Chapter 9: I Was the One Who Seduced It First (2)
Keter arrived at the entrance to the forge and looked around. Even from the front, the forge looked vast and magnificent. The surrounding air was thick with the scent of iron and dirt, and the intense heat created waving mirages.
“Phew, it’s hot all the way out here.”
In his past life, Keter knew the Sefira family had a forge and where it was, but he had never visited it before. It was because he had no interest in archery in his past life. He only started using archery after the complete downfall of the Sefira family; before that, anything he could get his hands on was his weapon. In this life, he came to find Amaranth, the Demon Bow. If not for that, he would have targeted the Sefira family heirlooms, the Three Divine Artifacts.
These artifacts were three legendary bows: Tempest, the bow of the wind created by a human Great Wizard and an elf elementalist; Agareth, the heavyweight bow made from the heaviest metal in the world by a dwarf king; and finally, Doppelganger, the shapeshifting bow that could transform into any form.
Each of these artifacts was so valuable that they could sell for more than ten million gold at an auction. However, this foolish family was only using one of these magnificent heirlooms.
It was understandable that they weren’t using Agareth, the heavyweight bow, as it could only be wielded by a chosen one due to its weight. However, they refused to use Tempest because they claimed to adhere to the kingdom’s magic prohibition laws. Doppelganger, the shapeshifting bow, was being used by Besil, his father and patriarch. If Keter didn’t know about Amaranth, he would have gone for the Tempest.
As Keter was about to enter the forge, a soldier blocked his way.
“Please stop for a moment. Are you Lord Keter?”
Seriously, they all just stop me first without question.
“Why are you stopping me when you already know who I am? I hope you have no reason for this, because that way, I’ll have a reason to beat you.”
“Uh, well, this is the forge, so I thought you might have come to the wrong place.”