Post by Tagz on Mar 24, 2009 15:23:19 GMT -4
Arrancar
General Info
Name:
Ileno Deseo
Gender:
Female
Age:
406
(appears twenty-one)
Ranking:
Fraccion
Base Type:
Gillian
Physical Description:
Standing at 5’11” and weighing a hundred and forty-four pounds, Ileno is not your average short girl. She is neither overweight, nor overly muscular. The woman also has noticeable and quite appealing curves. Aside from her awkwardly petite nose and lips, the most evidently strange thing about her are her eyes. Though the sclera is plain white as just about everyone’s is, her iris is a glimmering silver around her black pupils. These eyes seem to constantly possess the same dull gaze as if nothing of interest is taking place, no matter what the situation. Her hair falls down to her ankles, tying it near the bottom. It is a dull yellow in colour. Long banks invade her face and leave people wondering if she still has peripheral vision. For the most part, her hair is dull and unkempt, yet somehow manages to retain its attractiveness. Ileno’s skin tone is somewhat pale. It pigmented so that it doesn’t cause one to recommend more vitamins, but still isn’t well tanned. Ileno’s mask covers her neck and jaws. It has a single horizontal slit for air to pass through. It then wraps around and a long triangular shaped piece of white carapace stretches up the back of her head.
Her attire is somewhat of a heroine’s. Well to be honest, the only thing about her resembling a heroine is the white cape. On her right shoulder she has an armored plate that sticks high into the air and reaches up to about her ear. This plate is curved, cupping around her head, though there is a significant distance between her head and the plate. Another armor plate cups around her left should, acting as padding for that shoulder. The rest of her body is covered in a skin tight layer of clothing similar to latex starting from the height of her neck to the soles of her feet. This is quite durable and Ileno is constantly channeling her reiatsu into it so that it may enhance her Hierro. Armored plates cover her legs just short of her ankles. She also has a strap of armor coming from the large armor plate on her right shoulder, going across her chest to the left side of her hip, sectioning off her torso. The armor then wraps around her waist and covers the lower section of her torso. It also comes down along her right arm and plates her palm and fingers also. Ileno wears large heavy boots that resemble the shining silver armor that covers the majority of her body as well. Ileno’s Hollow hole appears through her right hand, but since that is coated in armor, it goes unnoticed.
Personality
For the larger portion of her facade Ileno is both quiet and reserved. She is also constantly living with a moral dilemma. Though she is naturally a pacifist, she is constantly fighting. However, she refuses to let on that it bothers her. Ileno is a very proud woman. One of the many things she prides herself on is being something of an intellectual. As proud as she is, she remains withdrawn. She is not completely the silent type. She will make statements every so often but only when it is either required or intelligent. Otherwise this woman will simply remain quiet. She believes that if it is unimportant or unnecessary, then it shouldn’t be uttered. She wholly hates random and pointless arguments and hates those who cause them even more. Ileno is never excited (on her own will). She will forever have the same, dull, uninterested look in her eye. The silver eyes, as glimmering as they may be, only add to her look of everlasting boredom.
Ileno’s hatred towards those who start random arguments is only surpassed by her hatred towards Hollows that has never changed. Nearly four hundred years after the death of her cousin, she still abhors Hollows with every last bit of her soul. However, even amongst the entire race, there are certain Hollows she despises the most. These are the ones who are simply the walking embodiment of evil, the ones that have nothing else to them but violence and a thirst for blood. She has nothing against greed and any other somewhat villainous trait that serves at least some purpose. But killing for the sake of killing is simply repugnant. This hatred does not leave out Lynketsu. She too falls under the category of evil without a just cause. However, as Lyn’s Fraccion, Ileno does not show her hatred… or any other emotion in fact. Responding when spoken to, and keeping her aloof gaze unaltered. However, there is another side of her that has a great deal of respect for her. This is a side that has many dark desires and there is no better role model to fuel these desires aside from Lynketsu herself.
It’d be an understatement to say Ileno has an unstable mind. This is due to her Arrancarization. As a Gillian, she and another Hollow were locked in an eternal battle to take command of the body. Though she won by a hair, she hasn’t gotten rid of the other Hollow’s mind. To make matters worse, he is slightly deranged all on his own. From time to time, his psychotic tendencies slip into the mind of Ileno. Each tendency has a button that will trigger it. His love for torture shows itself through Ileno, when she sees any soul already undergoing gruesome torture. The creature’s lust for bloodshed presents itself when even a single drop of blood lands on Ileno’s skin (though seeing as most of her skin is covered, it’d have to drop somewhere on her face). The Hollow’s battle craving heart also arises every now and again, but only when facing off against an opponent who’s Ileno’s equal in every way. When this happens, Ileno’s heart rate increases and she looses herself to her darker desires, acting less humane than she normally would.
Basically, there is no middle ground. She is either too mellow or over excited. And what excites her is mostly dark and malicious.
History:
Jealousy, the Green Demon
In 1603, Ileno was born under a different name that has unfortunately been lost in time. She was the youngest out of six children. This was somewhat of an oddity amongst their city. Every one of her five older siblings was well respected for one reason or another. Ileno was as well… to some degree. She had incredible skills in the culinary arts, but aside from that, she did not stand out well in a crowd. The continuous success of her siblings further drew her into a timorous state.
Family Loyalty
Ileno and her cousin were very close to one another. They were also complete opposites; despite they’re amazing physical resemblance. While Ileno remained quiet and reclusive, her cousin was much more outgoing. The two were always side by side no matter what the circumstance so it comes as no surprise that when he fell ill at the age of thirteen, it took a severe blow to the girl. After nearly a year of illness, the young boy was finally in a peaceful slumber, or so everyone thought. Shortly after his death Ileno began to feel his presence near her. At times, she was almost certain that he was actually following her. But how could that be? He was died, she saw his lifeless body, she watched as he was put in a grave, she went to his funeral, and yet she still felt him near her. This went on for a few weeks before she began hearing his voice. He wasn’t talking to her, it seemed as though he were talking to himself. Being plagued with these mixed emotions and the idea that she may be loosing her mind, Ileno became more and more withdrawn. After all, what would one say if she told them that she could hear her deceased cousin talking behind her?
