#and OC Bansui ]]

[uraharashouten]

These visits to the Soul Society had now become commonplace. When Tessai had first set foot within the Seireitei after such long absence, a thousand nameless emotions had gripped him. How could a place feel so familiar, yet so strange? The world he had known here with its old structures had been replaced, twice, in his absence, and though the institutions of Gotei, Onmitsukidō, Kidō Corps, and Central 46 still stood, they had been... revised. Reimagined. Some recent changes were welcome... but not all.

That the Kidō Corps had been conspicuously absent in the last war only played into his suspicions of the current administration, and thus he had engaged Ushōda Hachigen in the collaboration of equipping the good folk of the Soul Society with kidō goods useful both in daily life and in battle.

And now his path had led him here within the grounds of the Eleventh Division, where he'd hoped his mission to provision the troops would not prove to be a fool's errand. It had taken decades for his services even to be entertained here, but at long last, despite the bloodlust and zest for battle redolent in the air, and the captain's nonchalance and general dismissal regarding the benefits of kidō, he'd been granted a meeting with the fourth seat, one Okinaha Lyn. Very well; he had prepared his pitch accordingly, and had thus far found a surprisingly open-minded audience. There were no meeting-rooms nor long tables here, or if there were, they'd been long-forgotten or repurposed as storage rooms. Rather, the pair strolled together around the training field, in view of the daily exercises, as they talked.

"I do understand the resistance to personal armor," he was saying to her. "But can you imagine any other benefit—defensive or offensive—that ready-made and easily-deployed kidō could lend to your company?"

@apocalypta-secundus

[doomxdriven]

DRABBLE: Birthright

"You said you knew em', so what was he like? My father?"

Bansui looks up from his desk, toward the young brown haired man sitting across from him. Outside of their hair color, this young man in front of Bansui was truly the spitting image of the person he was envisioning in his head right now, the former head of a Great Noble House, and a dastardly soul who was now remembered as a villain for their actions years prior.

"…Hmm, thy father was… a, wretched, greedy individual," Bansui continues, his gravelly voice eking our from underneath his mask, "a cruel beast, if ever there was."

"Urhm," the young man frowns widely, "damn, really, nothing good 'bout the dude?"

Bansui let's out a low, guttural laugh, before replying with, "Forgive me, young master, I meant… those things, in the most, positive ways, imaginable," Bansui also embodied many of those things after all, "thy father was, a visionary, and his vision was, grand, and commendable; had he succeeded in… his goals, he could have, changed everything."

Bansui may not have wholly agreed with the motives that drove this young man's father to try and usher in that change, but he respected their attempt at breaking this flawed joke of an existence that stemmed from the Soul Society's Original Sin.

"Ah, but how… darkly, the dark hand, met his fate," Bansui orated, while remembering that fatal moment when an assassin's blade plunged through the back of this young man's father, ending their life, their dream, and the providence of their Household…. though, perhaps the latter could now be rectified, thanks to the discovery of this young man's lineage.

"A shame, among shames, to be sure," Bansui continues, "but a shame, capable of… reconciliation, by thine hands."

The young man let's out a nervous chuckle, and then continue with, "Woah, I don't know that I wanna fix anything, I only came here to learn 'bout my father, that's it-- not trying to get wrapped up in any weird noble shit, that ain't me."

Bansui smirks beneath his mask, and immediately tries to assuage th young man's doubts, and objections, "The affairs of… the nobility, are a bother, indeed-- I personally… dislike, dabbling in such, matters, myself, but it is an… evil, of necessity, I fear, and an… opportunity, of grand proportions for thee."

The young man runs a hand up the back of their head, still looking unsure of what Bansui was getting at, but they are curious, leading them to ask, "Urhm what, kinda opportunity are we talking 'bout here?"

"Ye see, thy father… left, their House, thine House, in shambles, " just about every one in the main line of this Great House had been put to the sword by this young man's father, "and upon his, death, every…. distant, relative, of thy family who… still lived, fashioned themselves, heirs."

