[Update] - Squad 8 Captain Raiden Kazama

Basic Information
Name: Raiden Kazama
Nickname: The Silent Demon
Gender: Male
Age: 200 (looks 20)
is a: Shinigami [Division 8 Captain]

Personality: Laid back yet serious when needed,

Zanpakuto information

Zanpakuto Name: Dākushuraudo (Japanese for “Dark Shroud”)
Zanpakuto History:
When Sosuke Aizen destroyed the Kōtotsu (拘突, Wresting-Surge) , its essence ended up in the cycle of rebirth. Because it was usually fused with the Kōryū (拘流, Wresting Flow), it needed something else to fuse with since it no longer resided in the Dangai Precipice World. So while in the cycle of rebirth, it chose a strong soul to cling on to. It chose Raiden (my bio) and fused with his soul, laying dormant and becoming his shinigami soul. Because the Kōtotsu once resided in the Dangai Precipice World, it gave Raiden powers that were similar to the Kōtotsu’s past powers.
It also gave him new eyes that could see Reiatsu, Raiden hid these eyes as they looked hellish (they were green eyes that looked like they were on fire ) so Raiden wrapped his eyes in a cloth and will not open his eyes unless necessary.

appearance:
In its Sealed Form it looks like a regular katana, which Raiden places on left hip (as he fights with his Right hand).
It looks like this:

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Shikai Description
Raiden holds his sealed zanpaktou, like he were holding a spear, he holds the handle with the blade pointing downwards. Then he says the command and darkness appears around the zanpaktou and it forms into it's shikai form.

Once released, Raiden gains access to some abilities. His most basic is the ability to open portals to the Dangai Precipice World. He can either cut the air, where he wants the portal to spawn or he can use his hands to slash or rip open a portal. In the beginning Raiden can only open one portal at a time, they are only the size of himself and can be used as a means of escape, or as a shield which sends an attack into another dimension (i.e Dangai Precipice World). As he grows strong he can open bigger and/or more portals at a time (but after necessary training). Because the Kōtotsu’s soul resides in Raiden he has the latent ability to move through the Dangai Precipice World freely without the Kōryū trying to stop him, meaning he can release his Zanpaktou and use his abilities and he won’t get stuck in the current. This also means he can take advantage of the time distortion, meaning he can train for months in the Dangai Precipice World, while only days pass in soul society.
After the necessary training more abilities will become available to Raiden.
The command for this Zanpaktou is "Entombed in Darkness we shall rise, Dākushuraudo"
It looks like this:

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Shikai Ability: Abilities related to the Dangai Precipice World and the Kōtotsu (拘突, Wresting-Surge)

Bankai Form
Name: Fushi no shuraudo ("Shroud of the Deathless")

Raiden once again holds the spear like he did with his sealed form (except the point is pointing up) and then says "Bankai", Like before Darkness appears and covers Raiden and his zanpaktou. Once transformed the darkness around him dissipates and he takes his new form (while he changes he can't be harmed as the darkness is a portal and will transport anything into another dimension). Once changed darkness will flow out from the user and into the air creating a huge dome around the opponent and user, where they will be separated from time and space and no one can enter or leave the area (apart from the user). Also while in this area the user can just point and open portals (not on the opponent), instead of physically having to open them.

Once Raiden unleashes Bankai, he takes on physical changes befitting his zanpaktou’s name “Shroud of the Deathless” such as gaining a big black hooded robe that covers his face and body, he is endowed with special battle armor and his spear turns into a longsword.


His Zanpaktou will glow red as it gets warmed up or is going to attack.

This is what the user and zanpaktou look like:

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Here's what my Zanpaktous spirit looks like:

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Techniques:

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Background Info.
History:
Raiden was born in the world of the living, from the time he was born he was blind. Yet this did not stop him. Growing up he was bullied for his disability, because of this he learnt Kung Fu (he found he had an affinity to spear fighting) from a special sensei who was able to teach him, even though he was blind. His blindness increased his other senses allowing him to fight on par or even better than people who had all their senses. On his 19th birthday, a powerful hollow came for his soul, it killed his family and wounded Raiden, but with his Kung Fu and wielding an antique spear he was able to hold off the hollow until a shinigami appeared and killed the hollow. Raiden was fatally wounded and beyond help, the shinigami stayed until he died and helped his soul to soul society.

Raiden wound up in the 80th rukon district, still blind he found he had a new sense. He could sense reiatsu now and this allowed him to survive as he could determine if a stranger were powerful or not and if he could beat them or of he should run. After a few months he made his way to the direction of seireitei and sensed a huge amount of reiatsu and was intrigued. He traveled a whole day and arrived at seireitei. He heard that they were recruiting and so he decided to join and kill hollows (as they killed his family).

Other
Shunpo Expert : Having trained under the Shunpo master Shunsui, he has learnt to move
fast with a few amount of steps and easily can be considered a Shunpo Expert.

Kidou Master : Raiden has an affinity to kidou and loves to incorporate it into his fighting style. He can use high level kidou without incantation and lower spell kidou are still very powerful even if only the name is said. All of Raiden's kidou are influenced by his dark reiatsu giving all his kidou a dark red tinge (still the same strength).

Sōjutsu and Kenjutsu Expert : Raiden has trained in the art of Kenjutsu under Shunsui, he is especially deadly with a spear but is ambidextrous and is very powerful with blade or spear.

Enhanced Senses : Being blind he is immune to all attacks that work on sight and his other senses are greatly enhanced (basically he has Tosen's senses).