Basic Information
Name: Amu Ito
Appeared Age: 17
Gender: Female
Division: 8th
Rank: 4th Seat
Organization: Gotei 13
Looks:
Personality: Amu is a very stubborn and hotheaded young girl. She hardly ever strays from her beliefs and her temper is known to be rather short. She's generally kind and sweet to those around her, as long as they don't begin to argue with her. All in all, she's very gentle whenever she's outside of battle. Even so, he's known to be clever, though it doesn't often show. She tends to seem very clueless and naive on the outside. When angered, she becomes almost a completely different person. She becomes quite serious and even merciless. Her thoughts become overly analytical. This is the attitude she usually takes when someone she cares for is being threatened.
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Single
Zanpakuto Information
Zanpakuto Name: Kawa (Stream)
Zanpakuto Looks: Amu's zanpakuto takes the form of a tanto blade: A short Japanese sword. The hilt is covered in standard, black leather. Hanging from it is a string of leather, decorated with a golden bead in shape of a flower in the middle of it. There's also a round bead at the beginning and end of the string. What draws most attention to the weapon is the guard which is in the shape of a blooming rose. The color of it is, of course, gold.
Released Zanpakuto Description: Once released, Kawa has the ability to channel Amu's reiatsu towards whatever it cuts. Her raw energy flows into the wound and enters the opponent's body. Depending on the technique that's being used, this has a series of different effects over him or her. In some cases, Kawa can even absorb certain amounts of reiatsu and channel them into Amu herself. You could say that the zanpakuto acts as a sort of medium between Amu's reiatsu and her opponent's. It streams reiatsu from one person to another, which is the reason for its name.
Shikai Techniques:
Name: Kaen (Flame)
Description: The reiatsu that flows into the person's body begins to burn the area around the wound. The burns only extend into a 3 inch radius of the wound. Even so, the illusion of a burning sensation spreads throughout the entire body.
Duration: 4 posts.
Name: Kone (Pull)
Description: Through this technique, Kawa is able to transfer reiatsu from Amu's opponent to her. Depending on their strength, the amount that is extracted will vary. Should the person be stronger than Amu, the amount extracted is around 1% of their reiatsu. If her opponent equals her in strength, the amount extracted becomes 2%. Last but not least, if her opponent is of a weaker level, Kawa is able to extract 3% of their reiatsu.
Name: Shibire (Numbness)
Description: The general area that the zanpakuto cuts (limbs/torso/head) begins to feel numb. So much so, that the person looses feeling in that area for a limited amount of time. This renders the area almost useless and with very low mobility.
Duration: 2 posts.
Name: Konmei (Confusion)
Description: For a limited amount of time, the Amu's reiatsu spreads through her opponent's body. This causes the person's general directions to shift. Meaning that if the person tries to go forward, they will go backwards. If they try to go left, they move right. If they try going up, they will go down and vice-versa in each case.
Duration: 5 posts.
Zanpakuto Release Phrase: Break, Kawa.
Released Zanpakuto Looks: Once released, Kawa takes the form of a chained kama or scythe with a short sword on the other side of the chain. On each blade is a very ornate design carved into it. The pattern consists of several, swirling lines that crisscross each other. The ones along the center are more pronounced than those that circle around the edges. In the center of each pattern, there is a large rose, also carved into the blade. The chain that separates the scythe and dagger is quite long. It measures around 8 ft.
Other Techniques:
9. Hit: Engulfs a target in red light, completely paralyzing them.
63. Thunder Roar Cannon: Fires a massive wave of yellow energy at a target.
61. Six Rods Prison of Light: Summons six thin, but wide, beams of light that slam into a target's midsection, holding them in place.
History and RP Sample
History: Unlike many of the inhabitants of Soul Society, Amu was born directly into the world of spirits. The young girl was born into one of the lesser Rukon Districts - District 75 to be exact. Amu never met her father and her mother often neglected her. She spent most of her early years on her own. She taught her self how to walk and learned to speak by watching the people that lived close to her home. Her mother was hardly ever around and when she was, she never set a good example for Amu. She spent half the time drunk and the other half asleep. As Amu grew, she discovered that her only goal was to seek her mother's love. She obeyed the terrible woman blindly and was often sent to steal and pickpocket for her. Amu began to get used to committing small crimes on a daily basis.
As the girl grew, it became obvious that she possessed a very decent amount of reiatsu - enough to become a shinigami. Many around her feared her for that same reason. Her mother on the other hand, took this to her advantage. She forced Amu to commit more significant robberies and in exchange, tortured Amu mentally. The woman told her that she was completely useless and that she would never amount to anything. Amu was told that - if she wanted to survive - she had to stay by her mother's side. Not knowing any better, the girl obeyed.
