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 THE SHINIGAMI APPLICATION Name: Mizuko Ichikawa Alias: She has never had any. I’m open for suggestions. Real Age: 285 Phys. Age: 19 Gender: Female Personality: Mizuko is a friendly person once you get to know her. Depending on if your male or female she will treat you differently the first time you meet her. For males, if she feels that you may betray her or hurt her when she first meets you she may seem distant and uncaring. She may ignore or stay away from you unless she needs to follow what you say in order to do her job. If she feels you may be very friendly, she will warm up to you quickly and become a loyal friend. She will be somewhat shy to almost any male she meets till she gets to know them better. She is this way due to the number of times she has been hurt by different males she has meet in her past. If you are a female she will be friendly to you, though may be somewhat shy at first. Once she gets to know you she will become a loyal friend with you as well. Mizuko tends to stick up for any close friends she has and will fight by your side no matter what if you ask her to. Betray her and she will never speak with you again, no matter what. She does not take kindly to those who are out to harm her in any way and will distance herself from you if she feels you are out to harm her. She will, however, give you the benefit of the doubt at first and listen to what you have to say before making her choice. Mizuko prefers not to fight if at all possible. When she does she tries to keep the fight short so she does not harm others. She would prefer to make friends whenever possible to fighting. When fighting, however, she will fight with all her heart and soul. Even when sparing she does fight with all her heart and soul, but would prefer to just relax and have a good time instead. Mizuko is the type to work hard with any task given to her. She puts pride in her work and always wants to show that she can do any task given to her. She is not too good at multitasking but she does enjoy a good challenge once in a while. When working, if someone helps her, she tries to turn it into a contest to see who will finish first. She does take pride in her work and, even if she does not finish first, she makes sure that her work is done with care and done properly. In her off time Mizuko loves to read or write. She writes to get the past down on paper so she will learn not to repeat it. Mizuko also loves to go swimming in any body of water she can find, well almost. The water does have to have some depth to it for her to enjoy it. She will often travel to the human world and a beach to enjoy the ocean air and water. While in the human world she’ll also hit up any candy shops she finds to get her favorite candy, a chocolate espresso bean candy. She also enjoys any chocolate items, but this one mainly. Likes:
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CHARACTER APPEARANCE Height: 4’9” Tall Weight: about 120 lbs Physical Traits:
Mizuko stands at 4’9” tall. She weighs about 120 pounds and her skin is a pure white color. There are a few scars on her from her various battles, mostly hidden. She does have one scar from a gash she received one time from a hollow that is on her aim. She was lucky a medial person was nearby or she may have lost her arm. Mizuko likes to keep her hair short so it is easier to manage. Her hair is light blond in color that falls to about her ears. Her eyes are an Ocean blue and look almost water-like when you look deep into them. She can be seen, at various times, with water flowing around her or dancing around her. This is the use of her Hatsuden, something she is still working to master. Mizuko's Shinigami outfit looks almost traditional and seems pretty standard. She wears a white shitagi, has a black kosode and hakama, a pair of white tabi, a pair of waraji, and a white obi. Her shitagi and kosode both seem a bit big on her. The sleeves come down the full length of her arms and somewhat covers her hands. Her hakama fits her well and has plenty of room for her movements. At times it may fit her tight if she has eaten too much candy, or lose if she’s been on many missions and have not had a chance to restock on her candy. Under her kosode you might see her wearing a basic pair of tabi with her waraji, also basic. She is not one to be too fancy. Her Zanpakuto lies on her left hip and is held up with the obi that she wears. She also has a white shoulder bag that lies on her left shoulder, the bag falling at her right hip. This is where she keeps her candy and any other mission items she may need. When she is not in her Shinigami uniform she is in a loose fitting pair of black sweat pants that go down to the shoes she wears. She also wears loose fitting light blue shirt that looks like it has waves on it. The waves are a lighter blue so that they can stick out when worn. She also wears a pair of blue sneakers that are basic, and her shoulder bag. She mainly just likes to relax and have a good time and these clothes help her to do so, unless she finds a lake to swim in then she hops in a swim suit that is blue and goes for a dive. When Mizuko is in her gigai in the world of the living she wears a nice blue pantsuit. For her top she wears a button up white shirt, leaving the last