"Clang, clang, clang."
Below Ranni's Sorcery Tower, Iji swung his Smithing Hammer, forging a weapon on the Anvil.
It was a Black Dagger, with irregular branches jutting out on either side.
It was clearly the same blade the Black Knife Assassins carried.
Was Iji replicating the Black Knife? No, he was reforging it.
The aim was to let the Black Knife withstand Destined Death, turning it into a weapon capable of killing Demigods.
Truth be told, Ranni had grown somewhat impatient, because she had keenly sensed an ominous presence in Leyndell.
Just as Godrick could vaguely sense a conspiracy, Ranni naturally could too.
Suspicious people were often more sensitive than others.
Ranni had never discussed her plan with Rykard.
Whether it was stealing Destined Death, assassinating Godwyn, or killing herself, neither sibling had confided in the other.
Estrangement, caution, fear of exposure-there were far too many reasons.
But ever since Rykard had been placed under house arrest, Volcano Manor had been destroyed, and then all word of Rykard had ceased, Ranni had felt that the plan was already spinning out of control.
Ranni stood at the top of the Sorcery Tower, watching Iji work on the ground below. With Blaidd absent from her side as well, her safety seemed far from assured.
Fortunately, the Lunar Princess was no pushover herself.
She urged Iji to get production underway quickly, mainly because she feared something would go wrong with the plan.
In fact, thanks to Zhao Si's influence, Ranni's plan really had gone off course.
A few unknown little changes were enough to affect the bigger picture.
But Ranni was not someone who would sit around waiting for disaster to strike. She would put her own abilities to use.
For instance, the Albinauric Pot in her hands.
The Ritual Pot bearing the