"So how exactly do you expect to stop this breed of demon?" asked Sango shrugging off the fall caused by the jolt of the ship. "There is said to be an armory of legendary swords that defeated him once before, and can be wielded by a chosen few." replied the Altmer. Adamio was persuaded to continue telling the history by the extremely confused look on Sango's face. "Before we were all created there were the gods, and there were the ancestors. Demons came from gods turning jealous and hateful, and from demons came evil. There were swords forged by the gods to defeat demons, but could only be wielded by mortals, for even with the mighty powers of the gods they were not able to wield a solid object. One set of swords was created to defeat this demon, and each had a name."
Adamio reached into a bag he always has hanging off his side and pulled out a book and flipped through a few pages. "This one," he said pointing to a drawing of a sword, "is called Minkil. It was created for the lost lover of the original temple's master, and she was known as the Darkest Mage. Notice the serpent designs on it? You'll notice that theme with these swords." He flipped the page and pointed to another sword. "This one is called Spine-Breaker. It was designed mainly to cut into a person back and shatter their spine. It was made for a friend of the old master, and he was called The Distant One" He flipped to the next page and pointed out another drawing. "The Dragon's Claw was originally made for the old master himself, but he ended up passing it on to another friend, known as the Lord of Illusions. Notice the great claws as the hand guards? And notice the wave-like design of the blade? Supposed to be like the serpentine dragon." He flipped to the next page again and pointed to yet another sword. "This short sword is called Skyrim, which the province was named after. Now you should notice the wings for a hand-guard, and the intricate golden design down the blade. This one was made for his best friend, and also an ex-lover. Her name was never found, but vague references seem to point to her name having to do with either coral or the sea."
Just then Jean came out of the cabin holding a long wooden box. "During the wars between us and the demon's army, there was a sword that was used at least once by each of his generals. This sword was called Gifan. I happened to come across a tomb, deep underwater a couple of years ago while searching for a sunken ship. As I entered the tomb all of the water stayed out by some sort of enchantment. I searched the tomb and gathered plenty of gold, but in the main area sat a mummy holding a sword atop a golden throne. As soon as I grabbed the sword the mummy rose and attacked me, along with all of the others. I used an Almsivi intervention scroll and got the hell out of there. But after that for five months, every five days, I would have five dreams five times a night, and each dream had five tall shadowy figures, each telling me stories of the sword that I had taken."
"Why in fuck's name are you telling us this?" asked Sango in the most smart-ass voice she could muster up. "Because the sword lies within that box," replied Adamio for Jean as a glint of fire shot across his eye. "For some reason I get the feeling I shouldn't open the box to you just yet Adamio. Continue on with your stories to Sango and I'll go put this away."
Jean walked back into the cabin and closed the door, so Adamio continued with what Sango was now calling The Big Book of Swords to herself. "This one is called the Shadow Ruby, created for another friend of the old master's. This friend was only known by the name Shadow. There isn't much else on this sword other then knowing how many it killed." He flipped the page and pointed to another sword, the likes of which actually caught Sango's eye. "This is Valermos. It was wielded by The Darkest Mage, but passed on to her son, then taken by his step-mother after his real mom died, for she feared the evil her step-son would unleash with it. No one actually knows who it was forged for, but I believe it was for The Darkest Mage. She was the only one capable of wielding it."
Silence took it's place again for a moment before Sango looked at Adamio with accusing eyes. "Why do you speak of her as if you knew her?" Adamio looked up from his book for a swift moment in which Sango could see that his eyes were not his own before he lowered his face to the book. "I'm not. It's just logical if you knew what I know. Now stop asking questions and listen." Adamio took silence in for a moment and smiled before continuing. "Valermos was etched with ancient runes for protections and strength. It was also possible that one of the runes was to protect The Darkest Mage from falling in love, which would make sense as to why her son would have been so cenacle and evil." He flipped to another page and turned the book towards Sango. "This sword is known as Avakar. It was created for the old master's love, and was made with the blessings of the sea. No one really knows much about his lover except for the fact that she was very playful." Silence took place once again before Adamio handed the book over to Sango. "There were many other swords, including blades of the elements and such. Take a look through the book yourself, but remember, we have to collect all of these. The temple doesn't know it yet, but I do. And I also know I need some sleep, so wake me up when we reach port."