But how could the destroyed souls of Mephisto and Diablo flow into the Stone? I want a more definitive answer than Adria just saying "lawl I found them and put 'em in there".
From what I understand of the Lore of the Soulstones, the reason for their destruction was that they had been corrupted. Per: http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Soulstone the soulstones were allowing the prime evils to tap into the World Stone and gain more power while in Sanctuary. They needed to be destroyed to stop this (and eventually, the world stone itself). But that didn't destroy the souls of the Diablo and Mephisto, it just sent them back to Hell... exactly under what circumstances and how I can't find a good explanation for, but probably without a host or body which they could use to exert direct control on anything.
From Act 2 we know that Adria found the souls and marked them somehow, and from Act 3/4 we know this was with Diablo's blessing/guidance. The mechanics of the how we don't know, but I think you'll just have to accept that fact for now (maybe more answers in the expansion?).
But nothing says that destroying the soulstones destroyed the souls of prime evils. Maybe once their bodies are gone and there are no soulstones, they have no way to influence anything, but soulstones are wildcards that allow them to do more than intended.
When you finally get Zoltun Kulle his body back, he goes into the room with the Black Soulstone and activates it. At this point you see red energy flow into it, and he exclaims (paraphrased) "what! the souls of the 5 lords of hell reside in this stone!"
Kulle instantly knows what is going on (and seems to most of the time, redoing Act 2 knowing the final outcome, it is pretty clear he knows what is actually going down). After you defeat him, when questioned Adria reveals that she spent her time away after Leah's birth in Hell tracking down and marking the souls of the 5 defeated lords so they would flow into the Black Soulstone upon its activation (she just didn't know where it was prior to you & Leah bringing Kulle back to life.)
To question 2, I think the problem with the angels is an open question. Tyrael has stepped into the role of Wisdom at the end, and I assume your character steps into the role of Justice (total speculation, but it makes sense?). I'm betting Imperius isn't happy about that The dangling threads of Adria and Imperius making for a rather likely expansion, wouldn't you say?
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From what I understand of the Lore of the Soulstones, the reason for their destruction was that they had been corrupted. Per: http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Soulstone the soulstones were allowing the prime evils to tap into the World Stone and gain more power while in Sanctuary. They needed to be destroyed to stop this (and eventually, the world stone itself). But that didn't destroy the souls of the Diablo and Mephisto, it just sent them back to Hell... exactly under what circumstances and how I can't find a good explanation for, but probably without a host or body which they could use to exert direct control on anything.
From Act 2 we know that Adria found the souls and marked them somehow, and from Act 3/4 we know this was with Diablo's blessing/guidance. The mechanics of the how we don't know, but I think you'll just have to accept that fact for now (maybe more answers in the expansion?).
But nothing says that destroying the soulstones destroyed the souls of prime evils. Maybe once their bodies are gone and there are no soulstones, they have no way to influence anything, but soulstones are wildcards that allow them to do more than intended.
When you finally get Zoltun Kulle his body back, he goes into the room with the Black Soulstone and activates it. At this point you see red energy flow into it, and he exclaims (paraphrased) "what! the souls of the 5 lords of hell reside in this stone!"
Kulle instantly knows what is going on (and seems to most of the time, redoing Act 2 knowing the final outcome, it is pretty clear he knows what is actually going down). After you defeat him, when questioned Adria reveals that she spent her time away after Leah's birth in Hell tracking down and marking the souls of the 5 defeated lords so they would flow into the Black Soulstone upon its activation (she just didn't know where it was prior to you & Leah bringing Kulle back to life.)
To question 2, I think the problem with the angels is an open question. Tyrael has stepped into the role of Wisdom at the end, and I assume your character steps into the role of Justice (total speculation, but it makes sense?). I'm betting Imperius isn't happy about that The dangling threads of Adria and Imperius making for a rather likely expansion, wouldn't you say?