Sakamoto, Miki - Vaizard

Vaizard

For the Record

Name: Sakamoto Miki
Age: 292, Age Apparent ~22
Gender: Female
Loyalties: Love
Rank/Position:Fourth Squad Captain, Kidoshu Soshi (General) Of the Kido Corps

Character Parameters

Height & Weight Five Foot Six, One-Hundred Twenty-Five pounds.
Hair & Eye Color Pink-ish Red (More Pink then red) Hair, and a set of blue eyes that easily convey emotion
Noticeable Difference Probably Miki's most notable trait would be her hair. The reddish locks have an ever so light pink tinge to them. The long hair hovering somewhere between a red and a pink as if it can't choose which of the two colors it wants to discern itself as. The hair usually kept medium length and free. A single barrette holding the longer right side of her hair out of her eyes. The blue barrette considered her single most important accessory. The blue accessory accentuating her eyes. Her face is spotless, completely, not a single freckle or blemish in sight to ruin the perfect white skin. She's not a fat girl but she isn't anorexic either. Miki can be described in one word 'healthy'. She's got enough muscle on her to keep from being called sickly. However she's not muscular by any means. She doesn't have to work-out to keep her figure she simply keeps it with her normal duties and activities.

She's picked up a few scars over the last few years but thankfully all of her wounds are covered by her uniform. A single cut from just below her rib cage flows all the way up to go halfway up. A wound she aquired that was poorly healed. The wound from Tova Diablo in her shoulder has been equally slow to heal and the quarter sized scar still remains.

Although both a Captain and a General Miki does not wear typical Shihkasho, a perk of her position. Her uniform is much more formal and takes on a decidedly western appearance. A gift from an old friend she cherishes it highly. Upon first sight of the outfit it is almost as if someone crossed a nun's traditional dress with a gothic lolita gown. It clings tightly to her, and accentuates all the right places, and it falls just above her knees. The long sleeves of the uniform flaring out slightly around her wrists to allow freedom of movement. The uniform being more akin to a dress then an actual Shihaksho. Above all of this is the trademark purple sleeveless haori of the General of The Kidocorps and emblazoned on it's back is the Fourth's emblem.

Beneath it all is a standard Hakama worn by many a female Shinigami, especially those amongst the second divisions stealth force, for certain situations.

Below is Miki's Head shot and an image of her uniform/outfit of choice (Only the outfit itself is relevant)

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Positive Traits

• Devotion Miki is a woman of utter devotion to those that she cares about. Friends, family, the woman she loves, anyone whom she has a connection to she is devoted to. She does her absolute best to keep them happy, risking her own happiness as a result sometimes, and will come to them whenever they need her. To her it is second nature to be devoted to these people and to act against this devotion tears at her.
• Loyalty Loyal until the end Miki will stand by someones side even when all the evidence declares them guilty. She gives up on no one and would brave hell to get them back. Loyalty to her is given away freely to her friends, her family, her squad, and the woman she loves and she is willing to risk it all for these people.
• Friendly Miki is as friendly as they come. No matter the race of whom she deals with she is a kind women and despises the awkward situations that come when you try and follow duty strictly to capture or kill those who mean you no ill will. As such, she's got acquaintances across all of the races whom she considered a friend on some level.
• Theorist Miki is a well-read, well-learned, and knowledgeable woman. As such over the years she has gained access to a number of theories and information on highly complicated matters of the spiritual world. Using this knowledge she's created her own theories and on the field of battles operates on these theories and uses them to her advantage when fighting her opponents.
• Feminine Miki practically oozes femininity and no one in their right mind would call her masculine. Between the way she acts, talks, and dresses she's every bit a woman to her core and her every expression represents it.
• Experienced Very Few Shinigami who have lived as long as Miki have been an officer as long as she has and this experience shows. Making a relative low ranked officer position early on her career she moved up the ranks over the decades and has done multiple different jobs. Equally, she's lead two different squads while their captains were MIA and she has a reputation as a result.

