Quote Originally Posted by Ilenya View Post
People keep saying the Flood here was counterproductive to what the Ascians want, but I don't recall that ever being said. Does someone have a source for this?
It would have been if Minfilia hadn't stopped it back in Heavensward. Their plan in ShB was to use the Flood, but that's only because Minfilia stopped it. If she hadn't done that it would have consumed the entire First and rendered it just as much of a useless void as the Thirteenth. Remember, Elidibus told Urianger about the Flood of Light which is why Urianger got involved in Ardbert's crew to stop it. The Ascians needed Minfilia to intervene back then as much as the people of the First did.