The Silver Pact
Volkan barked at the rune speakers.
Mira stepped forward, pouring the three elemental catalysts into the crucible one by one. I extended my hands over the molten alloy, opening my magical core to pull energy directly from the valley's three active anchors. Golden wildfire, deep ocean-blue light, and rich emerald earth-magic surged through my arms, pouring into the liquid metal in a blinding vortex of elemental force.
Volkan poured the shimmering alloy into a heavy iron mold shaped like an intricate, five-pointed star. He brought his massive hammer down onto the glowing metal with a deafening sound that echoed through the mountain base.