"Phantom Rebirth: The Last White Raven’s Path to the Ultimate Assassin"-Chapter 371: The Voidfire Gauntlets – Forging the Untouchable Flame
A Thought in the Dark
Seraphis sat in the heart of
Raven’s Perch
, deep within the fortress where she kept her most valuable findings. A single candle flickered beside her, casting shadows over the aged parchment, books, and artifacts she had gathered over time.
She had spent the entire day
testing
her new
Sanguine Voidfire Card
, learning its properties, its secrets. But now, a new thought plagued her mind.
"Voidfire is powerful, but it’s also unpredictable."
Unlike normal flames,
Voidfire did not simply burn—it devoured.
It could consume flesh, steel, and even magic itself.
If she could find a way to
contain it, to control it in her grasp without it consuming her
, she would become even more unstoppable.
Her eyes flickered toward a pair of
worn black gloves
sitting atop a pile of treasures.
They weren’t just any gloves.
They were
relics
, stolen from an ancient assassin whose life she had ended long ago.
They were lined with
mysterious ancient runes
, ones she had never deciphered.
"Perhaps it’s time I change that."
The Experiment Begins
She slid the
gloves
onto her hands, flexing her fingers. The leather was tight but supple, reinforced with
woven metal fibers
beneath the surface.
Then, she retrieved her
Voidfire spell
, summoning a flickering tendril of
black and crimson flame
between her fingertips.
The air around the flame
shuddered
, warping like a mirage. The very presence of the fire seemed to pull the warmth from the room, leaving the air
cold and sharp.
Seraphis exhaled.
"If these gloves can withstand this… then they’re more than just relics."
She slowly lowered her hand—
gloved fingers reaching toward the flame.
Contact
The moment the glove touched the
Voidfire
, Seraphis braced herself—expecting the leather to scorch, for the metal fibers to
twist and break.
But…
Nothing happened.
The flame flickered, swirling around her fingertips, but it did not
consume
the glove.
Seraphis narrowed her eyes.
She turned her hand, letting the flame
lick against the palm, the knuckles, the wrist.
Still—nothing.
The gloves had
absorbed
the magic rather than resisted it.
"Fascinating…"
Understanding the Ancient Runes
Seraphis leaned in closer, examining the
intricate symbols
woven into the gloves.
Some of them were familiar—
old protection sigils
, commonly found on enchanted armor.
But others…
These were
different
.
They were
ancient
, far older than anything she had studied before. The patterns curled and twisted in ways that felt
unnatural
, almost as if they were shifting beneath her gaze.
She grabbed an
inked quill
and parchment, carefully sketching out the symbols so she could
decipher them.
"If I can understand these… I can improve them."
The First Modification
Using her knowledge of
runesmithing
, Seraphis began altering the engravings.
She dipped a thin blade into
Voidfire
, then
traced
the runes with it—searing them deeper into the fabric of the gloves.
The moment she did, the runes
glowed dark red
, pulsing like veins coming to life.
The gloves
hummed
in response, the ancient magic within them stirring, as if awakening from a deep slumber.
A
chill
ran down her spine.
"These weren’t just assassin gloves… They were something far more powerful."
A True Test
She needed to go further.
This time, she conjured a
larger flame
, letting it hover in her palm.
Then—
she closed her fingers around it.
The black fire should have
eaten through
her flesh.
Instead, the flames simply
curled within her grip, tamed, docile, obedient.
A slow smirk spread across her lips.
"I can hold Voidfire in my hands."
The realization hit her like a bolt of lightning.
These gloves were no longer just protection.
They were
a conduit.
The Final Test – A Blade’s Edge
She turned toward a
dagger
on the table, its blade sharpened to a fine point.
Gripping it tightly, she dragged the edge across the palm of her
gloved hand.
A sharp sting
cut through her senses.
She pulled her hand back.
A thin
crimson line
had appeared through the leather, a shallow cut forming
beneath
the glove.
Seraphis frowned.
"So it protects me from magic… but not from physical damage?"
She flexed her fingers, watching as
blood pooled on the surface of the glove but did not seep through.
It was
a paradox.
These gloves could handle
Voidfire
,
Sanguine Voidfire
, and even
dark magic.
But
physical damage still went through.
It was an odd limitation, but one she could work around.
For now, she had exactly what she wanted—
a way to wield the untouchable flame.
Naming the Artifact
She removed the gloves, setting them gently on the table, watching as the runes continued to pulse faintly.
"You are no longer just relics of the past."
She traced her fingers over the leather, a smirk tugging at her lips.
"From now on, you will be known as the Voidfire Gauntlets."
A name worthy of what they had become.
She had transformed
a mere pair of gloves
into something that could
wield the impossible.
And now, she was ready to take her experiments even further.
Magic alone was not enough.
She needed
artifacts, tools, and weapons
that could withstand the sheer power she was beginning to uncover.
And this was just the beginning.
Chapter 371: The Voidfire Gauntlets – Forging the Untouchable Flame
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