AN: Plot Twist immediately incoming!
(Note that, despite this story being written in third person, it pretty much draws on his knowledge alone for now. Which is heavily outdated. I would have gone with first person perspective for this chapter too, had it not been for the fact that the style change would be confusing later on.)


Many things could be said about him, that much was true. Only a few of those things however, would include something like being an idiot –unless it came to Eclaire-. He had lived for many years after all, and had been quick in the uptake for most of them.

So when the Envoy woke up in a dilapated version of the temple they had cajoled him into after the battle, it didn't take him long to put two and two together.

"Those ingrates sealed me!"

This wasn't a very nice thing to say, that much he knew. 'But', Sonjurno thought spitefully, 'Sealing someone isn't very nice thing to do, especially since I only reached for more power to save the Gaia damned realm.'

"I'm going to destroy the world…", he melodramatically said, not noticing the girl who had slipped into the room, moments before. At hearing this the little intruder was obviously alarmed, and she readied her weapon.

Again, Sonjurno didn't immediately notice this. In another world, said little intruder might have come to slay him in the end. In this world, however, he managed to voice the rest of that thought, putting a stop to a certain sequence of events.

"…Did they all –SERIOUSLY- expect me to be like that or something…"

This caused the girl to faceplant right into the ground, not having expected that.


At the noise of metal clanging on stone, the Envoy looked up in surprise, seeing the intruder.

Again, in another world, she might not have fallen due to Sonjurno not being able to finish his comment, and when she attacked he would have entered auto-defence mode, especially due to the power of Gaia she was radiating.

Now don't misunderstand. Being an Envoy of Gaia didn't necessarily mean being evil, him being a prime example, but it came pretty damn close. Envoys of Gaia were hated widely, and many of them didn't take well to that, causing them to lash out, perpetuating the cycle.

Had it not been for the fact that someone had reached out to him, a lonely, hurting boy, he would have been much the same, but that's a story for another time.

In said hypothetical other world, Sonjurno would have worded his next sentence awkwardly, only solidifying his evil status in her mind. In this one, he luckily didn't, on account of the encounter not having followed the same route.

"Are you alright, little one?", Sonjurno asked, crouching over her.

The answer came in the form of a muffled "No".


This caused him to sweatdrop at first, but when the male examined her condition, it seemed to be pretty accurate. She was covered with scars, abrasions, bruises, cuts and burn marks all over. Some old, but an equal amount of them appeared to be very new.

Sonjurno was not a healer primarily, or even secondarily, but it's a useful skill. Not only can you keep fighting for longer if needed, it's also easy coin, especially since basic sanitation seemed to be awful in the countryside.

He carefully called upon the power in him, which was proving harder than expected. Something which he should have realised beforehand though, as he was an envoy that had forced the third stage after all.


The first stage gives a mortal access to the power of our own world, gaining partial immortality and an unlimited supply of magic power. The second stage, which usually comes soon after the first, is being able to access the Aura Kingdom through contracting an Eidolon. Something which, while originally taking careful meditation, may also be forcibly done, though it requires a lot of power, and a focus of incredible strength.

Forcing it heightens the chance of the Eidolon becoming corrupted though, in turn corrupting the user.

The third stage, in a perfect world, would take a long time to complete. This is the connection to Pandemonium. Again, this can be forced though, with a far more physical consequence. It's usually called 'Falling' in official texts, but in layman's term could be called zombification.


Having forced the third stage, Sonjurno's abilities were a mess, with far too much corrosive magic power being channelled into him from his link to Pandemonium. Something that, while excellent for attacking, was far less for the healing he was trying to accomplish.

Nevertheless, the power of Azuria and the Aura Kingdom was far more familiar to him, allowing him to take hold of it amidst the chaotic sea.

Sonjurno reached out to touch the girl with a single finger, causing her to flinch, even before I made contact. The Envoy's hand halted, and his expression turned pained as the sight of it made him realise what had caused said response..

Ah, that was true, wasn't it?

To the world he wasn't human anymore.