few buttons undone. She wears an ocean blue suit coat over that that is a bit form fitting, showing off her decently sized breasts. The pants are also ocean blue and go down to a pair of flat dress shoes. Mizuko is not one who likes to wear heals and almost broke an ankle once while wearing them. If she is not wearing a pantsuit she is wearing a dress that goes down just past her knees. The top of the dress ends just at the chest and has no straps to hold it up other than what Mizuko has been endowed with. The dress is also an ocean blue in color. Mizuko will wear these items to make her seem more adult like and to give her the appearance that she is older than she looks. For formal wear she puts on a simple Kimono that is blue in color. On the Kimono there is a golden dragon that appears to be flying around in clouds. This covers the whole of the Kimono. She ties it off with a blue obi that is the same color as the Kimono. She wears a pair of blue tabi and has a simple pair of waraji. She will rarely wear this however as she does not like to dress up much with some exceptions. Tattoo's/Scars/Etc: Though not normally visible Mizuko does have a dragon tattoo on her right calf. It appeared one day just has her Hatsuden did. THE COMBAT INFORMATION General Fighting Style: Mizuko tends to be a close to midrange fighter. She’ll stay up close when using her sword and back off to a mid-long range area to be able to use her elemental attacks. She was a fencer when she was alive and has somehow kept knowledge of how to fence as a Shinigami. Most of her attacks, including the fencing moves, will be done when she is in Shikai as she is very weak both offensively and defensively under normal circumstances. She will try to keep her distance from any fighting if possible due to this or will use her Hatsuden to try and catch the opponent off guard and get a chance to run away. She prefers not to spar normally so as she is not labeled a traitor for trying to attack one of her own again. But, when she does spar she tries to keep it short and makes sure she is doing so to help her own self out. Maybe learn a new skill or learn how to fight better herself. When Mizuko comes across an opponent of greater skill she’ll try to befriend them, if possible, and see if she can engage in a spar rather than fight so that she may improve herself better. If forced to a fight she will go into Shikai right away and work to attack from a distance when necessary, trying to avoid any attacks that may harm or kill her. For those of equal tier to her she might be more interested in a spar than an actual fight, especially if you’re a Shinigami like herself. She hungers to improve her skills and knows that sparring is the best way one can do that. For a fight, she will do her best to fight with all her heart but will once again go right into Shikai as she has not many skills outside of it. When faced with those lower than her she gains a bit more confidence and wishes to help them further themselves by sparing with them. She even tries to learn more about herself as she spars. As for a full on fight she will first try to make friends and, if that does not work, she will do her best to use her Hatsuden and sword out of Shikai first. Then, if needed, she will use Shikai to assist her. Strengths:
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Ability Name: Hatsuden Ability Description: Mizuko has the ability to control water and can use the water in the air. This does use spirit energy and prolonged use does wear her out. The control of the water normally is for defense but can be used in offence as well. The use of water only lessens the damage taken, depending on type and strength of the attack. If the attack is water based it may do no damage at all depending on what tier the attacker is. For attack, it can vary from an annoying sting (Like a spit wad hit) to a burse depending on her mood for the most part. When she uses this attack her eyes glow a sapphire blue. Mizuko also does not have the ability to control other water users attacks. She is able to use the water in the area to make her own attacks, just not the water from the enemy. ZANPAKUTO Sealed Appearance: It looks like a normal sword like everyone carries. It is 24” in length. The blade is a duel sided blade with a blue guard and a hilt. The sheath is a midnight blue and can sometimes seem as if it is flowing like water does. Zanpakutou Name: Selece Call Out Command: Rain down from the heavens and crush our enemies, Selece. SHIKAI Appearance: Mizuko's zanpakuto changes to a rapier that has a thin blade that looks to be made of water. Though it looks like water it is quite strong and can take a good hit. The sword itself can take quite a bit of damage but is not completely unbreakable. Those in a lower tier would not be able to break it while those in a higher tier would have the best chance through continued high power attacking. Those in an equal tier would have a chance, but it would mostly depend on their strength as compared to Mizuko's defense. The hilt of the sword is blue and fits her hand like it was made for her. The guard trails out on either side of the hilt and looks almost like the tails of a dragon. Also just above the hilt is a blue jewel that glows when she uses her water/ice attacks. It's almost as tall as