From what he gathered during the days it took to exit the forest, outside of a strong understanding of their own elemental knowledge and the fact that they were sisters and both part of the sword he had found, Sho and Ko knew next to nothing. They couldn't say when or why they were broken, how they were made; as a matter of fact prior to him finding them they had no true memories.
Just that they used to be whole.
But for a sword to have a spirit like this was unheard of. Even All Might's sword One for All, while heavily blessed and enchanted, only had a minor ego about it that influenced the wielder towards good. But it wasn't like Izuku was an expert on magic swords that he could say that Sho and Ko's situation was unheard of.
That lack of knowledge, combined with his intent of repairing the sword, is what drove Izuku to find the best blacksmith in the land. And by the best he meant the first place he stumbled upon.
Hatsume's Forge was notable by the large iron golem that was in a state of disrepair just outside. The constant clanging of a hammer on metal rang throughout the open forge of the building, swords and armor were on display as well as information on repair and enchanting services.
Izuku stared at the man behind the counter that was currently working the forge. He was short and wide, like a walking chest-high wall of muscles. Those powerful arms hammered down on the sword that he was currently working on. Izuku blinked, he had never seen a dwarf before, he didn't know they had pink hair. The thick curly knots of the dwarf's hair were pulled back into a ponytail by a solid gold ring near the back of his skull.
"Uhh, excuse me?" Izuku jumped when the dwarf turned to look at him, the large red eyes of the dwarf that could not belong to a human seemed to spin and zoom as the dwarf focused on him. "Mr. Hatsume?"
A smile broke out on the dwarf's face. "Oh! Hey little green! Welcome to my shop! Call me Otto by the way, Mr. Hatsume was my father and he's still around. Well not around around, but he's still alive. Probably. But enough about me, what do you need man?"
Honestly, Izuku was expecting a much gruffer voice and a thicker accent. Instead, he got someone rather casual.
"You look a bit fresh green," Otto continued walking over to an armor stand and pulling out a sword. Izuku looked at his mud covered, torn, thoroughly worn outfit. He looked fresh? "I can cut you a deal on a basic weapon, oh, what's your class? Oh wait! Ah ha! Here we go!"
Otto spun and held a small smooth black stone. Izuku recognized the object instantly. A deed stone. With a touch it could display how many quests someone has gone on, how many quests they had in progress, as well as some other personal information such as class, attunement, loyalty, and proficiencies. A very convenient tool for would be heroes and merchants as well. It could also be used to give a quest to an individual.
"Alright green, why not let me see what we're dealing with and I can get you equipped and-"
"Actually," Izuku reached to his side and pulled out Sho and Ko. It felt weird knowing that the bodies of both Sho and Ko were now resting on the table top. That and he felt off not having them at his side. Was this an effect of their bond or something? Hopefully they were both okay with someone else touching them while they slept. Or rested, or whatever they did when they weren't walking beside him. "I was wondering if you could tell me about this sword, or if you could fix it?"
Otto dropped the deed stone and rushed over to look at Sho and Ko. His breaths came in short gasps and he kept making fake grabbing motions towards the broken blade while holding himself back. "That's a beauty! Shame about the break, what kind of metal did they use for her? Oh, mithril? No, that's not it, she's got some meat to her, but it ain't steel neither, steel doesn't break like that. Look at the magic in her! That's craftsmanship if I've ever seen it!"
"Thank you." Sho appeared out of nowhere, a soft smile on her face as the flurry of snow that accompanied her melted before it hit the ground.
"Huh?" Otto looked up to her wide eyed. "Are you the one that made this?"
Sho just laughed covering her mouth with her sleeve.
"Not really," Izuku grabbed the base of Sho's hilt and held it up for Otto to see. "She's actually this half of the sword. Her sister is-"
"What?" Otto stumbled back, bouncing against his anvil and knocking things over. "She's inside your sword? That's amazing! Mei! Get out here!" Otto ran around the corner and shouted into another room and then came running back out. "Mei's my little sister and our enchanter, she's going to freak when she sees you!"
A pink haired girl with yellow eyes came running out of the room. She looked to be Izuku's age, and was just a few inches shorter than him with yellow eyes, fair skin, and some rather large breasts. Perhaps even larger than Sho's. Izuku was expecting a dwarf, not someone that looked like they'd be the most popular girl in the village, it didn't help that she was wearing a tattered tunic that had a cut exposing a bit of cleavage, and her wide hips were straining her pants.
"You're a sword?" The girl called Mei asked him, grabbing onto both of Izuku's hands. "What's it like? How are you a human? Do you turn into a sword? How were you made? What special abilities do you have? Does it hurt when you're worked on? What do you eat? Oh! You should sign a contract with me and then-"
"No, uhh, Mei, that's uhh," Otto gestured towards Izuku and then blinked. "Ahh, I'm sorry green, I guess I didn't get your name."
Izuku swallowed and looked at the crazy girl that was still holding onto both of his hands, it was almost like she hadn't even heard her uhh, brother? She was still talking. "I'm Izuku Midoriya, and I'm not a sword, that would actually be Sho over here."
"Oh." Mei blinked still holding onto his hands. "Why didn't you say so sooner?"
"Because you didn't give him a chance to speak, you goof!" Otto made his way to the counter once more. "Now then, Mei, you can ask all the questions they'll let you in a moment. We should see what they want first."
