The WoL, Fray, and Dark Knights, knowing what we know now. [ShB Spoilers]

[Rakshazi]

losng story short

I don't know if this was the plan of SE from the begining, but it's definitely makes sense to me. More than that it can explain how WoL didn't die in all of his adventures, fights with the Primals and how exactly when we need to find something/someone we always find it - because we want to. We want to live an adventurous life, we want to stay alive in the battles with the Gods, we want/need to find something/someone. Thus being said, our "raw" and "untammed" "Ascian" power can still be in check as long, as we can continue adventuring and not get bored. Soooo.... Yeah... Haruhi Sudzumia v. 2.0

[FaerieAura]

I don't know if this was the plan of SE from the begining, but it's definitely makes sense to me. More than that it can explain how WoL didn't die in all of his adventures, fights with the Primals and how exactly when we need to find something/someone we always find it - because we want to. We want to live an adventurous life, we want to stay alive in the battles with the Gods, we want/need to find something/someone. Thus being said, our "raw" and "untammed" "Ascian" power can still be in check as long, as we can continue adventuring and not get bored. Soooo.... Yeah... Haruhi Sudzumia v. 2.0

The only reason that I get the feeling that this may have been in the cards for awhile is that the scenario writer for the Dark Knight quests was also the writer for the main scenario for Shadowbringers. If nothing else, it's quite possible that she had this particular endgame in mind for awhile, and had at least floated the possibility out there for a long-term reveal for the Warrior of Light.

I don't personally view my character as an "adventure seeking death knight" so much as someone who is tired of losing people close to her and who wants to stop it from happening, no matter the cost, which is why she sought out the power of the Dark Knight when she did. But obviously that strays into personal headcanon territory Regardless, our ability to master multiple forms of combat, creation, and even gathering without so much as breaking a sweat or causing a strain on our aetherial capacity is extraordinary, and points to our soul being beyond that of most peoples' capabilities.