While the machines were analyzing the chemical components of the grim poison leon sneakily returned the divine artifact back where he got it. It was laughably easy for him as all he had to do was use an infernal script seal to turn invisible and following the patrol guard when they entered the room with the box that had the artifact in it. then while the guard left the room just open the chest and put the staff back where he got it from. smooth as silk and without anyone even noticing that for a few hours now the box was empty.
Done covering his tracks leon returned to his lab and pulled out the schematics to his weapon , calamity and began to make corrections based on the knowledge he currently had as well as the new materials. leon had noticed after the fight with cinder that his weapon was starting to take structural damage from his strength and knew he needed a better weapon. unfortunately there was no familia that focused on crafting and neither was there a dungeon that spawned powerful metals to be forged. stuck with only remnants materials and crafting techniques leon was in quite the bind about how to fix this problem.
Thanks to ironwood explaining the artifact of creations function however leon had found a way to get what he needed to rebuild his weapon better than ever. the dwarf star metal was not part of this however as he had other plans for that besides the fact that even at level five even a hair thin edge of the stuff on his weapon would multiply it's weight beyond his current strength. no , what leon had the artifact summon was in fact the various materials with the abilities he needed for his weapon.
Orichalcum from the dungeon for durability , hyper dense carbon fiber for corrosion resistance and flexibility. There was also a few other material created based on leons understanding of them from other worlds such as ebony from the elder scrolls universe. that material in particular nearly gave the gods watching a heart attack due to the fact that the material was in fact crystalized god blood. this meant that even if he didn't realize it leon was crafting a weapon with the potential to seriously harm a divine being. for salem though this weapon fully had the ability to reap away her life despite the curse she had.
After slaving away on his equipment leon finally finished his weapon and couldn't help but admire the aesthetics. much like his previous weapon this one could switch between rifle , scythe and spear. the difference however came from the coloration of it as while the other was plain grey in color this one had a black blade with hints of grey in the otherwise greenish bronze handle. he didn't give it any of the sharp spikes or grim mask however since he felt that he no longer required those.
This new weapon was considerably heavier than the old one but to leon this weight was still usable. all of the gods looked between leon and alex while mentally making comparisons to see if creating horrible weapons was were the similarities ended or if there were more. while the design of leons weapon was reasonable the materials he used for it were anything but , while alex's weapon was about as over the top as it gets with also having multiple forms. buster sword , longsword , rifle and cannon were the forms of alex's weapon which when paired with it's materials was broken beyond belief.
Leon was satisfied with his new weapon and decided to take a short week long break to relax while the new city was built. he did too as the only time someone bothered him during this time was when the chemical analysis of the grim poison was finished. For the next couple months leon spent most of his time killing the grim that were lured to vale by the artifacts aura. in this time the city had been completed and filled up with the people from atlas. there was one irritating problem that had cropped up however as many people from atlas were under the impression that they were now a part of the vale kingdom.
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