30 Day Radioactive Revamp [One Month Challenge To Myself]

» Zanpakutô Name: Vanya Venedikt is the name of Radioactive's artificial Zanpakutô. This has meaning to Radioactive's spirit because of the fact that Vanya symbolizes the meaning of God being gracious in Russian, while Venedikt simply means to be blessed. Why does this matter to someone like Radioactive? Well, he is a death god himself from what he had understood of the world he was reborn into. So, rather than fall into despair that there is another life of hardship ahead of himself, Radioactive felt it was more important to feel gracious to himself for the ability, blessings, and potential for his strength to further accumulate into something that could attain his desires so long as he savagely trained.

Therefore, Radioactive is gracious to himself, the world around him and those who he encounters in the field of battle for being given the gift to possess this abnormal strength in this supernatural world. Rather than being fodder to be thrown away, Radioactive was blessed to have this monstrous strength and he doesn't forget that for even a single second.

» Zanpakutô Spirit Appearance: Radioactive's Zanpakutô spirit does have an appearance, but that doesn't mean it's living. If one is able to venture far enough into the inner world of Radioactive, they will eventually find a massive red colored shark that is the size of a skyscraper laying in the dirt. This being will be covered in dirt, bruises, scars, and blood as this was the former spirit that was Radioactive's Ziamichi spirit. However, since he had slain it himself, it instead became the vessel to hold his artificial Zanpakutô and became the base for his more animalistic and shark traits that he attained later on. As Radioactive considers whatever power this creature had to be his now since he had consumed this monster to sustain his own existence when it invaded the home of his inner being.

» Inner World: The Inner World of Radioactive is one that is quite barren at the moment. All that is there is a mud brown sky, rubble and shattered homes and dead grass for as far as the eye can see. This represents the change in himself that he has undergone recently as more cynical views have consumed his spirit in light of how much he has lost, the high degree of development when it comes to the growth of himself from where he started and how much the world around him has altered. Which is why a sense of a decaying void is felt in his heart as he honestly feels as if there is almost nothing left for himself, so his inner world was left to rot and consume itself until nothing but death, decay and ruin were left within it.

» Sealed Zanpakutô Appearance: There is no appearance for Radioactive's Zanpakutô as he never attained a physical form of it. That does not mean it does not exist, however. It's infused with his being and exists throughout the man's entire body as his Zanpakutô blade was broken, shattered to pieces and embedded inside the varying muscles of the shinigami. This ritual was important to him because it symbolized that he did not want to live relying on the strength of an external power in the form of a weapon or blade. It's why he is keen on just focusing on his spiritual power, raw strength and will to otherwise get the job done for him as they are his Zanpakutô as far as Radioactive is concerned.

Afon's Might: Afon is the Russian form of Greek Athos, meaning "immortal." This name was given to a mountain and monastery in Abkhazia, called New Athos. While Radioactive sees himself as no immortal god, what he does see as immortal is the endless cycle of conflict and fight and an eternal need for strength. This was demonstrated to him throughout his human years while living life of a warrior, dying in combat and being brought to the afterlife to once again face battle time and again. There is no escaping the need for a great strength even in death and this sense of sentiment resonated still with his soul.

Thus, being that Radioactive grew to understood that this was a world of symbolism, rituals and spiritual meaning throughout his travels in the Soul Society, Radioactive dubbed this power as Afon's Might as this is the one truth that rang true throughout his life. And, by giving this feeling, reality, and emotion a name, face and material form brought forth great power over a duration of time. As the core of it's foundation understands that his spirit has a great need to use this strength to achieve his grandest goals and use it as a tool to protect what is important to his heart and mind. Whether it was fighting for the safety of his family, battling against the inner turmoils of his mind to keep the sane thought, clashing against the limits of exhaustion to find a mental strength to push through his physical limitations; there is always a great need for a variety forms of different power in the physical, spiritual, mental and emotional aspects of a person. So even as a mere plus spirit, this essence brew from the immense and constant need to remain strong.

