Mya took a deep breath and looked at Adrian.

“I understand, sir. You’re saying that runes are terrifyingly lethal weapons that can be created.”

Adrian nodded. “Correct. This old book mentioned a man by the name of Craig Alexander who owned a sword forged with runes. It is said that his sword possessed the power to destroy planets.

“Simply put, rune masters would inscribe a few runes onto a weapon that can be freely used by charging it with human technology and a complex string of codes that act as the calibrator. It’s the same as a cell phone’s Bluetooth or charging functions. However, runes are much more complex and mysterious.”

“Ah, I get it now.” Mya seemed enlightened.

“But why would such a thing appear in the church’s hidden room? Do you know how to activate the runes, sir?” she asked as she pointed to the metal piece in Adrian’s hand.

Adrian took a careful look at it and touched the patterns on it before saying, “I used to think that the old book’s records were without scie