A couple more weeks passed and Ileno began to see a strange image. It wasn’t very clear, but she could see something. However, the boy’s voice was perfectly clear. This drove her insane. This continued until she was fully believed that she was in fact crazy.
Her belief did not stop the boy from staying near her until he actually came in handy. Ileno found herself outside at night. She wasn’t in an alleyway. She wasn’t in an abandoned park. She was on the sidewalk, minding her own when a loud booming sound could be heard. The ground in front of her was suddenly dented and cracked as if a massive amount of weight was just put on it. Then, in front her she could see the same blurry image as the one constantly behind her. Suddenly, she felt a striking pain that she had never felt before and she was sent soaring through the air. Ileno hit the ground with tremendous force and cried out in pain. Several moments would pass by before she managed to force herself to sit up and watch the goings-on. Barely in a seated position, Ileno’s blurred vision of the two images begun to clear up in time to see her beloved cousin and best friend being devoured by a creature with a supernatural white mask. Her eyes turned red from anger and the tear drops that began flowing down her cheeks.
For the first time in her life Ileno heard the macabre cry of a Hollow. She felt a chill down her spine, but instantly reverted back to her enraged self and began blindly charging at the Hollow yelling almost as loudly as it was. Subsequently, a man showed up in strange garments. He was equipped with a bright white sword and, with a single slash, ridded the world of the foul creature that had murdered her already dead cousin. The man gave the girl a passing glance then vanished into thin air himself. Ileno just stood there, tears stilling flowing down her cheeks. She was at a loss for words. She had no idea what to do. A strange man had probably just saved her life then disappeared without warning. How was that even possible? And what was that creature to begin with? There was a swarm of questions simultaneously flowing into her mind. However, the one that stayed was “Who was that strange man?”
The presence she felt was actually her cousin, but when she finally found out that she was not mentally unstable, it was too late. Over the next few days, Ileno kept hoping that the feeling of being followed would continue, but it did not. This time, when her cousin died, he was not coming back.
Helping a Friend
Though Ileno was now seventeen, ever since the tragic day that she witnessed her best friend and close relative devoured by the masked monster she began seeing more and more. They ran through the city like mice and were mostly killed easily themselves by a band of skilled warriors similar to the one who protected her many years ago. Neither equipped, nor possessing any real power of her own, Ileno simply watched from the sidelines, a benchwarmer of sorts. Aside from the frightening demons that wreaked havoc and mayhem, Ileno was capable of seeing average souls that have yet to pass on. She took a liking to them and they seemed to enjoy staying by her as well. However, the day soon came were she was pulled off the bench and tossed in the game.
Once again, it was midnight and she was in the same part of the sidewalk were she was all those years ago. Only this time, she was older, stronger, and wiser. Though her strength did not compare to that of a Hollow, she was still stronger than the young thirteen-year-old girl she was before. The soul of a man was being attacked. Ileno knew this man even before his death. He was a business associate of her father and had been murdered along with his wife and two children. The man wore a dark green business suit and held a light brown briefcase. The Hollow attacking him stood at around eleven feet and plainly resembled a well toned man with blue skin and a ghoulish white mask. Without thinking, Ileno leapt into action. Unfortunately not one of those odd swordsmen was in the vicinity and someone needed to protect the man.
Ileno ran forward, picking up momentum, and then placed one foot on the wall of the building to her right. She then placed her other foot on it and kept running at top speed. Her speed was what kept her running at a ninety degree angle. Once she neared her target, she leapt from the wall, spinning an entire 360 degrees, aiming a roundhouse kick towards the monster’s dome. Landing the hit, the creature’s mask chipped a little from the force and fell back, crashing into the ground. Ileno did not have the time to celebrate for as quickly as she knocked him down, he got right back up. This beast wasn’t going to be so easy to kill. Once it stood up, the Hollow swept one hand and swatted the teenager away with ease. Flying off quite a ways, Ileno crashed into the building on the opposite side of the street. This time, she was knocked completely out only to awake in a hospital bed. When she awoke, she was surrounded by family, and the soul of the human she was trying to save. The minute the two had some private time, he had explained to her that a swordsman in odd clothing stepped in at the right moment and saved the both of them.
As soon as the young teenager was able to escaping the boring, life-sucking environment of the hospital, she did all that was within her power to help the man pass on. He was quite the stubborn fellow, but Ileno was worse.
Confrontation
Ileno was now twenty-one years of age. Her first and third oldest siblings had died for varying reason, along with their now elderly mother. Her second oldest sibling was a successful businessman and quite the ladies man too. He was a heavily paid employee of their father’s. Her two younger siblings went into carries that matched both their personalities and their talents. Ileno still remained a student, building her knowledge towards a field of her choosing. She was in the middle of her studies when she heard a loud bang outside the university. All the students turned to the window and saw craters forming without any cause. However, Ileno and a select few saw what was actually going on.
Two Shinigami were squaring off against a slightly more powerful Hollow. The battle continued for less than five minutes before certain students left to join in on the action. One was killed along with one of the Shinigami. The Hollow was grinning happily and taunting them with insults and flirtatious compliments to the one female student. Ileno left to join in as well. Though she was quite the athlete, she was not nearly quick enough to reach the field where the battle took place before it was over. When she got out there, a couple of her classmates were bleeding severely and the surviving Shinigami fled back to wherever he came from. The Hollow was no where in sight, leaving Ileno to believe that it was destroyed. Two of her classmates noticed her watching from a distance and made a note to confront her.
