Holy Sword

Irina Shidou
Xenovia Quarta
Arthur Pendragon
Arata Mitsuzuri
Megumi Mitsuzuri
Issei Hyoudou
Sasuke Uchiha
Kiyomi Uchiha
Masaomi Yaegaki
Yukihiko Hoderi
King Arthur
 Roland
Oliver
Sir Gawain
 Lancelot du Lac

The **Holy Swords** (聖剣, *Seiken*) are weapons infused with Holy Power and are considered to be the ultimate weapons against Devils and also Fallen Angels.

## **Summary**

Holy Swords are known to be one of the creations of gods, but there are those who reached the domain of god who created some of the most renown holy swords through using magic and alchemy, which resulted in the creation of "true" holy swords wielded by legendary heroes such as the original King Arthur wielding Caliburn and the True Excalibur, as well as Roland wielding Durandal.

There are also holy swords in factions such as Japan, but these are commonly referred to as Holy Spirit Swords, like the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi and Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi.

For one to be capable of wielding a holy sword, they must possess a high amount of light element in their bodies. However, natural holy sword wielders only appear once in a decade. There are methods to create artificial holy sword wielders, such as through a special blessing ceremony to place a Light Container into them, and to transfer the light element from one person to another. However, 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 element can suffer death.

There are "false" holy swords that are used by exorcists against Devils, which are the most basic types. Rather than being actual blades, they are produced using the light power of Angels.

There are Sacred Gears that have the ability to create Holy Swords, such as Blade Blacksmith, but they are inferior to the real ones.

## **Abilities**

In addition to their holy powers, which is extremely lethal against Devils and creatures of darkness, as well as Fallen Angels. All holy swords, especially, the strongest ones such as Caliburn and Durandal holds immense offensive power. It is noted that there are a rare group of humans who possess a large amount of light attribute and are able to wield holy swords, aside from them being artificially created.

Almost all holy swords especially those created by the Biblical God grants their wielder unique abilities similar to Sacred Gears such as the Strongest Holy Sword; Caliburn, granting its wielder the power to manipulate space and the True Excalibur providing their wielder seven different abilities (shapeshifting, invisibility, subjugation, illusions, enhanced speed, and massive destructive force). As shown by Yuuto's usage of Durandal, Holy Swords can also change depending on the wielder.

Holy Swords despite their powers can be broken, although, this typically requires immense power from their opponent, however, as long as their cores are still intact, it is possible to repair them as in the case with Excalibur.

### **Excalibur**

**Excalibur** is one of the two Holy Swords wielded by the Legendary King of Britain, King Arthur Pendragon, of Camelot. It was broken in the war long ago and reforged into seven swords through alchemy. Two swords each were stored by the Catholic Church Headquarter Vatican, Protestant Church, and Eastern Orthodox Church.

In Volume 1, Kokabiel and his men stole an Excalibur from each Church. Shortly after stealing Irina's sword, the four stolen Excaliburs were temporarily fused into one by Valper Galilei. The fused Excalibur (wielded by Freed Sellzen) was broken by the combined forces of Yuuto's Sword of Betrayer and Xenovia's Durandal. The broken fragments were then retrieved by Irina back to the Church to be reforged. The Excalibur fragments under the Orthodox Church were later fused into the Durandal as "control parts" for Xenovia, who was still unable to fully master the Durandal, thus creating **Ex-Durandal**, a Durandal blade which possessed the powers of Excalibur. During the Exorcist Rebellion, Xenovia was able to recreated the "**True Excalibur**" after separating it from Ex-Durandal due to mastering the essence of wielding Durandal, thus no longer needing the Excalibur fragments to act as control parts for Durandal.

The known Excaliburs are **Excalibur Destruction**, **Excalibur Mimic**, **Excalibur Rapidly**, **Excalibur Nightmare**, **Excalibur Transparency**, **Excalibur Blessing,** and **Excalibur Ruler**. The Excalibur Swords were fused into the Durandal and later split from it and merged into the True Excalibur.

