Alpha Familia
The Alpha Familia is composed of Divine Weapons and Rapture Weapons. This familia is defined by it's members abilities to grow more powerful through battle. It is also theorized that this familia also causes the weapons attribute purity to become 100%, but this has never actually been proven. It is often considered to be the most powerful familia because the two classes that make it up are not only the rarest, but the few who have attained them in the past are considered to be among the most powerful fighters in human history. This familia is so uncommon that there are those who doubt it's existence and write it off as myth. As of the modern day, only four people have ever attained this familia.
Divine Weapons
Commonly known as a "Hero's Sword", those of the Divine Weapon class are characterized by their ability to grow stronger the longer a battle endures until it has grown a certain degree stronger than the opponent. This increase in power is a permanent change, so the weapon will always keep all of its gained strength. If the wielder is already more powerful than his/her opponent, then he/she will not experience any power increase during the fight. Divine Weapon users are historically weak when not using their soul weapon since they often rely on the strength they possess when using it; this means that the only ways to defeat a Divine Weapon wielder are to finish them quickly (which is nearly impossible), or to attack them while their guard is down.
Requirements: A soul weapon will only evolve into a divine weapon if it is possessed by a person who has performed many heroic deeds and has a genuinely pure heart. It has also been noted that the original weapon will only evolve when its wielder is in a life threatening situation (however this is only a theory). Only two known people have ever attained this class. |
Known Wielders: King Arthur Pendragon - Excalibur
Sora Sendo - Amaterasu
Sora Sendo - Amaterasu
Rapture Weapons
Rapture Weapons are class of soul weapons whose creation is forbidden by federal law and is punishable by death. This class of weapon is characterized by its ability to literally "devour" the weapons of defeated opponents and absorb their power to increase its own. The size of the power boost is directly related to the strength of the defeated opponent. A weapon that is devoured by a Rapture Weapon is destroyed entirely and can never be re-obtained by its wielder. At the moment, the use of a Rapture Weapon is the only known way to destroy a soul weapon. This class is particularly dangerous because the weapon is able to change into its devouring form very quickly, meaning that it can attempt to devour an opponents weapon mid-combat. This class is widely considered to be a symbol of absolute evil because it is the rarest class of the negative arc, and is the direct opposite (and therefore the equal of) the Divine Weapon class. There have only been two users of a Rapture weapon in recorded history.
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Requirements: A soul weapon will only evolve into a Rapture Weapon if it is possessed by a person who has committed (or aided in the enacting of) many evil deeds (regardless of their original intent or whether or not it was deliberate), and has experienced an unimaginable amount of psychological trauma. Contrary to popular belief, the wielder of a Rapture Weapon does not need to be "evil"; it has recently been proven that it is possible for a user of this class to be of very good karma and disposition.
Known Wielders: Mordred Pendragon - Clarent
Ryu Naraka - Ragnarok
Ryu Naraka - Ragnarok