Menadion’s Apprentice (Part 2)

Instead of being smooth, the surface of the hammer looked like it was comprised of perfectly overlapping scales that only the presence of the black edge between them betrayed.

"Is that…" Lith couldn't bring himself to finish the phrase.

"Yes. I made it from pieces that we Guardians shed and shared. After I was done testing mine, I crafted one for Leegaain and Tyris as well. Always remember that only an idiot never shares.

"No matter how brilliant a mind is, there's always something that you can learn from others and flaws in your creations that you can't notice simply because you look at them with the loving eyes of a parent."

Salaark charged her hammer in a way that wasn't any different from the technique that Lith had developed on his own. Yet, instead of summoning a Forgemastering circle out of the world energy like he would, she struck at the Forge instead.