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I'm glad I'm not the only one out there who actually thinks of this stuff in their spare time. Haha (^-^;)

My Zanpakutou in its sealed form would be a normal katana with a blade length of exactly 62cm/24.4in long. The guard is silver made from stainless steel in an oval shape with a cut out of a half blooming stargazer lily on the left and right side. The braid used to help properly grip the handle/hilt of the sword and the scabbard is pure white.

The incantation I thought of to release the zanpakutou ended up becoming:

「天にあるすべての水を私の刃となりなさい. すべての結晶を私の命となりなさい. 『結晶水』. 」

"Ten ni aru subete no mizu o watashi no yaiba to narinasai. Subete no kesshou o watashi no inochi to narinasai. Kesshousui."

(lit., “All water in the heavens, be(come) my blade. All crystals, be(come) my life. Water of Crystallization.”)

The shikai form is a wakizashi with a blade length exactly half of the sealed form, at 31cm / 12.2in. The guard transform into a fully blooming stargazer lily forged in crystals of light the size of a forth of my total reiryoku. In fact, the entire sword is made from crystals of light (think: colorless diamond material). Within the blade itself is a core the shape of a thick strand of wisteria flowers from a wisteria tree extending out from the blade collar above the guard to about 5mm below the tip of the blade. Depending on the ability used, the length of the blade will extend back to the original katana size.

In Shikai, the core of the blade passively stores the user's reiatsu at a constant rate in order to use specific abilities. The user can forcibly pour reiatsu into the core at the risk of shattering the blade if gone over the maximum flow rate. If the blade shatters because of this, the reiatsu stored at the time of shattering is released in the form of an explosion. The size of the explosion is equivalent to 1.5x the stored amount of reiatsu. This is a reflection of the zanpakutou spirit's temperament on the usage of brute strength.

In this form, there is essentially two types of abilities usable: healing and water/ice based abilities. There is technically a light-based ability, but, it's a subset ability utilizing the blade itself as a medium instead of the water in the atmosphere like the rest of the abilities.

Healing Type:

 * 1) The most widely used basic skill where wielder's reiatsu becomes a wind blade from the edge of the wakizashi-sized blade when making a horizontal slashing motion at the target to partially heal them from slightly afar if they are physically injured. If the target isn't injured, their reiatsu is replenished up to the amount of reiatsu released at the time of the slash.
 * 2) 「水晶の春雨 "Suishou no Harusame"」(lit. "Gentle Spring Rain of the Crystal")

It is a healing ability that shoots reiatsu into the heavens from the tip of the katana-sized blade pointing up while the other hand is holding perpendicularly onto the zanpakutou, coming back down as reiatsu-infused spring rain that covers 1km / 0.62mi of area, healing all allies underneath depending on the allies’ level of reiatsu (i.e. captain class, lieutenant class) in relation to the wielder.

For example, if the wielder’s reiryoku is on par with say, Kurosaki Ichigo, the ability will fully heal all visible allies within range. But, if the wielder’s reiryoku is on par with say, Yamada Hanatarou, then the ability will only fully heal all allies with the same or lower level of reiryoku and only partially heal those whose reiryoku is a cut above the wielder’s.

However, it has two major limitations: the first is that it can only be used when the stored power in the blade is at maximum capacity, which is estimated to be 5x the wielder’s maximum reiryoku. That is when the entire length of the blade is shining brightly even under the brightest summer sun.

The second limitation is visual confirmation of all targets within the range of the ability is necessary. If an intended target (i.e. ally) within the range of the ability cannot be fully seen by the wielder (i.e. see the target’s entire body), then the ability has no effect on them.

Ironically, this ability cannot be used until the wielder has reached the point where achieving the final form is technically possible.

Water/Ice Type — Defense

 * 1) The most widely used basic ability of this type is for the zanpakutou to gather the surrounding water around the wakizashi-sized blade and release it in the form of a couple hundred piercingly sharp ice needles at the enemy with every block and parry of the blade. It’s the embodiment of the saying, “Attack is the best defense.”
 * 2) The next widely used basic ability of this type is to form a thin multi-layered panel of ice with the surrounding water at the front of the katana-sized blade about 10m / 32.8ft in all directions. This is a basic shield that blocks most attacks from afar, but, it’s durability is inversely proportional to the power of the incoming attacks. The stronger the attack, the faster the shield shatters, sometimes even instantaneously with some damage to the wielder.

Water/Ice Type — Offense

 * 1) Like the first defense skill, this widely used basic attack gathers the surrounding water to form thousands of piercingly sharp water needles that shoot out at the target with a slash of the katana-sized blade. Being in liquid state, the attack cannot be blocked with anything but a Kidou-based shield. The water that gets splattered upon contact burns through everything like corrosive acid.
 * 2) Like the first offense skill, this time its piercingly sharp ice needles that cannot be blocked with anything but a physical shield. It doesn’t corrode anything like the first version, but, it’s penetrating power and speed is doubled instead.
 * 3) 「急流水晶化 "Kyuuryuusuishouka"」(lit. Crystallization of Rapids)

An attack that combines two of the three states of water. Drenching the target in torrential water from the tip of the katana-sized blade, the water is instantly frozen upon contact into a massive crystalline structure encasing the target. With a downwards slash of the sword, the target shatters to a million pieces with the structure.

The only limitation is the massive reiatsu needed to activate the skill. While it can still be used in shikai form, albeit a rather weak version of it, the true power of this ability shines when used in bankai form.

Light Type — Offense

 * 1) Phonon Maser (borrowed name from Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei because I got tired of thinking of names and the effect was similar to Mahouka's version)

Using light gathered in the crystallized wakizashi-sized blade from the sunlight reflected off the water particles in the air, the entire blade shoots out light like a photon laser at the target. The attack is best used during daylight hours. The effect is halved when used during a moonlit night. While it can still technically be used during a moonless night, the effect isn’t as satisfactory as it substitutes light particles generated with reiatsu instead in the beginning. With better control over the sword gained through time, the effect during the night is greatly enhanced.

Well, something like that. I haven't thought of what the bankai version of it might be. Even more, I don't even know what level of reiatsu I would hold normally.

The physical appearance is a reflection of the surroundings of my inner world in actuality. (Call me spiritual (?) if you want.) What better way to design a zanpakutou than to base on an actual inner world? Also, I'm quite the pacifist and detest situations where I'm forced to fight, so I think this zanpakutou embodies my personality quite well if I do say so myself. Heh.