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@Cerebrate  
I see. We will make large gains with this.

@Jinx  
“it is at it’s core a power source… or failing that, a payload, send that into the heart of the forest in some way, and the wyld will lose it. that is a matter for an engineer though.”

@Cerebrate  
I heard you. And i am aware of the effects you describe. I was pondering aloud what the thing could be used for if ever it was needed.

@Jinx  
Worm: “i feel like you didn’t hear me just now, the power of that pebble in your head can already burn your soul to ashes, handling that thing for any length of time, let alone in combat where anger and death surround it, you may as well blow the entire powder stock of the rabbit clan.”

@Cerebrate  
Hm. I will set about forging the shortsword into something more adequate for my fighting. If all else fails i will break it and embed it within myself or my hammer.
 
she reached down and picked up the crystal shortsword

@Jinx  
looking at the face of her hammer a dusting of black crystals had embedded in it from the sheer force.
 
“you will not need it, it’s grains of sand compared to what you have in your head, or what is on the floor, but it should let your hammer hold up when you use the power, that shard, is to be the heart of a weapon that quite outsizes you, it will break the menhir forest open, or if the old hare is half as good as he claims, obliterate it.”

@Cerebrate  
Can it be fused with my hammer? I am less than used to a shortsword, and shortswords are illogical for one of my size.

@Jinx  
as she drew on it, purple flames surrounded her, not dissimilar to Kae’s fel fire, and the strike nearly bent her hammer, but it was the crystal that gave, a shard almost the size of a shortsword falling from it.
 
“no living being other than you should handle that one directly… the resulting power surge would rip up a squaremile in all directions completely.”

@Cerebrate  
she did as instructed, and with a gutteral growl she slammed down the hammer once more in the exact same spot

@Jinx  
not much, sure she was powerful but this required something more primal.
 
“you feel the shard in your head, draw on it, just enough, and pull it into your arms.”

@Cerebrate  
the hammer was brought back, then slammed down again on the crystal

@Jinx  
Worm: “a little practice in unleashing it, break off another piece from the monolith, then i will be satisfied in your strenght and endurance, as well as your will. your cunning will be tested by reality, no need to waste more time here.”

@Cerebrate  
she nudged into a more comfortable spot
 
Anything further?

@Jinx  
the one in her forehead was unmoving nestled between her brows, and she could feel what he meant by the power too, it was alive, and it was angry… that was the real trial, the shard at the end would just be a bonus, she had to keep this beast on a leash or it would turn on her… at any moment.

@Cerebrate  
she attempted to remove the crystal

@Jinx  
perhaps the worm had oversold the toughness, one miniscule shard went flying already, embedding itself in her forehead painfully.
 
Worm: “hmm, you are the first one to get this far… maybe it’s become brittle?”
 
no such thing, the rest of the crystal, while now adorned with some hairline fractures, stood firm.

@Cerebrate  
her hammer came out, and was promptly slammed against the crystal, intending to use the sharp corners to cause a fracture

@Jinx  
“indeed, if your stubbornness is on par with your endurance it should not be too difficult for you at all.”

@Cerebrate  
And you wish for me to do so?

@Jinx  
in the next chamber she spotted a jagged black crystal.
 
“the piece to tip the scales, would be a shard of this… it has stretched its influence as far as it can already, but one mere shard, paired with the ruthlessness of the rot rabbits, could indeed offer those bearing my gift safety from the wyld’s wrath, but to break off even something so miniscule, is above the skill of any warrior, miner, or craftsman.”

@Cerebrate  
she advanced

@Jinx  
“it is too early for thanks, my child, for being immovable alone will not be enough, not against who is to be your main adversary, and certainly not against the power she serves. another trial yet awaits.”

@Cerebrate  
her hammer lifted, then stored
 
Thank you.

she saw her scales turn black and purple, runes carving into her skin the same way they had with any other dragon hero. soon however the flow subsided.
 
“your skin will be as Iron, as your teacher has no doubt shown you it should aid your defensive capabilities greatly, move on, your resilience is proven, in spirit and in body.”

@Cerebrate  
she remained steadfast, willing for her hand to return to the hammers pommel. She was relaxed, having many years of battle experience proved useful here