The Once and Future Sword: Excalibur’s Delinquent Life Before Arthur
Losing your temper is pretty bad for a sword.
Forged by dwarves for an ambitious Saxon raider, this sword was made to do great and terrible things. Severed limbs and geysers of blood follow in its wake as it carves out victories over men and monsters.
At least until its wielder gets fat and lazy and starts using it as a prop. And until the other weapons start snickering. Can two and a half pounds of homicidal steel regain glory after its importance is forgotten?
Unless it can forge a new path, the greatest sword in the North might just lose its edge.
The Once and Future Sword is a humorous stand-alone short story by Gregory Amato.