Auswählen

is a unique technique used by Yhwach.

Description
As an extension of his ability to distribute pieces of his soul to others, Yhwach can forcibly take the power of other Quincy; 9 years ago, he used this technique to regain his powers during his revival. After selecting Quincy whom he deems impure, including those with mixed blood, Yhwach can steal their powers and make them his own. This process is fatal to its victims, particularly those who are already weak.

The true nature of Auswählen, however, is power redistribution; the power of the Quincy deemed to be useless is collected and redistributed to the ones who need it, and those on the receiving end are reborn with greater power. After being revived, Lille Barro had a weaker form of his Quincy: Vollständig automatically activated and gained access to the true power of The X-Axis. Yhwach can use Auswählen to revive fallen Quincy by stealing the powers and the lives of other Quincy, which he does by engulfing his targets in massive columns of light while his hands glow with light; Quincy targeted in this manner have their powers stolen even if they manage to avoid the light. During his battle with Ichibē Hyōsube, Yhwach also used this ability to restore his power, strength, and name when they were halved by Ichibē's Zanpakutō; here, it took the form of a highly dense sphere of Reishi gathered in Yhwach's palm that then expanded into a massive ring large enough to encircle the Soul King Palace, from which innumerable vein-like columns of light descended far to the Seireitei below to claim their victims.

Though weaker Quincy die instantly upon impact, those with higher Reiryoku, such as the Sternritter and Masaki Kurosaki, have managed to survive having their powers absorbed. Any Quincy who is targeted by Auswählen as a sacrifice but manages to evade direct contact with its light will still be stripped of their ability to use Quincy: Vollständig. The Quincy who are targeted by the Auswählen have a clot formed in their heart made of, which is what kills them if their flesh is not completely stripped from their bones by the light. However, if this silver makes contact with Yhwach's blood, then he briefly loses all his powers.

The Auswählen transfers not physical accumulations of Reishi, but pure energy. As such, even Kirio Hikifune's Cage of Life, which blocks all spiritual matter, cannot prevent its use.

Incantation
English= "Raise them! Silver emblems, ashen meadows, circular path buried in light. Eye of agate, tongue of gold, skull cup, coffin of Adnyeus. The object we raise is your heart. Auswählen." Kanji= 掲げよ 銀の紋章 灰色の草原 光に埋もれた円環の途 瑪瑙の眼球 黄金の舌 頭蓋の盃 アドナイェウスの棺 掲げるものは お前の心臓 聖別 Rōmaji= Kakageyo, gin no monshō, haiiro no sōgen. Hikari ni uzumoreta enkan no michi. Menō no gankyū, ōgon no shita, zugai no sakazuki. Adonayeusu no hitsugi. Kakageru mono wa, omae no shinzō. Ausuvēren.

Trivia

 * Uryū Ishida is the only Gemischt Quincy to have survived the Auswählen nine years ago and completely retained his powers.

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