Dark Sygnus' Curse
This was a curse steeped in the power of Chaos, invoked by the frenzied Dark Sygnus, Luccious as he was consumed by madness, driven to strike against the people of Nefol and Zemi. This curse manifested in two ways:
- It removed the Awakened connection between Zemi and the Nefolians
- It burned away the memories of the Nefolians, leaving them unable to remember their previous life in the Nefolian world.
So even though the Nefolians were able to escape the Dark Sygnus’ wrath, without their memories and connections to Zemi, the Dreigiau would be drastically weakened and unable to withstand another attack of this caliber.
SoYa’s Curse
However, there was another curse rendered at the final battle, specifically upon SoYa.
When SoYa intercepted a blow that was meant to destroy Zemi, Zeromus commanded Luccious to destroy the mind mage. Instead, the Dark Sygnus cursed SoYa to be bound to the decayed and chaotic fate of his Nefolian homelands.
Luccious swept his sword back, gathering strength and energy before spinning directly into the shield. His full attention was on SoYa, who was standing too close for Zemi to intercept. The strike ripped through the shield. Distortion leapt from the edge of his blade and channeled straight into SoYa’s form.
“Let your spirit be bound to the Chaotic fate of Nefol!” the Sygnus commanded.
The Athrilyth crumpled and dropped to the ground, face contorted in a soundless scream. Shadows and mist rose in a tidal wave that crashed upon his limp body, spreading a sickly color over SoYa’s skin. To Zemi’s eyes, it happened in slow motion, as if time itself stopped to watch the tragedy unfold. Horror flooded his senses, overriding the gnawing guilt and feeling of failure.
This planted a seed of Chaos that SoYa carried with him to the world of Runne, unknowningly. Upon his death, it also bound SoYa’s spirit within the Mist-ruins of the Nefolian city itself, leaving him unable to naturally pass on from the world of the living.
However, what at first appeared to be a curse became an unexpected opportunity to restore what was once taken by the Chaos…