she is, 4'7" tall, since she is smaller than most Shinigami Abilities: [list] Ability Name: Water Dragon Ability Description: She calls for energy and gathers water in the area around her index finger or her sword. If there is not much water in the area she will use her Hatsuden to create water. Once she has a sufficent amount she sends out that water towards her enemy. As it comes towards the enemy the water takes on the shape of a dragons head with the body following being the rest of the water. It lasts for 1 post and can't be used again for 4 posts. There is no charge time to use this attack Ability Name: Sapphire Whirlwind Ability Description: Mizuko holds out her hands and begins to gather water on her index fingers. As she starts to gather the water she begins to turn around, raising hands above her head as she does. Once she has fully turned around she can send this attack in any direction she may need. Directions include but are not limited to directly in front of her, above her, and to either side. What is sent out is a spiral of water right towards the enemy, between the enemy and a friend, or at an enemies attack. Sapphire Whirlwind can knock you back into objects or push you away from Mizuko. It can also act as a type of barrier between the attacker and someone else being attacked. This attack is more defensive than offensive but can be used as an attack should the need arise. Can't use again for 4 posts and there is no charge time. Ability Name: Sensatsu Suishou Ability Description: An attack where she draws water from the area above the enemy by raising her hand. She then freezes it into thin, needle like projectiles. She then lowers her hand the projectiles fly downward towards the enemy. At one time she can call no more than 100 of the needles. Any more and they will be thin and easy to break, causing little to no damage. The fewest number she will call upon is 25. At this many they can be as strong as a regular needle. The more she calls up, the thinner and easier to break they are. Can't use again for 5 posts. Ability Name: Water Bullet Ability Description: Mizuko uses her Hatsuden and the water in the area to gather a large sphere of water directly before her. From this she forms multiple, thick globs of water which then changes to the shape of a bullet, no more than 50 bullets at a time. She then fires them at any enemies within a radius of 50 feet. There is no charge for this attack and it has a 2 post cool down. Ability Name: Water Prism Blizzard Ability Description: Mizuko uses her Hatsuden to help with this attack. Mizuko closes her eyes and concentrates for a moment. When she opens them again her eyes are glowing a sapphire blue. She then sticks her Zanpakuto into the ground and uses that as a focal point to draw a ball of water near her. Once she has a decent sized ball she sends it out towards the enemy. It covers the enemy in a bubble like prism that is hollow except for the person(s) inside. The prism is size of a giant sky scraper. Once covered by the prism a giant blizzard forms, covering the person(s) inside quickly with snow, partially filling up the dome. Once the blizzard stops the pack of snow hardens into a block of ice, freezing the person(s) inside for the duration of the technique. If the person is of a higher tier than Mizuko they may, if caught in the dome, have the ability to break out. Mizuko can not use this attack again at all during the reminder of the battle as it uses quite a bit of her spirit energy. She also will rarely us this technique as it is new to her and uses most of her energy. Boosts: She gets a boost to Speed and Reiatsu BANKAI New Name: Mizu No Ryuu Appearance: Once Mizuko calls for her Bankai she is surrounded by water. Once the water clears she is now wearing a small, blue skirt that goes down to about mid-thigh. She is wearing a top that does come down to her waist and is also blue in color. It has short sleeves that come down her arm about 2 inches from her shoulder. On her shoulder are some metal pieces that look like armour. From this flows the cape that lays behind her. Around her head forms what looks to be a tierra that is silver in color. Her hair also grows longer and turns a shade of blue, flowing down to the middle of her back. Down her chest, comming from her shoulder armour, is a seperate piece of armour that ends in a V near the middle of her belly. On this piece of armour there is a jewel in the middle that is a sapphire blue. When she is using some of her more powerful attacks this gem will glow as well. She also gains a long piar of white boots that ends just above the knee. There is plenty of room for her to move with the boots on as they seem to move with her like water would. On her arms there are while gloves that go up just past her elbows. The fabric that the gloves is made of makes it almost look like of water as she moves her arms and hands around. If one takes a good look at her she almost looks like a royal knight. Abilities: Ability Name: Water Dragon Description: This is similar to the one she uses in Shikai. She calls for energy and gathers water in the area around her index finger or her sword. If there is not much water in the area she will use her Hatsuden to create water. Once she has a sufficent amount she sends out that water towards her enemy. As it