▁self ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁trying ▁to ▁free ▁her . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Last ▁Guardian , ▁Op al ▁deliber ately ▁arr anges ▁for ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁past ▁self - ▁although ▁she ▁spec ul ates ▁that ▁the ▁younger ▁her ▁is ▁merely ▁an ▁alternate ▁Op al ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁lack ▁of ▁memory ▁of ▁these ▁events -, ▁with ▁the ▁resulting ▁energy ▁explos ion ▁as ▁everything ▁that ▁Op al ▁Kob oi ▁has ▁created ▁and ▁done ▁over ▁the ▁five ▁years ▁between ▁her ▁past ▁and ▁present ▁self ▁is ▁er ased ▁causing ▁a ▁social ▁collapse ▁as ▁multiple ▁Kob oi ▁techn ologies ▁are ▁destroyed ▁or ▁ce ase ▁to ▁exist . ▁However , ▁Op al ▁man ages ▁to ▁surv ive ▁after ▁trick ing ▁the ▁LE P ▁into ▁moving ▁her ▁present ▁self ▁into ▁a ▁radiation - proof ▁t ube , ▁ch ann elling ▁the ▁energy ▁release ▁as ▁her ▁body ▁becomes ▁a ▁par ado x ▁to ▁reg row ▁her ▁entire ▁body . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁releases ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁long - im pr ison ed ▁war rior ▁spirits ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁her ▁army ▁while ▁she ▁works ▁to ▁activ ate ▁a ▁do oms day ▁spell ▁that ▁will ▁w ipe ▁all ▁human ▁life ▁from ▁Earth ' s ▁surface , ▁but ▁Ar tem is ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁defeat ▁her ▁by ▁using ▁her ▁clone - ▁now ▁' tra ined ' ▁to ▁perform ▁simple ▁movements - ▁to ▁instead ▁activ ate ▁a ▁command ▁that ▁will ▁dis per se ▁the ▁energy ▁and ▁the ▁spirits ▁while ▁leaving ▁Earth ▁un har med , ▁the ▁resulting ▁energy ▁release