...for those two different spirits cannot exist in the same world.
Given the large amount of magic-space travel that’s been hinted at, I see this as a pretty clear indication of the final outcome of this fic: Voldy and Harry each get their own planets. It could also be the reason Voldemort has deliberately left Harry alive on many occasions (twice Quirrell saves him, on top of deliberately making him into a living horcrux instead of simply killing him. (comment here)
I was enjoying the interpretation that each of them gets their own magical world optimized as they see fit, which would be such a lot of fun, though I agree that the “all but a remnant” line shoots that down, unless you want to be really dodgy in your interpretation of it (e.g. Harry’s mortal body dies, but he gets uploaded).
Just leaving the Pioneercrux going slowly out to infinity, to possibly have Voldy reform in a galaxy far, far away means that we don’t get any actual story in space. (Well, it doesn’t necessarily eliminate the possibility, but makes it a whole lot less probable). And my assessment of this fic is that Eliezer really can’t resist bringing magic to space for several chapters, because a) he’s demonstrate a need to constantly escalate in awesome; b) as a reader, I expect all the hints of magic-in-space to come to something significant; and c) just think of all the references he would include to every SF ever.
Prophesies are good things to read closely:
Given the large amount of magic-space travel that’s been hinted at, I see this as a pretty clear indication of the final outcome of this fic: Voldy and Harry each get their own planets. It could also be the reason Voldemort has deliberately left Harry alive on many occasions (twice Quirrell saves him, on top of deliberately making him into a living horcrux instead of simply killing him. (comment here)
It might also be possible that spirit is meant, not as in soul, but as in attitude. E.g. “the enlightenment spirit”.
Yeah, the surface meaning of the “different worlds” and “all but a remnant” changes is that Harry won’t have to track down the Pioneercrux. So?
I was enjoying the interpretation that each of them gets their own magical world optimized as they see fit, which would be such a lot of fun, though I agree that the “all but a remnant” line shoots that down, unless you want to be really dodgy in your interpretation of it (e.g. Harry’s mortal body dies, but he gets uploaded).
Just leaving the Pioneercrux going slowly out to infinity, to possibly have Voldy reform in a galaxy far, far away means that we don’t get any actual story in space. (Well, it doesn’t necessarily eliminate the possibility, but makes it a whole lot less probable). And my assessment of this fic is that Eliezer really can’t resist bringing magic to space for several chapters, because a) he’s demonstrate a need to constantly escalate in awesome; b) as a reader, I expect all the hints of magic-in-space to come to something significant; and c) just think of all the references he would include to every SF ever.