Letter Bee

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

There will be a Third Main Thread soon. Keep your eyes peeled.

There will also be a Side RP.

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Noble Arms: The Normal People, an ASEAN War spinoff (Jets, Mechs, and Ships!)

It is 2022, nearly a century after the unintended consequences of one person's folly.

On the verge of Allied Victory in World War II, the British Scientist Alan Turing, one of the fathers of computer science, fed captured Nazi occult research into a prototype computer and accidentally made it work, leading to the manifestation of Noble Arms. These magical weapons are symbols of their user's inner selves, manifesting when a person undergoes great change and development in their lives, for good or for ill.

Taking the form of obsolete weapons and tools such as swords, spears, muskets, books, and even wooden ships, the Noble Arm can possess devastating powers that defy the laws of reality as we know it.

• The ability to manipulate the elements to the user's will.
• Forces that can reduce matter down to atoms in seconds.
• The strength to withstand the explosion of a nuclear missile.

You are not one of them - You are a normal person who paid for their normalcy by giving up opportunities to gain a Noble Arm and the great power, prestige, and responsibilities that come with it.

But being normal does not mean staying powerless; your normal life has grounded, you, kept your mind clear, and you are willing to use technology to even the playing field against Arms Masters. These include machines of war that run on the Occult Principles which make Noble Arms work.

What does that mean? You are one of these individuals, given access to cutting-edge technology developed by the Paragons of Science, a group of renegades that took knowledge of the Occult Programming Language that created Noble Arms out of Britain and America's secret vaults and began giving it to the world.

Fighter Jets with infinite ammo and cockpits that negate G-Force. Mechs with railguns and plasma blades that can match an Arms Master and their Noble Arm one-on-one. All to save the world from its most recent crisis.

In the year 2022, this world is similar, yet different; bound to the history of another timeline yet struggling to break away and become its own thing.

The most immediate crisis is the war in Southeast Asia, where China has launched a special military operation against the ASEAN countries. In response, the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, united by the threat of Chinese aggression, have fought back with a mixture of mundane grit and the strategic use of Arms Masters, applying supernatural force where it is most needed.

Called in to aid its Chinese ally, the Russian Pacific Fleet, bolstered with ships, ammunition, and Arms Masters from North Korea, is maneuvering south to the Tsushima Strait, entering Japanese waters in a deliberate act of war. In an unprecedented move, Japan and South Korea have set aside historical enmities to form a fragile alliance, determined to halt the Russian advance - Your group is key to doing so; you may lack the supernatural abilities of the Arms Masters, but you have the tactical minds and will to fight back.

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This is an interest check for a Side RP/Spinoff RP of Noble Arms: The ASEAN War (link here), where the goal is to expand on the setting and elements that receive only mentions or exposition in the Main RP, as well as affect key elements in said RP, including if the JSSDF will show up to help the protagonists in that Main RP.

You are restricted to Normal People at the start of the RP, but depending on your personal development, you can gain a Noble Arm of your own.

Antagonists need special permission from all three members of the GM Council (Being Recruited).

You can find the Lore in the Noble Arms Lore Thread and the relevant lore for playing a character, plus the Character Sheet Skeleton, is below.

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Relevant Lore

Occult Programming Language

Occult Programming Language - Summary

The Occult Programming Language was developed by Alan Turing in the closing years of World War II, as a chance discovery that one-upped and exceeded the Nazis' attempts to harness mysticism and the occult for battle. It treated Reality as a giant computer, and one 'string' of the Language was able to alter or add one existing fact, but cannot directly destroy a physical object or even concept. Multiple strings of these accidentally infected the collective Human Subconscious like a computer virus, which Alan Turing discovered too late, and this infection altered all Human Souls to be capable of manifesting a Noble Arm.

