Pristine Blade (Slay the Princess)

“The interior of the cabin is almost entirely bare. The air is stale and musty and the floor and walls are painted in a fine layer of dust. The only furniture of note is a plain wooden table. Perched on that table is a pristine blade.

The blade is your implement. You'll need it if you want to do this right.”

This is my interpretation of the “pristine blade” as seen in Slay the Princess, a visual novel video game by Black Tabby Games. Due to the art style of the game, it was a bit difficult to get reliable reference for the shape/design of the blade, but I think the result matches fairly well.

Supports should only be needed for the blade pieces (only in the hollow where the inserts go), and for the guard piece (basically under the whole model). The insert piece is rather loosely fit into the blade and hilt. 

Assembly should be pretty simple and only requires super glue and/or hot glue, and maybe some sandpaper.

1. Use super glue to secure the two halves of the blade together
2. Sand the underside of the guard to make a relatively clean/smooth surface for gluing
3. Slide the blade through the bottom of the guard and use super glue to secure the pieces on the flat faces where they meet
4. Use a little hot glue on the bottom of the thicker end of the insert piece, and slide it into the hilt
5. Use a little hot glue and/or super glue on the remaining exposed piece of the insert, and slide the blade assembly into it

For that authentic, in-game look, run a thick permanent marker along the sharp edges of the model.