The Tome of 'SoulMancy'
The Tome Of SoulMancy By Guardian Alexander Selenveen
Good day reader and seeker of power. If you're reading this,you are searching for power for whatever reason. If so then allow me to enlighten you. There is,an ancient art that we guardians call 'SoulMancy'. A silly name but the power itself is beyond your wildest imagination. Allow us to begin
Soulmancy, is the art of manipulating the very soul of something or someone,controlling every aspect of the soul itself. In simpler terms this is total 'mind' control only you can control the person's internal organs,blood and so forth. Every aspect of the person is at your disposal if you use Soulmancy on them.
In ancient times,it was widely known althroughout Purgatory but after an incident in 893 AP,the art was claimed forbidden by the Purgatorial king,who has yet to reveal himself to this day. Only we,the Purgatorial Guardians,still know this art and it is our duty to safe guard this power with our lives but, if we deemed in safe, we can teach it to those who we personally know will not use it for evil or personal gain.
Continuing on,Soulmancy is one of,if not the most,powerful form of 'magic' in all of Creation but it comes with a price. Each time that it is used,the user's own soul is chipped away,shortening their lifespan by five years for each time its used,maxing out at two hundred years. To use Soulmancy,one must offer up the very core of their soul to a nameless god,a god who is beyond all three worlds,living,Purgatory and dead.The deal is that in return for this power,the user will join this nameless god in his realm until the end of time when they die. It is a deal that cannot be broken or gotten out of.
Now to use Soulmancy there are three important 'tools' that are needed. The first is a binding ritual,a ritual that binds you to a powerful entity. Each entity was once a very,very powerful being in one of the three worlds,an Old God. As of right now,there are only eight known entities,who are tied to the eight Purgatorial guardians. For example,my entity is Laedron. Moving on, the second is a soul charm. These charms allow the user to become immune to another's soulmancy attempts and allow them to USE their soulmancy.This is vital. The third and second to last is a weapon or object imbued with your entity's spirit. This will allow you to control your entity more easily so they cannot overthrow you. The last tool is one that soulmancers are infamous for, to collect several hundred thousand souls. Yes, souls of the living and the dead. This gives us the fuel for the power we wield.
To gain such souls,one must either kill and steal them or convince them to surrender their souls,a task that is very far from easy. Only then, may you truly master this powerful art. But be warned, do not jump to this blindly. Taking up this art is a heavy burden and you cannot go back at all. When you die you will never be able to see loved ones that have passed on nor be with them. Choose carefully,seeker of power, for such an art could destroy everything you hold dear. Many of us,the Guardians, have paid dearly for wielding this art and this is why we safeguard it,to prevent others from suffering for having this power...