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Name:
Kuro Kihaku

Aliases:
Crimson Knight
God of Flame

Age:
Appears to be in his early twenties (is really 767)



Description:
Kuro is around 5'9" in height. This shinigami is rather handsome and muscular, yet slim in body build. He has shoulder length jet black hair that is usually disheveled and messy. His eyes are a shade of deep crimson and are usually surrounded by dark circles from his lack of sleep. He wears the same black uniform kimono and hakama required by shinigami along with a long black haori with the inside being dark red. The tail of this haori is battleworn, being ripped and ragged. A white sash remains wrapped around his waist, the two ends draping down from the middle of his waist. His zanpakuto is held to the left side of his waist by the sash.

Zanpakuto Name:
Boukyaku

Zanpakuto Spirit:
Boukyaku is a large man, being 6'5" in height. He wears a large white cloak and always wears the hood over his head. This cloak hides most of his body from view. Boukyaku's skin is rather pale and grey. His eyes are pure red, glowing menacingly with a thirst for blood. He has fangs like that of a beast or vampire. His hair is shoulder length and silver in color with the tips of his hair being black. When Boukyaku's cloak has been removed it reveals a completely white business suit trimmed with crimson fabric. Two large black wings spread from his back, usually hidden by the cloak. Boukyaku usually wears a maniacal smile on his face and behaves coldly. He shares a love for battle with Kuro though he will refuse to help Kuro if he deems their opponent unworthy of fighting them. He is usually rather harsh and critical of Kuro and those around him.

Zanpakuto:
In its sealed form, the blade is a 3'0" long katana. The hilt is wrapped in braided red and black clothes with a long dark chain attached to the tip which wraps itself around the hilt and scabbard while sheathed. The zanpakuto is rather elegant in appearance but is battle worn as well. The edge is razor sharp but looks ragged. At the base of the blade is the kanji symbol for sin.

Shikai:
When Kuro releases his shikai, he whispers the phrase, "Reveal your madness, Boukyaku." As he speaks the kanji symbol for sin begins to glow red with heat and begins to spread across the length of the entire blade. A flame the bursts from the hilt and begins to coil around the zanpakuto's blade like a sinister crimson snake. Once the flame reaches the tip there is an explosion of light as the zanpakuto begins to transform. Once this transformation is complete the zanpakuto has taken the form of a giant cleaver that is about a foot in width and nearly five feet in length. The razor sharp edge of the blade curves into a sharp point. The hilt of the cleaver is wrapped in a blood red cloth. A long black chain is attached to hilt, appearing weightless as it coils through the air as if it were a snake. The flame that spirals around the blade is usually crimson though if Kuro becomes angry he will pour his reaitsu into the zanpakuto causing the flame to begin pitch black and forcing the heat of the flame to become much higher.

Shikai Abilities:
Gouka - With a slash of his blade, Kuro can release either a giant blast or a vast wave of incredibly powerful fire that is hot enough to melt most materials. Rapidly repeating this attack can easily exhaust Kuro.

Kurokaosu - This technique creates seven large fire balls around Kuro. The seven balls are fired at his opponents with the speed of bullets, Kuro being able to control all seven of them at one. Once they make contact with anything it creates a giant explosion. This technique can only be used twice while shikai is released.

Kurenaitoku - Creates a crimson shield that can block any attack as long as Kuro is able to reinforce the shield's strength with his reaitsu. This shield only protects Kuro's front, which leaves his back vulnerable while the shield is up.

Sokubaku - The chain attached to Boukyaku's hilt is able to extend to any length at Kuro's will. He is able to manipulate the chains movements, using it to bind his enemies or to use his zanpakuto with long range attacks. For this he simply throws his sword at his opponent and maneuvers it through the air with the chain.

