1. The Thief of the Rose


    Date: 9/17/2017, Categories: Fiction, Non-Erotic, Author: mj37, Rating: 80, Source: sexstories.com

    was. For DeathBringer it was a portion of the soul of Death. For the rest it would be what the sword was. A tricky thing to be sure, for Dao would have to try and obtain these essences and some were mere concepts. But in the end he was satisfied with the 'Swords of Law', as he called them. Over the next thirty years Dao completed the rest of his swords. Each sword was finished before starting the next. In all, including DeathBringer, there were nine swords bound by eight laws. There were other lesser but equally significant rules or sub-laws that the swords would uphold. Probably the most important sub-law was that a sword could not lie to its wielder. There were, however, things they were forbidden to reveal. They could not reveal their powers unless specifically asked about them. They could not reveal the manner in which they were created or where. They could not reveal the individual laws unless their wielder was in jeopardy of breaking one. There were certain entities about which they might not speak, either, not the least of which were the Guthards. They could and should instruct their wielders on the lesser, yet equally important, sub-laws that they must abide by. Secondarily, they could not cause their wielder to lose his (or her) life through action or inaction, nor cause their wielder harm. Harm was a relative thing and each sword would need to determine that differently, based in some part on their wielder and his or her abilities. A wielder would always have free ...
    will to place himself or herself in danger even after being cautioned by its sword. In that case let the chips fall where they may. Thirdly, a sword might not reveal the location of another sword unless it is diametrically opposed to the other sword. There were few instances of that, however. Diametrically opposed swords would always try to instigate confrontation, to the exclusion of all else. In that case it was up to the wielder to maintain control, or not, as they saw fit. Fourthly, swords could not act on their own, except in extreme moments of danger to their wielder, and then only to the extent necessary to extract themselves from the danger, or place themselves in a defensive posture. For example, a sword might leap from its scabbard into its wielder's hand in preparation for combat of an extreme nature, to the extent of moving said hand into a defensive posture. Finally, there was the relationship between sword and stone. If a wielder died the sword must return to its stone. A sword could not reveal the location of its stone, or another's for that matter. A sword could not remove itself from its stone. Only a potential wielder might do so. There was a protocol for the sword/wielder relationship that must be adhered to at all times. When a potential wielder grasped the pommel of a sword, it must first discern the suitability of the would-be wielder before it can even be removed the stone. The sword must initiate the relationship by asking if the person grasping their ...
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