Zodiark's Codex entry what do we think about it?

[SannaR]

You're being a little facetious. "A new generation" is more than capable of being applied to the world as it was then, filled with various new creatures and forms of life, which if left might have flourished and potentially set the stage for further ecological growth and even more new species to be developed. If we assume your view that she meant a form of mankind (?) - which is a bit of a shot in the dark - then I'm not sure how obliterating them back to the Stone Age is meant to enable them to inherit anything.

Again I am fully aware what all generation can be applied to. What we know is that it was thinner in aetheric density and had souls. We also know that pre-sundereding thinness in aether didn't become a matter of contention and that souls shouldn't be trapped inside something. So, unless the Convocation and anyone else who worshipped Zodiark still felt the same they're wanting to swap out souls with souls. The more likely scenario is that the point of contention is how said new generation looked.

If we can assume that Venat was still trying to prevent the sundering from happening then she probably would have wanted to have those thinner imbued with a soul life to go and fix the real problem. Which wouldn't make sense if it wasn't people. Not that we have any evidence that scenario would have been another failed back up plan. To me you would obliterate said life if you felt that your opponent as the entry implies would just continue to swap out the souls in Zodiark for different souls. That they were going to probably have to repeatedly cultivate due to the thinness.

Where the most likely explanation as to why it was thinner is that's the only thing they knew how to make. As every creation and seemingly familiar were thinner in aether than the ancients themselves. And a far better theory than my full of holes one of Venat having made a deal somehow to have the new life be thinner in hopes that she as I said could try and avert from having to sunder everything. Only for the convocation to go no we don't like the look of this new life and we're going to create a cycle of soul replacement. What is an easier solution? Trying to squirrel away a small selection to try and fix the real problem in secret while ignoring a cycle of sacrific? Or to not allow said cycle to continue to perpetuate even if that means said new life is getting a crappy inheritance while still being able to aim to fix the real problem?

Edit: I also wasn't using the Furby or African Grey to be facetious. I meant them to be examples of at least in fiction as I don't make it a habit to look for a real person of when someone either out of spite for their family or due to that's how kooky they were to leave everything be hind to their 11yr old poodle. As it doesn't make much sense if the new soul filled life wasn't at least humanoid. Vs it being fauna and flora. Unless you're willing to speculate on if Venat and/or her group would be fine with the Reptites inherited the planet time line from Chrono Trigger where Dinopolis gets built being what does the inheriting. And that people tend to be the implied recipient when talking about the next generation inheriting something. Like when people build parks say stuff akin to its to be enjoyed by those who are currently alive and further generations.