15 Departure (1/2)

Corytheius's vine-like arm extended wrapping around a small bottle. It was just about the size of a baby's fist. A golden translucent liquid was jostling about as Corytheuis lifted the bottle into the air.

”A parting gift, for my son, Geodenisis Arboreth sap. Only use it, in a, desperate moment.”

Corytheius brought the bottle in front of Valerian. Valerian took the bottle, carefully storing it within the vines comprising his torso.

Again Corytheuis reached out to the stone table. His vine-like arm wrapped around two objects bringing them in front of me.

Corytheius looked at me, ”We crafted, these two, curved daggers, from the fangs, of the Grootslang. They are, especially sharp, and perfectly balanced. I hope, they serve, you well.”

I grabbed the two daggers inspecting their exquisite craftsmanship. The handle was crafted out of a dark onyx-like metal. Their handles seemed to be covered in scales that somehow gave the daggers fantastic grip making it easy to hold and apply force with them. At the end of the handle, a snakehead formed, similar to the Grootslang but without the long fangs protruding from its mouth. The blade had the same ivory look as the Grootslangs fangs except it was polished to the point it gleamed in the sunlight. Its curved edges were beveled and looked sharp enough to slice through steel. I was so excited my hands trembled. I was just beginning to think that my kodachi needed to be replaced soon and receiving these daggers was like getting coal in winter. I quickly focused my eyes on the daggers.

Name: (Unknown)

STATS

Sharpness: 75

Hardness: 70

EFFECTS

Armor piercing: 20%

I looked at these stats stunned. This was a top quality weapon. There were few weapons I had seen in all of my past life that surpassed this pair of daggers. I had a few fortuitous encounters and had seen some incredible things in my past life so they were not the best I had ever seen. However, that was years later. As of right now, I have only been in Agartha a week and I already had a huge boost to my stats and amazing equipment. I know I have to take advantage of this opportunity and I know exactly how because of the memories of the last timeline. However, I can't take full advantage of my memories until I return to the human settlement.

After taking a moment to appreciate the beauty of the daggers I began to think about what to name it. Considering the origin of the daggers, the look of the handle, and the way it curved I instantly thought of a name, Twisted Serpent. I need to make a sheathe for it, but other than that it was perfect.

”Thank you Grand Elder Corytheius. I will always remember the kindness your people have shown me.”