Rhitta

The was a Sacred Treasure in the possession of the Lion's Sin of Pride, Escanor. It was destroyed during his battle against the Original Demon.

Appearance
Rhitta was giant ornamental axe with a blade shaped like a crescent moon, similar to that of a Monk's spade. The axe also featured two golden protrusions, one larger than the other, with the white tips of a spear, the longer one was in the middle at the top of the axe and the smaller one was on the opposite of the blade of the axe. The handle was dark blue and it featured a golden semicircular guard with four golden spikes on it. Its design specs and distribution of weight were (likely intentionally) off: most of the weight is concentrated in the head, leaving it off balance, and even more difficult to wield than its impressive weight would already make it.

Abilities
By saying the command, Escanor can release all the power he has stored in Rhitta in an instant. The release was accompanied by an incredible wave of light and heat, illuminating the night sky, causing onlookers to mistake it for the sun itself.

If left idle, Escanor could call it to himself, and the axe would travel at incredible speed through the sky to reach him. By having enough stored power, Rhitta also allows Escanor to assume his daytime form at night.


 * Rhitta's special ability is to completely absorb and store the enormous amount of heat Escanor radiates from his body during the day. This allows him to release the heat on command and with precision instead of simply burning away everything in his vicinity.

Trivia

 * Rhitta was the third Sacred Treasure to be shown in a flashback.
 * Rhitta was named after a young maiden loved by the sun.
 * Despite its large size and the weight of its head, Rhitta is a one-handed weapon.
 * Rhitta was the heaviest of all Sacred Treasures.
 * In the manga, the handle of Rhitta appears mistakenly facing the opposite way at first. In the anime, the handle is correctly facing the direction of the blade.
 * It is implied by Escanor that there was a limit to how much heat and magical power Rhitta can absorb from his body at a given time and will no longer be able to keep his power in check as noon approaches.