The Prison of Souls

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Altizica was seated at one of the many park benches, his focus intently on the sun. The glowing orb methodically pulsated, bring much warmth to Altizica’s face. The pulsation of the sun was a small distraction for Alt, trying to ignore the pulsations deep inside of himself. Altizica knew that the Devourer had consumed many Eldritch during their life time but he had no idea that number was massive. Inside of him more than 60 souls screamed and writhed, wishing to be released. It was unnerving at the very least, and unbearable at its worst. These souls had been trapped in the body of another Eldritch for millennia, being nothing more than reactors for their consumer’s power. When an Eldritch ate another Eldritch their strength was increased but Alt only now discovered that even Eldritch have prices for power. Every soul consumed stayed with out...clawing and wailing in hopes of being free one day.

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Jackal's life had gotten a lot simpler since his senses had changed. Before there was a constant tug of war between his brain and his senses as he'd stared down people who'd killed... well, plenty.

It was hard accepting that someone was a good person while staring at their kill count.

Losing that sense had been a blessing. It helped him relax, and a lot of the tension had eased out of him. The fact that he wasn't at risk of being killed every time he entered the same room as Cami was another plus, but there were still obligations that came with it.

He had to do better. He had to prove that he was worth letting stay on the earth. That he didn't need another job.

So when he saw someone with... something going the fuck on, Jackal headed right on over, his tail wagging behind him.

"Oh, it's you," he said, vaguely recognizing Altizica as he stopped and paused, squinting at him. Holy shit he had some stuff going on, didn't he? "You're all... weird."
 
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Altizica noticed a figure looming near him. Alt would have rather not moved, instead concentrating hard on trying to shift another eye facing the direction of the person. After a few seconds of nothing however Alt sighed and turned to face Jackal. “Hm? I’m weird? Well it wouldn’t be the first time someone has said that to me but I think you mean something else entirely.” Alt slightly tilted his head in curiousity. The maelstrom of souls was an unending surge of chaos for him but this would be happy distraction to try and avoid the thought of the souls.
 
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Was this something he should be hiding? Probably. Was it something he was going to hide? Absolutely not.

"You've got some kind of weird shit going on with your soul," Jackal said, grinning to show his very sharp teeth. "You know about that, or is this news to you?"

He figured it was about a fifty fifty split.
 
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The moment Alt heard Jackal talk about souls was the moment he realized what was going on. “Oh....the Maelstrom. I’m extremely aware of it but I cannot do anything about it. I apologize.” Thought Alt would do anything to get them to shut up. The torrent of souls continued to scream on, annoying Alt to no end.
 
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The Maelstrom. How... dramatic. Jackal snorted, waving a hand.

"So that's a yes," he said. "Pretty fucked up, right? Shouldn't those all be in their own bodies, though?"

That was the immediate, obvious solution to the problem in Jackal's mind. Multiple souls with one body? Find new bodies for them and siphon them off. Wham, bam, problem solved.

Man, this was going to be easier than he thought.
 
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Altizica shook his head softly. “Their bodies are no more. All were consumed by the Devourer after victory. The now reside in the Great Dream.” Altizica had the capability of understanding almost everything in reality, the only exception he found being the Great Dream. Something about it always confused him despite it being a place he would certainly one day visit.
 
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Uhuh. Uh huuuuuh. Jackal nodded along like he was following anything out of Altizica's mouth.

"Well, they're not in the great dream, for the record," Jackal said. "They're stuck to you like flies on fly paper. I could peel them off, if you want. Find them bodies or something like that. So you're less... cluttered."
 
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Altizica chuckled a little at the man’s offer. “Oh that is quite a interesting idea. It certainly would be more freeing if even a few were removed but I doubt that you have the capability of doing that. Your welcome to try though.” The maelstrom intensified inside of Altizica, as if responding to the idea of freedom itself. Altizica would make no move and remain perfectly still for whatever Jackal would try to do.
 
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He doubted he had the capability? Jackal rolled his eyes in response.

"Obviously I'm not going to just get a spatula and pop them out onto the sidewalk," Jackal said. "They'd need a place to go. Bodies or whatever. What happened to theirs?" Probably dead. Dude was some kind of... what, soul eater?
 
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