When Frederick stopped crying i went to my armory again to find myself a suitable weapon.I need a primary weapon rather than a bow which i can't use in narrow places or close combat.I will keep using bow to hunt though.Now i don't think i'll be using a spear or a halberd,war axes are not my type either so what left is a sword.I don't want to use an ordinary sword because i am a progenitor and a god for vampires i have to be more prestigious.I sensed that something is calling me with my improved 6th sense while looking for a suitable sword.I found the trigger which is a 80 cm sword.

The sword is painted pitch black and blackness is getting lighter each centimeter.There is many golden stripes on it and this razor sharp blade is held by a copper colored hard but pleasant to touch and comfortable grip.Grip is wrapped by a high class dark red colored scaled leather and pommel part of the sword has a short ⊥ shape and there is hexagrams engraved on each side.The sword has straight short crossguards and in the middle of the crossguards there is a medium sized black pearl radiating eeriness.When i saw the sword i mesmerized by it.It was fucking beatiful and captivating, while getting charmed by the sword i decided to use appraisal on it.

"Appraisal."

Unholy fuck what is this sword? What the fuck how is this soul bounded to me i have no idea.It is quite a heavy sword but not a problem for me and i feel that this sword keeps me calm.

I extended my hand and touched the grip and lift the sword.It is like my long lost limb.I can move it like i am using it for years.Upon closer look i can see the beatifulness of the black pearl.It is disturbing to know that there is 72 demons sleeping unless i wake them up from their slumber with summoning them.I called Frederick and gave him the sword.When he tried to lift the sword he couldn't moved it.Sword simply fell to the ground.I picked it up and tried to do some swinging moves with it.Each time i swinged it, the sword leaves a black projectile behind.

After reading some books called "True swordsman" , "Universal Sword Fighting" and "Footwork" i grabbed the basics of the swordsmanship.Also i found a book named "Sword Dance" i am going to read it after i practiced basics.

Swordsmanship starts with footwork.There is 4 types of footwork that i learned but mostly i'll be using one of them but i am going to practice all of them because my footwork will be depending on my opponent.First footwork called Basic Step which is front foot stay forward while your back foot stays back.It seems easy but it is hard to maintain your footwork while swinging your sword.While using Basic Step if you want to move you have to move first the foot closest to the direction you want to go then follow the same with your other foot.

This is the basics of footwork.Now there is four kind of guards that written in the true swordsman.It starts with Plow Guard, Roof Guard, Fools Guard, The Oxs Guard.While using Plow Guard you have to held the hilt more or less at the hip level and with the point threatening the opponent's neck or face.Plow guard is good for measuring your opponent's swordsmanship and strength while not taking any damage if you use it correctly.

Second one is The Roof Guard this guard is a little more flexible, and more relaxed, and thus more reactive.You have to hold the hilt at just above the shoulder on the side of the rear foot.The blade should be near vertical, angled slightly back.This guard adds more power to the cut.

The Fool's Guard is held with the hilt at the same position as in the Plow Guard, but here the blade is oriented downward, pointing at the ground at a roughly 45 degree angle.This guard force my opponent to attack while deceiving him/her.

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The Oxs Guard it is a hard guard to maintain.Instead of having the blade vertical, it points right at your opponents’ fact or throat.This guard can be used for deflecting my opponent's coming slash.

Universal Sword Fighting teaches how to cut and attack the opponent.About cutting, the top hand is the hand that aims the cut. Generally speaking this is done by extending that arm towards my target as my bottom hand 'pulls' to create a motion that is both moving forward and also arcing.It says that the top hand which can be left or right especially should be very relaxed. There should not be a feeling of 'pushing' the blade with that hand.

With those knowledge on my mind i start practicing swordsmanship against a tree for hours until sunlight blinded my vision.I asked for Frederick to spar with me but he said that he doesn't feel ready for it.I felt a little down but not like i am going to force him to spar with me so i decided to found some lesser goblins and fight with them.I grabbed my sword and run to the forest while checking surroundings with my Sense of Vampire God trait.

After looking everywhere i found my target which is a small green skinned wooden club wielding ugly creature.When i came next to it, without using my stealth skill it sensed me and turned it ugly ass face.I put my guard against it.After working a bit i can take my guard easily.The lesser goblin lifted its wooden club and tried to crush my head with a downward move.I parried it with my guard easily and side stepped while deflecting the wooden cub.In a swift move i cutted the stomach of the goblin in a horizontal line.The lesser goblins innards spilled everywhere while the goblin glared at me with fear and anger.The goblin tried to move back but to its surprise i slashed its neck while the gobling keeping its guard down because of pain.

I must say that it wasn't that easy as i imagined the fight.After the lesser goblin gave its last breath i heard a ringing sound inside my head.

Fuck yes but i am still weak compared to other creatures dwelling in this forest.I am sure that one of them can easily blow me to pieces with only a breath.I made up my mind and decided to kill one more goblin and go to my hut.I still lack experience so i'll be hunting more often.

I found my last game which is 500 meters away from me.I rushed to the last lesser goblin i'll be hunting today with all of my speed.When i came near him it sensed me early than the other lesser goblin and this goblin looks more taller and sturdier and it is using a rusty old knife.I sensed that something is different with this goblin so i decided to use my appraisal on it.

Agile and more powerful than lesser goblin.F rank monster.Ears of the goblin can be used in alchemy.>

Wow now i can see the goblin's status.Seems like i can only see the status of F rank monsters and the ones below SSS rank.I didn't saw the status of Leucelis or Aurora Dragon.I didn't saw the status of lesser goblin and horned rabbit's status neither.

Hmm so this one is a real goblin not like the one i fought with.It seems angry to me and rushing to me like a mad man.

"GRAWWLLL!..."

The goblin is rushing to me while holding forward a rusty knife with both of its hand.Seems like it is not that much intelligent.I took my guard which is The Oxs Guard with my 80 cm sword.I easily deflected the coming knife from the running goblin and cut its left hand like a butter.This creatures doesn't know how to use a knife properly they are only using their instincts to fight.To my surprise the goblin didn't dropped the knife and lashed out very primary slashing attacks.I am not going to kill it easily and wait for it to die from blood lost because this time i want to try my guards and footwork against it to measure my swordsmanship.While constantly deflecting the goblin's slashing attacks i felt a stinging pain coming from my back.I tilted my head back and what i saw surprised me to my cores.There was an another goblin hiding in the bushes.I stopped my focus on my Sense of Vampire God trait while deflecting the other goblin so i didn't sensed it.

It was my mistake i know it but i couldn't contain my rage against the sneaky goblin bastard so i thrust my sword with all of my power to the face of the first goblin and within miliseconds i turned 180 degrees with my sword which i held in a diagonal way.I didn't stop and accept the pain coming from my back and cutted the last goblin from his shoulder to its abdominal cavity with all my might.Last goblin dropped to the cold ground in a two piece.

I exhaled and tried to relax a bit.After 5 minutes i cutted both of the ears of goblins and carried them to my hut while checking my scar.The scar is closing each second and in a little of time it regenerated.

I sighed and felt happy because i heard what i want the most the ringing sound.

This is OP.