Deathbringer (Sword)

Deathbringer, (Χάρος in Ancient Greek) is a sword made of Stygian

Iron wielded by Gerard Wayson. It's orignial owner is unknown.

Appearance
Deathbringer is described as a black baton with ornate carvings embetted into it while sheathed, and unsheaths into a three foot long, black blade. Similar to Riptide, Deathbringer has another form while not in use, but differs in that Riptide turns into a pen, but Deathbringer turns into a baton.

Powers
Deathbringer has a few powers worth mentioning: In the hands of a master, Deathbringer is said to be a dangerous weapon equal in power to Kronos' scythe. Even in the hands of a son of Hypnos, it was able to hold its own against Riptide.
 * Stygian Iron - The mere fact that this weapons is Stygian Iron is strong enough to instill fear in all monsters. Stygian Iron works both and mortals and monsters, but has a different way of killing them than Celestial bronze. Instead of turning into dust, foes killed will have their essences sucked into the blade. The purpose of this is unknown.
 * Black Lightning - Deathbringer has the ability the fire destructive bolts of black lightning. This ability was first demonstrated when Gerard fought Percy in a duel. The lightning produced by this blade is said to be faster than regular lightning, and is far more malevolent.

Weaknesses
Even though the storable feature of the blade is useful, its arm time has been exploited in a few cases. The wielder would still have to click open the blade before attacking, thus creating a wipe gap in that person's defenses.

The ability to fire black lightning also has a drawback. Each bolt of lightning drains a lot of energy, and also has a recharge time. While fightning Percy, Gerard managed to pull of two blasts of lightning before fainting, a feat worthy of praise, for not many are able to live through even one discharge of black lightning.