Aeturnum

‘‘No one knows where this weapon of exceptional power came from. It is said to exist in many dimensions at the same time... The Aeturnum will fire a projectile at a short distance before exploding and instantly hitting nearby enemies with beams of magic. It's best to aim where the projectile will hit as many enemies at once. When powered it fires a black hole.’’

Aeturnum
Statistics
Normal Damage : 100 (per lightning) DPS : Instant Fire/Swing rate : ~2s MPS : 1 Soul Mode Damage : 170 DPS : 10 (x17) Fire/Swing rate : ~2.40s MPS : 2
Mana capacity :	20
Special ability :	Instantly kills all small and medium enemies.

Aeturnum is the seventh and the last weapon of Amid Evil. It utilizes purple mana and is considered a part of the special arsenal.

Description

Appearance

Because of its unearthly origins, this is hard to describe what Aeturnum resembles; it looks more a twisted lattice of purple energy ribbons rather than a weapon you can shoot from.

Abilities

Aeturnum launches a magic circle projectile that stops at a certain point in space and time and releases numerous purple lightning beams that will strike all nearby enemies. When soul-powered it fires a fucking black hole that sucks in every living being close to it.

Summary

Does anyone remember BFG-9000? Would you be impressed if I told you that Aeturnum acts the same? If not, then you should be aware of the fact that mana for it is very scarce and can be rarely met in medium sizes. Therefore, it is best to refrain from using this weapon while in soul mode unless necessary for the situation or you ran out of every other mana. Aside from that, this is a good weapon choice when you need to clear areas from a large amount of small and medium sized enemies.

Facts & trivia

• Celestial Claw and soul-powered Aeturnum are the only weapons that can damage and kill Champion.
• All enemies sucked into the black hole don't drop souls.
• Sons of the Scrounge that were released upon Sentinel Knights' death from the black hole will not get sucked in it.
• If the player dies in the black hole they will be shown the "Obliterated" death screen.
• Bosses take less damage from Aeturnum as they only get targeted by a single lightning beam.
  • However, bosses can get damaged by all of the lightning strikes if Aeturnum's projectile stops inside or directly under them.
  • Twin Terror, on the other hand, takes more damage from Aeturnum since its lightning beams are able to target each part of their bodies.
  • Black holes don't suck them up and instead deal temporary damage over time.
  • Oddly, if you shoot directly at Solar Saint, a projectile will bounce off him and play "Cling!" sound that can be heard when reflecting Lunar Deacon's attacks with Whisper's Edge.
• During the alpha stages of Amid Evil, before Aeturnum was developed, its slot was used by a weapon that created a long line of fire on the ground.
  • Judging by the mechanic, said alpha weapon was later repurposed into a ranged attack of Confessor of Dawn.

Gallery

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  Idle animation

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  Pull out animation

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  Fire animation

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  Idle animation (soul-powered)

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  Pull out animation (soul-powered)

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  Fire animation (soul-powered)

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  Aeturnum in action

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  Aeturnum in action (soul-powered)

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  Fire animation (alpha build weapon, later replaced by Aeturnum)