Ashikabi, Shiki - Prestige Shinigami

|| Shinigami ||

|| The Reincarnation of the Fallen ||

 

Name | Shiki Ashikabi-Suzumei "The Library"

Age | 117 | Appears to be 20 years of age. However, he is actually 2219 due to time spent within the dangai.
Gender | Male
Species | Unknown
Ethnicity | Japanese
Spiritual Pressure Color | Black, vibrant hues of scarlet noted on the fringes.
Languages | Japanese, English, Spanish, German, French, Mandarin-Chinese, Italian, Latin, Sanskrit, Sumerian
Sexuality | Bisexual
Loyalties | Central Forty-Six, Lilith, Tenko & Kirishi

Shikai | Unknown: No reports or sightings of its use.
Bankai | Unknown: No reports or sighting of its use.
Specialty | Demon Arts; Unknown magical art
Position | Consul Primarch of Central Forty-Six / Currently Imprisoned

|| He Comes In Many Forms ||

Height & Weight | Now, the boy has grown dramatically! Not just his spiritual powers progressing, but his own figure also changing and evolving. Shiki towers over most at a lean, six foot and four inches; rather lanky for someone his height. His weight still rather on the thin side with a less than stellar one-hundred and eighty-five pounds. He isn't utterly defined and chiseled in marbled muscle. His body has subtle hints of definition noting that he occasionally works out, but nothing all special about it. Shiki's build is thin and lean, while not unhealthy so, he could still stand to gain a few pounds. 

Hair & Eye Colour | Shiki now sports neck-length raven black hair, always conveniently hanging across his eyes: a stark contrast to his previous snow-colored locks. His hair is not always cut to practicality, but styled with a sense of fashion in mind. The male's eyes also have seemed to invert in color; where once a deep cobalt resided, now just as vibrant crimson stares out. Occasionally, one will see a pair of black-wire framed glassed perched on his nose or somewhere about his person.

Noticeable Difference |
 

|| The Superego's Facets ||

           ^{...the face, the wings, the allure of an angel yet...} 

I - Politeness of a Maiden | Shiki is extremely, absolutely and irrevocably everything but rude. Hiss politeness knows no bounds when it comes in normal conversations to day to day Soul Reapers encounters, even on his daily rounds to formal meetings with his superiors. He was grown up to show and confer to utmost respect to those over him, living in the Suzumei household as a lowly servant's child. Disregarding that he was abused and taken advantage of repeatedly; his mother instilled a sense of respect. So in all and all, it won't matter who Shiki comes across, he will treat them with a smile and a bow, even if the other participant in the conversation was a child or a homeless man with nothing but a newspaper to cover his ass, or a raging hollow. His manners will be on point and served with a heart-warming smile.

II - Allure of Friendship |Honestly, it actually takes a serious effort on one's part not to be entranced by Shiki warm, friendly aura he practically bathes in everyday. On a side variation of this outtake on his politeness, he tries to be extremely accepting and open to all. The male always trying to give all his shoulder to cry on and his embrace or words to seek comfort in. Shiki naturally becomes a great companion for almost about any outing, whether it be going out to the mall, or even drinking buddies. He utilizes his natural charm and words to disarm situations that would otherwise be hostile.

III - The Tactician | Shiki has developed to become quite the tactician now! The male was very smart to begin with; through his various trails and experiences, Shiki's mind has only became even more sharper and aware. Due to his extensive use of magic and the arcane arts, the boy's mind was forced to grow and expand to keep his magic arts in check! His mind is able to pick apart opponent's fighting style and personality by just intuition and perception, where as other must perceive others spiritual pressure. While forced to fight, the male focused his fighting style on being as effective as possible: doing away with or subduing unfortunate opponents within seconds. While unfortunately anti-climatic , Shiki prides himself in able to gauge, engage and disengage targets and situations with least amount of time spent. This skill does not just apply to the battlefield, long since retired from the Gotei; Shiki's cunning mind has long since served him well in rising and leading the Central Forty-Six. Faced with new threats and new type of fights in the courtroom instead of clashing magic against steel, he has not only survived, but thrived. Debate versus debate. Politics versus Politics. All these speak legends to the mental ability this man possess.

IV - A Knight's Tale | Honor. Chivalry. Bravery. The utmost defining traits that knights in western stories Shiki read way back in his human life, could possess. Reading about their trails and tribulation through-out their adventures, how they tested the strength of the knight's value in the faces of vicious hardships. The male still holds his code of bravery, hell-bent on protecting those whom are close to him and those who cannot protect themselves. Even now, Shiki strives desperately to hold his honor despite the trails that broke him and made him commit atrocities. His Japanese sense of honor and respect isn't something he can lightly forgo.

