The Role of Necron (Spoilers Abound; Read At Your Own Risk)

[Squall of SeeD]

I believe " The Hill of Despair " is a place in the plain between life and death - purgatory.When the crystal is supposedly destroyed, this is where the souls of Gaia's inhabitants will go - this is where Zidane and co. go in the aftermath of the crystal's destruction therefore , dead - only when Necron has been defeated , Kuja,seeing the error of his ways, uses the last remnants of his strength to repair the crystal and thus restore life to Zidane and co.,teleporting themoutside the Iifa tree. At least that's my theory.

The Crystal was never destroyed, however. Kuja tumbled off after blasting everyone with Ultima. He didn't attack the Crystal.

Also, the purpose of the Iifa Tree is to regulate the flow of souls back to Terra. This is completely different from Necron's stated purpose: "I exist for one purpose... To return everything back to the zero world, where there is no life and no crystal to give life."

Actually, that fits with exactly what Garland said:

"But think for a moment... Isn't life death itself? It must kill other life-forms to survive..."
"Sometimes it even kills those with whom is shares blood..."
"To live is to give life meaning, yet one must take others' lives to survive..."
"A mature civilization becomes aware of this paradox..."
"Terra's souls will sleep until they forget such nonsense. They will begin a new life in a new dimension."
"It's a world in which life and death become one..."
"That is the dimension in which we are meant to live, as beings that transcend life and death!"

Very similar to what Necron says, no?:

"All life bears death from birth."
"Life fears death, but lives only to die."
"It starts with anxiety."
"Anxiety becomes fear."
"Fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate... hate leads to suffering..."
"The only cure for this fear is total destruction."

"...Now, the theory is undeniable."
"Kuja's action proves it. All things live to perish."
"At last, life has uncovered this truth. Now, it is time to end this world."

...

"I exist for one purpose..."
"To return everything back to the zero world, where there is no life and no crystal to give life."
"In a world of nothing, fear does not exist. This is the world that all life desires."