DuringthenightWaveawoketofindawashroom.


    AsWaveiswalkingdownthestairs,bangheandVioletgotumblingtothe


    bottomfloor. WavetakesVioletshandsincehewasthefirstoneupandgivesanapologyashe


    liftsherfromtheground.


    “IamsorryVioletIshouldhavebeenmoreawareofmysurroundings.”


    Violetlooksathimandthengigglesbeforespeakinghermind.


    “YouknowWaveyouarenottheonlypersonwhowasnotlookingatwherethey


    wereheading,soIamsorryaswell.”


    WiththatVioletheadsupthestairsandWavedashestowardsthewashroom,butthis


    timeheisslightlymorecarefulashemoves.


    Thesunstartstoshineandaloudsoundcanbeheardeventhoughitisreallyfaraway.


    “Moo!” Wavehasbeenupforwhilesoheisnotbotheredbythesound.


    Willowcomesrunningintotheroominanangryfitandshouts.


    “Whywouldanycreaturebeupsoearly,stupidcow!”


    WavejuststaresblanklyatWillowandisthinking.


    (Howcananyonesleepformorethenthreehours.)


    Violetenterstheroom. “HeyWaveyouhadsaidlastnightthatyouwantedtousetheforgetomakeaccessories,


    wellIwanttouseitaswelltomakeweapons.” Violetistryingtoleadhimoutthedoortotheforgewhilehersentencejustfinished.


    Willowlooksaroundandsaystoherself.


    “AslongasIamupImightaswellhavebreakfast.”


    VioletandWavehavealreadyleftanddidnoteventhinkaboutbreakfast.


    AtthebreakfasttableAurora,Sky,andWillowaresittingnexttooneanother.


    Willowisinbetweenbothofthem. AuroratakesupaspoonandplacesittoWillow’sfaceandwithagrinsaystoher.


    “Say,AhWillow,justlikewealwaysdo.”


    Willowforafewsecondshastheweirdsensethatthisisthefirsttimeshehasdone


    thiswithanyonebutsoonthewordescapeherlips.“Ah!” Willowbiteintotheeggstheinnstaffhadspentthemorningmaking.


    ForsomereasonSkyfeelsembarrassed,eventhoughWillowandAurorahavedonethis


    routineeverydaysincetheyhavemeet.


    Insidetheblacksmith’sVioletandWavegetasenseofallthetoolstheyhavethe


    opportunitytouse. Theyseetolargehammersnexttotheforge. Violetpicksuponeofthemandtakesoutarubyandemeraldthatshehadbought.


    Violetputsbothintoamold,andletsthemmelt,oncetheyhavemeltedshestartsto


    poundthemwiththehammersheisholding,andshapesthemtoherdesire.


    Wavetakesouthislowgrademetalhammer,andsomeiron.


    Waveendsupmakingsomeironearrings.


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    Ironearrings


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    Ironearringsdescription:Theseearringsarealmosttoheavytowearandnonormal


    femaleWouldacceptthemasagift.Theironisagoodconductorofelectricityand


    willholdacharge.Canbeusedasatrapifcharged.


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    Wavelooksblanklyatthedescription. Aftergettingoverthedescriptionhetakesoutsomecrabmoleclawsandstartsto


    breakthetipsoffwithhishammer. Waveremovesthefurfromthecrabclawandstartsmakingitintoathread.


    Waveuseshotmoltenirontomakeasmallholeinthebottomofthecrabmole


    clawtip,andrepeatsthiswiththeothertips. Thenheheatsupeachtipandthenletsthemcoolsothattheywillharden.


    PlacingthecrabmolethreadthrougheachholeWavemakesanecklace.


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    Purecrabmoleclawnecklace


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    Purecrabmoleclawnecklacedescription:Thisnecklaceismadefromonly


    theheartandsoulofacrabmoleclaw.Duetothisfactcrabmoleswillbe


    Stunnedinfearatthesiteandaremorelikelytodroprareloot.


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    Wavelooksathisnewlymadeaccessoryandnowunderstandsthatitems


    createdfromsolelyfromthemonsterlootofonemonsterwillhavespecial


    traitsandpowers.