Therefore, Afon's Might has always been active in his body in some form or another. This power draws in on that element of strength in order to pool power from the spiritual world around Radioactive and within himself in order to maintain strong, mind and spirit. Much like his great hunger as a primal beast, the body of Radioactive is constantly devouring reishi and worldly energies from the realm that his body encompasses. It does not mean he is capable of absorbing energies in mid-battle, however. Instead, this consumption process is an accumulation of multiple lifetimes of feasting.

One of the major contributors of Radioactive's great mental, spiritual and physical prowess is that Afon's Might stores away large pools of energy within his body in order to make his skin, organs, bones, blood, muscle and so much more of his physical body robust and durable. It houses this energy away for weeks or months at a time, and it bonds with him throughout the course of multiple threads via training and combat in order to constantly grow stronger through conflict. This is the reason why he was still an asset to the Gotei despite not achieving a shikai or bankai; as he had accumulated enough spiritual particles within himself in order to be a threat through raw potential with his brute strength even without any specialized power.

However, this same concept applies to his spiritual energy as well. As the quality of Radioactive's energy has the capacity to be much more potent than the average shinigami even at scaled-down tier levels. The nature of Radioactive's spiritual power is akin to a durable wall. While the average shinigami may have enough potency in their energy to be comparable drywall with the material stored within it, Radioactive's focused element of strength gives the energy produced from his body a potency comparable to a wall made of unbending stone and steel. The only thing that has changed throughout the years is the quantity of this energy which Radioactive can pool from by having a higher tier.

But, most importantly, Radioactive's sense of strength isn't as shallow as to just rely on raw strength and spiritual might. Instead, the strongest aspect of this power is its mental prowess in his opinion. Through losing everything dear to him, enduring the harshest of environments, pushing through nightmarish physical pains and living such a long life; the sheer will aspects of Afon's Might are what have allowed him not to have gone utterly mad throughout his eight centuries of existence. Without sound mind and insight, what good is a man if he has the body of a god, but the fragile mind of a child? It is why in recent years he has learned how to influence his inner world and the external world around through this aspect of Afon's Might bonding with his soul as his mind has progressed and matured.

Since, to him and the protocols that are associated with this power, the most important aspect of his evolution and progression as a character is that he has learned the importance of intelligence, control of his mind and to understand that his raw physical strength is not everything there is to cherish about himself. Which, in it of itself, allows for greater strength to be born into this world without his mind limited to such weak inner walls of ignorance and why Afon's Might has reached near its new peak of power in recent years.

Thus, in the sections below, the benefits of this power will be further broken down into three separate sections: Spiritual, Mental and Physical.

Afon's Might Mental Aspects

Iron Resistance: Radioactive has a strong resistance to mental assaults when he is not distracted or focused on some type of trauma. This is due to his high level of willpower and he can, for the most part, resist influences on his state of mind. Of course, he has to actively apply this and it cannot be done subconsciously. As once he feels someone trying to invade or influence his mind, he will have to fight for control and this battle may be hard if there are external factors otherwise preventing him from tapping into this ability. Since, while it's potential is great, Radioactive has noted that in times of immense distress it's harder to tap into some of his will based attributes and he tries to avoid utilizing them when in great emotional or mental pain.

Afon's Primal Gift: Afon's Primal Gift deals with the will and power of other people around Radioactive rather than Radioactive himself. It has been noted that in some of his fights he has been able to transfer a wealth of new strength and mental prowess into those that he trains, feels he has a connection with or those that can bring out that inner primal power from himself. If these protocols are met, then Radioactive is able to potentially enhance the powers of others as he does have a desire to father the world, guide them and bring spirits to greater states of body and mind. And Afon's Primal Gift taps into that.

