Murasame Originals

The Murasame Originals are eleven weapons forged by the genius weapon-smith Murasame a century ago over the course of three decades, right into the Great War, where they rose to prominence and notoriety as the most powerful weapons in the history of Man. Every single one of them was able to pose a threat to the balance of entire battles, not just due to their sheer power, but also the strange effects they each possess. Today, most of them are lost since the Great War and while one of them was used in the Faunus Rights Revolution (winning the war for the Faunus), they have largely vanished from the world, though their example still remain the pinnacle and dream of modern weapon development to this day, with far inferior replicas popping up every so often, leading to the need to give them the "Original" name.

1. The First Guns "Trigger-Kill"
This pair of large massive hand-cannons, meant to be wielded akimbo, were, as the title implies, Vytal's first guns. While the concept was fairly common among weapon manufacturers at the time and magazines with Dust bullets could be made, there was little understanding of how to prevent the Dust exploding inside the gun from tearing the entire thing apart, especially those of different elements (i.e. how to prevent electric Dust from electrifying the gun). Using stronger materials would have made the guns too heavy for personal use and even then, the lifespan of the weapon was relatively short. As a result, cannons were the main method of ranged attacks for a long while, until the First Guns were made by Murasame. Conventional in look as well as materials, the trick to the First Guns is that pieces of special Dust within the weapon's grip absorbed the Aura of their users upon touch, coating the barrel in Aura, so as to limit the damage from the Dust explosion and prevent transmission of Dust effects. Once they appeared, this very simple secret to them was discovered within days and resulted in the rise in prominence of guns and hybrid weapons in the world, beginning the first sparks of the Great War. By then, the then twenty-two-years-old Murasame was on his next project.

3. The Black Water "Free-Flow"
Less a weapon than a weapon-smith's dream tool, the Black Water "Free-Flow" was synthesized by Murasame by somehow liquefying Dust, while condensing the resulting fluid to obscene concentrations, to the point that the Black Water reacted extremely well to Aura influence and could solidify when enough Aura is poured into it. Its chief purpose was to act as a way for Murasme to create a proof-of-concept, manipulating it into weapon parts before assembling them into a weapon that he wants to make. After he is satisfied, he could then use it as a metal-mold. It was thanks to this 'weapon' (and Murasame refining his art) that the Murasame Originals after this grew more detailed and bombastically powerful. Even by itself, Free-Flow is the most coveted weapon since it can theoretically replicate any of the other ten weapons, as well as every other common weapon in the world, allowing a masterful user to create the equivalent of an entire army's arsenal. Today, the Vortigern Clan controls the majority of the Black Water, distributing parts of it to worthy assassins such as Vulturn and Smith.

10. The Suits
When Murasame was captured near the end of the Great War by the tyrants, he was ordered to build them a Murasame Original that could be mass-produced so that they could turn the tide and make up for their limited number of troops. Weary with war and hearing of the destruction his weapons have brought about, Murasame conceded to their demands with an ulterior motive: he built the tenth and eleventh Murasame Original at the same time. The tenth, the Suits, fit their name, appearing at first as little more than innocuous-looking tuxedoes, but they each have a very intricate network of Dust weaved into their otherwise cheap fabric. Theoretically, this network was supposed to enhance their physical capabilities of the user, grant them the ability to create weapons on the fly, make the suits near impenetrable and allow for suicidal self-destruction in a kamikaze attack. In reality, only the last function was added by Murasame, who then used the 11th Original to induce the suits to explode, ending his life as well as annihilating what was left of the tyrants and their forces, winning the Great War for them.

11. "Regret"
Murasame's final weapon before he committed suicide, Regret marks both his pride and misery at his life's works. It takes the look of a traditional katana and sheath. The katana is blunt and has little cutting power, making it little more than a metal stick. However, the sheath is the main force of this weapon. When supplied Aura by a user, the Dust in the sheath emit a field over a kilometre wide and through it they induce a counter-effect on the Dust embedded within guns. Even with advancement in technology and materials, the guns of today still make use of the same trick the First Guns use and when deprived of it, most guns instantly crack at their barrels as the age-old problem of Dust exploding inside them returns. Furthermore, if the katana is then sheathed, the field is amplified even further, inducing the Dust in the guns and their magazines to spontaneously explode, depriving all fighters in the area of their weapons, just as Murasame wanted in his final wishes.