Amatsutori Soudaikiba
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Amatsutori Soudaikiba (Heavenly Bird, Majestic Tusk)
Tensui's zanpakutō is about the same size as your standard katana. The hilt is wrapped with a bright, glossy blue cloth complete with a tassel hanging off the end. The tsuba has a shape similar to that of a diamond or a rhombus. Each side of the rhombus-shaped tsuba has a squiggly line pattern, and near each point are triangular shaped holes. The scabbard is especially unique because it is made of wood which looks like it had been polished, giving it a shiny appearance.
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Spirit Description
Amatsutori Soudaikiba is a big, white-feathered hawk resting atop a pale-blue elephant. They are one being, the hawk being the one able to speak. A blue, glowing halo floats above the hawk's head. It wears a golden necklace around its neck along with a long, flowing red ribbon, which appears to be floating around its neck. The elephant is gloriously decorated, with different colored jewels fused into its tusks. The elephant's appearance is that like a royal elephant.
Shikai
Release Command: Magnificent Gale Sweep the Land! Amatsutori Soudaikiba!
After the transformation, the zanpakutō has two blades extending out of the tsuba, parallel to each other. The blades are slightly longer than before and have leaf patterns engraved on the sides of both blades. The hilt remains the same, but the tassel which hung before is now a long, elegant white ribbon. Two small pinwheels appear, extending a short distance out of the tsuba.
Shikai Abilities
Amatsutori Soudaikiba is a wind-type zanpakutō, but the use of the wind is placed solely into these two techniques, which means he can not simply produce wind, but he is able to use these two techniques which do use wind in some way.
Arashitori Hishou (Flying Tempest Bird)
This attack is used when Tensui slices the air, sending two, long blades of air soaring towards the target. These blades of air are almost shaped like birds and glows slightly blue because of Tensui’s reiatsu. Arashitori Hishou is the quickest technique of Amatsutori Soudaikiba’s Shikai. With more reiatsu used, Tensui can slightly direct the movement of the blades.
Yarikiba Reppuu (Gale's Tusk Spear)
The wind created from Tensui's own reiatsu gathers around the two blades, and when Tensui thrusts his zanpakutō forward, the wind shoots forward in the direction it was thrust, creating two blades of air shooting towards the target. This attack resembles an elephant’s tusk shooting forward, and also glows blue like Arashitori Hishou. Unlike the latter, Yarikiba Reppuu is slower than Arashitori Hishou and its movement cannot be directed like it, but it has more force or power than Arashitori Hishou.
Strengths
Both of Amatsutori Soudaikiba's abilities are ranged, giving him the option to fight both with his blade, or attack from far away. His abilities glow blue only slightly, meaning that on a clear day, they are almost invisible.
Weaknesses
Though Amatsutori Soudaikiba has ranged abilities, these cannot be used for defensive purposes, and against a ranged combatant, he would most likely come off the loser.