Noble Arms

Noble Arms - Summary

Noble Arms are weapons born from the human soul, capable of magical powers dictated by their creator's personality as they grow and develop. These weapons take on the form of obsolete, but culturally resonant tools and armaments, mostly weaponry created before World War I, but an increasing number take on the form of objects such as books, mirrors, and even metal cubes or orbs. A few can even use ships, siege towers, or blimps as Noble Arms.

Noble Arms exist in a kind of 'hyperspace' that is unique to its user and can be called from there - in essence, an Arms Master is always armed... as long as they are conscious; most Arms Masters lose their powers when they sleep.

Noble Arms have an astonishingly potent ability pool, from calling down fire to strengthening the body, etc., and more often than not, possess more than one ability. They are also quicker to use and some of them can reach nuke-level strength (though these are a rarity). However, OPL is more adaptable, especially when applied to mundane objects like Mechs and Fighter Planes.

To define what a weapon is, a weapon is 'something crafted or shaped by human hands for the specific purpose of harming'. This also means that you can use a bunch of Stone Age flint knives, a wand, and yes, a staff as weapons.

OPL Enhanced Jets

Think of the KAI KF-21 Boramae and the Mitsubishi F-2 or some other high-end South Korean or Japanese Plane, and imagine that they have been given 'cheat codes' that allow them unlimited ammo, unnatural endurance and resistance to enemy fire, and cockpits that negate the effects of G-Force on the Pilot and thus allow them to do impossible maneuvers that would have killed anyone in an un-enhanced plane.

Now think of other models of Jet Fighter, whether US or UK or even former Soviet models, and imagine that they have those same enhancements. Then imagine them all flying together against the combined Russian and North Korean armada. That is what you pilot; that's where you come in.

Paragon of Science Prototype Mechs

Four meters tall or slightly taller and barely qualifying as giant robots, the Paragons of Science's Prototype Mechs (image reference) are vehicles that defy the innate impracticality of the Humanoid Mecha, able to move as well as any human and ward off attacks that should bring them down if they were normal machines (such as mundane bazooka shots). Equipped with railgun-based rifles, plasma swords, missiles, and even anti-gravity packs that allow them to fly (but slower than OPL Enhanced Jets), each Mech can kill Arms Masters in droves.

Differences from IRL and the Original

- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is considerably more militarized and economically linked than IRL, with coordination between their best Arms Masters and their separate militaries.

- This in turn has its roots in 1988 when China had a confrontation with the ASEAN Countries over the Spratlys and ASEAN won due to the intervention of Filipino Arms Master Angelito Jaime (who had a spear that could open a portal through which he was clever enough to use to redirect bullets, artillery, cruise missiles, and potentially even nukes back at the person who fired them, and this works on many other NA attacks too). This victory, however, led to an undercurrent of resentment between China and ASEAN which burst into fire decades later in the ASEAN War.

- The Philippines is now led by a 'Government of National Salvation' chaired by an Original Character. The IRL Government/Administration is no longer in power.

- After some thought, another OC (Democratic) is the President of the US instead of anyone IRL.

- The Original Character President of the US was the perfect domestic president, saving the country from COVID-19, restoring the US Economy, limiting corporate power, strengthening the Trade Unions and making them more relevant, and creating more well-paying jobs. The downside to this? His foreign policy sucks, as he despises the prospect of sending Americans to die overseas for ideological goals so much that he is willing to neglect or withdraw from the US alliances and defense commitments and thus emboldened China and Russia to move into open war, mistakenly sensing weakness.

- The US Congress, however, was capable of striking back to issue sanctions, provide weapons, vehicles, supplies, money, and all possible aid to ASEAN and Ukraine, and is trying to scramble enough people to form a majority that can declare war even with a Presidential Veto.

- Indonesia has been caught flat-footed by China's new militaristic mood, and while it remains Democratic, its military (both Army and Navy) is rising in power once again, although its President is still canny enough to balance out competing interests.

