Five stages of swordsmanship.
Sword Intent was the first level, imbuing one's blade with purpose. I had mastered that years ago, forcing my will into the metal until the blade became an extension of my thoughts.
But this—this was different.
As I slashed forward, the blade seemed to sing, a high, clear note that cut through the chaos of battle. My sword vibrated with each strike, not from impact but from something deeper, something more fundamental.
Sword Resonance.
The second level of swordsmanship, where the blade began to vibrate with the swordsman's intent, amplifying each strike through harmonic frequencies that existed between wielder and weapon.
It shouldn't have been possible for me normally.
But Reika's Gift had pushed me temporarily into Mid Integration-rank, and with it came access to techniques that would normally be beyond my reach.
