SOUL Study: SOUL Decay

thumb|Comic's SOUL as an example of a Decaying SOUL and a Pristine SOUL.
When someone stays true to themselves and have the will to do something strongly, their soul will change. MONSTERS are able to get extra traits to their soul, if they stay true to themselves always. This also is the case for some HUMANS.
But if someone loses themselves too much, their souls will twist into something much more negative. Every soul has DETERMINATION in it, but also PUSILLANIMITY. What the bearer of the SOUL does will amplify either of those two, depending how they ACT. SOULS are a mysterious and complicated thing, whoever bears a soul is not guaranteed to experience the same thing as others.
This time, we will be talking about the phenomenon where your soul twists into something negative. It is called "SOUL Decay". You can notice SOUL Decay with looking at the SOUL, dark splotches will appear on the surface of the SOUL. Other ways to notice SOUL Decay is through their behaviour.
It is hard to get rid of SOUL Decay once it has appeared, but isn't impossible. No known absolute solution is known, though. If a decaying SOUL is left too long in its state, the bearer may die. They enter a comatose state ("fallen down", for monsters) shortly before their demise.
Another thing is the bearer of the decayed SOUL's magic will become much stronger. This effect is very mysterious, researches haven't found out why SOUL Decay causes magic to become much more amplified. It is a very dangerous practice, after all. Theory is that it may be because of the bearer of the SOUL's strong emotions, those emotions flow into the SOUL, causing their magic to be amplified and may become twisted into something much more dangerous (Ex. Healing Magic turns into Health/Body Manipulation. They would be able to make other people malformed and other things.)
It is known that MONSTER SOULS are made out of love, hope, and compassion. When a MONSTER gets SOUL Decay, their HOPE turns into DESPAIR. Those traits, "love, hope, and compassion" disappear, hurting the SOUL. Left too long in this state, results in the MONSTER falling down.
Known Decayed Traits:
* Cowardice (Bravery)
* Vengeance/Corruption (Justice)
* Cruelty/Wrath/Sacrifice (Kindness)
* Impatience/Idleness (Patience)
* Deceit/Immorality (Integrity)
* Lunacy/Lethargy/Obsession (Perseverance)
* Despair (Hope)