User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-73.46.6.122-20170324152744/@comment-29963364-20170324215405

I think I may have found a middle-ground for this topic.

The Original Durandal was forged by God. He made it a very unique sword that only a select few people could wield. So he gave it a "personality" which made it even more difficult for most to wield it (Kiba described it as being a "wild horse").

The Durandal is also unique in that it's capabilities can change depending on the style and/or skill of the wielder.


 * Xenovia:  Durandal's aura is more wild/aggressive and relies and large, destructive attacks. But she needs to charge-up the sword's aura with each attack.

*  Kiba: Durandal's aura became more calm/quiet and was more speed-oriented.

* Vasco: He had such compatibility & control that he could cut through anything with just a casual slash.

The Durandal is a very powerful Holy Sword. But it's difficult "personality" and changing nature makes it too unreliable as an asset to the Church. So what does the Vatican decide to do?.....

Make a more usable Durandal-Replica.

But since God is dead, they have to forge it alchemically (like they did with Excaliber). Due to this, the Durandal-Replica would only be at a fraction (1/5) of the Original's power. And since the idea is to make it easier to use, it doesn't have that "personality." But, they did keep a few things:


 * It's Destruction ability.


 * It's capabilities are still dependant on the wielder (that's why it was so strong in Vasco's hands).

But in the end, the Replica couldn't keep up with the Original for long, and it broke.

Then comes the Durandal II. It's likely just the same as the Durandal-Replica, but much "sturdier" and much closer, or equal to the Original in terms of power.

So the Durandal II might not necessarily be "more powerful" than the Original Durandal. It could just be a "more usable" model.