User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 24 discussion blog/@comment-2601:152:100:2320:B8B3:2126:3233:EE96-20171217194958/@comment-29963364-20171219005640

It's because Vali and Azazel are so close that I believe Azazel wouldn't bother with the idea. He was Vali's "stand-in" father, so he would know that it wouldn't be "true to Vali's character."

If Azazel did create a weapon/item for Vali, he would likely accept (reluctantly, at best). But it would still conflict with Vali's nature (prideful battle-maniac), such that it would cause unnecessary mental blocks that would inhibit his growth (both in power, and character). Vali would be caught between wanting to grow stronger and fight with his own power, and wanting to honor the man who raised him.

Azazel knows Vali well enough, and is smart enough to think of this possibility, and would likely decide to just let Vali walk down his path, in his own way.