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[Pinpoint he/him]

Pinpoint leaped over the hedgehog like figure. The stupid creature of plastic and air didn’t have a chance of killing him. It only had the basic nerves, inflated plastic shell, and the soul of a hedgehog. Turning, the creature charged again. Pinpoint leaped up onto the smooth wall of the pit that surrounded him and stabbed the conical spikes that he had for hands into the wall. As he clambered upwards the crowd shouted in anger. The creature below was impassively scrabbling at the wall.

Ug he thought. No emotion either. Why couldn’t more of the creators be as courteous as his own? He had it all. Well, all except for fear.

His metal muscles felt no strain as he used his spiked feet to push off the wall. As he summersaulted through the air the hedgehog began to turn.

Blue glass eyes. Impressive. I wonder if he can really see my soul? If he can that means he’ ll know what I am going to do next.   Pinpoint thought.

How to get the belly? He has blue eyes.

 He landed on the ground hand spikes first and then rolled to his feet. Sunlight gleamed off the hedgehog’s spikes as it charged. At the last second Pinpoint dodged aside. The hedgehog followed. No, rolled. Pinpoint barely gained enough spring to leap out of the way a second time.

 

As the spiked ball of death rolled to a stop, Pinpoint dashed forwards and stabbed his latex arm inwards. The spike penetrated the only unprotected spot.

The creature had anticipated him because of that it had done what the hedgehog would have done. But pit a hedgehog’s soul against a human’s and who wins?

The inflated latex shell blasted away leaving a metal skeleton. Brown Soul tears splattered Pinpoint. He walked over to the creatures face and snapped the hollow glass eyes from their sockets. He then he took the common grey eye from his left socket and replaced it with a blue one. The same was done for the other eye.

So, you really can see souls.

Ladders dropped into the pit. As he clambered over the edge he saw his creator. The crippled man had lost use of his arms and legs as well as his wits. Pinpoint felt the glare of the man’s eyes on him. They spoke to him with all the sentience that the man had left. Pinpoint was neglecting his purpose for silly, common fights. He had been given the best. He was supposed to be the best. He needed to fight the all-powerful and immortal. The man’s eyes glared at him and they seemed to say, bring down the human race.  

[Swimmingly he/him]

Interesting. So these are mechanical pit-fighting golems in a futuristic setting?

[Pinpoint he/him]

Yup. They also contain a material called soul smoke. The creators can see something called soul flame that follows animate creatures any where they go.

Judging by the color of the soul flame they can determine personality. They have the ability to take the soul flame and put it in the golems. the art is putting a certain structure with a certain soul flame.

Different structures work better with different soul flames

 

Each life form has its basic flames. For example a hedgehog might have Violet blue flame, a very dark blue flame and maybe a tiny bit of red. this would be Defensiveness, timidness, and a little aggressiveness. These flames don't change much. they define a persons nature. if they do change it takes years.

 

There are also subflames that could be fear, anger, hate, etc. Every life form gets flashes of flame when they feel an emotion. 

 

There is a special naturally occurring stretchy plastic that can hold soul smoke. It seal around metal if given the time. 

When it is filled with soul smoke it has the appearance of an inflated balloon. If it is popped the soul smoke escapes. 

 

A golem who has inflated soul plastic surrounding his structure gains the personality and nature of the soul smoke contained within the plastic.

 

If the plastic is popped the soul smoke escapes and the golem loses its nature.

 

There is also special glass that gives the power of site. different colors allow you to see different dimensions.

[Swimmingly he/him]

So blue glass lets you see soulsmoke/soulflame and deduce actions based on it?

[Pinpoint he/him]

The blue glass is naturally occurring though. You can't just make blue glass and see souls. 

[Swimmingly he/him]

I suggest a fancy name for it then

[Pinpoint he/him]

Which one?  Sielomancy, Dusamancy, Animancy or Ceynomancy

Edited January 28, 2014 by Pinpoint

[Swimmingly he/him]

I was think more for the blue glass - animancy is the most obvious, I think. I can't place the roots for any of the others.