It was almost comical, but more-so pitiful, how every backwater branch of this aforementioned Great House had come out of the woodwork once they saw a meager chance at power-- truly a representation of how shameless the nobility could be with their thirst for power, in Bansui's opinion.

"This has…. bequeathed, a power struggle," it was actually a small civil war going on in the shadows, one that has ended up drawing in the other remaining Great Houses as well, but Bansui didn't think this young man had to know the true scope of this ordeal, not yet, "that continues, to this day, one which… would have, been the… destruction, of thine house, had I not, discovered thee."

The young man, somewhat wide eyes, nods his head and then quizzically asks, "Mmkay, got all that, but I'm still waiting to hear 'bout this opportunity you mentioned for me?"

Bansui lazily gestures toward the young man, "There are, many, contenders at play," a few who could possibly be trouble, due to their support from the Shihoin or Kuchiki, "but as the, only son, of the former head, thou possesses the, only proper claim-- with my, sponsorship, the nobility would be… pressed, to recognize thee as, true heir."

Bansui didn't imagine that the other claimants or Great Houses would rollover so easily and accept this young man as the rightful heir, but Bansui still had a few 'friends' in Central 46, and with that, along with a few strategic killings, he knew the road for this young man's ascension could be paved.

"Thine fortunes would… change, overnight," Bansui continued, while slowly rising from his seat and shuffling around to the young man, "thou would be, head of a, Great Noble House, one of the most… important, powerful, and…. wealthy, individuals, in all the Soul Society."

The young man watches as Bansui makes his way over, pondering their words all the while. The young man still didn't like the idea of getting involved in all of this nobility business, but thinking about the status and money it could bring them is immensely tempting.

"Wooahh, that would be all nice, I could really help out a ton of people in Rukongai with a position like that," the young man replied, one hand tucked under their chin, looking deep in thought but simultaneously excited, "I could finally have enough money to buy all those cool instruments from the World of the Living too, start that band with Shuhei, and oh oh, maybe I can get Captain Yadōmaru to finally notice me, or one of those Quincy gals, or maybe even that librarian lady in the World of the Living!"

Bansui stops and stares at the young man from behind his mask, he stares at them in silence for a good while in fact, holding back the urge to give a very disbelieving 'what?' to their comments.

"……. Yes, Ye could… commit, to such scenarios, indeed," Bansui flatly says, finally breaking his silence, "it would be, within thy right, as a…. member, of the, Greater nobility."

Bansui thought that everything this young man had just mused on was ridiculous, but if that's what they wanted to do with their future status and wealth, that was their perogative, so long as Bansui got what he wanted out of the situation-- a powerful ally among the Great Houses, or more specifically, an alliance between the young man's house and his own, to check the influence of the Shihoin and Kuchiki Houses.

"The heads of the… Kuchiki, and Shihoin, may prove, antagonistic, to thine ascension, not to… speak of, the dreams thou possess, but, if ye take this… chance, and claim thy, rightful place, thou shall… always, have a, staunch supporter, in me, and my family; provided, of course, that the…. support, is returned."

The young man looks up at Bansui, raising an eyebrow and grinning at them in a bubbly though knowing manner, "I getcha, I see what you're on 'bout, what this is all 'bout-- I might not be the noble type or, the very smart type," the latter was something the young man heard very often anyway, from his former and current Captain's, "but I knew there had to be something shifty you wanted outta this."

The young man lets out some high spirited, vibrant laughter, before wiping a tear from his eye and adding, "I was worried you were gonna ask me to sell a limb or drop some crazy catch on me last second, but that doesn't sound too bad; you just want a friend!"

Bansui…. stares at the young man in silence once again, for a few moments, long enough for the air to get a little awkward, but after holding back a bothered sigh and refraining from denying the young man's suggestion, he tries his best to amiable when he answers, "Why, yes, that is correct, young master, a….. friend, in thee."

Bansui would suddenly wave his hands around, a Kido incantation having been spoken long before, and in front of him, and the young man, a Zanpakuto would appear, encased within a transparent, violet-hued box.

"Urhm…" the young man stares at the Zanpakuto Bansui had brought forth, looking a little confused, "what's that?"

