Tirek, Sarana, and Martok spent a few minutes resting at the bonfire they had discovered, listening to the sounds of the rolling skeleton ball that was in the passage they had walked through to get to this point in the Catacombs, though this was mostly to allow Tirek to recover his magicka, since he had spent the vast majority of what he had on the skeletons they had fought so far, and any flasks he had used along the way. Getting through this area was rather easy, when one considered all of the enemies that they had fought so far, but the true challenge was all the twists and turns that were in this area, not to mention all of the traps that they had seen since they started exploring the area, of which there had to be more lingering in the upcoming sections of the Catacombs that none of them had seen just yet. If those upcoming sections were anything like what they had seen so far they would have a great chance at getting through the rest of the underground area without too much delay, depending on what they encountered in terms of enemies and traps, but even then they knew to keep their guards up for whenever they started moving, since Sarana and Martok were waiting for Tirek to be ready to leave. He did consider leaving for the shrine, to spend the souls they had acquired so far to empower themselves even more, but then pushed that idea from his mind as he stood up, causing his companions to glance at him for a moment, showing that they were curious as to what he wanted to do.
Without saying a word Tirek shifted his stance and headed down the passage they had walked down earlier, as he was heading towards the area the skeleton ball was in, to which his companions got up and joined him, where they came to a brief stop as the ball rolled down the passage and headed down some stairs that were at the end of the passage they were following, revealing the way forward. What they did was move out and hide in the indents of the walls, allowing them to remain safe when the ball rolled back up the stairs and rolled towards the end of the passage that was behind where they were standing, which was the sign for them to move forward, as they rushed down the stairs and found a larger chamber that had two paths for them to chose from, as they could head to the left or the right. Tirek, on the other hand, also found two rats hanging out at the bottom of the stairs, far enough to where they didn't block them in, so what he did was move around them, which his companions did as well, and they watched as the rats screeched at them and were quickly run over by the skeleton ball, meaning they wouldn't have to waste time on those two enemies. Of course there was one of the larger rats over to their right, and it seemed that there might be another small one standing near it, but at the very least they didn't have to worry about the second skeleton ball that they had discovered, and, as they studied the area that was around them, there was one other path they could pick from, one that seemed to be resting in a forward direction, so they could just move forward and ignore everything else.
Of course part of the decision was made for them as the large rat turned around and rushed at them, where Tirek did the smart thing and moved to the side as Martok raised his greatsword into the air and brought it down on the larger foe, splitting the rat in half, leaving him and Sarana to deal with the smaller one, where he simply blasted it in the face, mostly to daze it, before Sarana cut it down with her blades.
What Tirek ended up deciding was that they should head down the path on the right, just to see what was down there, and the first thing he noticed, as they turned around the corner, was that there were several skeletons that seemed to be a mix of bone and a wheel, all spiked apparently, and on the roof of the area rested some of the slimes he and the others had seen back in the Cathedral of the Deep. As such he let Sarana and Martok head forward so they could cut down and deal with the wheel skeletons, as Tirek was going to call them, while he stood back and hurled Fire Orbs at the ceiling as his companions moved, blowing away the slimes before they even had a chance to fight back, which was just fine with him since that meant they couldn't fall on Sarana or Martok's heads. While he did that his companions progressed and found a few Titanite Shards off to the side, something that were added to their collective pack, before Martok lashed out and cut down one of the incoming wheel skeletons that were trying to roll them into submission, smashing it to pieces in a matter of seconds, while Fire Orbs raced towards the ceiling as all of the slimes were blasted into oblivion, showing that Tirek was getting better at fighting their enemies. At the end of the path they were following the group found a side path to their left and discovered that there was something resting near the wall at the very end, so Tirek called his magic to him and blasted all of the remaining slimes off the ceiling with some well placed Fire Orbs, allowing his companions to reach the wall and pick up yet another ring, this one looking like the last one, but with a red gemstone instead of a white one, but since that was the only item in the area they regrouped and headed back to where the skeleton ball was located.
