A Surge of Steel

Frozen! Silence reigned! Then—a pulse surged straight into my right arm! The grip around my silver blade tightened on its own accord. I felt the weight of cold forged edge slice through still air. I drove the tip higher, directly toward the glowing purple sky framed by the great stony maw behind me. My boots planted firmly against the surface, tremors rippling through every fiber of my frame. I am unbound! The power is real!