Raijuken Taranis

**Raijuken Taranis (Kamisama Raiden)** is the current 9th head of the Kamisama Clan and the current Captain of the 3rd Division of the Gotei 13.

## Appearance

Taranis is a very tall main that has pink short hair a blue eyes. He often wears royal armor that is silver and royal blue in color with some gold plating on parts of it. He also wears a large white cape that hangs on the back of it. Taranis often wears it as part of his fighting attire. His casual attire has in wearing a fancy, blue jacket and white pants. When presenting himself as a member of the Kamisama Clan, he wears a blue and purple jacket with black pants.

## Personality

Taranis is a very headstrong, but proud man who values honor above anything else. Taranis has a very formal way of speaking toward others, and always addresses them by their titles if they have one. Taranis is often a man of few words and usually speaks to offer advice toward others whenever they need it. Taranis is also very polite to both friend and foe alike often wishing them luck if they have to fight; although, if said foe is a hostile treat that Taranis deems irredeemable, he will not hesitate to go all out. Taranis is also a man not to hold back in battle as well saying that it is fair to his oppoents to know of his power from the beginning if they have the will to fight anymore or not.

Taranis, despite showing a more caring side toward others, doesn't really take account to deaths of loved ones. Due to what happened in the past, Taranis came to know that everyone will die at some point and feels like mourning deaths will only hinder someone than help. He does honor people's deaths, but says that it must be quick in order to get back onto the task at hand. Many people often get upset at Taranis seemingly showing no remorse for those that have died, by Taranis often sites that he does, but he doesn't have the time for it. This was shown when a relative of his died in battle before his eyes, Taranis merely bowed to him for all he has done but moved on to take out the opponent himself. Taranis' overall personality has been described as the storms themselves: Calm and docile as a gentle shower, but ravenous and destructive as a fierce thunderstorm.

## History

Taranis was born over 600 hundred years ago as a noble from the family of the Kamisama as Kamisama Raiden in an area of Rukongai where the clan is known for their excellent swordsmanship. In order for one to get a seat at the main house of the clan, one must show off their swordsmanship at an advanced level. Naturally, that is where Taranis, going by Raiden during this time, would fight against his other family members for the spot. Raiden was skilled, but he was often outclassed by his older brother, Kamisama Thor. Thor was hailed as the strongest of the Kamisama Clan as his skills was always praised by his family and the higher ups. Despite his skills, Thor was a very humble person and often rather helps others than fight. This was a far cry from Raiden who, at the time, was quite aggressive and prone to do things without thinking despite his own skills.

Raiden and Thor often spar against each other with Thor trying to see if his brother improves with skill. Raiden was good, but was always unable to defeat Thor. Thor stated that the reason for this is because Raiden was acting too rashly and often does things without thinking. Thor told Raiden the key to becoming getting the 9th seat of the Kamisama Clan is to not only be a skilled swordsmen, but also know when to keep their emotions in check. Thor shows Raiden his Zanpakutō, the Inabikari, saying it's a blade that requires one to be in check with their emotions, knowing when to feel rage but keep it contained on the inside. A sword of one to throw away their emotions if they would want to even have a chance to communicate with the spirit. Thor says the secret of his strength is knowing when to cast away emotions if a situation may call for it. Raiden understood his brother's wise words and tried to take the path he decided to and, after doing so, his skills proceeded to improve.

However, one day which happened to be before the announcement of the 9th head of the Kamisama Clan, there was trouble with a bunch of Hollows causing trouble for others. Raiden and Thor decided to go fight against the Hollows and were fending them off for a good while until Raiden started to get taunted by some and started to lose his composure when fighting, something his brother Thor specifically asked him not to do. Raiden started to become overwhelmed and nearly killed by a powerful attack, but Thor stepped in and took the attack for him causing fatal injuries. Despite this, Thor was able to fight off and kill the remaining Hollows before falling over from the pain. An upset Raiden asked him why he jumped in to save him, and Thor simply says "To save my foolish younger brother." The words were blunt, but Raiden seeing his brother dying before his eyes caused tears to stream off of his face. Thor advises to his brother that he must learn to throw away emotions, even at the sight of a dying relative, if he wants to get far in life. Thor then tells Raiden to take up his Zanpakutō, the Inabikari, reminding him that even though the name is revealed, it won't accept him unless he throws away his emotions. Raiden agrees to this and Thor dies peacefully with a smile on his face, showing that the one time it is fine to show emotion is at a peaceful death.

