Cain made the Blade of the End of Time melt into his arm.
Among the Royal Blutlinie, it was common to fuse weapons with their bodies, binding them directly to their life force. Once integrated, the sword could be nurtured by the Ancestor Drop, allowing it to grow alongside its master.
However, such fusion was only possible if the wielder possessed complete control and absolute ownership over the weapon. Otherwise, if the bond were ever broken, the backlash could be catastrophic.
Now that the process was complete, Cain adopted a meditative posture within the Ocean of the Blood Sun and began evaluating his current strength.
"The core of my power right now is my Ancestor Ability—Null Eternum," he thought.
Through it, he could manifest the Eternum Flame, the white fire that greatly enhanced his killing power while also granting extraordinary defensive capabilities. However, those effects were merely the natural manifestation of the ability.
