Age of Gods - A VRMMO Story

Thomas started with two possibilities for enhancing the sword. The first was to try and add space magic to it. If he could make a thin line along the edges of the sword it would be possible to slice just about anything by severing space itself. That seemed like an extremely badass idea to him. The problem was he hadn't really experimented with Space magic just yet and didn't want to waste his work by making a mistake. Besides, even if the sword was made of Origin Steel it was still just steel and he probably wouldn't be using it for very long.

His second idea was to enhance the sword with the wind element. Using wind blades was a very common thing and he had a fair understanding of the wind element itself. However, just a simple blade of wind enhancing the edge of his sword was just as boring as making a flaming sword. He thought about it for a little while and started to smile broadly. He had a much better idea. Wind would still be the element of choice but he had a thought on how to make it more interesting.

Before he could do anything else though, he needed to get the sword to the point where he could easily assemble it. He already knew that using his 'Transmutation' and magic at the same time would hurt like hell so he needed to use as little of his 'Transmutation' as possible to assemble the sword. He started putting the sword together loosely, not a final assembly but a dry run.

With the unfinished handle in place, he picked up the strips of Elder Lizardman hide. He laid them out end to end and used his 'Transmutation' to fuse the separate strips into a single long strip. The fusion was so perfect that he could only tell where two pieces had fused if he could see a scale that had been cut. He draped the hide strip over the handle making sure to start at the middle. Instead of glue, he used his 'Transmutation' to fuse the hide to the wooden handle for a much better permanent bond.

He started wrapping the hide around the handle with the scales facing out. He chose a simple criss-cross pattern similar to how katana handles were wrapped. Though the pattern he used was much simpler and less time-consuming. Each time the hide strips crossed over each other he would fuse them together and then fuse them to the wood. This would prevent the wrap from ever moving or shifting while giving him an excellent grip. Once he finished with the wrap he took a step back and started to focus his mind.

He was going to attempt something new and wanted to have his mind completely focused on the task. When he felt ready he stepped up to the workbench and picked up the main body of the sword. His mana appeared on his hand and slowly shifted to green in color. He didn't just picture simple wind. His mind was focused on a very specific image. He imagined the wind energy flowing up one side of the blade, along the tip, and down the other side. He imagined the wind being fast and violent with the ability to slice and rip things to shreds. His inspiration for this was a classic science fiction weapon known as a chain sword!

With the image of the desired effect firmly planted in his mind, his mana began to infuse into the weapon. He picked up the crossguard and slid it down the tang until it was firmly pressed against the shoulder of the blade. His mana infused into the crossguard as well. He continued infusing his mana as he slid the wrapped handle into place followed by placing the pommel on. He was not looking forward to the next step.

While still infusing his wind magic into the sword he started to use his 'Transmutation'. His head instantly began to throb with pain as he immediately got a headache. He was still incapable of using two magic abilities at the same time without consequence. He held the pommel tightly in place and began to spread the tip of the tang to 'mushroom' it out. This would add pressure to hold all the pieces of the sword tightly in place. Once the pieces were tightly held he fused the pommel to the tang so it would permanently be attached.

The moment he finished the fusion process he stopped using his 'Transmutation'. The moment he did the intensity of his headache dropped several notches but he still felt a somewhat painful throbbing in his skull. He continued infusing his wind magic into the weapon until he felt the familiar sensation that let him know it was done. He stopped channeling his mana to finish the creation process.