Eclipse Conversion

Eclipse Conversion ([アストラルクロスシールド]; 蝕変換) also known by the names of "Astral Cross Shield" and "Eclipse Guardian" is the sacred gear of Yami Himura, the queen of Aurora Lucifer and the main character of the story DxD Black Lamb. A very powerful support/defensive type sacred gear, it has the ability to absorb and black energy. First used during ________.

Summary
So far, nothing about the history of Eclipse conversion is known. When Julia Astaroth first laid eyes on it, she explains that because of the shield design,Julia Astaroth states that it could've belonged to a wielder who her father saw died during the 2nd Great War because the shield design fits the description.

Because it takes the form of a shield it is largely underestimated by a series of opponents until Yami starts increasing his score in the Arcade Game thus the sacred gear starts gaining the attention of numerous pure blooded devils.

Appearance
Eclipse Conversion takes the form of a gold shield that resembles a fiery blaze with a orb in the middle. It has a flowery like design covering it. The shield is rather large, in it's initial form is capable of covering Yami's entire upper body (with his head slightly crouched).

Abilities
Eclipse Conversion initially has the ability to defend and protect the wielder and others from physical and magical attacks, similar to a standard shield sacred gear (but cannot reflect). But this sacred gear goes beyond that with the ability to absorb the energy into the shield. All the physical or magical energy that the Sacred Gear absorbs can then be turned into any other type of energy by Yami's choice.

The shield will make a [convert] announcement and then Yami can choose from the following where to transfer the energy:
 * 1) The shield gives the energy to Yami's feet for him to propel himself and tackle his foes or move in high speeds using the boosts, or the shield just goes against an enemy by itself.
 * 2) The shield gives Yami a boost of magical power much more like Divine Dividing's [DIVIDE], but he must expel it as soon as possible, or else it'll overdo his body and explode some part of it.
 * 3) If the attack is continuous, like, say, the flames of a dragon, this command will allow Yami to withstand in the middle of that inferno since the shield will continuously absorb the energy of the attack while expelling it from behind him, balancing his footing. However, he can't move or else the balance will be broken and he'll be vulnerable again.
 * 4) The shield converts magical attacks into healing spells to Yami, as he can also heal either an ally by holding it, but never both. However, he must be careful, or else the healing spell might go overdrive and turn him into a massive cancer.
 * 5) It works the same well as but instead Yami can transfer it's absorbed energy to an ally through a magical arrow from the shield.

Weaknesses
Like any shield ability, if the attack the wielder is trying to defend against is too powerful, the shield could break apart or shatter completely which would render it useless until it is repaired through magical means. The shield will only properly work if Yami's body can contain its power, either itself or absorbed. If Yami absorbs more energy in his body than he can contain he runs the risk of [explosion] nowhere all the energy in his body would forcibly expel like a popped balloon and he will collapse to the ground exhausted. As he continues to train, his body begins to contain, control and convert(Triple combo!!) the energy he absorbs.

Announcements
[Convert] this announcement is made when the shield is converting the energy to another form.

[Propel] this announcement is made when the shield converts the energy to his legs increasing his speed

[Push] similar to propel except it's used in a short burst to push his body forward or to allow him to jump extremely high

[Boost] similar to the boosted gear, this announcement is made to boost Yami's power by using the energy stored into the shield

[Stabilize] this announcement is made when using the ability to stand against a continuous attack

[Heal] this ability is used to convert the energy into healing spells to heal Yami or his allies from damage

[Support] allows Yami to transfer the energy to allies or somebody else

Trivia
"As a shield, he's a tank, a healer, a mage, a support and a knight at the same time if he knows how to properly work in battle. It's also kind of symbolic: As a shield, he only has utility/potential in the battlefield, as in the excitment of a conflict. He goes around living his life in the middle of the conflict, but in the end, both Yami and the shield have a deeper and more powerful utility: To protect."

- Houki Minami being deep

This idea was created by Houki Minami for me to use in my story. Credit goes to her.