Quote Originally Posted by Astarotha View Post
what makes this wierd though is honestly if i were to characterise hydaelyn and zodiark, hydaelyn would be the avatar of chaos through life and change, and zodiark would be the avatar of order through zero sum
Same here, honestly. Light as unity and Dark as chaos is a concept thousands of years old, and XIV supports that same logic only until you get to Hydaelyn and Zodiark.

Maybe it actually is that simple, though. Maybe Hydaelyn is the avatar of chaos, and has been using the Light to counterbalance her own nature since she gained total control over the Mothercrystal. That would make Zodiark the original avatar of order, now resorting to using the Dark in order to restore the primordial one-ness. The reason they seem to contradict themselves is because both have been operating contrary to their original nature since the split.