6.0 Predictions: Will it be Garlemald, Sharlayan, or Meracydia?

[Rosenstrauch]

This makes me wonder...perhaps Zodiark and Hydaelyn were once the same being? If each Ascian has a "counterpart" to them like with Igeyorhm and Minfilia (or Gaius and Ryne) creating a balance, then wouldn't it be possible that since Zodiark and Hydaelyn are counterparts, they themselves may end fusing together in the end? We've had 7 Calamities, removing 7 shards. Leaving us with 6 shards (once the 13th is back on its feet) and the Source. 3 umbral leaning, 3 astral leaning, and the Source directly in the middle. Leaving a balanced scale.

I'd figured that the whole "light and dark were once one" thing was dropped at some point, since it hasn't really come up again since 3.1. But it might actually be the case, yeah. It would be an interesting take on the idea of resolving the conflict between them through reconciliation rather than beating them to death, too. Or maybe we'll have to beat them both to death to make them combine, which... well, I guess that could work, maybe.