[Clarste]

Originally Posted by SquirrelLuvsPnut

Spoiler for spoiler:

I think he just meant that he had to act like a whole different person for all those years since Arachne was sealed up and he couldn't do what he wanted.

Spoiler:

No, I'm pretty sure he meant it literally. He somehow used his golem "enchanter" skills to write his personality and memories into his genes and live on through his descendants. Either way though, Maka's surprise/disbelief at his mention of waiting 800 years implies that this is abnormal for weapons.