*Spoilers* Anyone feel joining Emet would have been better

[MikkoAkure]

And as we’ve seen, especially with this expansion, the writers have been incredibly flawed on many things. Also, they didn’t seem wholly devoted to Zodiark, as even whilst being fully tempered by him the Convocation was still skeptical on sacrifices and were in disagreement over it. So clearly they still had their own will through everything. They still were thinking about the star even after being tempered. Even Lahabrea says it lol.

I don't believe the Ascians were fully tempered, since they weren't exactly slaves to Him like how many other tempered are, but they still refer to Zodiark as "master" and "one true god". And yes, Lahabrea says that Hydaelyn needs to be "burned out so the star can live", but he also talks about how "that which shattered will be made anew... and the one true god will come again", mentioning Zodiark but nothing about his civilization. Still, Lahabrea seemed to be one of the more maverick Ascians since in other cases he seemed to suggest he had his own goals separate from the others, but all that got him was being called an idiot by his coworkers after he got too ambitious, failed, and died.

[Veloran]

And yes, Lahabrea says that Hydaelyn needs to be "burned out so the star can live", but he also talks about how "that which shattered will be made anew... and the one true god will come again", mentioning Zodiark but nothing about his civilization.

Aside from the fact that the Ancient story probably wasn't written back when he said that, "that which shattered will be made anew" can easily be read as rejoining the world.