"Mordant, I hate to break it to you, but I would say that the hatchlings are asleep." Walker thought that the hatchlings were watching carefully at first. However, just like Midnight, they liked the warmth and had fallen asleep standing up.


    "You understand that the age of these little ones requires a great deal of sleep to assist them in their growth." pretended that it was just normal but Walker could only hold himself back fromughing. The entire situation was a little tooical.


    "I would say your dragonkin are doing well but it seems that they have been pushed to the limit. But that might be the fact that the wandering cksmith is a beast of his own. He had stayed awake for days straight working on projects." Walker remembered one of the very first times the wandering cksmith had forged in the mansion. He had been up for multiple days making preparations alone.


    "There are many traits that the dedicated have. I can see those that this one possesses clearly. I would like a closer look." As Mordant approached he saw that there was a darkness elemental spirit working with them as well. As the wandering cksmith tapped with a chisel, Midnight heated the metal and the darkness elemental spirit drew dark elemental mana toward them.


    "Yes. It''s the true spirit forging." Walker saw Mordant start to turn to ask for the name of the technique even though it was clear he already knew. "The spirit has to willingly help with it to bring in the specific elemental mana. That way it is perfectly shaped to allow the elemental spirit of that affinity to dwell within it. Of course, the spirit that created it will be morefortable, yet, that is not a limit. Any darkness elemental spirit can dwell within that short sword."


    The weapon that the wandering cksmith was working on was not extremely different from anything else someone could make. The materials were basic steel while the darkness runes were a mix of draconic and his very own. The true spirit forging seemed to just be extrapared to what it seemed the wandering cksmith was working out.


    Besides the fact that the darkness affinity dragonkin all carried short swords or long daggers as their main weapons, the wandering cksmith seemed to be experimenting. The runes were clearly newer in rtion to the runes that most people used. Walker saw some simrities in the runes generally used along with the mage tower runes. The wandering cksmith had taken the time to retrace some origins of the darkness elemental runes.


    With those origins partially mapped out, the wandering cksmith had been able to better add the draconic runes to the de in proper form. The result was a powerful absorption of darkness elemental mana. The speed was already showing itself above that of regr runes or regr draconic runes. Mordant was already showing his teeth in a smile at this. It was beyond what he expected.


    "It looks like you have been hard a work." The wandering cksmith had waved for Midnight to stop adding heat with small bursts of ck me breath. This was a sign that the wandering cksmith was moving on to the sharpening and polishing phase. Therefore, Midnight was free.


    The response was a proud growl while Midnight turned to look at the hatchlings who had started to snore. She looked further to find that only three or four of the dragonkin were able to handle the long term forging. Some had passed out in the middle of forging something.


    "We came to see how things were going only to find that most have been worked to the end of the line. You have been here for a while from the looks of it too. Nice work." Walker patted Midnight''s head as she took the chance to sit down and rx. The wandering cksmith had been at this for more than a few hours. Walker had finally found the table behind them covered in small rune carvings and daggers.


    "Twenty three partially finished daggers, swords, and t pieces of metal with runes. This is all from one session?" Mordant watched Walker nod. "Then this is truly the best work I will see yet. I wish to see how this all ends." Mordant was more and more energized seeing this creation.


    The darkness elemental spirit moved out and floated by the darkness elemental spirit helping the wandering cksmith. Before their eyes, the two began to pull in greater amounts of darkness elemental mana. Walker had not considered having multiple elemental spirits assist a true spirit forging creation. In theory, it could improve the item even more.


    Mordant approached closer by a half step when the darkness elemental mana reached a pique and flowed in to the short sword. The runed glowed in an odd dark shadow before the to darkness elemental spirits retreated. Mordant''s partner watched and waited as the wandering cksmith moved toward another table.


    The sharpening and polishing were done at a ridiculous speed that proved how well practiced the wandering cksmith was. Mordant just clenched his fists in excitement. This was something he had wanted to see since he came to Genesis. It was even one of the things that had been top of the list of reasons toe to Genesis at all.


    Walker looked at the finished product and found that it was definitely higher quality than the others that had been tested before. Even the swords that the wandering cksmith made previously with better materials might not match up to the current version because of the new hybrid runes.


    "I have seen many weapons but this one is beautiful. No fancy materials, just simple perfection." Mordant found himself in love with it and wished he had taken the time to learn swordsmanship. But he was a royal dragon and did not need such weapons. His entire body was his weapon.


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