"This," Bansui replies, a wide grin forming beneath his mask, as the container around the Zanpakuto began to fade away, "is thine birthright, young master, take it, and then ready thyself, for next, we go to address… the nobility."

The more they stared at the Zanpakuto before them, the more this young man began to feel…. a pull, strange as it was. The young man already possessed a Zanpakuto of their own, that very blade currently fixed at their side, but staring at this other Zanpakuto, he began to feel a similar connection, somehow.

"My, birthright?" the young man questioned, reaching out to grasp the Zanpakuto, and the moment he did, the moment they wrapped their hands around its tsuba, they felt a jolt of spiritual energy flow through them unlike anything they had ever experienced, and in their mind, a name came to fruition, a name they would then speak aloud with awe,

"Enrakyōten."

[doomxdriven]

//OKAY EVERYONE, GATHER AROUND, IMPORTANT BLOG PSA

// firstly, new theme for the blog, courtesy of beargraphs, they do really good work, and i highly recommend you check them out if you're in the market for a new theme!!

SECONDLY, and most importantly, i went ahead and split my non-bleach muses off to another multi, over at @iinexorabile, (i have already followed a few of you from there but to those i haven't, which is a lot of you, now you know!!) making this multi here a strictly bleach focused blog!! in light of that there is a chance i will end up adding a couple of other bleach muses to this blog in the coming weeks / months, but that remains to be seen (as right now im really feeling jin and my oc bansui lmao)

that being said, to all my non-bleach aligned mutual's, i am still more than willing to write with you guys on this blog via au's or crossovers shenanigans with our muses and what not, i would actually LOVE that, but i won't fault any of you for unfollowing and jumping over to my other multi-- i completely understand if that's the case!!!

but yeah, other than that and work sucking up all of my free time and energy lately, that's the news!!

[doomxdriven]

Small blog updates!!

Firstly, I finally went ahead and finalized the move of one of my Bleach OC's over to this blog (Bansui, everyone's favorite spooky Kido Corps Commander), who's information and such you will now find on this blog's Muse Directory! Did a bit of a soft-reboot on Bansui as far as some of his Headcanons go and in terms of his FC (swapping one of them out for another), but if there's anyone following who remembers them from before, not too much has changed! They are on Tertiary status atm but I am ready to start writing them here more or less!

Looking for some actual themes for some character pages and a better directory page in general but in the meantime I updated some of the preview icons on the Muse Directory and Muse pages. Purely aesthetic but I think it looks better this way (8

I am tired but I am also going to be working on some replies later (after streaming some stuff with my gf *laughs viciously as I drag her into JJK hell*)!! Trying to be faster with them but what I have more muse for will come out first naturally lmao!!!!

[doomxdriven]

MUSE DIRECTORY

quick rundown:

main = muse(s) i have the highest energy for atm, they will be the more actively posted one in regards to threads and general content, or rather, they are the one's on my brain the most lmao.

secondary = muse i have a bit of energy for but their content / threads will be more sporadic compared to my main(s)

tertiary = muse i have very little energy for who’s content / threads may only pop up once in a blue moon, if that (think of them as being hiatus-ish lmao)

test = a muse i am currently feeling out / testing the waters with and who may or may not wind up having a permanent spot on my roster. might be very selective with them while i try and find their voice.

‘’CANONS’’

JIN KARIYA (MAIN)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE] / [VERSES HERE] / [PLAYLIST]

RUDBORNN CHELUTE (SECONDARY)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE]  / [VERSES HERE]  / [PLAYLIST]

SHUSUKE AMAGAI (TERTIARY)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE] / [VERSES HERE] / [PLAYLIST]

SŌJIRŌ KUSAKA (TERTIARY)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE] / [VERSES HERE] / [PLAYLIST]

OC’S

BANSUI / PARCA (TERTIARY)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE]  / [VERSES HERE]  / [PLAYLIST]

SAIZO FUJIBAYASHI (TEST)

[INFO HERE] / [HEADCANONS HERE] / [VERSES HERE] / [PLAYLIST]

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