Talk:The Heavens Can Wait/@comment-2205736-20111201041815/@comment-3452092-20111201043230

He's a "non-magical" (for the most part) mortal who is fused with the Empyreal sword, something that was not meant for a mortal to use. It (so far as they know) cannot be detached from him, but every time he uses it, it will drain away at his life. The explanation takes up much of that half of the story, but that's the basics.