V - Moses in Exodus | Leadership and responsibility. This is a new lesson and chapter in Shiki's life. While Shiki had previous experience in leadership with running the Third Division in place of its missing-in-action captain; moving to Central Forty-Six's clave made thing come into perspective on how large the Soul Society's operations reached. The boy worked diligently through the ranks of the council and clave, soon becoming the leader of the clave after his sempai, Jemukatashi Amai. This is where Shiki truly learned on how to become a leader, not by leading but by learning to serve in a better way. After leading the clave and walking the path that would lead him to dark secrets his council members kept Shiki driven to assume responsibility and lead the corrupt body into a new age.

VI - From Wood And Nail | In tandem with Shiki's extraordinary leadership abilities, the male is an extremely hard-working individual. He doesn't shy away from massive projects or deadlines. In fact, Shiki welcomes the challenge with a grin! He is a very organized and neat individual with his work or any task, really. Even going as far to pick up slack in projects he's involved. It can be said that Shiki has a measure of pride for whatever his hands find themselves to do. This goes from files and paperwork from his days running Third Division, to his time leading Central Forty-Six, even with his work studying and practicing kido and other magical arts: Shiki has been very diligent and hard working with any endeavor that has been caught under his eye.

VII - Daydreamin' Into Day | Needless to say, Shiki is every bit imaginative and creative as his mind is tactical.  He enjoys creating new and more efficient solutions to any variety of problems.  Coupled with his analytical mind, his imaginative drive becomes ever the more effective and the thoughts that come into his mind have that much more a chance of being reality. His intuitive eye always working in overdrive to see the best something can become and how to get it there. Due to Shiki unprecedented aptitude with magic, the realm of possibilities is than would be for normal souls.  This meaning, with the assistance of otherworldly arts, things other people can barely dream; Shiki can think, analyze and create.  Once created, the eager magician will spend days thinking on new ways to enhance and better his creation.There are times throughout day one will see the male strolling about gazing at random pieces of nature or even something a simple as a cup of water.

|| The ID's Terrors ||  

^{...under that amazingly sweet and charming personality are much darker, twisted terrors that thrive; only a handful of souls have seen.} 

VIII - Masochism So Sweet | Bluntly put, the masochism that stirred in him early in his life did nothing but grow rampant: its tendrils curling and tightening around his heart. The masochism has altered into sometimes pure self-destruction. Its not enough to feel physical pain when someone drives out the masochist in him enough for him to revel in it. He takes the the rush of pain he craves to relationships and actions, purposely choosing unhealthy and taboo partners and actions. Wanting to use or be used just to hurt his own self mentally by going against the very ideals and honor he holds dear. The man, when stripped of his control and carefully built up walls, can descend into the rush of abuse and pain of both physical and emotional.

IX - Please, Scream | This, however, is a new development in Shiki's personality. More so born from dealing with his inner hollow driven by Kishin's influence, this development is something that even Shiki struggles to keep under check. A twist from his love of pain, he now has a secret lust to bring it upon his opponents and even lovers and flings. As with his masochism, this bleeds into the emotional and mental. The male will have subconscious urges to sabotage a miniscule relationship just to cause his partner just bits of emotional damage or even have to fight against consciously ruining someone or crossing lines he knows exists. In battle, if Shiki loses his tight grip as the battle lengthens, he could easily start becoming more and more savage with his attacks. No longer trying to kill them, actually the very opposite, the male starts to see how long he can keep the unfortunate soul alive while he tortures them. Shiki is normally very adept at keeping these darker sides of him down and in check, yet he isn't perfect.

X - Maleficent, I Shall Bare | Shiki, despite his sense of right and wrong; is more than willingly to become the villan in order to save those who matter to him. While this can be considered an admirable trait by some, Shiki has no concept of "lines" in this regard. The sage will commit grave sins and atrocities to save those he cares deeply for. He would even walk the dark path for those he knows cannot bear the weight of their conscious had they walked down it. While in this set of minds, there aren't many lines Shiki would cross for those he loves and the ideals he believes. There is no right and wrong to him if he comes down to this: simply a means to an end.

