Indigo StormCrest

* V1Pistols
* V2Pistol
 **Weapon Derivation** | Swords, Guns

**Indigo StormCrest** are Inari Tsukiakari 's weapons of choice. They are a pair of High Tech Dust Swords (HTDS) which she first wields in the Moonlight Blossom Preview.

After the original Indigo StormCrest broke near end of Volume 1, she finally finished the upgraded version thanks to Taison Lefebrve's assistance with the remains of the original Indigo StormCrest.

## Description

### Dual Dust Sword Form

* Original
* Upgraded
 When Inari created the original Indigo StormCrest (Also known as Lunar Storm and Tidal Crest separately), she combined two different aspects for close and far ranged combat. The Dust blade was alluded to a katana but only a little bit thicker for the edge of the Dust blade (similar to a ninjato from Japanese culture). The blade is also collapsible, so it's easier to sheathe and unsheathe it and that it also makes it lighter to carry. She mostly fights with one or both swords unless the situations calls for a change in strategy. Inari can use them as regular swords with their sharp blades in close combat to slash and defend herself (She can concentrate her aura on the blade for more damage.)

 When creating this version of Indigo StormCrest, she combined the same two aspects of having both close and far ranged, but is now easier to change forms in this version without having separate pieces. These blades also take the form of the ninjato sword and makes it more durable in combat since it is now slightly lighter but with a much more sturdy material with a sharper blade.  The Dust line from the Dust crystal that actives the Dust to envelop the swords when the swords are in motion is much more durable than the previous version since the Dust can activate once the sword begins to move after the crystal is pressed. When pressed twice while active, it deactivates the Dust crystal and returns the swords to normal much quicker.
In the current version, the blades are still collapsible for easy transformation and easy transport when in its gun mode and the Dust blades have also been updated so that one Dust crystal can be attached to each sword at a time. Her fighting style is similar to before when she can use them as regular swords and fights with one or both swords and with the updates, she can freely switch between regular form and Dust enhanced swords (and when using her aura when she concentrates more, she can increase her damage output.) Her weapons in general are now identical to each other which follows her indigo blue color with her emblem on both handles.

### Transformation:

* Original
* Upgraded

It will always have either the blade or the barrel connected to the main handle, never both. She will swap the forms by sheathing the blade/barrel, and dragging the handle to the other. A gear-like connection will spin and connect to the alternative, changing the weapon. Let's say she has it in Sword form. She sheathes it, move the handle to the barrel and it will connect and lock on. The handle will curve(it is made of several sections like in the original art, so it can bend) and she will draw the guns. To change back, she does the opposite. ((See Transformation diagram here!))
The transformation between forms is much more smoother as the blades retract after she pulls the trigger and the handle will shape into the shape of its gun forms as the gun barrels expand. To transform back, she just has to hold press and briefly hold the trigger for a couple seconds and wave the weapons up or down to extend back into its sword mode.

### Dual Gun Form:

* Original
* Upgraded
 Lastly and rarely, she can transform them into two pistols. They can power on regular bullets or Dust enhanced bullets though she prefers Dust enhanced. She can use this to assist with movement in battle and to improve her evasion of attacks and for extended maneuverability thanks to the Dust bullet recoil.
However, they have special packs that are used. Those hold 20 bullets in total (5 regular and 15 Dust enhanced.) in each pack. She mostly uses red, cyan, and yellow Dust for fire, ice, and lightning effects but can also use gravity Dust as well. The ammo pack is small and slides into the end of the guard or grip. She can be seen some of the time using one sword and one gun when fighting. It is rare to see her use both of her weapons in their gun mode unless the situation calls for it.

 Similar to her original counterpart, she can transform her swords into two semi automatic pistols and can use both regular and Dust enhanced bullets. She uses these to hit targets mid range  or use them in certain situations such as when she uses gravity Dust to increase the gun recoil to slow herself and help her land in Emerald Forest during initiation. These still use special magazines similar to the original with up to 16 bullets total in each with the respective Dust types. In custom magazines, she uses a mix of fire, lightning, ice, earth, and gravity Dust. These are similar to normal magazines where it slides into the handle and uses a button on the guard to eject the magazine. Without the Dust empowerment, regular bullets cannot penetrate thicker armors. She uses this form with either both guns or one sword and one gun when fighting.

## History

* Current owner: Inari Tsukiakari.
* She built versions her weapons while she was attending Signal Academy.
* The upgraded version was mostly done before Beacon with Auriel's assistance, though was not fully functional until end of volume 1 with Taison's aid after her original swords broke.
* After a specific event that happens in Solitas/Northern Mistral, her weapon goes through another update.

## Dust Use

Also, thanks to the Dust edges of her swords from both original and current versions, it allows her to send out powerful energy waves based on what kind of Dust is used. When she taps the Dust crystals on one of her swords, the sword's blade is surrounded with the Dust energy and have the capability of improving her attacks and overall speed in battle. They are powered by cut Dust or powdered Dust. She can either slash and pierce her opponents or send waves of Dust energy. Depending on the Dust color, she can display different effects.

* Red- Can send fire based waves/ improve her attack strength
* Dark Blue – Can send out ice based waves/ Ice Based waves
* Yellow – Lightning waves
* Green - Wind waves/ Improve her speed
* Purple- Increases the wave’s strength and sword slash
* Light Blue- (Default wave when she concentrates Aura to blade and can have her Semblance in mix as well later on.)

## Trivia

* This was the first weapon the creator created when she began creating her characters.
* The Individual swords themselves have their own names only in the original version. They are commonly called Lunar Storm (Purple) and Tidal Crest (Blue).
* Her weapon name, Indigo StormCrest, is a combination of her color (Indigo being between blue and purple) and last word on both individual sword names from the original version.
* The inspiration for her weapons came from the Dust properties of Weiss' weapon and combining it with real world nerf swords\* . To add gun functionality, it was also given its dual pistol form later on in its original and upgraded designs.
* This weapon has been through the most amount of changes since its creation.

## Concept Art/ Old Art

Lunar Storm, one of the blades of Indigo StormCrest (Concept)Tidal Crest, Other sword of Indigo StormCrest (Concept)Tidal Crest (Newer)Lunar Storm (Newer)Inari wielding the first draft of Indigo StormCrest
## Final Version Art of Original Indigo Stormcrest

Indigo StormCrest Original Weapon Sheet (Thanks to Jo~)Original Weapon Sheet 2 (By Jo)Indigo StormCrest(Original Version(By Jack))Original Weapons sheathedOriginal Pistols ModeOriginal Swords Mode
## Final Version Art of Upgraded Indigo Stormcrest

Indigo StormCrest Final Current Version(By JollyJo)Dust ActivationDual Sword ModeDual Gun ModeTransformationInari with one in sword mode and one in gun mode