《The Laconic Tale of a Laconic Hero (Abridged)》


 "..."

    Abbrevius, a farmhand in the barony of Verbosia, received an oracle.


    Go to the cave half a league north-east of here. That is all.


    "..."


    With this response and a short bow to the priestess, Abbrevius left the temple.


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    With a prepared pack, Abbrevius arrived at the cave; in it he found:


    "..!"


    The superlatively sharp blade Truncatia, capable of severing anything!


    "..."


    Could be longer.


    Truncatia had the dimensions of a katana, but...


    "..?"


    The blade doesn''t converge to a point; rather, the better part of the blade is missing as if chopped off. The strangest part: it looks like this is by design?


    The blade was about 30 centimeters and ended flat.


    Shrugging to himself, Abbrevius left the cave, Truncatia in hand.


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    "..."


    "..!"


    Abbrevius found himself arriving home much faster than expected.


    It seems Truncatia is a magic sword. As my pace remained the same, my travel time was cut in two!


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    The next day, Abbrevius received another oracle at the temple.