Chapter 16 - Nightsbane x Dawnbreaker Swords

The sun was high when Kael arrived at the forge, its golden rays spilling through the open windows and casting a warm glow on the array of tools and materials within. Garrek, as usual, was already at work, his hammer rising and falling rhythmically against the anvil. When he noticed Kael enter, he set down his tools and approached, wiping his hands on a well-worn cloth.

"Good day to you, young master," Garrek said with a polite nod, his tone warm. "I heard that the three of you ventured to the Frostbound Peaks. A dangerous place, from what I've heard. Did you truly brave it to mine Voidsteel?"

Kael returned his nod, a small smile tugging at his lips. "We did," he replied, reaching into his infinite storage and pulling out a shimmering refined bar of Voidsteel. Its surface gleamed with a faint, dark iridescence under the forge's light. "And it wasn't easy, but we managed to get what we needed."

Garrek's eyes widened slightly as he examined the shard from a distance. "Voidsteel... It's been years since I've seen a piece of it, and even longer since I've had the privilege to work with it. You've done well to secure such a rare material."

"I intend to make it count," Kael said, spreading the blueprint across the nearest table. The intricate designs of the twin swords lay before them, meticulously detailed. "This is what I'm planning to create."

Garrek leaned in, his experienced eyes scanning the blueprint. The design of the twin swords was elegant yet deadly—blades forged from Voidsteel, hilts wrapped in mythril, crossguards shaped like falcon wings, and a fragment of a Red Mana Crystal embedded in each pommel.

"Remarkable," he said, nodding in approval. "A pair of swords like these... You're planning to forge them yourself?"

Kael nodded firmly. "Every detail has to be perfect. These swords are meant for Victor, and they need to match his combat style—swift, precise, and devastating."

Garrek straightened; his expression thoughtful but encouraging. "Then you've come to the right place. Let me know what you need, and I'll ensure you have it. I'll be around if you need a second set of hands."

"Thank you," Kael said sincerely, rolling up the blueprint. "I'll begin right away."

Garrek gave a small nod before returning to his work, leaving Kael to prepare the forge. As he set up, he couldn't help but feel a flicker of excitement. With the Voidsteel ready and the blueprint clear in his mind, it was time to bring the twin swords, Nightsbane and Dawnbreaker, to life.

***

The Voidsteel ingots lay waiting, their dark, iridescent surfaces glinting faintly in the midday light. Kael began by heating the forge to an intense blue-white flame, the temperature necessary to soften the formidable alloy. The roar of the flames filled the forge as he placed the first ingot within, watching as its surface began to glow faintly.

Using a traditional hammer and tongs, he shaped the glowing metal into a rough blade form, his strikes deliberate and rhythmic. Each blow was a dance of force and finesse, the Voidsteel yielding only slightly with each impact. It was a slow process, but he relished the challenge, the repetitive motions grounding him as the blade began to take shape.

Once the basic form was complete, he quenched the blade in a cooling solution. The liquid hissed and steamed, sealing the Voidsteel's unique properties and enhancing its mana-conductive nature.

With the rough blades complete, Kael moved on to refining their edges. Inspired by the memory of the legendary sword, he envisioned blades with razor-sharp edges that gleamed like the night sky, each line a testament to craftsmanship. Using a grinding stone enchanted with precision spells, he carefully honed the edges of each blade, ensuring they were not only sharp but balanced for optimal performance.

The surface of the Voidsteel shimmered as he worked, its dark sheen reflecting subtle, shifting hues. It was as though the blades held the essence of the cosmos within them—a quality that made them as beautiful as they were deadly.

Next would be the hilts. The hilts required a different kind of finesse. He wrapped the cores in mythril wire, its silvery sheen contrasting beautifully with the darker Voidsteel. Mythril wasn't just for aesthetics; its natural mana conductivity ensured the wielder could channel their energy seamlessly through the weapon.

The crossguards were crafted to resemble falcon wings, angular and sleek, a design that symbolized precision and speed. Carved from lightweight mythril, the crossguards added balance to the blades without compromising their agility.

At the pommels, he embedded fragments of the Red Mana Crystal. These gems were small but potent, glowing faintly with an inner light. They would serve as secondary mana reservoirs, allowing Victor to unleash devastating bursts of energy when needed.

Lastly, the final enchantment awaited. With the physical components meticulously completed, it was time to breathe life into the blades through magic. Kael retrieved his finely crafted arcane pen, its tip sharp and resonating faintly with latent energy, and began inscribing intricate runes along the length of each blade and hilt.

He started with the durability enchantment on both swords, ensuring they would be nearly indestructible, capable of withstanding even the harshest battles. This foundational magic would make them reliable and enduring, no matter the challenges ahead.

Kael moved to Nightsbane first. He carefully etched the runes on it's blade for Enhanced Durability, Shadow Veil skill, Pierce the Void skill, Shadow Surge, and Mana Reservoir. Each rune glowed faintly as it was inscribed carefully to fit , the magical energy bonding with the Voidsteel.

