LegendOfTheSword

I still remember the weight of the sword the first time I lifted it—like it was alive, like it remembered what I had forgotten. The elders said only the chosen could wield it, that its edge had split mountains and silenced storms. Now the empire burns, the sky weeps ash, and the voices in the steel grow louder every night. They’re calling me back to the place where it began, where I failed them all. This isn’t just a weapon. It’s a curse. And it’s mine.

LegendOfTheSword

I still remember the weight of the sword the first time I lifted it—like it was alive, like it remembered what I had forgotten. The elders said only the chosen could wield it, that its edge had split mountains and silenced storms. Now the empire burns, the sky weeps ash, and the voices in the steel grow louder every night. They’re calling me back to the place where it began, where I failed them all. This isn’t just a weapon. It’s a curse. And it’s mine.

The sword woke me again tonight. Not with sound, but with memory—someone else’s memory. I saw a city burning, heard screams in a language I’ve never spoken, felt the grip of my hand on a hilt that wasn’t mine. When I opened my eyes, the blade was glowing, humming like a live wire. Outside, the village was already in flames. Raiders? No. The marks on the doorframes were ritual sigils. They weren’t here for food or gold. They were here for me.

I grabbed the sword and bolted for the cellar hatch, but the floor gave way beneath me. I fell into the old crypt—the one I swore I’d never enter again. Dust swirled in the dim light, and there, carved into the wall, was my name. Not written. Prophecy. And below it, a second line: ‘He shall break the cycle… or become its end.’

Above, footsteps echoed. Heavy boots. One voice said, ‘The Blade lives. Bring the chains.’ Another answered, ‘Or kill him. The Hollow King prefers silence.’

The sword pulsed once, clear in my mind: Fight. Remember. Survive. But the tunnel behind me leads deeper into the dark—into the ruins no one returns from. Do I stand and face them, flee into the unknown depths, or let the sword take control… and risk becoming what they fear?