Story of the Stars

FFXIV Commission for Qara Hotgo & Chakha Hotgo. First time to draw a yandere character, it is so fun to do the expressions. FINAL FANTASY XIV © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

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they’re used to having all of eternity to plan and solve and have infinite patience to enact their plans, but people do not have that kind of time. they don’t have time and will always, without fail, ultimately surpass the efforts of the ascians because of how temporary they are. their efforts reflect how short their lifespans are, and they make every single second count. with one, two, countless generations one after the other– the fate of mortals to find equal footing and surpass the ancients has been an absolute this whole time.

the ascians are just too devoted to destroying mankind to fully recognize the potential mortals possess and practice. they don’t see technological progress and growth of a civilization, they see a calamity in the making. and all it takes is for one lineage to have a goal that directly goes against and dismantles the heart of what ascians seek for a calamity, for everything they’ve worked for to come undone.

re: ironworks. they advanced so rapidly with the goal to stop the calamity.  what they did flew under the ascians radar because it had nothing to do with what they wanted, it was too small and fruitless and pointless. they didn’t care what the mortals did at that point since the rejoining had already happened. they didn’t care.