So no; this does not mean he can automatically on a whim of his will enhance the skill level of a person's will, increase their tier or anything like that. Instead, they have to actually thread with Radioactive, fight with him, train with him and connect in order for Afon's Primal Gift to get a feel for the other person's spiritual wavelength. When these protocols are met, that is when the potential for boosting a person's tier, skill or abilities comes into play. And they'll often feel much stronger emotionally and mentally after these bouts as well. As, more than anything else, Afon's Primal Gift is a developmental power meant to progress other characters that interact with Radioactive more so than himself.


Afon's Might Physical Aspects

Beastly Hardening: Radioactive seems to be able to harden the durability of his organs, bones, skin, muscles and any physical attribute of his body by applying active focus to any region of himself that needs an increase in endurance. This is made possible by the fact that he can use his vast pools of spiritual energy in order to augment these extensions of himself to ensure they aren't easily destroyed or damaged. Therefore, one can almost consider this a form of defense that he uses to ensure that he can endure the savagery of battle that a person of his legendary caliber of strength faces.

Savage Stamina: Radioactive possesses an abnormal level of stamina given his current hulk-like status. His body is capable of enduring the strain of constant barrages of energized and physical attacks from eight hundred years of focused training on this element of endurance and strength. This means that there have been times where Radioactive could outright spam attacks on par with cero without much issue from his nuclear core.

Of course, this doesn't mean it does not take away energy, or that his stamina won't lower. It just means the strain on his body isn't as immense as someone who isn't as combat hardened as himself. Furthermore, a person of his caliber is at great risk of reaching dangerous levels of exhaustion because the number of toxins that build up from rapid-fire attacks can cause adverse reactions to occur within himself. This can be from internal injuries, the lowering of his energy level, adjustments to his durability, the weakening of his strength and so on and so forth. So it's to be used with caution much like anything else in battle.

Raw Defense: Along with his raw physical power, Radioactive also has an immense level of defense. For a comparison to measure his defense skills, Radioactive's skin seems to be harder to cut through than steel in some cases. Most people who use physical combat often have a tough time trying to injure Radioactive in a straight fist fight, and even people who use special powers such as beams of energy or fire have a tough time putting a dent in Radioactive's armor. The most that usually happens in those situations is that he comes out with a lot of burns or scrapes, but is otherwise uninjured.

It's almost like trying to hit a brick wall on a building, pointless. Therefore, Radioactive can take a lot of abuse. And, over the past eight hundred years, his muscles have begun to get stronger, tougher and endure more with each battle he's partaken in. If you are lucky enough to get past Radioactive's skin, all you will be greeted with is his extremely thick muscles.

Finally, the last thing that helps intensify's Radioactive's defense is his nuclear core. If he somehow ends up getting cut in a fight, there is a high risk for radiation to leak onto to the battlefield in large amounts that can end up overwhelming an opponent. Though, once Radioactive realizes the initial release, he will either let it free to kill a weaker opponent quickly or contain it himself if he is having a fun battle. Not only that, Radioactive can also use this nuclear core to form an invisible layer of extra defense that can melt, burn or poison people with radiation.

Muscle Control: Through Afon's Might evolving over time, Radioactive has gained a great control over the muscles in his body to be amended to his will. That means he is able to decrease his muscle mass, increase and augment it to the point where his raw physical strength is capable of changing entire landscapes with focused strikes. As it is not uncommon for Radioactive's physical assaults to decimate entire moutains away due to his grand mastery over it. Which is why to prevent himself from needlessly destroying the world around him, the decrease in his muscle mass is needed when not in combat mode.

Though, two of his strongest techniques have come out of this ability. In the sections below they will be illustrated in their usage.

• • Skorost Rezhim: Skorost Rezhim literally means "Speed Mode" in Russian. This is one of Radioactive's two techniques with his muscular control. Upon activation, this state in any of Radioactive's forms will compress his weight and muscle mass into reiatsu, energy, and radiation for him. Thus, making him slimmer during the process, but giving him a new dimension of possibility for his fighting style.
  
