บท 75: Nalem's Gift

Waiting by the table, Alice slowly drank her tea while Nalem returned with a strange box in his hands.

Opening the box, he revealed a strange cross guard that seemed to flicker with each passing moment. Its shape would distort slightly before returning to normal.

"This is a weapon an acquaintance of mine used to own before they found something better. He called it the Obsidian Retort. It's a weapon crafted from an ore he discovered in the Howling Depths. You mentioned that you wished to weaponize your blood with poison without taking the path of Leoric, right?" Nalem asked. 

Alice nodded.

"Then, this weapon will be good for you."

Grabbing the cross guard, he pulled out a small knife and cut a small wound on his arm. Then, he allowed the blood to fall onto the weapon.