Megale Arktos
Seven Arrows of the Seven Stars, Cursed Wounds
Anti-Unit / B
Hera transformed Arcas’ mother, Callisto, in a bear after discovering her affair with Zeus. Many years after, Arcas, now the greatest hunter of Greece, killed his own mother with seven arrows. The seven wounds became the asterism Big Dipper, in Ursa Major (
Megale Arktos in Greek).
Megale Arktos are the seven arrows shoot by Archer that became stars. It is a Noble Phantasm limited in quantity, making only possible to be activated seven times (with an exception). They are no longer physical arrows, but a crystallization of starlight summoned by Archer.
Megale Arktos can only be used anytime, but if it is not used during night and with the Big Dipper visible, its rank will be reduced to C-. After declaring its name, Archer will recite a prayer for his mother, making one of the seven stars to bright with a very strong light, and after choosing a target, the light will fall down to earth comparable to a missile, pursuing the target in high speed. As a secondary effect, someone who is hit by
Megale Arktos is “marked” by Archer, and any project shot by him will instantly follows a marked target (this include other
Megale Arktos). By touching the wound created by the arrow (or the place where the wound was, if healed), Archer can recover it, but the mark will disappear and the wound will be healed, the process take around one minute.
Polikos Asteras
Arrow of the Northern Lights, My Star
Anti-Army / A+
Following the fate of his mother, when Arcas died he was transformed in another constellation, the Ursa Minor, whose brightest star is Polaris (the Polar Star,
Polikos Asteras), a very bright star that had important roles in almost every culture of the North Hemisphere.
Polikos Asteras works like
Megale Arktos, but is a Noble Phantasm that can only be used once. As the other Noble Phantasm, it is not a physical arrow, but a projectile made of starlight.
Polikos Asteras light is similar to an aurora, and will create a colorful path when shoot. When summoned during day, or when the Polar Star is not visible, the rank is reduced to B-.
Upon activation, an arrow will fall into Archer’s hand. Although it is stronger enough to be used as a short-ranged weapon (wielded as a sword), its proper usage is obviously the one of an arrow. After being shoot,
Polikos Asteras will absorb part of Archer’s own soul, and will create a large explosion of magical energy when it hits. If anyone marked by
Megale Arktos is within the area of effect of
Polikos Asteras, their marking will explode as well, making them suffer extra (internal) damage. After the use of this Noble Phantasm, Archer will be extremely weakened for consuming part of his own soul, and all his parameters and skill will receive a rank down. These effects lasts for around a week. Unlike
Megale Arktos,
Polikos Asteras cannot be recovered by any means.