Quote Originally Posted by Skyblade View Post
Do we ever actually learn the source of Edea's powers? She said that she was a sorceress since she was a child, but I don't remember any mention being made of a sorceress passing her powers to Edea at that time. She did receive Ultimecia's powers, but she was fully grown then.
Part of the reason we don't know who Edea initially inherited her powers from is because it's quite possible that absolutely none of the characters in the entire game's storyline know who she initially inherited them from; in fact, Edea, herself, may not know who she inherited her powers from. It is even stated in the tutorial that the exact number of Sorceresses currently in existence at any time is unknown, due to the fact that many of them keep their powers completely hidden.