If I had to build a shield that could take on a real fighter and a hacker, I’d start by turning the sword into a modular platform. You bolt on kinetic‑dampening plates that slice through blows and then wrap the whole thing in a dynamic firewall that watches every byte, logs every move and blocks any unauthorized code injection. The trick is to make the sword both a weapon and a sentinel, so it’s a living fortress.

Sure thing, but I’ll need to bring my key—unless the arena AI figures out how to bypass the lock before I do. I’ll leave the sword on the encrypted rack, just in case the polite intruders try to sneak in. We'll see if the fortress stays intact or just turns into a fancy prop.