  For example, without all that weight slowing down Radioactive's body, his overall speed will increase making his attack range much wider and larger than before. Not only that, but his energy alone will be more fierce then before since it will begin to poison most weaker souls then himself with radiation if you are within one thousand feet of the fight. Not to mention that it will be extremely difficult to breath when you are close to Radioactive during combat, the heat will two hundred degrees Fahrenheit near the center of where Radioactive is transformed at, the gravity alone will be three times more intense than the Earth's or Soul Society's and many nastier side effects waiting to be revealed.
  
  And in this state, Radioactive can also shift his muscle mass and strength to any other body apart along with his energy in order to make deadly blows to his enemy's. If he was going in for a kick or punch, Radioactive could shift all his energy and muscle mass into his leg or arm and use that to inflict as much damage as possible on the person. This would be even more lethal if Radioactive was to summon his spikes while making this attack. However, when he does that, he leaves other parts of his body open to damage if someone were to attack him and make an attack that would normally not do as much harm when all of his muscles were intact, cause a lot more injuries to his body then before.
  
  But a change of this caliber doesn't come without a few drawbacks. For one, since Radioactive has slimmed down, it is now possible to cause more damage to his body. He will still be able to take damage and such, but not with the kind of defense he has while in his regular Shikai state. Second, there is a possibility of injuring himself while his muscles are being compressed, changed, shifted around and modified during this state. If he makes a mistake, it could end up in him causing massive internal bleeding, damage to his muscles or being unable to use his limbs. Finally, it is possible for him to reach a limit if he exhaust's too much of his reitsu in this form.
  
  
• • Hulk Mode [Event/Mission Mode Only/0 Tier Foe]: What is Hulk Mode? Hulk Mode is the state where Radioactive sacrifices nearly every ounce of his spiritual energy, abilities and even his nuclear core in order to achieve a state of maximized strength and defense. This means that he loses the powers needed to have basic flight, the capacity to generate energy based blast, any sort of radiation based attacks and anything his body cannot do organically. Hence, this means his body's natural capacity to produce spikes will not be affected while in Hulk State. And, on the flip side, his strength will be taken to near absolute level's while he ascends to this state.
  
  When it comes to his defense, his energy had turned into a state of raw defense in order to shield him from spiritual, metaphysically, physical and otherworldly attacks. An instance of this defense coming into play would be if someone were to warp reality around Radioactive's body. In this illustration, it's possible that his body could resist sixty to eighty percent of its effects based on the absurd amounts of enriched energy Radioactive holds on the regular bases being compressed into a raw physical/defensive state.
  
  However, even with the drawbacks of something like this, there is obviously further limitations to it. Even someone like Radioactive will have problems sustaining this level of raw power for periods of time. There is an IMMENSE strain placed on his body by amplifying his offensive power upwards towards these dangerous levels. To put things in prospective, while in Hulk Mode, Radioactive believes that if he was to use its whole strength, he has the potential to change entire continents if he had pin-point his strength into one FULL attack, shatter entire islands into pieces with two to three swift hits and even produce stomps capable of producing massive Tsunami waves that could devour entire cities in minutes from the changes in the Earth's tectonic plates from Radioactive's impact hits; consequently crafting Earthquakes that could destroy entire metropolis's in the process.
  
  Ergo, with all of this said, Radioactive realizes he needs to watch how far he pushes his muscles, stamina, and endurance in this state by releasing devastating amounts of strength while in this mode. If he attacks too often or too hard at once, he runs the risk of causing immense internal damage to himself in the form of erupted organs, damage done to his vision by the vessels in his eyes bleeding out, massive loss of blood leaking throughout limbs from the raw amount of strength generating from his blood, critical damage sustained to his muscles from the severe demand he places in them and possibly even shattering his bones if he takes himself too far or tires himself out.
  
  Therefore, this does not give him full rain to use Hulk Mode's full strength constantly in this state, but rather, it's saved for opponents who truly want to get a rise from Radioactive, are a major threat to the world or feels he wants to test himself against. Lastly, Hulk Mode can also only last upwards of eight posts; which is dependant on how long Radioactive can sustain himself based on his health and endurance. Furthermore, he can only use this once per thread and it forces him to save it for there is no way to end a fight against a larger than life threat. Making Hulk Mode one of Radioactive's most powerful techniques, but having equal ability to ruin his day if he abuses it or pushes himself too hard at once.

