On Venat's Role in the Story

[KageTokage]

As much as I'd like for the Azem that's "us" to not also be part of this massive ball of time-wimey nonsense, the implication that they were actively guiding both Venat and Elidibus to Elpis to play their roles really is suggesting that's the case.

I could honestly see them pulling a stunt where we do end up having to become complete to save the Source and the shards again, but in the process our current soul is lost and somehow sent back in time to become Azem, while our present self is granted a new soul in order to continue existing as we are.