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Zanpakuto Name:  Itsumademo Kouhi (Forever Queen) Tsuneni Kingu (Always King)
Zanpakuto Element: Infinity. Each zanpakuto represents a different take on infinity. One based on the idea that something which goes on forever despite passing time is infinite. The other based on the idea that something which must always occur is infinite.  
Sealed Weapon Appearance: When in a sealed state this zanpakuto takes on the form of a standard katana. That is to say it's a curved, slender, single-edged blade with a circular guard above the handle. It has a long grip so that it may be gripped comfortably and firmly. It has a piece of long purple silk braided around the guard. Its handle is glossy blood red, it's sheath is the same color. He keeps it fastened horizontally at the base of his back above the buttocks. On Mushami's frame it appears much larger given the proportional difference.

Spirit Appearance: There are two spirits which inhabit this zanpakuto.

Her other half would prefer she be introduced first. Forever Queen is a beautiful female whose effortless regal qualities and physical appearance bring the word 'goddess' to mind. With a body adorned in gold and silks which cast reflected lights from her surroundings onto her flawless unreal skin, she gently glides through air with unimaginable refinement.  



The spirit Shuuryou first met was that of Always King. Even though he is also adorned in gold and silks, his well defined musculature can not be hidden. He is the opposite of the seemingly gentle Forever Queen. Every move he makes sends ripples of raw power from his body. His chiseled bone structure and powerful body are truly god like in appearance.  

Spirit Personality:Always King and Forever Queen are in love although they have never met. They rely on Shuuryou to pass messages along to one another. They are both often cryptic as opposed to direct and they both often leave Shuuryou with metaphors or riddles which may prove very helpful when used as a lens in everyday life.

Inner World: There are infinite worlds which are possibly viewed. Only the one which is experienced when communicating with Always King remains the same, and that is only because there is nothing. There is endless white space as far as the eye can see and beyond. When communicating with Forever Queen however, the scene is always different. Shuuryou may appear in a forest, a city, a barren wasteland, or even a combination of various landscapes.

Shikai Release Phrase:Everything comes full circle, Tsuneni Kingu. That which drives all things is perpetual, Itsumademo Kouhi.    
Shikai Appearance: The zanpakuto transform into two large circles whose diameter is equal to Shuuryou's height. Long curved, continuous blades envelope the outer edges of each of these rings. Each also has nine dagger like protrusions in three groups of three spaced an equal distance across from each other. One ring is obsidian and gold in color while the other is obsidian in color.

Shikai Abilities:

(Shinigami may start with ONE shikai ability; you may have two shikai abilities only if you can get the tier of 3-3 or stronger. If you have two anyway and fail to get that tier, you will simply have to lock one of the abilities so you can't use them until you hit the appropriate rank. Shikai abilities are only usable in Shikai - they do not apply in bankai or your sealed form.)



Name: Forever
Effect: An ability held only by the golden circle blade.
This causes a sword strike to span on into forever. A simple cut on a surface which begins as something barely superficial will grow and deepen until the cut completely makes its way through what was in its path. For example, if the skin on an arm is cut, even after the blade is removed the cut grows. It may only break the epidermis but it will eventually cut through the dermis, the subcutis, veins, arteries, muscle, tendon, and bone before eventually cutting through those same layers in reverse, on the opposite side of the body part that was struck. This cut spans on into forever, or so long as Forever is present. This takes separate post to cut through various layers comprising a target. When it comes to the living, it must first cut through spiritual pressure. For opponents of lesser tiers this happens almost instantly. The ability then cuts through skin, muscle, bone in that order before traveling through the same layers on the side opposite the cut. It takes one post to cut through each layer. For opponents of higher tiers however, the spiritual pressure they possess is denser and therefor takes longer to cut through. Opponents a single tier higher have spiritual pressure which takes one post to cut through. A target two tiers higher has spiritual pressure which takes two posts to cut through(and so on, each tier higher adds an additional post). Specialties like Hierro add an additional post. The cutting effect continues until the circle blade is struck by someone. This breaksdisrupts the flow of Forever but doesn't reverse the damage caused. The spiritual pressure initially cut through may replenish and create a protective layer once more, but the damage to the physical body will remain unless a healing ability is present.

