Blood-Red Sword  

Ath3na watched alongside the others as Black Howler slowly pulled out a sword from his chest while blood dripped down his front — and it would give her nightmares long after this night was over. 

"Lord of Death…" she breathed. 

While at her side, Lyghtning had a far more apt response. "Bloody hell… this is disturbing!" 

Jaybird would add on to this with, "And disgusting… I mean, is sir going to be alright?"

Ath3na didn't have an answer for Jaybird's question as she herself was wondering how all this was possible. 

From hilt to the blade, the sword was blood red in color — giving Ath3na the impression that it had been made from Black Howler's own blood like some vampire leeching it out of his heart. 

"It's out…" Liberty Belle reported. "And it's huge…"

That was an understatement for the blood-red sword was as tall as the berserker who'd ripped it out of his own chest.