according to the stream you would have to get the badges and fuse them together, with no option to exchange from previous badge from merchant and no refund of materials from dismantling like they did with awakened mystic badge. in the words used on stream, if u have an awakend stage 8 soulbadge it will just "collect dust", which honestly is a huge slap in the face since alot of classes use the new fused pink badge and I just feel like i've been scammed