As they returned to the area that the left and straight paths were in, however, they found that one of the armed and robed skeletons happened to be in the area and that it had spotted them within a matter of seconds, by throwing out a couple of knives at them, mostly to announce his presence, but as he rushed at Sarana, however, Tirek blasted him with a Lightning Spear and opened the way for Martok to smash him to pieces. From there they spotted a path to the side that allowed them to walk up to the level that was above them, where they found a few armed skeletons that looked like they were ready for battle, and one that seemed to be wearing a hat, so what happened was that Sarana cut down the one that was wearing the hat as Martok and Tirek engaged the other ones, one cutting into the foes and one blasting them before they had a chance to retaliate. The upper area, as Tirek discovered, was pretty much made in the same style as the rest of the Catacombs, just with some stairs leading up to this area and back down to the area they had been in earlier, and the area that the second set of stairs was in had two more of the armed skeletons, something that Tirek ignored as both of his companions rushed forward and struck them down, even though Sarana danced with her foe for a moment or two before cutting him down. It didn't take them all that long to finish off the rest of the enemies that were around them, of which Tirek counted four over all, before he found some ashes hanging out near one of the walls, contained in a jar of some kind, so that meant that they could take them to the Handmaiden and see what sort of new items she had to offer them, even if he was sure none of them would actually buy what she had to sell them.
Once the area had been cleared out, and there were no more enemies for them to deal with, Tirek headed back down to the area that the skeleton ball was rolling around in and realized that they only had two more routes to pick from, one that seemed like it would lead forward and one that seemed like a side path, so all they had to do was come to a decision and then head down the path they picked. What was interesting was that, as they walked down into the area that held the stairs back to the bonfire, Tirek discovered the remains of the skeleton ball that had been rolling through the area and located what appeared to be a piece of Titanite that was darkened, like it contained some dark power inside it, and there was one of the smaller crabs walking by the wreckage, who hadn't been there before, so he blasted it into the wall to clear the area of all the enemies that they knew about. In the end they decided to check out the direct path, even if it was likely to be something worthless to them, and as they entered the passage Tirek discovered that the direction they had picked was blocked by a number of iron bars and that the lever to move them was located on the other side, meaning that the path that he labeled as the side path, the left path, was the one that they needed to use to get to where the lever was resting, to which they turned around and started to retrace their steps. As they neared the entrance, however, Tirek felt a new invader trespass on their world and watched as a red colored warrior, this one being male and wielding a large blade that was definitely a greatsword, even if it looked like black slate that was twisted into a weapon, meaning that they might be in some trouble as they forced themselves back into the chamber behind him and faced their foe.
The warrior rushed at them and Martok was the one that blocked the incoming attack, as the warrior quickly put his shield on his back and lashed out with his weapon, forcing Martok to use the side of his own greatsword to stop the attack, something that actually pushed him back a little, more than anything they had seen so far, though while that was going on Sarana ran in and started to move around the warrior, looking for weaknesses in his armor so she could lash out at him and reveal an opening that Martok could use. Tirek waited for a few seconds before hurling a Fire Orb at their foe, where he found that the warrior did take the spell head on and didn't seem to be all that bothered by the flames that danced on his armor and weapon for a few seconds, and that he didn't back down when a Lightning Spear struck his chest, showing that his magic might not be all that useful in this fight, but even then his spells did open a couple of holes in the warrior's defenses, ones that allowed his companions to get a few good shots in. The iron armor that their target was wearing was, in some way, stopping their attacks from really doing any damage to him and that did annoy Tirek a little, but at the very least all of their attacks seemed to be hurting the warrior, while they had to dodge all of his attacks, since he knew that being hit by his greatsword would be painful, something that both of his companions shared his thoughts on. Fortunately, thanks to Martok guarding the majority of the attacks with his greatsword, causing a clash between him and the warrior, Tirek and Sarana were able to focus mostly on using their tools to hurt the warrior, be it with magic or weapons, and they could tell that three on one wasn't working in the warrior's favor.
In the end the group was able to break through all of the warrior's attacks and defenses, allowing Sarana to cut him down once that happened, causing their foe to stagger for a moment before he collapsed on the ground and disappeared as he returned to his world, leaving behind an odd ring for them to collect, one that didn't seem to have a complete iron circle that a small iron bar rested on, something that Sarana put away a few seconds later.
"We're getting a good number of items from this area," Tirek remarked, where he glanced in the direction that the last path rested in, because now he was curious as to what else they might be able to pick up before they made their way out of the Catacombs, while at the same time his companions seemed to be ready for any other foes that might try and attack them while they were resting, "Come, let's move on and see what else this crypt has to offer."
