In Qingstone Town, in the Spirit Ruins Realm, young Ling Chen is mocked by everyone because his soul meridians are incomplete and he has never been able to form a contract with a soul pet. The broken bronze token his father left behind before disappearing is his only comfort. During his coming-of-age awakening ceremony at sixteen, he is bullied by a local tyrant. The bronze token suddenly reacts, and a shadow emerges from the darkness, forging a mysterious symbiotic soul pact with him. This mutated soul pet, named Shadow Fiend, becomes the turning point in his fate.
The blood-red message that appears on the token, “When the mist rises, the Soul Prison appears,” reveals a hidden crisis in the Spirit Ruins Realm. An animal-hide scroll entrusted to him by the old priest points him toward Soulbane Valley, where he can seek the truth behind his father’s disappearance. With pursuers closing in and crimson phantoms lurking in the Misty Forest, Ling Chen sets off into the unknown with the weakened Shadow Fiend. The broken bronze token is not only the key to unlocking a secret, but is also tied to the Soul Prison organization’s shocking conspiracy. The bond between boy and soul pet grows ever stronger through their perilous adventure. Armed with the power of spirit contracts, Ling Chen will write his own legend in this fantastical world.
