Spectral Sword

Summary
The Spectral Sword is a powerful and special weapon within the Defenders of the Multiverse continuity; it is a red blade infused with the power of 6 spectrals, each having a special power. Originally crafted by a modern blacksmith for a renaissance fair back in 1993, it was purchased by Darien Strikeman, just a few years before the invasion of the spectrals. When the zombie outbreak happened, Darien and his two sons, Ray and Alex, hid down in a bunker with the sword and a modified hunting Rifle. Darien left his sons alone to get supplies and never came back, entrusting Alex with the rifle and Ray with the sword.

Many years after Alex was taken and Ray's friends were killed, the young zombie slayer found the first clue as to what the cause behind the apocalypse is. One day, he encountered a much larger and more powerful zombie than he had ever seen before, but this one was enveloped in a red aura; after killing it, the red spectral of anger revealed itself, and after defeating it in emotional combat, Ray infused its essence into the sword and the rifle, empowering the weapons with control over fire. Within less than a year, he traveled around the world and finished off the remaining 5 spectrals; blue of sadness, orange of greed, green of envy, purple of passion, and yellow of fear. With every spectral infused, the sword became able to control another power, water, a boost to the fire, wind, poisonous gas, and electricity. After finishing off all the spectrals, Ray came face to face with an older, zombified version of his brother, possessed by the leader of the spectrals, the spectral of darkness; during their fight, Ray found out how to combine all the spectrals into one and create the light of hope, one of the strongest forms the sword can take.

Appearance
The sword originally started as a red, double edged long-sword with a black handle and gold plated hand guards. The sword can change appearance based on the wielder and the form it takes: While being wielded by Ray, it retains its original form and becomes completely white and glowing when the light of hope is activated; whenever Ryan wielded the sword, it became pitch black with two inward curving spikes extending from each side of the wrist guard. When either Distructinator or Distructinaton wield the sword, the wrist guards curve up slightly, and in the center, a small red and black diamond appears. Over its long existence, the sword has had many shapes, rapiers, cutlasses, daggers, katanas, double bladed swords and many more, however, there are some who have allowed it to keep its original shape as it best suits them, though sometimes with a different color and some extra designs to customize.