Quote Originally Posted by Absimiliard View Post
The reality of the situation is that even with Meteion removed the world is still doomed. It will die as a direct result of the people dwelling on it. They've already damaged it almost beyond the point of recovery in the comparatively short time their little civilizations have thrashed around. All getting rid of Meteion did was delay it some more. Better to die whole - die as yourself - than die as some broken thing.
Meteion or no, the Ancients' pursuit of perfection would have doomed them one way or another, sooner or later.