Once all people received Souls and incredible powers. Some were lucky enough to obtain the Soul of an ancient and powerful creature, but fate was not favorable to all. The world began to change, and creatures evolved. But, it was not the beginning of a new era. It was the end. A couple of months later, a dark mist appeared and destroyed the world. It was a dictate of destiny from which no one could escape. Wain Norheim was the world's best assassin and the only one who didn't get a soul. However, he was destined to gain the power to confront fate. Escaping through a portal into another world, he unknowingly began the apocalypse. Even the world failed to expel him.
Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.
The black orb continued to beat, gradually accelerating and increasing in size. Nicole watched it intently, afraid to miss even a single moment, for her this was perhaps the most important event of her life.
'Will I get a weapon with a mind too, just like Frigus and Wain? Damn... I couldn't even dream of that, but now it looks like it will become a reality...' Nicole muttered inwardly as she got goosebumps.
After a while, the sphere stopped beating as a small white crack appeared on it. Then, from inside there was a muffled sound as if from the thumps while the cracks grew larger and larger as if on the shell of an egg.
"Oh, it looks like you're getting impatient. I'm no expert, but it seems to me that it's trying to get out of the orb much sooner than it should have originally." Abyss Artist grinned as he turned to Wain, "What do you think?"