Dillan watched in frozen wonderment as Serena pulled the monstrous sword out from a black oval slit at the center of her palm. He instantly recognized it as Darkbringer because of its distinctive black sapphire pommel with a star burst at its core. Small indigo lightning bolts arched up from the opening, landing on her other hand while it grasped the weapon’s grip. What made it most special were the obsidian markings along the blade. They told of the story of the first warrior High Queen. Also it was the markings that gave Darkbringer its power. A formidable sword indeed.
This meant Serena had made good on her promise to knock him on his backside one day. In her determination, she had become the rarest bread of future High Queen. When all that was expected of her was to pray for the main
