What Happened to Meteion after Endwalker?
After defeating the Scions of the Seventh Dawn and saving Hydaelyn, Meteion, once a powerful Warrior of Light, was left at the edge of the universe with her sisters Zenos and Emet-Selch. In the aftermath of the events that transpired, Meteion grappled with the burden of her defeat and the despair that threatened to consume her.
The Last Days of the Ancients
Meteion and her sisters became aware of the impending arrival of Meteion’s final confrontation with the last remnants of the ancient power, including Zodiark, now imprisoned in the moon’s core. Zodiark, once considered a God, had betrayed the Creator, and Emet-Selch bore the shame of his sister’s deceit. Meteion sought to make amends, but her defeat left her with a diminished power. Her sisters joined forces, and together, they forged a plan to challenge Meteion one last time.
Hydaelyn’s Sacrifice
Fandaniel, a rogue Ascian, approached Meteion and offered her a chance for redemption: to join the Ascians and hunt the Warrior of Light down with Zenos. Meteion agreed, hoping that her own strength would rival that of the Warrior and ultimately achieve her goal.
Zenos’ Offer
Zenos accepts Fandaniel’s assistance, providing Meteion with unparalleled power. They began a relentless pursuit, seeking out the Warrior to destroy humanity’s last glimmer of hope. For Meteion, Fandaniel presented an opportunity for revenge; for Zenos, Fandaniel held the keys to his newfound power. Together, Meteion and Zenos vowed to crush the humans once and for all, while her sisters, fueled by shame and regret, worked secretly to undermine Fandaniel’s plans from within.
Hydaelyn’s Legacy
Throughout her endeavors, Meteion would come to regret her initial defeat and loss of stature. As fate would have it, during her campaign against the Warriors of Light, Fandaniel discovered and exploited a power that neither Meteion nor any other Ascian could imagine. It was with this newfound authority that Zenos and his co-hort struck an oath, becoming the first rulers of an empire that reigned on the world stage. The consequences were catastrophic – the world burned, with Meteion, herself, at its epicenter.
Rebirth or Redemption?
The true extent of her fall to despair is, however, not yet to be recounted. Meteion remained a force majeure, with untold resources at her beck and call. Her connection to Zenos and other Ascians remained strong; still, her mind wandered as she grappled with the weight of her newfound power. Though humbled, Hydaelyn’s sacrifice laid the ground for humanity to resist dynamos, leaving room for a future revolution.
With her sisters sundering the world’s fate into fragments, creating the dynamics that would pit the powerful against the faint of heart, Meteion sought solace amidst the cacophony she had conjured. Here, amid the ruins she had set ablaze, meteion rose, resolute, refusing to admit defeat – for with her strength reborn from the ashes, Meteion vowed to transcend the bounds she had helped create to shape anew the world beyond.
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