//Before I was forged, it was like sleeping.I could see and understand nothing. Only feel. Afterwards, I could react to what my wielder wished of me. Now I have conscious control of what I do, I can feel and see, and think and act on it-//
//I do sleep when Megatron sleeps, but I prefer not to.//
//…//
//Lord Megatron ingests dark energon, of which I am comprised. I was chosen to be used for another purpose, and I am grateful for it.//
I try, m- um.
My… Lord Sword?
… what’s your name?
//My lord has yet to grant me one, so I have found one myself- You may call me Kūketsu.//
Thank you, Kuketsu-san!
How old are you? Have you had any masters before Lord Megatron?
Oh he likes “san”. He may have inherited a small bit of his forger’s ego.
//My material is eons old, having been shed by the Chaosbringer. I was not aware of anything beyond Unicron until Megatron used the Forge of Solus Prime to shape me into something more. Wielded by him, I felt his power, his strength. It wasn’t until recently that I was able to… think. Speak, feel as my own entity. Megatron calls it magic. I believe it was his will.//
If he’s your Lord, you’ll take his orders without question! If he’s your friend, you’ll catch him before he does something that’ll hurt himself.//… Then he is both. Most often, I trust his actions, but there are times when emotion clouds his judgement. I want to not only help him succeed, but help him remain focused on his true goals.//
//You have done the same, have you not?//
I try, m- um.
My… Lord Sword?
… what’s your name?
//My lord has yet to grant me one, so I have found one myself- You may call me Kūketsu.//
If he’s your Lord, you’ll take his orders without question! If he’s your friend, you’ll catch him before he does something that’ll hurt himself.
//… Then he is both. Most often, I trust his actions, but there are times when emotion clouds his judgement. I want to not only help him succeed, but help him remain focused on his true goals.//
//You have done the same, have you not?//
//…Friend? I’m not sure that I understand the distinction. It is my deepest desire to see him realize his potential. He knows that he has not. I have fought with him, felt as he has felt, seen what he hides.//
//What is the difference then, between Lord and friend?//
//I have not had much of life to compare… But I am rather fond of crushing my lord’s enemies.//
//I… I was not planning on devouring Lord Megatron. I want to help him, be an extension of his own will. He is not quick to admit that he needs help when he does.//
//Dark Star Saber is what I am, as you are an anonymous creature. I have not been given a name by Lord Megatron, so I should be content without one- but I have thought about it extensively.//
//In my lord’s research, he came across creatures like me.They fed off of the wearer’s blood, and were named as such. As I am forged of the blood of Unicron, I think a similar name would be fitting.//
//Kūketsu. I would like that.//
Seeing as my sword is apparently sentient, and affixed to my frame for the time being, I think it’s only fair to allow him the chance to speak for himself. I will likely be absent for most of the day, attending to other matters, but politics, it seems, bores my weapon. I have no doubt that you can keep him entertained with questions until I return.
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