The WoL reawakened in Endwalker?

[Cleretic]

This is a theory I've seen come up several times, and I hate it in large part because, while I disagree vehemently with it, it's not a matter of factual evidence or refutation, it's a question of story direction, specifically based on an angle that we don't know where we're 'supposed' to land just yet, because so far the story has provided two angles.

Basically it comes down to how you think the story is trying to look at past lives; specifically, the past lives of the Ancients and the Ascians. There are two ways this could go, and both of them have circumstantial evidence in favor of that being the overall outlook right now.

First of all: You could take the stance that seems to be held by 5.3 (or at least the people in it), particularly epitomized in the views of Hythlodaeus and Emet-Selch (if they are in fact different), that past lives are important; that the WoL being Azem is a Big Undeniable Thing that must be honored, respected, and lived up to. If this is the overall direction we're meant to take this, then... frankly, the WoL becoming more of a 'complete soul' is the right end goal.

But, the alternative: You could instead take the stance that's held by the Eden storyline, particularly epitomized by Gaia herself. This essentially frames the views of Hythlodaeus and Emet-Selch--also held by Mitron with focus on Gaia instead of the WoL--as incorrect and unhealthy. Gaia is not the Loghrif he loved, she is a different person with her own life, loves and feelings, and forcing her into the seat of Loghrif is inhuman and evil. If this is instead the direction we're meant to take, then the WoL 'going Ancient' should actually be considered something of a fail state; the Ancients are dead and gone, and must be moved on from.

I know which of these two I prefer; not only do I think the WoL becoming a literal superhuman is boring, I ultimately think that the angle shown in the Eden questline is a stronger story. But... ultimately right now, it could go either way, it just comes down to which of the two outlooks put forward in the 5.x patches is closer to the intended direction for Endwalker; is Emet right, or are Ryne and Gaia?