The other path brought them to a rocky area that had a clear walkway for them to follow, meaning that it wasn't like the rest of the Catacombs, and it wasn't long before Tirek spotted one of the small crystal lizards chilling out in the area that was right in front of them, where he did nothing as Sarana rushed forward and cut down her target before it was able to flee, giving them the gem it possessed, a fiery gem this time around. From there they found an opening that allowed them to see that there was a wooden bridge, one that looked like it was ready to collapse at any moment, resting above a hole in the cavern that they seemed to be entering, and one of the armed skeletons happened to be resting near the edge of the walkway they were following. Sarana took the chance and approached the potential enemy without making a single noise, showing Tirek that she was incredibly skilled and could have been an assassin at one point in time, but this time she just kicked the skeleton over the edge and they watched as he plummeted down into the area that was at the bottom of the large hole they had discovered. What interested Tirek wasn't the fact that they killed the armed skeleton, rather is was the fact that there seemed to be a knight standing down in the area that Sarana sent the creature into, meaning that there had to be a path down there that they either missed or would be coming up on at some point, to which he decided to keep moving and explore the rest of the area they were in.
As it turned out the opening to their right brought them to the other side of the barred passage that the knight had used as his ambush location, where they found a lever that would likely open the way forward, though they had to be very careful since there were a number of skeletons on the ground, all waiting to be reanimated by something, which became true when Martok tried to pull the lever, as he was able to do so and that caused two of the skeletons to rise from where they had been resting. As such Tirek and Sarana dealt with them, Tirek blasting his target a few times with his Fire Orbs as Sarana dodged the blade that was coming her way and then cut into her foe, breaking the skeleton she was fighting to pieces, and it wasn't long before they both smashed their enemies into the ground and scattered their bones once more, just in time for the barred passage to be opened. Before they moved forward Tirek also found a lost soul and a container that had black pellets in it, items that he stashed away inside their pack for later, though once that was done the three of them started to move along the next part of the path and found something interesting, they could either walk along the bridge or head up a higher path that Anri, oddly enough, happened to be standing at the peak of. Surprisingly enough the rest of the scattered skeletons hadn't moved yet, meaning they were either fully dead or were just playing around to lure them into a false sense of security, but, in the end, Tirek headed up the side path and walked over to where Anri was currently standing, mostly to see if she had anything new to say to them.
"Oh, hello, we meet again." Anri said, where she lowered her hand, which had been gripping her helmet like she had been doing the last time they found her, earlier in the Catacombs to be exact, though they didn't need to hear the tone of her voice to realize that she was still alone, as Horace was nowhere to be seen once more, making Tirek wonder if the lone knight was Horace, "Have you seen Horace anywhere?"
"Sorry, we haven't seen him yet." Tirek replied, mostly because that was the truth, neither he or his companions had seen the missing knight since the last time they had seen Anri, and he wasn't about to tell her about the area that was right below the bridge that they needed to use to get out of the Catacombs, mostly since he had no idea if the knight that he had seen was even Horace or not, due to the fact that they were so high up and it was hard to make out the form of the individual in question.
"Oh, yes... I see. I've searched high and low as well, with no luck." Anri replied, where she truly seemed sad about the fact that she had lost her companion, especially given the fact that Tirek was sure the two had shared some sort of history with each other before being reborn as Unkindled, a history that neither of them had seemed willing to share, before Anri considered something, "Perhaps he's left the Catacombs? Oh, Horace, where have you run off to? Have you abandoned me? No, what a horrible thought..."
"Well, we'll keep looking and, if we discover anything, we'll be sure to tell you," Tirek stated, but even as he said that he knew that the chances of such a thing happening were slim to none, since he was sure that Anri would move on before they discovered anything about Horace and where he might be located, though his words did seem to calm the lady down to some degree, almost like she trusted him, a fatal mistake if ever there was one.
With that done, and there was nothing else to talk about, the group retraced their steps back to the bridge and moved across it without wasting even a single moment, though as they did that Tirek turned around and found that the skeletons were starting to rise from where they had been resting, meaning the trigger to wake them up was taking a few steps on the wooden bridge. Instead of waiting around for their enemies to get up and rush the area they would be guarding, as it seemed like there were between ten to twenty of them, Tirek, Sarana, and Martok rushed over the bridge and eventually came to the area that would allow them to leave the Catacombs, or so they assumed anyway, before Tirek turned around and found that all of the skeletons were walking on the bridge. As such he gestured to Sarana and both she and Martok lashed out at the ropes supporting the bridge, where the structure shuddered for a moment before finally snapping, an event that caused the bridge to snap in half, causing the skeletons to fall to their final deaths in the area that the knight was standing in, and, at the same time, Tirek glanced over the edge and found a small path just below the part of the now broken bridge that was below them, meaning there was another path they could take if they so desired. He could tell that Sarana noticed the path as well and was making a note of it, just in case one of them really wanted to head down there at some point, before they moved away from the edge and walked up the path that was behind them, where they found a number of steps carved into the stone and that it brought them to a stone door.
