[SPOILERS] The Fate of Ascians

[Alleluia]

The problem then becomes that no one really knows, definitively, what caused the Terminus event. We as players have theories and speculations but the characters in-game have no idea and we don't know as players if our theories are correct of not. If conditions have not otherwise changed for the Amaurotines in particular, there is no reason to think the Terminus even wouldn't just resume.

And because the Ascians haven't been considering the newer races as truly alive, they haven't been able to consider that the way to avoiding Terminus might full well lie in accepting limitations. Everything in their plan seems like it ties to a "have our cake and eat it too" philosophy where they've just been trying desperately to avoid dealing with Terminus and what it might mean for them long-term. They're very change-resistant.

I've been thinking that this should actually be the next area the story should tackle. What was actually ending Ascian civilization and why? B/c, if Zodiark is the seal on that event, its only logical that it will resume if we remove him. And that'd be a wonderful case of "nice job breaking it hero", but I'd still like to avoid it if possible.