Quote Originally Posted by Katie_Kitty View Post
I get that 1st shard travel is a common pet theory but there's really no evidence whatsoever or even hints that that's what going on.
hints wise here is some:
-warriors of darkness coming from the 1st shard (like QT_Melon stated)
-Minfilia going to the 1st shard with the warriors of darkness (like QT_Melon stated)
-The Calling from the warrior of darkness.
-The Scions that have been called their souls have traveled and vanished but their souls have not returned to the live stream.

So the scions are not dead they but their souls are no on the source, that leaves another shard. the 1st shard seems most likely, as the calling that has affected the scions was done by the WoD who should be on the 1st shard atm.

Maybe Minfilia invested part of herself into the scions that where called (she is the word of the mother crystal atm) so they might make the journey between shards without sundering the flesh, and from that has lost power and her form reflects that with her seeming to be a child. The scions take different names on the 1st like the WoD did on the source.
Or on her arrival on the 1st she was born again? and the scions again have had Minfilia invested part of herself and now they all have limited echo, and have body snatched on the 1st. the echo lets you see a persons soul (Minfilia states that when you join the scions the for 1st time). Based on that Y'shtola's soul snatches matoya body we see her as Y'shtola thanks to the echo.



Quote Originally Posted by Katie_Kitty View Post
On the other hand they've practically thrown the time travel suggestions in our faces all throughout the leadup to shadowbringers.
This i'm not seeing this can you elaborate for me please?

The echo is time mechanic sure but it cant change history's out comes (another thing Minfilia states that when you join the scions).