Later that evening, Ileno was by herself traveling home when she was stopped by two of the three classmates that aided the Shinigami. They confronted the woman on her ability to see the supernatural. For the first time in her life, she hesitantly admitted it. One told her that she had the ability to fight them off as well. When she told them “no”, they claimed she was a liar. Ileno tried hard to convince them that she had no real power, but it didn’t fly. Somehow, one of the two men was able to create a rip in the sky where thousands among thousands of Hollows came through. After muttering something about either fighting with them or dying, they took off to battle the alarming amount of Hollows that were now descending upon the Earth. Ileno had no idea what to do. She could run, but how far would she actually get? As minute as her chances were for escaping, she had no other options present.
Ileno began to run. She ran as fast as she possibly could but was immediately swarmed by a group of Hollow. Blacking out for who knows how long, a Hollow lifted her into the air by the chain in the center of her chest. Wait, she never had a chain before. Now what other surprises were in store for her? As Shinigami started appearing on the scene, another Hollow began fighting with the one holding her. The two then pulled her apart in greed and her chain was completely yanked out. Ileno let out an uncanny screech. Her scream was a cross between the spine-chilling howl of a Hollow and the cry of a woman in great pain. A glowing white light emitted from the woman’s body and a loud ‘boom’ could be heard even miles away. In a cloud of smoke, Ileno disappeared from her location, leaving the rest of the Hollows, Shinigami, and her two classmates to fend for themselves.
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste
As a Hollow, her hatred towards Hollows did not falter. Despite having joined their ranks, she still detested them. So, after only fifty years of devouring human souls, she began turning on her own kind. A simple fight with another Hollow began in her killing and devouring it. Then, she found that that gave her more power than a simple human soul. This caused her to begin slaughtering her fellow Hollows and she did this with great pleasure. After over a century of this, she found herself in the midst of a battlefield, nothing but Hollows killing each other. Needless to say, Ileno was excited to join in the pandemonium. Several minutes later, yet another bright white light emitted, this time from every Hollow in the group. The Hollows began to combine and grow to exponential heights. Not long after the lightshow had a group of Gillian showed up. Ileno’s had merged with the group to become a Gillian. All their masks were the same, including Ileno’s. The only difference was that Ileno’s nose was unnoticeably shorter than the rest.
Within the huddle, in some cases, the one with the strongest mind takes over the Gillian body. Either that or no one does. However, in this case, both Ileno and another Hollow had equally strong minds that surpassed the rest of the group. Because of this, neither one takes control. However, this does not mean that their minds aren’t there. At rare times one of the two will fight for control. When this happens, the Gillian will cry out in pain and shake its head violently from the headache both Hollows cause it. This would only happen a few times a month for the next couple centuries.
The mindless Gillian would eventually find itself in the midst of yet another battlefield. This time there were Shinigami involved. They were in a mountain range. There were several other Gillian, numerous Adjuchas’ and more than enough Shinigami. During the raging war, the body Ileno’s mind was trapped in began crying out in pain. Not from the many gashes caused by the two Shinigami attacking it. But from the massive headache it gets when two of the many Hollows that make up its body begin fighting for control. Like a horserace, one second Ileno is in the lead and the next she is behind. The Gillian violently whipping its head constantly smashed it against the large rock. Then, as the Shinigami watched with a single giant bead of sweat visible behind their heads, the Gillian crashed its head into the rocks one more time before the mask broke off. Within the fiend’s mind, Ileno had won the horse race. Spiritual pressure unlike any other in the immediate area pressed down upon all else and a bright light emitted from the Gillian’s body. A giant explosion, dust and debris, and the creature’s giant body had been masked. Then, as the smoke cleared a single silhouette could be seen. It seemed like an average woman, but then again, looks are always deceiving. Like the rest of the Shinigami, she had a Zanpakuto, but moments ago, she was clearly a Gillian. She had long flowing hair and a new outfit to boot.
The two Shinigami looked on in amazement, and then one was sliced in half, horizontally from his waist. As the other’s eyes widened from her speed, he was impaled directly through her chest where one’s heart usually lies. The woman then took off, ridding the area of the weak Shinigami. However, it wasn’t long until more powerful ones showed up. This was a problem for Ileno because they came in numbers, and though she was surrounded by Gillians and Adjuchas’, she was still in for some trouble. To make matters worse, because of the means in which she has become an Arrancar, her mind is forever unstable. Though for the most part she is in control, the more power she uses, the more bestial she becomes.
The woman continued fighting off the Shinigami for the next twenty minutes before her wounds and fatigue became too much to bare. Quickly fleeing from the scene, she returned to Hueco Mundo for some well deserved rest.
No Clever Titles >.>
After her Arrancarization Ileno made her way to Las Noches. There she proved herself as talented and decently skilled. She was soon after drafted to be Lynketsu Runi’s Fraccion. Ileno’s unbalanced mind causes her to have mixed feelings towards Lyn. Though naturally she dislikes violently insane creatures who testify to the stereotype of Hollow, when she becomes like that herself, it’s nothing but a game to her.
Abilities (pre resurrecction ):
Alcanoto
Though Ileno has some control over this ability, it does tend to occasionally come out on its own. This usually happens when she gets excited. As long as it is not too much excitement, she’d be able to shut if off, however, the amount of excitement she has depends entirely on the situation. The only visible changes are that her heart rate increases, her eyes turn a vibrant, yet eerie gold and appear slightly more demonic and that a light blue layer of reiatsu outlines her body. During this phase, both her brute strength and her speed increases. The power of her energy attacks increase as well, but not to the same extent. This can last for as long as Ileno has reiatsu to spare. However, since it is not particularly taxing, she could usually keep it up for half an hour. Her speed and strength would rival that of a Vice-Captain in their Bankai. Also when this happens the triangular piece of carapace on the back of her head grows slightly longer.
