The moment, the final strike landed on the spear blade with a clean, heavy sound that echoed through the room.
The metal shook once, then stopped moving completely. The violent lightning that was seconds away from exploding out of the blade only seconds ago froze in place.
It was like watching a storm freeze in mid-air.
The forge fell into a defeaning silence, only broken occasionally by the sound of the fire crackling in the furnace.
Liam stared at the spear blade with a small frown. The fusion didn't behave the way he expected. He didn't feel rejection from the essence fighting back. The blade didn't crack, bend, or explode. Everything has just… stopped.
Master Han and Luo looked at the spear blade, then at Liam, then at the spear blade again. Their bodies were tense and cold sweat lined their backs.
Master Han stepped forward, and asked with a stiff breath, "Liam… did… did it fail?"
