The Matrix
The blade was not real.
It felt real. The sharp sting in Z'Dhia's hand was as authentic as any wound caused by a genuine blade. Its heft and weight in his grip was real too. The wooden handle had a smooth polish, like marble against his skin. The ridges along its side fit comfortably in his fingers and a bronze hilt that curved on either side o…
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