Chapter 103 - Weapon

The private forge of Rivyn hummed with intense heat and purpose; the air around him was thick with shimmering waves that bent and distorted the very fabric of reality. Much more than a workplace, it was his sanctum painfully carved from silence and toil, a place where the very metal seemed to bend to his will and whim. Today, he worked upon a sword, an exquisite piece he would send into the wide marketplace of the system, which was to serve not only for undeniable proof of his exceptional mastery but also as a bold challenge to all the other skilled smiths that dared to compete against him in their craft.