Bankai
“Embrace of Destruction’s Essence”
Form
The full release of Essential is a terrible thing indeed. By unlocking the restraints the weapon has when interacting with the real world, Kyuu summons forth a mighty ally and a sinister power. The sword of Essential itself, if in shikai state, rapidly expands and evolves in the blink of an eye taking on the shape of an exaggerated two handed sword. If released into bankai while sealed, the weapon explodes in a violent lash of destructive energy, briefly obscuring Kyuu before revealing the weapon’s new state.
Like the shikai for Essential, the bankai is an outpouring of energy every turn. This energy reacts with all other types of energy and matter
Like most bankai, the weapon’s size is exaggerated from the shikai state, 12’ in length, 6” in thickness and 3’ in width. Its form projects from Kyuu’s hand, composed entirely of the destructive energy present in his shikai release.
In addition to the sword, the over-abundant destructive energy radiates through Kyuu’s body. This energy is in fact the physical manifestation of his zanpakutou’s spirit. Essential, a dangerous image of its hollow self, wraps its form around Kyuu, giving him a demonic air.
An elongated predatory jaw slopes forward off of a horned skull. Its body is thin and sinewy, the appendages seeming overly long for the beast’s seeming 7’ stature. Each appendage ends in a lethal set of claws that match each of Kyuu’s digits. A pair of engulfing black wings rise off the beast's back over ten feet in either direction, seeming to consume the very air around them rather then occupy it. When the great beast rears up, it’s form towers over that of Kyuu, nearly 10’ in total height. The monster then quickly sinks into Kyuu's body, as described below.
It should be noted, since Essential is a constant outpouring of raw energy, it merely passes through objects and either obliterates or debilitates them based on the ability/attacks listed below. Thus, regardless of the consequences of those effects, Essential suffers no resistance when contacting matter or energy of any sort.
Ability
Essential's ability in bankai is unusual, but none the less potent. By concentrating and fueling the reaction with his own reiatsu, Kyuu is able to pull Essential into and have it become of him. The fusion of these two beings results in a twisting of Kyuu’s visage. His eyes become sheets of black, pulsating energy. His form becomes unnatural and closer to that of the avatar, leaking consumptive lashes of energy. When speaking, smoke-like trails of energy rise from his mouth. His back retains the wings of his soul slayer, massive fields of nothingness that stretch to erase all but his own presence. Some might call him an angel in appearance, others a demon. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
His newly imbued body is able to move with inhuman poise, control, and react with lightening speed. The benefit of this ability is that Kyuu has melded with his Zanpakutou, taking on a partial energy state. This allows Kyuu to ignore some of the physical limitations placed on matter, and not energy. Because he has shifted his form into a partial-energy state, Kyuu is blessed with at 45% increase to his hohou stat.
Attack – Essential Immolation – 2% of Kyuu’s reiatsu
If an opponent comes into physical contact with the energy outpouring from his bankai release, Kyuu can elect to use this attack. The energy that constantly pours out of Essential has a natural act of consuming reiatsu upon contact. By fueling the energy of his weapon with a significant portion of his own reiatsu, he is able to start a chain reaction that can cause significant damage to his enemies.
Anyone one unfortunate enough to be subjected to it receives no effects on the round of contact. However, reach round thereafter, based on the chat below, gives a detrimental effect.
strength
<1/4 Kyuu’s reiatsu
Their body is consumed in a blast of energy, a “black flame” burning off 15% of Kyuu's total reiatsu from their total reiatsu per turn it is active.
¼ up to 1.75 x Kyuu’s reaitsu
The struck appendage “burns” with Essential’s terrible energies. Each round of exposure burns off 3% of Kyuu's total reiatsu from the victim’s reiatsu.
More then 1.75 Kyuu’s reiatsu
Each round burns off 1% of Kyuu's total reiatsu from the opponent’s reiatsu.
Turns
For every 5000 connection Kyuu has attained, the “burn” occurs for one additional round. This reaches its maximum potential at 30000 connection, or 6 rounds. Additional hits do not allow the effect to stack, though it can renew the duration.
Attack – Essential Disjunction – 1% reiatsu per round
This attack is the direct promotion of Essential’s shikai attack.
The weapon's energies cause matter to distort and warp temporarily, unable to function. If it strikes energy, the energy simply phases out, becoming a phantom-like and insubstantial. Matter contacted shimmers and distorts as if a distant mirage in the desert. While in this state, the effected energy/matter cannot channel reiatsu or function in any capacity.(It should be noted that if the head or chest is struck the victim is not rendered dead, rather that their entire form is subject to the paralysis.)
Any spiritual or physical matter or energy that contacts the blade or its spiritual avatar is subject to an affect based on the following table.
Less then 1/4 of Kyuu’s reiatsu in total strength
Matter or energy this weak is dissolved completely based on the shape and nature of the Zanpakutou's contact, as well as the struck appendage or energy being paralyzed/made insubstantial.
Duration of the paralysis is x2 on things of this strength.
1/4 to 1.75x Kyuu’s reiatsu in total strength
Duration of the paralysis on matter/energy of this strength is 1x.
Greater then 1.75x Kyuu’s reiatsu in total strength
Duration of the paralysis on matter/energy of this strength is .5x
Additional information
The incapacitation lasts for a length of time dependent on Kyuu’s connection OR if Essential is sealed it ends at the end of that turn. When Kyuu’s weapon reverts to its normal form, the lingering energy is no longer controlled and will dissipate rapidly. Otherwise, it will congeal on a target struck for one round for every 3000 total connection Kyuu possesses, up to a maximum of 10 rounds when Kyuu has achieved 30000 connection.
Attack – Falling Stars – 10% of Kyuu's Reiatsu
By channeling his will over the outpouring of powerful energies the sword creates, Kyuu is able to harness a ranged attack against his enemies. Kyuu is able to compress great volumes of the energy into a number of small spheres, and then launch these projectiles at his enemy.
Range
For every 1000 connection attained, Kyuu is able to shoot these spheres another 10' per round.
Number
For every 3000 connection attained, Kyuu is able to generate another sphere.
Effect
For each sphere of impact, the opponent suffers 6% of Kyuu's reiatsu as a burn to their own as a 10' wide mini-nova of consuming energies wash over them. Each of these spheres is able to be locked in to an opponent's reiatsu signature. While this gives them a homing like quality, it does not ensure their successful hit always. Each sphere will learn from its predecessor, increasing the likelihood of a successful strike.
If Kyuu elects to concentrate on the attack, he may attempt to reroute missed projectiles towards the target again, but this requires concentration and can therefore leave him vulnerable to certain attacks. The speed of the attack is based upon Kyuu's Zanjutsu stat for determining a hit.