Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-13237238-20130724132657/@comment-28475663-20160517155533

I have given this a lot of consideration, I don't have any of the names or translations but here goes. My zanpukto and I would be all about balance. We would almost be polar opposite of each other in personality but we understand each other. We understand that the other is needed to make a powerful companionship.

The physical appearance of my zanpukto is different than others, it is constantly in its released state but not because I have so much Spirit energy. It's because she is a very protective and when attacked, extremely vengeful weapon. So she is constantly released and on guard for anything. The blade is long with a straight spine and a second handle cut out near the end. The blade side has a wide section as it goes around this second handle but gradually narrows towards the guard. This makes it fairly blade heavy and excellent for devastating hard swings and deep cuts, however it drastically slows the speed of recovery for a second attack or to block. The guard is black and has the shape of a shield. The handle is white and curved forwarde with about a hand and half's length. It is wrapped in brown leather. There's also 5 links of chain coming from the bottom of the handle (explain why later).

I am not a passivist or a coward but the lengths I will go through to avoid a confrontation have led others to assume I am. This is not the case. I just believe violence should be an absolute last resort. However even when I am forced to fight, I tend to just block and early attack. My zanpukto recognizes this as both weakness and strength, she will help me find the resolve to strike hard.

My zanpukto is carried straight up and down along the spine do to it size but there's another reason for this. The blades width shields my spine from attack while my back is turned. Once I have made the decision to draw her to defend myself or others. I reach for the handle, if she detects that this is a serious fight rather than a spar or a training event, she takes action to force me into the fight until it's end. As soon as my hand contacts the grip, the chain at the bottom extended to about 2.5 feet and wraps around my wrist twice, then the links fuse together. I am now connected to my zanpukto and the only way she will release it, is when either combatant is unable to continue the fight. She makes sure I have no choice but to strike and try to win. She doesn't ignore my defensive skills either though, in fact she uses them to great effect. My zanpuktos ability is simply to absorb, compress, store, all energy that contacts the blade. So each time my opponent attacks and I block, she stores the physical or spiritual energy that they put into the attack. I can add my own to it at will but usually don't. Once I feel enough has been stored, I call out the name of the attack and the next thing that contacts the blade, receives all that stored energy in a concentrated burst. This has been known to shatter zanpuktos, remove limbs, eradicate hollows, and other things. However it's weakness is that it is not a good first strike weapon, I have to wait for you to strike.

I haven't achieved bankai yet, so I don't know what it will do. Me and my zanpukto form a yen and yang for each other and we enjoy a deep conection. So a bankai hasnt been all that important until now, with all that is going on. We have begun activly looking for it and we will figure it out.