Post by Akane on Dec 9, 2012 15:36:51 GMT -5
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Name: Masato Arata Kanada
Title: Kageyose - Shadowmancer
Age: 516 (appears mid twenties)
Gender: Male
Class: Shinigami (Visored)
Affiliation: Rogue (Gotei 13 - Second Division)
Rank:Captain
Description:
Despite being roughly five hundred years old, Masato appears a a man in his early twenties. He stands roughly five feet ten inches tall and weighs one hundred and fifty pounds. He has a lean muscular build. Masato possesses a fair skintone that bears a slight tan. Masato's has long, jet black colored hair which he keeps in a ponytail. He has sharp facial features and a notably unique red colored eyes.
As Masato is no longer a member of the Gotei he has long since ditched their traditions and style of dress. He still wears primarily black clothing but that is a result of his own personal preference. Generally he dons a black shirt with mesh netting shirt beneath it on his upper body. He lower attire consists of black pants and a thick white belt with black sandals with white stirrups. He is often seen wearing a large black cloak with a chin high collar. The interior of the cloak is red with red outlines on the zipper and the outer edges of the sleeves.
Masato also accessories his body with various items. He wears a beaded necklace around his neck and a beaded bracelet around his right wrist. He often wraps bandages around lift leg or right arm. He wears a headband with a steel plate on it around his forehead. the steel plate as a single scratched gouged into it. Masato has a ring that he wears on his right ring finger as well. He has a single spiral tattoo on his left bicep.
Masato carries his zanpakuto on his person in one of two forms. The most common method is with it in its true sealed state as a mere katana at his hip. However when Masato wished to be more conspicuous he will disguise his zanpakuto as a parasol in which his blade is concealed in the shaft of the parasol.
When Masato on endeavors that require stealth and more finesse he wears a special outfit for such occasions. This outfit consists of a black bodysuit with no sleeves. Masato wears long gloves over his arm that com up to his biceps. He covers his torso with white armor and wears a mask that covers the entirety of the lower half of his face. He also wears fore arm guards and wraps his biceps in bandages in this attire.
Faceclaim:
Uchiha Itachi - Naruto
Personality:
Masato is very intelligent and generaly quickwitted. Thinking on his feet is what has allowed him to survive this long and become the feared and ruthless leader he has become. While not knowledgeable of all things Masato has a vast wealth of knowledge in regards to the Gotei and shinigami.
Manipulative
One of the many benefits of Masato's well developed mind is that he can play on the insecurities, hopes and dreams of others to lure them to do his bidding. This also helps him maintain his place of power within groups of individuals. He has no qualms in sending others to do his dirty work for him. He often uses manipulation and deception to lure enemies to their demise or forces into working for him.
Deceptive
As former Captain of the Gotei's 2nd Division whom was also a member of the Onmitsukidō, Masato has a clear and intimate understanding of keeping secrets and using information or lack thereof as a weapon. This even extends to his style of combat as he never reveals more than he has to to anyone. He likes to save his trump cards until he's left with no other choice
Sadistic
Masato has long since lost the natural human aversion to the revelation in the suffering of others. Through making others suffer he can hold back his own pain and take pleasure in theirs. His brand of sadism isn't solely restricted to physical pain but psychological as well. He will exploit any and all weaknesses to their maximum potential.
Psychotic
Masato suffers from a mild case of psychosis. While he can function normally majority of the time his mind often fractures and gives way to hallucinations. These hallucinations vary in subject matter and intensity. At their tamest Masato may hear voices in his head while in their most extreme cases Masato can see and interact with individuals that are not there.
Little Sister
Despite his mental instability, narcissism and deceptive nature, Masato still cares for his sister, Chiasa Aya Kanada. He loves her very much and misses her. The idea that they have grown so estranged sickens him. Many hallucinations that he suffers are a result of the void left by the absence of Chiasa.
Inner Hollow
Perhaps the most defining characteristic of Masato aside from his own criminally deceptive and manipulative nature the beast that lurks within his own and guides his machinations and motivations. Masato's inner hollow is both a friend and foe. It plays upon Masato's darkness and insecurites and pushes him further into madness.
Quirks, Mannerisms and Other Things
Masato loves the color black. This is prevalent in his choice of dress, and even the function and ability of his zanpakuto. He also has a liking to ravens. They are often constructs he creates during battle and he has some as pets. Masato has a telltale sign that he has been overcome by his psychosis which involved him placing his hands to his face and cradling his head.
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History:
Masato Arata Kanada was born into the Soul Society five hundred and sixteen years ago to the shinigami Katashi Akio Kanada. Masato was Katashi's first born child an donly son. His early life was met with no earth shattering events aside from the loss of his mother at the age of five. However it wasn't long before Katashi filled the void left by Masato's mother. Soon a new woman entered Masato's life whom he reluctantly called mommy. Shortly after the pair was married Masato's half sister Chiasa was born. Though he was jealous of his younger sister he grew to love her in time as well as her mother. He did however grow to resent his father as the man was hardly ever around. His duties as a shinigami kept him busy. Their mother always explained that their father was busy with work, however Masato always felt as though his father was purposely staying away.
