[Monagle]

Also, perhaps the empire stole the candy from another previous source (Olduum?), which, when you combine with how the device-like structure that holds up the candy has the 6 regions, there must be SOME major plot/future-mission related connection! And a final seventh thing outside the six originals. Speaking to an NPC in Serphant King Square, you find out about a fabled place that rests in the skies, Ashu Talif. This might very well be why airships are not allowed there (2+2=?). So therefore, I believe that we must access and complete some objective in the six zones, before something happens with the candy's restingplace, with that seventh golden thing below the 6 other orbs. Also, how the other orbs can glow, and they do not all glow at the same time (if the screenshot is all there is to the glow) must mean something big in terms of plot.

ToAU plot spoiler from CS in Jueno

Remember how Shantotto pointed out how this is a trap, and during the cutscene, it was theorized that the Empire indeed wants the candescence, or however you spell that blasted glowing instrument, stolen? This will sound out there prolly, like everything else I theorize about, but maybe the empire wants the thing stolen, thus changing some feature of the remnants, or unlocking a power in the remnants? Perhaps something that would help them access, or interact differently with, oh, I don't know, Ashu Talif?

And I wonder what "the Astral Candescance appears to be unharmed" in the second ss is all about.

You got a few things wrong,
1) The NPC in SerpantKing square you most likely were referring to mentions an ancient emperor(or something similar) who commanded "An enormous humanoid" [Alexander perhaps?].
2)The NPC that DOES mention "The Ashu Talif" is in Nashmau. However it is not a flying thing like you said. The Ahu Talif was once a great vessel but has now become a ghost ship (The one in the trailer most likely, though i think there was more than one in the trailer too i might have to double check).
3) The flying thing you were referring too was mentioned by another NPC in nashmau. He says that Aht Urghan has a secret and that there is something called the alazaadal(spelling?) that floats above the city and is shiny.

So basically you combined 3 different NPC's stories into one...