Additional Info:
Zanpakuto
General:
Appearance:
Resurrecctión
Release
“Dominio Criatura ”
[Power Fiend]
Armor/ Appearance:
Abilities:
Frenético
Frenético (Berserker) is essentially a step up from Alcanoto, this ability further increases both Ileno strength and agility. This would put her on equal footing with a Captain in Shikai, though Bankai is clearly out of her reach. When in her Resurrecctión, she becomes much more bestial than ever before. She also becomes more talkative. She is violent and wild. Her skin becomes darker, eyes even more menacing; veins can be seen bulging around her eyes and cheeks. And her mask seems to grow even more. This time it’s the front that grows to cover her nose as well, appearing sort of like a gas mask. Also in this form, Ileno's Zanpakuto, though its basic shape remains the same, it lengthens slightly and becomes more serrated.
Hollow Techniques
Bala
The technique hardens the user's spiritual pressure and fires it like a bullet from their fist. Though weaker than a cero blast, it moves about twenty times faster
Cero
High-powered energy blasts that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers
Garganta
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
Hierro
Hardened skin caused by the compression of spirit power. This allows Arrancar to block released Zanpakuto bare-handed, but is not impenetrable. Stronger Arrancar possess stronger skin.
Negacion
A field that surrounds a target and pulls them towards the caster. This is often used to rescue or protect fellow Hollow
Pesquisa
The ability to sense and track spiritual power
Sonido
Allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances, similar to flash step.
Additional
Other Characters:
Naiyashi Tayte
[Shinigami]
Division Two / Seat Three
Hakuyen Kisamana
[Vizard]
Council Member #3
Gramica
[Arrancar]
Espada #5
Roleplay Sample:
Things were going well. Sure he managed to block every slash, but then, it’d be a boring fight if she could so easily disembowel him. The woman then watched in amazement as her blasts came raining down upon his head. The man reached up to the corner of his face then jerked his hand downwards forcefully. Then, the most unexpected thing happened. A… a… a mask appeared. A thousand and one questions ran in and out of her mind. How did this happen? What was he? Where did that mask come from? What the hell was he? Could this be possible? Was she seeing things? WHAT THE HELL WAS HE? Well, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. Gramica wasn’t that shocked or surprised. After all, she had suspected that he wasn’t an ordinary man to begin with. Something along these lines was somewhat expected. The real question was why did he feel the need to bring it out so suddenly? The immediate change in the pressure of his reiatsu was evident, but why so early in a fight? Was he terrified by her? If so than he couldn’t be blamed. In any case the ingénues woman had a slightly larger problem on her hands than before, but all problems have a solution.
The Hollow mask that now covered his face wasn’t as hideous as most. However there were some odd designs on it such as the black arc on his forehead and the black half moon that formed around his right eye. This man was certainly an interesting one. Maybe she’d bless him by making him her new pet? Hmm… nah, she preferred an actual Hollow over a Hollow wannabe. Either way, she was guaranteed a spectacular battle.
[glow=red,2,300]“Rarrgh!”[/glow]
The man’s distorted battle cry did not go unnoticed. Gramica quickly picked up on his warped voice and could tell that someone else was crying out simultaneously with him. However, that little tidbit did her no good. The fact of the matter was that this Shinigami-like humanoid had the powers of a Hollow. That means that Cero-looking thing fired off moments ago was, in actuality, a weakened version of the Cero that was now soaring towards her smaller blasts that unfortunately can’t measure up to the giant glowing red orb that they were prophesized to collide into.
Gramica’s massive amounts of powerful slashes that were directed at the Vizard were all intercepted by his own Zanpakuto. The man’s reaction time increased. It was going to take a lot more to catch him off guard now. A slight smirk graced her features upon once she heard his comment. Then, the man disappeared with an ability that was similar to her Sonido. From one of the many Shinigami that had fallen before her, she learned that the name of this ability was Shunpo. The man’s vastly overflowing reiatsu was easy to track despite his speed. As he pressed two fingers to her back, Gramica moved her Zanpakuto to intercept it. Not moving her body in any direction, she held her stance, the man behind her, and her Zanpakuto held firmly across her back. Once the attack was fired, her superfluously sturdy Zanpakuto took the blunt of the attack, simply pushing the Arrancar quite a ways forward. As soon as she managed to bring herself to a halt, she spun around and brought her blade in front of her.
“Impressive. You claim that you are not a Shinigami, yet you have there sword. You are not a Hollow, yet you have their mask. And you are clearly not an Arrancar. I am Gramica, the thirteenth Numeros. I have no idea who you are, but then again, in a few minutes it won’t matter. You name, your status, you emotional ties, your past lives, nothing will matter. However, I would like to know…”
With that, she vanished from sight and with her use of Gran Disimulo (Great Stealth) she would vanish from the man’s internal radar. She would appear five feet behind the man and fire off yet another Espartiro (Scatter Shot). After which she would use Sonido once again to advance before her own attack and distract the man with yet another amazing display of incredible force and power in a single swing of her Zanpakuto. This would force the man into turning around to face her if he had any hopes of blocking her. Then, she would disappear again and reappear less than a foot behind him. Swiftly and gracefully, she would bring her arm back and thrust it forward with all her might, releasing a red blast towards the man’s back. Though she was close, her Hierro would no doubt protect her from any damage from her Bala shot. As she relaxed herself, tiny red bolts of electricity began arcing in random forms around her fist. Gramica would then appear high, high… very high into the sky. She gave the man a moment to recover from her series of attacks and recollect himself before she came bursting down upon him. Amongst those within Hueco Mundo, she was famed for her incredible speed and skill in the use of Sonido. Her altitude coupled with the gravity of the Earth would pull her down even faster than her already impressive speeds. Her now impeccable velocity would add unimaginable power to her next swing. If she managed to slip by his defense he’d be cleaved in half so easily that ‘as easy as butter’ wouldn’t be a good enough reference. And if her Zanpakuto and his collided, then it would be highly likely that he would be forced down into the earth, creating a sizable crater, destroying the vast majority of beautiful flowers that inhabited the plains and the resounding sonic waves would call out throughout their half of the city, most likely gain some unwanted attention.