As Masato and Chiasa grew older their mother grew ill and Masato took it upon himself to take care of thing sat home while his father was away tending to his shinigami life. At the age of fourteen Masato received his fathers last words from a hell butterfly. The message urged Masato to take care of his mother and sister no matter what. His father told his son that he was proud of him for stepping up in his father's stead and leading the house. He regretted being unable to watch his son grown in the the man he would become.
The news was heartbreaking for the entire family. in fact it had made their mother's condition worsen. Fearing that he would lose his mother Masato sought out all opportunities to provide for his family. Masato did everything from work as a waiter to stealing. He did what he could and when his sister was old enough she joined Masato in whatever he was involved in. At the age of seventeen Masato was discovered by a shinigami as he was fleeing a group of men whom he had stolen money from. He was caught by the shinigami whom had asked Masato why he had stolen the money. When he replied that it was because he and his sister were practically starving the shinigami was taken aback. He revealed to Masato that hunger was a sign of a being with high reiatsu.
He gave Masato a proposition, if he wanted to provide for his family he should attempt to enroll into the shinigami academy. Masato was wary of this remembering how it kept his father away. However he was left with no choice as he didn't want to force his family to starve. Despite the fear of becoming his father, Masato took the shinigami placement exam and passed much to his surprise. He had passed with high marks with many noting that Masato didn't merely have strong reiatsu but a sharp mind as well.
Masato relayed the news to Chiasa whom was happy as was his mother. With positive reinforcement from his family Masato went on to join the Shinigami Academy. Due to his high marks on the exam he was placed in the advanced curriculum. He continued to rise to prominece within the Academy as he quickly grasped the curriculum. Masato was later able to graduate from the academy in two years which was pretty fast considering the entire program took six years. Masato returned home just in time to learn that his mother's health had reached its worst state and that it was time to let her go. Resigned to the idea that his mother was dying Masato started to plan for Chiasa's future. He figured since they were siblings there was a chance that she would be able to become a shinigami like him. Even as just a unseated shinigami he could sense some semblance of spiritual pressure in his half-sister. He ran the idea by her and she agreed. A few days later Masato lost his mother for the second time in his life leaving him with only one family member, Chiasa.
With their mother buried Masato continued on with his shinigami career but checked in on Chiasa at every turn. Masato was placed into the Second Division do to his speed, smarts and preference for hakuda combat over zanjutsu. Durig his early days in Nibantai Masato would hear of his sister's passing of the entrance exam. While she didn't score as high as he did she was still that much closer to becoming a shinigami. Masato slowly rose through the ranks of the second division over the course of a decade. He focused mainly on the trades of his divison, Hoho and Hakuda. He wanted to be just as fast and as skilled as the Captain of his division, Asano Setsuko. Masato looked up to Setsuko and even had a crush on her. The blonde woman also known as the "Pale Siren" was a fearless fighter.
Before long Masto became wrapped up in his training and began to visit Chiasa less and less. He would hear of her accomplishments every now and then such as her admission into the third division and praise her when he could but he remained focused on honing his shunpo to a level that was typical of his division. He refused to be slower than the rest of his fellow shinigami. He trained to perfect this skill for thirty years While he didn't care to specialize in zanjutsu didn't neglect it either. He would train to use his zanpakuto but he never cared much for it until he heard of his younger sister attaining shikai. Shikai was a skill few shinigami would attain. Masato had only known a handful of people that could use it, his captain included. To hear that she had learned shikai before him in a shorter time than he had was humiliating. In addition to this he had learned that she was being transferred to the eleventh division. The Eleventh Division was the home of the most violent and bloodthirsty of shinigami. Why was his little sister placed there? For a while Masato refused to believe it.
Then he saw her walking alongside the Kenpach iof the time with a lieutenant's badge wrapped proudly around her arm. Masato himself was still just a seated officer yet his sister was a Lieutenant. What kind of power did that girl have that he didn't. Jealousy quickly began to brew within Masato. Jealousy lead to a new found inspiration to become better than he was. He put an increased focus on mastering his zanpakuto. Within five years Masato had now learned the name of his sword, Seisoku Yami.
Meeting the spirit of his zanpakuto was a shocking experience but it earned him a promotion to third seat. Masato wasn't happy yet as he wanted to attain a higher position. Since his sister beat him to the rank of Lieutenant, he vowed to become Captain before her. He encountered his sister on occasion as their divisions crossed paths. Seeing her grown up had always surprised him. In seeing his sister his jealousy faded and his vendetta became more of a sibling rivalry.
