[That eye is a little unsettling, but perhaps it is best that a shinki can see what's going on around them while an object? Did all of them have that? .. Unsettling too, that Zangetsu seems aware of what just happened. They weren't supposed to know their own memories.]

A bit of a surprise. All things come at a price, even this I suppose..

[Having someone talk in his head is strange, joltingly strange, he hadn't been warned about that and hadn't experienced it yet with Lilka, but it seemed to be the way it was supposed to be, or at least he could detect no alarm from Zangetsu about it.

He ... wasn't sure suddenly being able to feel his shinki's emotions in this case was going to be a good thing. The strange blade is turned this way and that, studied carefully, the lingering echoes of someone else's emotions carefully shoved away until all that remained was a dull ache he could ignore.

The black furred jackal form disintegrates like settling powder, blowing away in shadowy wisps and leaving him in his default state again. The difference in senses might be useful.]

It feels alright. Better than ordinary swords, their weight distribution never seems right. I'm glad you're actually in the form of a weapon, some shinki become things like .. teacups. How do you kill with a teacup?

[Creatively.]