- In 2014, instead of a certain terrorist organization taking over large portions of Iraq and Syria, the Hammer of Masters, an organization of Arms Master terrorists, did so instead to establish a 'Malikate' where Arms Masters can rule over Non-Arms Masters as the 'Superior Race'. This was crushed in 2018 - 2019, when the 'Big Three' first made their appearance, and the Paragons and Seven Virtues began giving away Noble Arms.

- As for the various groups in the Original Noble Arms, the Hammer of Masters (mentioned above) and the Disablers have dwindled into near-irrelevance over the last four years due to the existence of the Seven Virtues and Paragons of Science (both of whom have defectors from both groups), same for the Arms of Nobility and the Organization for Disarmament. It is also rumored that the Seven Virtues and Paragons have been organizing manhunts for members of the Hammer and Disablers who remain diehard fanatics of their ideologies.

- There are people within China trying to fight against the current leadership of its Government so that they can change their country and shift it to a direction they believe is more productive. Some of them are fringe groups given power by Noble Arms, such as the ASEAN-allied Qing Restoration Society (QRS), but others fight within the current Government, such as the [Insert Name Here] Clique and the [Blank] and [REDACTED] Factions, to stop a war they consider senseless and counter to China's prosperity.

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Character Sheet

Character Sheet

[center][b]Appearance:[/b]
(Picture preferred, although written descriptions are good too. Also, please include miscellaneous information such as height and weight.)[/center]

[b]Name:[/b]

[b]Age:[/b]

[b]Nationality:[/b]

[b]Jet or Mech:[/b] Do you use a Jet, or a Mech? If a Jet, what model? All Mechs use the same model... for now.

[b]Preferred Armament:[/b] What weapons do you prefer to use for your Jet or Mech?

[b]Custom Modifications:[/b] Did you request any special systems for your Jet or Mech?

[b]Misc Abilities:[/b] What are your other talents?

[b]Personality:[/b]

[b]*Likes:[/b]

[b]*Dislikes:[/b]

[b]Fears:[/b]

[b]Bio:[/b]

[b]*Current Goal:[/b]

[b]Military or Civilian Rank:[/b]

*Optional

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Rules

Rules

1.) Cooperative storytelling comes first; prospective players should not seek to game or break the system to make themselves as powerful as possible. One should also not use one's PC's powers to brute-force all obstacles the GM brings before them, or use sophistry, psychological tricks, or 'mental influence magic' to win every diplomatic confrontation. This is not an RP where 'storygaming' is an ugly word.
2.) Nor does an angsty backstory that fits various 'story beats' make one's character good if their purpose is to defeat everyone and establish themselves as the 'top dogs' and otherwise make it an arms race with the GM on who can god-mode more. If one won't use their angsty backstory to make a good story, this is not the RP for them.
3.) That said, powerful characters and angsty backstories are permitted, as long as they are made by players who are willing to cooperate and the GM to make a good and dynamic story that isn't just 'X overpowers Y' by bending the rules so far they break, violating the spirit of said rules and (to quote Dave Brookshaw of Onyx Path publishing) common sense.
4.) The first three rules are the most important; let's just say that people who cannot follow them have proven problematic before, and we should have people who can follow the first three rules in this RP.
5.) Do not be an asshole.
6.) Post length is five sentences minimum, but longer posts are encouraged, of course. GMs are also bound by this rule.
7.) 1 US Dollar is 55 Philippine Pesos - Remember this when you spend money.
8.) No Arms Master characters during the start of the RP.

Bleach - Resonant Souls

Mikazuki Nakajima

Mikazuki Nakajima was happy. Happy enough to go cycling around town, eager to see his acquaintances in Substitute Shinigami-hood. Considering how he liked cafes, he decided to go for some coffee first and maybe talk with meet Mitsuaki, whom he knew worked in the nearest one.

Bad idea, as he witnessed the older youth walking out of his job in the coffee shop. Somehow, he did not think that Mitsuaki was the one in the wrong. But what should he do to help? Did Mitsuaki even want help? The boy knew that Juno Suzuma's death was one year ago, and he had gleaned enough to know that Mitsuaki had the look of someone who had lost his brother twice.

