[Sword ???]

Daniel went to his brother's room in the wooden mansion while the forces of the Awakening Stone passed through him. He tried hard to ignore the painful stings the mythical forces inflicted. They felt like sword slashes colliding with his raw flesh, cutting him easily. However, no blood spurted through the surroundings. The wounds were all inflicted inside him…or he wasn't actually cut in the first place. 

Maybe it was all an illusion created by the mythical forces of the Awakening Stone.

Since Michael was not in the Origin Expanse, Daniel could use his brother's room in the wooden mansion easily. He needed the silence to focus on the sensation caused by the Awakening Stone's forces.

Daniel sat on the ground, his back tightly pressed against the bed. He took a few deep breaths and closed his eyes, focusing on the mythical forces coursing through his body.

'Forming Reinforced Sword Qi didn't take that long. Something is different.'