Raiden went back to his clan's mansion to inform them of the news, and his family were upset to hear what happened. They said that Thor was confirmed to be the next head, but with his death, it is only natural that Raiden becomes it instead. Raiden himself feels like he hasn't earned it and wants to train himself to throw away his emotions and train himself more in order to become worthy to the seat. Raiden also knows that to get even stronger, he would want to join the Gotei 13 in the future as he knows how powerful one can be and can protect others in the case of another Hollow outbreak that took his brother's life. With the blessings from his family, Raiden embarks on a solo quest to learn how to master his brother's Zanpakutō, hoping to make it his. For many years, Raiden found it difficult to truly master throwing away his emotions in order to speak with his Zanpakutō. That was when a tall, knighty woman who simply went by the name Tennō came to him one day for advice. Tennō revealed that she was the one that taught Thor to throw away his emotions as she knew his Zanpakutō required that to help activate. Raiden himself wonders how one can do that and Tennō answers that through intense mental training. Tennō says that one must remember all experiences they have encountered in their lives, ones that made them feel anger, sorrow, happiness, fear, shock, and disgust in order to quash them and feel nothing. Tennō describes this as being a docile rainstorm that truly knows when to become ravenous when the time is right. Tennō says that once this is achieved, Raiden will be able to use Jinzen to try and communicate with this spirit. Raiden knows this will be a tough process that could take years and years to achieve, but Tennō reminds him he has plenty of time and if he truly wants to achieve his goals he must do this in honor of his brother. Raiden agrees to this and begins his own special type of training.

Raiden found a spot on top of a large mountain where he was doing his best to surprised his emotions. For happiness, he remembers the times he and his brother Thor always sparred as, despite getting upset at times for not winning, he had fun fighting against such a worthy opponent. With this, Raiden must learn not to express excitement whenever fighting strong opponents and must learn to keep his thrill of a battle to himself. Raiden then focused on shock next. He was caught off guard when his brother was going to be named the next head of the Kamisama Clan and even Thor himself told him to not be off-put but things such as those. One who is surprised in battle is those that have dropped their guards and lead to their deaths. Raiden understands this and has the emotion suppressed. With the next emotion is fear. Raiden's biggest fear is the aspect of dying itself especially those that seem to be unable to die. Raiden must know warriors must not be afraid to die for the ones they love or want to protect, as seen with Thor doing the same for Raiden who expressed nothing when protecting him. Raiden wants to carry on his brother's will and must know to suppress fear. He will always go into high risk fights with the chance of dying, and he must be ready for that possibility at all times. With that emotion suppressed, Raiden goes on to anger next. Anger is Raiden's biggest flaw as he often lashes out at things especially if he feels like he is too weak to achieve anything. One must know their own limits, or other things that may upset them and work out ways to improve themselves. Losing oneself into anger can lead to careless mistakes, either the death of the user or their comrades. Raiden understands this and works hard to get rid of his anger. And, finally, sadness. The death of his brother Thor was the biggest one in his life. Death is eminent and one must understand this. Feeling sadness for one's death is normal, but in the middle of a fight or war, one must look past that and carry on to ensure your own survival. Thor died in Raiden's place without hesitation and wanted his brother to carry on his will. Raiden took this to heart and, with a deep breath, suppresses this emotion as well. As Raiden didn't know how much time was going by as he was doing this training, hundreds of years even, he found himself unable to feel anything. Even the death of his brother seemed like a distant memory now. Tennō was impressed saying that he indeed achieved emotion suppression and then asked of him to try and connect with his brother's Zanpakutō. Tennō mentions for one to be a captain, they must have released their sword twice achieving Shikai and then Bankai. Raiden decided to go and achieve this feat.

Raiden was taught how to speak with the Zanpakutō using Jinzen that Tennō showed him how: getting into a meditation pose and placing the sword on his lap. Raiden, in his calm state, manages to merge his mind with the Inabikari allowing him to speak with the spirit itself residing in. Resembling a large, wolf-like creature of electricity, Inabikari finally speaks with Raiden himself. Although Inabikari respects Raiden for making this far in his training, she sternly tells him she is disappointed how Raiden let his emotions get in the way of her previous owner, Thor's, death saying he should've took his advice to heart. Not wanting to show emotions of regret that links to sorrow, Raiden sternly tells her that it was a mistake on his part that he intends to fix. Inabikari could tell that Raiden successfully suppressed his emotions, he still has a far way to go if he ever wants to be consider the head of the Kamisama Clan, let alone being a Captain. Raiden takes this advice to heart and that was when she recommended enrolling in Shinōreijutsuin if he wants to get better with his outside training. Raiden agrees to this knowing his brother went there for awhile himself and decided to enrolled himself there. With Tennō's assistance, Raiden would eventually enroll himself in Shinōreijutsuin, but was told by Tennō that he must assign himself a different name as he is attending the academy as a regular student instead of as a noble from the Kamisama Family. That was when Kamisama Raiden started to become known as Raijuken Taranis.