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    AccessoriesSkillunderstandingincreasedby1


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    WhileWaveandVioletwerebusymakingthings,Willow,Aurora,andSkydecidedto


    goonanadventuretogether. Thepartyleaderwasdecidedbyrockpaperscissorsbesttwooutofthree,andWillowThis tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    endedupwinning


    Willowaskedaroundtownandfoundoutaboutalabyrinth,itwascalledThelabyrinthof


    lostfire. Rumorstoldhowtheiraretrapsthatdonotkill,butcouldtrapyouintheirfordays.


    Therewassaidtobeaguardian,whichwouldguardthesacredtreasure,saidto


    besostrongthatifanyonegottheirhandsonittheywouldhavetofacethe


    thirteengods.


    WillowwasinchargeofShadowaswell,soshebroughthimwiththemontheirnew


    Adventure. “MyfeethurtWillow.” Auroralookstohernewleaderwithpleadingeyesandspeakshernextwordscarefully.


    “Couldyoupleaserubthem.” Willowwasthinkingtoherself. (Yeahright,likeIamgoingtorubyourfeet.)


    Willowgotdownonherkneesbeforesheevenknewwhatshewasdoingandherprier


    thoughtwasnowcompletelygonefromherhead,shestartstorubAurora’sfeet.


    WithasmileAuroragivesWillowherthanksandgratitude. “ThankyouWillow,andwelldone.”


    Thesmallpartycontinuestowalkupthehillsuntiltheyfinallyreachthelabyrinthof


    lostfire. Willowentersfirst,anddoeseverythinginherpowertosetoffatrapwhenshefindsone.


    SkyandAuroraareshockedatwhatishappening,boulderscomechasingafterthem,while


    bricksofspikesfallfromtheceiling,andarrowsareshootingatthem.


    Theyaresmartenoughtobeusingtheirdefensiveskillsatalltimes.


    “HeyWillowpleasedonotpullit!” SkyshoutsinhorrorasheandAurorawatchWillowpulldownastring.


    Beamsoffirecomefromthecornersoftheceilingwalls. ShadowisnexttoWillow,butsincesheisinchargehewillnotdisobey.


    Thepartysooncomestoaroomwithwaterandiceplatformsinthewater.Willowjumpsacrosstooneoftheplatforms,oncetherestofthepartygets ontoit,Willowstepsonapieceofmetalontheiceplatform.


    Sharksstarttocirclearoundtheparty,Willowjumpsintothewaterandlicks


    oneonitsnose. Crunch,Willow’sarmgetsbitten. Therestofthepartysighsastheygetreadytohuntthesharks.


    Oncepassedthisroomthenextroomisfullofsand,andinthecenterisaball.


    Willowthrowstheballagainstthewall,ithitabutton,bouncetothenextwall


    hits,anotherbutton,andrepeatsuntilallfourwallshavebeenhit.


    Theroomstartstofeelwithsandandthegroundseemstobegettingwetinsome


    Parts. Shadowisrunningacrossthedrysanduntilhegetstothedoorontheotherside.


    Everyoneelsesoonfollows.


    Theyopenthedoortothenextroom. Insidetheyfindlaveeverywhere,buttheirarestillafewplatforms,thatisuntil


    Willowsetsoffatrapdestroyingthemall. SkyandAurorabothfeelitwasamistaketoletherleadbutitistolatenow.


    WillowgrabsontoPillarsontheceiling,shehadusedthedoorentranceas


    afootstool. Theycouldcrossthisway,thenSkyfell,butsoonrememberinghowstupidhe


    wasbeingfornotthinkingofthisbeforehefellheusedhislevitationskill


    andthenwentbacktoretrieveShadow.


    Aurorasomehowmadeitacross,eventhoughshecouldnotlevitate,andwas


    AtahigherriskthenbothSkyandWillow. Theycomeintoaroom,itisgoldenwithemeraldsembeddedandthetopof


    eachwall,inapatternthatseemsliketheyaretiles.


    “who dareentersmyhome!” Aloudvoicefromadistancecouldbeheardshooting.


    Soonthepartyseestheownerofthevoice. Theyseemtobesomesortoflargewolf,withapineappleforahead.


    Thepartyburstintolaughteratthesight. Shadowlooksattheminawaythatistryingtoconveytothetogetreadyto


    fight,yettheywillnotgetofftheground. Imightyswordcomesswingdownatallthreeofthem.


    Asitisabouttochopthemtheygettotheirsensesandrolloutoftheway.


