'Okay. So ultimately, it was the Academy themselves who built Atlas?' 'Looks like it,' replied Serah, scanning the data they had just recovered. 'It started when the forces who were trying to restore the old Cocoon reactivated the dormant fal'Cie.' 'Atlas was a weapon built to protect humans from the fal'Cie?' 'Yeah...' said Serah, before lapsing into silence. Noel followed her gaze skyward. If the Academy had not built Atlas, more and more of the fal'Cie would have been awakened by the other side. But even so, was there no other way to counter the threat?