Kidō

Kidō (鬼道, Demon Arts) is a type of Reaper combat based on advance spells. The spells produced with strong spirit power and falls into two categories set by the Archangels: Hadō for direct attacks, and Bakudō for combat support. It's one of the Puraimaribatoru (プライマリバトル, "Primary Battle"). Very skilled and experience Reapers can use them without an incantation, however effectiveness of the spell could be degraded.

The Kidō Corps is a extended military branch in the Soul Society that excels in mastery of Kidō..

Kidō Mechanics
Almost all spells are graded to 1-120. Higher the grade of the spell, more powerful and difficult it is to perform. For a Reaper to perform Kidō, they must recite a specific incantation for the spell, which is often long and neds a few sweconds to speak.

The power of the spell relies on the power of the Reaper who is doing it, as even a low-grade spell can be destructive if used by a high-ranking Reaper.

Kidō Classification
There are three main forms of Kidō: Binding-Class, Destruction-Class and the Healing-Class.
 * Bakudō (縛道, Way of Binding): Supplementary spells that immobilises the target or a effect besides a direct attack.
 * Hadō (破道, Way of Destruction): A offensive spell-class which can cause damage to the target. Their effectiveness depends on the user. It' said that the effectiveness of a Captain-Commander is beyond imagination.

Trivia/Notes

 * Based on the Kidō.