Hero of Darkness

Kahn gave a thoughtful expression as he looked at the armors and weapons kept in front of him. Soon, Throk revealed two more weapons that he specifically made for him. But this time, he didn't dwell too much on their details as he already knew of their quality.

Drakos Armor & Lucifer stayed the same since they were only reforged and upgraded.

The two new weapons revealed by Throk were a Legendary rank Spear and a set of Brawler fighting gear that had Gauntlets, Shoulder pads and Greaves.

The black and golden spear was obviously given the name Gungnir.

As for the Brawler gear, there were some small nails coming out of the gauntlet that was made from the dragon horn but these small nails were made from the dragon's claw.

Kahn named this whole set that he might use in the near future as Beowolf.

After he was done with his own sets and weapons, he gave a serious expression towards the gears of the subordinates and started inspecting them since most of them were now infused with the generals' respective auras and elements.

Jugram's red giantsword that exuded scorching hellfire and raised the temperature of the room was named Ares.

Ronin's two daggers which were black and green with yellow patterns on them were named as Erebus.

Ceril's scepter which resembled a particular famous god's scepter was given the name of Anubis.

For Blackwall… his gear consisted of a dark gray colored shield and battleaxe. Kahn named the shield as Aegis.

As for the massive battleaxe that could cleave through a massive boulder in a single swing was named as Heracles.

Armin who finally got a legendary rank Healer class staff was inwardly excited when Kahn named his new weapon as Hermes.

Finally, Oliver received a sense of fulfillment after Kahn bestowed his bow with the name Neith.

Soon after finishing the names for the weapons of the generals, Kahn then moved next to their armors and robes that would assist them in a battle and save their lives.

Jugram's armor which consisted mostly of black parts due to horns, claws and hide of the dragon and had dark red hellfire around it was given the name of Balrog set.

Ronin's new black and yellow lightweight armor set that greatly emphasized design which allowed the user to make use of extreme agility and precision was named as Shinigami set.

Ceril's pitch black mage robes with golden outlines, chestplate and pauldrons all over it along with a hood was given the name of Hades set.

Blackwall's dark gray set which had a very bulky and sturdy build was now named as Atlas set.

Armin's green and white robes with a hood revealed the aura of life force and nature just from the first glance and now Kahn named the whole lightweight armor as Nirvana set.

As for Oliver, the one who was undefeatable while fighting in the sky, Kahn named this armor set which already revealed strong and sharp noises of a typhoon and gusts of winds as Shu set.

Now that everyone on the team finally had their special and custom-made armors and weapons, they all revealed a satisfied smile on their faces.

As for the trident with guardian dragon's remnant will aka Atlan, Kahn decided to keep it inside his space ring for the future as he promised Rudra.

To wrap things up… now there remained only one thing that had to be done. And that was the…

Blood-bind Ritual.

Unlike their time with Albestros, this time… Kahn and Blackwall also participated since Throk had already taught them how to perform this ritual that bound a weapon and armor to a particular individual and also connected their minds to it.

"Alright lads, now you all can rest assured that you'll be able to summon these armors and weapons back to you even if someone stole them. It exists as long as you all live." spoke the dwarven blacksmith master after they were done performing the ritual.

Everyone instantly summoned their armors and hid them in their respective space rings at will now that their gears had formed a sort of mental connection like that of between living beings.

The old dwarf then looked at Kahn and Blackwall as he spoke…

"If you ever decide to reforge them… make sure that you do it only when there are body parts available of higher ranked dragons like Superior or a Royal dragon.

You can also use other beings and monsters but I'd recommend making a new armor set because it will be a downgrade for these sets. Dragon bloodline is incompatible with all the other bloodlines so it's better to not ruin these perfect armors and weapons.

Do you understand?" questioned Throk.

"Yes, master." replied the disciples in unison.

"Good, now let me tell you what kind of additional upgrades I added to Pendragon Formation.

I perfected what that human blacksmith couldn't do because he wasn't a saint rank person." said Oakenshield with a smug smile.

Soon, he started elaborating his genius work and the new functions he added to the armor sets and weapons.

A FEW MOMENTS LATER…

"You're the best blacksmith of the empire!" shouted Blackwall vehemently.

"No, you're the best blacksmith in the entire world!" exclaimed Kahn.

The scenario in the room had completely changed in just a few moments after Throk revealed the final upgrade he made.

All of the attendees present in the forge were kneeling on the ground while their hands raised up, bowing while circling Throk as if they were worshipping a god inside a temple.

But instead of feeling overwhelmed by this reaction, Throk was reveling in it without hiding his smug smile as an aura of pure shamelessness was oozing out of him.

"Alright. Don't try to flatter me." he said and gazed at Kahn.

"If you want to repay… you know what to do." he said with a firm tone.

He had held the end of the deal from his side. And now, it was time for Kahn to show the results of his training so far.

Kahn in return gave a fearless and determined look. Because the next day was very important to him as well.

Because tomorrow was the day of the…

Blacksmithing Duel.

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[[Author : I know we spent like 6 Chapters on the armors and weapons, their names and properties alone… but this is an important setup and not just some filler chapters. You'll know soon why I took my time and how these will impact the foundation of upcoming arcs and events. As for their actual appearance and stuff… I will soon share their reference arts when the time is right. So you should look forward to it. Ciao!]]