It is beautiful and terrible. Its shaft looks rough forged from a distance but up close you can see it is inlaid with tiny etchings depicting our long and bloody history. The pommel is simple and round. Unnaturally smooth. The blade ripples with thousands of folds. Its glassy edge slides to a deadly point. The entire weapon is a dark, rich bronze. It dissolves into the darkness when the lightning flashes from its tip and casts out the brightness of a thousand suns. A thing to behold. An instrument of terror.
Paddy Dobson
10th April 2021