"For too long, life has been divided by borders and politics - the poison of mankind, forever binding our progress like clots in veins. Our development as a whole has become stagnant. Men and women die for nothing, living pointless lives filled with empty ideals and hollow morals, unable to choose for themselves. The gene pool has become corrupted and weak - the wretched walk the streets freely! And ha..."

A world without borders was what they wanted; they did not care for life or society, sacrificing both to meet their goals. The Enclave and their warriors spilled into each land, erecting black towers of terrible origin, which destroyed the dimensional boundaries between all worlds.

The same land containing Soul Society was suddenly connected to the land of Earth and Hueco Mundo in an instant, linked to all these by giant portals opening throughout the worlds; the denizens of each spilled into the new lands, many in awe, and some in shock and fear.

But the amazement did not last long. They pulled meteors down to rain from the sky upon the earth, destroying nearly half of the human population... artificial storms drove humankind into hiding, battering the coasts with hurricanes and typhoons of great size. Ash from the meteors clouded the sky, blocking away the sun in an oppressive layer of grey as dust filled the air... and soon, any trace of government was destroyed by them, as their terrible red arrows rained down and destroyed police stations and government headquarters for days on end, until nothing was left but rubble, corpses and debris.

Earthquakes split apart the great white desert into a wasteland - the Menos Forest was destroyed as the land above collapsed unto it, forcing the Hollows above ground as the earth tore itself into fragments. Las Noches fell into an abyssal fault in the land, crashing against the towering walls of stone until it shattered quietly in the daunting black pit, hundreds of miles below ground... and taking with it the order of the Arrancar, leaving the white desert and it's masked warriors in disarray as they came to assassinate the surviving primera, too. Nothing remained of him but a severed finger and half a skull when they left, as a reminder to any who thought of taking his place as the lost lord of the desert...

They came to the land of the soul reapers too, blowing apart their buildings with volleys of red arrows which filled the sky, and the devastating power of their Overseer who turned the dead of the Shinigami into the Undead, unleashing a horde of walking corpses upon their great city. They overran the court of pure souls and the government of Soul Society, forever ending the law and justice which had once existed there... and killing the captain commander with it to ensure it never returned.

Even Hell was met by disaster; ice storms raged through it, brought about by their wicked devices, as demons were hunted endlessly. The seal was destroyed, allowing them to enter any world through the portals and holes in their world - but the demon empire was forever destroyed, ended by the mass genocide of their kind.

No place is safe. No order exists, besides that which the survivors make. When the meteors stopped and the storms subsided, earth was ruled by survivors and predators - those who preyed on the weak as humans had long ago, taking by force and living by strength, as the idea of civilization slowly became a memory of the past... the white desert became nothing but a swarmed feeding ground for the huge surge of hollows from the death of many humans and no shinigami to guide them to the next world. With no Espada, no lord of the desert, Hueco Mundo was the lifeless den of monsters. And the place once called Soul Society became a ruin. The dead walk it's dilapidated halls, zombies roaming through the city by the thousands. Survivors there live by whatever grace they can, hiding and barricading themselves while the noble families have forced commoners under their order, all of which claim to be the true rightful government to replace the one they have lost...

They are the takers of life, amused by the chaos. They eat as we starve, and laugh when we suffer. They are the architects of chaos and messengers of ruin... They are the Nosferatu, the Ouroburos Enclave.

And they have ended the world we used to know.

• 1. Worldwide disasters have hit every place, and all worlds are now connected! A Hollow can literally walk from Seireitei to Karakura town - and vice versa!
  
  
• 2. Twenty four years have passed since the fall of society - all existing characters who survive the events of the apocalypse have gained a free timeskip tier up, and other benefits, listed below!
  
  
• 3. All major organizations are gone - no more Gotei 13, no more Espada, no more Demon Empire, nothing! Only the Ouroburos Enclave exists as a major organization. It is up to you and your comrades to form new organizations to battle this hostile world and fight for survival! Rank is no longer important for your tier; your own unique individuality and creativity is all you need!
  
  
• 4. Every area has changed. Cities are now ruins, and no place is safe. From zombies to earth quakes and massive Hollow infestations, the environment will challenge you in a way like never before.
  
  
• 5. Capture territory and protect it from invaders! Organizations formed amongst members can now actually own an area, such as 'Ruins of Karakura Town'. Every member of that organization in that area will gain a stat boost within that territory, since they will have supplies and resources from there all to themselves. Other organizations may also challenge you for your land - keep your survivors safe to work for you, or rob them all for their supplies and run!
  
  
• 6. Humans, being exposed to a massive amount of spiritual energy, can now see and interact with spiritual beings. The dimension-fusing black towers of the Enclave have destroyed the boundary between the physical and spiritual world, fusing them as one - as a result, even humans with no power can now watch and hear the Hollows as they rampage unchecked. Humans also have much greater power than they did before, almost putting them on equal terms with other races! This means that it no longer matters what race you choose - your tier will be determined by the quality of your app!
  

All characters 1-1 and weaker who apply for the timeskip benefits will gain a free tier up, and two free general techniques! (Not release type techniques). These are awarded to you for the struggles you've gone through to survive through the chaos and destruction of the apocalypse.

Your appearance and personality can also change, and you'll be given an opportunity to add new history to your profiles for all that has happened to you during the past 24 years after the fall of civilization!

To apply for the benefits, copy paste the 'Timeskip Template' below and go to the 'Timeskip Benefit Applications' thread contained in the 'Announcements & Rules' section of the forum. Every member who applies and qualifies get's their benefits!

Alternatively, if you just want to kill off your old character and make a new one, you still get benefits! If you have them die during any of the 'Apocalypse Events' that come up, or within the 24 year timeskip, your next characters gets the free tier up and extra two techniques upon approval that you would have gotten otherwise! (Can only be applied to a character twice, if multiple characters were killed off, multiple bonuses beyond two deaths worth cannot be stacked)

(If you have multiple characters, fill out multiple applications)



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[b]Name of Character:[/b] (Your character's name)
[b]Link to Profile:[/b] (Post a link to your character's profile)
[b]Alive or Dead:[/b] (Did they survive the apocalypse and the 24 years after it, or did they perish?)
[b]Location:[/b] (Where do they live now?)
[b]Changes:[/b] (List any and all changes to your character's history, personaly, and appearance after the apocalypse and 24 year timeskip.)


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[b]Name of Organization:[/b] (What is the name of your group?)
[b]Members:[/b] (Who is in the group, besides you? List their usernames)
[b]Location:[/b] (Where is your organization located presently? You may start off with bonus territory)
[b]History:[/b] (Tell us how your organization was formed in the 24 year timeskip)
[b]Goals:[/b] (List the purposes of your organization; survive and live on? Build a new world? Or plunder and scavenge?)