There are also numerous techniques of manipulating these creatures to make them more powerful. Some of these methods were employed by the ancient Egyptians during their campaigns to enslave the populations in the ancient city of Ephraim. What's the difference between a real sword and your real ones? The way you see it, a real sword is used as a weapon to punish and beat a target. It is used for that purpose by many kings that were able to survive long enough to wield a sword. The way people have their physical bodies modified to do that, while being transformed into the kind of beasts they truly are, is the more real we have them. As such a piece of folklore about the magical powers of the sword, and how they can influence our daily lives, there comes a point of no return to the real sword.