Holy Sword

* Christian Faction
* Jewish Faction
* Islamic Faction

**Holy Swords**, also known as **Holy Blades**, are powerful swords that carry the holy attribute, which allows them to easily defeat demonic creatures, such as devils and daemon.

## Summary

Holy swords are known to be some of the most powerful weapons of exorcists and other hunters due to its holy attribute, which allows their users to vanquish a variety of supernatural creatures of dark and/or demonic origins, such as devils, daemon, vampires...

They are known creations of the top-ranked magic practitioners of the Abrahamic Factions, of magicians and wizards whose skills in magic and alchemy have reached the domain of the gods. However, this is only the case for the named holy swords, as the light swords typically used by the average exorcist are created in special facilities located all across the world.

For one to be capable of wielding a holy sword, one must possess a high amount of inner angelic power within their body, which can only be possible if they descended from prophets or figures who featured in Abrahamic scriptures, possessing celestial creature lineage in their family, or having a true and pious devotion toward God and His teachings. However, natural holy sword possessors are extremely rare and only a couple appear once every decade or so.

However, following the creation of the Light Containers, it is possible to create artificial holy sword wielders, though the process is not always successful as some people are incapable of adapting to the holy swords. In extreme situations, those who are unable to adapt to the holy attribute within the sword can suffer instant death.

## Appearance

Holy swords can have a variety of different forms and shapes, and from various cultures and points in history. However, the majority of holy swords created by the Christian Faction tend to be European swords, with the longsword and the claymore being the most popular.

## Abilities

Like its name suggests, a holy sword is a sword that is imbued with the holy attribute - the mortal bane of all demonic and/or dark creatures. They are extremely lethal against them, as even long exposure to a holy sword without any proper treatment afterward can leave life-threatening consequences on the victim, even death via radiation if not handled properly.

For most humans, mundane or otherwise, they radiate a calming aura that subconsciously eases all of their worries and anxiety, which leads to many to collect holy swords solely for therapeutic purposes - something that still baffles many hunters and exorcists to this very day. For supernatural creatures, however, they give off an aura reminiscent of religious symbols, such as the Christian cross or the Star of David, though for those who are particularly sensitive to magic, the aura is generally described like a "hymn of steel and death".

## Types of Holy Swords

* **Light Swords** (軽剣, *Keiken*): Mass-produced holy swords wielded by low to mid-ranked exorcists within the Three Factions. They are the weakest of all holy swords and don't require the user to possess a certain amount of angelic power to properly wield it, only that they possess faith in God and His teachings.
* **Named Holy Swords** (正当聖剣, *Seitō Seiken*): Special holy swords created by the Three Factions in an attempt to replicate the "true" holy swords created by Heaven. They are created through a complicated series of advanced thaumaturgy and alchemy while using antediluvian technology that are thought to be lost for eternity. While they aren't as powerful as the "true" holy swords, they're still powerful weapons capable of invoking miracles and other supernatural phenomena.
* **Holy Spirit Swords** (精霊の剣, *Seirei no Ken*): Special "holy swords" of non-Abrahamic backgrounds. According to Irina, despite being called "holy swords", they are, in fact, the divine weapons formerly wielded by famous pagan heroes and gods that were conquered and collected by the Church across the centuries, and were blessed with certain rituals to grant them the holy attribute.
* **"True" Holy Swords** (高貴な聖剣, *Kōkina Seiken*): Genuine holy swords created by Heaven under the commands of the Biblical God during the Age of Gods, prior to his death in the Great War. Due to the fact fragments of divine metals are used in the construction of these swords, they became weapons of immense power with unique abilities to them, in addition to their ability to defeat and kill virtually all living beings in existence. However, due to their powers, only the most worthy are capable of wielding them to their utmost potential.

## Limitations

Despite its anti-demonic power, holy swords aren't the absolute best when it comes to defeating demonic creatures. In fact, the majority of holy swords can only endure so much demonic power before it finally cracks and shatters, thus losing its holy attribute forever. While this is nothing to note if it's simple light swords wielded by common exorcists, if it is a high-ranked holy sword, as long as its core remains intact, it can still be repaired by the special crafters who specialized in such works.

## Trivia

* According to Irina, the Vatican lost the majority of their Holy Spirit Swords during the Reconquista due to their conflict with the growing Islamic Faction.
	+ Most of the lost swords later returned to their original owners or their descendants.