The Zelkaven Sword was forged one hundred years ago. It was supposed to be a weapon to destroy the last bastion of evil, the goddess Letalia’s temple. Evil was nearly destroyed in the land and the people needed one last rallying point. And so the sword was created. The attempt to destroy evil was doomed to failure.
First, the best weapon smith in the world was found and asked to create identical twin swords. Next, twin diamonds had to be found naturally born to hold the magic needed. And last, but not least, Zel Kaven, last of the master mages, was asked to imbue the swords with magic and make the two swords one. When wielded, the user was undefeatable.
What no one knew was that Zel was one of the goddess’s most loyal servants. He embedded the sword with so much evil magic that the diamonds turned blood red as the swords were forged together with magic. He then cursed the sword to evil.
Zel then wielded the sword himself and killed all of the others involved in the creation of the sword. He then used the sword to bring evil back into the world. Not soon after, he realized his power with the sword rivaled the gods. And so he turned on them. They formed an uneasy truce and fought him off. Together, they destroyed Zel. But, in the battle, the sword was lost and not even the gods knew where it fell.
From that day forward, the Zelkaven Sword was considered a myth. Many tried to find it, but no one ever did. The few who know the truth of its existence are waiting for one chosen by the gods to search for the sword. Whether to wield or destroy it remains to be seen.
