Post by .itami_aki~ on Dec 17, 2009 21:44:41 GMT -5
Name: Itami Aki (last name first)
Age: 312 (looks 17)
Gender: Female
Personality:
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Intermediate
Skill Level: Shunpou: Advanced
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Intermediate
History/Background:
Age: 312 (looks 17)
Gender: Female
Personality:
The smile on Aki's face never really leaves. To her, laughing is like second nature, and she can be optimistic even in the most hopeless of situations. She thinks of Soul Society as a place which is too serious for it's own good, and her job is to brighten up that dingy world. She can sometimes be annoying and slightly nagging, but her purposes are innocent and sometimes naive.Appearance:
When meeting someone new, Aki quickly becomes friendly with them, no matter who they are. She is always happy to help - bright and cheerful but often annoying. With enemies, she is always more eager to chat than to fight, and that is one of her greatest weaknesses. But Aki knows how to do her job well. She knows when it's time to become serious and stop joking around. When around her older brother, Kazuma, she knows not to push it.
Aki enjoys the spotlight, and hates it when others are (more) attention-seeking and steal the position from her. She also dislikes it when people are cold towards her, despite her best efforts to be friendly. In that situation, she would most likely go wild and demand why the person is so cold towards her.
In battle, Aki will let her guard down at first and try and talk to the opponent. However, after the first attack, her guard will no longer be down and she will be completely alert. When she stops talking, that's when you know that the battle's about to begin.
Stunning silver hair is usually tied up in a peculiar ponytail with a purple-beaded hairband, complete with two features stuck neatly into her hair. She has side bangs coming down and there is a gap in her fringe in the middle. Her eyes are peculiar colored, like her brother Kazuma's. Unlike his, however, Aki's left eye is a dull grey, while her right is a striking crimson. Like all Shinigami, she usually wears the uniform, but with the Lieutenant armband signifying her status. Her Zanpakuto hangs at her left hip.Zanpakuto Spirit:
Aki's Zanpakuto, Arashi no Kyohaku is nothing more than a child with has long flaming red hair that is wild and untamable. Her eyes are also a sharp red, yet there is no menace in there. It is more than often smiling than angry. She looks approximately 10 or 11 years of age and, like Aki, laughs a lot. She can be very conceited and self-centered, and likes to be the center of attention.Sealed Zanpakuto:
Her complete attire is red - from her dark maroon boots, to her short red skirt with criss-crossed gold markings to her red tank top. The top has a silver star appliqued on it, and the star almost seems to glow in the darkness.
Her inner world is on a floor of black, burnt coals which do not burn Arashi no Kyohaku nor Aki. Random bursts of fire spurt out from the ground - but like the coals, these are just for show and do not burn. The whole place is barren and stretches out for infinity. When Aki's feelings are unstable, the fire bursts out faster and more ferocious, as well as with less time in between.
Aki's sealed Zanpakuto has a red hilt with white diamonds patterned onto it. The sheath, however, is the opposite. It is white, with red lines running down it verticallyl. The guard of the sword is orange and shaped like a cog wheel - with even bumps jutting out. The blade itself is very thin, and always sharpened. Instead of being the silver of steel, it is pure white with a single thin thread of red running down it. The thread is almost invisible when she flashes it about.Shikai Description:
Upon saying 'Tear Apart The Sky, Arashi no Kyohaku (Storm Star)', Aki's Zanpakuto will transform into a spear. It's made out of wood and is extremely flexible, able to bend and then whip back at the opponent. The spearhead has a mop of red designed to confuse the enemy. The tip of the head is also on fire, although the flame isn't burning through the Zanpakuto. The head looks white-hot inside the fire, and while it will burn any other Shinigami or being, it will not burn Aki or Arashi no Kyohaku.Shikai Abilities:
Aki generally holds her released Zanpakuto in both hands. She can choose for the fire to swallow the whole spear - thus making a line of flame. It will not burn her, and the whole spear inside the fire will glow. She can also shoot the fire out like a gun at the enemy. She can fire continuously or one bullet at a time, and the fire acts as normal fire should.
Flame of Wrath (Funnu no Honoo) - With the spear fully smothered in flames, Aki flicks it upwards and then throws it into the air, spinning. The spear will then disappear in a flash of fire and come out of the ground underneath the opponent, hopefully catching them unawares.Bankai Description:
Not Achieved.Bankai Abilities:
Not Achieved.Skill Level: Kidou: Advanced
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Intermediate
Skill Level: Shunpou: Advanced
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Intermediate
History/Background:
As a Human
Itami Aki was born three years younger than her brother, Kazuma, on May the 2nd. She had light-brown hair and matching brown eyes. Her parents both wanted her to learn martial arts, but Aki wasn't interested in the slightest. She was more of the studying type, although her sport results were not bad.
She studied hard at school, and made it into a selective high school. There, she continued getting into the university she wanted, while taking up a little of Martial Arts, requested by her parents. By then, Kazuma was already an excellent kick boxer. A few years later, at the age of 15, Aki found that Kazuma had been killed by thugs. Saddened tremendously, she started training Martial Arts with new vigor, striving to be the best and one day revenging her brother.
At 17, Aki's parents and her went on a business trip. While traveling along a highway, her father lost control of the car and they crashed. All three of them were killed.
As a Soul
Aki found herself meaninglessly walking around after crashing. There was a chain coming from her body, but it was cut. Her parents and brother were dead - she no longer had any earthly attachments. She didn't know what to do with herself for a while, but she suddenly realized that she couldn't find her parents and there were other 'people' loitering around, some attached with chains. For a few days, she drifted about, greeting everyone she saw.
An old soul explained that they were dead and were ghosts or souls. Aki was only too ready to believe that - it seemed like the only possible scenario. After wandering a while further, she came upon her first hollow. It stated something about 'reiatsu' and tried to eat her. When Aki screamed and ran, a person wearing a hakama and holding a sword appeared and slayed the hollow. And then the Shinigami walked over, muttered something, and pressed the hilt of the sword against her forehead.
As a Shinigami
Aki awoke in Soul Society, District 27 of Rukongai. Luckily, it was rather more civilized than the rest of the districts, and she was able to hear talk of 'shinigami'. Remembering the person who had sent her to this place, Aki applied to be one of them. She was soon accepted and sent to the Shinigami Academy. She was one of the top students there, and particularly excelled in kido.
Then there was one lesson where the instructor told all capable students to learn the name of their Zanpakuto. They were told to meditate until they could see through the surface and communicate effectively. Needless to say, Aki was terrible. She couldn't focus her mind, nor communicate at all with her Zanpakuto.
In the end, it was a training session that helped her. The students were asked to familiarize themselves with the Zanpakuto. Aki and a few other students were sparring, although it soon turned into more than a spar. They jeered at Aki's small stature. Enraged, Aki suddenly found herself in her inner world, full of hot coals which surprisingly did not burn her. A child approached, running around and grinning. She said her name was Arashi no Kyohaku, and when she needed her, just call 'Tear Apart the Sky.' Then her Zanpakuto smiled and ran off.
After that, Aki found herself facing the students again. Smirking, she did exactly as Arashi no Kyohaku said, and defeated the students with ease. Seeing that, the instructor was extremely pleased and placed her into an acceleration course.
After completing her training, Aki was assigned to be a seated member of the 13th Division. It was then that she discovered that Kazuma had also became a Shinigami - and was the Captain of the 2nd Division! Aki hadn't heard from her family in a long time, and was naturally overjoyed. She doubled her efforts, and because of that, she was soon promoted to the Lieutenant of the 3rd Division.
((NOTE: I have received permission from Kazuma for my character to be his younger sister ^^))
