Jack stood motionless in the corrupted forest, purple mist swirling around his boots as Father Caelen dismounted from Voidweaver and moved to a position where he could observe whatever Jack was planning.
The old priest's weathered features showed a curiosity.
After decades of serving various nobles and warriors, he had learned that sometimes the best approach was simply to wait and see what would happen.
The chains extending from Jack's right arm remained taut, still wrapped around the Disaster-class serpent's translucent soul.
The ghostly form hovered near him as he held the chains in place.
[Soul Binding Available]
[Target: Disaster-Class Serpent (Soul Captured)]
[Binding Cost: 150,000 Death Tokens]
[Warning: Binding without a physical body present will require extended reformation time. Entity will manifest at reduced efficiency until full materialization completes.]
[Proceed with binding?]
[YES] or [NO]
Jack selected yes without hesitation.
