So I continued adding everything I could.
Defensive techniques. Physical enhancements. Resistance to extreme heat and cold, gravity, and spatial distortion. I even added several techniques I didn't fully understand myself, forcing Krat's scientists and me to dismantle and study them piece by piece before I dared engrave them into the armor.
I wanted it to become more than just armor.
Something closer to a second body...
Something that would allow me to continue fighting even after my real body had reached its limits.
And while most of my attention remained fixed on the armor, our work on the sword never stopped.
We failed many times at first.
Every prototype capable of withstanding Aether collapsed the moment I passed Aura through it, while every one that managed to adapt to both powers failed to amplify them the way I wanted.
During one attempt, the sword simply exploded in my hands.
But I didn't merely need a sword that couldn't break.
