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That doesn't address the underlying problem that I posed. If Zodiark doesn't obey a law of equivalent exchange, then there is no 'sacrifice'. We can endlessly generate wishes for free in a recursive loop. The Ea were wrong. Zodiark is a perpetual motion machine of the first kind. And as you so kindly pointed out previously, that type of magic system where you can just snap your fingers and wish your problems away without a net consequence makes for very unsatisfying storytelling. You sidestep the conflict.

I'll judge Pandaemonium as a whole when it's complete. At this point, all we have are character introductions, and we really don't know what's at stake if we 'fail'. We don't even know what Lahabrea's motivations at this point are. Is he a workaholic scientist with no regard for his wife's death? Is he deeply sentimental and trying to bring his wife back from the dead by fusing her soul with his creations? How does any of this relate to the Final Days? What exactly does Themis intend to accomplish, and why was he and Azem expecting your arrival? Writing about time travel is always a risky move in storytelling, but you can't judge its execution without having any indication on how it will play out.