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Sacred Sword’s Sheath (Sacrifice) – Part 01

The black sparks, cold to the touch, struck Cecily Campbell’s cheek.

“Mizubeshi.Water reduction Kowari.Splitting Senbetsu.Sorting Tsumikasane.Stacking Tanren.Welding

A dark ball of flame flickered in the void. Big enough to swallow a person whole, it coiled and writhed, sending sparks into the air.

Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding
Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding
Orikaeshi.Folding Orikaeshi.Folding
Orikaeshi.Folding

A man slowly fed his arm into the fiery mass. His voice was steady, almost as if speaking to himself.

Shinkane keisei.Core steel shaping Munekane keisei.Spine steel shaping Kawakane keisei.Skin steel shaping Hakane keisei.Edge steel shaping Tsukurikomi.
MoldingSunobe.Preliminary shaping Kissakizukuri.Tip shaping Hizukuri.Blade shaping Arashiage.Rough finish Tsuchioki.Clay application Akame.Heating Yakiire.Quenching Kajioshi.Rough sharpening Shitajitogi—Initial polishbinsuido, kaiseido, chuunagurado, komanagurado, uchigumorijido. Shiagetogi—Final polishkudakijizuya, nugui,Wiping hadori, migaki,Burnishing boushinarume.”Tip polish

Why?

“
TsukaosameMount hilt
.”

The ball of fire spewed out the man’s arm, before disintegrating into fine pieces. A shockwave blasted outward, hitting everything around them like a violent storm. Cecily froze, pinned to the ground by a force that seemed