### **Durandal**

**Durandal** is a Holy Sword that was previously wielded by the Paladin of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne: Roland. Roland had used the sword to fight an army of 100,000 men. It is a Holy Sword that is said to be on par with the original Excalibur. It is a sword with destructive powers that cannot be compared and has the ability to cut through anything when wielded by a master. It is the main weapon of Xenovia; however due to the sword's immense strength, as shown by Roland, she has yet to fully master it. The Durandal was later upgraded into the Ex-Durandal (エクスデュランダル, *Ekusu-Dyurandaru*) by using the remaining Excalibur fragments which function in the form of a sheath. The Excalibur fragments can also be temporarily separated and materialized as additional swords for Xenovia's use. The Ex-Durandal was shattered in Volume 5 by Cao Cao, using one of the True Longinus' Seven Treasures, but was repaired and fully completed after gaining the final Excalibur fragment that was previously owned by Arthur Pendragon. As of Volume 19, Xenovia uses Durandal in combination with Excalibur for her dual-sword style.

### **Ascalon**

**Ascalon** is a Holy Sword previously wielded by Saint George, the Dragon-killing Saint. Unlike the other Holy Swords, Ascalon specializes in killing Dragons and is named the **Dragon Slayer** (, *Doragon Sureiyā*). It was passed on to Issei in Volume 1 by Archangel Michael as a sign of peace between the Three Factions. However, members of each faction had to use various spells, alchemy, and powers to allow Issei to wield it without being damaged by the sword's Dragon Slayer attribute. The sword is usually stored in the Boosted Gear and can be summoned in battle. Issei, however, rarely uses the sword and mostly lends it to Xenovia during fights. Issei later learns how to channel Ascalon's *Dragon Slayer* power into his attacks.

### **Caliburn**

**Caliburn**, also known as **Collbrande**, is the other Holy Sword wielded by King Arthur. The Sword in the Stone known as the **Holy King Sword** (聖王剣 *Seiōken*). It is the most powerful Holy Sword to be created, possessing the ability to generate vast holy aura that surpasses even that of Excalibur and Durandal. It is currently owned by Arthur Pendragon, a descendant of the original King Arthur.

In the anime, Arthur reveals Caliburn has power over space and dimensions.

### **Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi**

**Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi** (天叢雲剣, lit. "Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven") is a Holy Sword of Shinto legends. It is also known as the Kusanagi no Tsurugi ("Grass-Cutting Sword"). Unlike the other Holy Swords, that are said to be forged by God, the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi was found inside the body of the legendary 8-headed Evil Dragon, Yamata no Orochi.

It appears in the short-story published on Dragon Magazine, where it was broken and is undergoing repair. In Volume 8, Qlippoth used a portion of the Yamata-no-Orochi's soul to repair the broken Ame no Murakumo and gave it to Masaomi Yaegaki, a former Exorcist of the Church for his revenge. After Yaegaki is defeated, the broken Ame-no-Murakumo is taken back to continue its repair.

In Volume 10, it was given to Megumi Mitsuzuri.

It's Ōtsutsuki counterpart is being wielded by Kiyomi Uchiha after gaining blessings from Shiva and Indra.

### **Totsuka no Tsurugi**

**Totsuka no Tsurugi** (戸塚の敦木, lit. "Sword of Length of Ten Fists") is a Holy Spirit Sword from ancient times.

### **Hauteclere**

**Hauteclere** is a Holy Sword previously used by Olivier. It is currently owned by Irina Shidou after being given to her by her father, stating that she was the most qualified to wield it. The sword has the ability to purify even those that are cut by it.

### **Galatine**

Galatine is a Holy Sword considered to be the sibling sword of Excalibur, which is a unique sword whose blade can never be nicked. It's original carrier was Sir Gawain, a member of the Knights of the Round Table and King Arthur's nephew.

## **Trivia**

* Irina's family had possession of a Holy Sword during Irina's youth, though its identity is unknown as it does not resemble any of the known Holy Swords.
* Although, being Natural-Born Holy Sword users are rare, there's a high chance it can be passed from one's lineage as seen with the descendants of King Arthur, Uther, and Arthur; in the EX Timeline, Mordred became one despite his mother not inheriting it. However, Irina didn't inherit it from Touji despite him being one.
* Three of Megumi's descendants are capable of wield Holy Sword; Arata and Tayuya inherited the ability to wield a Holy Sword and Sasuke is considered to a pseudo-Holy Sword user despite being a devil.