"Why is this happening?" 2

Karyl had never seen something like this happen to Agnel before. As he held the now glowing dagger, he found himself even more perplexed than when he had encountered the Tarak. Karyl had owned Agnel In his previous life as well, but he had never seen it undergo such a change.0

Agnel, named after the ancient word meaning “black pearl”, fittingly had an obsidian embedded in its handle. The blade itself was engraved with intricate characters, a forgotten ancient language that not even Karyl could decipher, something distinct from runes.0

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the characters etched into the obsidian, running down the length of the blade, were radiating a soft light. Kuwell had given Agnel to him as an heirloom left by Karyl's biological father, Karliak. However, Karyl was the third son, and if his tribe hadn't been decimated by the Extermination Decree of Heresy, this precious heirloom would have rightfully gone to Kazin, the eldest of the tribe.0

"Come to think of it, I've never actually used it." 1

In his previous life, ever since receiving Agnel from Kuwell, he had merely kept it by his side, never actually using the dagger as he...0