Summary
The Scepter of the Ancients was one of the 5 God-Killers, weapons forged in the magical waters of the Source Fountains, which are designed to kill The Faceless Ones. It was a golden rod, about the length of a thigh bone and had a Black Crystal embedded into its hilt. It sang to its owner when someone approached it but stayed quiet when an Ancient (or a person with Ancient blood) approached. The Sceptre was a focusing tool for the black crystal and shoots out black lightning that turned anything it came into contact with to dust. Once the previous owner had died, all one needed to do take ownership was to touch it.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Unknown
Name: The Scepter of the Ancients
Origin: Skulduggery Pleasant
Age: At least several thousands of years
Classification: God-Killer Weapon, Gold Scepter
Wielders: Various members of the Ancients, Nefarian Serpine, Skulduggery Pleasant, Valkyrie Cain, Mevolent
Powers and Abilities: Projects Magical Black Lightning, Deconstruction and Matter Manipulation (Anything the lightning touches turns into dust), Durability Negation, Resistance Negation (Ignores magical resistances and bypasses forcefields), Extrasensory Perception (Warns wielder of approaching enemies), Soul Absorption & Transmutation (Absorbs the souls of those it kills and turns them into energy to grow even more powerful)[1][2]
Attack Potency: Unknown (The most powerful of the God-Killers, ignores conventional durability, has one shot The Faceless Ones as well as many other powerful beings)
Speed: Varies depending on the user, Sub-Relativistic attack speed (The lightning it fires moves 3700 miles per second[3])
Durability: Likely Mountain level (Was only ever destroyed by a Faceless One's host)
Range: At least Tens of Meters, likely higher
Weaknesses: Requires some mental discipline to use without accidentally firing lightning everywhere it is pointed. The Scepter will change users to the next person to pick it up once the original owner is dead or undead, allowing it to be taken and used against undead users.
Feats: Resulted in the near extinction of the Faceless Ones and drove them back into another universe
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
"Fire" - at the user's desire to fire, the scepter emits black lightning at the target. Whatever is hit is instantly turned to dust, ignoring durability and resistance to magic. What precisely is turned to dust appears to depend on the wielder, as it has been able to destroy both clothing and the wearer, and also just the clothing.
Gallery
Valkyrie fires the Sceptre at the Battle of Aranmore Farm
References
- ↑ Landy, Derek. Until the End (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 15) (S.17). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle-Version.
- ↑ Landy, Derek. Until the End (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 15) (S.438). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle-Version.
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“ Lightning travels at 3,700 miles per second. By the time Stephanie registered the black crystal flash, the lightning would have already struck its target. She took a deep breath, and aimed. „ ~ Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men
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