A stare that pierces into soul. Metaphorical there, but will make physical holes. Excalibur for a battle-fed mole. Or an assassin’s tool that feels more personal.

How times have changed. In biblical times, you might do this to a law-breaker as their final punishment. Today, people do this to themselves and enjoy it, although that might turn them into law-breakers. If you can't find compassion for the sick that do this to themselves, you might have a heart made of me.

He danced with lightning, weaving currents into history, while his brilliant mind illuminated the shadows of invention.

From Chihuahua to Great Dane, Ancient ancestor I remain.

Daughter of Zeus and Demeter, kidnapped by Hades. She partook of some seeds, and ever after has to return. Her months underground her mother allows nothing to grow, but each year their reunion leads to Spring’s blossoming. Start with the high school class nerds dread, then the one letter version of a pirate’s phrase. Next, the part of Europe containing the Balkans, and end with the device you likely are holding right now.