Negative Traits

• In Love Generally being in love would be considered a good thing for someone. In Miki's case love truly does blind her. Her love for those around her, especially Lessa Kachekiwa, often leads her into truly difficult situations and very often winds up badly for her. Yet, she continues to act this way simply because she Loves and it blinds her to the ramifications of what she's gotten herself into.
• Shattered Miki is a shattered woman. Living as more then just a single identity. Always having a masquerade up around those people she interacts with. Pretending to be something she isn't, of what she used to be. She isn't even sure what she is, of who she is, herself anymore.
• Conflicted Love and Hate. Death and Life. Hollow or Shinigami. Miki doesn't know. Her feelings are conflicted and always in strife. The urge to simply kill someone and be done with it all fighting against her calmer and more collected self. Always in a battle for control and ever changing.
• Reliant Miki, despite her growing strength, is reliant on those around her. Of those she's met with in the past. Reliant on memories and dreams. There is always someone, or something, she is relying on rather then herself. Never truly outgrowing this need. Whether she realizes it or not.
• Manipulative Being Manipulative is a new trait to Miki but one she has endorsed and accepted. This dark side of her shines at the best and worst of moments and she easily manipulates situations to get the information, person, or result she wants. Consequences be damned.
• Living In The Past Miki is always clinging on to something of the past. Memories of Maki, of the Kido Corps, of a Gotei that wasn't run by fools and old men. Of a time when love might have conquered all. She longs for it to come back to her again and it never will.
• Grudge holder A grudge is one thing that Miki can hold onto. Just ask Kenshou Ine or Titus Arkhan. Even after the latter's death she still holds a grudge against nothing but his memory. To her, when you've done something wrong, you'll pay for it no matter how long it takes for the payback to come.

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Relationships
Lessa Kachekiwa - My Love, My Life, My Everything, for you I'd do anything. Anything
Tova Diablo - Just.. what are you? What did you do to me and why does it feel so.... different?
Takahashi Maki - Without you.. I wouldn't be here. I Owe you so much, thank you. You won't be forgotten.
Chinda Kiriko - A rival, a friend, a comrade. I'm sorry for what I have done and will do.
Kenshou Ine - You are an idiotic Twit and thats all I can say to describe you.
Aizawa Junko - How you are as respected as you are is beyond me. The wool over everyone's eyes will come down sooner or later.
Jasper Aizawa - Why didn't I Hunt you down sooner? Things would have been so much easier...
Kohara Hi-To - Interesting young man. The first to confront me on something so obvious. Perhaps you'll be of help in the future.
Amaya Kidachi - Innocent beyond belief one minute and the next you're accosting me... and I liked it. I'm.. I'm not quite sure what to say about you.
Titus Arkhan - You brainless twit, even with your warnings you still fell so pointlessly. Tova was right, you were worthless. The Masquerade is over.

Bond Undeniable

Zanpakuto Spirit: Once upon a time Miki might have called her spirit conceited, a bitch even, but those times have gone by. Their bond gradually changing over the decades, much of it within the more recent years, to one of closeness. Now Miki considers Sakanako a trusted friend, companion, and comrade whom she can turn to for aid. Although Sakanako still has her 'princess' complex, still wearing the crown nearly all of the time, she's mellowed out on the 'royal' attitude she first came to Miki with. They still bicker from time to time but it can now be called 'friendly banter' more then anything. Sakanako's ego remains and she believes fully in herself and her partner and the bond they share. Although, at this point, Miki has learned to tune her out when she gets too bad.

The mermaid's attire has remained much the same over the years. Tattered, yet still regal, clothing with her trademark 'crown' atop her head. Her tail remains uncovered, as always, so that the dark shades of pink stand out against the ocean backdrop she calls home. The magnificent blond trusses, complete with pink highlights, of Sakanako's hair remaining healthy even amongst what must be the salt filled water of the Ocean within Miki's soul. In recent memory, as their bond grew, Sakanako has chosen to show another side of herself. One that has legs that allow her to walk upright. When choosing a more 'human' form her attire remains much the same. (In that she opts for a tattered yet regal dress for clothing. She remains barefoot though.)

Inner World: Miki's inner world is that of a beautiful tropical island the sole building on it a tiny hut in the center. The Island is surrounded by an endless horizon of water that goes on farther than the eye can even see. The calm waters rarely if ever stirring or producing a wave. Presumably Miki's Spirit resides within these endless waters. The Island is a relatively small island that one could traverse completely in only a short amount of time if they wanted to. Its littered with white sandy shores that despite the water around them seem to constantly be dry to touch. Tropical trees litter the island and provide perfect spots of shade.

The islands only standing structure, the hut, nestling inside one of these perfect spots of shade. The hut is a relatively empty and desolate space. It holds a cot and nothing else inside of it for belongings. The center of the huts 'floor' is opened to the ocean below. A direct passage for Miki's spirit to travel through to speak to her when she is inside of the hut. During times of tribulation and sadness within Miki's heart the island sinks beneath the ocean and falls to rest on the oceans floor. The deep and dark waters holding no light and nothing around to be seen.

