The Light Zanpaktou

Name: Seikou Hankyou (Delicate Reverberation)

Manifestation:

Release Phrase: Light is the happiness we seek and even temporary distractions cannot keep us far for too long; remember that I am waiting.

Family: Light

Level: Bankai

Sealed Zanpakuto:


Shikai:


Because of Ichijouji's mastery to manipulate light around him, the entire scenery changes. Because light is what gives every item its distinct look and color, Ichijouji changes the properties of the light around him so that the entire area takes on a new look. This is that new look. The image above is what the sky appears to be, and everything around it seems to be outer-space. His shikai is supposed to project him and his accompanies deep in outer-space, doing whatever they do, while enjoying the fantastic natural phenomenon just above their heads.


And this is his blade in shikai. It glows beautifully in the dark environment and its light is soothing to behold, even with its vicious power.


Shikai Ability: Science has proven that light produces heat. During Ichijouji's shikai ability, he obtains a blade composed of pure light, excluding the hilt. The particles of light within the blade of light vibrate vigorously and intensely, thus, retaining temperatures of an estimated 350 degrees fahrenheit. The amount of light eminating form this weapon makes it so looking at it directly is impossible without being temporarily blind for one post. That isn't the real ability though. Storing so much heat within its small medium, the blade can cause third degree burns from direct contact with skin and second degree burns from any indirect contact. The injuries will become 1.7x more taxing on the body than normal wounds because of the intensity of not only the swipe, but the burning sensation as well; bleeding is not included in this scenario. This said, you must obviously know that each wound caused will have much more serious repercussions than normal cuts or stabs.


Bankai: The appearance does not change.

Bankai Ability: Within the properties of light, there is such a thing called light pressure. His blade will gain another ability, although, still retaining his shikai ability.. Whenever his blade cuts someone, some of his reiatsu will rub off onto the item in which the blade had cut into; this is where light pressure comes in. Alike wind, light is able to push on things or can be considered a "force" when used as light pressure. The reiatsu residue left over on anything that Ichijouji cuts will increase the intensity of an injury, via light pressure. Reiatsu has color, thus, he can do this by the mastery of his manipulation. Of course the injury will not actually expand, but the light pressure will make the amount of pain multiply over and over again. A small knick on someone's arm will feel like their arm as been cut off, a small cut on your breast will feel like the blade as stabbed you straight through your chest. A moderate cut across the chest will feel like your entire mid-section has been ripped into little bitty pieces. A complete stab wound will feel like that entire area of your body/limb is being slowly eaten from the inside-out and nothing can stop it. This is all done by the amount of light pressure being exerted on the wound and actually does nothing to the wound itself. And, just a note, the blades' temperature, in Bankai, will increase from 350 degrees to 799 degrees(fahrenheit).

Approved.