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73. A Great Axe

  Omen: 13, 14

  Adam stretched, yawning as he did. “Oof. What a day to be alive.” He smiled, hearing the soft pitter patter of rain outside.

  “Are you going to start smithing my greataxe?” Lucy asked from the courtyard, basking in the rain.

  “Yeah, yeah,” Adam said. “I’ll try and make it look good, but enting is most important.”

  “I will create the best handle,” Jurot assured.

  “Of course, since you’re both my friends,” Lucy said.

  Smithing Check (Intelligence)D20 + 4 = 14 (10)

  With Lucy’s assistance, Adam and Jurot figured out the rough shape of the on she wanted.

  Mana: 8 -> 0

  She then remained ying at one side, digesting the mana.

  Smithing Check (Strength)D20 + 5 = 8 (3)Omen: 13, 14 -> 1413 + 5 = 18

  Adam pulled ohread of Fate, shifting the fortune of a young bard, who sung a lovely song for her patron, one made which him weep.

  He mao trol his strength well, not ruining the head as he fed the axe.

  Smithing Check (stitution)D20 + 4 = 8 (4)Omen: 14 -> 014 + 4 = 18

  Adam pulled ohread of Fate again, only to shift the fortune of a young guard, who also wished to impress who she admired, only to slip into the puddle of mud and embarrass herself.

  He stared at the axe head, feeling the burn within his forearms.

  “It looks good,” Lucy said, staring at the head of the axe, which was round with a slight point, and on the opposite side was a small dagger like head. It was dark, but the purple glimmered uhe sun, though it still o be polished.

  “I’ll finish it tomorrow,” Adam said. “I don’t want to sharpen it poorly.”

  Jurot was still trating on the handle of the axe, and the pair left him be.

  Omen: 8, 17

  Mana: 8 -> 0

  Lucy remaio one side as she had dohe previous day, basking in the sun.

  Smithing Check (Dexterity)D20 + 2 = 4 (2)Omen: 8, 17 -> 817 + 2 = 19

  Once again he plucked the Thread of Fate.

  The young ur boy rexed casually against the barrel, noting the figure adorned in full pte mail. The boy’s heart thundered within his chest as the Knight’s gaze passed him by, pausing for a moment over him, before the Knight tio look around. His heart did not stop thundering, even after he eventually took the role of guiding another person withiown of Red Oak.

  Once Adam finished polishing the axe head, he noted he blemishes within the axe. ‘Damn it!’ He had mae it well, but there were a few parts where he hadn’t properly dispersed the puthral ore.

  Jurot frowned as he hahe wooden handle over.

  “What’s wrong?” Adam asked.

  “I was uo apply the pattern correctly, so I shaved it off.”

  “Do you need more time?” Adam asked.

  “No,” he said. “If I carve any more into it, it will be unusable.”

  “Damn. Wao buy some more purple wood.”

  Jurot shook his head. “I will do better ime. You ot waste yold because I failed.”

  “Alright. I didly do the best either, but it’s usable.” Adam fit the head and the haogether.

  “It looks good,” came a soft voice from beside them.

  The pair gnced over to see a tall, beautiful demon woman.

  The pair blinked.

  “Lucy?” Adam called.

  Lucy smirked wide, tossing her hair behind her ear. “Bow before me, mortals,” she demanded. She was tall, almost as tall as Adam, though was still quite thin. Her body was lean, her skin grey with a hint of purple, and a stoure iain pces like before.

  Adam then held up the greataxe’s hao her. “Hurry up a it out.”

  Lucy frowned, but took the on. She swung it around, feeling how it cut through the air. If she had been shorter, it would have been awkward to wield, but since she was back to her normal size, it was fio use. sidering the metal, she thought it would be a touch lighter, but it was still easy to use. “It’s fine, I guess.”

  Adam squi her. “If you don’t like our first gift to you, you hand it back.”

  “Who said I didn’t like it?” She gnced aside, hugging the greataxe tight to her chest.

  ‘So that’s why she called them traitorous,’ Adam thought.

  Lucy squinted her eyes at him suspiciously, feeling a heavy buzz in the back of her mind.

  “Let’s go,” Adam said, turning on his heel quickly areating back to the Iyr.

  When they finally returned, Adam he ck of children around. “Where are Turot and the others?”

  “They’re studying,” Sonarot said, knitting something beside Lanarot, who stayed within her little cot.

  “Oh,” Adam said, nodding his head. He squatted down in front of Lanarot and tickled her nose gently with a finger. “I o recharge my Lanarot meter for the day.”

  Sonarot looked up to Lud smiled at her. “I see you’ve regained your body.”

  “Thanks to Adam,” Lucy replied, respectfully. She uood that Sonarot artly the reason why she could move freely within the Iyr.

  Adam’s ears twitched. “You’re wele.”

  Omen: 5, 18

  Mana: 8 -> 7EntingD20 + 6 = 9 (3)Omen: 5, 18 -> 518 + 6 = 24

  The young ur boy was beaten in an alley, his stolen by the older childrehere, staring at the sky above him, recallier days.

  Omen: 10, 12

  Adam wondered if he should skip the day. ‘The average o be 21, so if I do it now, what would the average be? 24. 18. That’s 21 average right there, so as long as I get at least a 15 iure, it should be okay.’

  Mana: 8 -> 7EntingD20 + 6 = 22 (16)

  ‘Nevermind. I could finish it today, but I could probably increase the damage if I roll well another day.’

  Omen: 8, 15

  “Lucy,” Adam said, smiling at her.

