Ok so let's say that what we are gonna face is actually the beginning of a Flood of Light. Let's say that our actions have actually caused this to happen. The question we will need answered is how. Did we put to much good into the world? Are Light and Dark just good and evil?

See this is the part a lot of people are making what i believe to be a mistake in their logic. It's not the good deeds we did that done that. It's also not any “bad” deeds many people would like to pin down on us. I believe our mistake was pointed out very clearly in the OG Warriors of Darkness arc: Primals and Ascians are somehow fundamental in maintaining an equilibrium and the way we have been dealing with them is what is gonna gives us troubles.

I know many of you wouldn't really question the Ascians existences being fundamental to this equilibrium somehow since they seem to be our direct counterparts. But why would Primals of all things be part of this? Because, being fully honest, i can't think of single plot element aside from the Ascians that goes so deep down the lore rabbit hole. And also in both accounts we have of a Flood happening the Ascians AND the Primals are very essential to it: in the Thirteenth shard their WoLs became so drunk in Primal power that they became corrupted into the voidsent and their world became a aether-starved dark void. Igeyorhm seemed to be to blame for the whole thing; while in the First they fought so relentlessly against both Ascian and Primal that eventually their word was being taken over by sheer radiance erasing all life in its path.

While we learnt a lot more about Primals over the years there's still a lot we don't know. Why was the seal over Silvertear Falls necessary? Why do we have Primals like Ravana that seem very single minded but we also have beings like Ramuh that seem to share some conection to the Mother Crystall herself? Killing Primals became a mindless task we just do and that's it. Hell the Flames have a dedicated Primal-killing squadron and it seemed to be one of the few things we and the Empire agreed on. I don't think we are gonna get “the Primals we're harmless/good all along” or something for a twist but rather our methods might be called into question. Maybe even the Ascians might not fully grasp how important this cycle of Primals might be and just used them because they're a useful tool, just like everybody else they ever used.

All in all that’s where i’m betting my horse for the big twist.

Also about what exactly triggers this flood: i wholeheartedly agree that we might end up killing Elidibus in the new dungeon and that just hecks everything up. Between us and others like not-Gaius killing Ascians and Primals by the buckets the death of an Emissary might be just the thing to start a Flood of Light.


Quote Originally Posted by Ceridwenae View Post
If that's pronounced as "gimlet", a gimlet is one of a few things. In this case, I'd imagine the tool used for boring holes may be of most relevance. Typically used for wood, though, so may not be literal.

Alternatively, it's cocktail hour.
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