Nentenkaimetsu - In order to perform this technique, Kuro must grasp the chain that is connected to the hilt of his zanpakuto and begin spinning the blade around rapidly above him. This causes the flames that constantly surround his blade to twist through the air, forming a tornado of fire. By pumping his reaitsu into his sword, he can cause the flame to grow larger which in turn feeds the twister causing it to grow even more powerful and bigger in size. Kuro can then choose to either let the typhoon surround him, leaving him in the center surrounded by a wall of fire, or to release the twister, allowing it to freely travel in the general direction it was released. If set free, the twister will grow larger and more powerful as it moves. It, however, can only travel around fifteen yards before dissipating. Repeated use of this attack can easily drain Kuro.

Bankai:
Kaen Akuma Boukyaku - Kuro is enveloped in a large sphere of light that suddenly bursts into flames. A large white coat slowly forms over his body and is wrapped in a long chain that is spread evenly over his torso and his black hair grows longer until it reaches the middle of his back. White bone-like armor forms on his forearms, shins, and left shoulder, burning bright red with heat. His blade becomes thinner and extends to 6' in length, now fully engulfed in flames. In this form, Kuro is hot to the touch, making it difficult for anyone to even grab onto him during battle. This form is just an advanced form of his shikai, making his flame based attacks much stronger and nearly twice as hot.

Datenshi - As Kuro releases his second form of bankai, he stabs his blade into the ground, causing a ring of black flames to encircle him. As the flames grow, two large black wings begin to form on his back, glowing black from the searing hot feathers that make up the wings. Kuro is now faster and with each beat of his wings he releases blades of flaming reaitsu that fly randomly through the air. The faster he beats his wings, the more blades that are sent flying through the air, making it dangerous for enemies to get to close to him without taking damage. Kuro's armor spreads slightly around his body, now covering larger portions of his arms and legs, as well as parts of his chest and back. Kuro gains the ability to control his flames more accurately, using his hands to direct the flames through the air in complex paths, increasing his chances of hitting his opponent.

Yakubyougami - This is Kuro's final stage of bankai. Kuro releases this form by dropping his sword to the ground, tip first, and watching as it vanishes into the ground as if falling into water. Darkness covers several feet of ground around him as flaming feathers begin to float up into the air surrounding him. The feathers fly to Kuro and form a second set of wings, giving him a total of four, allowing him to move at incredible speeds, both on foot and in the air. The armor now spreads over his body and covers greater portions of his flesh. Two zanpakuto appear beside him, and erupt into flames as he grasps them, both being 4' in length and razor thin. Kuro is able to release even greater blasts of fire and his manipulation of them is greater as well, allowing him to control multiple blasts at once. This is Kuro's most powerful form, as well as the most taxing. The longer he is in this form, the more strain the large amount of reaitsu used to release it is forced onto his body. If left in this form for too long, Kuro's body would slowly begin to tear apart. If he uses this form too often it will cause his body to begin to degenerate.

Bankai Techniques

Seal of Despair - When released, Kuro is able to create a giant blast of crimson fire that takes the form of a dragon as it soars toward its opponent. This attack is huge and incredibly powerful.

Seal of Agony - When release, Kuro creates a giant blast of black fire that takes the form of a giant wolf. This attack is stronger and faster than the first seal.

Seal of Death - This is the final seal. This attack is composed of white fire. It takes the form of a giant phoenix. This is the strongest attack that Kuro possesses. However, such power comes with a cost. Once the attack is completed the phoenix will attack the opponent with such power that it would be incredibly difficult to escape, and would be nearly impossible to escape unscathed. After attacking the phoenix flies to Kuro and envelops him and the entire area if fire. This attack will end Kuro's life.

Personality:
Kuro is a relaxed individual who likes to have fun, mostly by getting drunk with others. He is usually, at times, rather serious and strict, especially when he has a job to do. He is strong willed and rather stubborn about most things. He has a tactical mind that he uses to study his opponents during battle, always searching for a weakness that he can use against them. Kuro tends to switch back and forth between cold and insane during battle, making it hard for his opponent to predict his movements. Kuro is rather egotistical and believes himself worthy of being a god. This ego causes him to treat most people with little respect and can be cold to those who he doesn't deem useful. He can be rather manipulative toward others as well. He finds humor in things that others would find grotesque and loves turning people against each other so that he can sit back and watch them fight with a grin on his face. Kuro is also incredibly power hungry and is always searching for a way to grow stronger.