  She popped a bit of bread into her mouth and stared at him. She tilted her head. “What?”

  “It should be dooday.”

  “Ooh?” She smiled. “Great!”

  “What do you want to ?” Adam asked.

  “Destroyer of Worlds,” she said.

  “How about something which matches it’s strength?”

  “Destroyer of Cities,” she said.

  Adam stared deep into her eyes, judging her.

  “Destroyer?”

  “Good enough.”

  Mana: 8 -> 7EntingD20 + 6 = 8 (2)Omen: 8, 15 -> 815 + 6 = 21

  The ur boy rubbed his healing wounds, hiding away in the shadows. He leapt up onto his feet, ready to flee when he saproag figure. The young ced down some bread before him before returning to her bakery. The boy stared at the bread, before ravenously dev it all, finishing with the jam filled bun, which was the only piece he savoured. He wiped away his tears.

  [Would you like to spend XP to empower the on?]

  ‘You know I want to spend 500, why are you even asking?’

  XP: 1700 -> 12reataxeRequires AttuYou gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this on.Deals 1D6 sshing + 2D6 fire damage. morph between a ring and on at your and.

  [Would you like to he on?]

  Adam was about to reply with a grumble, only to remember Bell liked to mess with him. ‘Destroyer.’

  DestroyerRequires AttuYou gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this on.Deals 1D6 sshing + 2D6 fire damage. morph between a ring and on at your and.

  XP: 1200 -> 1700Great Entme!XP: 1700 -> 1900

  Lucy grabbed the on the moment he had returned, having awoken from her nap. She swung it wildly, before taking a short while to meditate with it.

  Having heard that Adam had made another on, the other Iyrmen gathered around to see what it was like.

  “What does it do?” Jaygak asked. “Jurot refused to tell us.”

  “Well, if he refused to tell you, why would I?”

  “Cause I’m cute?” Jaygak said.

  “That’s not a reason to tell you.”

  “So you do think I’m cute?”

  “I have eyes, don’t I?”

  Charisma SaveD20 + 3 = 14 (11)

  Jaygak smirked. “You’re not so bad.”

  “Thanks.” Adam smiled.

  Eventually Lucy was attuo the on. She swung it around wildly, with fire appearing with each swing.

  “Oooh!” The children cpped as she swung it around.

  Then, suddenly, the on disappeared.

  Kitool blinked, and Amokan stared at where the on had been i moment.

  “ it disappear into another realm?” Kitool asked.

  “That kind of effect is powerful,” Amokan said, his eyes falling to Adam, who was smirking.

  “Nice ring,” Jaygak said.

  Timojin’s lips formed a small smile too, having he appearance of the ring too.

  “Looks like I mao figure it out before you,” Jaygak teased her friend, rubbing her elbow against Kitool’s side.

  Kitool nodded her head. “There are such times.”

  “This on is grea-“ Lucy cleared her throat. “I mean, I guess it’s fine.”

  “You know, friends pliment each other,” Adam said, chug.

  “It’s pretty good, I guess,” Lucy said, her tail swaying from side to side, peeking out from her pants for once, before hiding away.

  “Now I should probably ent my…” Adam furrowed his brows.

  “Is something wrong?” Jaygak asked.

  “No,” he said. “It’s just…” Adam had spent over two months in this world, and he had finally established a base for himself in the Iyr. He was rushing a great many things, but there was ohing he didn’t even bother to chebsp;

  “Are you going to share with us?” Jaygak asked.

  “I’m not sure I ,” Adam admitted.

  Seeing the seriousness on his face, Amokan and Kitool grabbed Jaygak’s shoulders.

  “What?” she gasped, ily. “I wasn’t going to do anything.” Her tail swayed from side to side, betraying her ihoughts.

  “Actually, it might be good to ask you guys,” Adam said, before retreating to the room to retrieve the item. “Do you know what this is?” He held up the broken hilt made of a metal unfamiliar to him.

  The Iyrmen stared at it, but Lucy gasped. “Oh! That looks amazing!” She reached up to grab it, but Adam gripped it tight.

  Athletics CheckD20 + 5 = 9 (4)

  Somehow Adam mao keep it within his grasp.

  “Oh, e on, I wanna see!” Lucy grumbled.

  “Then use your words.”

  “Lemme see it!”

  “Manners?”

  “e ooooon!”

  Adam bli her.

  “Please lemme see.”

  He let go of the hilt right away, causio fall back. She stared at the hilt, almost as though it were that ring.

  “Whoa,” she whispered. “It feels like holysteel!”

  “Is that good or bad?” Adam wondered, sidering that holy things were meant to be poisonous to her kind, or he assumed that was how it worked.

  "It's slightly tingly to my hands, but this thing is nice!” She brushed along it gently. “You probably make it into an artefact."

  Adam blinked again. “An artefact?”

  “Is it truly so powerful?” Sonarot asked.

  “Yeah, I’m pretty sure,” Lucy said. “I felt holysteel once before, when that bas-“ She froze, gng to the Iyrmen around her. “Nothing.”

  “How did it e to your possession?” Sonarot asked, ging the topic.

  Adam narrowed his eyes for a moment, falling into deep thought. He caught Sonarot’s eyes. “I had it the day I came here.”

  Sonarot nodded her head slowly. “Let’s eat, shall we?” Once again, she ged the topic, allowing them to move on in peace.

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  Adam casually ging the fate of people.

  Tut tut.

  Also, I love Luuch. She's kawaii as hell.

  RIP Loli Lucy, you will be missed.

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