With Lily's timely assistance and the additional chains in the fire, they rapidly melted the silver, transforming it into a flowing liquid that warped and deformed the nine ordinary keys completely.
At the top, the final golden key began to exhibit unmistakable signs of seamlessly merging with the others, filling them with excitement as its corners started to soften, spreading throughout its entire body.
''It's working,'' Lucius muttered, his eyes glued to the furnace, sensing that it should be sufficient—the first step was done.
''Great, what now?'' Lily asked from the side, observing the melted keys taking on an unusual shape.
''Now comes the hard part,'' he commented slowly, still harboring a bit of worry that it might not work out.
''I initially intended to melt them completely and then pour that into a mold to make a sword, but... it seems that might not happen. Even with the weakening effect, it's still extremely strong,'' he remarked.
