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Raiou (King of Thunder)

Raiou (King of Thunder) is long and heavy nodachi, its sheath and hilt are bright orange and its guard is golden with four leaf shaped holes carved in to it. Sanami hold him first on her waist like most of the shinigamis, later on she moves Raiou on her back. Raiou is lightning based zanpakuto with power of thunderstorm.

•       Shikai: “Shiroishi” (White Death) Raiou’s shikai doesn’t change its appearance itself almost at all. It turns the blade almost white and bright, unsheathing it lets its reiatsu flow out in white mists form, it bursts out of the blade whenever it touches something but gets sucked back in. It can strike lightnings from above and from the blade itself. It can strike one or multiple ones same time. Lightnings can be piercing or shocking ones; they can cut through like a blade or spread in to the body.

Special abilities in Shika; the sword doesn’t need to be unsheathed to use its abilities only revealing it’s blade for few inches is enough. Unsheathing the blade entirely it seals the reiatsu in itself, showing it every time it hits something. By doing this it collects small particles of opponent’s reiatsu. •       Bankai:  “Jixyunsui na hantei no shiroishi” (White death of pure judgment) In Bankai state Raiou breaks in to pieces and forms armor on Sanami. Transferring all its power to straight in to wilder's body. If the wilder is hurt, bankai heals the damage but only temporary, damage will return after bankai is used. And all the taken damage in bankai will be added. Bankai is really hard and wearing, in its full potential. It's fast and deadly, normally for fast finishing. Bankai uses all the reiatsu what it has collected from the opponent during its shikai state, adding it to its own reiatsu. Armor blows away clothing on the person and leaves this naked afterwards.

Armor is gold colored with moving surface. It gives helmet to cover the eyes of the user, because most of its abilities uses great deal of blinding light, this is to protect shinigami's eyes and let her see through the light. Armor also gives two big horns which contain reiatsu. By breaking them, it adds even more power. Special abilities in Bankai; Bankai gives great deal of physical strength, it also heals the wounds temporary pulling all it’s mighty in the shinigami. It doesn't add so much speed as it does add strength and defense.

•       Howaito burakku hooru (White black hole); form zero like bean to palm of the hand, from lightnings coming from the finger tips. It can be shot at close range or far. It’s 100 times hotter than normal lightning.

•       Ou no shiroi hanmaa (King’s white hammer); Forms large hammer from pure energy, it can cut through anything. It’s slow and heavy but powerful. It is at least twice the height of the wielder. It works like an antenna for collecting electricity from the atmosphere, mashing to the ground from high it can make the ground fall in. It can be used for close combat or it can be thrown.

•       Akurui amai uso (Bright sweet lie); Easy and quick small skill, it’s used to distract the opponent, in small or in big scale. It small one, it can be shot as small bright ball towards knocking the opponent out of the balance or it can be used in close distant as huge bright light to blind. Akurui amai uso makes user’s reiatsu all over the opponent for making it hard to see where the hit is coming from. Bankai uses a lot of stamina and muscle strength so it's needed to have bit "more" body mass than normal person but not as much as Kirio does. That's why Bankai isn't used often. •       Dangers: Using Bankai for too long may cause death. Raiou has really strong own will and it may take over its owner, takes years to master its will and power. By gaining leader ship Raiou will cause mass destruction to everyone and everything around it. Should be used by strong hearted and with seals.