Synopsis

Theartofrunesmithingdiedlongago.Oncelegendaryruneswordshavebeenreducedtomeredecorations,theirpowersmadeirrelevantbythediscoveryofetherealspirits.Techniqueswereforgotten,andanyremainingrunesmithswereridiculedandshunned.Vivianisonesuchrunesmith.Bornasanorphanandadoptedintoasmithy,sheandheradoptivegrandpapersistwithadream.Theywishtoprovethatruneswordsareonceagainworthyoffightingmonstersinthelandsbelow.WhatVivianneverexpectedwasforherselftobetheonefighting.Aloneintheundergroundwithacrazedspiritthatseekstoprofitandgrowfromeverymonsterintheirwake.Belowtheearthawaitsasubterraneanlabyrinthofmonstersanddemons,whereetherealstormsensurenothingstaysdeadforlong…ThisisarewriteoftheEthersmith.Chapters1-44arelightlyedited.Afterchapter45,thestoryhasbeencompletelyrewrittenfromthegroundup.