Recent revelations have changed the nature of her Inner World beyond a single island in the sea. In fact beneath the dark oceans lies an entire city in ruins below. An ancient city bringing to mind the rumors of Atlantis. A great sprawling metropolis beneath the ocean awaiting exploration. The city is ancient and takes a decidedly western style appearance, almost roman or Greek with its columns and buildings. Each building is broken, crumbling, and the city is in a rampant state of disrepair as if neglected for centuries worth of time.

Sealed Zanpakuto: In it's sealed state, Sakanako is a Kodachi textured in the pattern of damascus, with wavy lines embedded within the steel. It is tinted heavily in the natural coloration of smooth oceanic waters. It's blade is elegant in design and tapers gracefully to a razor's tip, with a saya customized to match in white, inlaid with patterns of ocean spray. The guard of the blade taking on a wave like pattern if not smaller than your average blade guard, at half the usual size.

Shikai Appearance : Sakanako's released state and sealed state are relatively the same. The blade becoming translucent to reveal a torrent of waters within. Water clearly visible moving within to anyone who cares to view the blade. The water crashing and swirling within never calm not even for a second. The bottom of the handle gaining a raindrop like shape as finalizes its transformation.

Shikai Abilities: Release Phrase; Kakimazeru Sakanako. As an oceanic spirit, Sakanako's power lies predominantly within the element of water. It has the ability to produce water through it's wielder's reiryoku, even where water would not otherwise exist. It can also manipulate that water into a variety of shapes and attacks, as well as 'hijack' foreign sources of water so long as they are not otherwise controlled.

Bankai Appearance : Taiwankomatsunagi Sakanako, True Indigo Mermaid. The release of Taiwankomatsunagi is done rather simply if not dramatically by the wielder placing the tip of their blade against the palm of their hand and stabbing it inwards. Rather than find the blade piercing their flesh however when the user speaks the release phrase of, "Ban", the blade slowly melts and drips into the palm of her hand. With a simple snap of her fingers after that and a muttering of the final portion of the phrase, "Kai", her Bankai begins to take shape. Clouds slowly form over head and water begins to rain down from above. The water that falls from this rain, and even her abilities is pure and sparkles as if it was in the sun even under the darkness of the clouds above.

While Miki's appearance doesn't change much during her Bankai it changes slightly. Her core outfit remains completely whole while she gains her spirit Sakanako's crown atop her head. The crown a solid gold adornment imbued with a raindrop shaped pink jewel in the center much like the blue one in Miki's own hair. A small golden bracelet appearing on each wrist deep blue Damascus waves emblazoned on each of them matching that of her Zanpakuto.

Bankai Abilities: Taiwankomatsunagi Sakanako acts a supercharged form of Miki's Shikai's ability to control and produce water. Along with the water created and released from her Bankai's release she is now capable of using her own reiryoku to create vast amounts of water making her Shikai look like a puddle in comparison. Perhaps the mostly deadly aspect is that now that her Zanpakuto has absorbed into her body Miki is capable of releasing water from any part of her body. The very skin of her body becoming a port for water created with her abilities. Even able to control the very purity of this water. Turning a conductive thing such as water into something that electricity couldn't even hope to go through. Purifying it to use it to its best potential in all of its forms.

Expanding on her ability to manipulate and control water she now gains control over its other forms such as its solid state, ice, and its gaseous state, steam. Using these three states much like she would have before when controlling and using the liquid state. Easily switching between the states and with just as much ease reverting them to another state. Switching Liquid to Ice and back to Liquid she is truly a master of water in all of its forms. Further adding onto her control of waters three states to make up for the lack of an actual blade in her Bankai state Miki creates new blades out of water through her own reiryoku hardening and sharpening it to that of a normal blade. Expanding more on this ability Miki can control the very texture of water. Able to do things such as pressurize it to harden it or vibrate the edges to sharpen it and make it much more abrasive, even capable of making it have a razor thin edge and expand on its cutting potential.



Inner Hollow Appearance: In another world Lasciel and Miki could have passed for siblings. When Miki first saw Lasciel she was struck by the woman's beauty and the striking resemblance they shared. Lasciel resembling an older version of Miki, like an elder sister. Their facial structure's being quite similar. Drawing apart in their hair and eye colors, in that Lasciel has hair as white as snow and the trademark eyes of yellow that most hollows share. Her complexion is almost as white as her hair. She's taller then Miki is coming in closer to Five Ten and she enjoys the height advantage.

