The silence that followed Erin's departure was almost tangible—heavy, yet strangely hollow, like the echo left behind after a storm.
The last feather vanished into thin air, dissolving into motes of violet dust that shimmered once before fading completely. The faint traces of her mana still lingered in the room, humming through the mana-lines like an aftertaste of something sacred and dangerous.
Damien exhaled, slow and deliberate, and lowered his gaze to the artifact in his hand.
The obsidian charm pulsed once more—softly, rhythmically, as if acknowledging its new bearer.
It felt alive. Not sentient exactly, but aware, like a heart that knew it had been moved from one chest to another.
A faint notification blinked into existence at the edge of his vision.
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[Item Acquired: Obsidian Soulmark (Unique)]
Classification: A+ Rank
Origin: Erin Valeheart — [Black Seer]
Description:
