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Quietus, which was at first believed to be impossible. However, the project to save either the Cains or the Abels goes haywire after the Proto, revealed to be sentient, reprograms it to destroy both species, but Aria and the protagonist manage to prevent this. In the game's true ending, the protagonist resolves to save both the Cains and the Abels from extinction, which leads them to discover that an artificial intelligence girl named Gaia is the one who caused Quietus and is heavily implied to be responsible for corrupting Geist and Aria and reprograming Geist's project. The protagonist defeats Gaia with the help of her counterpart ReGaia, the being from the beginning of the story. Quietus is permanently resolved, ReGaia reveals a surprising truth to the protagonist (should the player want to know), and the main characters live their lives out normally. In the aftermath, the protagonist and their friends join Aria, who is now the Omens' leader, in an investigation on Earth.
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