endwalker story confusion(SPOILERS)

[Mirhd]

I HAVE NOT FINISHED YET !! I just looking for clarification on a few subjects..


hermes was was just randomly thrown into the plot as fandaniels friend??

why do the ascians die when they finish their post at the convocation? do they literally just off themselves?

so the enemy that we've been building up for 7 ish years was just somebodies failed science experiment?

Considering what you're asking, the game tells to straight out at the point you first learn any of this, so none of this is a spoiler. The first mention of Hermes is when you're told that Hermes is Fandaniel, the latest one, the one we know, so I'm not sure how you came to the "friend" conclusion. Yes, the game also tells you that the Ancients retiring from their posts is them "returning" to the planet. I doubt it's anything violent, it's likely more just allowing themselves to dissipate. I mean, why not? They're capable of a lot more than that.

Also.... what? Zodiark was built up and ended up being a subversion (you're in Elpis clearly, so not a spoiler), not Meteion. She and her sisters weren't failures either, it's more that they couldn't handle seeing with what they encountered.