"Because the weapons he forged were exceptional, he gradually accumulated quite a bit of wealth. To forge even better weapons, he began experimenting with collecting the blood of various powerful races and infusing it into his forging process. As a result, he crafted weapons that were actually somewhat sentient, and far more powerful. However, due to his own lack of strength, there was still a limit. He could never truly forge something supremely powerful. 0

"But he was unwilling to accept that, and he continued his research. Eventually, he discovered a special metallic alloy, and he found that it could temporarily absorb someone's blood and, through it, also absorb bloodline power! Although the abilities it reproduced were significantly weaker than the originals, the fact of the matter was that they did indeed manifest....0