Thread: The Void & Time (SPOILERS FOR 3.5)

Originally Posted by Mysterysword

Okay, so Unukalhai's from the 13th world, which became the Void. The same Void that has been around since, at least, the Fifth Astral Era. Did I miss something here? Unukalhai's really at least 1500 years old?

Allag utilized voidsent, as well, so we're talking at least 5000, even.

Originally Posted by Mysterysword

if he wanted to prevent the same catastrophe from taking place on the Source <...> why'd he wait that long before hopping over

Putting aside that Unukalhai really, really doesn't seem like he has 5,000 years of experience and thus may have been "asleep" or "moving through time" or something (for which there is no evidence aside from Zodiark allegedly having power over time's flow), Eli probably could have kept him busy trying to selectively indoctrinate him to the points of view. Elidibus is a master of which information to provide and which to act like is nonexistent as he gives you just enough of the truth to make you trust him.

Originally Posted by Cilia

That raises other questions, like why he was sent to the Source instead of the First Shard (which was, and plausibly still is, in danger of becoming a Void), but that's the best I got.

I think Elidibus might have gone with Unukalhai to the First if he thought it was really in danger of being lost to the Flood of Light. His plan banked on its imbalance to convince Hydaelyn's champions to turn against Her, and if everything went according to plan, it would have ended in Rejoining before it fell. Since a Rejoining is the only reason to ensure balance in the first place, no other actions were really necessary. It'd probably be like adding preservatives to something that'd be eaten within an hour.