Divine Sword

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*For the Age of the same name, see Ahura Mazda*

**The Divine Sword** (神剣, *Shinken*), also known as **Ahura Mazda** (アフラ・マズダー, *Afura mazudā*) is a blade forged at the very birth of the universe of Ahura Mazda, a legendary blade that gathers the Prayers of those behind it and uses them to empower itself. It withstood many cycles, remaining forever Immutable (不変,*Fuhen*) throughout the ages.

It is the ultimate weapon of White, standing opposed to Nadare, the constant in Black. Where it collected all White Prayers since the birth of the universe, and thus holds unfathomable power, though not one user can pull upon all of it.

## **History**

It was created at the very conception of the First Heaven, and thereafter, each Era it came to be wielded by a Hero, he who takes on the racial will/intent of the White, who would become praised and worshipped by the people, giving them the strength to strike down evil.

She has no human form, and lacks independent action, but her essence is compatible with the female gender, and thus is capable of possessing women. As which did so with the generations of vessels in which she used, most notably the vessel known as Priestess Quinn.

In the previous era it was wielded by Lanka, and when brought to the cradle of Khvarenah, she became the cause of his downfall and the corruption of his Law. Leading to him being unable to emanate, and therefore perpetuating the Age of Ahura Mazda which he would have brought to an end if not for her.

It was used to slay the past Nadare, and thus the world underwent Tentsui and she was left alongside the new Nadare in Angra Mainyu.

It would come into the possession of Wahman Yasht, and later be taken on by Varhrān.

She, in the body of Priestess Quinn, and Varhrān, bonded in carnal union and birthed Magsarion.

Yet, despite her Immutability, it was devoured and broken by Khvarenah on the Day of Collapse, and reforged into Quinn, where she continues to live on in essence. Quinn was split apart in consciousness and being by Ahura Mazda herself, who continued to exist despite the destruction of her physical form.

### **Chapter 15: Transmigration of Good and Evil**

She came face to face with Quinn during the final moments of the age, wherein she explained to her many things about the nature of the world, breaking her own Commandment in doing so.

## **Powers and Abilities**

She is capable of possessing the body of women elected as her Priestess, and this appears to effect the physical form in some manner, shown by how her presence in the body of Priestess Quinn during the union of her and Varhram did lead to how Magsarion, the being born from this union, being very peculiar in nature, and was compared to the Divine Sword itself by Khvarenah.

She is empowered by the hopes and prayers of all White beings in the universe.

### **Venidad**

*Main article: Venidad*

**Venidad** is the Commandment of the Divine Sword, which had the binding of "never tell the truth", and in return she is granted omniscience. She must never reveal the truth of various concepts that plague the world, Nadare, the nature of the Hero, The Law of Transmigration; she must let all of these remain in eternal mystery. So that the world would not be thrown out of order by beings that know too much.

In a sense, she is like a computer able to process a very large amount of information in a short amount of time, sorting and assembling all of this in order to make very accurate predictions about events and phenomena within the world of Dualism. Somewhat akin to the concept of Laplace's demon.

She is only capable of knowing all that which is held within the First Heaven, and she is just as clueless about the Age of Zero as anyone else, for it does not fall under the purview of her omniscience. She also cannot predict those that are candidates for Hadou. Therefore she cannot truly predict every possible occurrence.

## **References**

1. ↑ Chapter 15 - Part 1
2. ↑ Interlude: Divine Sword