“… what should they write on your tombstone?”
General Info
Name:
Ileno Deseo
Gender:
Female
Age:
406
(appears twenty-one)
Ranking:
Fraccion
Base Type:
Gillian
Physical Description:
Standing at 5’11” and weighing a hundred and forty-four pounds, Ileno is not your average short girl. She is neither overweight, nor overly muscular. The woman also has noticeable and quite appealing curves. Aside from her awkwardly petite nose and lips, the most evidently strange thing about her are her eyes. Though the sclera is plain white as just about everyone’s is, her iris is a glimmering silver around her black pupils. These eyes seem to constantly possess the same dull gaze as if nothing of interest is taking place, no matter what the situation. Her hair falls down to her ankles, tying it near the bottom. It is a dull yellow in colour. Long banks invade her face and leave people wondering if she still has peripheral vision. For the most part, her hair is dull and unkempt, yet somehow manages to retain its attractiveness. Ileno’s skin tone is somewhat pale. It pigmented so that it doesn’t cause one to recommend more vitamins, but still isn’t well tanned. Ileno’s mask covers her neck and jaws. It has a single horizontal slit for air to pass through. It then wraps around and a long triangular shaped piece of white carapace stretches up the back of her head.
Her attire is somewhat of a heroine’s. Well to be honest, the only thing about her resembling a heroine is the white cape. On her right shoulder she has an armored plate that sticks high into the air and reaches up to about her ear. This plate is curved, cupping around her head, though there is a significant distance between her head and the plate. Another armor plate cups around her left should, acting as padding for that shoulder. The rest of her body is covered in a skin tight layer of clothing similar to latex starting from the height of her neck to the soles of her feet. This is quite durable and Ileno is constantly channeling her reiatsu into it so that it may enhance her Hierro. Armored plates cover her legs just short of her ankles. She also has a strap of armor coming from the large armor plate on her right shoulder, going across her chest to the left side of her hip, sectioning off her torso. The armor then wraps around her waist and covers the lower section of her torso. It also comes down along her right arm and plates her palm and fingers also. Ileno wears large heavy boots that resemble the shining silver armor that covers the majority of her body as well. Ileno’s Hollow hole appears through her right hand, but since that is coated in armor, it goes unnoticed.
Personality
For the larger portion of her facade Ileno is both quiet and reserved. She is also constantly living with a moral dilemma. Though she is naturally a pacifist, she is constantly fighting. However, she refuses to let on that it bothers her. Ileno is a very proud woman. One of the many things she prides herself on is being something of an intellectual. As proud as she is, she remains withdrawn. She is not completely the silent type. She will make statements every so often but only when it is either required or intelligent. Otherwise this woman will simply remain quiet. She believes that if it is unimportant or unnecessary, then it shouldn’t be uttered. She wholly hates random and pointless arguments and hates those who cause them even more. Ileno is never excited (on her own will). She will forever have the same, dull, uninterested look in her eye. The silver eyes, as glimmering as they may be, only add to her look of everlasting boredom.
Ileno’s hatred towards those who start random arguments is only surpassed by her hatred towards Hollows that has never changed. Nearly four hundred years after the death of her cousin, she still abhors Hollows with every last bit of her soul. However, even amongst the entire race, there are certain Hollows she despises the most. These are the ones who are simply the walking embodiment of evil, the ones that have nothing else to them but violence and a thirst for blood. She has nothing against greed and any other somewhat villainous trait that serves at least some purpose. But killing for the sake of killing is simply repugnant. This hatred does not leave out Lynketsu. She too falls under the category of evil without a just cause. However, as Lyn’s Fraccion, Ileno does not show her hatred… or any other emotion in fact. Responding when spoken to, and keeping her aloof gaze unaltered. However, there is another side of her that has a great deal of respect for her. This is a side that has many dark desires and there is no better role model to fuel these desires aside from Lynketsu herself.
It’d be an understatement to say Ileno has an unstable mind. This is due to her Arrancarization. As a Gillian, she and another Hollow were locked in an eternal battle to take command of the body. Though she won by a hair, she hasn’t gotten rid of the other Hollow’s mind. To make matters worse, he is slightly deranged all on his own. From time to time, his psychotic tendencies slip into the mind of Ileno. Each tendency has a button that will trigger it. His love for torture shows itself through Ileno, when she sees any soul already undergoing gruesome torture. The creature’s lust for bloodshed presents itself when even a single drop of blood lands on Ileno’s skin (though seeing as most of her skin is covered, it’d have to drop somewhere on her face). The Hollow’s battle craving heart also arises every now and again, but only when facing off against an opponent who’s Ileno’s equal in every way. When this happens, Ileno’s heart rate increases and she looses herself to her darker desires, acting less humane than she normally would.
Basically, there is no middle ground. She is either too mellow or over excited. And what excites her is mostly dark and malicious.
History:
Jealousy, the Green Demon
In 1603, Ileno was born under a different name that has unfortunately been lost in time. She was the youngest out of six children. This was somewhat of an oddity amongst their city. Every one of her five older siblings was well respected for one reason or another. Ileno was as well… to some degree. She had incredible skills in the culinary arts, but aside from that, she did not stand out well in a crowd. The continuous success of her siblings further drew her into a timorous state.
Family Loyalty
Ileno and her cousin were very close to one another. They were also complete opposites; despite they’re amazing physical resemblance. While Ileno remained quiet and reclusive, her cousin was much more outgoing. The two were always side by side no matter what the circumstance so it comes as no surprise that when he fell ill at the age of thirteen, it took a severe blow to the girl. After nearly a year of illness, the young boy was finally in a peaceful slumber, or so everyone thought. Shortly after his death Ileno began to feel his presence near her. At times, she was almost certain that he was actually following her. But how could that be? He was died, she saw his lifeless body, she watched as he was put in a grave, she went to his funeral, and yet she still felt him near her. This went on for a few weeks before she began hearing his voice. He wasn’t talking to her, it seemed as though he were talking to himself. Being plagued with these mixed emotions and the idea that she may be loosing her mind, Ileno became more and more withdrawn. After all, what would one say if she told them that she could hear her deceased cousin talking behind her?