comes towards the enemy the water takes on the shape of a dragons head with the body following being the rest of the water. If it hits it can knock you down. It can also scratch or slice you depending on her control of it and how much energy she has. Can't use again for 3 posts when in Bankai and is able to have a little more control over the attack. There is no charge for the attack. Ability Name: Icicle Blade Description: The Icicle Blades attack is similar to Sensatsu Suishou. The blades look like they are actual blades that number simiular to the Sensatsu Suishou. The blades can fly and attack through Mizuko's hand movements. They can also follow the person being attacked like the flow of water. It takes up to 1 post to charge. At one time she can call no more than 100 blades. Any more and they will be thin and easy to break, causing little to no damage. The fewest number she will call upon is 25. At this many they can be as strong as a regular sword. The more she calls up, the thinner and easier to break they are. Can't use again for 4 posts. She has control of the blades for 2 posts Ability Name: Water Prism Blizzard Description: Mizuko uses her Hatsuden to help with this attack. Mizuko closes her eyes and concentrates for a moment. When she opens them agian her eyes are glowing a sapphire blue. She then sticks her Zanpakuto into the ground and uses that as a focal point to draw a ball of water near her. Once she has a decent sized ball she sends it out towards the enemy. It covers the enemy in a bubble like prism that is hollow except for the person(s) inside. The prism is size of a giant sky scraper. Once covered by the prism a giant blizzard forms, covering the person(s) inside quickly with snow, partially filling up the dome. Once the blizzard stops the pack of snow hardens into a block of ice, freezing the person(s) inside for the duration of the technique. Mizuko cannot use this attack again at all during the remainder of the battle as it uses quite a bit of her spirit energy. She also will rarely us this technique as it is new to her and uses most of her energy. Boosts: She gets boosts to strength and durability TOUKAI New Name: [What's your zanpakuto's new name?] Appearance: [What does your bankai look like? Character appearance changes, weapon changes, etc.] Abilities: [What abilities does your character gain] Boosts: [In this release, you get a 4x boost; you can apply this to as many 'stats' as you want (strength, speed, durability, etc) but they're diminishing returns; the more you have, the less effective they actually are.] BACK-DROP History: Mizuko was born to a small family. She was an only child and grew up happily. She got most things that she wanted due to being an only child. Her father was a politician and traveled a lot. At times, during her breaks from school, she would travel with him. She got her love of fencing one day when she was with her father. They had been invided to attend a fencing match while in England. Mizuko enjoyed this much and her father noticed this. He hired a tutor and soon Mizuko became the best in Japan, winning multiple titles. She did travel to Europe and other areas on occasion to compete, but did not win to many awards. It was during a match that Mizuko had lost her life. It was the final match to determine who was best in all of Japan. Mizuko, after a 3 year hiatus to have her children, had made a wondeful comeback and made it to the final match. The person she was facing had won during the 3 years that Mizuko had been gone. It was an epic match with the lead going back and forth between the two girls when the challenger accidentally missed placed her attack and knicked a major artery in her neck. They worked quickly to stop the bleeding and rushed her to the hospital. She died while at there due to her loosing too much blood. She woke up a short time later. She looked around and wondered why everyone around her was sad and crying. She walked over to her husband and children and tried to talk to them or touch them and found they didn't respond and her hands went right through them. After a short time she saw the chain of fate hanging from her chest and realized she was dead. Once she realized she was dead she the felt the need to stay around her home and keep an eye on her friends and family. While doing this she found that her husband never liked her and had only married her due to her family's influence and the money her family had. Once she found that out she was happy that she set it up to where only her 3 children would get any money should she die an untimely death. Her ex-husband and her children left soon after he remarried since he found another job elsewhere. Due to the strain of emotions she felt from them leaving and him betraying her love she became on the verge of becomming a hollow. That was when a Shinigami performed a Knoso on her, sending her to the Soul Society. She does not know to this day who it was that performed the Konso. Once in the Soul Society she found it hard survive. She found life there different than was she was used to and struggled to get by. During this time was when she meet Hikaru Shibata, a male Vizard in hiding. He was in Division 5 and was not a seated member at that time. He felt really bad when he saw her struggling. Though she was not the main reason