He braces himself for what Elidibus is about to tell him...and ultimately isn't prepared for any of it.
Zenos is still around and has allied himself with whoever Fandaniel is. Clearly an Ascian--they and the Allagans seem to be the root of all the problems he's had and continue to have. The towers are confirmed as dangerous, and Zodiark is...less dangerous than he's made out to be?
The Final Days. It was awful going through a simulacrum of them down in Amaurot, and the thought of them happening in the present day is terrifying. And this is what the Warrior of Elidibus' world experienced, meaning K'zeka himself should experience--should have experienced some of this already--had he not been pulled onto the train.
It doesn't seem as real when it's told through someone else, though. More of a 'what if', a possible future. K'zeka's not discounting it by any means, though he's quiet for a while after Elidibus is done talking.
He may be the one with the title of Warrior of Light or Warrior of Darkness, but there are other adventurers out there as capable as he should they be needed. There are others blessed by Hydaelyn who just haven't stepped up to make a name for themselves that could be called upon in his absence. The Scions are a more than capable group and were before he wandered into their midst. Maybe he can contact the Void Ministry somehow and tell them to keep an eye on Fandaniel and the Zenos of his version of the world; surely they could help somehow.
Maybe.
He pulls himself out of his thoughts, compacting the worries into a neat little compartment in the back of his mind he'll surely visit later when he's a bit less overwhelmed.
"I trust you aren't lying, but all of that sounds too...amazing to be truth. Visiting the moon? And the Final Days...they've only just been set in motion back home, but...there will be a solution, there must be." Optimism!
Which quickly deflates. "So we're buggered if I'm here."
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Zenos is still around and has allied himself with whoever Fandaniel is. Clearly an Ascian--they and the Allagans seem to be the root of all the problems he's had and continue to have. The towers are confirmed as dangerous, and Zodiark is...less dangerous than he's made out to be?
The Final Days. It was awful going through a simulacrum of them down in Amaurot, and the thought of them happening in the present day is terrifying. And this is what the Warrior of Elidibus' world experienced, meaning K'zeka himself should experience--should have experienced some of this already--had he not been pulled onto the train.
It doesn't seem as real when it's told through someone else, though. More of a 'what if', a possible future. K'zeka's not discounting it by any means, though he's quiet for a while after Elidibus is done talking.
He may be the one with the title of Warrior of Light or Warrior of Darkness, but there are other adventurers out there as capable as he should they be needed. There are others blessed by Hydaelyn who just haven't stepped up to make a name for themselves that could be called upon in his absence. The Scions are a more than capable group and were before he wandered into their midst. Maybe he can contact the Void Ministry somehow and tell them to keep an eye on Fandaniel and the Zenos of his version of the world; surely they could help somehow.
Maybe.
He pulls himself out of his thoughts, compacting the worries into a neat little compartment in the back of his mind he'll surely visit later when he's a bit less overwhelmed.
"I trust you aren't lying, but all of that sounds too...amazing to be truth. Visiting the moon? And the Final Days...they've only just been set in motion back home, but...there will be a solution, there must be." Optimism!
Which quickly deflates. "So we're buggered if I'm here."