Merlin claimed that she would "no longer be human" after taking hold of it, as a king is someone who kills everyone to protect everyone. Once she pulled it from the stone, the area filled with light, making her something inhuman and stopped her physical aging. Many knights thought it to be ominous while most praised their master's immortality as divine. After the sword was destroyed, Avalon later granted the same properties. Though it is a weapon forever lost that will never exist again, Shirou Emiya, upon seeing Saber's memories in his dreams, becomes able to project it during the Fate route. Due to having no real experience with projection, the weapon mostly uses the stored memories of Saber wielding it to attack and defend while merely pulling Shirou along. Despite being weaker than Exc