he had been sent there, he took it upon himself and began to look after her like a brother would a sister. She started off by living in the Kusajishi area of the Rukongai. Hikaru taught her how to survive in that area and basic defence. Some time after that Hikaru was assigned to a different task. Mizuko then ended up joining a group of people who where younger. They kinda looked up to her like she was a sister to them. She taught them the same things that Hikaru had taught her and the group survived together. To survive she stole food for her and the group. By doing this she became an adept theif. She was able to steal from even the most causious of merchants and not get caught. She was the best one in her group. She was, at one point, almost caught by a member of the Stealth Force. She was able to avoid this by paying for the item with some change she had found one day. Eventually the group wondered over to another area where this one family lived. It was rumored that they had lots of valuable treasure inside of the house. The younger ones, one day had dared her to steal something from the house. She was not sure she wanted to as she normally only stole what she needed at the time. The younger ones kept begging her and so she did it to keep them quiet. When she first looked around the house she didn't realy find anything special. As she was getting ready to leave she passed by this sword. It didn't look special due to being old looking and a bit rusted. However, something inside her told her to grab it. Just then a member of the household spotted her. She made her way out the window as quick as she could. The family member just missed grabbing her as she left. She ran off and all the person saw was her back. The family, in an attempt to find Mizuko, asked around the area to see if anyone could put a name to the description they had. One of the members of the group knew Mizuko was whom they were asking about and gave them her name. To this day they still search for her, but mainly by name since they don't have much of a description. Once she was away from the house and out of sight she took a moment to catch her breath and look at the sword. She watched as it changed from a rusted, ugly sword to the beautiful, shiny sword she now carries. It looked like a regular, 24" sword to her. As she looked over the sword she knew, somehow, that she must keep it hidden. A few days later she discovered she was able to control water. She found it mostly by mistake. One day she was super emotional and her eyes started to glow a sapphire blue. She then noticed that water was being drawn to her. She tested it out just making differnt items, such as animals, with the water. Once she had better control and a better understanding of her new power she began to make her living off this. She stopped, however, when some people began to take advantage of her and wanted to just use her and her power to make a quick buck. She didn't like that idea and eventually moved on to a differnt district. She decided to keep the ability to use water to herself so as to ensure the saftey of herself and the younger ones around her. Eventually the younger ones either died or moved on to other groups. Some even became Shinigami. About a year after she took the sword she met one of the members of the family in a dark alley. They had asked her to return the sword back to them. She told them she would not hand over Selece and the person got mad. The person went to attack but she was able to get away quickly. She knew that they only knew her by her name name and not her face. Due to this she decided to use the name Umi Ryuuzki for a time to keep Selece safe. Due to her constant moving around she's never really had a place to call home. She has for the most part kept Selece hidden from the family and was able to start using Jinzen about 2 years before joining the Shinigami Academy. She joined the Academy in hopes to learn to control her sword and power better. During her time in the Academy she found that normally Shinigami don't get the Zanpakuto's the way she did. She found out later that Selece had received a gift, the water ability Hatsuden, that allowed him to stay after his partner had passed and allowed him to form a bond with someone else. The family she stole it from was hoping that someone in that family would be the next wielder. Instead Selece called out to and formed a bond with Mizuko. It was shortly after finding this out that she went back to using her real name and stoped hiding. Her main reason was that Selece would not lend her his power properly as long as she continued to use her psudo name. She also hoped that someday a member of that family would find her so that she can tell them what happened and hoped that they, and her, can come to an agreement. While in the Academy she had made a few friends. One, Atsushi Kujo, became very close to her. In fact, she fell in love with him. One day while visiting the real world with Sayuri Kameshima,Atsushi Kujo, and Nakahira Kujo, a powerful man came and grabbed Atsushi and took him to Hueco Mundo. She, and her other two friends, were able to go to Hueco Mundo with the help of a local shinigami merchant. He had made a garganta appear and they went thru. Once there she, and her friends, battled a few Arrancar on there way to find