Quote Originally Posted by JeanneOrnitier View Post
We don't have a lot to go off of yet but I had assumed the root cause was the Ancients' creation magic. Fundamentally it's the same thing as the present's summoning magic, with the difference being that the Ancients had so much aether in their bodies that they could do it themselves. But if they did it so often, even for things like making clothes and buildings, then I'd imagine eventually they'd still start to hurt the world just like summoning too many primals does today. So I assume they put too much strain on the planet.
The one thing I've had issue with on the theory of the creation magic being their downfall is the fact the Ancients were so long lived that they've been apparently doing this for a very long time. I was curious at why the breaking point then vs earlier times in their existence. Was it due to population or what?

Basically I can subscribe behind a specific creation Magic act (or sets of) that did cause the incident, but just the presence of it with an eternal race doesn't quite jive as it being the cause. It just seems we're processing it as a short term thing when their existence spans much longer.


As far as Guardian Force I just figured is was another term for Primal like Eikon just what it was called in Ancient times since it simply makes sense that the term evolved over time. We may see with the story progressing, but I wasn't quick to assume it was going to translate to the same thing - just because they're giving homage from a different FF..