Martok stepped forward and pushed it open without delay, where they found a large chamber that was filled with a bunch of urns and pots, along with pillars scattered everywhere, before discovering a set of stairs that were connected to another stone door, the way out, and in front of them rested an altar with a goblet on it, though since there were no foes in this area they carefully approached the altar.
Tirek glanced at his companions for a moment, who readied themselves for what was about to happen next, before they stepped forward and he approached the area the altar was in, where he reached out and touched the upper brim of the drink cup, which was metal merged with a skull, making an ugly thing in his mind, before bits of shadow started to seep out of the eye sockets. The three of them watched as the shadows poured out of the goblet and filled the floor that was around the altar, covering the stone and the candles that were around them, before it seemed like they were standing in the middle of a growing pool of darkness, though it was at that point that Tirek felt the energy of a powerful being that rested in the darkness, even if Sarana and Martok couldn't feel what he was feeling. It wasn't long before the goblet was the only thing that they could focus on as large bits of shadow started to really pour out of it, darkening the entire area while, at the same time, apparently pulling them into another smaller dimension, meaning that whatever creature they were going to be fighting didn't want to fight inside the chamber they had been in, rather they were going to fight it in the area it would have an advantage in. A few moments later they discovered that they were in a darkened cavern, or that was what Tirek assumed right off the bat, and that they were standing on some ground, even if they couldn't see the other walls that had to be around them, so he moved forward and raised his staff in one hand and his fire in the other, while his companions carefully followed him as they headed down the hill they were currently on.
The only thing they could really see at the moment was a tome that was some distance in front of them, but as Tirek walked towards it he noticed something interesting, there was a massive skeletal hand to his right, one that became clear as they drew near it, and the moment he picked up the tome, a pyromancy tome, a massive skeletal being, the upper body and the head, appeared before them, looking like it was the skeleton of a lord or something, based on the crown, and it had three golden bracelets attached to its arms, two on its left and one on its right.
As the group readied themselves for the battle that was clearly starting, as the sudden arrival of the massive skeleton was designed to lower their guard so the first attack could be given to their foe, to turn the tide of battle in his favor, Tirek noticed that it was pulling its head back and started to pull in some sort of mist or darkness into his mouth, where he and his companions backed off as he basically puked deadly looking mist into the area in front of him. What they discovered was that the mist only covered a specific portion of the area that was in front of the skeleton, or High Lord Wolnir, as that happened to be the name that Sarana gave him, something Tirek would have to ask about later, and once the mist was gone they were allowed to advance on the High Lord. It didn't take Sarana and Martok long to strike the arms with their weapons, nor did it take Tirek long to blast one of them with both fire and lightning, where he quickly discovered that none of their attacks really seemed to do anything, but, at the same time, when he lashed out at one of the golden bracelets with a Fire Orb he noticed the High Lord shift for a moment, almost in the defensive manner, since that arm was pulled back almost instantly. He then glanced at Sarana for a few seconds, where the assassin, as Tirek was going to think of her from this point forward, nodded her head in agreement and tapped Martok's arm, something that caused the warrior to nod his head as well, showing that they now knew what they needed to hit and that anything else could be avoided for as they attempted to bring down this powerful creature.