Atsushi. Mizuko, somehow, had been able to defeat the number 8 Espada, Chi-Han. This drained her terribly and she had to be helped out a bit by Nakahira Kujo. Once she was feeling better they continued on the search for Atsushi. Once they found him, however, he said he was not returning with them. Mizuko became upset and asked him the reason why. He said that he was part of the Kujo clan. The Kujo clan was once one of the noble familys. When he and his sister were younger the family mansion was raided. He and his sister watched the slaughter of all the members of thier family. He said that he and his sister struggled after that and that he was mad at the Gotei 13 since it was the members of the Gotei 13 that killed his family. He said that he was joining with the poweful man that took him to get stronger and be able to defeat everyone. Mizuko felt bad for him. She wanted to help him so bad she would do anything. It was then that she joined him and his uncle, saying she was following her heart. They walked thru a garganta and appeared in Karakura Town. Once there she stood below where the powerful man and his two allies were standing. After the group was covered by the fire barrier made by the current Captain Commander, she was ordered to take out any lieutenants in the area. The first one she found was the current Lieutenant of Division 10. During their fight, the Lieutenant from Division 10 was joined by the current Lieutenant of Division 5. Mizuko fought and was able to badly injure the Division 10 Lieutenant. Just as she was about to take out the Divison 5 Lieutenant, Hikaru showed up. She was trying to get him to leave the area when one of her friends showed up as well. Sayuri Kameshima was a substiute Soul Reaper and was Mizukos best friend in the Academy besides Atsushi. Sayuri tried to talk some sense into her but Mizuko just kept getting more angry and upset. Eventually she went to attack her friend. Sayuri blocked and was able to easily knock Mizuko out. Once Mizuko came around Sayuri and a few others attempted to get her to come back to thier side. She thought about it at first and then called Atsushi over to see what his thoughts were. He only wanted to seek revenge against the Soul Society. Because she still wanted to help him out she once agian joined on Atsushi's side, ignoring her friends pleeding to stay with her. She ended up near Atsushi's uncle at one point, Tetsuya Shimazu. The Lieutenant of Division 6 joined up with the two of them and challenged Tetsuya to a fight. Tetsuya didn't want to fight and had Mizuko fight him instead. Mizuko was running out of spirit energy by that time and the Divison 6 Lieutenant seemed to get the best of her at first. Once the fire around the powerful man began to disappear the Division 6 Lieutenant's attention turned away from Mizuko and to that man. Mizuko took this chance to rejoin Atsushi and his group. Once the Division 6 Lieutenant saw this, however, he used his Zanpakuto to grab her by wrapping it around her and bring her face to face with him. He berated her for her choice and made her feel bad. She was about to give in and give up. That was when Tetsuya was able to get her released from it by knocking out the Division 6 Lieutenant. Sayuri soon called on her Bankai, something she had recently obtained. This allowed anyone inside of it, a grove of cherry trees, to see the darkness in thier hearts as a type of shadow around them. Mizuko, trying to attack the Division 6 Lieutenant, ended up inside and trapped by one of Sayuri's trees. Sayuri, outside of showing people the darkness in thier hearts, was able to control the trees within the dome of her Bankai. Traped by a tree Sayuri talked to her and showed her how dark her heart had become due to her actions. Not wanting to continue, she once again called Atsushi to her. She told him what she had learned and showed him the darkness in his own heart. He paid no mind to this but ended up getting captured by Sayuri as well. Once the fighting outside the dome began to get worse Sayuri eventually let them both go, saying that if they want to leave to do so now. She also said that if they both leave that she would then consider them enemies and would attack them both. Mizuko once again followed Atsushi over to a building about a 1/4 of a mile away. There they watched the rest of the fights from there till the group they were with reformed and they left the area. Eventually, after all the fighting was done, the powerful man was caught. Tetusya took the group, along with Mizuko, to an undisclosed location. Not much is know about what happened in the three years Mizuko was gone from the Soul Society. The only amount of time Mizuko is aware of is the 3 months it took her to get back to the Soul Society. During the 3 year gap she was gone Mizuko did train and worked hard to be a productive member of the group. However, due to her not being at the same level as a captain Mizuko could not join the group that Atsushi and the others had joined. The group would only take in Captain class and above who were no longer members of the Soul Society. As a way to prevent Mizuko from getting hurt and to keep her from remembering about the group they erased her memory and left her only with the memory of seeing Atsushi leaving her behind. She was devistated to see this as