made to bend perform normally impossible turns. The blade can return to its original length as fast as it extends. This form is based off only releasing a portion of it's power.

Andeddo o tsutsumu (Envelop the undead) This is its true shikai. The blade takes on the form of a nodaichi with an engraving running the blades lengths. The engraving depicts sea serpents and tumbling ocean waves it glows a brilliant blue when its ability is activated. The handle wrapping changes to the same blue color as the glow in this form. The three rain drops on the tsuba straighten and form a triangle. This state allows the blade to control water nearly perfectly. It can create a certain amount of water, and control any water in the vicinity. The water can be used for various purposes as well as offensive, and defensively.

Norowa o kansō shukketsu (Bleed dry the Damned) is his final shikai, and a rather twisted variant of his true shikai. In this form it maintains the overall appearance of "envelop the undead" but the engraving changes to depict demonic entites dancing around a river of blood. The tsuba gains three pointed prongs, and the handle wrapping changes to a dark crimson. The engraving also glows with this color. Its ability is basically the same as the previous one except instead of controlling water it can control blood. It can create a limited amount of blood, but primarily relies on ripping it from it's opponents. This shikai was the result of attempting to upgrade its true form, and slight disharmony with its master. It is rarely, if ever, used.

Fumetsu no barabara (Dismember the Immortal) is the name of its bankai. Reserved for only the most high end combatants, it allows him to create a limitless amount of water that courses with a green spiritual energy. This energy allows him to control the density of the water. Altering it to the point where it can become as sharp as a blade, or as heavy as lead. Picture a tidal wave of liquid katana's coming at you. In this form the blade gains a new engraving (Haven't figured it out yet), and the three large rain drops on the tsuba point their tips directly at the blade.

I have also played with the idea of it having a ressureccion as I generally lean towards visored over pure shinigami. I noticed how certain arrancars zanpakuto have abilities prior to release, and have given thought to incorporating that idea, but I think its good for the moment.

Well that's what I came up. Looking forward to any replies :).

I like the whole, controlling the density of water thing. Usually water type zanpakutou don't seem that threatening to me because, well you know, you're just getting splashed with a bit water but the whole "tidal wave of liquid katanas" really painted a picture for me. Nice one