XI - Crimson Eyed Puppeteer | The male's tongue is quick and his wit is quicker. This trait is a bit of newly developed from Shiki's empathetic nature. Being able to sense and detect people's emotion has always been distinguished facet of the boy: however, since his encounters with his inner hollow he now pulls and controls them. Shiki has gotten quite adept and manipulating and controlling people when he sees it needed. He is able to spin someone's will all the way around by words alone, or even use of his trademarked compulsion magic; able to take someone most treasured memory into their deepest fear. It is true Shiki knows such is wrong an unlawful to do, except in the most extreme situations. Yet when he is forced, he cannot deny the rush of stripping a soul's will from them and have them dancing on your stage under your fingers to your tune. Whether it be from words alone or forcing their will from them.

XII - I'm Not A Sociopath | Shiki finds himself slowly falling into the descent of becoming a sociopath, whereas it hasn't became a mental disorder. More so, it just rather regrettable personality flaws that he is unable to control at times. Things like the lack of grief or regret when he kills: innocent or not. Or manipulates people with a charming smile and sweet words, even before he realizes he had just done it. Even the fact that none of his relationships or his current facsimile of one are or were stable. The male struggles and contains himself at all times to seem normal and ordinary, as to not draw to much attention to himself. Most days, Shiki spends his life under a carefully built facade pretending everything is just fine and ordinary. This facade holds most of his less-than-desirable traits from the public and rarely breaks. 

XIII - Not The Lion, But The Witch | Shiki displays just a measure of arrogance. While, confident in his abilities, both physical and verbal, there are times where his confidence in his plans can evolve into arrogance. This usually occurs once he is sure to overcome and starts to become excited in seeing his plan fall into perfect place. Or even when he starts to fall into the heat of battle and begins to lose himself. His arrogance is also displayed when he will flat out ignore a threat, completely dismissing them mentally as a non-issue or not even worth his time. It is often noted that the male's politeness makes him sound even more arrogant when in battle.

MBTI Personality Type: ENTJ [Extroverted, Intuition, Thinking, Judgement]

THE EXECUTIVE 

^{"They see daily life as a kind of chessboard, upon which people, things, and entities are moved, removed, altered, and engaged—constantly for the organizational good."}   - Otto Kroeger

Extraverted Thinking [Dominant Function] E

Outgoing. Energetic. One with this function enjoys the thrill of getting out there, being social, working with other and group activities. They also show able skill with more public roles and engaging of their peers, subordinates and bosses. Usually all dominant, they can easily take charge and lead. These people take the world in stride and thrive in it. 

Introverted Intuition [Auxiliary Function] N

Innovative. Bold. The Forward-Thinker. This function represents the ENTJ ability of foresight and intuition, making them very successful in things that they put their hands to or think about. Always pressing forward to better something or strive for high efficiency. They mostly see the big picture, not too worried about the means but willing to take the path. As well, this function goes hand-in-hand with the other functions of the ENTJ, bringing out the very best they have to offer.

Extraverted Sensing [Tertiary Function] T

Analytical. Objective. Rational. The mind of the active thinker. These individuals are usually extremely tactical and analytical. They have an objective in mind and will find the best way to handle it and themselves. They can be blunt as well, getting straight to the point with little to no time for pleasantries: even more so when time is at hand. Coupled with their Auxiliary function, NT, they have a the type of the analyst. 

Introverted Feeling [Inferior Function] J

Driven. Ambitious. Organized. These people plan early and stay rather punctual and precise in their endeavours. They are the type to rely on control through predictability, able to read into patterns and plan accordingly. As well, they have a strong sense of drive and are very decisive as should a leader be.

ALIGNMENT:  NEUTRAL GOOD 

|| The Greed; Devouring Of Metaphysical ||

 

Zanpakuto Spirit: Kishin no Yomi (Lit. Demon-God of the Underworld) is the other side of the fractured soul belonging to one Shiki Suzumei. Just like the Soul Reaper, Kishin no Yomi is a very ambiguous figure. Bearing no resemblance to neither man nor woman nor beast, Shiki classifies Kishin as an it, calling it Kishin-san. Not even talking to Kishin can let Shiki determine its gender, for when Kishin converses it is always through a multitude of whispers, legions of voices saying the same thing at once coming everywhere yet nowhere in particular. The Zanpaktou doesn't open its mouth as it speaks, only in rare occasions will its mouth will open. As it, or they, talk; the black feather-like wings protruding from its back seem to vibrate with the words spoken, shaking faster if the voices are conveying a sense of laughter or irritation. But when anger comes into play, Kishin's mouth does open, spilling out tens of slimy tentacles that wildly thrash around; while the whispers that usually permeate the atmosphere of Shiki's Inner World are severely ramped up to hell-maddening shrieks and cries of all kinds.