History:
Grew up without any family, having to grow stronger just to survive, has always been a loner, never wanting help from anyone unless needed, but when around other people becomes more comfortable and tries to have fun. When he was a kid he would run through the streets of Rukon with his small group of friends. He dreamed of making soul society a better place for all. He soon joined the soul academy in order to become a soul reaper and gain the power to help others. The first day at the academy, he was stopped outside the entrance by one of his childhood friends, Hana, a girl with long blond hair that she kept tied back and always had a shy expression on her face. She begged Kuro to not become a soul reaper because she feared she would never see him again and that he would change and forget all about her and the rest of his friends. He assured her that he would never change and entered the academy. Half way through his first year a rumor spread that someone had been killed in Rukon. Later he found a letter in his dorm from an old friend, Zang, that Hana had been killed and that no one knew who had committed the murder. As time passed he began to grow cold with vengeance and hatred and distanced himself from everyone. One day after he had graduated from the academy he took a walk down an abandoned road. As he walked, he came across a strange man that told him that he could never bring her back even if he did find the one who killed her. After a lot of thought he decided that the man was right and decided to do what he could to make sure that the same thing didn't happen to any one else, that no one else would be killed that he loved.

Upon arrival into the Sereitei, Kuro obtained his zanpakuto, formed from his reaitsu. A weapon forged from his very soul. With this he could destroy the hollows he hated, allowing him to protect those around him. He trained constantly, growing stronger with each passing day. His strength was incredible and his resolve was impenetrable. He would achieve his goal, he had to become a captain just as he had promised Hana he would. One day he was approached by an Arrancar by the name of Dragon who offered him power, the training required to achieve shikai. Kuro accepted this training, unaware that this training would be much more dangerous than he was ready for. Days passed without sleep or rest as he fought for his life against this strange being. The Arrancar possessed the ability to create multiple clones of himself, all of them being the same level in power as the original. Kuro was finally pushed to his limit and as he lay dying on the ground a voice rang through the air and suddenly he was no longer in the training grounds but was now lying on the stone floor of what appeared to be a palace. The room appeared to be a throne room. He pushed himself to his feet and glanced around at this strange place. How had he gotten here and where exactly was "here"? Kuro looked around for an entrance but not only was there a door but there seemed to be no walls either, the room seemed to stretch on for miles into infinite darkness. Pillars of black marble were scattered all around him in neat rows. The floor was a checkered bored design of black and white marble tiles. In the center of this room was a black throne trimmed in intricately designed silver. A tall man appeared behind the throne, stepping around it as if to get a look at Kuro. "Who are you?" Kuro said in a low, dark tone. He was unsure if he should trust this strange man in this strange place. "What makes you believe you are worthy of hearing my name?" Kuro began slowly walking forward toward the man and the throne. "I-I..." Kuro stopped as he saw the full details of the man before him. The man was dressed in a long, white, flowing cloak that hid most of his body. A long chain was tightly wrapped around the man's chest area, holding the cloak in place. A white hood covered most of the man's head except for his face and his long white hair. The strange being's face was pale, his eyes were crimson and seemed to glow menacingly in the dim room. He had fangs that resembled those that are associated with vampires in movies which only made his appearance even that more demented.