No, it was not his place to pry; the last time he, Mikazuki Nakajima, did that, he had found out his grandfather was a war criminal. He knew that it was highly irregular, even in these modern times, to side with a Westerner over his own flesh and blood, but Mr. Leonid and his squad did not deserve what had happened to them in that war far back in the last century - A war that still scarred Mr. Leonid and might do so all the way in the afterlife where Shinigami are from.

He cycled to try and look for Sara, finding her having just eaten takoyaki from his favorite takoyaki stall. Stopping his bike for a moment, he watched her go home, half-tempted to approach her, feeling that she needed help, but knowing full well he should not rush to do so - There was a fine line between concern and stalking.

Which was a shame; the two were just one year apart in age. If things had been different... No. It was always too late for regrets.

He decided to cycle over to Mr. Stone's house. Darius was a fun guy and he liked learning from him. Plus the American reminded him of how Mr. Leonid could have been if his grandfather, whose blood he inherited, had not inflicted horrors no one should go through, much less forced to see one's squad be subjected to.

The sound of acoustic music was as familiar as ever...

@WSilversun@LadyAnnaLee@Morgannis@Sho Minazuki

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

GM Post - Thank @QJT

Prime Minister H.S. grits his teeth. His office had a window view; he obviously couldn’t operate from there. Still, he should have heeded his bodyguards when they advised that the floor of the National Assembly was too spacious of an enclosure to defend adequately. His security detail could barely cover one door with two people. Granted, the janitorial closet couldn’t exactly house all the communications equipment, staff, and supply materials needed to conduct a hastily coordinated military operation.

Every few minutes an aide would report more foul tidings to him. The defections en masse around the Convention Center and the airport were shockingly bad, but then came the flip of the RCAF, the landing of troops, the arrival of US special forces, then even an explosion outside that very building. Likely a vehicle of some sort, but it was impossible to tell. Everyone nearby fell under heavy gunfire.

The paramilitaries were on the predetermined radio frequency. He couldn’t speak Russian or Spanish. They couldn’t speak Khmer. They compromised with broken English. It was difficult to understand the accents, but the message was clear.

“We need ammo! Where is your ammo?” shouted a livid man in a thick Novgorodian dialect.

“We just send it right down Street 274 and Street 268,” the minister assured. “It will be there soon!”

“Street 274?” The faint rustling of paper was heard in the background. “You send it right through traitor lines! Moron! Сука!”

That the defectors had reached that close to the National Assembly building was news to Prime Minister H.S. Already he tried to conjure a new convoy. “Hold your ground, we will send a new-“

“We cannot fight with no bullets!” The voice crescendoed into a scream before resigning to the standard military tone. “We pull back to the surburbs, to our supply lines, regroup from there.”

“No, stay where you are. We will-“

No sooner had the radio violently cut transmission than his chief of security approached him. “We cannot remain here, Prime Minister. They advance on the building, and there is no secret passage or safe room here. Our window of opportunity to evacuate closes fast. We must leave, now. Before they realize that our paramilitaries are gone and exploit that advantage.”

“No, our men - our loyal men, at least - are still fighting, and we’ll lose all of that if we abandon our communication equipment here.” He pointed emphatically at the circuitry. “Our only link to this military network is through this room. This entire operation fails if this falls.”

Speaking of loyal men, his phone vibrated with the call sign of his son. At least one man still fought true. He answered it without a second thought.

A flash of light, and suddenly the presence of many Arms Masters. He dropped his phone from shock, not that he’d ever pick it up again willingly knowing that that could happen. Was that a nun with a power fist? He blinked in disbelief.

