Quote Originally Posted by SturmChurro View Post
No. In defeating him we proved to him that we were worthy to inherit the star. As, I literally said like two posts ago, in the end he accepted his fate and the fate of his people. Passing the torch to the WoL. From what I gathered The sacrifices weren't made to sustain Zodiark, but to rather empower him to stop the calamities or perform "miracles" (repair the star). The last sacrifice was meant to bring back those ascians that originally sacrificed themselves. A life for a life.
Oh, please. That was after the fact we beat him and defied him. If you think he would've had a change of heart before being at death's door, you're sorely mistaken. And don't forget that, by Emet's own words, Zodiark is a primal and that every Ascian has been tempered by him. We were taught from the very beginning that primals require aether to sustain themselves, and if you think that Ascians and company are going to unsummon their God (which, I remind you, they have been tempered by) after the rejoining, you're also mistaken.

Zodiark exists to bend and change the laws of the universe, and they will continue this vicious cycle even after they bring back their people. And, even if they brought them back, they would likely be tempered by his will. No matter how you spin it, the end does not justify the mean. Ascians and company should make peace with their reality and realize their time has passed instead of holding onto an echo of a distant past.