During that time, Yyrkoon has recovered Mournblade by unknown means and uses it to attack Elric. He then confronted Yyrkoon, who, in his absence, had usurped the throne. In another Elric Saga, ‘The Weird of the White Wolf,’ Elric returned to the Dreaming City after a long journey. After defeating Yyrkoon, Elric and his cousin returned to Imrryr, the Dreaming City and capital of Melnibone. In the story, when Elric and his Stormbringer disarmed Yyrkoon, his Mournblade had disappeared. In Elric’s Saga: ‘Elric of Melnibone,’ Elric and his cousin Yyrkoon engaged in a battle after they found the rune blades in Limbo’s realm. Also, three sibling blades appear in the novel ‘The Revenge of the Rose.’ Subsequently, several more brother blades have appeared in the novel ‘Stormbringer,’ however, only Mournblade and Stormbringer are named. In fact, in the later stories, it was revealed that there are thousands of remarkably similar demons all in the form of swords. In most ways, Mournblade is the same as Stormbringer. Stormbringer has a brother sword called Mournblade, which was once owned by Elric’s cousin and enemy, Yyrkoon. Although the wielder, Elric, hates the sword, he is almost helpless without the strength it confers on him. Aside from its soul-devouring ability, the sword also has a will of its own. The Stormbringer also has the ability to drink a human soul upon delivering injuries or even scratch. The edge of this sword is able to cut through any materials that are not protected by sorcery. This black blade Stormbringer is an agent of Chaos and a member of a demon race that takes the form of a sword. In the 1965 novel ‘Stormbringer,’ the true nature of the sword is revealed. The idea of the cursed sword that causes evil deeds when drawn goes back to the magic sword called Tyrfing in Norse Mythology, which Moorcock was probably familiar with. This sword known as the Stormbringer is wielded by the albino emperor, Elric of Melniboné. Created by Chaos forces, it is described as a black sword covered by strange runes that are deeply engraved into its blade.

Stormbringer is a magical sword that has been featured in a series of fantasy books written by author Michael Moorcock.

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