Quote Originally Posted by Darkstride View Post
Are we even certain that there was a third party that caused the end of days? We know there was a sound, and I have always been under the impression that their fear of the unknown, through creation magic, brought about the end. Their fear gained so much momentum that they willed their own demise into existence.

It's entirely possible that I misunderstood it, but do we even know enough of the sound to be sure that it even was anything tangible to danger? Or was it just a sound?

Prior to that, Elidibus had stated that although there had been occasional disagreements, they were always fleeting. But this time it was not. The fear was too intense. Zodiark was summoned to stop the end of the world, but there were those that still feared the power of their savior. Hydaelyn was summoned to, again, put an end to their fear by enervating Zodiark. They couldn't return the world to a place where they had control of their own existence. Had they not been sundered by the event, they probably would have continued to be even more self destructive.
They had lived thousands upon thousands of years perfectly fine. I highly doubt it was their own doing that caused it as they most likely wouldnt have survived that long if they really were as self destructive as some people seem to believe.