Quote Originally Posted by KageTokage View Post
I'm...confused as to who/what you're referring to by that.

If it was in reference to that third round of sacrifices to be offered to Zodiark, we have virtually no context behind what they were and one has to remember that the Sundering affected all life negatively. Even if she truly had done it with the intent of protecting lives as opposed to subjecting mankind to her own trial, she irreparably damaged every being upon Etheriys in the process, though the Ancients seem to have gotten the worst of it due to being considerably denser in aether then any of their creations.
To an Ancient they are damaged, but is that an objective view of the Sundered? Emet saw fit to judge the Sundered by the aetheric strength of their souls, but should we? The Sundered, by virtue of their imperfections, are faced with challenges that the ancients did not face, and as a result are more resilient and have a greater of respect for life and death. It's not clear cut to me.