There were 3 different phases to the contest itself, consisting of different types of weapons in each phase, all to be judged by a panel of 'experts', which mostly was comprised of the town blacksmith, the curator of the nearby museum, and an easily excitable weapon collector that was clearly the one who had organised the entire event. The first stage was to show off the largest sword that you owned, and to make sure it was in good condition and pretty. Sarah claimed to have just the thing, as Odin rummaged through her collection to find something that fit the mark. Tucked away, right in the bottom of the pile of weapons she had hidden in the basement of her house, was a glorious golden bastard sword, which had apparently once been wielded by a legendary Holy Knight who had been credited with six hundred and sixty six confirmed kills on demons, with that very blade. It was a massive blade, no doubt because the knight who had wielded it had been a giant, standing well over ten feet tall, with the blade itself being roughly the height of Odin himself, who had to drag it to the contest location, as well as occasionally propping it up on his shoulders to go uphill, which the entire journey was.
The judges approached him last, giving him time to catch his breath before he wowed them with completely falsified knowledge of the weapon itself, along with a mix of what Sarah had mentioned to him earlier, "This, gentleman, is the great blade once wielded by the legendary Anduin Lothar: the kingsguard who once dispatched 666 of hell's spawn, using this very blade. Demon blood still lurks within this impressive blade, constantly feeding it power as it hungers for more." The judges were silent, and gave Odin the win for the first phase of the contest, beginning the second phase of the contest: which required the contestants to show the judges panel their most historically valuable item that wasn't a weapon.
This was, on paper, much more difficult than just picking the biggest weapon that he could see and using that one, but Odin was sure he could find something with the help of Sarah, who already knew what to provide him with. A nail, something called Helena's Nail, which seemed to hold some kind of historical value. It would have to do, as the judges went straight to Odin first, eager to see what the provider of Anduin's blade could give them next. Clearing his throat, he began, "Helena's Nail is one of four nails once used on JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF. This is one of the nails that pinned the messiah to the true cross, and his scent still permeates the wood."
At that point, the judges decided not to bother with the other entries, and gave the win to Odin, as it was best of three, and he had already won two. Receiving two more pumpkin pops, Sarah passed onto the next world, after Odin donated her entire collection to the museum of course.
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