I say, go with it. The Ring of Fire has been portrayed well enough. Deling in its future, Gaia in its post-game, Spira the same, and Mako... Well, there's a reason that it's in the past right now, and that involves Joe. Normally, it would be centuries past the game. (Nanaki might still be around, and Vincent is a definite. Plus, there's Zack!)

I am the thing the Darkness fears.