There's something wrong about him. You can't put your finger on it, like you're reaching for a doorknob through a dream and every inch lasts an extra mile. But you could swear that when you look at him for too long, you can see through a screen that isn’t there. It's hard to fathom—or rather, something won't let you fathom it—won't let you fully perceive the way sometimes he has too many mouths, too many eyes in places eyes shouldn't be; won't let you notice the way his proportions change when your gaze shifts and refocuses. You just know you don’t want to feel the touch of his aether. You don’t want him in your party. He smiles at you, and you shudder involuntarily. The bounty isn’t worth it. The last adventurer he healed walked away a different man, all the way to the bottom of Moraby Bay. No one could say why. No one knows how to say why. You clutch the reward money in your hand, your feet aching for your long journey, and you look up through the grey-green haze of the water. He’s there. He’s smiling at you.

About

Cielloux Luminterre (which is almost certainly not his real name) is, as far as anyone can tell, a perfectly normal white mage contracted by the Adventurer’s Guild, just like so many other nameless faces. He’s pleasant and well-equipped and has a strong track record of keeping his parties alive… probably? No one can quite remember the particulars of his resume, but they’re sure it’s good. No one can quite remember who all he’s healed for, or if they came back fully intact, or… What was the question? Ah, Ciel? Yes, yes, he’s perfectly capable, a fine addition to any party. You ought to hire him.

There is no good way to quantify what he actually is. A presence from beyond the stars, older than time and outside of reality. His motivations are unknowable, as is his true name, and his imitation of magic corrupts everything it touches. People who are healed by him come back wrong in ways no one can put into words.

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