The Rinoa-Ultimecia theory.

[Skyblade]

Regarding the 'Rinoa would die after Squall by her own will', remember that Rinoa might want that, but it'd mean saddling someone else with the curse of Sorceress power. And she doesn't seem like the type to do that.

As to the powers multiplying. It does seem a bit weird in the R=U theory (damn time travelling) however, for this to work in a NON R=U context, you'd have to assume that Ultimecia, whoever she is did NOT inherit her power from Rinoa, or else you have the same problem.

Personally, I'm willing to just blame that on 'time travel give sme a headache'

Yeah, but if you can just get rid of it and die when you want to, it doesn't seem like much of a curse.

Also, in a non R=U situation, paradoxes can be considered off limits. They are allowed in the R=U situation because the entire R=U situation is a paradox. So if you deny the power multiplication theory, you would also be denying the R=U theory. Generally, paradoxes are considered immpossible. But if you include one (the R=U situation), you would have to include them all (including the power multiplication theory). If you can find some other point to cancel out the PMT (Power Multiplication Theory, I'm going to abbreviate it from now on), that's all well and good. But if you accept the PMT, then victory over Ultimecia is immpossible. And if you don't accept the PMT because of it's paradoxical nature, you also have to deny the R=U theory because of its paradoxical nature.