Armaments

**Armaments** is the collection of special weapons Nocturne Argentum utilizes in his fighting style.

## Glaives

### Eclipse

*Main article: Eclipse*

**Eclipse** is a fairly large one-handed sword bearing resemblance with a falchion and messer. It has an ornate hilt guard housing a complicated mechanism, allowing it to transform.

### Radiance

**Radiance** is a halberd polearm. It stands slightly taller than Nocturne, with the bladed portion accounting for about one-fourth of the weapon. Radiance is wrapped in a blue ribbon that extends beyond the weapon itself, where the blade meets the pole.

### Hyperion

**Hyperion** is a large greatsword around 2 meters in length. The center of the greatsword is a long pole serving as the foundation for two wide pieces of forged titanium alloy to attach to. Even with the weight savings, Hyperion still weighs about twenty kilograms.

Nocturne must swing Hyperion in slow deliberate motions if he is to stay planted on his feet. However, he can attack suddenly, swinging the blade down with great force, the weight of the greatsword throwing him upward.

### Umbra

**Umbra** is a custom-made straight-edged tanto-style dagger designed for use in close-quarters combat. It is made of a stainless steel alloy with a specialized black coating.

Nocturne fights with Umbra mainly in a reverse grip. He holds it away from him at chest level, with his offhand loosely open near his right shoulder. Even though left-handed, he maintains an orthodox stance.

### Murasama

**Murasama** is a katana. Slightly longer than the average katana, Murasama

### Aegis

**Aegis** is a large reinforced ballistic shield that stands at around 1.6 meters, just tall enough to cover Nocturne's torso and the majority of his legs. The shield is constructed out of an extremely tough thermoplastic with a transparent upper portion for Nocturne to see through.

The shield can extend further in a second mode, covering his entire body. This mode needs both of his hands to carry it for it to function. It shields Nocturne from the majority of forward angles, including the top of his head.

A further upgrade allows for Aegis to project a barrier of Hard-Light Dust, allowing Nocturne to protect those in his immediate vicinity.

## Guns

### Luna

**Luna** is a highly customized LK USP designed for stealth operations. Luna is chambered in .45 Auto with an integrated suppressor. A standard magazine contains 12 rounds. Featuring a slide-lock, Luna can be fired quietly in exchange for a slower rate of fire, which necessitates manual chambering of each bullet.

The barrel and firing mechanism can also be exchanged to fire specialized tranquilizer rounds. To propel the darts, however, custom magazines with pressurized gas canisters are required. Each magazine carries 10 tranquilizer rounds. Because the gas canister's low pressure prevents it from rechambering the gun on its own, Luna's slide must be manually operated each time it is fired. Luna is a nearly silent shooter in this configuration.

### Sol

**Sol** is a companion gun to Luna, designed to be drawn and fired quickly. While the same LK USP as Luna, Sol is integrated with a custom muzzle brake and flash hider.

As a left-handed gun, Sol is custom made with left-handed controls and ejection port.

### Maverick

**Maverick** is an extensively modified LK R36S chambered in 6.8×43mm SPC, used to engage targets outside the scope of a pistol. Maverick is used in close-quarters combat to lay down both precision and continuous fire. A standard magazine holds 25 rounds.

Maverick is painted in black, coming equipped with a 2× telescopic sight, a canted red dot sight, a recoil compensator, and an angled foregrip.