The Ascians also seemed pretty sure the Warrior of Light would also perish here. Instead, Igeyorhm gets trapped in White Auracite and shattered by Nidhogg's left eye, and Lahabrea was left easy pickings to get his soul eaten by a cunning God-King primal that he helped created.

It seems pretty clear that for all their swagger, the Ascians are not as indestructible as they first appeared, and do not have have things under control as much as they think they do.