Beyond that, Lasciel continues her 'elder sister' like appearance in that she is much more 'grown' then Miki. Having the curves of a fully grown woman and not being afraid to show them. In fact, most of her outfits are tight, or outright missing fabric whenever Miki happens to see her. Her favorite being a western style business suit that would be too tight, and a size or two too small, to actually wear to a formal meeting. All in all, she's quite a 'sexualized' woman physically.

Inner Hollow Personality: Lasciel is everything Miki is not. She is impatient, dislikes social interactions, and far more violent than her Shinigami counter part. She does no hesitate when things come her way, nor does she really have the best plans on her back burner, but then again, most of her plans end in "kill it with fire" rather than "maybe they're useful?" She is confident and strong believing that she has been graced with power unimaginable.

However, despite everything pointing towards her being a rather blunt person, she hides behind a facade. She pretends to be a sexually dominating person who lusts after sex just as much as she does blood. She says that this is simply to annoy Miki, but hard to tell how much of that is truth to begin with.

FLASHBACK

A Fleeting Life
In a western province of Feudal Japan a child was born to a family of farmers serving their Feudal lord. The child was the first daughter of the house and had been given in answer to the families prayers for a daughter. The child was a beautiful gift and as such they named her Miki. The girl turned out to be a rambunctious child who often got into trouble as she got lost in the fields more often than not returning a muddy mess after trampling around in the fields while playing. Her mother had set her to work doing house hold chores early on to keep her out of the way and out of trouble. She would most often be sent off to wash clothing or the house while the rest of the family worked the fields. Her grandmother that lived would her often helping her and keeping her entertained while they did the work. In the end the duo often wound up singing the afternoon away.

Miki taking to the art of music rather early on in life lead to her loving it all the more. She would often keep the workers in the field entertained by singing to them as they worked even as she was a child of only seven years of age. It had wound up being her chore as she walked along with them in the fields helping them to pull weeds, pick the vegetables, and carry the baskets for them. Already by the time she was eight she was doing 'shows' for family and friends at the end of the week. A 'present' for all the hard work they would do she and her grandmother would play music and sing for the workers while they talked and enjoyed themselves. These parties grew popular over the years and by the time Miki had turned ten it had turned into a village wide affair where everyone took part in some way, shape, or form.

By the time she was that old her family had learned to keep her away from a flame. She could do preparation work for a meal cutting, seasoning, and the like with ease but she had no sense of when something had been finished being cooked or not. They few times she had been relegated to do the cooking in the household and wound up with burnt food and once the family nearly losing their home over her inattentiveness. It had proven over the years that the girls mind often flew away from her as something caught her attention from the matter at hand. Often getting distracted by things as silly as a dragonfly or the scent of a flower or food nearby.

This child did not go unnoticed by the local feudal lord and he had already attempted to marry her by the time she had turned thirteen. It was on her fifteenth birthday that she had finally agreed and became the bride of the man. He was obsessed with her voice and had her sing multiple times a day for his enjoyment. She found it someone flattering and did it happily as she chose to live with him as his bride. Her family had gained more farm land for marrying him and so it was more of a 'win-win' deal for them all.

She however did not love the man and in the end her love was one of his many servants, a female servant at that. Although relationships such as this were not entirely frowned upon at this time in Japan as a 'married' women she kept the relationship a secret. Luckily enough the servant rose through the ranks as her personal attendee and the two were together more often than not through the years. It all fell apart though when her husband found out. He had stormed in on her while she was bathing at his hot springs and in a jealous rage drowned her on the spot.


Death Becomes Her

Miki woke up in the rukongai screaming and coughing as if she was still drowning and choking on the water. Like a good deal of the residents of the rukongai she initially did not remember anything of how she had died. She simply knew her name and very little else about herself. Luckily enough she had been found by a kind elderly women who ran a tea shop in the first district of the rukongai. She unlike those who were unfortunate found a home right away that was safe to learn in. She could hardly believe she was dead of course but it had made sense.

As time went on she helped out in the tea shop to pass the time and thank her elderly caretaker. Before too long she had been calling the women 'Obaachan' or 'grandmother'. The two had grown so close that they were family. Miki had even began to sing for the tea shop customers on Friday nights. Those Friday nights the place turning more into a lounge than a shop that sold select brands of tea. It was there she had met one of her best friends, Takahashi Maki, who would prove to be her longest and most loyal of friends.

That tea shop turned out to be more useful than for just introducing her to a friend and a job to pass the time. It was there that her potential as a shinigami had been discovered. Her grandmother had made a comment of how much she ate in comparison to others and a passing shinigami happened to hear the comment. The shinigami recommended that she try to get into the general academy and become a shinigami herself if she could pass through the academy.

