Surprisingly, it wasn't as difficult as Raze had expected to combine the enchanted item with the artifact. In fact, the only real challenge was making the two connect in a way that wouldn't raise suspicion. The artifact itself was far more powerful than the original item it was being merged with.
What Raze ended up doing was fairly straightforward: he reworked the staff so that Beatrix's Qi could flow naturally through it, linking directly to the orb embedded at the top. The staff would now act as a conduit, channeling her energy and disguising the artifact's true potential under the guise of Earth magic.
By morning, the modification was complete.
Raze handed the staff over to Beatrix just as the rest of the dorm woke up. Curious, they all gathered around to watch as she tested it.