A couple more weeks passed and Ileno began to see a strange image. It wasn’t very clear, but she could see something. However, the boy’s voice was perfectly clear. This drove her insane. This continued until she was fully believed that she was in fact crazy.
Her belief did not stop the boy from staying near her until he actually came in handy. Ileno found herself outside at night. She wasn’t in an alleyway. She wasn’t in an abandoned park. She was on the sidewalk, minding her own when a loud booming sound could be heard. The ground in front of her was suddenly dented and cracked as if a massive amount of weight was just put on it. Then, in front her she could see the same blurry image as the one constantly behind her. Suddenly, she felt a striking pain that she had never felt before and she was sent soaring through the air. Ileno hit the ground with tremendous force and cried out in pain. Several moments would pass by before she managed to force herself to sit up and watch the goings-on. Barely in a seated position, Ileno’s blurred vision of the two images begun to clear up in time to see her beloved cousin and best friend being devoured by a creature with a supernatural white mask. Her eyes turned red from anger and the tear drops that began flowing down her cheeks.
For the first time in her life Ileno heard the macabre cry of a Hollow. She felt a chill down her spine, but instantly reverted back to her enraged self and began blindly charging at the Hollow yelling almost as loudly as it was. Subsequently, a man showed up in strange garments. He was equipped with a bright white sword and, with a single slash, ridded the world of the foul creature that had murdered her already dead cousin. The man gave the girl a passing glance then vanished into thin air himself. Ileno just stood there, tears stilling flowing down her cheeks. She was at a loss for words. She had no idea what to do. A strange man had probably just saved her life then disappeared without warning. How was that even possible? And what was that creature to begin with? There was a swarm of questions simultaneously flowing into her mind. However, the one that stayed was “Who was that strange man?”
The presence she felt was actually her cousin, but when she finally found out that she was not mentally unstable, it was too late. Over the next few days, Ileno kept hoping that the feeling of being followed would continue, but it did not. This time, when her cousin died, he was not coming back.
Helping a Friend
Though Ileno was now seventeen, ever since the tragic day that she witnessed her best friend and close relative devoured by the masked monster she began seeing more and more. They ran through the city like mice and were mostly killed easily themselves by a band of skilled warriors similar to the one who protected her many years ago. Neither equipped, nor possessing any real power of her own, Ileno simply watched from the sidelines, a benchwarmer of sorts. Aside from the frightening demons that wreaked havoc and mayhem, Ileno was capable of seeing average souls that have yet to pass on. She took a liking to them and they seemed to enjoy staying by her as well. However, the day soon came were she was pulled off the bench and tossed in the game.
Once again, it was midnight and she was in the same part of the sidewalk were she was all those years ago. Only this time, she was older, stronger, and wiser. Though her strength did not compare to that of a Hollow, she was still stronger than the young thirteen-year-old girl she was before. The soul of a man was being attacked. Ileno knew this man even before his death. He was a business associate of her father and had been murdered along with his wife and two children. The man wore a dark green business suit and held a light brown briefcase. The Hollow attacking him stood at around eleven feet and plainly resembled a well toned man with blue skin and a ghoulish white mask. Without thinking, Ileno leapt into action. Unfortunately not one of those odd swordsmen was in the vicinity and someone needed to protect the man.
Ileno ran forward, picking up momentum, and then placed one foot on the wall of the building to her right. She then placed her other foot on it and kept running at top speed. Her speed was what kept her running at a ninety degree angle. Once she neared her target, she leapt from the wall, spinning an entire 360 degrees, aiming a roundhouse kick towards the monster’s dome. Landing the hit, the creature’s mask chipped a little from the force and fell back, crashing into the ground. Ileno did not have the time to celebrate for as quickly as she knocked him down, he got right back up. This beast wasn’t going to be so easy to kill. Once it stood up, the Hollow swept one hand and swatted the teenager away with ease. Flying off quite a ways, Ileno crashed into the building on the opposite side of the street. This time, she was knocked completely out only to awake in a hospital bed. When she awoke, she was surrounded by family, and the soul of the human she was trying to save. The minute the two had some private time, he had explained to her that a swordsman in odd clothing stepped in at the right moment and saved the both of them.
As soon as the young teenager was able to escaping the boring, life-sucking environment of the hospital, she did all that was within her power to help the man pass on. He was quite the stubborn fellow, but Ileno was worse.
Confrontation
Ileno was now twenty-one years of age. Her first and third oldest siblings had died for varying reason, along with their now elderly mother. Her second oldest sibling was a successful businessman and quite the ladies man too. He was a heavily paid employee of their father’s. Her two younger siblings went into carries that matched both their personalities and their talents. Ileno still remained a student, building her knowledge towards a field of her choosing. She was in the middle of her studies when she heard a loud bang outside the university. All the students turned to the window and saw craters forming without any cause. However, Ileno and a select few saw what was actually going on.
Two Shinigami were squaring off against a slightly more powerful Hollow. The battle continued for less than five minutes before certain students left to join in on the action. One was killed along with one of the Shinigami. The Hollow was grinning happily and taunting them with insults and flirtatious compliments to the one female student. Ileno left to join in as well. Though she was quite the athlete, she was not nearly quick enough to reach the field where the battle took place before it was over. When she got out there, a couple of her classmates were bleeding severely and the surviving Shinigami fled back to wherever he came from. The Hollow was no where in sight, leaving Ileno to believe that it was destroyed. Two of her classmates noticed her watching from a distance and made a note to confront her.