With the pair both vying to become captains of their respective divisions they were constantly pushing themselves. Masato continued to strengthen his bond with Seisoku Yami and honed his other shingami skills. due to his great record within the second division Masato was placed into the Onimitsukido and trained to be a master assassin like other members of the organization. For one hundred years Masato spent his life honing his skills and becoming a hardened killer. He rarely saw anyone outside of his fellow assassins. He learned to deceive and manipulate. With the aid of Seisoku Yami, Masato learned to become one with darkness. It was during this time that Masato had gained renown as Kageyose (Shadowmancer). After proving his slills Masato was named head of the onimitsukido. he would hold this position for one hundred years before learning of the resignation of Asano Setsuko. With her position now vacant Masato as well as many other opted to take the Captain proficiency test.
Masato was unable to take the test as he had not yet attained bankai. Masato decided to comfortable wait and dedicated his time to learn bankai. He maintained his position as Corps Commander of Onimitsukido and would recruit many shinigami and train them to become formidable fighters and assassins. Over the course of eighty years Masato trained to learn bankai and took on multiple attempts to dethrone him from his position as Corp Commander. In those eighty years Masato maintained his position thanks to his overwhelming speed and experience. MAsato's reign as Corp Commander would be among the longest ever known. At the age of two hundred and fifty seven years old Masato had attained bankai. He spent another twenty years to master his bankai. After feeling comfortable enough to use bankai without difficulty Masato openly challenged the current captain of the 2nd Division. The pair engaged in battle and Masato emerged victorious as the newly made Captain of 2nd Division.
Masato hadreunited with his sister after his long absence from her life. She berated him for his long departure but forgave him. He apologized despite knowing she would never hold it against him. Masato asked why Chiasa hadn't become captain herself yet. She responded that she had attempted to defeated the current Kenpachi multiple times but failed to do so. Now the head of the Second Division and the Onimitsukido Masato was in charge of many top secret operations.
As such Masato had ties with Third Division and Tenth. With ties to other information networks and divisions the power of being a captain slowly corrupted Masato. Greed led to him wanting to venture into Hueco Mundo and his paranoia caused him to imprison some of his most trusted subordinates. He would venture to Hueco Mundo multiple times. The first visit was merely to sight see. However after hearing of creatures called arrancar Masato sought to encounter one of these beasts and learn of how they acquired shinigami powers. Masato was curious to see if the opposite would be true for shinigami and if so how? His greed proved to be his undoing as the frequent travels to Hueco Mundo led to Masato's interaction with an Adjuchas class hollow.
He battled with the creature but was narrowly able to defeat the beast. Masato escaped but with minor injuries. upon his return to the Seireitei he was apprehended by members of the 3rd Divison. His initial crime was the misuse of Captain level authority for personal gain. However upon discovery that Masato contained traces of hollow reiatsu he was sentenced to exile from the Seireitei for his crime of acquiring hollow power.
Forced into the human world Masato was left alone and given no chance to meet with his sister to explain the situation or even say goodbye. During the first few weeks of his exile Masato suffered a mental breakdown in response to the many events he had endured. The loss of his rank, and status, the exile from the only home he knew and being without his half-sister drove him into madness. Masato quickly developed a mild case of psychosis as a result of multiple traumatic events happening at once. While he was broken he fell into despair constantly seeing hallucinations and hearing voices.
During this time of ultimate weakness the inner hollow struck within Masato. It played upon his insecurities and attempted to take control over his mind. he was saved only by the spirit of Seisoku Yami whom fought on behalf of Masato to maintain his sanity.
After the battle Masato reclaimed his body and mind but was still forever broken. His psychosis never truly faded but over time became manageable. Over the course of the next two hundred and sixty years Masato traveled the world of the living and learned to live with the hollow within himself. He continued to strengthen his skills and battled hollows to prevent himself from becoming rusty. Also during this time Masato has been planning an attack on the Seireitei for decades now and is simply biding his time before he makes a move. For now he is content with recruiting more to his cause and moving the pieces around on his chess board.
Statistics
Reiatsu Hue: Crimson
Reiatsu Flavor:
Stats
Reiryoku: 80
Power: 100
Agility: 160
Affinity: 200
Skill Tier:
Level 1
- Mask Control: Post limit for mask is increased to five posts.
- Analyzing: Can detect the general vicinity of spiritual pressure and the manner of spiritual being (hollow, shinigami or human) possessing said reiatsu within a mile.
Level 2
- Hakuda:May apply added strength behind each melee attack by bursting their reiryoku with each blow. Power is multiplied by 1.5 while unarmed.
- Hoho: Shunpo Distance increased to 40 meters.
Abilities
Division 2 Perk: Muffle
Soul Link: Tier Two (+20 to each stat)
Shunpo (40 meters)
Shikai (+15 to each stat)
Bankai (+40 to each stat)
Kidou Style Release ( extra +50 to Reiryoku while in Bankai)
Mask Release (+ 30 to each stat)
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