Quote Originally Posted by Kesey View Post
Before I play devil's advocate, where did they say there is a gigantic hole in the Garlean capital? That nonetheless leads to the strongest primal of all time (which isn't Zodiark?? Who is clearly in the moon)? Are you trying to say Hydealyn is under the capital (because she did the sundering and she is in the aetherial sea not the capital)? And they will then use Hydaelyn like a battery for aether (she is severly weakened therefore probably not the font of aether she's cracked up to be?)?

Also, I agree we need to speak with Venat, who will "return in the form of their choice" and yes it means hunter. But this could be a reference not the "hunt" for prey but the "hunt" of knowledge, as the hunter is the symbol that represents the astrological sign for Sagittarius, whose personality's pursue or question truth, knowledge, and new ideas. And for a person that defied the entire Ancient's culture to summon Hydaelyn as her heart because they believed in the idea that Zodiark will still bring the apocalypse, kind of fits. It fits even better when realized that the Ancients were into constellations and named their elder primal after the zodiac. But bringing this back around to Zenos, are you saying that Zenos is Venat or a reference to Venat?
I'm saying that because Hydaelyn resides in the aetherial sea, she is directly connected to the source of all aether. If Zenos were to control her like he did Shinryu, he would have straight access to effectively infinite power. And yes, Zenos' obsession with "the hunt", the meaning of Venat's name, and the fact that he's been having vivid visions of the Final Days his entire life can't be a coincidence.

Also, narrativley, I don't really see a scenario where we just beat Zenos controlling a somehow-returned Zodiark, and that's the end of it. There's no way Hydaelyn is just left around either, and I don't see how else thet could send her out considering she doesn't even have enough strength to speak, let alone do some big sacrifice.