Side Stories 07: Thanatos

The forge... well, it wasn't an ordinary place that much was clear to Ashton. Why? Because instead of a furnace like any regular workshop, the damned place used Euphoria's core as its fire source. 

Ashton toiled in the divine forge, a place that could only be unlocked by those with the blood of Precursors flowing in their veins. The doors leading to the place the Guardians called 'The God's Forge' couldn't be opened by mere force or a key. 

In order to enter the place, one would have to prove themselves... by sacrificing their blood. Ashton thought the guardians were talking about a few drops and didn't imagine just touching the door would siphon off more than half of his blood and push him to the verge of death. 

Ashton managed to survive by quickly reverting to an undead being, and the door immediately let go of him. Although the Guardians assured Ashton the forge wasn't trying to kill him but decipher his identity, he refused to believe them.