"You seem like you are lost even though you are exactly where you belong. Do you not recognize this place? Everything you see before you is yours. This is the world within your soul. Your world, your kingdom." The man began walking slowly toward Kuro. "Tell me, Kuro...why do you want to grow stronger?" Kuro was caught off guard by such a question. He pondered for a good answer, for words to express his feelings. "I search for power so that I may be able to protect those around me who lack the power to defend themselves." The man just laughed. "That is what I thought you would say. However, that is not the entire truth is it? I know more about you than you can even imagine. I know what lies in the very depths of your soul and mind. You wish to grow stronger because you thirst for power. A small boy who spends most of his life in the Rukon district would only want more for himself. There is a madness within you that will one day be released. The question is, will you be ready for it when it comes. A sane man will search for power and titles. However, a sane man is only so because he excepts the limitations of the world around him. An idiot searches for power so that he may obtain glory and be loved by those around him. That love is false and therefore he will fall into darkness only to destroy himself in the end. But a man who refuses to accept limitations and wants not to gain glory but to become a god, he is truly one worthy of power. Tell me, what are you? Are you the logical man who will only go as far as his limitations allow? Are you the idiot who gains power only to let it destroy him? Or are you the man who will push himself to grow stronger even when the world is screaming that it is impossible?" The man finished talking with a laugh the reverberated through the room. Kuro pondered this question for several minutes. Then he cleared his throat in preparation to speak. "I refuse to accept limitations like the other fools. I will continue to grow stronger for as long as I live so that I can use this power to protect those around me, no matter what I will have to do to obtain it." By the look in his eyes, the man could tell that Kuro was telling the truth. "You are walking down a dark path but their is a light at the end, just be patient. I shall grant you power and I shall fight at your side. I am the blade that you wield. Speak my name and my powers shall be yours. Hear me now, for I am Boukyaku!" A bright flash of light returned Kuro to the ground of the training area where he had previously been. He pushed himself to his feet and screamed his zanpakuto's name. He had finally achieved shikai. Several days passed as he fought the arrancar. Finally his training was over. Soon after he was accepted into the Seventh Division under Daven Motto-Taicho.

Kido:

Bakudo
1. Sai (塞, Restrain) Locks a target's arms in place behind their back.

4. Hainawa (這縄, Crawling Rope) An energy rope entangles the target's arms.

8. Seki (斥, Repulse) Creates a round shield that seems to temporarily paralyze and repel whatever strikes it.

9. Geki (撃, Strike) Engulfs the target in red light, completely paralyzing them.

21. Sekienton (赤煙遁, Red Smoke Escape) Creates a blast upon activation and is used like a ninja's smoke bomb.

26. Kyakko (曲光, Curving Light) Hides the target from sight, presumably by bending light.

30. Shitotsu Sansen (嘴突三閃, Beak-Stab Triple Beam) Forming a golden triangle with one's finger, it shoots three beams of light that pin the target to one place on a surface, slamming into his or her body in three places in a shape of a perfect triangle.

37. Tsuriboshi (吊星, Suspending Star) Creates a star-shaped cushion of Spiritual Energy, which anchors it to nearby objects with "ropes" of spirit particles. It can stop falling objects, acting like a safety net.

39. Enkosen (円閘扇, Arc Shield) Summons a shield of condensed reiatsu to block opponents' attacks.

61. Rikujōkōrō (六杖光牢, Six Rods Prison of Light) Summons six thin, wide beams of light that slam into a target's midsection, holding them in place. The target is then unable to move any part of their body including the parts that were not struck by the beams.

62. Hyapporankan (百歩欄干, Hundred Steps Fence) A rod formed of energy is thrown towards the target before it disintegrates into numerous short rods which are used to pin the target to the surroundings and render them immobile.

63. Sajo Sabaku (鎖条鎖縛, Locking Bondage Stripes) Binds the arms of a target.

75. Gochūtekkan (五柱鉄貫, Quintet of 1 kan Iron Pillars) Summons five incredibly tall and thick pillars which are connected to each other by chains to pin a target to the ground.

81. Danku (斷空, Splitting Void) Creates an energy barrier in the form of a rectangular wall. According to Byakuya, it is capable of stopping destructive spells up to #89

Hado
1. Shō (衝, Thrust) Pushes the target away from the caster.

