Chapter 579: Crafting the Shackles

Adrian returned to the smithy and arrived with Aurgelmir still forging the shackles. The sparks emitted by hitting the orichalcum chains seemed different from normal ones. Whenever the sparks of the metals landed, a small explosion would result.

The small explosions that resulted are actually some sort of shocks for time and space. Adrian could see that time and space would get distorted whenever the sparks landed on something. It did not break the space time continuum because the explosions are small and the biggest one is not even as big as one centimeter.

Adrian waited for the old man to stop crafting before he announced his presence. Also, he could not actually get near Aurgelmir because he emitted some sort of refined aura that made Adrian feel pressure. The pressure is so heavy that Adrian felt like he is being pressed down on the ground by a force stronger than a hundred times the gravity.

When Aurgelmir stopped hammering the chains, it suddenly released a clear aura that sounded like a wind chime. It also released some sort of aura made of resentment as it seems that some of the previous owner's grudge is still present in the item. If Adrian did not know about things like vestiges, then he would have undoubtedly led Sirius down a dark path.

"Are you going to rest, old man?" Adrian asked Aurgelmir.

"Rest is not needed as I still have a lot of stamina left." Aurgelmir answered.

"Well, you are going to collect my blood anyway so you can rest while you are doing that." Adrian stated but Aurgelmir shook his head.

"The next step would need you to be more hands-on. If I affix that fox marble that you filled with energy, I will need you to be more active in the crafting process. The energies of your blood and that fox marble would run rampant. Your job will be stabilizing them." Aurgelmir stated which caught Adrian off guard a little.

Adrian did not know what to reply since he thought he would just be a blood bank. The fact that he would assist in the process made him a bit concerned because he does not want to make a mistake and ruin the end product. 

"I do not have any knowledge about blacksmithing. I only know about creating talismans. Speaking of talismans. I did craft ones that could be useful right now." Adrian suddenly remembered the number of talismans that he crafted that increased. He made talismans that can only be done by intermediate mastery scribes.

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Item: Converging Waves Talisman

Tier: Epic

Type: Consumable

Effect: Be able to properly manipulate the energy in the designated location of a fixed number of times. It can also be used to fuse elemental attacks together for a certain duration. The duration increases with the number of talismans used. (The limit of the manipulation is dependent on the elemental affinity of the user.)

Mana Cost: 100 Mana Points

Cooldown: 1 second

Cast Time: Instant

Duration: 10 seconds

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Adrian crafted this talisman with deflecting elemental long range attacks. The downside is that it uses mana, and it is a fixed location but other than that it is a very useful talisman. Adrian has yet to sell these talismans that he made because he has yet to meet Piggy Bank. 

It seems that the merchant is on his way to Adrian's territory which is why he must return immediately after crafting the Shackle of the Realms. The poor merchant might get shocked by the other races present in the territory.

Adrian then brought out a hundred of the talismans that he created. He activated them all simultaneously which is a great benefit of the talismans since they could all have a unique cooldown. Adrian has yet to try of there are a maximum number of talismans that one can use simultaneously but he has no time to waste his precious talismans on that.

The talismans all became particles of light that covered the forge. Adrian has about approximately 17 minutes of increased control. Aurgelmir did tell him that only the start would be chaotic as the energies will settle once he knows how to control them. 

"Why do we need to control the energies anyways?" Adrian asked as Aurgelmir is now preparing to enhance the fox marble into something more refined.

"If the energy leaks out then that would mean that the purity will drop, and it will result in an item that I will not be proud with. Get ready as you would need to supply drops of your blood later when we are binding the fox marble onto the shackles." Aurgelmir answered.

The intense focus that Aurgelmir possessed when he is crafting is there once again. Adrian felt the pressure that is coming from the frost giant that almost left him breathless. Aurgelmir brought his hammer down on the fox marble and a small shockwave immediately resulted.

"This energy is very calm yet tyrannical. Wherever you got this from, the item will surely be leagues above a normal elemental energy counterpart." Aurgelmir stated as he smiled. He saw the fox marble refinement as a challenge since high class materials means high difficulty.

Aurgelmir slammed his hammer once more and this time an energy shockwave made of nether energy is released. Adrian did not panic but made a gesture with his hands as he controlled the escaping nether energy back to the fox marble. Beads of sweat started to form on Adrian's face as each hammer would bring out nether energy that he would push back.

This process continued for twenty minutes, and it made Adrian extremely tired. When the talisman effects ran out, Adrian almost let some of the nether energy leak out, but he used his own energies to increase his control. The fox marble that glowed in a gray, black and white light is now glowing in a purplish color.

It is now in the shape of a pentagon instead of a sphere as Aurgelmir used his own blacksmithing techniques. Adrian does not know blacksmithing techniques which is why he is not shocked, or mind blow about Aurgelmir did. If other blacksmith players saw what the frost giant did then they would have travelled to his smithy and bow for a hundred days just to become Aurgelmir's disciple. 

"We are now done with refining the fox marble. The next thing that we need to do is fuse it with the shackles. This is where your blood will become handy as it will be the binding agent of the two items. Your blood is important in this process which is why you need to listen carefully to my instructions." Aurgelmir stated.

The frost giant then stated how the process will unfold. Adrian will drop his blood on the refined fox marble and the Shackles of the Gods. His blood will trigger a reaction on the two items. Aurgelmir will then use that reaction to try and fuse the two items.

Adrian must drop his blood with every swing that Aurgelmir takes. He must not miss a beat or else the items might not fuse together rendering the whole process useless. Aurgelmir did say that one or two misses is acceptable, but Adrian wants it to be perfect because it would be for Sirius.

"Are you ready?" Aurgelmir asked.

"Ready." Adrian answered as he slit his finger and dropped blood on the shackle and the refined fox marble.

The two items then emitted a strong reaction especially the fox marble since it is filled with nether energy that Adrian's blood is abundant of. The nether energy is not only the only thing flowing inside Adrian as he also has Asmodian blood flowing inside him which is the best binder agent in all of Pandemonium.

Aurgelmir thought that the reaction is rather tame compared to before, but he just started forging. If he starts late then he might lose his window of opportunity. The blood of an Asmodian is the best thing to use when it comes to crafting relics that are as powerful as ancient relics. 

Each time that Adrian supplied his blood, the refined fox marble and the Shackle of the Gods started to be fused little by little due to Aurgelmir's skillful hands. Adrian did not miss a beat as he followed the rhythm at which Aurgelmir hammered the two items.

Aurgelmir noticed this and praised the young demon in the back of his mind. Aurgelmir's hammering style is actually called the Natural Wavelength Hammering Technique that follows the natural vibration of things. The fact that Adrian could follow him flawlessly is testament to the fact that the former is skilled in recognizing patterns of vibrations in things.

The crafting process took over two hours just to finish but the end product is very satisfactory. Adrian almost died as he is left with only 5% of his total health. He tried chugging a potion, but it did not even affect him. This is also the first time that he sees a frost giant actually sweating. 

"We did it! The Shackle of the Realms." Aurgelmir stated as he lifted the Shackle of the Realms for him to appreciate its refined beauty.