Name: Always
Effect: An ability held only by the obsidian circle blade.
This causes the original damage caused by this blade to recycle endlessly, or at least until the zanpakuto is sealed yet again. A blow caused by this will reapply damage over and over again. It does this by repairing what is destroyed by the first blow. It may seem like a useless ability in terms of battle applicability, however it's perfect for use against those with well developed healing factors. Due to the fact that the ability and the cut are dealt at the same time, it repairs damage it causes before a target's healing factor has a chance to act. What it doesn't do is replace blood which is lost as a result of being cut being that blood loss is the result of the act but blood loss isn't the act itself. Unlike the ability of Forever, this ability relies purely on the strength of Shuuryou. Like Forever, this ability may work on inanimate objects, however whether its useless or not depends on the context. For example a strike against another opponent's zanpakuto may not break it, but the repeated sword clashing sound which results from the strike being recycled over and over again may become annoying. It would be more useful if Shuuryou were attempting to slash through a self repairing barrier because the initial slash may create a repeated opening. The effect happens in one post, then undoes itself in the next post, before applying itself yet again.

Shikai Techniques:

None yet.

My new zanpakuto is ready for approval ^_^

Name: Forever
Effect: An ability held only by the golden circle blade.
This causes a sword strike to span on into forever. A simple cut on a surface which begins as something barely superficial will grow and deepen until the cut completely makes its way through what was in its path. For example, if the skin on an arm is cut, even after the blade is removed the cut grows. It may only break the epidermis but it will eventually cut through the dermis, the subcutis, veins, arteries, muscle, tendon, and bone before eventually cutting through those same layers in reverse, on the opposite side of the body part that was struck. This cut spans on into forever, or so long as Forever is present. This takes separate post to cut through various layers comprising a target. When it comes to the living, it must first cut through spiritual pressure. For opponents of lesser tiers this happens almost instantly. The ability then cuts through skin, muscle, bone in that order before traveling through the same layers on the side opposite the cut. It takes one post to cut through each layer. For opponents of higher tiers however, the spiritual pressure they possess is denser and therefor takes longer to cut through. Opponents a single tier higher have spiritual pressure which takes one post to cut through. A target two tiers higher has spiritual pressure which takes two posts to cut through(and so on, each tier higher adds an additional post). Specialties like Hierro add an additional post. The cutting effect continues until the circle blade is struck by someone. This breaksdisrupts the flow of Forever but doesn't reverse the damage caused. The spiritual pressure initially cut through may replenish and create a protective layer once more, but the damage to the physical body will remain unless a healing ability is present.

Name: Always
Effect: An ability held only by the obsidian circle blade.
This causes the original damage caused by this blade to recycle endlessly, or at least until the zanpakuto is sealed yet again. A blow caused by this will reapply damage over and over again. It does this by repairing what is destroyed by the first blow. It may seem like a useless ability in terms of battle applicability, however it's perfect for use against those with well developed healing factors. Due to the fact that the ability and the cut are dealt at the same time, it repairs damage it causes before a target's healing factor has a chance to act. What it doesn't do is replace blood which is lost as a result of being cut being that blood loss is the result of the act but blood loss isn't the act itself. Unlike the ability of Forever, this ability relies purely on the strength of Shuuryou. Like Forever, this ability may work on inanimate objects, however whether its useless or not depends on the context. For example a strike against another opponent's zanpakuto may not break it, but the repeated sword clashing sound which results from the strike being recycled over and over again may become annoying. It would be more useful if Shuuryou were attempting to slash through a self repairing barrier because the initial slash may create a repeated opening. The effect happens in one post, then undoes itself in the next post, before applying itself yet again.

Very creative powers, Mushami! I approve of them, but would like to maybe see a cooldown. While cooldowns are not always required for abilities, I would like to see one on Always. If each and every attack you do is like this, it would be considered too OP. It should also have a time limit to how long the 'always' lasts. This way, it isn't godmoding. =]

Please edit and bump! ^.^ Good job with these, and I apologize for it taking so long for us to get to it.

Whoa?!?!?!?!?

I can't believe that someone actually responded after bumping it like literally every single day!   


I resubmitted my character with this as a part of my app hoping that someone would respond to it faster.

http://www.bleachstory.net/t5680-mushami-shuuryou-revamp-complete

My character and zanpakuto have been edited. A "cool down" for the Always ability has been added as well. I added what would have been a "training" to his history being it was his history and completed what I would have, had the crew responded sooner (being my new zanpakuto played into that history which I couldn't write since it hadn't yet been approved).

Thank you for your consideration btw.

I approve. =] You need one more approval now. If you don't get one sooner or later, it will be auto-approved.