"You found the star metal I presume?"
"Yeah, and something else"
I handed him the lightning bolt stone.
"You seem to have found an element"
"Like boron or uranium?"
He laughed. "No nothing like those. We can use this to temper the Master Sword."
"What does that mean?"
"Hand me your sword"
I reluctantly gave it to him and he walked into the basement. There were swords hung on the walls, there was a furnace, a workbench, and armor hanging from the walls. He smiled when he saw the surprised look on my face.
"Welcome to my armory!"
"Jeez Dwight. Your parents are gonna be so ticked off."
"I put up an illusion"
"I noticed something, Eagus had one green eye and one blue eye.
"I see you and Dwight are both there."
"Yes, he is very respective of the fact I am in his body."
"Yeah, he tends to be like that..."
"If you're done admiring this place, I can show you what I meant by tempering your sword"
He grabbed a hammer by the furnace. He pulled the back of the hammer off and put in the stone I gave him. "This is what I meant by tempering" He stuck the Master Sword in the fire and hit in a few times with the hammer. He handed the sword back to me. The blade was sharper. "I think I will be able to teach you to use a new technique now" We headed back outside, where we always train.
"The technique I am about to teach you is called the spin attack"
"What does the stone have to do with a new technique?"
"The stone created a stronger bond between you and the sword. The sword is recognizing its master and is therefore allowing you to use it in a specific way"
"I understood none of that but let's go ahead and do this"
"It's pretty simple, just put your sword at your right side and swing it to your left. The momentum from your sword will pull you in a circle. Stomp your left foot to stop yourself."
"Sounds easy enough"
It took me a couple of tries but I finally got it.
"This is a good move to use when your opponent is dazed. That will happen if you use your shield at the right time. They will fly off their feet giving you a chance to do what I like to call a fatal blow. All you do is jump onto them and thrust your sword through their chest. try it on that dummy."
He pointed at it and it came to life and had a green hue around it.
"Since when can you use magic?"
"Never doubt the impossible as it may actually be possible."
It grabbed and axe from next to the bench and came towards me. The dummy pulled the axe over its head and struck at me. i thrust my shield forward and it stumble back, I used the spin attack and it landed on it's back. Eagus nodded at me and I jumped and thrust my sword through his chest. The greenness around it disappeared.
"Nice job"
"Thanks, I remembered the star metal."
I pulled the star metal from my pouch.
"You said we could make my bow stronger with this"
"Do it yourself, I've already helped you temper your sword."
"Come on"
He smiled, something I hadn't seen him do in a long time.
"I'll show you how."
We came back an hour later with my bow improved. I pulled it back. It was much harder to pull. With all the force I was using it was much harder to aim. I ended up shooting the fence, not the target. Eagus laughed.
"Finally! I have something that will take some time to teach!"
We both laughed.
