Thinking about Elidibus

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I assumed that the "new god" they were referring to was Zodiark

For what it's worth, I thought the same thing, lol - maybe the time had come to divert energy towards that snowball. But maybe it was just a new primal to match the calamity plan. If an answer beyond that was there to be found it went over my head, too.

Just... wait for us to die lol?

Ahaha, I agree that Oda might say of this one, "Please do not think too hard about this." A video game needs a story, and we wouldn't get much of one if the Ascians said, "Hey, how about we just let him think he's won for now, and we'll time it so Hydaelyn's next champion is easy to just have hit by a chocobo carriage." I think we might be able to patch a "good enough" bandaid over it if we assume once the Warrior of Light slipped the leash Lahabrea thought he had them on, the Ascians had to kill them or outdo them but just leaving them alone they'd keep fighting until they caused a Flood.