The Black Blade

Jon Bane and Rica followed the looter to his elder. Upon reaching the elder of the Tubalcain clan, they got confused because the elder that they saw looked younger than what they were expecting.

"Are you really Heptaseas? You don't even look old; they say you're 20 years older than Elder Chou," Jon Bane asked.

"I am not Heptaseas; he died 1 year ago due to old age. We are actually hiding this information from everyone. Those Uranus clan members might know it already." The current Elder answered

"Are they going to attack your clan? But why?" Rica got confused.

"Eighteen years ago, they are supposedly going to attack Warwick Clan, but they need to pass through our mountain first. Heptaseas tried to talk them into stopping, but they did not listen. He got angry, and he annihilated the entire army that their clan had sent," the elder replied.

"Enough of this talk; let us all prepare for the battle," the elder said, directing all clan members to do so.

The tubalcain clan's members are mostly armed with big hammers and shields.

After a few minutes, the army of the Uranus clan finally came.

"We're going to obliterate your entire clan. There's no Heptaseas to protect you now, and without him, you're like an ant in comparison to us," the leader of the attacking Uranus ridiculed the entire Tubalcain clan.

"Transform into your golem form, and let's finish this battle as soon as possible," the leader said.

They attacked the Tubalcain clan members after transforming into rock and metal golems, and the battle began instantly.

"Just as I expected, they haven't advanced to the next level of their form, remaining a rock and metal golem," the elder thought confidently to himself.

Rica and Jon Bane were only observing from the corner, guarded by three Tubalcain clan members.

Based on the battle between the two clans, it appears that Tubalcain has the upper hand. They can easily break those rock golems with their hammers. They merely have an issue with the metal golems; they can push them away with their hammers, but the golems' bodies remain intact. Only their elder can cut those golems, and only because he is wielding a special weapon he created. A sword forged from a highly rare metal found exclusively in Tubalcain Mountain. His blade is powerful enough to sever those metal golems.

The elder of the Tubalcain clan saw that the head of the attacking Uranus forces, along with four other persons, had yet to join the fight. They are simply watching them.

"Why don't you join the fight? Your troops are already dying one by one," the Elder of Tubalcain said firmly.

The head of the attacking forces simply smiled and replied, "Do you really want us to join? Your wish is my command."

The five of them morphed into a different kind of golem, a lava golem. When the leader of the Tubalcain clan saw this, he became afraid because he was unprepared to fight against those lava golems.

"You have a good weapon with you; why don't you try it on us?" boasted the leader of the attacking Uranus clan.

The elder of the Tubalcain clan became enraged and attacked the lava golems. He struck his sword at them a couple of times, but to no avail. His assaults have no effect on them.

"Our bodies are indivisible; yes, having a weapon that can cut any solid object is useful, but our bodies aren't, so your weapon is useless against us," the commander explained.

"I believe you've finished attacking; it's now our turn," the four lava golems say as they prepare to strike.

The lava golems suddenly shoot a fire beam towards the elder. One of Tubalcain's members noticed it coming and used his huge shield to protect his elder. The elder stepped back a little. He is presently standing next to Jon Bane and Rica.

"Vincent, thank you for protecting me," the elder said.

Vincent simply nodded before yelling, "Defensive formation!"

All of the other members gathered near their elder and formed a circle shield to protect Jon Bane, Rica, and their elder from any oncoming attacks.

Even if it was merely striking those massive shields, the golems kept attacking.

"Who are you, where are you?" Jon Bane murmured inside the circular barrier while holding his head, but Rica and other members of the tubalcain clan heard him.

"Who are you talking to?" Rica inquired of Jon Bane.

"This voice is calling me again, but this time it is more deafening." Jon Bane's head feels like it's about to burst owing to the volume of the voice he hears.

He keeps hearing these words, "Come to me, come to me, come to me."

"Elder Tristan, the vault of Heptaseas' blade is glowing." Vincent saw that the vault of their former elder, Heptaseas' weapon, was glowing.

When Elder Tristan noticed Jon Bane acting strangely when the vault was glowing, he remembered Heptaseas' final words before he died.

"It is not we who choose our weapon; it is the weapon that chooses us."

"Elder, our troops are weakening; our circular shield will collapse any minute," Vincent expressed concern.

"We need to open Heptaseas' vault; that's our only chance of winning this battle," Elder Tristan said, his face tense.

"What exactly do you mean, Elder Tristan?" Is the new owner of the blade already here?" Vincent remarked, his gaze fixed on Jon Bane.

Rica overheard their discussion and said, "Let me do it."

"Uranus clan members can easily attack you if you leave this circular shield," Vincent says, still concerned.

"Don't worry, they won't see me," Rica assured herself.

"All right then, the vault password is 143766," Elder Tristan said quietly to Rica.

Rica used her invisibility skill after hearing the password to approach Heptaseas' vault.

Due to the persistent attacks of the Uranus clan's golems, the Tubalcain clan's circular shield collapsed at this point.

"You're all exposed now; it's time for all of you to die," the commander of the attacking Uranus clan raged.

Rica just managed to open the vault. When the vault is opened, a black short blade emerges and flies directly to Jon Bane's hand.