Later that evening, Ileno was by herself traveling home when she was stopped by two of the three classmates that aided the Shinigami. They confronted the woman on her ability to see the supernatural. For the first time in her life, she hesitantly admitted it. One told her that she had the ability to fight them off as well. When she told them “no”, they claimed she was a liar. Ileno tried hard to convince them that she had no real power, but it didn’t fly. Somehow, one of the two men was able to create a rip in the sky where thousands among thousands of Hollows came through. After muttering something about either fighting with them or dying, they took off to battle the alarming amount of Hollows that were now descending upon the Earth. Ileno had no idea what to do. She could run, but how far would she actually get? As minute as her chances were for escaping, she had no other options present.
Ileno began to run. She ran as fast as she possibly could but was immediately swarmed by a group of Hollow. Blacking out for who knows how long, a Hollow lifted her into the air by the chain in the center of her chest. Wait, she never had a chain before. Now what other surprises were in store for her? As Shinigami started appearing on the scene, another Hollow began fighting with the one holding her. The two then pulled her apart in greed and her chain was completely yanked out. Ileno let out an uncanny screech. Her scream was a cross between the spine-chilling howl of a Hollow and the cry of a woman in great pain. A glowing white light emitted from the woman’s body and a loud ‘boom’ could be heard even miles away. In a cloud of smoke, Ileno disappeared from her location, leaving the rest of the Hollows, Shinigami, and her two classmates to fend for themselves.
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste
As a Hollow, her hatred towards Hollows did not falter. Despite having joined their ranks, she still detested them. So, after only fifty years of devouring human souls, she began turning on her own kind. A simple fight with another Hollow began in her killing and devouring it. Then, she found that that gave her more power than a simple human soul. This caused her to begin slaughtering her fellow Hollows and she did this with great pleasure. After over a century of this, she found herself in the midst of a battlefield, nothing but Hollows killing each other. Needless to say, Ileno was excited to join in the pandemonium. Several minutes later, yet another bright white light emitted, this time from every Hollow in the group. The Hollows began to combine and grow to exponential heights. Not long after the lightshow had a group of Gillian showed up. Ileno’s had merged with the group to become a Gillian. All their masks were the same, including Ileno’s. The only difference was that Ileno’s nose was unnoticeably shorter than the rest.
Within the huddle, in some cases, the one with the strongest mind takes over the Gillian body. Either that or no one does. However, in this case, both Ileno and another Hollow had equally strong minds that surpassed the rest of the group. Because of this, neither one takes control. However, this does not mean that their minds aren’t there. At rare times one of the two will fight for control. When this happens, the Gillian will cry out in pain and shake its head violently from the headache both Hollows cause it. This would only happen a few times a month for the next couple centuries.
The mindless Gillian would eventually find itself in the midst of yet another battlefield. This time there were Shinigami involved. They were in a mountain range. There were several other Gillian, numerous Adjuchas’ and more than enough Shinigami. During the raging war, the body Ileno’s mind was trapped in began crying out in pain. Not from the many gashes caused by the two Shinigami attacking it. But from the massive headache it gets when two of the many Hollows that make up its body begin fighting for control. Like a horserace, one second Ileno is in the lead and the next she is behind. The Gillian violently whipping its head constantly smashed it against the large rock. Then, as the Shinigami watched with a single giant bead of sweat visible behind their heads, the Gillian crashed its head into the rocks one more time before the mask broke off. Within the fiend’s mind, Ileno had won the horse race. Spiritual pressure unlike any other in the immediate area pressed down upon all else and a bright light emitted from the Gillian’s body. A giant explosion, dust and debris, and the creature’s giant body had been masked. Then, as the smoke cleared a single silhouette could be seen. It seemed like an average woman, but then again, looks are always deceiving. Like the rest of the Shinigami, she had a Zanpakuto, but moments ago, she was clearly a Gillian. She had long flowing hair and a new outfit to boot.
The two Shinigami looked on in amazement, and then one was sliced in half, horizontally from his waist. As the other’s eyes widened from her speed, he was impaled directly through her chest where one’s heart usually lies. The woman then took off, ridding the area of the weak Shinigami. However, it wasn’t long until more powerful ones showed up. This was a problem for Ileno because they came in numbers, and though she was surrounded by Gillians and Adjuchas’, she was still in for some trouble. To make matters worse, because of the means in which she has become an Arrancar, her mind is forever unstable. Though for the most part she is in control, the more power she uses, the more bestial she becomes.
The woman continued fighting off the Shinigami for the next twenty minutes before her wounds and fatigue became too much to bare. Quickly fleeing from the scene, she returned to Hueco Mundo for some well deserved rest.
No Clever Titles >.>
After her Arrancarization Ileno made her way to Las Noches. There she proved herself as talented and decently skilled. She was soon after drafted to be Lynketsu Runi’s Fraccion. Ileno’s unbalanced mind causes her to have mixed feelings towards Lyn. Though naturally she dislikes violently insane creatures who testify to the stereotype of Hollow, when she becomes like that herself, it’s nothing but a game to her.
Abilities (pre resurrecction ):
Alcanoto
Though Ileno has some control over this ability, it does tend to occasionally come out on its own. This usually happens when she gets excited. As long as it is not too much excitement, she’d be able to shut if off, however, the amount of excitement she has depends entirely on the situation. The only visible changes are that her heart rate increases, her eyes turn a vibrant, yet eerie gold and appear slightly more demonic and that a light blue layer of reiatsu outlines her body. During this phase, both her brute strength and her speed increases. The power of her energy attacks increase as well, but not to the same extent. This can last for as long as Ileno has reiatsu to spare. However, since it is not particularly taxing, she could usually keep it up for half an hour. Her speed and strength would rival that of a Vice-Captain in their Bankai. Also when this happens the triangular piece of carapace on the back of her head grows slightly longer.