He eyed the doors at his periphery as his protection stood off against his adversaries. The communications lost would be a setback, but his death or capture would be far more so. And how often did a dozen men with firearms fare well against these superpowered titans? No, it wouldn’t end like this. He suddenly made a mad dash for the exit door while his protection laid suppressing fire in his direction, careful not to shoot their own boss.

The sight outdoors was surreal. A scout car was completely overturned and inoperable, and none of the surrounding bodies were alive. The counter-snipers on the nearby rooftop were completely gone, replaced with someone, something, else. Except for a loose assortment of ragtag squads, he was completely isolated. The prime minister staggered forward to survey the wreckage, adrenaline compelling him to run towards… Were those mirrors in front of him?

@Gerlando@Nimbus@QJT@Amidatelion@Digmata@Chiro@Creative Chaos@4wheathRmany@Danyel@LimeTime966

Bleach - Resonant Souls

@Sho Minazuki, give me a bit; I need to sleep due to me spending the past week without adequate sleep.

Shattered Steel - An Ace Combat/Project Wingman/etc inspired aircraft-based RP

Mykhailo Martinez

"I'm glad to have you, Lieutenant Sokolov - I've heard my Mom talk about you before, albeit in passing. Let's just say that she and Dad have a vested interest in keeping the behemoth to the east - Russia - from regaining its former power and has backed your Government," Mykhailo decided to be more upfront about his stance on that nation this time, even though it got him people's ire. So, you're going to be fighting alongside us in this mission? Good - Glad to meet new friends. Let's protect that convoy together, shall we? What are the specs of your plane and its customizations? I have an F16 Flying Falcon in sky colors..."

To be honest, Mykhailo knew he was socially awkward, which got him in trouble with his friends and relatives back home in the Philippines. However, he also knew that money and good looks can help smooth over his lack of social skills as long as he had them. Not that those worked all the time, but point was... He knew he was bad at talking to people in general of any gender. He was trying to fix it, or at least smooth over the rough edges, but at the same time, sometimes being awkward meant being endearing, and that sort compensated for lack of social skils so well it might as well be an extra skill.

@Damo021@AvaP@Kensai@Smike@Rhona W@Shadow Daedalus

Bleach - Resonant Souls

Mikazuki Nakajima

Name: Mikazuki Nakajima
Age: 16
Gender: Male

Personality: Kind, understanding, and possessed of a humane curiosity that examines all angles of a situation, Mikazuki knows the difference between fiction and reality and refuses to assume the presence of a cliche without being certain that the reason why the cliche exists in books is valid. In short, Mikazuki can better distinguish between fiction and reality than many average people. When told the official story of a given backstory or event, Mika tries to refrain from assuming that it's the gospel truth or untrustworthy propaganda, to preserve a strategic skepticism that does not veer to cynicism.

Of course, when someone reveals themselves to be worthy of his trust and even friendship, Mikazuki is willing to return every positive emotion; after all, he is training himself to help others.

Backstory: Mikazuki loved books of all kinds since he was small; even the ones without pictures. When others devoured Anime, Manga, and Western Movies, Mikazuki read novels, biographies, and science books. He was happy, spending his spare change, and later on, doing part-time work at his family's kendo dojo to earn more money for books; he was seen as an oddball for that, but not to the point where he got bullied. He didn't notice girls much, but there were a few he liked; strong, mature women who could kick his ass but were still elegant and kind (as for boys, he managed to hide the fact that they made him go gaga over them).

All in all, he was happy, he was kind, and people either liked him or were indifferent to his existence while he and his family deeply loved each other. Then... He met an old man, a Westerner broken by a war he thought was relegated to history books and subtly censored by the authorities. This old man had suffered due to the actions of Mikazuki's nation and spent decades struggling to find the will to forgive. Now, he was dying and hoped to find some sort of closure, to confront a person who had inflicted unspeakable horrors on him and his squad, dead in some Southeast Asian Jungle.

