The Reasoning behind The Sundering? (*6.0 Endwalker Spoilers*)

[Pofruin]

We were 8/14 now 9/14 1 source plus 7 different rejoining at 1/14 each. When Ardbert joined with us that added another 1/14

1 plus 7 is 8 plus 1 more is 9...

There is one weird thing with that math: We where NOT ON the Source when 7 rejoining took place, since they happen after Calamity. We where sent into the future by Lousiuax. There was no dramatic soul rejoining moment in the ARR story as it was with Ardbert. and there is oood chance we are not yet 7 times rejoined when we get Ardberts shard.

And introduction of Dynamis just sledgehammered all this Aetheric soul power scaling by introducing factor that does not follow pure math when calculating results.

[Rannie]

There is one weird thing with that math: We where NOT ON the Source when 7 rejoining took place, since they happen after Calamity. We where sent into the future by Lousiuax. There was no dramatic soul rejoining moment in the ARR story as it was with Ardbert. and there is oood chance we are not yet 7 times rejoined when we get Ardberts shard.

And introduction of Dynamis just sledgehammered all this Aetheric soul power scaling by introducing factor that does not follow pure math when calculating results.

That was already touched upon the rejoining happened when the calamity hit. Only the 1.0 players had been sent to the future no one from 2.0 was. Also Beq Lugg specifically states that while the scions souls where denser than the ones on the 1st ours was the densest of all. Meaning our joining with Ardbert. If our souls had only been rejoined the same amount (meaning no rejoining from the 7th umbral calamity) then that dog thing wouldn't have made such a comment.

Also since it was said earlier too, even Emet said we were 7 times rejoined while we were waiting for the ladder to be fixed before joining with Ardbet.