SEVER ZERO
"This is the Heart of the Creator. It is the raw logic that ruled this world. It is heavy with the blood of my people."
Brog looked at Ren, his unscripted, orange eyes burning with fierce independence.
"You broke our chains, Player," Brog said, resting his massive hammer on the ground. "But the sky is still open. I can forge the scattered authority into a new Key. I can give you the power to close the sky. But it requires a catalyst."
"What kind of catalyst?" Ren asked.
"A piece of your own soul," Brog said simply. "The Great Machine was cold. It ruled through math. If the new Key is to protect us, it must be forged with the will of a mortal. It must be bound to your life force."