Cain returned to the glade of hollow roots, where shadows whispered even at noon.The Blank Book rested in his lap—its skin now darker, almost scaled.
Each time he created a skill, it remembered. It changed.
"We made a predator," Cain said to Nyx."Now we make a weapon."
Nyx didn't reply.
She was watching him differently now.Not just as her Binder.But as something more dangerous.
[Codex Channeling – Synchronization: 42%]
New Tab Unlocked: Beastforge ModeFusion Type: Hybrid ConstructsWarning: Stability untested. Madness risk increased.
Cain smiled.
"Show me."
The Codex opened not into pages—but a schematic.
A glowing web of Essences, Echos, and Intents all branching like veins from Cain's soul.
In the center pulsed his Shadow Wolf core.
Around it… endless possibilities.
🧬 Skill Forge Blueprint: "Soulspike Fang"
Core Beast: Shadow WolfSubtrait: Watchbeast EchoMutation Type: Constructed WeaponCatalyst Memory: The night I almost diedIntent: "If they draw blood—I draw soul."
Step 1: Beastbone Shard (Obtained)
Cain took one of Nyx's shed fangs.
He etched the Codex's sigils into it, drawing ink-blood from his thumb.
It glowed. Hummed. Screamed.
Step 2: Memory Injection – Painloop
He relived the moment the hunter stabbed him.
Not once.
Not twice.
"Thirteen times," he whispered. "Loop it. Let the weapon remember."
The Blank Book shuddered. Pages tore and reformed around the shard.
Step 3: Soul Threading – Bind Echo
Cain offered another Echo Thread—this one containing a low-tier lifedrinker leechbeast.
Parasite.Latches to wounds.Draws blood. Feeds on spirit.
He fused that instinct into the weapon core.
It warped.
Grew a pulse.
A tooth. A fang. A vein.
Final Step: Write the Name
Cain wrote with his own blood:
"Soulspike Fang."
📜 New Construct Created – Soulspike Fang
Type: Summonable WeaponTraits:
Appears in Cain's hand on activation
Pierces both flesh and spirit
Each stab drains enemy stamina, slight memory
After 5 hits, activates Pierce Echo – chance to disable target skill for 10s
On kill: stores a fragment of victim's echo (max 1 at a time)
Warning: Weapon remembers pain
Will reject use if intent is not genuine
May lash out if unsated
Cain held the weapon. It throbbed in his hand like a heart.
Nyx sniffed it once, then backed up.
"It doesn't smell like you anymore.""It smells like vengeance."
Cain nodded.
"Good."
Flash Cut – Internal Codex Dialog
Inside the Codex, behind walls Cain cannot yet reach…
Something watches the Blank Book's growth.
"This one is crafting tools.""Not learning—inventing.""We must prepare the Index Prison."