"I believe Master Izuku desired to see if you could repair myself and my sister." Sho moved over and placed a hand on Izuku's shoulder, she then gestured towards the broken blade. "If you wish to inspect us you have my permission."
"Really? Oh that's great!" Mei finally let go of his hands and took a step over towards the broken sword. Her yellow eyes shifted as she looked at it just like Otto's did. However she had no sense of awe that Otto had and grabbed Ko's blade easily enough. "Wow! I have no idea what you're made of! But just look at the mana lines in you! It's so amazing, Oh you're a powerful baby aren't you."
Mei licked her lip with what could only be called pure hunger.
Ko appeared in a buffet of flames, holding onto her shoulders and looking around nervously. "Why do I feel like someone perverted is looking at- oh, someone perverted is looking at me."
"Ahh, now don't you worry!" Otto stepped forward pushing his sister to the side and punching himself in the chest. "If your uhh, sword bodies can be mended, my sister would be the one to do it. She's the best enchantress this side of the republic!"
"What?" Mei asked, looking up from the sword. "Oh wow! There's two of you! Wait that means!~" She reached down and grabbed Sho's hilt. "Absolutely amazing, the mana lines are still connected between the two of you! Feeding into each other! Oh! I see! That's simply amazing! Now how were you made, tell me your secrets!"
She looked towards Otto with a big smile on her face. "Can I melt them down and disenchant them?"
"Can you what?" Ko's anger sparked up and an ember came forth from her mouth. "That sounds like it'd kill us!"
"I must agree with my sister," Sho nodded, the serene expression on her face betraying the lash of her words. "Being reforged and made whole again is one thing, but to be melted down and disenchanted would be murder."
"But how else am I supposed to figure out how to make you?" Mei pouted, then sighed. She looked between both halves of the swords and frowned. "I'm not sure I can make the two of you whole, even with such a strong bond between the two halves. Not only do I not know what metal you're made of, but just fusing you two together without knowing the magic wouldn't result in a complete sword, it'd be like glue."
"Oh," Izuku muttered. Well this went nowhere then. Guess his quest to reforge Sho and Ko was going to be a bit longer than finding a blacksmith. "Well, thank you for your time."
"It is regretful," Sho muttered vanishing in a flurry of snow.
"Yeah, I'm not leaving until she puts me down." Ko stood with her arms crossed glaring at Mei. "I don't like being used by anyone other than Izuku."
While flattering that was also a bit on the sad and creepy side. Sad because she was stuck with him, and creepy because he'd only known her for a few days. And he ended up bound to her largely by accident. It was dangerous to hold a shattered sword by the blade. Wait. "If you can reforge the whole sword do you think you can make Ko less dangerous to use?"
"Mrm?" Ko made a cute noise, her eyes going wide.
"Hmm," Mei looked at Ko's form while stroking her chin, she tapped the blade and the broken base. "Yeah, I think I can do that."
"You won't have to reforge me right?" Ko asked bouncing on her feet and looking at Mei, then looking at Izuku with a pout. "I'm sorry I cut you please don't let the insane pink haired demon mess with me."
"You have nothing to worry about!" Otto took a step forward. "I'll be watching over her to make sure it's just a simple transformation. You'll still be you by the end."
"Transformation?" Izuku asked. Why did that sound expensive? "Is that where when an adventure finds a weapon with an enchantment they like they turn it into a different weapon?"
"Something like that!" Mei shouted, one hand on her hip and a wide smile on her face. "I'll even do it for free on one condition!"
"Mei? What are you thinking?" Otto warned.
"That this is a good chance for me! Think about it big bro! I'll be able to learn so much." Mei bounced on her feet smiling ear to ear. Her chest also bounced.
"I well, alright then," Otto nodded.
"Uhh what's the condition?" Izuku asked, now slightly concerned they were going to demand some insane quest from him. Well at least whatever they had planned probably beat the hell out of getting eaten by a giant wolfspider.
Mei strutted over, her golden eyes sparkling and her smile spread wide as she twirled Ko in her hand like she was a pencil. "Give me your hand."
Izuku looked at Ko who shrugged, and Otto who also shrugged, then looked at Mei once again. Was this some kind of blacksmith agreement? Still it wasn't the first time he signed a deal with blood. "Alright."
Mei stabbed him in the finger with the tip of Ko's blade drawing blood. That part wasn't surprising, but what happened next was almost as strange as what had happened when he first found Sho and Ko. Mei took his finger and placed it in her mouth. A moan escaping from her as her eyes began to glow a dull yellow light.
A pair of black wings burst out from Mei's back spreading a flurry of pink energy about and destroying the girls top. More than that, a long, thin, and smooth tail whipped about from Mei's behind, at its end was an asymmetric barb. A pair of purple horns grew from Mei's head and came to rest just above her cheek bones.
She pulled back slowly, his wound completely healed as she grabbed one of her breasts. "Mmm, demonic pact formed, I'm at your call Izuku,"
Izuku blinked and stared at the now topless demoness before him.
"What the fuck was that?" Ko shrieked, flames spouting about her and her face was nearly as red as her hair. Izuku traced her eyes to Mei's chest. "LIke? What?"
"Oh!" Otto jumped and walked forward. "I probably should have mentioned, Mei isn't my real sister."
No shit.
"She's a half forge spirit, half succubus, my father uhh, raised. Please take good care of her."
Izuku just sighed. So now he was a warlock? Just great.
AN: I wanted to get Mei involved Asap :d