Chapter 37: The King Sends A Gift (1/2)

Lucius looked on in interest as he heard his father's words. A gift from the king must be something good he thought.

”What did the king send, father?” Lucius asked.

Even Kiana and Lita seemed to have not expected something like this and were surprised. The king sending a gift was not something that would happen often and if it did, then he must have thought that it must have been worth it.

They now wondered what had Asher really done at the battlefield. All they had heard was that he had killed many enemies, but they were all second-hand accounts. The actual people who had seen the act were still at the battlefield or dead.

”He sent an artifact for you, a sword.” Gabriel said before gesturing to his attendant knight.

Lucius had noticed the man who was standing in armor to the side of the hall. He had been carrying a leather bag in his hand, but Lucius had not paid much attention to that. Now he understood what it contained.

The knight came forward and opened the bag before revealing a sheathed sword. It was the length of a normal sword, and even its handle was rather sober looking. The knight handed the sword to the count who took it carefully.

~shing~

He pulled it from its sheath, revealing the green gem that was embedded at the base of the blade. Soon the rest of the blade was revealed that had been polished to a mirror finish.

”Hold it and tell me what you think.” Gabriel said before passing the sword to Lucius.

Lucius was not unfamiliar with swords and had learned to use them in his past life. Although his most common way of fighting was to use spells and traps. He held the sword in his right hand and could instantly tell it was well balanced.

Often there were swords that looked to be perfect, but there was an irregularity in the distribution of their weight. This would cause its user to use excess energy to wield it and would even make them averse to mistakes, while leaving them open to attacks.

A well balanced blade was the key to making a good sword; at least normally. There were of course, swords that were intentionally heavy on one side but they had different methods of use, than normal swords.

The blade was double edged and seventy centimeters long while being about an inch wide. The green gem at the base of the sword shimmered under the light of the lamps and Lucius could faintly see a rune inscribed in it.

'So this is what a rune crystal is…' Lucius recognized.

”It's a good sword father, but what is its ability since it's an artifact?” Lucius questioned.