    Nowalertthepartystartsattacking. Auroraletsloosehericebolt,whileShadowandWillowbiteitstail.


    Skyisusingacombinationtostrikeitinitscenter. Auroragetshitbyoneoftheclawsandthereisaloudthudsoundresonatinginthe


    airafterwards.Sheishavingtroublegettingbackupatfirstyetshemanagesandbacksaway.


    ThebossswervesaroundandwhiledoingthislaunchesatableatShadowand


    Willow. Thetablepushesthemagainstthewall,andthebossisnowchargingrightfor


    thattable. Skyquickly sendsoutagusttoliftthetablewithhisstandardwindskill.


    OncethetableisintheairbothShadowandWillowdashoffinoppositedirections.


    Thebossgetstothewallonlytobehitwiththetablethatisnowintheair.


    ThebosshurlshisswordatSky.


    Skycannotdodgeandhasthewindknockedoutofhim. ThebossgetsonallfourfeetandrunstowardsSky.


    WillowandAuroralookoninhorror,butareeachsendingaspelltowardstheboss.


    Willowisusingablackflamewhichisstrongerthenherusualonebecauseitis


    ofthestandardgrade,whileAuroraisusingbasicice. Thetwospellsclash,creatingablacksteam.


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    WillowandAurorahavecreatedthepartyskillThesteamsoftheshadows


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    Thebosscanfeelitsheadsteaming,andthepartycansmellthesweetsentof


    pineappleintheair,butthatissoonmixedinwiththesentofwetdog.


    ThisgivesSkyachancetoregainhissenses,ashegetsupandawayfrom


    theboss.


    Thebosspicksbackuphissword,andchargeswithitdraggingacrossthefloor


    Creatingsparkstoeachside. Thepartydoesnotletanyofthesparkstouchthem.


    WillowandSkybegintolevitate,andcreateawhirlwindofblackfire.


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    WillowandSkyhavecreatedthepartyskillblackwhirlingfire


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    Thewhirlwindsendsoutfireineverydirectionbelowthem.


    SkyandWillowgrabtheothertwofromtheground.


    Thefirestartstomeltthebossessword,andhedropsitbecauseithasbecome


    tohottohold. Thetablecatchesfire,thebosshasnowheretorun,andhisheadsooncatches


    onfireaswell.


    “Howcouldthisbe,Ihaveguardedthesecretforninehundredyears.”


    Thebosscriesoutbeforemeltingintoapuddleoffurandsweetpineapple


    juice.


    Astheywaitforthefiretogoout,WillowandSkyalmostrunoutofKI,but


    luckilyforthemtheyonlyrunoutafteritgoesout.Thepartygoestothebackroomforthetreasurebuttheonlythingthereisa


    simplebook.


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    Weaponsofthegods


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    Weaponsofthegodsdescription:Abookwiththesecretstoforgeweaponsof


    enormouspowerssaidtobecreatedbythegodsthemselves.Inordertomake


    theseweaponstheunisonofablacksmithandaccessorymakerareneededand


    itmustnotbemadefromtheskillsofonepersonalone.


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    SkytoWillow. “HeyIjustrealized,butarenotVioletandWavedoingthesethingsatthisvery


    moment.”


    WiththatWillowtakesthebookwithhertoshowtothem. Auroralookingatthedoortheycamefromgaspsandsays.


    “Heyguys,howdoyouthinkwewillgetoutofhere?”


    Willowsmilesandmakesasimplestatement. “Whythroughthisbackdoor,howelse.”


    SkyandAuroradonothavethewordswhentheyseeWillowopenadoorthatwas


    justbehindwherethebookwas. Whatisonbothoftheirminds.


    (Iftherewasabackdoorwhydidnooneeveruseit.)


    Theyexitedandhadnoproblemsoutside. Whiletheirpartywasdoingtheiradventure,Waveandviolethadgonetogetgemstones.


    WithWave’shammer,andVioletsgemloreitwasnotanyproblem.


    Thisaloudbothoftheircraftingskillstoreachaskillunderstandingof tenandtheskills


    theyusedtofindthegemsaswell.


    SoonafterWillow,Aurora,andSkyenteredtheblacksmithsandgavethemthebook


    tolookat. Wavetoeveryone. “Letsgoonaquestandgatherallthematerialsandforgetheseweapons.”