Amu grew up to be ruthless and often appeared to have no fears at all. On the inside though, she was an emotional wreck. She channeled this through violence. The only moments when she appeared to be truly happy was when there was someone in front of her screaming in agony. Many followed her and became loyal to her - most out of fear. She began to seek out independence from her mother. She no longer followed her orders, much to the woman's displeasure. Amu soon grew tiered of her. She was aware that her mother was the main source of her pain. She was aware that she was the one that had turned her into a monster. For this very reason, Amu chocked her own mother to death.
Soon after, she went out of control. She terrorized the district without even bothering to think of any possible consequence. Surely enough, the rising death toll in the 75th Rukon District was bound to catch the Gotei 13's eye. ONly a week after, a single shinigami was sent to deal with the turmoil Amu and her followers caused. Being cocky as she was, Amu didn't fear him. She sent her men to attack him head on. Needless to say, every single one of the thugs fell to the shinigami's sword. Soon enough, it was Amu's turn to fight. She lasted longer than the others, but she was still helpless. She had almost accepted the fact that she would die. To her complete surprise, the shinigami sheathed his sword just before he was about to deliver the final blow.
The man simply turned around and left her there. She yelled after him, asking him why he had spared her. He completely ignored her. This made Amu insane. She would no longer sleep, simply wondering why she was still alive. She was certain that she didn't deserve that kindness. Because of that man's action, she began to change. People's pain no longer brought her joy and even the most petty crimes made her feel guilty. Thinking about her past and the things she had done drove her into depression. She began to loathe herself.
Many days of thinking brought her to a conclusion, a way she could pay for her sins. She would become a shinigami. Amu left the district and entered the Academy. She worked to graduate as soon as possible, graduating in only 3 years. She entered the 4th squad after that. She figured that healing others was the best way to begin paying for her past. She wasn't talentless at it, but healing what she could do best either. After she discovered her shikai, it became clear that the 4th squad wasn't for her. She was transfered into the 8th squad, where she quickly became its 4th seat.
RP Sample:
((Taken from another site))
Bright and cloudless skies were overrated, very overrated in Kala's point of view. During those types of days, the sun became unbearably hot and breeze was often rare. It was nice to look at at first, but after the heat kicked in, it got old quickly. Fortunately, today wasn't that type of day. In fact, it was rather cloudy, though the clouds that loomed above bore no menace of mercilessly dropping a shower onto her any time soon. What did bother Kala at the moment was her hunger. She had never been able to go too long without eating and if she didn't find a cheap place to spend what was left of her money, the young teenager would soon pass out. Fortunately, the map she now carried said that the nearest town was only a few minutes away.
It had been little over a year since she had left her home, and though she missed it quite a lot, her pride wouldn't let her go back until the time was right and she had all she needed to get the place back on its feet. She couldn't help but wonder, though, how everyone was doing back there. And how shameful it would be if they found out she hadn't even gotten through step one of her plan! Sure, the girl had met several earthbenders along her journey, but none of them were good enough and she soon got bored of their lame tricks. Kala was in search of a real master, and those were very hard to find. She would probably have to go up to the Earth Kingdom to find one if this kept up.
Soon enough, the girl was able to find the city she was looking for. The young earthbender had never been much of a city girl, but she had grown used to the constant noise and activity over the time. One thing was for sure, though: these places weren't cheap. Kala would probably have to steal a few coins from the unaware citizens, something necessary that she had never liked doing. She figured she could always get a job, but she never stayed longer than a week inside one place. She sighed heavily, but still hoped to find something cheap along the outskirts.
"Excuse me sir," She began once she found a decent place to eat. The wooden stand wasn't much, but it would do. Plus, the man behind it wasn't all that bad either. "Where can a girl like me get a nice, warm meal?" She asked as she batted her eyelashes. The brunette man behind the counter flashed her a charming smile.
"I'm sure you've stumbled onto the right place," He said.
"Oh really? This doesn't look like much," She said honestly.
"I'm sure it doesn't, but I'm sure I can get you something you'd like," He said back. Jackpot! thought Kala as a devious smile came across her features.
Kala ate there until she was completely full, which took a while. She ate about 5 bowls of soup and drank 6 cups of jasmine tea, which wasn't all that bad. Once she was satisfied, the same guy as before slipped the check and left quickly, before she could even see it. She was almost sure it was because he'd left an address for her to meet up later or something, so she just let it go while she finished her last bowl. She then took the small paper between her hands and read the number on it. her eyes instantly went wide.
"What the hell?!" She yelled loudly. There was no way she could pay for that much. "Rotten city scum," She mumbled under her breath. There was only one thing she could do
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