Quote Originally Posted by Cleretic View Post
It's actually stated after Emet's death that he wasn't maintaining Fake Amaurot, he'd just created it with enough aether that it kept standing afterwards. It's going to disappear eventually, but until then, it keeps standing.

Also, Hythlodaeus knows Emet's last words because we tell him. There's a cut in the Etched in the Stars cutscene where the WoL explains recent events.

As for 'how your band of misfits survive'... I don't even know what you're talking about, so I'm going to scattershot all the simple explanations for what you could be saying that I can figure.

Yeah, I think Emet's gonna be a presence in Endwalker, even if I really, sincerely wish he wouldn't be. But it's going to be a posthumous presence, probably in Echo flashbacks or recordings in Mare Lamentorum (or whatever other Ancient structures we find). He's not coming back for some last laugh--and if he does, frankly, I quit.

You need your memories checked. The Etched in the Stars cutscene was Hythlodaues telling us that he would preferred that we survive the encounter with Elidabeus so we can honor our word to Emet to remember them. Not us telling them.

Emet said he won't lie to you. He also said he could wipe your entire party away without much effort. Yet did you notice that the ring of arrows landed in a circle around Alisaie and Aiphinaud instead of on them and a perfect killing shot on Ryne only knock her out for a bit? If his intention is to take out the scions. They would have all be dead at the beginning of The Dying Gasp, much less timed a perfect rescue at the end no worse for wear. It was all a setup by Emet to test your worthiness and save your butt if you are. Why else would he have the trail of crystal ready for you and was there to snap you out of the void in SOS.