“My story is very long, and I do not remember the earliest parts well. Are you sure you wish to hear it?” Excalibur asked Stan. The sword was laid on the table as Stan relaxed in a chair nearby.

“If we are going to work together, I think it's only fair. You have access to my memories after all,” Stan answered.

“That does seem fair. It is just a little surprising, as no wielder has asked before. My earliest memories start when my creator enters into this world. I do not believe I was initially constructed here, and of my creator, I remember little. Still, I do know that I was originally intended as an intelligent encyclopedia of different mana types throughout all existence. By the time my rudimentary sapience started to form, I already had an extensive knowledge bank of mana from outside this world, but it would be an encounter with a demon that truly awoke me,” The sword started its explanation in a somber tone.

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“And by demons, you mean what we know as Abyssal beasts, right?” Stan interrupted with a question.

“Yes, my creator was investigating a strange source of mana in the depths of the Earth’s ocean when he was attacked by a giant beast made of shadows and fire. The magics that were unleashed during the fight separated me from my creator and banished both him and the demon out of the dimension. I was bathed in the energies unleashed in the fight, and somehow that changed me. The best way I can describe it is I felt truly awake for the first time. I didn’t at all understand what was happening to me, and to make it worse, I was totally alone,” Excalibur’s voice dropped as a hint of loneliness entered it.