Quote Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk View Post
Considering we see the Cloud regenerate in the cutscene immediately after her defeat in the World of Darkness raid, we know she can pull herself back together quickly. On the other hand, if portals to the Void match up in geographical distances on the Source, then the Cloud of Darkness's domain may be a fair distance away from Troia. She could be out there somewhere and we just have no reason to go there. We were only supposed to be looking for Azdaja, encountering Scarmiglione and pissing off Golbez was entirely coincidental.
Since we are already making deals with Zero and other Voidsent, we could in theory cut a deal with the Cloud to work against Golbez. Assuming she isn't holding a grudge.