Artifact:The Soul Blade

The Soul Blade
Last Known Owner: Nightshade

The Soul Blade is a sword that was originally created by Zhanos, and imbued with some of his power. It has the ability to drain the life force of those around it, especially those struck by it but even being near it could produce harmful effects. This energy it feeds into its wielder, strengthening him. It was captured from Zhanos in one of the elder god's many encounters with the MIF, and locked away as too dangerous, by the MIF Master of Storage, Arulin. Nightshade and Justarias infiltrated the magii's tower itself, and during the confusion a mage Nightshade had put under his thrall made off with the Soul Blade, delivering it to the Blood Knights. Nightshade went on to eventually use the blade in his fight against the god Obsidian, absorbing the god's power for himself. In this last use of Soul Blade, however, confronted with the divine power originally stolen from Zhanos, the power that created Soul Blade to begin with, the blade finally shattered, leaving Nightshade with only a hilt, and leaving both Obsidian and Nightshade as gods.