Matsunami: Born from the wellspring of creation, bound by the wheel of time. Child of Kotoamatsukami whom walks the path of destiny, forged unto the will of man. I call you forth, TOUKAIGETSU!!!

The immense reiatsu incinerates her shinigami clothing, save her Lt Badge which will be used as her fullbring object of influence in the next arc, revealing her Reikai form clad in armor resembling her inner hollow. In this form, Matsunami is on transcendent level of power, only able to have her presence felt from beings on her dimension of power.

Reikai (霊解 Soul Release) is a release that is a subform of Bankai, and easily mistaken as a "third" release for a Zanpakuto. While the Zanpakuto is initially a manifestation of the users soul, a part of them, but it's own seperate entity, Reikai allows for the user to assimilate the Zanpakuto's soul back into their own. To use this technique, the user must first be able to use Bankai, and then manifest their Zanpakuto's Bankai spirit into their world, similar to when they first learned Bankai and had to materialize the Shikai spirit. The Zanpakuto, however, will be holding a regular katana, similar to it's sealed state. The Shinigami must then utter a unique incantation. As soon as the incantation is uttered, the Zanpakuto will stab it's owner with the blade, twice, once in the Hakusui (魄睡, Soul Sleep) and a second time in the Saketsu (鎖結, Binding Chain). The user's body then harnesses the Zanpakuto spirit, and it is absorbed directly into the user's soul, merging them both. The effect grants power far greater than even a Bankai, as they are now one with their Zanpakuto spirit, and they can use their older abilities on a far greater scale. It should be noted that, if the Shinigami has an inner Hollow, and the inner Hollow has already merged with their Zanpakuto Spirit, as Zanpakuto Spirits and Inner Hollows are one and the same, the Hollow will be absorbed as well through this process, which will result in a power boost further than if they had absorbed the Zanpakuto Spirit alone. When this occurs however, the appearance is far more Hollow-like than Zanpakuto-like, showing the Hollow has more bearing on the transformation.

Nichibotsu (日没 Nightfall) Matsunami flings her warglaives at her opponent, whether she hits the target or not, upon impact, the landscape is immediately shrouded in darkness. Enemies within the veil of blackness is crushed to oblivion and disappears as the veil dissipates upwards towards the sky. This attack has the draw back of consuming all of her reiatsu, costing her, her shinigami powers.

Reikai is a fan-made concept and credit goes to ~EverlastingDarkness5

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