Weapon of the Dragon Soul

Mary never thought she would have any real power. Her greatest strength was the ability to run away inside her own imagination, after all. Well... That and a gift to work with and train horses. But teenagers are not horses. People are not horses. Among her peers, she is an easy target for bullies. After an unexpected attack leaves her at her bruised and hopeless, she finds a golden bracelet in the mud. Taking it home and putting it on begins a journey she could never have imagined. That golden bracelet wasn't just some cheap jewelry, but the hilt of a weapon from another world. Forged by demons using the souls of dead dragons combined with living humans. Once the other part of her weapon, a teenage boy who she accidentally names Shinta, finds her, nothing in her world will ever be the same again. Now she has access to a system with ancient knowledge and the criteria to level Shinta up beyond what any demon has managed so far. A system that reads every unbidden thought. A system that rewards killing far higher then any other form of learning. It is a system Mary must master quickly. Before every unbidden stray thought destroys lives around her. But the demons will not rest with their most powerful weapon missing. And eventually, her world, distant and well hidden though it is, will become a target. Can Mary level up her skills, learn to wield Shinta well enough to protect those she loves? To protect her entire world? Will Shinta learn to accept his human side again? And heal the wounds left from being a weapon that has been used by demons for centuries? Can the soul whose power the system contains and uses ever find peace? Can the secrets hidden in the system be mastered before a greater threat destroys all worlds?

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