Camilla sat stunned by the weapon in her hand silently staring at it in deep awe... It was gorgeous! Least what she could see of it... It took her a moment to realize that it had some sort of Scabbard on the blade and that strangely due to a gold chain and lock at the base of where it's handguard and blade met it did not fit snuggly into the Scabbard... While eager to see what she got Camilla wanted to see a few things first she continued to sit on her knees while she laid the weapon on it's side in both hands and tested it's weight "Curious... It seems only a fraction heavier then my Rapier and yet... It's clearly exotic in design..." she mutters musingly the shape was so different from anything she'd ever seen... The hilt was long likely with the intent to be used with two hands if needed and the hand guard... It was shaped so curiously and yet... she could see the logic behind the design... What the hilt was wrapped with and the end cap also were strange... It seemed as if the wrappings were silk wrapped in a diamond pattern with what looked like gold lacquer filling in each diamond second the cap seemed to be made of gold lile the chain on the blade and in fact gold lacquer painted the outside of the handguard while eight small gold lacquer roses four on each side adorned both the top and bottom of the hilt all the gold lacquer seemed to rest on a black lacquer with a matte finish... even the Scabbard had black lacquer on it! Surely the whole blade wouldn't...
Well it was time to find out! Slowly Camilla grabs the Scabbard firmly then after taking a steadying breath to calm her growing excitement she slides the Scabbard off! What she found however... Disappointed her a bit at first... The blade... was wood... "Huh...?" confusion painted her face for a long moment as she simply stared at the black lacquered wooden blade... How was she supposed to fight things with a wooden blade!? Frowning she gently sets the Scabbard down and looks the weapon over more closely the 'blade' was fairly thin and lithe much like a Rapier would be however there was one very big difference between the two! This sword only had one cutting edge instead of two! Camilla's frown continued to deepen until she noticed something very important and quite by accident! Slowly she goes to run her thumb along the wooden sword's edge see just how sharp it was however! As she does she quickly lets out a small squeak of pain and jabs her thumb into her mouth with the irony taste of blood quickly coming to her attention! The blade had cut her! Somehow someway this wooden sword had been sharpened to a edge like that of a metal weapon! More specifically much like her Rapier or Main Gauche!
Filled with new hope once she stopped the bleeding Camilla smiles more fondly at the Sacred Weapon finally she stands up and holds the weapon as she would her Rapier taking the same stance as well instantly she noticed many differences between the two... First the hilt was longer and she'd have to take that into account so not to catch it on her cloths or anything secondly it quickly became apparent that the stabbing tip was shorter on this wooden sword then it was on a Rapier while the slashing portion of the blade was longer... She'd have to keep that in mind as well... Also while the weight and length ratio were relatively the same this new weapon was a bit heavier and a bit more ungainly... She'd have to build up a bit more muscle to properly use it with one hand...
Soon a new question begged at her mind... What would she do with her old weapons... She didn't want to just retire them or trash them... They had served her faithfully and they felt special to her somehow... After closing her eyes and thinking on it for a moment Camilla opens them and pulls out her Main Gauche then takes her usual battle pose while facing the lake suddenly she lunges forwards with the wooden sword before stabbing with the Main Gauche it was slightly awkward but felt more natural then just using both hands on the wooden sword would next she returns her Main Gauche and pulls out her Rapier... Oh this was quite awkward... Her left arm was not used to dealing with such weight and after a rather odd slash and stab with the two swords Camilla decided she'd need to practice it more but that she would in fact keep both weapons in active use!
Finally once the excitement of it all began to wain Camilla returns her Rapier then looks at the new weapon she smiles at it and just lets her eyes run over it drinking in every detail... She was a Full Knight now... This weapon in every sense was her's and yet she also felt she was it's... It's... No Her's... The more she looked at it the more she opened herself up to it... it became clear... This weapon was unlike any she had encountered before... It felt... Alive... Alive in a way that her other two weapons didn't... A feminine air of unyielding strength and grace radiated off the weapon that felt comforting... Like a lost friend found...
THIS IS HALLOWEEN: Crossroads
This is Halloween Crossroads
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