What Falls from the Heavens

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**What Falls from the Heavens** is the ninth chapter of the main story. This chapter has a choice that can either lead to a bad ending or the final chapter.

## Summary

Once up at the upper floors, Geist shows the Protagonist a console and instructs them to choose either to sacrifice the Cains or the Abels. If the player picks either of these choices, it will trigger a bad ending. The Protagonist is not willing to sacrifice either, as they are against killing innocent people, but Geist desperately tries to get them to choose, as he believes that there is no other way. Unconvinced, the Protagonist instead suggests saving both species by stopping Quietus. Geist gets frustrated as he considers this to be supposedly impossible, but eventually respects their decision even after humanity entrusted their future to the Omens when they had difficulty making choices on their own, and seeing that there is no way to convince the Protagonist otherwise since they will never accept a solution that involves murder. Suddenly, an alarm goes off and the system warns them of an intruder in the Collective Consciousness. The others come to where the Protagonist and Geist are, having heard the alarm. Dianthus accuses them of the problem, but Geist denies this. The others reveal that the Proto decent has been reactivated, to Geist's shock. Nivalis contacts them and reveals that the Proto-Seaslight is responsible for the hijacking, as it has a mind of its own and has apparently been ordered to do this by the mysterious intruder. When Aria suggests shutting it down, Nivalis reveals that it is no longer possible as the Proto has locked them out of its controls and is targeting the Castle of Illusion. This shocks Aria, as she did not plot for it to land there when she's the Harbinger. It turns out the Proto has reprogramed its intended target on its own in an effort to complete its own plan. Nivalis reveals the outcome of the Proto's actions: if it lands on the Castle of Illusion, it will destroy not only the castle, but also Lethe, Shatolla, Nemea, and Argene, and will also cause the other Seaslights to shut down. The impact will also destroy the Abels and render ReGaia uninhabitable for the Cains, making everyone realize that the Paradise Project has gone awry. Also seeing that they can no longer control the project, Aria heads into the Proto to stop it from destroying ReGaia; the Protagonist follows her just before it descends. Although annoyed with the Protagonist for following her, she nevertheless has them help her activate the Proto's emergency boosters to redirect it to land in the northern sea. Once this is done, the Protagonist heads to the escape pod, but Aria cannot follow as she still needs to disable the Proto's controls so that it cannot do anymore harm, as she still feels guilty for her actions, and decides to sacrifice herself to save the planet. Dianthus arrives in the airship along with the others to pick up the Protagonist's pod. Refusing to abandon Aria, they fly to the falling Proto, which is now breaking apart and changing course. Once close enough, the Protagonist fires a flare. Meanwhile, inside the Proto, Aria expresses disappointment in herself as her misdeeds had led to this situation, but upon seeing the flare, she spots the airship and realizes that the Protagonist is coming to help her. She warns them that they may be killed by the debris, but also seeing that they are unwilling to leave her, she is left no choice but to jump, as the Proto is just about to make impact. After catching her and bringing her onboard, Aria is impressed by the Protagonist's strong determination as Heine steers the airship away from the Proto. Dianthus learns that the Proto has harmlessly landed in the sea and thanks them for saving ReGaia.