4. Byakurai (白雷, Pale Lightning) The user fires a concentrated, powerful lightning bolt from their finger.

11. Tsuzuri Raiden (製本雷, Bound Lightning) Electric current flows through any object the user touches and is able to lead electricity, damaging any target that is in contact with the object the current runs through.

31. Shakkahō (赤火砲, Shot of Red Fire) Fires a ball of red energy at a target.

33. Sōkatsui (蒼火墜, Blue Fire, Crash Down) Fires a burst of blue spiritual energy at a target in a similar manner to #31, but over a wider area and with more power.

54. Haien (廃炎, Abolishing Flames) Fires a blast of purple spiritual energy that will incinerate a target completely when it makes contact.

58. Tenran (闐嵐, Orchid Sky) A widening tornado-like blast is fired towards the target.

63. Raikōhō (雷吼炮, Thunder Roar Cannon) Fires a massive wave of yellow energy at a target.

73. Sōren Sōkatsui (双蓮蒼火墜, Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down) Essentially a doubled version of #33 (labeled as #73 in anime), this spell fires two shots of blue fire with greater potency than the single-shot variety.

88. Hiryugekizokushintenraiho (飛竜撃賊震天雷砲, Flying Dragon-Striking Heaven-Shaking Thunder Cannon) Fires a gigantic electricity blast of spiritual energy resulting in an truly enormous explosion.

90. Kurohitsugi (黒棺, Black Coffin) Forms a box of black energy around a target, which is then pierced by dozens of energy "spears", lacerating the one inside from head to toe. Its appearance and function is reminiscent of a common magician's trick, as well as certain torture devices used during the Spanish Inquisition.

Other Abilities:
Tenraibotsu (Divine Death) - A technique created by Kuro himself. It is one of his most powerful attacks. It is incredibly difficult to control, especially for average shinigami. Recommended only for Captain level and above. This technique involves the user to focus a huge amount of reaitsu into their right hand, creating a revolving sphere, or by focusing the reaitsu into any weapon, causing the weapon to become engulfed by white twisting reaitsu. To fully charge this attack takes several minutes. Once completely charge, the user must thrust their hand into the opponent's direction. This releases an incredibly large blast of destructive reaitsu that will disintegrate anything it comes into contact with instantly. If charged into a weapon, simply slash it through the air, releasing a wave of destructive reaitsu with the same effect but with wider range. This technique usually leaves the user completely drained so this should only be used as a last resort.

Shunpo (Flash Step) - A form of high speed movement utilized by a user's reiatsu (compressed spiritual energy).

Utsusemi - Creates an afterimage used as a diversion or substitution.

Vaizard:
-Rank B-



Cero: are high-powered energy blasts that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers.

Negación: (反膜（ネガシオン）, Spanish for "negation") fields are used to rescue fellow hollows. Only the Gillian-class Menos have shown the ability to use it. Negación fields surround a target in a square beam of light that isolates the target from the dimension they are currently in, making it impossible to harm them.

Sonído (響転（ソニード）, Sonīdo; Spanish for "sound") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami Flash Steps and the Quincy Hirenkyaku; it allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances. Use of Sonído is punctuated by a brief static sound, in contrast to the "swish" sound caused by Flash Steps.

Garganta (黒腔（ガルガンタ）, garuganta; Spanish for "throat") It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway.

Bala: (虚弾（バラ）, bara; Spanish for "bullet", also translated as "Hollow Bullet") The technique hardens the user's Spiritual Pressure and fires it like a bullet from their fist. It is seriously weaker than a normal cero, it moves about twenty times faster and can be fired at a much higher rate, but the damage is much the same.

Hierro: (鋼皮（イエロ）, Hiero; Spanish for "iron") refers to the hardened skin of the Arrancar, which is a result of their compressed spiritual power. While their skin is strong enough to block even released Zanpakutou bare-handed, it is by no means impenetrable. Stronger Arrancar have proportionally stronger skin.