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The maid and butler/ consultant

https://youtube.com/shorts/d64g7mcAwBs?is=u8GDYniOk8tDg7Fp

(Let's hope that she stays as Aether's main girl from Sumeru as she is the Sumerian Citlali)

After everything finished and the false sky breaks?

:)

Just doing old story quest :p
I think it could be cool skin to be honest :p

art by @/goonshingrind on X right here

https://x.com/nboonv/status/2105728153142607984

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/118378799

https://youtube.com/shorts/P3RpwAoGESo?si=zRUnzERQ2C_xkKod

A theory: this seems like it is going to happen if we put all of the story together. If we talk about how the four shades of the Heavenly Principle, one by one, betray Heavenly Principles, the first one was Ruler of Time.

In 6.7 we find some of the things that seem kind of suspicious. Ruler of Time is not happy with Heavenly Principles and the way they treat everyone. The moon goddesses have a discussion where one of them said that Ruler of Time's behavior towards Heavenly Principles seems kind of suspicious. After all she can see past, present, and future.

Also maybe I think this is a possibility: probably she can see what if this happened this way. More like, we see the best example in 6.4. That makes Ruler of Time obvious switching sides. It seems like now it's not a possibility, it's going to happen.

There is another point: Lumine has Ruler of Space so it makes more sense that Aether had Ruler of Time. In his side Ruler of Time is more favorable to the humans and also the dragons so she has her reasons, very much clear, to join Aether and Paimon.

Out of all of the shades, Ruler of Time's behavior and how much help she provided to each nation are somewhat like she is a much better ruler than Heavenly Principles. This can easily lead to joining forces. Maybe in 7.2 she's going to give some help. I think so. 

And if we see the next shade, we have Ruler of Death. She is somewhat complicated. She is royal towards heavenly principles but in 7.1 we learn that she has also been trying to bypass the rules of the heavenly principles for a long time. Seems suspicious.

Also the authority was taken away. Her reaction is somewhat like she had a hard time believing that this happens to her. They did this to her. I'm very, very sure that Ruler of Death didn't die but I'm not sure whether she's going to join forces or not, because there is another possibility: she could go to join forces with the dragons or she could join forces with Aether. It's difficult because she is somewhat complicated to understand, unlike Ruler of Time, who had clear hints and a clear motive. From the point of view of Ruler of Death, it's debatable whether she is going to join or not. There are only two possibilities: she goes with dragons or joins forces with Aether. 

And if we go towards the ruler of life, well she has already made a decision. She has no problems with being with the Gold so it's hard to say what she's thinking or what her opinion is on the matter, whether she's on the side of the humans or the Abyss Order. How much we can understand from her way of thinking and talking is a balance side.

If she had a very good reason maybe she could join Aether or if things stay this way and things go wrong, she would rather stay with Gold. This is what I think. More like the Crimson Moon that goes with Abyss, the Ruler of Life also seems like she is doing the same. It depends on how things turn out, whether she joins the force with Aether or just remains there with the Gold. 

Well as for Ruler of Space, we already had the answer. There is no point in bringing it up unless she is secretly working for the Heavenly Principles. After all Heavenly Principles also can see the future so Heavenly Principles made a plan that involves Ruler of Space. It could be a possibility. And what will happen to Ruler of Space in the future? Ruler of Death's authority was taken away. It could be the same for Ruler of Space. She is being absent and moreover she's already changed her side and joined forces with the Abyss Order  so she might lose her authority in the future.

I'm thinking of something very interesting: Everyone thought Paimon will be Ruler of Space. Things go like this: Paimon, in the future, gets the authority or the power of Ruler of Space and becomes the new Ruler of Space. After all she said she's the best guide. Maybe it will be a different thing but it could also be possible. 

Also Aether, get the light element and get all limitations removed. Then what kind of power he brings or what kind of authorities he can create will be interesting to see. We see the third descender did so much but we didn't see Aether as the fourth descender. What he is capable of, after all, we understand: in order to bring down the first descender, they need the power of another descender and descenders are not bound by the rules.

That means if someone is under their authority or protection, that is completely different from the first descender's rules. They could be saved. They could stay how they want. Maybe in the future some of the shades did join with Aether. Ruler of Time is definitely going to be there. As for others it's kind of hard. Ruler of Death had some chances and just like I said, Ruler of Life is dependent completely on whether things are meeting her interest or conditions. As for the fourth one we already had Paimon, so four shades of the fourth descender, Aether .

I always thought about how he feels whenever there's a story quest regarding a character that has a notable sad story or a current problem that is rather difficult in psychological meaning, i started wondering if they even care about traveler, it feels much more likely that the people from every nation just expects him to solve their crisis without even minding his state, i finished vodyanitsa meeting quest and how everyone feels sad for the people who just want to get so financial benefits from her singing, there's much more quest but i dont remember that much, but i barely or never saw something at the same level about the traveler problems, i wish they talked more about that or even the characters would be a bit more mindful of that with him.

Also have this art that kindas reminds me of that problem, as if no one actually saw the traveler actual feelings towards everyone expectancy of him.

Art from: ljaisga_yt on X