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Bramin scowled, saying nothing. Loki continued. "Save your vengeance. I've something for you to
remember our bargain in the meantime." The god bowed his head and his golden hair fell about his
cheeks like waterfalls, obscuring his face. His hands crossed before him, fingers spread. Slowly, he drew
his hands apart as he uttered sharp, harsh syllables of summoning.



Loki's fingers curled. Suddenly, his wrists flicked outward. A globe of blackness winked into place
before him, marred only by the silver lines of sorcery from Loki's shirt and Bramin's aura. The ball
stretched to a rod-like shape and dropped in to Loki's hands. It was a sword. Loki raised his head.
"Take it." Bramin bit his lower lip. Hesitantly, he took a step forward and met Loki's eyes. They were
chill blue, with the same contempt as the men of Forste-Mar. Anger made the half-breed more confident.
He strode forward and seized the sword.



Its sheath was carved ebony. Its hilt was split leather-wrapped steel studded with fire opals, and it fit
Bramin's hand comfortably. With a quick pull, he freed the blade, slim and silver, polished so fine its glow
mocked enchantments. Near its hilt, runes flickered, effused with red light. For a moment, their meaning
was clear to him. Then they muddled to obscurity and his memory of them as well. Bramin muttered a
spell in frustration, but the writings remained just beyond comprehension. "What does it say?" he
demanded, hating his inability.



Loki smiled. "It's the sword's name, Helblindi.And its purpose. Your vengeance begins when the writings
become clear to you. Know only that men will flee from yourblade, and the braver the man, the more he
must fear it."
"Helblindi."Bramin raised his brows in question. "Isn't that the name of another god?"

"Very perceptive, Hellspawn.Very perceptive."As suddenly as he had arrived, Loki was gone. All that
remained was a rumbling of laughter which echoed between the walls.



CHAPTER 1



Dragonslayer



"For those whom God to ruin has designed, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind." тАФDryden,The
Hind and the Panther