Frostbound

Before everyone got up and got ready to move, I had another task to do.

It was time to remake my hammer.

I didn't get up any earlier than I usually did but that was still enough time to complete it before everyone else was ready to go. My poor sleep schedule was thoroughly shot.

It was okay though, 19 more days and I could sleep all I wanted.

Remaking my hammer was similar to the last time except I didn't have to make the haft. The wood took to the ice nicely and it all froze together flawlessly. I even made the same pommel and sigil as last time.

The hammerhead was a different story. I wanted to try out something different than before and venture away from the double-headed hammer. Having one hammerhead would be fine and I could add a spike to the other side.

I originally decided against doing so for balance reasons. So I could swing it both ways without having to flip it.

Now that I had more experience with the weapon and was better at fighting, I didn't need the crutch of both hammerheads. Plus, a spike could come in handy for certain monsters when blunt damage failed.

I had thought that if I ever needed anything other than blunt damage I could make something else out of ice on the spot but that was short-sighted.

The process of molding the weapon and saturating it in my Law and Mana made it stronger than just doing it on the fly. My hammer would have broken long ago if that wasn't the case.

My trip to the mountains which had once taken half a day only took an hour. Most of the beasts in my path ran from me and the ones who stayed didn't take long to defeat.

I was used to fighting armies of the things, taking down a handful at a time was a breeze even without my weapon.