Excalibur Nightmare

"Dressing as a daydream, the Blade of Illusions shall devour those who are afraid of God's light."

- The Infernal Compendium

The Excalibur Nightmare, also known as the Holy Sword of Dreams, is one of the seven Holy Swords created by the Christian Faction in the Excalibur Project.

It belongs to the Church of England and is currently wielded by the exorcist Edward Dee.

Summary
The Excalibur Nightmare is one of the seven Holy Swords created by the Christian Faction through a combination of advanced thaumaturgy by those who had reached the territory of gods and ancient Edenith technology to create new powerful weapons for the Church after the True Excalibur was returned to the Lady of the Lake.

After its creation, it was given to the Church of England along with another holy sword bearing the name [Excalibur] - the Excalibur Mimic.

In 20XX, it was "stolen" by the Fallen Angel Kokabiel as part of the Grigori and the Heavenly Council's plans to form a situation in which peace could be established throughout the Three Factions. While being kept by Kokabiel's men, it was partially fused into a singular sword along with other [Excalibur] swords (Transparency, Mimic, and Rapidly). After the victory was achieved, the exorcist Irina Shidou took the Excalibur Nightmare along with other Excalibur fragments back to the Church with her.

When Xenovia Quarta's holy sword Durandal was given back to the Church to be repaired, the Excalibur Nightmare, along with 5 other swords bearing the name [Excalibur], was taken back to the Heavenly Forges by the Angels to be reforged into true and powerful Enochian Holy Swords. For reasons unknown, the Seraph Raziel created copies of all the 6 [Excalibur] swords prior to their reforge and fused it with Durandal before sending it back to Xenovia, saying that it was a "gift" from the Angels.

After the Excalibur Nightmare was reforged, it was given to Edward Dee, an exorcist of the Church of England who has shown to possess the suitable values and characteristics to wield the new Holy Sword.

Appearance
The Excalibur Nightmare appears as an ornate longsword with a slender and sharply-pointed blade formed out of Nephilic Obsidian, which glows brightly in dark places with Adamic hieroglyphs etched upon it. The hilt is wrapped in the hide of a re'em, which is slightly cold to the touch. In the pommel embedded a pearl-like black orb which glows when enemies of Heaven are detected nearby.

Prior to its reforge, it appeared as a rapier-like sword with a slender two-edged blade with a swirl-like pattern on the grip. It possessed a gold crossguard that resembled wings, and from the hilt protruded a long gold swirl pattern, almost resembling a more drill-like oriented covering half-way through the blade.

The scabbard for Excalibur Nightmare is made out of silver and dark-colored leather, which resembles stars upon a night sky. When unused, it can be transformed into an obsidian brooch in the shape of three blooming roses.

Abilities
TBA

Scabbard
TBA

Trivia

 * Despite not knowing about its reforge, Irina was able to notice the "Excalibur Nightmare" imbued in Durandal was fake based on experience with her own Excalibur.
 * Like other Enochian Holy Swords created by the Heavenly Forges, it contains a small amount of heavenly fire belonging to a member of the Heavenly Council.
 * It, in particular, contains the heavenly fire of the Elder Seraph Phanuel.