The reason he believes that the reason for Azief fighting in this war might be different than the last time is because the Azief in this new timeline….is kinder.
Of course one could not say he is really a kind person.
A kind person does not kill people as much Azief had did.
But if compared this Azief to that Azief that Loki had known, one could say that while that other Azief exuded a coldness that seems to freeze one heart over, this Azief is a little bit warmer.
'Because he has friend' Loki thought to himself.
In that other timeline, Azief had to go all of it alone.
He fought alone and he struggles alone.
The only ally he ever had is probably only Sofia. When he broke through Sovereign level, he become the strongest being on Earth.
It is quite inappropriate to call him human by that point since he is practically a different lifeform by that time