Quote Originally Posted by kotora View Post
The Lifestream at least had a story behind it, being the source of life of the planet and all. Plus there's the thing of Aeris' sacrifice, so it all made some kind of sense. We didn't get anything in 13 indicating that there was anything they could do to save Coccoon (except of course, all the cutscenes in which they all boldly proclaimed to save Coccoon instead of destroy it, which just made them seem like they were all talk because nobody had any idea on how to do it).
Ragnarok had a story behind it, too, so that point isn't really valid, IMHO. It's not that surprising that if Ragnarok has the power to destroy Cocoon, those defying their focus could tap into its power to instead save it.