he was her whole life at that point. It broke her heart to see him walk away. Since then she has not been able to get close to any other male person for fear the same thing will happen again. The only person she can get close to is Hikaru becasue she see's him more as a brother figure than someone she could spend the rest of her life with. During the 3 months she was traveling she found herself in plenty of fights. During one fight she seemed to be out numbered. She was using her water ability as well as her Shikai to fight off the attackers. A young looking man came around and helped her to finish the fight. This person seemed to have similar powers to hers, but he wielded fire instead of Water. His name was Hotaka Aoki. Hotaka was the one who told Mizuko a little about her power, Hatsuden. They spent some time talking a little at an inn, mostly about what Hatsuden is and a little about what it can do. The next morning Mizuko wanted to see if Hotaka would help her develop her powers. She looked around and could not find him. Eventually she found out that he checked out in the middle of the night leaving Mizuko there to wonder more about her power, Hatsuden. It was also at this time she realized that she had a tattoo on the back of her right calf. She knew this had something to do with her Hatsuden ability, but nothing more than that. Once she came back to the Soul Society she was brought before the current Captain Commander. She, as well as Nakahira Kujo, Atsushi's brother by marrage, pleeded with him to spare her life. He granted it but with one main condition. If Mizuko were to betray the Soul Society again that not only would Mizuko be executed but so would Nakahira. Mizuko and Nakahira agreeded and Mizuko was then assigned to be part of Divison 3 as part of her punishment once she graduated from the academy. She was also told she could not be a ranked member right away till they felt she would not be a traitor any further to the Soul Society. As time passed, Mizuko still does not remember what happened during the 3 years she was away from the Soul Society. She has grown a bit mentally and phycially, but not in height. Mizuko eventually graduated from the Shinigami Academy and joined Divison 3 as she was told. She went thru many captains and worked hard to do as she wasl told. She worked hard doing most grunt work that many, even in Division 4, would not do. She did these things in fear that if she did not she'd be going against the Soul Society, something she did not want to do. She remained in Divison 3 through all the bumps in the road that have occured. She had inquired in the past if she could move to a different Divison and kept being told that she could not due to being part of her punishment. Eventally, as time went on, Sayuri, who was human, passed on and did not return to the Soul Society. Her other friend, Nakahira, never acknowledged her and died during a missiong protecting his wife from harm. Thier child grew up not knowing his parents for part of his life. He later died during a mission shortly after becomming a Shinigami. As for Atsushi, Mizuko didn't see him much as she never left the Soul Society. He did visit at times due to the special unit he was in. She made an effort to talk to him whenever he did. Each time, however, he didn't give her much information and didn't really talk to her much. He more pushed her away from him and told her that he was only doing this to protect her and to ensure that she was safe. She would tell him she loved him and wanted him to come back to the Soul Society. He would never say he loved her back and would just stay that this was something he could no do. Deep down, however, he was still very much in love with her and knew that, if he allowed her to follow him or came back to the Soul Society, that she could get hurt and that was something he did not want to happen. After he said that he took off and made it so that Mizuko could not find him any further when he was there. Each time this happend Mizuko would spend days in her room crying and not wanting to be social. A few years ago she found a letter in her room. It was a letter from a the group that Atsushi was a part of. It did not mention the name of the group but the letter did state that he had died during his last mission. This broke her heart even more than when she found that her original husband did not love her. She remained in her room for a very long time, many months to be specific. It took her current Captain to get her out of her room. It was around that time that she started to be assigned to the world of the living in hopes that she would snap out of her depression and begin to enjoy her life. Eventually she began to get over her depression and she began to enjoy her job more. She did spent time in both the living world and the Soul Society after that, alternating betten assignments. At times when she is in the Soul Society and alone in her room her mind did wander back to her friends, all of whom had passed on by the time she found out about Atsushi. To work out her feelings she wrote down in a book how she felt and what memories she had. To this day she has filled 3 books and is working on a fourth. Side Notes: She is working to become more trusted with the Soul Society and does eventually wish to begin moving up in rank. Roleplay