Harry Potter: The Ring Maker - Chapter 596: First Shikai and Celebrimbor

Zeus was a harsh master and enslaved those within his empire to build himself a grand palace as well as an army for conquering the rest of the world. That later of those was something that everyone agreed was not allowed however and Nick along with Dumbledore and Flammel sent saboteurs to destroy the military supplies on regular intervals. Zeus was helpless to stop it however as even if he killed these people they had signed up for this job knowing that it was a possibility so more would just take their place.-

Even more ironically whenever zeus tried to send people to assassinate all three of them since they were in Hephaestus’s territory and thus out of his personal reach the people he sent almost immediately turned their backs on the god. Why wouldn’t they considering how he treated those under him? Without the few factors that previously restrained his cruelty Zeus went full blown tyrant and was hated by damn near every person in his territory. Without anyone capable of standing up to the god however rebellion was also impossible. It was a nightmarish situation for that third of the worlds population.-

In a positive change however someone had finally released their Shikai from those who had been given blank Zanpakutos. The released weapon was a shield interestingly enough with the name “Roteki Kagami or dewdrop mirror” the ability of the weapon was a mix of absorption and reflection. The way it worked was that anything that touched the mirror like face of the shield sank in and was reject back out without any loss of momentum. In a manner of speaking it was the embodiment of “you can have this back”. Nick himself found it funny how the first released weapon was defensive in nature but didn’t have any issue with it.-

The owner of the weapon however was a surprise as it was the poison wielding hunter , Mary Ernest. She herself didn’t have any problem with this new weapon at all as in her words it would actually help her survive should she come across an enemy stronger than her. Thanks to her experience and the data collected from her Nick and Hephaestus were able to adjust the creation process of the Zanpakuto to make it more compatible with muggles. None of the wizards with Zanpakutos had gotten a Shikai yet however so they were still a bit stuck on that front.-

One had to remember that these things were created for pure spiritual beings originally so a considerable amount of data was needed to adjust them for flesh and blood beings like wizards and muggles. Thankfully the creator of the style was a genius and had more or less made the things all inclusive so long as one had a soul. There was another change that came out of seemingly nowhere that had Nick celebrating. Celebrimbor had being allowed to leave Nicks mindscape by the system because it deemed Nick beyond his influence now.-

The catch however was that the elf lord still had to be bound to Nick in some regard so Nick chose the best option he had , he sent Celebrimbors soul into the waters of his realm to be reborn as a dremora. All daedra born from the waters were bound to the realm which was a part of Nick so it was technically allowed. “It is unusual having flesh after this length of time.” the elf lord said with a funny look as he flexed his muscles in the realm. “Welcome back to the land of the living , it’s no middle earth but I imagine you’ll adapt just fine.” Nick said with a smile.-

“I think I will , yes. I wonder though am I still an elf or something else now?” Celebrimbor asked curiously. “You are still an elf but rather than Maia related you are daedric in essence. It’s basically the same idea though with the minor difference that upon death you will simply be reborn within the water here rather than pass to the afterlife.” Nick said honestly. “I see. Always know that should you have need of me i shall leap to your aid , of this I swear.” the elf said solemnly.-

“I appreciate the sentiment truly i do , but it is unnecessary. I would not risk another for my problems.” Nick said seriously and Celebrimbor nodded. “Perhaps so but oaths are sacred things and It would not sit well with my mind not to give you one. Not after this gift you have given me.” he said stubbornly. Nick sighed but chose to accept it as he knew better than to argue with the stubborn elf. The old elf wasted no time at all after that asking to use the crafting room since he had been unable to do anything besides watch as Nick crafted things for this entire time.