Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
I guess it comes back to that problem of "what does taking the side of darkness actually look like?" - without compromising our morals or actions as a character.
It all depends on what you, personally, have been fighting for and to whom you owe your allegiance. Personally, I don't have a problem with taking up the side of darkness as long as it's to save people. "Warrior of Light" is just a title, and my allegiance is ultimately to my own sense of right and wrong, not Hydaelyn.

Narrative wise? The only thing I could think of is that something happens that tips the balance too far to Light, causing a Flood of Light like on the first Shard and necessitating taking up the power of Darkness. How we could use the power of Darkness and still oppose the Ascians... well, that much I couldn't guess at beyond noting that the Ascians are more aligned with chaos, while we could be taking a more moderate path and seek freedom from the tyranny Light can impose at its extreme.

Quote Originally Posted by RukiaFae View Post
Seeing Thancred makes me wonder if the other Scions were taken out purposely to save them from this battle. Almost like the Avengers plot. The voice knows they are needed and if they weren't taken out early then they would die on the battlefield. This may be the reason why we couldn't find a solid connection between the Scions that were treated.
Without further details (who the voice belonged to and why it was able to rip the Scions' souls from their bodies) anything's game, really.