The Ascians in 2.1 (spoilers!)

[WellGramarye]

I'm starting to believe that the Ascians are beings from the Void, and that the Void is the world surrounding Zodiark, much like Eorzia is to Hydaelyn. Eldibus and Lahabreus summoned quite a few Voidsent in their respective story lines. Final Fantasy has had a history of the dual world, and the name drops of Krile and the Baldesians hints to such like was in FFV. Perhaps the Ascians are the ruling class of their world, with the Baldesians being a sort of resistance group.

Also something I was wondering about with Bahamut, the Coil, and Dalamund. Could it be that Bahamut is a physical dragon/dragon god that was being kept severed within the Binding Coil, and that Dalamund was a weapon that siphoned his power as he was trapped? Thus when the moon "fell" it released the aether it had been gathering and created a "Primal" Bahamut that was able to attack the lands. This would explain why it disappeared during that five year period the players were missing. There are hints that the Allagan Empire could control dragons, so could they have captured and subdued the ultimate dragon to be used as a weapon?