Quote Originally Posted by KizuyaKatogami View Post
Except we do know this. We’re told this in the short story. Even the “tempered” convocation was split on the idea of the sacrifices. They didn’t calm down about it until Elidibus ejected from Zodiark and they saw a soul could come out of Zodiark, so i’m not sure where you’re getting this from.

As for the idea that they would continue sacrificing and sacrificing….we’re told via Hythlodaeus that once the 3rd set was done they planned to resume their duties as stewards of the star, there is nothing indicating they would continue sacrificing. For all we know they could have put Zodiark into Pandaemonium afterwards or put him in the center of the star like Hydaelyn was.
I strongly disagree. I think there's every possible indication that they would've kept going. We were shown that suffering was now inherent and unavoidable in their world, that they couldn't cope with it, and that they were too traumatized to resist the urge to undo it. We were told of (and shown directly in the Dead Ends and Ultima Thule in general) many different races that did that exact same thing and had the exact same problem and there's no reason to believe that the Ancients would've been any more responsible. There's no reason to assume that Hythlodaeus' take on what they would've done is more accurate just because he has a pretty face and kissable lips.