The Soul Forge - Part 2

Kai stood before the Soul Forge, its swirling mist alive with silent hunger. The ancient runes pulsed gently beneath his feet, casting elongated shadows across the chamber's walls.

With a steady breath, he reached into his vault and withdrew two of the nameless guard souls. They were simple, flickering things with no identity and barely any cohesion. He held them between his hands, watching them squirm like moths trapped in amber.

"Let's see if you're more useful in death than you were in life," he muttered.

He pushed the two souls toward the mist.

As soon as they breached the fog, the Forge reacted. It sucked them in like a vacuum cleaner.