Taking the man's advice she opted to join the academy. Her time there proved to be harder than she had envisioned however. Her natural talent in Kido and basic skills in Hoho were overlooked by how poorly she did in Zanjutsu and hakuda. Her limited physical frame at the time made her weaker than a good deal of her class mates and so she found herself losing matches and her grades in those classes slipping. Thankfully though she didn't need to be proficient in either to pass her way through the academy. She had caught the eye of the kido corps recruitment officer and she was yanked from the academy in her senior year.

She found her time in the kido corps rather enjoyable. Able to study, read, and practice her kido skills without getting any flack for any of it. Although the fifth division considered her squad a bunch of 'prissy spell-casters' Miki enjoyed her time there and after a few decades managed to rise up to a seated officer's position. A few decades after that she was recognized again amongst her officers and promoted to the vacant Lieutenants position. She fit in well as a Lieutenant and became quite well respected as the acting leader of the Corps. Lancelot was busy and so she did the day to day work as the leader with the help of another officer as an assistant.

Life moves on

The ongoing pursuit of Kido had always been in Miki's nature. She had always hoped to expand upon her own powers and to continue to strengthen herself. It was during one such attempt that everything went horribly wrong for her. Displaced from time for a split second of her own time she arrived in a Soul Society very much not the one she left. Months had passed since she had disappeared and many had considered her just another rebel that had left when Gilgamesh took over. She had been lucky enough to be found by her long-time friend Takahashi Maki and everything was explained to her. She was shattered beyond belief at the revelations.

Her Captain, the man she had the most respect for in the entirety of the soul society, had been taken over by his own spirit and Gilgamesh had succeeded in a coup de tat. Soul Society was no longer under the command of Ai Miyazawa a woman she had met personally on more then one occasion and someone she had considered a friend. Captain's had been replaced, division's reworked, and her very own Kido Corps was no longer independent. No, it was in fact under the leadership of a woman she had despised Junko Aizawa.

The shaken woman nearly retired from being a Shinigami altogether upon these revelations. It was the continued friendship with Maki and the growing one she had formed with Lessa Kachekiwa that kept her on as an officer of soul society. A singular and surprising offer catching her attention most of all. Maki offered to take her to the first division. No longer feeling comfortable amongst the third division members whom she had accidentally abandoned she welcomed the new position and followed her oldest friend to the first. She had hoped that once she joined she could find a home under the man she had respected for so very long even if he had changed so very much.

Everything Changes

She enjoyed her time as the third seat in the first division more then she had expected to. Friendships continued to grow and she made a new family in the first. She was treated warmly there and was welcomed for her experience and knowledge in the division. Of course, everything had to change. Much like the accident with her teleportation technique affected her something else happened.

Tova Diablo invaded.

The invasion rocked all of Soul Society and Miki was amongst the most affected. She had met the devil head on and fought him with everything she had in her. Pushed herself to extremes she had never thought of and she lost. For her loss she was subjected to a very special kind of hell. Tova Diablo touched her soul. Their minds met, their memories exchanged, and he left behind a singular present for her. His hollow nature corrupted her soul and gave life to a beast within her. All of it happening in front of the woman she had cared for.

She was left a broken and battered woman after that. Recovering from both physical and mental wounds that would linger for months if not years. Everything had changed for her within a few short months time and Tova's invasion, no his massacre, had been the tipping point. She became a new woman. Pushed past her lazy desires of laying around, her lack of confidence in love, and became even closer to her spirit. Everything she wasn't in the past she was becoming. She gained a romance, became successful where Lancelot himself had failed, and was leading another division without complaint.

Yet not everything was perfect. She had lost another Captain, her home in the Rukon, her best and oldest friend, and there was a monster in her head twisting her thoughts. It urged her on and begged her to do things so very much unlike her. She had briefly considered that she, it, was the reason for her forwardness with Lessa before shooting it down. Self doubt was slowly arising as time went on.

She felt it prevail in a battle against Kenshou Ine. Her heated emotions and Lasciel pushed her forward into the spar and she had nearly let the beast out while they fought. Discovering that it lurked whenever she drew on too much of her own power. She hated it, not being able to draw on her own power, having the woman whisper in her head, and hated failing her friends and family. Things came to a head when she fought Kiriko and the beast took control during the battle. Much like when she had fought against Ine this monster was lurking. She failed to contain it this time and the woman, captain or not, failed to protect her friend. Nearly letting the monster slay Kiriko she barely subdued it.

For now, it remains quiet and in control, and she the master.

A Reckoning Comes
The Birth of the Storm is to come.