While patrolling the kingdom's borders, Shadow discovers an ancient sword buried in the ruins of an old battlefield. The blade, black as midnight and etched with glowing runes, seems to hum with energy.
Alaric warns him against taking it, but Shadow feels an inexplicable pull toward the weapon. He claims it as his own, unaware of the curse tied to its dark power.
As Shadow wields the blade in combat, he finds his strength and reflexes enhanced, but strange visions begin to haunt him. The sword whispers to him in his dreams, and a sense of foreboding grows