Afon's Might Spiritual Aspects

Afon's Influence: Afon's Influence refers to the fact that Radioactive's energy can influence the world around him. Whenever he charges up his spiritual aura, there a variety of effects that can occur in the environment around Radioactive. And, as the years have progressed, he seems to have gotten a much better grip and control over it. Since now he can choose when these effects can arise from his aura in order to either conceal himself, protect his allies or truly give his opponent something tiresome to deal with.

Therefore, in the sections below, you will see the different techniques associated with this brute power that Radioactive has a fondness for.

• Alfon's Influence Field Of Effect: The effects of Radioactive's energy can be felt for around one thousand meters or so if he wishes to extend it to that effect. This may double in shikai and triple in Bankai. Although, his pressure can be sensed for much further distances than that. As it's not unheard of for his energy to be felt for many miles over when he is releasing higher quanities of his spiritual essence in the world. This does not apply to Afon's Influence, however.
  
  
• Length Of Activation: Radioactive can often keep the effects of Alfon's Influence active for around three to five post before they begin to ease up. So, these techniques are often more potent during the start of the battle or when he starts summoning more energy to deal with a hard opponent. Of course, if he is focusing his energy into specialized attacks, these effects will also greatly lower as he still needs to manually control them.
  
  
• Afon's Looming Presence: Even when Radioactive is holding back, it's not uncommon to feel a heavy presence around him. This is not a psychological effect as most people who can detect spiritual pressures may have the potential to sense the depths of his energy reserves. And given that he is a 0-2++, it's not hard to look into how far his energy can potentially go if you are keenly aware of spiritual pressures.
  
  
• Afon's Inferno: One set of possible effects that can occur upon the release of Radioactive's energy is the fact that he can create a supernatural that can burn through reishi. This is made possible by the fact that the particles of energy which compromise his aura are infused with such potent and dangerous volumes of energy that they can ignite the world around Radioactive. So, attacks, living beings and the environment around him that do not have a high level of defense/durability, active protection or something that justifies them being able to stand in the presence of his released energy can melt and burn away in the unleashing of Radioactive's aura. It's worth noting that this technique can be enhanced depending on what form Radioactive is in as well.
  
  Afon's Grip Of Death: Afon's Grip of Death refers to the fact that Radioactive's spiritual aura can increase the amount of pressure and gravity within the limitations of Alfon's Influence's range of effect. Depending on how much energy he is unleashing in the world around him, it's not unprobable for him to increase the gravity to make it five times that of Earth. Making it highly likely he can cause internal damage to organs, break bones and slow opponents done by altering how heavy the world around him is when unleashing these high volumes of energy.
  
  Afon's Wall: Afon's Wall refers to the practice of Radioactive using the dense cluster of energy around him like a shield. Since, at any time, Radioactive can condense the high volume of spiritual energy that leaks out of him to create makeshift barriers that can shield him from attack and act as a natural armor to protect him from opponents. This is another layer of defense which makes him a headache to deal with when it comes to putting a dent in him due to his high level of durability. As the battle rages on, however, this will eventually ease up as he focuses his energy on other attacks or eventually tires out his energy supply. It's most effective toward the start of a fight.

Afon's Transferal: Radioactive does possess the ability to transfer large sums of his energy into other characters. These will give them temporary boosts in their tier, abilities and sometimes skills depending on what level of skill they are at. (I.E. it's not possible for him to grant grand masters, but something like going from beginner speed to adept speed is fully possible). Of course he will need to focus in on the person he wants to give this energy to and it will often take a post or two in order for it to go into effect. The other person will also need to make sure that their body can handle the sudden rush in energy as if they aren't prepared to fight alongside Radioactive and be his ally, then this energy can actually harm them instead and cause damage to their body. It's why Radioactive is selective about who he shares his energy with and those fighting on his side need to be vetted and trusted comrades.

