Shakugan no Shana Vol 5 pg 46

‘Right, using a weapon.’
She had realized that method long ago. There had even been a time when she’d become
absorbed in the technique and experimented with various options. Without any particular
hope, she reconsidered the idea.
‘Last time, I think…’
She had consulted books of that nature, found a weapon her slender arms could wield, and
selected one of the same type from those decorating the castle halls. Wilhelmina, who was
in charge of their management—as was always the case where battle was concerned—had
let the girl try whatever she pleased.
The weapon she had chosen at the time was a rapier, designed primarily for thrusting. For a
while, she imposed a training regimen upon herself to master it, and she somehow managed
to make it ride the flow of her ‘kill’ (the name she had given to the sense of presence and the
flow of power she felt when fighting an enemy). She even devised and learned a quick-draw technique to prepare for surprise attacks.