"It's… incredible…" he whispered with excitement, almost afraid to touch it. "Grandma, when did you even finish this? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Selene smiled affectionately, gently placing the sword into Orion's waiting hands. "I finished forging this in the afternoon, just before you woke up. I wanted it to be a surprise. You had just finished forming your Affinity Rune, after all—I thought this would be a perfect reward for such an achievement."
Orion carefully examined the blade closely, eyes narrowing as he noticed the intricate details upon closer inspection.
His breath hitched sharply as he saw the staggering complexity of the sword's internal inscriptions.
There were exactly twenty-three distinct runes carved meticulously along the length of the sword's blade, each radiating subtle waves of mana.
