That's where I end up too. Feeling like the latter's gotta be ... a symptom, or an offshoot, or an evolution of the form.

And I keep thinking, if they want us to fight here, then the answer to this darkness--or at least to something--could be combining Zenith and Meridian's energies for something other than war. I'm told you can channel Zenith and Meridian energies to reduce someone's discord, so something like it is possible, at least.