With that said, the effects of this energy transfer will vary. The reason for this is because it should not be confused with Afon's Primal Gift in the sense that the energy transfer with that is designed to focus on developing a character and pushing their limitations. As the transfer with that ability is permanent, whereas this ability will often last anywhere from 1 to ten posts depending on how much energy shares with the opponent. In fact, he outright gives his entire energy to a person, but that is rare and will leave him out of the thread. It's just an option he considers beneficial in case one of his allies needs his help on the battlefield.

Metaphysical Break: As stated with Afon's Might, the spiritual aspect of this power allows for Radioactive's energy to have an absurd amount of potency. From this, he is able to actually influence the metaphysical world around him through his strikes. This is made possible because of the fact that his spiritual energy is constantly active without his need for thinking about it when he goes into his attacks. In turn, he can try to break attacks such as reality warps with his bare hands. An example of this would be if someone tried to use a supernatural attack such as a burst of fire that seals away his energy, he could make the attempt to either reduce the potency of the attack to cause less damage on himself or outright obliterate it depending on the skill of the user, the energy behind the attack, focus and other battle factors. (health, stamina etc)

This is part of the reason why Radioactive is tiresome to deal with for some opponents because his physical strength can be applied in this brute force manner when push comes to shove. However, this doesn't mean he can infinitely perform this feat. Each strike he infuses with this spiritual energy and physical strength does eat away at his stamina and reserves of energy. Eventually, like anyone else, Radioactive will tire out if this feat is performed again and again. And while he has a large reserve of energy within himself, this doesn't mean it's infinite and it can be eaten up by dealing with some of the larger than life attacks that come with fighting other 0 tier characters especially.

• Dimensional Punch: Over the many years of his existence, training and combat sessions; Radioactive eventually discovered he could travel between nations on Earth, the Soul Society, Demon World and other realms by applying enough of his power into a punch in order to create a miniature wormhole that will allow him to travel to different places. This is mainly used to travel throughout Earth as he does not bother going into the Soul Society unless a real challenge is presented to him. Despite this ability, though, he never really knows where he will end up. Yes, sometimes he may end up in the location he wishes, but other times he can sometimes end up on the other side of the planet due to the way his wormholes work.
  
  For example, he may be focused on going to China, but due to a miscalculation or direction in the wormhole, he can possibly end up all the way in the Grand Canyon instead. Sometimes, if he really desires to go to a certain location, force may be needed from his power in order to guide him on the correct path. Things move at hundreds, if not thousands, of miles per minute while within these wormholes. But, Radioactive can still detect the presence of the human realm, Soul Society, Demon World and etc. If he can find a familiar power signature, he'll do his best to lock on it and use his raw strength to guide him to his location.
  
  
• Particle Shatter: Particle Shatter is a technique of Afon's Metaphysical Break. It usually starts off by gathering a high volume of energy towards the ends of his hands or the bottoms of his feet, kneecaps or elbows. Then, when he is ready to attack, Radioactive can punch the air and release an eruption of destructive force across a large-scale area equal to one hundred meters. In this region he can attempt to break-up the bonds which hold energrized attacks together and scatter them to eitehr negate the attack, make it weaker or unstable depending on the nature of the assault. Since, as an example, Radioactive has outright destroyed ceros with this technique in the past in order to prevent them from touching him when enough physical and spiritual strength had been summoned to perform this technique.
  
  Forunately, this technique is limited by the fact that he often needs to charge up for this technique and it's often limited to 1-2 usages per post depending on how fast Radioactive can charge-up and attack; often getting faster, but more draining as he draws in more energy throughout a fight or releases into higher forms of power. Additionally, repeated usage of this technique will tire him out much like any other punch. And, while it may not always physically exhaust him, there comes a limit to how much energy someone can throw around which makes him think about when he should use it and when he should start utilizing it faster.