"Sleeve of white snow. That's what her name means," Rukia says with a soft smile. Her countenance always changes slightly once her zanpakutou is released, almost though as if compelled to calm by the cold. The sword won't be too happy with her for having released under such casual pretenses, but Rukia's pretty sure she can bring some reason to Sode no Shirayuki. Instruction can be just as important as combat.
"Her abilities are all temperature-based. Three versions of shikai, the initial release, and one version of bankai, her final release. In the first dance, if I draw a circle with Sode no Shirayuki, everything within that circle is frozen, from the ground and stretching up to the sky. The second dance once again requires a circle, but I stab four corners within the circle, causing an avalanche of cold air to spread and freeze everything in its path. And her third dance allows me to alter the very blade by freezing the water in the air, thereby letting me hit opponents who are far away," Rukia adds, letting the tip of her blade drop near the ground, where it freezes a small circle of grass. "In her final release, she freezes everything around her, including myself. Right now, I have power enough to go about a block's radius, and my own temperature can be dropped to absolute zero for a brief amount of time. But that attack can easily go wrong. Any rash action, and your body splinters."
Rukia raises her sleeve slightly, showing a gash that's mostly healed, extending from wrist to elbow. Just from yesterday.
She glances up with a small smile. "Some of my friends have always said I can be very cold when I deem it appropriate. That might explain the sword I've been given."
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"Her abilities are all temperature-based. Three versions of shikai, the initial release, and one version of bankai, her final release. In the first dance, if I draw a circle with Sode no Shirayuki, everything within that circle is frozen, from the ground and stretching up to the sky. The second dance once again requires a circle, but I stab four corners within the circle, causing an avalanche of cold air to spread and freeze everything in its path. And her third dance allows me to alter the very blade by freezing the water in the air, thereby letting me hit opponents who are far away," Rukia adds, letting the tip of her blade drop near the ground, where it freezes a small circle of grass. "In her final release, she freezes everything around her, including myself. Right now, I have power enough to go about a block's radius, and my own temperature can be dropped to absolute zero for a brief amount of time. But that attack can easily go wrong. Any rash action, and your body splinters."
Rukia raises her sleeve slightly, showing a gash that's mostly healed, extending from wrist to elbow. Just from yesterday.
She glances up with a small smile. "Some of my friends have always said I can be very cold when I deem it appropriate. That might explain the sword I've been given."