Quote Originally Posted by Cassandaria View Post
We already know that there is a dark crystal, though if it has been named I am not sure.
Yea, the Dark Crystal's Name is Zodiark aka The Ascian God. Hydalyn is The Light Crystal and the Goddess of the planet of the same name.

Who or What Zodiark and Hydalyn are is just as mysterious as and The Echo and The Ascians themselves. But it seems that the imbalance does not originate with Zodiark and Hydalyn. Rahmu said that at one time Light and Darkness were not two separate powers so it seems to me that the imbalence may lie in the 1st Umbral Era which was said to be "The End of the Divine Era and the beginning of The Age of Man".

Maybe the Ascians are really beings from the 1st Umbral Era that tried to stop the 1st calamity from shattering "The Balance" and died trying only to forsake mortal limits and try to bring said balance back. There were 14 thrones is The Crysalis. If they really do turn out to be from the divine era then that would make enough thrones for each of the Twelve (The Twelfth and Thirteenth seats would go to Nauld and Thal since they were two separate Gods.) and a Final Seat for The "TRUE" god of the mortal world.

So lets take a ride on the Darksteel Hat Crazy train for a bit. Louiseoux saw the 12 in Cartenou and they turned him into Phoenix. (Yea yea, spoilers, but who doesn't really know at this point?) The Ascians are immortal for the most part and don't lie within the material plain. Who's to say that the Ascians aren't some how related to the 12? Not that they are the 12 in a literal sense but that they've taken on the roles of the 12 to bring back Zodiark and restore balance. The only real question would be, Are they actually restoring balance or are they actually destroying it even more? Lets Say we the Warriors of Light are Hydalyn's Champions of Order while The Ascians are Zodiark's Soldiers of Chaos. Chaos and Order are two sides of the same coin and so long as one is pursed in place of the other than neither can be in balance.