Taranis would excel in what he was being taught during his time at the academy as he was quick to pick up taskes that were needed to pass. Thanks to his reserved state, Taranis was extremely focused and was able to pick up skills that helped him even more with his fighting style. Taranis would learn how to use Hakuda to help project his electricity into his fists to avoid relying on his sword too much, Hohō to move at the speed of lightning when used alongside his own abilities, and of course Zanjutsu where he was already a gifted swordsmen thanks to his years of training alongside his brother and his other allies. Taranis gained a reputation among his peers with many respect him for his skills and others being wary of him because of the lack of emotion he shows. Even if times he is shown smiling, those are fake smiles meant to throw people off. Thanks to his skills, Taranis was able to graduate at an earlier time, but continued to stay around to help out others that still need it. He would do this alongside his own training with his Zanpakutō in order to further his skills even more. After hearing of his many defeats of powerful Hollows, especially how swift he often completes his missions, he would be offered a spot as part of the 3rd Division, a spot that his late brother Thor would've been offered had he stayed alive. Taranis' dream of achieving his goals in his brother's place was becoming a reality. Of course, hearing this will allow him to properly take the 9th seat of the Kamisama Clan.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Master Swordsman**: Taranis is an extremely skill swordsmen being trained with the blade ever since his youth. Despite wielding his Zanpakutō that is said to be extremely heavy in weight, Taranis is strong and skilled enough to wield it as an ordinary blade, with the strikes being as fast and powerful as lightning itself. His skill with the sword has been praised by many which is why Adalinda took him in to train even more when he was younger. As the 3rd Division commander, Taranis takes his skills very seriously which allows him to act more aggressive, but calm in battle catching his opponents off guard with a sudden shift between fierce and quick attacks.
* **Intense Reiryoku Control**: Thanks to his emotionless state, Taranis has immense control over his Reiryoku, naturally being able to use his Reiatsu to a high degree of control. According to Taranis himself, his Reiryoku was originally ravenous and untamed due to his aggressive disposition. However, thanks to surprising his emotions and his own spiritual training, Taranis has gained incredible control over his Reiryoku being able to use it alongside his other abilities for intense attacks. Whenever Taranis releases his Reiatsu, it is a dark blue in color showing his connection to his electrical properties. It also takes the shape of a large wolf referencing the connections to the mythical Raiju. Taranis often use this alongside his electrical abilities to make the attacks even more potent and destructive.
* **Immense Strength**: Taranis is an extremely powerful individual that is capable of lifting boulders over his head. He is also able to punch through said boulders with a punch as he was holding back his strength. Taranis' greatest feat of strength is wielding his Zanpakutō which is said to weigh as much as a building being made of a very dense metal. Despite this, he is able to swing it as fast as a lightning strike and clearly shows no strain in using it as well.
* **Supernatural Speed**: Despite his size, Taranis is an extremely fast individual capable of outpacing others in a fight. He often applies electricity to himself to give himself even more of a speed boost in battle. His reflexes and speed are skilled enough to strike down at lightning bolts and can cut down Hollows in a blink of an eye. His speed is often unparalleled because of how he uses it alongside Hohō as well making him rather difficult to land a hit on whenever he decides to move fast. This is able to catch many opponents he faces off guard.
* **Supernatural Endurance**: Taranis possess supernatural endurance as seen he can take a lot of hits in battle without slowing down. Although Taranis can feel pain from strong attacks, his emotion suppression allows him to fight through the pain allowing him to continue to fight before he falls. Taranis managed to fight off a crowd of Hollows and despite gaining a lot of injuries, he continues to fight. He can also survive being crashed to large structures and even stabs through the body that isn't through any of his vital organs. He also often wears a body of armor to help him in his fights, but even without it, he can take a lot of punishment. Taranis would even allow opponents to stab through him as he knows he can endure the hit and proceed to shock them with immense amounts of electricity.