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jonas:

--- Quote from: Snark Knight on July 28, 2017, 09:06:08 PM ---The holy swords aren't powered by an enchantment, so warden blades aren't going to unmake them that directly. On the other hand, if Michael was driven by vengeance rather than 'on mission', Amoracchius is just a piece of metal.

My guess is they'd just clash as material swords in that case. Although if Michael rendered his sword vulnerable by acting improperly, Morgan's charged attack (I'm thinking of the technique he used to cut through trees in a single blow when he went after Harry in DB) might still affect it.

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--- Quote ---re·venge.
NOUN
1.the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands
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--- Quote ---ven·geance
NOUN
Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution.
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Similar actions with totally different motivations. I'm quite sure TWG has no problem when someone mete's out much deserved punishment. See Murphy the mouth pieces damning statement in CH. It wasn't even her, making the statement. She was just acting in alignment with Will that presented itself.

Smaug with OCD:
Michael himself has said that their job isn't to punish - and he does use that word specifically, if my memory serves(sorry, don't have my copy of Death Masks available at the moment) - when first explaining the Knights' purpose to Harry. They are supposed to save. And besides, Warrior shows us that Michael wouldn't be acting calm and thinking through the consequences were he to walk in on the execution of his daughter(and presumably Harry).

Anubissama:
The Swords have a specific purpose and a specific set of powers.

They come into action when they are against a supernatural power that infringes on mortal Free Will or are up against a supernatural power that acts against its intended nature. Wizards don't fall under any of this categories so the Sword wouldn't give Michael any powers and he would end up a splatter on the wall.

And even if by some miracle (he, he, see what I did there) he would still get the Sword's power it doesn't make him invincible. The Sword's power is to level the playfield on the supernatural front. It would still be Michael vs Morgan, both skilled sword fighters, one of them with almost a century of experience. I give that one to Morgan, so again Michael would die, even with Sword support, which it wouldn't give him in the first place.

jonas:
let's just quote a small portion..
--- Quote ---Destroyers of faith, of families. of lives, of children!
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And then point out last time his daughter was in danger of execution TWG timed his arrival to be there first. You really think if Langtry decided to do it anyway that the powers that be would simply abandon him? Do you think, since that's precisely what Harry has accused the council of doing, killing children. Taking away choice and standing in self righteous judgement over others, including people we know were innocent, that TWG doesn't have them on his shit list? The only difference is he has one of his 'toe the middle line' agents going to take care of it. What do you think will happen when Harry stands up to zee council? Your seeing the personal connection and assuming in his actions Micheal would be flawed or TWG wouldn't support his actions, but I don't see it any other way. Care to give any reasons why it wouldn't go down that way besides you believe his actions to misalign with said will? Or why it would? Being angry someone threatens your family isn't the unshakable sense of purpose of protecting said family. Nor is it always mindless rage in response to someone who does. Directly after giving Nic a choice, Micheal was able to condemn him as his time and attack him all out. See no reason why such an attitude wouldn't transfer over. Really underestimating both Micheal and TWG I think.

Anubissama:
Because the whole potential situation is mortals using their Free Will to make decisions.

Free Will is a bitter sweet gift, and this are the downsides of it, humans can be wrong. If Merlin made the Free Will decision to execute Molly TWG wouldn't intervene the same, as he wouldn't stop Michael from drawing the Sword and attacking the Council for it. But the Sword wouldn't have any power besides being a sword since he doesn't use it with a) clean intentions (vengeance) b) in the way the Sword are supposed to be used (in protection of mortal Free WIll)

This whole situation simply doesn't fall under the purview of things where TWG and Angel intervene. The precedence where they do are clear and established, infringement on mortal Free Will by supernatural powers, or supernatural powers going against their intended purpose.

Yes TWG stacked the chances in Mollies favour (Dresden's belief, the arrival of the rest of the SC saved by Michael) but in the end, this is all he can do. In the end, it is mortal will against mortal will. TWG, Angels, and the Swords have nothing to do in this conflict.

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