I didn’t quite get the description of a sword in there, but I still LOVED IT! A wonderful message about the concept of a sword.

That was kind-of-sort-of the point, I guess. I went about this challenge the wrong way. The message here was that regardless of how a sword looks, it always says the same thing. The description of the sword was the description of its purpose.

Or perhaps the description of a sword is the description of it’s actions? It may say death, but who’s death is it foretelling? There’s more to the story. A sword, even though it says death, also caries other words. A faint whispering of victory and valor or the subtle hiss of defeat and despair. It’s all in the perceptions, and who is perceiving.

In the bounds of this challenge, I’m not sure how the sword describes you. Are you saying that you have a true nature, and no matter how you dress it up, that’s what you’ll always be? That you’re a static character who only wears facades?

In any event, I like the main characters perceptions of what a sword is and says. Perhaps you can continue it in a sequel or prequel and delve into how his perceptions change over time.

Changing how he thinks of the sword and what it means over sequels is actually a really cool idea. Thank you for tossing it out there.

As for meaning, it basically means that I am what I do, not what I say or why I do it. The purpose of the sword reflects that.

I liked this very much. To encapsulate all swords into one. Well done!

The last couple of lines are particularly good.