The most disturbing feature Kishin displays, is it appearance, its disfigured body consisting of 7 arms all, each housing an eye embedded in its palm. One of the pale, fleshless arms is always seen with a large, dusty tomb floating near it, while the arm nearest that one is always holding an apple, never eaten. The other arms are usually just mindlessly hovering around, the eyes in the palms lazily glancing around. Kishin is garbed in what seems to be a large cloak, the ends of the fabric twisting and writhing around as if they had a mind if their own. The hood of the cloak is usually half-way pulled over the spirit's ghastly face, a fleshy skull construct with no eye sockets under the dark fabric. Occasionally the cloak will writhe and the strands of the cloth will rise and reveal Kishin's legs. Or more correctly said leg, what is seen can best be described as two, pale stringy-like meshed together and wrapped in thin layers of skin. It can be safely assumed that the spirit doesn't walk, it moves by floating aimlessly over the bleak lake covering Shiki's Inner world.

Yet, Kishin is for most of the time, very well- simple-minded, all the entity wishes is to kill and eat. It takes no sides, unless forced upon by Shiki himself, and which Kishin would require spiritual energy to devour, to what it refers as apples for my stomach. It just doesn't request such a payment to fill its stomach. Kishin has a somewhat of a demented streak; knowing Shiki hates sacrificing the souls of objects and anything around him to feed his zanpaktou. With this said, Kishin takes mild pleasure making Shiki commit these acts, constantly teasing the Soul Reaper about it. Repeatedly calling him, its 'Lil Knight'.

Other than having idle hints and comments at rare times, Kishin doesn't really help him at all. Only time he gets involved is if/when shikai is activated, and even then Kishin keeps very quiet, normally enjoying his newly acquired 'apples' provided. But, withstanding dire situations in which Shiki is near-to death, or facing impassible opponents in which death is certain; Kishin will speak up communing with Shiki to form a plan of attack to survive so that the Soul Reaper can survive. Kishin isn't stupid by any means; it knows if Shiki dies, so does it. In all, actually it seems Kishin is much more adept and cunning in forming plans of attack and battle than Shiki himself his.

Inner World: Shiki's Inner World can be summed up in one word. Desolate. The entire world is formed in black and white, even when Shiki arrives in the world, his clothing is instantly mono chromed along with his skin and hair. The only piece of color with this dark world is Kishin's apple, which somehow seem even more of a blood crimson than deemed natural for an apple. Another odd feature present in this universe is the fact that Shiki cannot talk, as if the world itself won't allow sound to escape his mouth. Instead Shiki relies on telepathic communication to commune, while Kishin summons its legion-choir to do the talking for him.

His Inner World is in a constant state of twilight bathing the world, a bright moon and a sun hanging on the horizon, while a blazing star shines far to the west part of the sky. Around the edges of the realm sets grayed-out land mass stretching indefinitely away from the large lake centered in the middle of Shiki's Inner World. The lake itself is bleak. The water is a dull black and neither cold nor hot. Strangely enough, one is able to walk on top the water as if it was concrete. Actually, Shiki hasn't found a way just yet to submerge himself: when colliding with the surface of the lake, one would treat it as if hitting a concrete floor. Small, stone gravestones, inexplicably, idly float past, wading out to the edge of the lake where a river stretches out indefinitely away from the center, cutting through the land mass. On each gravestone the word "AVARICE" is seen etched roughly into the stone.

Sealed Zanpakuto: Kishin no Yomi in its sealed state looks far from a normal katana as per expected. The hilt is seemingly made from a blacked wood, wrapped in coal black ray-skin. The most abnormal feature on the katana are its 3 tsubas, each of a dull copper skull with two bone-like protrusions on each side. By the end of the third tsuba, the blade is visible, slightly curved. The metal of a dull gray, matte if anything, not offering any of the shine and luster most katana's do. Even viewing a reflection is quite difficult with the dullness of the color of the blade. The saya is nothing appealing or note-worthy, just a basic ebony-wood saya.

Shikai Appearance/Release Phrase:

Release: "Gatsugatsu tairageru, Kishin no Yomi..." (がつがつたいらげる) 'Eat up greedily, Kishin No Yomi!'

