Proto-Seaslight

The **Proto-Seaslight** is a fifth Seaslight that's stored in the Orbital Cradle. Its original purpose was to help trigger a mass evolution, but because it holds the capabilities of all four Seaslights combined, its new purpose is much more finite for all living things. The Omens originally intended to use it to provide life on ReGaia for the people of Earth (who are almost about to awaken from their slumber, though when that will happen exactly is unknown) after Quietus made Earth uninhabitable, but are in conflict with their programming, because their mission to preserve humanity will require sacrificing roughly half of all humanity. After Aria becomes the Harbinger and has administrative control to decide for the Omens, she intends to use the Proto-Seaslight to wipe out all life on ReGaia and provide life on it for her people; but the Protagonist stops her by entering her consciousness after her failed attempt to finish them off and freeing her heart from her self-doubts. Aria then confesses that she really did not want to destroy either species and let her insecurities blind her, and decides to not go through with her plan, now aware that it is wrong to sacrifice countless innocent people, even for the sake of her own people. In turn, she decides to instead find a way to save both species rather than killing off one of them, but Geist had predicted that this would happen, also revealing that this was also part of his motive. At this point, the Admin rights is transferred to the Protagonist, allowing them to make the same decision, but they ultimately refuse to sacrifice any innocent lives and instead desires to save all of humanity by ending Quietus, a goal which was thought to be impossible; however, the Proto-Seaslight's artificial intelligence (which the Omens did not know about) suddenly reactivates and takes control of Aria's plan and redirects itself to land on the Castle to Illusion instead to complete its own goal, which will deactivate the other Seaslights and destroy all life on ReGaia along with rendering it an uninhabitable place for any of humanity, dooming both Cain and Abel species. It also disables the Omens' control over it to prevent them from stopping it. Aria, now realizing the devastating consequences of her plan (which she can no longer control), and the Protagonist manage to foil its plot by forcing it into an accelerated reentry so that it would crumble harmlessly into the northern ocean instead. Although Aria intended to sacrifice herself to disable the Proto's systems due to her feeling guilty for her earlier wrongdoings, the Protagonist returns to save her, as they refused to leave her behind. Geist's project was abandoned after this and they decide that the only way to save both species now is to stop Quietus. The Proto-Seaslight's remains are later used to power a barrier used to protect the people of ReGaia from Quietus so that they can put an end to it. Gaia later uses it to merge with one of the other Seaslights in an effort to destroy all of humanity.

## Trivia

* It is presumed that the Proto-Seaslight never intended to save either human species and only pretended to comply with Aria and Geist's plan with the intention of completing its own goal. Therefore, it is implied to have secretly changed its target before Aria's plan was put in motion.
	+ It is also not known why the Proto made the decision to destroy all of humanity, but it can be presumed that Gaia was controlling it. Therefore, it is can be assumed that the Proto is not really sentient.
	+ The console used to sacrifice one of the human species apparently can override the Proto's controls. Then again, the outcome of either choice is non-canon.