The Name of the Rose
"Strictly speaking, they are still alive, but only their bodies. A body without a soul is like a crystal that has exhausted its energy, leaving only the most basic biological reactions. If no new soul is injected, it will gradually weaken and die."
The nearest experimental table suddenly had some movement. The bound man's hollow eyes suddenly widened, and he bounced up violently, straining against the leather straps until they creaked. The veins on his neck throbbed madly, looking so ferocious it seemed he might snap his joints. The researcher quickly injected a potion. Within seconds, the muscular body went limp like mud and didn't move again.
The well-traine