Interestingly enough the High Lord attempted to smash one of them into the ground with his left hand, as he quickly slammed his palm into the ground, causing the group to dodge before one of them was struck, but that exposed two of his golden bracelets and those where what the three of them lashed out at, striking the arm in question as they attempted to break one of their targets, before their foe pulled his arm back. What was surprising was that the High Lord must not have learned from his last mistake and tried to smite them with another pound attack, so he lashed out with his left hand again and struck the ground in a different area, as he was aiming for Tirek this time around, no doubt blaming him for finding out the one weakness that would spell his downfall. Of course he jumped out of the way and avoided the attack, where he and his companions struck at the same bracelet that they had targeted the first time an arm was in front of them, and this time around the entire thing shattered, causing the High Lord to recoil in shock and possibly anger, but it was clear that his total health was linked to the bracelets and that breaking the other two would bring the fight to an end. With the first of the three bracelets broken the High Lord loosed another wave of deadly mist into the area, something that caused Tirek, Sarana, and Martok to back off immediately and stop when they reached the edge of the small area it covered, where they waited for a few moments and braced themselves for when the mist disappeared, since that would be the moment to rush forward and return to the battle that was unfolding before them. In fact the High Lord appeared to be ready for what was coming his way, as he raised his right arm over to his left shoulder and tried to backhand them, somewhat succeeding in the sense that they jumped back to avoid the attack, but, in the end, his hand came to rest on the ground near the group and that allowed them to wail on the bracelet that seemed to be the most protected of the remaining two.
Of course their foe pulled the arm back after a few seconds, meaning that they would have to be careful when they went after it since the High Lord was keeping it in a permanent deadly mist by his chest, something that would hurt them if they got close to him, so they waited for him to make the mistake of striking at them again with that hand, while keeping an eye on what he was going to do next. What the High Lord did was raise his left hand and gathered his power for a few seconds, before slamming his palm onto the ground and the skeletons they had fought in the Catacombs, excluding all of the armed ones, started to rise before their eyes, but, at the same time, that was when Sarana rushed forward and swung her blades at the bracelet that was being exposed to them, while Tirek and Martok focused on breaking the skeletons that were rising to fight them. Now that they knew what Wolnir's weakness was, and that he was constantly exposing them, it didn't take Sarana all that long to break the second bracelet and then pull back as the High Lord roared in pain once more, repeating what happened when the first one was broken, and he even went into the motions to spew more deadly mist on the area, forcing her and the others to retreat for a time. Tirek discovered that the skeletons that Wolnir summoned didn't seem to be all that smart, as they stood in the mist and died before their eyes, meaning that their foe killed his own allies and didn't seem to care all that much, of course he was a skeleton as well and didn't display emotions all that well, but at least they didn't have to worry about being overwhelmed at all. With that done their foe raised his right hand and started to call on some holy based magic, summoning an interesting looking blade out of the ground, one that seemed to be a skeletal version of an actual weapon, and readied himself for battle, where the group readied themselves for what was to come as they waited for him to reveal his weakness once more.
As it turned out the High Lord didn't really use the weapon for much, because as soon as he summoned it he stared at them for a few moments before gripping the sword with both hands and then drove it into the ground, releasing a burst of holy energy that knocked them all backwards while destroying the blade for now, so while he lowered his hands the group healed their wounds with a quick swing of their flasks... before the High Lord make the mistake of trying to smash them into the ground with his right hand, allowing them to shatter the final bracelet in seconds.
When the third bracelet shattered, however, the High Lord slammed his face into the ground in front of them, likely due to the pain of losing all three of them so quickly, before the group readied themselves for whatever else he had in his arsenal, since he had to have some other trick or something to throw at them and make them regret touching the goblet in the first place. What actually happened was that he was dragged back into the darkness behind him, where it almost looked like he could have been terrified of something, but the group stood their ground in case this was a transformation into a stronger being that was capable of fighting them, before a powerful looking soul flew out of the darkness and came to a stop in front of them, allowed all three of them to claim it, meaning the fight had to be over, since that was usually when they gained the souls of the powerful creatures of this land. That was when all of the shadows and darkness started to be sucked back up into the goblet, where Tirek, Sarana, and Martok braced themselves for a few seconds as the world seemed to fade away, only for them to return to the chamber that the goblet had been in originally and the life, if it could be called that, seemed to fade away from the object, reflecting their success over the High Lord. As the shadows faded away from the goblet, however, the stone door that was up the stairs that were behind the altar started to open, showing Tirek that the only way forward would have been to beat the High Lord and destroy him, and he could see what appeared to be an exit that they could take. At the same time a bonfire appeared nearby, just like what happened whenever they took down one of the powerful creatures of the land, and that included the Lords of Cinder, meaning that they could either return to the shrine and empower themselves further, head down the destroyed bridge to visit a new area, or just move forward and head into Irithyll.
Tirek decided to return to the shrine, to hand over the tomes they had acquired and all the other upgrade items that they had found so far, to which it didn't take them long to use the bonfire to return to the shrine and see the Fire Keeper waiting nearby, though while his companions empowered themselves he headed to see Yuria, just to see if the odd lady had anything new to tell him.
