Chapter 224: Chapter 222: War Hammer

Guests had begun to gather within the massive atrium of BloodStar Castle to celebrate the return of their BloodStar Empress. Some guests were nervous, some guests were ecstatic, some guests weren’t sure what to think, and some guests were secretly displeased.

If she wanted to genuinely win over the entirety of the upper echelon of BloodStar society, Xenia had her work cut out for her.

Constance walked through the atrium greeting the early arrivers with a glamorous dress and energetic smile. Guests couldn’t help but return a similar energy as she passed by with her contagious enthusiasm. However, she quickly whisked herself away to find Xenia who she hadn’t seen all day long.

She quickly strolled through all of the usual spots including the Empress’s suite; however, Xenia was nowhere to be found. Constance stopped to ask a royal guard, “Where is Empress Xenia?”

The royal guard standing at attention outside of the Empress’s suite maintained his forward stare but answered, “The foundry. And she is not to be disturbed.”

Constance gave a half smile to him, “I am headed to see her, but don’t worry… I won’t disturb her.”

The soldier maintained his forward stare at attention choosing not to intervene. He had relayed Xenia’s request. If someone wanted to violate it, they could do so at their own risk.

Several stories underground, Xenia toiled in the foundry with pools and basins of molten iron surrounding her as she worked in a sweltering and humid dark room illuminated only by the heat of the liquid metals.

Xenia was naked save for a shiny black pvc apron covering her front side with a few ties on the back to hold it in place upon her body. She wiped the sweat from her forehead as she grabbed the shaft of a massive war hammer.

The shaft measured 5 feet in length, and the circumference required both of her hands to fit around it. The head of the war hammer was equally massive. Formed into a rectangle of iron and other metals to form a heavy alloy, the front aspect had a 3x3 arrangement of closely packed square pyramids protruding forward. The pyramids came to nine small points sharp enough to puncture a target but shallow enough to require sheer brute force thereafter.

On the opposing aspect, a single larger square pyramid protruding from iron rectangle formed a sharp point serving as a tool to attack even the strongest of both physical and ki defenses.

Given the construction of heavy alloy metals including large amounts of iron, the war hammer weighed approximately 500 pounds. With its heavy weight and large handle, only a warrior with legendary strength could ever hope to lift it off the ground. And only a warrior with exceptional tenacity could further ever hope to wield it effectively in battle. It was a unique weapon built for total destruction in the right hands. It was a unique weapon built specifically for Nero.

Xenia began the last step of construction as she lowered the war hammer into a deep pool of molten metal allowing the special petrified inserts within the head and handle of the hammer to firmly settle. She then lifted the hammer out of the vat of metal and cautiously laid the hammer on a table before her where she began to admire it.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xenia then suddenly startled as she whipped her head around, “Goodness, Constance. Your voice startled me.”

“Your impossible to sneak up on, my Empress. That wasn’t my voice. Those were my thoughts you heard.” Constance walked up to Xenia and put her hands around her waist and kissed her before saying, “You can’t go to your own party dressed like this.”

Xenia smiled at Constance, “Says who? I’m empress.”

Constance smiled at Xenia only inches from her lips, “Says me. I’ll make you a deal. I will have this lovely apron of yours prepared for you at the end of the night for you to wear.” She ran her hands down the apron and darted her eyes back up at Xenia, “It’s much too clean. I want to see it dirty by the end of the night.”

Xenia growled and lunged forward kissing Constance again passionately for a moment, “Fine. I’ll change. But only if you let me show you my gift to Nero tomorrow.”

Constance walked up to the table and gasped, “Oh my! So. Tell me about it. It’s not just a hammer, is it?”

Xenia ran her hands along the head of the war hammer, “No. It isn’t. I melted down the void spear and incorporated the void material into the striking points on both sides of the hammer. It should be able to extinguish ki upon contact or at least penetrate barriers momentarily.”