And the boy saw that the world was darker than he thought, for he knew exactly who had done that - His Grandfather, who was on the verge of death. Mikazuki struggled with whether to tell his new friend about this, knew full well the consequences and the heartbreak that might result. But he decided to do the right thing and tell the Westerner, and even engineer a meeting between the two - He was not naive enough to expect a moment of reconciliation.

All in all, he could count himself lucky that his Grandfather and the Westerner didn't kill each other when they met. This led to a vital lesson for him; hatred can be controlled and one can face people they viscerally hate and even work with them because it was the right thing to do.

His Grandfather died the next month, followed by the Westerner the month after; the latter promised to drag his Grandfather's soul to hell.

And so Mikazuki's life resumed, but he resolved to know more than he could find in books, to train his body and mind so he could help people while withstanding the horror and tragedy that the world held, while not being desensitized to the beauty, hope, and wonder that it still held. He wanted to bring hope to others, to one day wander the earth building friends, positively influencing people, and despite the Japanese aversion towards guns, even defend himself with a trusty pistol or two.

Then, his life changed again when he was hit by a truck... And this was not an Isekai story.

Why did you become a Substitute Shinigami: To live. To find out more. To see his Grandfather and The Westerner again. To gain power he can discreetly use it for his goals as an adult.

::COMBAT:: (You have 2000 points among all the below stats. All stats are required to be minimum 50, distributed in denominations of 25, Reiryoku minimum is 100)

• Strength: 350
• Skill: 300
• Speed: 300
• Focus: 375
• Constitution: 200
• Reiryoku: 500
• Reiatsu: (this is equal to one fifth your Reiryoku. This is filled at the end)

::Shinigami Arts:: (You will start with 2 points to distribute here. NOTE: This will represent what training courses your character picked as soon as they became a substitute shinigami)

• Zanjutsu: 1/5
• Hakuda: 0/5
• Hoho: 0/5
• Kido: 1/5

Feats: (This will start empty. Generally these are unique skills and abilities that you can gain through training in specific styles, a result of some anomaly in your character, or blessings)

Zanpakuto: A plain Katana in a black lacquered sheath.
Shikai: (this will remain empty. When the time comes, depending on how you’ve built your character and what they’re good at, your shikai will lean certain ways.)

Techniques:

Miraculous Parry - A defensive technique where Mika strengthens his blade with his Reiatsu to block blows that should have gotten through and struck his flesh.

Counter - An offensive technique where Mika, after parrying an attack, cuts or thrusts just a split-second after.

Memorized Kido:

Kaidō - Healing Arts, which do not need names, incantations, or numbers to cast, but simply heal the user and others.

Barrier (Concealment) - A Barrier-type Kido that masks Mika's Spiritual Energy.

Barrier (Physical) - A Barrier-type Kido that acts as an energy shield; Mika's takes on the form of a round barrier that can deflect bullets or the equivalent.

Shattered Steel - An Ace Combat/Project Wingman/etc inspired aircraft-based RP

Ok, first post is up, please lmk if anything needs adjusting or trimming and I'll get right on it in the morning

@Shadow Daedalus

Want to get on the Discord Server?

I want to discuss if Mykhailo's family knows Sokolov.

Bleach - Resonant Souls [AU]

@Sho Minazuki, made an OC.

Mikazuki Nakajima

Name: Mikazuki Nakajima
Age: 16
Gender: Male

Personality: Kind, understanding, and possessed of a humane curiosity that examines all angles of a situation, Mikazuki knows the difference between fiction and reality and refuses to assume the presence of a cliche without being certain that the reason why the cliche exists in books is valid. In short, Mikazuki can better distinguish between fiction and reality than many average people. When told the official story of a given backstory or event, Mika tries to refrain from assuming that it's the gospel truth or untrustworthy propaganda, to preserve a strategic skepticism that does not veer to cynicism.

Of course, when someone reveals themselves to be worthy of his trust and even friendship, Mikazuki is willing to return every positive emotion; after all, he is training himself to help others.

