Demon Sword

The **Demon Swords** (魔剣 *Maken*) are weapons infused with Demonic Power and are considered to be the ultimate weapons against Angels and Fallen Angels.

## **Summary**

Unlike their polar opposites, Holy Swords, not much is known about the creator or source of the Demon Swords, however these swords have demonic powers and other related traits imbued in them. Among these renowned swords exist those which have a strong curse imbued in them, which brings misfortune on both their opponent and owner, and almost all of them lessens their wielders lifespan if misused or overused in battle.

Similar to famous holy swords, legendary heroes have used demon swords, such as the the Original Siegfried who wielded Gram. However, these swords can be only wielded by those who have a particular compatibility with demon swords.

Sword Birth is a Sacred Gear which allows the user to create numerous demonic swords imbued with a variety of powers. However, these Sacred Gear produced swords are vastly inferior to the genuine demon swords.

All the famous demon swords mentioned below were previously wielded by the former sub-leader of the Hero Faction of Siegfried until Volume 5 when Gram had rejected him as its wielder, having chosen Yuuto Kiba as its new wielder. Following his death, Yuuto became the wielder of the remaining four demonic swords.

## **Abilities**

Demon Swords are the exact opposite of Holy Swords, in which they uses demonic power that is extremely lethal against Angels and Fallen Angels. Just as with holy swords, only a select few can wield demon swords, however, this can also be caused due to them not being chosen by the demon sword, which have proven to possess wills of their own as revealed in Volume 5, where Gram floated up and stabbed itself into the ground in front of Yuuto Kiba.

Similar to holy swords, almost all demon swords possess unique abilities for their wielders to use in combat, such as Gram, which possesses a destructive aura and immense sharpness similar to Durandal, and a Dragon Slayer trait akin to Ascalon.

## **Demon Swords**

**Gram** (グラム *Guramu*) also known as the **Demonic Emperor Sword** (魔帝剣, *Mateiken*). It was once wielded by the original Siegfried to kill one of the Dragon Kings, Fafnir before the latter was resurrected by the Norse gods, it was passed down to Siegfried, an artificial human who shares both his name and genes, then it chose Yuuto Kiba.

**Balmung** (バルムンク, *Barumunku*) is a Demon Sword from Norse mythology with a drill-like aura, which is capable of creating powerful whirlwinds. It was previously owned by Siegfried, then chose Yuuto Kiba.

**Dáinsleif** (ダインスレイヴ, *Dainsureivu*) is a Demon Sword that creates huge pillars of ice from the ground. It was previously owned by Siegfried, then chose Yuuto Kiba.

**Nothung** (ノートゥング, *Nōtungu*) is a Demon Sword that specializes in sharpness. It was previously owned by Siegfried, then chose Yuuto Kiba.

**Tyrfing** (ディルヴィング, *Diruvingu*) is a Demon Sword that specializes in destruction. It was previously owned by Siegfried, then chose Yuuto Kiba.

## **Trivia**

* All Demon Swords are named after swords used in Norse mythology.
* **Balmung** and **Nothung** are alternate names for Gram.
* **Dáinsleif**, meaning "Dáinn's legacy" in Old Norse, was a sword wielded by King Högni in Norse mythology.
* **Tyrfing** is the titular sword used in the Norse legend collection the Tyrfing Cycle. According to the legend, it was a sword forged by the Dwarves Durin and Dvalin. They are forced to do so by Svafrlami, the king of Gardariki, but in revenge they curse the sword so that it will kill a man every time it is unsheathed, cause three evil deeds and be the undoing of Svafrlami.
* **Gram** is currently the only known Demon Sword that possesses two abilities: Dragon-slaying abilities and destruction abilities.
* Currently all known Demon Swords are not used against Angels, but mainly through Devils, Fallen Angels, Dragons, monsters, and other demonic beings of darkness.