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his tendency to disappear only revealed how much she cared about him. But before running off with Mohs, Anise throws a stuffed doll back at her friends
with a note attached detailing where she was going. This leads the party to a secret base inside Mt. Zaleho... where Ion is reading the Planet Score at Mohs'
orders. Ion, a replica, was far too weak to handle the reading. His abilities were less powerful than the original Ion's, and after only living for two years he passed
away after giving some final words of hope to the party: the Score is only one of many possible futures.
As the Fon Master dies in Luke's arms, Anise can only look on helplessly. It turns out that Mohs was holding her parents hostage in a cell near the Fonstone.
It becomes apparent that Anise was blackmailed into betraying Ion and her friends. As Mohs threatened her gullible parents, Anise was forced to obey his orders.
It's here that Anise becomes one of the most sympathetic characters in the game, forced to choose between her family and her friends. Because of this, no one
blames her for Ion's death, but she does blame herself.
consequence
Ion's death doesn't come without some major consequences. While Anise is left with a heavy sadness and an overwhelming sense of guilt, the God General
Arietta "the Wild" is devastated and furious at Anise. Arietta was a child raised by animals, discovered by Van and educated by the original Ion, who made her one of
his guards. But once the original Fon Master died and replaced with a replica (the Ion we know), Arietta was let go as a Fon Master Guard while Anise was put in her
place, essentially becoming Ion's confidante. Arietta was furious at the change and harbors deep jealousy, something only amplified by Anise's friends
killing the Liger that Arietta called "Mother." Anise lashes out by calling Arietta "Gloomietta" and picking on her whiny and childish nature.
When Ion dies, Arietta's hatred explodes and she challenges Anise to a duel, despite not knowing that her 
Ion died years ago, and Anise feels compelled to accept the challenge. The two duel at the spot where Arietta's Liger mother was killed in Cheagle Woods. Anise and her friends
win the fight against Arietta and her monsters, killing the young God General in the process. It's a sad end to Arietta's already tragic story, but Anise felt that it was
more of an insult to Arietta to refuse the duel than go through with it. Largo argues that even if Arietta had learned the truth about Ion, she would have lost her will
to live. But Arietta's death still hurts Anise, and gives her all the more reason to stop Van, the one responsible for the twisted tale of Ion, Arietta, and herself.
But with all the negative consequences, there are some positive aspects that arise from Anise's betrayal and the events that follow, even if they are harder to spot.
Ion's death was something that solidified Anise's resolve to put an end to Van's plans, giving her a strong reason to continue her journey.
She's even got a new friend in Florian, another replica of the original Ion, to come back to Daath for. For the all members of the
party, both carrying out Ion's wishes of peace and preventing more tragedies involving replicas become major reasons to keep focused on their fight.
Anise is able to move on, deciding not to wallow in guilt or remorse. When giving Luke a tour of the Daath pilgrimage monuments, she compares her
ordeal to that of Yulia and her disciple, Daath:
Luke: "Oh, I know this part. It's when Daath betrays Yulia."
Anise: "Yes. ...People come to this monument seeking forgiveness. Because it tells that Daath, wracked with guilt, took his own life after he saved Yulia. I'm the same as Daath."
Luke: "...Anise..."
Anise: "But I'm not going to kill myself. If you do something bad, you have to live and make up for it."