446 CDXLVI. The Author (1/2)

Continuing to observe the details, he noticed that above the gem that represented the Crystal of Fire, there was another kind of planet, with rays that sprung up around its surface.

”Wait... this means that... the source of energy from which the Crystal of Fire draws its power is... the Sun! The real Sun! How the fuck is that possible?! It was destroyed a long time ago!”

”I knew you'd get there on your own... you look like a smart guy, Dag from Earth. However, what you have discovered is not properly correct: the Crystal of Fire does not draw its power from the Sun... it is the Sun!”

The faces of the three warriors in front of him became instantly confused before Dag once again said: ”what?!”

”I don't know how it's possible, but inside the red gem you own, there's a fragment of what you Earthlings called Sun. It's written down here” Kranus said again, pointing to a line in the text of the page next to the image and translating its meaning aloud.

”And so it was done... on the most brutal day of days... during which a fragment of the Great Star that bore life, was stolen and secured without the knowledge of commanders and advisers... and it is in the Crystal that that flame lies... which is not the result of the explosion, but is the 'Sun' itself.”

”And this inscription? This one over the Crystal! Can you confirm that this is the same gem that is embedded in the Giantbane, the weapon forged by Weland?” Dag asked, who still couldn't sit back and stay calm.

Kranus nodded, confirming the young Master's doubt.

Dag immediately detached his axe from the belt and placed it on the table, trying to notice some details he had never seen.

The ice wizard approached him, admiring the magnificence of the weapon and contemplating its virtues.

Right in its center of gravity, between the handle and the beginning of the triangle-shaped blade, which widened outward, there was the metal head of the deer, complete with horns that adorned part of the weapon.

”Its eyes. The gem is in its eyes” Dag said, pointing to Kranus the source of Giantbane's power, blindly trusting his judgment after that incredible explanation.