Sample: It seemed to be the typical morning for Hikaru. He woke up and followed the same routine as he always did. He'd get up, wash, and get dressed. All seemed well in his life. This was about to change, however. Hikaru had finished up his breakfast and went out to the sparing area where he'd be sparing with his Captain and Vice Captain as was his usual routine. His Captain, however, had an assignment for him. Hikaru, just the person I wanted to see. I've got an assignment for you. I don't know how long it will last but you must report to me weekly on the status of your mission. But I've never been given a mission before. Why start now? I've been under pressure to give you a mission. I feel this one may be very easy for you and, should certain things happen, things will be easy to explain and be taken care off. Are you ready for the details of this mission? Yes Captain. I'll do my best to complete the mission with no incidents. There have been reported incidents in the Roukongi of hollow attacks centered in one area. You are to go to that area and see if this truly is a hollow, or something else. If it is a hollow you are to take it out at once. If not, see what you can do. There have been rumors that the hollow is actually a person who changes to a hollow. This is why I selected you for this mission. You and your hollow powers can help me out if this is a person. Yes sir Captain sir. I won't let you down and will work to bring everything back under control. With that being said Hikaru had returned to his room. He gathered everything he thought he would need for this mission and took off. The Captain of Division 5 had given Hikaru a packet of information before leaving to his room. Inside the packet was a map showing the location of where the attacks have been taking place. Hikaru became a bit excited. His parents had a home not far away. He felt this would be the best place to start off and would make this his base of operations till the mission was finished. Once he had everything he may need he took off. It was mid-day by the time he reached his house. As Hikaru walked in he realized just how dusty the place was. He'd not been there in quiet sometime. The house was a beautiful Victorian home that had 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It had one large kitchen with a dinning area, a den, and a living room. In the back was a spacious porch with a swinging chair on it. The house overlooked a beautiful lake off in the distance. Since the house was rather dusty Hikaru took a bit of time to clean up a bit. He then headed out to look for this person they called a hollow. Hikaru walked through the Rukongi area where the map had shown the hollow had shown up. He was about to give up on his search for the day when he heard people yelling something about a hollow. He ran towards the direction that the people were running away from. He knew this must be what he was after. Upon arriving he saw what looked to be a hollow, but it seemed like it was human as well. The hollow standing before him looked human in nature, but was also dragon like. She had a long tail that resembles a dragon’s tail. On her hands and feet where claws for scratching. Her body was covered in blue scales from head to foot. Her face seemed dragon like as well. She had the snout of a dragon, her ears where on top of her head rather than where they normally would be, and her eyes were yellow with slits down the middle. Hikaru walked up to the hollow/human and attempted to speak with it, thinking that he'd try to calm her down first. It only threw him against the wall. He quickly recovered and drew his zanpakuto. He then charged in, attempting to hit it with his sword. She blocked and was about to swipe at him with her clawed hand. Hikaru ducked and, when he stood back up, delivered a swift but hard kick to her mid-section. This seemed to have done the trick since it did knock her out. Once she was knocked out she reverted back to normal, but naked. Felling it best not to leave her here as she was, Hikaru picked her up and took her back to his house. It was a few hours later when the girl finally woke up. Hikaru was by her side. He had so many questions, and was sure she had many questions herself. He first made sure she was comfortable and was not thirsty. After that, he began to ask her some questions. Welcome to my home. My name is Hikaru Shibata. I found you in need of some assistance and brought you here. What is your name? Mizuko Ichikawa. Why are you helping me? Becaue you needed help Mizuko. How long have you been able to do what is was I saw you do? I don't really know what your talking about. All I know is that one minute I'm getting really upset and the next thing I know, I wake up with a small headache and no memory of what happened to me. I see. Maybe I can help you with that, if that is alright with you. I can help you to where you won't blank out any more. I'll even try to see if I can cure you. That would be wonderful. Thank you Hikaru. From that day on Hikaru helped Mizuko to be better at controlling her other side. Eventually, due to her lack of control, Hikaru and Captain Aizen locked the hollow side away, wiping out some of Mizuko's memories in the process. This is why Mizuko actually thinks she is newer to the Soul Society than she really is. |
