Ash Blossom

**Ash Blossom** (灰花 (カイカ)) is an anti-domain barrier technique and a technique developed by Kagerou Kizen to be utilized by his younger sister Byakko Kizen, often known as Shiroe.

## Descriptions

Ash Blossom is a unique barrier technique that employs two different "rules" within a singular Barrier. Through the use of a binding vow which entails that the sections with different "rulings" cannot interfere or overlap with each other. It becomes possible to employ what should be akin to two different barriers at once. This is the basis of the "Disjoint Barrier Rule Theory" created and, used as a base for this barrier technique. In essence, the "rules" are disjoint sets from each other, akin to a Venn diagram with two disjoint sets.

Where a Simple Domain, manifests their own "domain" to nullify a Domain Expansion's auto-hit attack, and Falling Blossom Emotion shrouds the user in an armor of fluid cursed energy that counter-attacks the moment a domain's guaranteed hit makes contact. Ash Blossom goes a step further, creating a barrier which extends at their feet as well as covering the user or their weapon. The first "rule" denotes that the section of the barrier spread around the users feet protects against the auto-hit effects of a domain expansion and grants detection of anything that enters its radius. The second rules denotes that the thinly spread, fluid barrier over the body and/or weapon will automatically strike and defend against detected attacks and cursed techniques.

The use of the user itself as a "loophole" to bypass the disjoint rulesets allows them to take full advantage of Ash Blossom's capabilities. Since the two sets do not interfere or overlap with each other as the first "rule" sends information to the user, which then allows the second "rule" to function efficiently. Of course, this may cause a time-lag depending on the users own skill, as the process of detecting, processing and finally acting upon the information is slower than a true automatic counterattack from Falling Blossom Emotion. Additionally, the technique has not much use against targets whose physical prowess far surpasses the users. As they can use their superior physical abilities to dodge the homing, empowered strikes.

Ash Blossom is most often used with bladed weaponry, especially iai-sword techniques, as the weapons speed and striking power is dramatically increased akin to a user of the New Shadow Style who uses a Simple Domain coupled with the attacks naturally homing towards cursed techniques and targets. However, it has an advantage in that it functions similarly to Falling Blossom Emotion as well. Hence, its true power lies in its versatility.

## Usage

### Byakko Kizen

Byakko Kizen, or Shiroe, is the main user of Ash Blossom, using it in conjunction with their many blades, and enhancing their firearms aim with the slight homing properties it gives bullets. The increased striking speed and power, as well as the homing abilities it adds onto melee weapons, make Shiroe into a dangerous close quarters fighter that can easily counter and cut through Cursed Techniques as well deal massive damage in a single strike.

### Renka Kōhō

Renka Kōhō knows how to use Ash Blossom due to being involved in the creation process of the technique, and the one who named it as well. They oftentimes use a variation of Ash Blossom they developed themselves that has yet to be revealed.