Additional Info:
Zanpakuto
General:
Appearance:
Resurrecctión
Release
“Dominio Criatura ”
[Power Fiend]
Armor/ Appearance:
Abilities:
Frenético
Frenético (Berserker) is essentially a step up from Alcanoto, this ability further increases both Ileno strength and agility. This would put her on equal footing with a Captain in Shikai, though Bankai is clearly out of her reach. When in her Resurrecctión, she becomes much more bestial than ever before. She also becomes more talkative. She is violent and wild. Her skin becomes darker, eyes even more menacing; veins can be seen bulging around her eyes and cheeks. And her mask seems to grow even more. This time it’s the front that grows to cover her nose as well, appearing sort of like a gas mask. Also in this form, Ileno's Zanpakuto, though its basic shape remains the same, it lengthens slightly and becomes more serrated.
Hollow Techniques
Bala
The technique hardens the user's spiritual pressure and fires it like a bullet from their fist. Though weaker than a cero blast, it moves about twenty times faster
Cero
High-powered energy blasts that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers
Garganta
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
Hierro
Hardened skin caused by the compression of spirit power. This allows Arrancar to block released Zanpakuto bare-handed, but is not impenetrable. Stronger Arrancar possess stronger skin.
Negacion
A field that surrounds a target and pulls them towards the caster. This is often used to rescue or protect fellow Hollow
Pesquisa
The ability to sense and track spiritual power
Sonido
Allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances, similar to flash step.
Additional
Other Characters:
Naiyashi Tayte
[Shinigami]
Division Two / Seat Three
Hakuyen Kisamana
[Vizard]
Council Member #3
Gramica
[Arrancar]
Espada #5
Roleplay Sample:
Things were going well. Sure he managed to block every slash, but then, it’d be a boring fight if she could so easily disembowel him. The woman then watched in amazement as her blasts came raining down upon his head. The man reached up to the corner of his face then jerked his hand downwards forcefully. Then, the most unexpected thing happened. A… a… a mask appeared. A thousand and one questions ran in and out of her mind. How did this happen? What was he? Where did that mask come from? What the hell was he? Could this be possible? Was she seeing things? WHAT THE HELL WAS HE? Well, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. Gramica wasn’t that shocked or surprised. After all, she had suspected that he wasn’t an ordinary man to begin with. Something along these lines was somewhat expected. The real question was why did he feel the need to bring it out so suddenly? The immediate change in the pressure of his reiatsu was evident, but why so early in a fight? Was he terrified by her? If so than he couldn’t be blamed. In any case the ingénues woman had a slightly larger problem on her hands than before, but all problems have a solution.
The Hollow mask that now covered his face wasn’t as hideous as most. However there were some odd designs on it such as the black arc on his forehead and the black half moon that formed around his right eye. This man was certainly an interesting one. Maybe she’d bless him by making him her new pet? Hmm… nah, she preferred an actual Hollow over a Hollow wannabe. Either way, she was guaranteed a spectacular battle.
[glow=red,2,300]“Rarrgh!”[/glow]
The man’s distorted battle cry did not go unnoticed. Gramica quickly picked up on his warped voice and could tell that someone else was crying out simultaneously with him. However, that little tidbit did her no good. The fact of the matter was that this Shinigami-like humanoid had the powers of a Hollow. That means that Cero-looking thing fired off moments ago was, in actuality, a weakened version of the Cero that was now soaring towards her smaller blasts that unfortunately can’t measure up to the giant glowing red orb that they were prophesized to collide into.
Gramica’s massive amounts of powerful slashes that were directed at the Vizard were all intercepted by his own Zanpakuto. The man’s reaction time increased. It was going to take a lot more to catch him off guard now. A slight smirk graced her features upon once she heard his comment. Then, the man disappeared with an ability that was similar to her Sonido. From one of the many Shinigami that had fallen before her, she learned that the name of this ability was Shunpo. The man’s vastly overflowing reiatsu was easy to track despite his speed. As he pressed two fingers to her back, Gramica moved her Zanpakuto to intercept it. Not moving her body in any direction, she held her stance, the man behind her, and her Zanpakuto held firmly across her back. Once the attack was fired, her superfluously sturdy Zanpakuto took the blunt of the attack, simply pushing the Arrancar quite a ways forward. As soon as she managed to bring herself to a halt, she spun around and brought her blade in front of her.
“Impressive. You claim that you are not a Shinigami, yet you have there sword. You are not a Hollow, yet you have their mask. And you are clearly not an Arrancar. I am Gramica, the thirteenth Numeros. I have no idea who you are, but then again, in a few minutes it won’t matter. You name, your status, you emotional ties, your past lives, nothing will matter. However, I would like to know…”
With that, she vanished from sight and with her use of Gran Disimulo (Great Stealth) she would vanish from the man’s internal radar. She would appear five feet behind the man and fire off yet another Espartiro (Scatter Shot). After which she would use Sonido once again to advance before her own attack and distract the man with yet another amazing display of incredible force and power in a single swing of her Zanpakuto. This would force the man into turning around to face her if he had any hopes of blocking her. Then, she would disappear again and reappear less than a foot behind him. Swiftly and gracefully, she would bring her arm back and thrust it forward with all her might, releasing a red blast towards the man’s back. Though she was close, her Hierro would no doubt protect her from any damage from her Bala shot. As she relaxed herself, tiny red bolts of electricity began arcing in random forms around her fist. Gramica would then appear high, high… very high into the sky. She gave the man a moment to recover from her series of attacks and recollect himself before she came bursting down upon him. Amongst those within Hueco Mundo, she was famed for her incredible speed and skill in the use of Sonido. Her altitude coupled with the gravity of the Earth would pull her down even faster than her already impressive speeds. Her now impeccable velocity would add unimaginable power to her next swing. If she managed to slip by his defense he’d be cleaved in half so easily that ‘as easy as butter’ wouldn’t be a good enough reference. And if her Zanpakuto and his collided, then it would be highly likely that he would be forced down into the earth, creating a sizable crater, destroying the vast majority of beautiful flowers that inhabited the plains and the resounding sonic waves would call out throughout their half of the city, most likely gain some unwanted attention.
“… what should they write on your tombstone?”