Backstory: Mikazuki loved books of all kinds since he was small; even the ones without pictures. When others devoured Anime, Manga, and Western Movies, Mikazuki read novels, biographies, and science books. He was happy, spending his spare change, and later on, doing part-time work at his family's kendo dojo to earn more money for books; he was seen as an oddball for that, but not to the point where he got bullied. He didn't notice girls much, but there were a few he liked; strong, mature women who could kick his ass but were still elegant and kind (as for boys, he managed to hide the fact that they made him go gaga over them).

All in all, he was happy, he was kind, and people either liked him or were indifferent to his existence while he and his family deeply loved each other. Then... He met an old man, a Westerner broken by a war he thought was relegated to history books and subtly censored by the authorities. This old man had suffered due to the actions of Mikazuki's nation and spent decades struggling to find the will to forgive. Now, he was dying and hoped to find some sort of closure, to confront a person who had inflicted unspeakable horrors on him and his squad, dead in some Southeast Asian Jungle.

And the boy saw that the world was darker than he thought, for he knew exactly who had done that - His Grandfather, who was on the verge of death. Mikazuki struggled with whether to tell his new friend about this, knew full well the consequences and the heartbreak that might result. But he decided to do the right thing and tell the Westerner, and even engineer a meeting between the two - He was not naive enough to expect a moment of reconciliation.

All in all, he could count himself lucky that his Grandfather and the Westerner didn't kill each other when they met. This led to a vital lesson for him; hatred can be controlled and one can face people they viscerally hate and even work with them because it was the right thing to do.

His Grandfather died the next month, followed by the Westerner the month after; the latter promised to drag his Grandfather's soul to hell.

And so Mikazuki's life resumed, but he resolved to know more than he could find in books, to train his body and mind so he could help people while withstanding the horror and tragedy that the world held, while not being desensitized to the beauty, hope, and wonder that it still held. He wanted to bring hope to others, to one day wander the earth building friends, positively influencing people, and despite the Japanese aversion towards guns, even defend himself with a trusty pistol or two.

Then, his life changed again when he was hit by a truck... And this was not an Isekai story.

Why did you become a Substitute Shinigami: To live. To find out more. To see his Grandfather and The Westerner again. To gain power he can discreetly use it for his goals as an adult.

::COMBAT:: (You have 2000 points among all the below stats. All stats are required to be minimum 50, distributed in denominations of 25, Reiryoku minimum is 100)

• Strength: 350
• Skill: 300
• Speed: 300
• Focus: 350
• Constitution: 200
• Reiryoku: 500
• Reiatsu: (this is equal to one fifth your Reiryoku. This is filled at the end)

::Shinigami Arts:: (You will start with 2 points to distribute here. NOTE: This will represent what training courses your character picked as soon as they became a substitute shinigami)

• Zanjutsu: 1/5
• Hakuda: 0/5
• Hoho: 0/5
• Kido: 1/5

Feats: (This will start empty. Generally these are unique skills and abilities that you can gain through training in specific styles, a result of some anomaly in your character, or blessings)

Zanpakuto: A plain Katana in a black lacquered sheath.
Shikai: (this will remain empty. When the time comes, depending on how you’ve built your character and what they’re good at, your shikai will lean certain ways.)

Techniques:

Miraculous Parry - A defensive technique where Mika strengthens his blade with his Reiatsu to block blows that should have gotten through and struck his flesh.

Counter - An offensive technique where Mika, after parrying an attack, cuts or thrusts just a split-second after.

Memorized Kido:

Kaidō - Healing Arts, which do not need names, incantations, or numbers to cast, but simply heal the user and others.

Barrier (Concealment) - A Barrier-type Kido that masks Mika's Spiritual Energy.

Barrier (Physical) - A Barrier-type Kido that acts as an energy shield; Mika's takes on the form of a round barrier that can deflect bullets or the equivalent.

I exist, right?

@AlmostEternity, hello!