Xenia then looked to the shaft, “And the shaft is especially large made specifically for Nero’s grip. It is also hollowed out and filled with my blood. This means he can bloodbend the hammer on the battlefield. If he throws it, he can bloodbend it back to him. Or if he misses, he can bloodbend it towards his target. The hammer also weighs approximately 500 pounds. But if someone should try to pick it up, he can bloodbend it downwards to the ground making it impossible to pick up.”

Constance marveled at the weapon, “It is a true masterpiece.”

Xenia looked at Constance with a smirk, “But I haven’t even shown you the magnum opus of this creation.”

Xenia then grabbed the handle with both hands and flipped the hammer over showing the other surface of the rectangular head of the war hammer.

Smelted and preserved in the side of the hammer was Erika’s screaming face embedded within the metal. Constance went giddy with excitement at the sight and upon closer inspection, she noted that the shaft of the war hammer had grooves forming a nice grip.

Xenia ran her finger across these grooves and laughed, “And yes, these are the vertebral bones of her spinal column embedded into the shaft. Her spinal column is nothing more than grip for my BloodStar Immortal. And her face is nothing more than a reminder to my enemies that only a terrible death awaits them.”

Constance was truly speechless now. A weapon built of void material. A weapon tailored to an already powerful warrior. A weapon embedded with the head and spine of a fallen enemy master. She pushed her body up against Xenia’s and kissed her, “Maybe we should skip the party after all. Maybe you should fuck me all night right here.”

Xenia ran her finger down Constance’s wanting lips, “Erika’s pitiful face needs to set before we can have any fun with this hammer. And you are right. I need to see my guests for at least a bit before we can start the fun part of our night.”

Xenia kissed her on the lips, and Constance then said, “I’ll have this war hammer and this apron waiting for you at the end of the night. I expect you will need to test it on something or someone before gifting it to Nero, yes?”

Xenia shot a devious smile at Constance as the two held each other, “That sounds like a perfect way to end the night. But Constance…” Xenia then leaned in close whispering into Constance’s ear, “Have two aprons waiting. You and I will test it out together.”

Constance’s breathing became hurried as she became overwhelmed with a tingling sensation from Xenia’s whisper.

Xenia released her hold of Constance and began to walk out of the room leaving her in bliss. Constance shakily called out, “Who would you like for me to ready to test it on?”

Xenia stopped and looked back at Constance, “Well that’s just it. I wasn’t looking forward to this party earlier. But now, I’m dying to meet everyone.” She raised her eyebrows at Constance and then said, “Where else are we going to find someone to test this War Hammer on?”

Constance gave a whimper of pleasure as she could feel herself becoming wet just as the sound of her empress’s sinister words, “Yes, empress. Where else, indeed.”

Xenia then turned and called out, “I’m off to ready myself. Place the war hammer and the aprons. I will meet you in the atrium shortly. I won’t be long. Fifteen minutes.”

Xenia then opened a portal and walked into it taking her directly to her dressing room within her suite. Constance had put her in a proper mood for fun, and she skipped all of the formal dresses becoming of such an event.

Instead, she settled on a new tailor-made black cocktail dress with red accents. She slid into the dress bringing it up to her chest where the dress rose to just barely cover her nipples before coming to a stop leaving the majority of her upper chest cleavage on full display with no straps. The dress didn’t rise to cover most of her chest, yet it also didn’t fall to cover most of her legs. The dress stopped where her legs began, creating a scandalously short dress with glimpses of her perfect ass cheeks appearing with each step or any movement of the lower part of the dress.

She tied her hair into a high ponytail with a crimson red ribbon and wore a pair of knee-high black leather stiletto boots. Lastly, she slipped on a pair of black leather evening-gown gloves reaching up to her elbows.

She looked in the mirror admiring her toned and perfect body contemplating whether to adorn her body further with jewels. The BloodStar family jewels ranged from necklaces, ear rings, bracelets, chokers, and more. However, Xenia had a carnal flavor for the evening after her encounter with Constance, and she elected to go as is.

She turned from the mirror and created a portal leading to the atrium and slowly walked into it.