The sword's first spell was a fire conjuration, which would cause flames to appear around the sword. The second spell was a flame shape manipulation spell, which would help control the way the fire would be projected.
The fourth spell was a kind of wind circle that would help manipulate the control of airflow around the sword, as well as later control how the fire would act after it was cast.
The fifth spell, which was on the outside of the sword, was an ice spell. The reason was quite simple, to prevent the heat of the weapon from causing it to melt by itself.
Gradually, a gigantic amount of fire began to appear on the edge of that blade, surprising Ezra.
This time, Luke could feel the heat heating his face at the same instant.
The sword, Burning Night began to channel its energy outward. The fire was intense, although, Luke was able to feel the heat taking over the sword, surprisingly that flame was not burning the half-wolf's body.
The fire began to spread completely through the sword, including Luke's hands. But surprisingly that heat was not painful for Luke, it was almost welcoming. It was a warm flame like a ray of sunshine after a long winter night.
It was a warmth that was feeding the Half-wolf with energy, like a hug from a distant friend, like the touch of a loved one. It was a feeling that was hard to describe.
The flames completely took over the sword, which gradually grew larger until from a two-handed sword, with the shape of the flame, the weapon took on the size of a greatsword.
When Luke opened his eyes, he realized how versatile the fire element really is. Until then, the novice mage had not yet fully explored the capabilities of the destructive power of flames. Other than a simple fireball, or the channeling of mana into flames, Luke had not yet understood how to control fire.
With his heart calm and equally on fire, Luke began to move that gigantic amount of flames, swinging his sword as he tested the weight of the weapon. As Luke swung Burning Night, he realized how confusing a situation controlling that weapon was.
At the same time that it was more complex than the sword he had just used, this weapon was surprisingly more elegant. It was like a horse that was difficult to tame, but once controlled, possessed much greater power and energy.
Ezra, on the other side of the wall, was elated. His eyes were shining, both from the excitement of seeing his equipment being used so masterfully, and also from the brilliance of his creation.
Luke then began to strike out again against the test dummies.
The first rows of puppets had already been annihilated in the previous test, and now there were three more rows of wooden targets left. With one swift strike, Luke swung his sword forward channeling that energy, shooting out a gigantic wave of fire.
The flames came out at high speed, and by controlling it with one hand, Luke was able to move the flames wherever he wanted. That first burst of fire burned the dolls that had already been decapitated by Endless Dream.
With a snap of the half-wolf's fingers, the flames burning those wooden dolls intensified. A current of air began to rise around the targets, keeping the flames concentrated and increasing the intensity of the destruction. That intense fire completely burned the test dummies, leaving only a small circle of dust on the ground.
All this lasted a fraction of a second, demonstrating how extremely skilled the half-wolf was, he possessed a born talent for flame mastery.
Luke was in a state of flow, a gigantic connection to the sword he wielded. With a smile, he turned to Ezra as he extinguished the flames of the sword.
"Ezra, I think I already have an idea of how I want my weapon" Luke said with a smile.
The little blacksmith's eyes widened, and with a warm smile he bowed.
"I will give my master Luke! So please ask for whatever you want and I will perform!" Exclaimed Ezra, bowing down.
Luke then turned back to the mannequins, he still wanted to test some of what he was capable of.
Channeling fire again, now the sword was pulsing flames constantly. Slowly a heat was emerging around the half-wolf, he was on fire. Not completely, it was as if small sparks were emerging around Luke, as if the energy he was channeling into the sword was also being thrown out by the swordsman's body.
With a Burning Night attack, Luke launched a much larger amount of flames, which took the form of a gigantic firebird. The movement was done with just one of his hands, while with the other, the half-wolf controlled the movement of the flames, manipulating that heat as if he were the conductor of an orchestra.
The gigantic firebird flew out, dancing around the room. With an abrupt movement of his hands, Luke controlled that Phoenix to turn around. Returning to the sword, the half-wolf then fired more fire attacks in front of that flame puppet, increasing the size of the Phoenix.
Luke then controlled that gigantic amount of energy to fly in front of the dummies, decapitating an entire row of test dummies. The Phoenix then fell apart, as the various heads of the dummies fell to the ground.
When the fire lost its bird form, all that energy turned into several arcs of fire that appeared on top of the wooden dummies. Burning each one until there were no ashes left.
Again, with a snap of the fingers, an air current intensified on the targets, raising a gigantic blaze of flames. When the fire was over, there were no more test dummies left in the room.
This was the power of a skilled swordsman with an item that matched his level. That was the difference between an ordinary sword and a magic item.
Inside Luke's soul, the Goddess Balance was completely open-mouthed, just like Ezra, the Goddess was euphoric, completely consumed by that captivating emotion Luke was giving off.
[Luke, I can't believe it, how did you do all this, it seems so natural]
'I don't understand either, dealing with my mana was so confusing when I was doing that spell with Megan, but now it was all so automatic. It was like breathing or walking, it was as automatic as dodging a sword attack from Nathalia'
The goddess began to laugh at Luke's explanation.
[I'm sure the elf wouldn't like to hear that. But now a doubt arose in me]
'What?'
[You have mastered the element of ice very well, and controlled the flames of this sword with gigantic ease. I know Ezra would be capable of that, so what do you think about requesting a sword that has a magic circle for each different element of magic]
The moment Luke heard Balance's voice echoing in his head, a giant smile appeared on his face. It was a confused smile to Ezra and to anyone else who observed the half-wolf's features.
He was visualizing how he would be able to annihilate any enemy with a sword as great as this. The half-wolf then opened the metal door and walked up to the small blue-haired blacksmith.
He left Burning Night on a table, and now standing in front of Ezra, Luke reached out and petted the little blue-haired blacksmith's blue hair.
"You know Ezra, I had an idea that you may not be able to complete. But still, I'd like to try it" Luke said.
Ezra's face showed his surprise, and with his cheeks inflated, he made an angry face looking at Luke.
"It's obvious I can do it master! Just tell me how you want your sword and I will do everything I can to complete it!" Ezra said, clicking his tongue and turning to the side with his arms crossed.
[Yaaaaaaaawn this kid is so cute!]
'Stop it Balance'
Luke then released his hand from Ezra's grip and began to explciate what he had felt using those weapons.
"The Endless Dream is really great, the ice created much faster attacks than fire. I imagine that for stealth combat at night, this is the best option. However, the lack of area destructive power was something that bothered me with it, apart from the option to freeze a group or a region, it is still not as destructive as Burning Night.
"As for the Burning Night, it really is a formidable sword, I believe that with a little more training I would be able to better manipulate the direction of the flames. Drawing with fire is something amazing, I really enjoyed using these two weapons. But it seems like we are still missing something.
Ezra was jumping for joy, but when he heard that something seemed out of place, the little blacksmith's face became much more serious. He then took a notepad and a pencil from his pocket.
"Please Master Luke, explain to me what you felt was missing from this weapon" Ezra replied.
"Actually it's more of an idea that came to me, I don't want to be limited to just one type of element or one feature of the weapon, what do you think about creating a sword with all kinds of elemental circles" Luke said.
The little blue-eyed blacksmith took a step back, his face was completely surprised, but soon he gave a gigantic smile in response to Luke's challenge.
"I've never heard of any weapon like that, but of course I can" Ezra replied.
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