Quote Originally Posted by PArcher View Post
Unless you can provide solid proof to what it is exactly...we don't know.
I, myself, was letting the doubts of that one get to me ... but I'm keeping an open mind again now that I've seen the artbook, which flat out says that the colors of Ascian Hall (The Chrysalis) and the vision of the dark crystal were made to match on purpose.

Quote Originally Posted by PArcher View Post
he just used the Aether and prayer to make himself the Primal instead of summoning another.
And not even on purpose; Louisoix says that right before the prayers and aether latched on to his desire to see the realm reborn, he was preparing to meet his end.