Nightsbane Enchantments:

// 𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌄𐌌𐌄𐌆 𐌅𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌄𐌄𐌆

𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌄𐌌𐌄𐌆() {

 𐌅𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌄𐌄𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌄𐌆();

 𐌆𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌌𐌋𐌉𐌋𐌆𐌉𐌋𐌄();

}

𐌆𐌉𐌌𐌆𐌌 𐌌𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌋𐌆𐌄() {

 𐌆𐌄𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌉𐌌𐌍𐌆𐌄();

 𐌆𐌉𐌌𐌆𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌌𐌋𐌉𐌋𐌆();

}

𐌆𐌉𐌌 𐌅𐌉 𐌌𐌅𐌆𐌄𐌆𐌋𐌆() {

 𐌂𐌉𐌋𐌌𐌄𐌋𐌄();

 𐌃𐌄𐌌𐌋𐌉𐌌𐌆𐌆𐌆𐌄();

}

𐌌𐌅𐌌𐌌𐌆𐌄𐌌 𐌄𐌆𐌈𐌄() {

 𐌌𐌄𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌆𐌆𐌄();

 𐌂𐌄𐌌𐌆𐌋𐌌𐌄𐌅𐌄𐌆 𐌌𐌉𐌆𐌋𐌋𐌌𐌄(-15%);

}

𐌆𐌌𐌄𐌋𐌆 𐌉𐌅𐌋𐌄𐌌 𐌌𐌄𐌅() {

 𐌆𐌉𐌍𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌌𐌉𐌌 𐌂𐌌𐌋𐌌𐌌𐌄();

 𐌃𐌆𐌋𐌉𐌌 𐌌𐌉𐌋𐌆𐌋𐌆𐌆𐌌();

}

Translation:

// Nightsbane Enchantments

EnhancedDurability() {

 VoidsteelConstruction();

 NearlyIndestructible();

}

ShadowVeil() {

 CloakInDarkness();

 EnhanceStealth();

}

PierceTheVoid() {

 BypassArmor();

 DevastatingBlows();

}

ShadowSurge() {

 HeightenSpeedAgility();

 DisorientEnemies(accuracy: -15%);

}

ManaReservoir() {

 StoreSecondaryManaPool();

 EmergencyPowerBursts();

}

---

Next, he turned his attention to Dawnbreaker. He inscribed the runes for Enhanced Durability, Moon Slash, Crescent Fang, Shadow Surge, and Mana Reservoir. As with Nightsbane, each rune pulsed with energy, the sword humming softly as the enchantments took hold.

Dawnbreaker Enchantments:

// 𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌄𐌌𐌄𐌆 𐌅𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌄𐌄𐌆

𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌄𐌌𐌄𐌆() {

 𐌅𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌄𐌄𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌄𐌆();

 𐌆𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌌𐌋𐌉𐌋𐌆𐌉𐌋𐌄();

}

𐌆𐌄𐌍 𐌈𐌆𐌌𐌆 𐌉𐌍𐌌𐌆() {

 𐌆𐌄𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌉𐌌 𐌂𐌌𐌋𐌌𐌌𐌆 𐌌𐌋𐌆𐌅();

 𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌌𐌋𐌆 𐌉𐌌 𐌅𐌉𐌄𐌆𐌅𐌋𐌌𐌅𐌆();

}

𐌈𐌆𐌌𐌌𐌆𐌄𐌆 𐌆𐌉𐌌𐌆𐌍𐌆𐌋𐌌() {

 𐌌𐌄𐌌 𐌋𐌆𐌅𐌌 𐌂𐌌𐌋𐌌𐌆𐌅();

 𐌆𐌌𐌆 𐌋𐌆𐌅𐌌 𐌄𐌌 𐌆𐌌𐌄𐌌𐌌𐌌 𐌅𐌉𐌆𐌌𐌅();

}

𐌌𐌅𐌌𐌌𐌆𐌄𐌌 𐌄𐌆𐌈𐌄() {

 𐌌𐌄𐌌𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌆𐌆𐌄();

 𐌂𐌄𐌌𐌆𐌋𐌌𐌄𐌅𐌄𐌆 𐌌𐌉𐌆𐌋𐌋𐌌𐌄(-15%);

}

𐌆𐌌𐌄𐌋𐌆 𐌉𐌅𐌋𐌄𐌌 𐌌𐌄𐌅() {

 𐌆𐌉𐌍𐌆𐌌𐌋𐌌𐌉𐌌 𐌂𐌌𐌋𐌌𐌌𐌄();

 𐌃𐌆𐌋𐌉𐌌 𐌌𐌉𐌋𐌆𐌋𐌆𐌆𐌌();

}

Translation:

// Dawnbreaker Enchantments

EnhancedDurability() {

 VoidsteelConstruction();

 NearlyIndestructible();

}

MoonSlash() {

 ReleaseDarkEnergyWave();

 WeakenEnemyDefenses();

}

CrescentFang() {

 LaunchHomingProjectiles();

 SapManaOrStamina();

}

ShadowSurge() {

 HeightenSpeedAgility();

 DisorientFoes(coordination: -15%);

}

ManaReservoir() {

 StoreSecondaryManaPool();

 EmergencyPowerBursts();

}

---

The air around the blades shimmered with raw energy as Kael placed them on the altar at the forge's heart and began channeling a stabilization spell. The runes glowed intensely, their power merging seamlessly with the Voidsteel. A low, resonant hum of magic reverberated through the forge, signaling that the final binding was complete.

These swords were no longer mere weapons—they had ascended to the status of mythical artifacts from Kael's previous world, forged for balance and destiny.

At last, the swords were ready, their power palpable and their purpose fulfilled.