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Author: kjnoren

Oct 4th 2013 at 1:47:17 PM

Not easy, since a lot of the examples are just poor. Some possibilities, though I'd like a second opinion on them, and better write-ups:

Anime and Manga:

* The Gentle Fist technique used by the Hyuuga clan in ''{{Naruto}}'' can leave its targets crippled, chakra-wise, without leaving a mark on them.
* ''SoulEater'' has this. Black*Star experiences this when he attempts to use the Nakatsukasa Purpose before getting some sense beaten into him. It's stated that it's killing him, to which he typically pays no attention.
** Of course, in Soul Eater souls are actual, tangible objects, and at one point we even get to see an X-ray of Black*Star's damaged soul.
* Another less-than-kid-friendly variant occurs with the Brand of Sacrifice in ''{{Berserk}}'', which inflicts this upon those who bear it in the presence of demons. The more powerful demons can inflict even worse pain on someone with the Brand, with the Godhand being the worst of them all, and intense enough pain inflicted this way can even kill them. [[spoiler:Guts could only get within about Dragon Slayer distance from Femto before being almost completely overwhelmed by the pain, and the fact that Casca was even closer than that when she got raped by Femto (and was thus in ''utterly excruciating agony'') was probably a big contributing factor to her [[GoMadFromTheRevelation loss of sanity following the Eclipse]]]].
** Much later, Slan of the Godhand slashed Guts across the chest, cutting into his soul as well as his flesh. While the wound on his body eventually healed, the wound in his soul will never go away. The cursed Berserker armor Guts wears is the only thing that is keeping the damage to his soul in check.
* In ''SaintBeast'', the last episode of the prequel series has Judas and Luca in critical condition due not to physical wounds but being polluted by the miasma of the evil spirits.
* Whenever {{Inuyasha}} is forced to transform into his full demon form, it looks extremely painful; it is implied some of the pain results from his demon blood eating through his human soul.

Comics:

* In ComicBook/{{New X-Men}} (the Academy version), Pixie received one of these injuries during their trip to Limbo. It acts up specifically around demons and beings with darkness in them.
* Hellfire -which is exactly what it sounds like- is used by some MarvelUniverse characters such as Comicbook/GhostRider; it causes damage to the soul rather than the body. If used long enough, it can actually render a target literally soulless.

Literature:

* In ''Literature/OfFearAndFaith'', August feels like his soul is being choked whenever [[TheDreaded Fear]] is around.