Excalibur

Excalibur is an immensely powerful blade that was created by the Almighty. It is considered to be the most powerful weapon in the Universe, capable of slaying Archangels and members of the Light Beyond the Stars. It randomly appeared in Heaven one day, embedded within a stone. After its manifestation, God declared that whoever would remove the sword from the stone would be worthy to protect Heaven. After several angels, and Archangels, failed to lift the sword, Forti, a seemingly normal Heavenborn at the time, managed to remove it. Unlocking his true power and assuming his Archangelic form, Forti was declared Heaven's Protector.

Excalibur was Forti's weapon of choice whilst defending Heaven from external threats and invaders. He used it to swiftly and brutally dispatch Colossi who attempted to attack Heaven. During the War In Heaven, he used the sword to imprison Satan and the Army of Darkness in Purgatory. During his time in Purgatory, he used Excalibur to combat the Army of Darkness, Satan and used it in his duel against Lucifer in Purgatory. During his final confrontation with Satan and Lucifer, he fused the blade with Heaven's light, enhancing its already unfathomable power. Ultimately, Forti fatally stabbed himself using Excalibur to prevent himself from becoming Satan's puppet, shattering the divine blade to prevent Satan or Lucifer from using it against Heaven.

During the Archangels' mission to retrieve the body of Forti from Purgatory, Archangel Michael stumbled upon the remains of Excalibur. Gathering them, he presented the shattered sword to God, who mended the blade and bestowed it upon Michael.

## Description

Excalibur is a large archangelic weapon, with resemblance to a longsword and its blade constantly glowing, radiating holy light. Its hilt is an illuminous gold, with Latin engravings, its chape's visage looks like six wings, each with an eye engraved onto them. Representing the six wings that every Archangel possess. Its pommel is a white gem that is encapsulated by gold, that lights up whenever its being wielded.

## History

Excalibur randomly manifested in Heaven sometime after its creation, embedded within a stone that was covered in angelic engravings. Following this, God declared that whoever would remove the sword from the stone would be worthy of protecting Heaven. Thousands of angels attempted to remove the sword, but failed miserably, as it did not even remotely budge. Following this, all of the Archangels at the time attempted to remove the sword but their attempts to remove the blade from the stone were in complete vain as it did not move. Forti, a seemingly normal heavenborn at the time who was unaware of the immense power God had secretly bestowed upon him, decided to try and remove the blade. Upon his hand touching the blade, it smoothly slid out the stone and shattered the rock in the process. Wielding Excalibur, Forti lifted it above his head and a beam of light came down on him. Drawing the attention of all the Archangels and Angels in the surrounding area, they witnessed Forti transform into his Archangelic form. Following this, God declared Archangel Forti as Heaven's protector and his top servant.

Archangel Forti took his position as Heaven's protector seriously, constantly on the lookout for any external threats that might seek to harm the divine plane in any way and ruthlessly dispatching of them. Despite his ruthlessness towards the enemies of Heaven, he was benevolent to the Angels, playing with angelic children and participating in activities with the other angels, conversing with them as he passed by and he even let the children and angels hold Excalibur, amused by watching them bewildered and excited while holding the sword. There was an instance where a group of Colossi, enigmatic beings from the Dark Tapestry, assaulted Heaven and Forti utilised Excalibur to swiftly and brutally annihilate all of them. He then laughed at Lucifer, who was eager to fight the Colossi, for being late to the fight. Aside from the Colossi, Forti used Excalibur to destroy other celestial beings that threatened Heaven and Earth.

During the War In Heaven, Excalibur proved itself to be capable of harming and potentially erasing the Light Beyond The Stars, as Forti used it in his battle against Satan. When Satan summoned the entire Army of Darkness to assist it, as it and Forti were almost evenly matched, Forti seized the opportunity and used Excalibur to tear open a gateway into Purgatory that sucked everything inside. As Satan struggled against the drag of the gateway and screamed in murderous rage, Forti rammed into the dark primordial and sealed it in Purgatory with himself.

Excalibur was next wielded by Forti during his final confrontation with Satan and Lucifer. Where he reinvigorated the blade with help from the seven angel children and used it to wipe out droves of the Army of Darkness. He utilised it in his vicious duel with Lucifer, but due to Forti being poisoned by Satan he grew weaker and sustained more damage in the fight. The King of Hell called off the fight early, saying that it was pointless to continue, when Forti could barely lift Excalibur anymore. Mocking him and saying that he didn't want to further damage "Satan's new toy", leaving to witness Charlie's corruption by Satan. Forti finally set aside his vengeance and opened a gateway for the Hotel Crew to escape Purgatory from, mustering up a blast of angelic energy to prevent Satan from getting through the portal. As he was mere minutes away from being corrupted and knowing that certain doom would entail for Heaven and the Universe if he fell under Satan's control, he fatally stabbed himself using Excalibur, proceeding to the destroy the blade in his final moments to prevent Lucifer and Satan from using it.

Later during the Morningstar sibling's mission to recover Forti's body from the depths of Purgatory, Archangel Michael also found the remnants of Excalibur. When they returned to God, Michael presented the shattered sword to the Almighty, who mended the sword and bestowed it upon Michael.