In a secret chamber beneath the Ice Domain Fortress.
His hair a mess and his eyes bloodshot, Loa stared without blinking at the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword before him. To an ordinary observer, it was simply an absurdly oversized sword, dull gray like stone.
But to Loa, the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword blazed with dazzling golden light. Mysterious Sigils flickered across its blade, and immense Magic Power filled the air with suffocating pressure. Blue and gold light played over it, beautiful yet deadly.
The golden light on its outermost layer came from the hardest and most dangerous step in the process. This Sigil was a type of explosive Sigil that released its power outward. Translated from the dragon tongue, it was called "Suppression Equation: Ruin Hammer," but Loa preferred Ivy's name for it: Firecracker!
Whenever the blade struck a target, the Magic equation within the Sigil drew Magic Power from its wielder and the surroundings, charged itself in an instant, then unleashed that power like exploding gunpowder. That was how it had earned its name.
If it didn't burst forth in silence, it exploded in silence! That was the idea.
Its greatest strength was the speed at which it charged and discharged. If Loa swung fast enough, setting off hundreds of explosions in a single second was no problem.
"The conversion equation is finished. Careful."
"I know, I know! I've been blown up dozens of times already!" Loa muttered. His fingers flew, strands of Magic Power forming a golden Rune out of thin air. It hovered before him, sparks occasionally leaping from its lines. Under Loa's anxious gaze, it nearly failed to stabilize!
Once the Rune settled, Loa breathed a sigh of relief and carefully pressed it toward the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword. A large section of sigils was already complete there, all designed to support