Chapter 409: Parathyan, The Great Artificer
King Alok leaned down and stared at the relic sword closely. “I see, it really is a work of Lord Koval.”
“Koval?” Stryg cocked his head to the side.
Plum’s eyes widened in surprise. “The Unifier?”
“What? You two didn’t know?” Alok said as if it was obvious. “Most of the sigils on the blade are faded, but see the clear sigil at the bottom? The one that looks like two entwined wings and a hammer? That is the emblem of Ebon Lord Koval. Captain Izgerd noticed it when you first drew the blade.”
Stryg stared at the sword in his hand dubiously. “An Ebon Lord made this?”
King Alok nodded, “Lord Koval was a powerful arch-mage and while he is accredited as being the first and only person to have ever unified the Ebon Realm, he didn’t spend his time waging wars or conquering the lands of his enemies; that job was left this right-hand, Lord Veres I. Koval was first and foremost a mage-smith, one of the greatest of his time. He was a student of Parathyan himself.”
Plum stared at the relic sword in awe. “Tauri said the sword was one of the greatest artifacts she had ever seen. Now I understand why.”
“But why was it in that cave and why can’t Plum hold it without the blade cutting her?” Stryg asked, still uncertain of the blade’s origin.
“I don’t know how the blade ended up impaled into the bones of a dragon, but I can hazard a guess,” Alok said. “The ancient stories say Lord Koval was always trying to surpass his teacher, Parathyan. Lord Koval forged many enchanted artifacts and tried countless techniques and spells, in the pursuit of creating an artifact that surpassed Parathyan.”