Appearance: Upon reciting the release phrase and activating the shikai; an eruption of sole black reiatsu pours from the now dissolving blade. The massing energy writhes and twists in the air, faint screams and wails from all kinds can be heard sourced from the darkness! The amassing blackness then coalesces into a giant arch behind Shiki's frame, two protruding scythe-like blades at each end of the arc. The thick plane of darkness that makes up the arch shudders and twists: curving and writhing like shadowy tentacles into a nightmarish frame, and solidifying to an ebony-wood bow, shaped into a frightening caricature of pulled-back wings made of spiny black bones and sharp branches! Upon the frame of the devilish black bow, eyes open, taking on Kishin' s trade mark; five dull pale eyes upon along the "front" of the arch, flicking about lazily but when confronted always trained on the opponent. However this isn't any ordinary bow; surpassing Shiki in height at nearly 8 feet, at each end of the bow where the spiny, prickly wood is pulled back to hoist taunt a missing bowstring... a shiny, gleaming metal blade curves toward the front side of the bow, while the opposite side curves back; akin to a double-bladed scythe... one more pair of eyes present on each side of each scythe blade. The bowstring, while seeming missing; only presents its as a thin line of black reirkou.. gleaming the moment Shiki attempts to fire the bow, the same blackish reiryoku amassing to form an arrow notched into the tangled wood spines... ready to be fired. Truly a weapon that sole's purpose is to bring about an end. Despite is massive frame and unorthodox design of a bow intermingled with a double bladed scythe; Shiki has no problems wielding the weapon. The Soul Reaper able to fire a deadly arrow crafted from his reiryoku and jump into the fray and slice out with deadly intent.


>The Rotting Devourer
DIRECT : The core fuction of Kishin no Yomi's powers is that of devouring! Sinful and greedy it is, the spirit holds the power to devour the spiritual, things such as reishi, reiryoku, even the souls from objects and the soul itself! An instance of using this power results in the outwards appearance and embodiment of Decay; as if the shikai itself rots and withers away its target. This comes from the soul in-born in the targets reflects its inner affliction on the outside (thus the body or objects suffering the decay externally). Much like how the body is a representation of the soul. This is the jist of the power the Rotting Devourer holds; eating the unfortunate and letting their external appearance and form pay the price.

Shiroi Sora no Uta (White Sky's Song) [Unlocked at Intermediate]: This is the ability of devouring idealized! Kishin no Yomi's greedy nature bleeds through and allows Shiki to devoure reishi and reiryoku and even taste Reiatsu all to gain extra power from its nourishment! Very similar to a Hollow's ability to eat souls, Shiki is able to feed on the soul and spiritual power of others for a boost and reduction in stamina/costs!
For every rank in Zanpaktou Resonance, Shiki may reduce the total stamina cost of that round (all costs added) by 1 to a minimum of 1 stamina that round. If a spiritual effect (externalized into the environment), is used by someone other than Shiki; the stamina-reduction per rank is increased by 1. If within the bounds of the Seireitei, the stamina reduction per rank is debuffed by 1.
// 1 Round Cooldown.

Kuro Jigoku no Uta (Dark Hell's Song) [Unlocked at Mastery]: Hell upon the body. This is Kishin's curse and withering hands upon the natural world! Focusing the sheer essence of the Demon-God within his soul into his reiryoku, all spirit effects that directly attack the opponent; are now included with an extra decay-rot damage check if connected at Spirit. As well, for every time an opponent takes an instance of decay-damage, they take a "Death Counter". After 4 "Death-Counters" have been collected on 1 opponent, such represents the opponent has been exposed enough to Shiki's rotting reiryoku that the decay has seeped into their body and soul. Once 4 has been reached, Shiki can use "Dark Hell's Song" and inflict an instance of decay from the inside out next time, attacking the person's Soul Sleep for maximum damage; this happens when another instance of decay has been inflicted upon them at 4 Death Counters. Such takes a Spirit v. Spirit to calculate damage, instead of the natural spirit v. defense; then counters are reset. This takes the forms of black-pentagrams about the opponent's body at random places, but the fourth always spawning over their face. Mask of death for the dying.
// +2 Stamina for extra damage check. +1 stamina per 1 Death Counter set (Counters are not stackable from Death God's Song's check). +10 Stamina for Dark Hell's Song.

|| The Greed; Possession of Souls ||

Bankai Appearance: Unknown.

Bankai Ability: Unknown.

|| The Greed; Enthrall of Will and Mind ||

Zanpaktou Evolution Appearance: Unknown.

Zanpaktou Evolution Ability: Unknown.

|| Dreams of Before ||