This blade is centered around the theme of “Tracing the Passage of Time.” Its overall form is slender, almost like a faint streak of light; the elongated blade resembles condensed sunlight, while the dark-brown patina evokes the weathered marks left by the passage of years, lending it an inherent sense of aged elegance. The hollowed-out ring at the midsection serves as the design’s defining feature—acting as a pivotal node in the flow of time. It not only imbues the structure with a dynamic, fluid grace but also subtly echoes the imagery of “light refracting and looping back upon itself.” This blade is a vessel that carries memory: it seems poised to cleave through the temporal rifts suspended in the void, stirring up delicate shards of fleeting light with each strike, allowing the user to trace the intricate textures of time even in the heat of battle.