[Spoilers] I’m irrevocably Unimpressed

[Avidria]

Maybe I need to touch up on the lore, if that is the case. This is what discussion is for!

As the saying goes, "it was doomed from the start!" I didn't know hydaelyn was summoned without sacrifice, either way both were flawed. Problem with the ascians is they are tempered and will serve in the end at Zodiark's will. Even if they succesfuly brought back the old Zodiark would just demand more and more sacrifice, and more and more calamities would just happen. However, I think hydaelyn tempers others in kind as well. I don't consider either good or evil, but I think they both need to go.

Actually, I think she was created with sacrifice - though it doesn't specify how many.

What Hythlodaeus said was "There were, however, those who disagreed with this plan. They argued that enough had been sacrificed to Zodiark - that this new world should belong to the lives newly born. These dissidents surrender their life energies in the creation of Hydaelyn, an incarnation of their opposing belief."

[Gwenorai]

Actually, I think she was created with sacrifice - though it doesn't specify how many.

What Hythlodaeus said was "There were, however, those who disagreed with this plan. They argued that enough had been sacrificed to Zodiark - that this new world should belong to the lives newly born. These dissidents surrender their life energies in the creation of Hydaelyn, an incarnation of their opposing belief."

Ah, there we go! Thank you for confirming.

That just adds more 'Oh no' to the whole thing. Was it the original souls of the 'scions' who did this? Was it the original soul of the WoL? We know that only one of the 14th left, so we can assume that they were the one who started it as they're the 'strongest' ones. So, we have those who are willing to die for those who are going to be unwillingly sacrificed. That's sad yet beautiful at the same time.

Also, have to keep in mind that these new souls were also more than likely considered 'children' to them... so they were willing to sacrifice children to bring back an ageless people who brought on their own demise, while these new souls had done nothing wrong. They're innocent.