Astra

**Astra** (流星, *Ryūsei*; literally *Shooting Star*) are supernatural weapons of the Divine Construct class, presided over by a specific deity. Many astra as a whole boast extraordinary power, with some being the equivalent of modern nuclear weapons. All Astra are resided over by a specific deity, and one requires the weapon be given to them by the deity direct or an incantation or invocation must be said before they can be summoned or used. Upon reciting the corresponding incantation, an Astra can be manifested into or from nearly anything, even a blade of grass. The bearer of an Astra is referred to as an Astradhari (武装流星,  *Ryūsei Busō*; *Armed Shooting Star*). The total number of Astra are said to be vast and unknown.

## Summoning an Astra

In order to summon or even use some astra (when armed), one requires knowledge of unique and highly specific incantations or invocations. The specific deity invoked would endow the weapon making it impossible to counter through normal means. Specific conditions exist for certain astra, which can be followed by fatal consequences if violated. Because of their power, the knowledge involving an astra is passed in the Guru-shishya tradition from a Guru (teacher) to a Shishya (pupil) by word of mouth alone, and only following the establishment of the student's character. Other astra had to be handed down by the deity directly, with incantation being futile.

## List of Astra

### Trishula

The **Trishula: Center of Reason in the Great Flow** (トリシューラ: 中理衆流, *Torishūra: Chūrishuru*)...

## Inaccessible Astra

Astra listed in this section are weapons that Dattatreya once had in her possession but were given to others, became unusable after being used or are currently inaccessible at the current moment in time.

### Vasavi Shakti

The **Vasavi Shakti: O' Sun, Abide to Death** ( 日輪よ、死に随えヴァサヴィ・シャクティ, *Nichirin yo, Shi ni Shitagae Vasavi Shakuti*) is a divine spear possessed by Karna, a spear of light granted to him by the thunder god Indra in the Mahabharata. In preparation for the final battle between Karna and Indra's son Arjuna, Indra tricked Karna into removing his golden armor and took it away to help his son, but he came to adore Karna due to his noble behavior that reflected the divinity of Surya during the situation. Having taken something greater than Karna's life away from him, Indra felt that his own honor would be stained if something was not given as compensation, and personally felt that Karna, although the enemy of his son, could properly wield the spear. Granted in compensation for the armor was the spear, the power of the god of thunder that he had never allowed any but himself to wield, not even his own son, and it is said that even Indra as the king of gods could not handle it properly. Despite obtaining it, there were no records of Karna actually using the thunder spear in battle before his death.
It is a spear of mortality made of lightning that can only strike once, but it possesses the power to kill the gods themselves. Although he lost his armor in the legend, he still possesses it as a Heroic Spirit, so proper usage of the spear is tied into permanently removing his armor.He possesses it as a regular spear even with his armor manifested, but it is unable to activate its true name in such a state. It is still a divine weapon even in its non-activated state, its "exquisite appearance" likened to a work of art that could only have been given by the gods. It is an enormous spear that is longer than Karna is tall, the head itself being a meter in length, possessing a size that makes it appear impossible for a human to wield. He utilizes the sharp tip and its great weight in heavy attacks, and the spear itself possesses "power proportionate to an A-rank attack", dealing A Rank physical damage despite possessing B Rank Strength. The spear itself is very costly in terms of energy consumption along with his armor and general energy usage. It is called a "secret weapon among secret weapons" and "an article of rare beauty none have ever laid eyes upon", not even existing in the Gate of Babylon due to Gilgamesh being unable to recognize something that was never utilized in the legends.
In exchange for converting the tremendous defensive power of his armor into the spear, he is able to equip it properly with its "Anti-Divine" ability. Following the anecdote of having to hand his armor to Indra, he is only entrusted with the spear after dismantling, tearing up, and discarding the armor, peeling off his body and dyeing him in blood. Officially becoming the Noble Phantasm, the armor discarded by Karna fuses onto his already existing spear to become even more ornate. While he gives away his armor to Jinako Carigiri in Fate/Extra CCC, he is still able to forcibly manifest the spear at the cost of being rendered near death afterward. It is said to be able to destroy anything in a single hit, a single strike that removes all impurities. As it is sufficient to kill gods, Heroic Spirits, Monstrous Beasts, Phantasmal Beasts, Divine Beasts, shields, fortresses, Bounded Fields, and every other existence can, as a matter of course, be seen as equally meaningless before its might. It does fail to penetrate Akhilleus Kosmos due to the unique properties of the shield.
When utilized in Fate/Extra CCC and Fate/Grand Order, he lifts into the air, causing the wing-like armor on his back to spread out into a wing of flame and manifests an identical wing and armor opposite of it. Pointing his spear at the enemy, the flames gather in the ring between the wings and converge into the spear. Released upon the enemy as a beam of light from the tip of the spear, it engulfs them in a massive explosion. The armor shatters into a number of red feathers that quickly fade away, causing him to say "it was inevitable."

### Teen Baan

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The **Teen Baan** are three arrows granted by Lord Shiva. It is stated that a single arrow is enough to destroy all opposition within any war, before returning to its quiver.
The first arrow is used to mark all desired targets the user wishes to destroy. The second arrow is used to mark all desired targets the user wishes to save and keep unharmed. The third arrow is utilized to destroy all targets previously marked for destruction by the first arrow, and will completely ignore targets marked with the second arrow. All three arrows are infallible. Due to the nature of the Teen Baan, upon releasing the third arrow, it will seek out anything that fits the very concept of a "target" as envisioned by the user. Upon releasing an arrow, they automatically and instantaneously multiply to meet the number of targets at hand and will actively seek them out, even going as far as dodging and even penetrating obstacles to get to a target. This makes predicting their trajectory by most means impossible. Arrows have been known to traverse the very fabric of space-time to mark as well as destroy targets, leaving very few options concerning counteraction, while making the act of dodging or running futile. This leads great credibility to their name, "Teen Baan", "Three Infallible Arrows". When used through the Pashupata, the arrows can be discharged by the mind, the eyes, words, or a bow, making their usage extremely dangerous. Because of their nature, they are capable of even piercing the Akhilleus Kosmos directly in a physical fashion, though it they have been shown simply moving around it or "through" it by boring a hole in space-time.
Despite their power, there exists several ways of defending oneself from them. The Shiva Kavach is capable of protecting its wielder from any of the Teen Baan due to its nature.

## Trivia

* Astra means Shooting Star.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra\_(weapon)#Summoning\_of\_Astra