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[Shougun]

I mean they don't even need to bring him 'back' technically. Dude is for all intents and purposes chilling in the Lifestream since no one knows what actually happened to him after 5.3. And before that according to the White Day short stories from last year he can still be 'reached' since Hyth's shade managed to send all the presents his way. Really just have the WoL pull one of their usual shenanigans that would permanently maim any other character, plop us down there, and a one off conversation is more than likely.

He also has a mass load of leftover creation magic one might say is stained 'him' (like Bahamut aether for Summoner) and a fractured(ish) WoL that could develop mind troubles, could bring him back while not actually bringing 'him' back. If they wanted to state him dead. Something happens to finally tip the WoL's seams too far and their natural barrier to the outside breaks (like an immune system against magic), returning to Amaurot the entirety of Amaurot enters the WoL. Cloud fallen into the Mako stream sequences, Emet's energy and his history in your mind with your fragile unity creating a tangible entity of him (born by you). Him, fragments of him at least, helping you return to a normal state (while ensuring he and his city are intertwined). Antagonist in some ways (still wants to protect and preserve his people), protagonist in others, like ensuring the crack in your immune system (magical barrier to outside entities) is functioning such you don't have a 13th shard invasion to your soul lol, notably this Emet is not entirely tempered (being part of his left over Amaurot energy and part WoL). Some opportunity to have an internal world space (like you uncover / develop sections of Amaurot, as it's now part of you- at all times). I really like that last city so having more of it, giving it some more Chrono Trigger end of time vibes (End of Time was a NPC / time teleport hub area, etc) could be neat.

[Lauront]

He also has a mass load of leftover creation magic one might say is stained 'him' (like Bahamut aether for Summoner) and a fractured(ish) WoL that could develop mind troubles, could bring him back while not actually bringing 'him' back. If they wanted to state him dead. Something happens to finally tip the WoL's seams too far and their natural barrier to the outside breaks (like an immune system against magic), returning to Amaurot the entirety of Amaurot enters the WoL. Cloud fallen into the Mako stream sequences, Emet's energy and his history in your mind with your fragile unity creating a tangible entity of him (born by you). Him, fragments of him at least, helping you return to a normal state (while ensuring he and his city are intertwined). Antagonist in some ways (still wants to protect and preserve his people), protagonist in others, like ensuring the crack in your immune system (magical barrier to outside entities) is functioning such you don't have a 13th shard invasion to your soul lol, notably this Emet is not entirely tempered (being part of his left over Amaurot energy and part WoL). Some opportunity to have an internal world space (like you uncover / develop sections of Amaurot, as it's now part of you- at all times). I really like that last city so having more of it, giving it some more Chrono Trigger end of time vibes (End of Time was a NPC / time teleport hub area, etc) could be neat.

Very much like the sound of all that!