Post by Yuri Nakayama on Aug 12, 2007 1:38:36 GMT -5
Kidô spells are used by the shinigami race for various purposes. Spells exist for attacking, binding, and healing. Like conventional magic, most of these spells require an incantation of some sort to activate their effect. They are performed through channeling spirit energy, which the incantation then focuses into a specific effect. With the exception of healing, which requires no incantation or even a name to perform, kidô spells consist of four distinct steps: reciting the incantation of the spell (which is usually long-winded), its category (binding or destructive), its number, and finally its name. The number of a spell determines the difficultly of casting it correctly and effectively (#1 is simple to cast, #99 is incredibly difficult). They are usually either Binding or Destructive.
Binding spells
1. Restrain — Locks a target's arms in place behind their back.
4. Crawling Rope — An energy rope entangles a target's arms.
9. Hit — Engulfs a target in red light, completely paralyzing them.
Incantation: Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini! Look upon yourself with horror and then claw out your own throat!
58. Summoning of the Tracking Sparrows — Tracks and locates any spiritual force the user focuses on. To activate it, the user must draw a circle on the ground, cut into four parts with a specific character in each. The incantation animates the circle, causing various numbers to appear within until the specific set is found. The number set seems to be a variation on longitude and latitude.
Incantation: Heart of the south, eye of the north, finger of the west, foot of the east, arrive with the wind and depart with the rain.
61. Six Rods Prison of Light — Summons six thin, but wide, beams of light that slam into a target's midsection, holding them in place.
Incantation: Carriage of thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six.
75. Quintet of 1 kan Iron Pillars — Summons five incredibly tall and thick pillars to pin a target to the ground.
Incantation: Walls of ironsand, a priestly pagoda, glowing ironclad fireflies. Standing upright, silent to the end.
77. Heavenly Rickshaws in Silken Air — Transmits messages to anyone within Soul Society. In addition to reciting the spell, the user must draw specific markings on their arms, which are animated by the spell to convey the messages.
Incantation: Black and white net. Twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns and belts. Footprints, distant thunder, sharp peak, engulfing land, hidden in the night, sea of clouds, blue line. Form a circle and fly through the heavens.
99, Part 1. Seal — Binds the arms of a target with spiritual fabric and iron shafts.
99, Part 2. Great seal— This spell covers a target from head to toe with spiritual fabric (first song), stabs them with numerous metal blades (second song), and then smashes them with an immense metal cube (final song).
Incantation: First song: halting fabric, second song: hundred linked bolts, final song: great seal of 10,000 forbiddings.
Destructive
4. White Lightning — Fires a concentrated bolt of lightning from the caster's forefinger.
31. Shot of Red Fire — Fires a ball of red energy at a target.
Incantation: Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, The sea barrier surges, March on to the south!
33. Blue Fire, Crash Down — Fires a burst of blue spiritual energy at a target in a similar manner to 31, but over a wider area and with more power.
Incantation: Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, Upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws!
54. Abolishing Flames — Incinerates a target completely.
63. Thunder Roar Cannon — Fires a massive wave of yellow energy at a target.
Incantation: Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!
63. Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down — Essentially a doubled version of #33, this spell fires two shots of blue fire with greater potency than the single-shot variety.
Incantation: Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens.
90. Black Coffin — Forms a box of black energy around a target, which is then pierced by dozens of energy "spears", lacerating the one inside from head to toe. Its appearance and function is reminiscent of a common magician's trick.
Other
White Crawl — Knocks out anyone and destroy everything within a certain radius of the user.
Mirror Door— Creates a glass-like barrier which is difficult to break from the outside, but quite simple to break from the inside.
Reverse Demon — This technique nullifies an opponent's movement by hitting them with a perfectly opposite surge of energy.
Binding spells
1. Restrain — Locks a target's arms in place behind their back.
4. Crawling Rope — An energy rope entangles a target's arms.
9. Hit — Engulfs a target in red light, completely paralyzing them.
Incantation: Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini! Look upon yourself with horror and then claw out your own throat!
58. Summoning of the Tracking Sparrows — Tracks and locates any spiritual force the user focuses on. To activate it, the user must draw a circle on the ground, cut into four parts with a specific character in each. The incantation animates the circle, causing various numbers to appear within until the specific set is found. The number set seems to be a variation on longitude and latitude.
Incantation: Heart of the south, eye of the north, finger of the west, foot of the east, arrive with the wind and depart with the rain.
61. Six Rods Prison of Light — Summons six thin, but wide, beams of light that slam into a target's midsection, holding them in place.
Incantation: Carriage of thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six.
75. Quintet of 1 kan Iron Pillars — Summons five incredibly tall and thick pillars to pin a target to the ground.
Incantation: Walls of ironsand, a priestly pagoda, glowing ironclad fireflies. Standing upright, silent to the end.
77. Heavenly Rickshaws in Silken Air — Transmits messages to anyone within Soul Society. In addition to reciting the spell, the user must draw specific markings on their arms, which are animated by the spell to convey the messages.
Incantation: Black and white net. Twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns and belts. Footprints, distant thunder, sharp peak, engulfing land, hidden in the night, sea of clouds, blue line. Form a circle and fly through the heavens.
99, Part 1. Seal — Binds the arms of a target with spiritual fabric and iron shafts.
99, Part 2. Great seal— This spell covers a target from head to toe with spiritual fabric (first song), stabs them with numerous metal blades (second song), and then smashes them with an immense metal cube (final song).
Incantation: First song: halting fabric, second song: hundred linked bolts, final song: great seal of 10,000 forbiddings.
Destructive
4. White Lightning — Fires a concentrated bolt of lightning from the caster's forefinger.
31. Shot of Red Fire — Fires a ball of red energy at a target.
Incantation: Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, The sea barrier surges, March on to the south!
33. Blue Fire, Crash Down — Fires a burst of blue spiritual energy at a target in a similar manner to 31, but over a wider area and with more power.
Incantation: Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, Upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws!
54. Abolishing Flames — Incinerates a target completely.
63. Thunder Roar Cannon — Fires a massive wave of yellow energy at a target.
Incantation: Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!
63. Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down — Essentially a doubled version of #33, this spell fires two shots of blue fire with greater potency than the single-shot variety.
Incantation: Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens.
90. Black Coffin — Forms a box of black energy around a target, which is then pierced by dozens of energy "spears", lacerating the one inside from head to toe. Its appearance and function is reminiscent of a common magician's trick.
Other
White Crawl — Knocks out anyone and destroy everything within a certain radius of the user.
Mirror Door— Creates a glass-like barrier which is difficult to break from the outside, but quite simple to break from the inside.
Reverse Demon — This technique nullifies an opponent's movement by hitting them with a perfectly opposite surge of energy.
