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Aetheral wrote: Yatagakarasu wrote: Since I noticed others have more than one, I have another Zanpakuto made here.

This one its sealed form would be a daisho, and is unique in that each sword has a separate name. The sealed form is a matching pair with black hilts.

Katana: Akatsuki (Red Moon) Wakizashi: Chigetsu (Blood Moon)

Akatsuki Shikai: Its release command is "Ro" (Wax). If released alone both swords transform, giving the illusion that both swords are completely the same Zanpakuto. But if released with Chigetsu, Akatsuki's power remains in the katana. The blades glow orange-red while the hilts remain the same.

Chigetsu Shikai: Its release command is "Otoroe" (Wane). Unlike Akatsuki, Chigetsu can only be released in the Wakizashi. When release, the wakizashi's blade glows blood red.

Abilities: Both Akatsuki and Chigetsu have the ability to create barriers. More specifically, Akatsuki repels Reiryoku while Chigetsu absorbs Reiryoku. So Akatsuki would do more physical damage and Chigetsu spiritual.

Both share two abilities:

Barrier creation: The barriers flow off the swords in a manner similar to water: Akatsuki's barriers cut everything, while Chigetsu absorbs the attacks, especially ones related to Kido.

Ichi Kumaiwase: Sekkekkyu Gekko (One Combination: Red Blood Moonlight). By combining Akatsuki's and Chigetsu's barriers, the power grows and takes the ability to both repel and absorb attacks.

Akatsuki's signature abilities:

Yon no Hashira: Sento Yaei-chi (Four Pillar: Battle Encampment). By stabbing the ground with Akatsuki, the barriers rise up with an area of 4 square Kilometers. The barriers are so strong, that once the technique is activated, no one can enter or leave until the user is defeated or he wills it. The advantage is that any enemies can't have reinforcements coming, while the disadvantage is that the user can't have reinforcements coming.

Gou Ten: Tate (Five Point: Shield). Akatsuki can create a pentagon shaped barrier that surrounds the wielder to protect him from attack in any direction.

Chigetsu's signature abilities:

Ni Dankai: Daitenshi (Two Steps: Fallen Angel). Chigetsu's shape grows and the blade can be thrown like a giant kunai.

San Ha: Kenton Tsubasa (Three Blades: Chaos Wing). By slashing Chigetsu, its barriers flow off the blade and create incredibly sharp needles. However, these needles do not cause one to bleed, but cuts off Reiatsu control to the areas where they were stabbed.

Bankai: Sekkekkyu Mangetsu no Kura Noroi (Dark Curse of the Red Blood Full Moon). The swords change into a pair of daggers, while the glow remains the same. The wielders dons a cloak that has waves of orange-red and blood red.

The daggers have the ability to use the all five skills Akatsuki and Chigetsu could use, but with both the ability to repel and absorb reiryoku. Also, using the barrier creation, the daggers can cloak themselves to change their shape and size, so they are rarely fought as daggers. The blades also have a poison on them that degrades someones Reiryoku, so if you are stabbed directly with Sekkekkyu Mangetsu no Kura Noroi, you could lose all your spiritual abilities.

Pretty nice concept. A powerful barrier zanpakutō I see. Now, here is a question. When you mention the fusion of the barriers, that is, both repelling and absorbing reiryoku, do you mean that you can freely choose whether the next attack will be repelled or absorbed? Or is it something else?

Sorry if I was unclear. The abilities of Akatsuki and Chigetsu are primarily defense, with Akatsuki repelling and deflecting the attack while Chigetsu absorbs and weakens the attack. So think about both of those happening, with the attack being deflected, but with its power being lost.

Cause, even though the swords have two names, they're still one Zanpakuto, so there is one Bankai. The abilities come together so it doesn't matter which sword is used. Now, the wielder can chose to use Akatsuki or Chigetsu barrier attribute in Bankai against a certain attack, but only if you think about it. To both absorb and reflect happens instinctively against most attacks.

Also, something I just realized, while both Akatsuki and Chigetsu can guard against melee and reiatsu, Akatsuki guards best against psychical while Chigetsu guards best against reiatsu, so the Bankai barriers combine the strength of the two barrier types.