"Yuria, we have returned from the Catacombs of Carthus," Tirek stated, not that the lady seemed to care about where he and his companions had been since they left the shrine, but, at the same time, it at least let her know they were making progress towards the end goal that she seemed to be working towards, even if he had a good idea what she was trying to do without her saying anything, before noticing something interesting about her posture, "I take it you have something you wish to tell me, before I continue to hunt down the remaining Lords of Cinder?"
"I do indeed, our Lord and Liege." Yuria replied, once more bringing a slight smile to Tirek's face, as it was nice to have someone that understood that he was a Lord and that soon he would have control over this world, once he took down the rest of the Lords of Cinder and found Prince Lothric, "Do you know of a maid named Anri? She is hollow, and will join you in wedlock, as a fellow of mine is guiding her at this moment. When the time is ripe, you may make your salutations to her... for what Lord takes no spouse?"
"That is most interesting." Tirek said, because he had to believe that there was a reason for such a thing to happen, as in Anri might have her own power that would be great added to his in some manner, which would be interesting to cover at some point in the future, before he noticed something else that seemed to be on Yuria's mind, "But that can't be all that you have to tell me. Surely there must be something else that's bothering you?"
"You are correct, my Lord," Yuria stated, not even surprised by the fact that Tirek was able to discern when she had something important to tell him, because she knew that he wasn't like the others she had encountered in the past and was eager to stay on his good side, since she didn't want to make him angry at her, "I'm afraid that it is Orbeck of Vinheim... he has proclaimed that he is, or will soon be, the Lord of Hollows, and if left alone he might one day endanger your rule and unravel everything we have done so far."
Tirek raised his eyebrow for a moment, as he was surprised to hear such a thing, before holding up a hand to indicate that he would be right back, to which he left the corner of the shrine that Yuria was in and walked over to the area that the man in question was sitting in, waiting for him to come back with one of the scrolls that he was looking for, who seemed a little surprised to see him again.
"Ah, Tirek, you have returned." Orbeck commented, showing that he must have finished whatever research he had been doing since the last time they had spoken to each other and was waiting for him to return, even if all of the books he had brought with him didn't look like they had been opened at all, before he seemed to focus on the main topic he liked to talk about, "So, have you found any new scrolls yet?"
"Not yet, unfortunately," Tirek replied, though at the same time his hands remained at his side, or rather one rested by his side and the other held onto his staff as he spoke, because he had the feeling that once he revealed his hand, and told him why he was here, Orbeck would try to kill him to save his own hide, "but I heard that you were calling yourself the Lord of Hollows earlier."
Orbeck frowned for a moment, clearly thinking about what Tirek just said, before sighing for a moment as he raised his staff rather quickly, where it was obviously charged with magical power so he could cast a spell, but Tirek was one step ahead and shifted his own staff for a moment, blocking the attack that was coming his way and caused the Heavy Soul Arrow to strike the wall behind him, before he loosed a Fire Orb right into Orbeck's chest, causing him to dissolve into a pile of ash... though as Tirek collected it, to present to Yuria, he heard Cornyx chuckle, as if he thought that pyromancy was stronger than sorceries, but decided not to worry about it as he moved towards Yuria's area.
"The deed is done," Tirek remarked, where he made sure the ashes were contained in a small container and held it out so Yuria could see what he had done to Orbeck, who clearly wanted to be the Lord of Hollows, which seemed to be the title that he would possess at some point in the future, before Yuria took the ashes from him, "All I did was mention what you told me and he attacked me, so I put him down... I don't like being challenged."
"I see, so his claims proved to be false... this is good, as decisiveness is the mark of a true monarch." Yuria said, where she seemed happy to see what happened to Orbeck, though once she looked at the ashes for a moment she put them to the side and then pulled out a sword, one where the blade seemed to resemble a tower of some kind and that it had eight branching blades that looked like thorns of some kind, "I present you with the Morion Blade, a treasure of Londor, a blade befitting the Lord of Hollows, to help you take down your foes."
Tirek grinned for a moment as he picked up the blade and moved it a few times, as it was a good sword to have and it moved quite well, given his limited reflexes, to which he sheathed it in the provided sheath and then bid Yuria farewell as he headed back to the bonfire, as it was time to rest a little and then determine where he wanted to go next in his quest to find and take down the remaining Lords of Cinder.