Quote Originally Posted by Rulakir View Post
The language in the codex just sounds abusive, frankly. It's a combination of "I love you so much that's why I hurt you", "this hurts me more than it hurts you", and "look what you made me do!"

There was a thread on Reddit today talking about what Azem was doing during the Final Days and some people still insist that they would've been working with Venat who would've told them everything. I may be biased AF, but where in the game would anyone get that impression? Both Ardbert and the WoL had unwavering loyalty to their world and were willing to throw others under the bus to save it. Plus, ask if Hydaelyn had told the WoL that she needed to sunder the world again for its own good if the WoL would accept that and help or fight her tooth and nail (with the Scions in the background giving a grandiose speech about being in charge of their own destiny)? Cause there's your answer as to what Azem would've done. I suspect she knew that and didn't tell Azem anything, especially as there'd be no point in her followers soliciting Azem if they knew she'd spoken to them.
The response to this question in the LL was so ridiculous. If they have a plan for what Azem was canonically doing during the Final Days then just say "we can't speak about it, you'll find out later.". Saying "whatever you would be doing is what they would be doing" is like ????!!. Well, if Venat had clued me in on her grand plans, I wouldn't be allowing some lunatic to destroy the world and everyone I love because of her own, subjective reasons and would have fought her to the death. Is that how Azem died? So are you gonna write a new story for me because that's what my Azem would be doing?

And assuming that Azem knew nothing, just like everyone else, and that the reason for the split from the Convocation was because they disapproved of Zodiark being the answer, then they'd be out there trying to find an alternative way to save their world. But hey, no matter what I think my Azem would be doing, the writers will surely correct my wayward beliefs and tell me exactly what she was doing and how she was feeling while doing it somewhere down the line.