Quote Originally Posted by Dalvy View Post
So pope knows about the Ascians.. I was hoping he wasn't the typical "leader puppet" type

But what about that 1 sec shot of what seemed like an Ascian merging with something dark and inky?
That was Lahabrea. It would seem his machination in having Ysayle merge with Shiva was an experiment for something he wanted to try himself. The voice of whatever is merging with him sounds a lot like Hydaelyn but immediately before that scene the camera conspicuously focuses on a statue of Halone so I'm more inclined to believe it's her.