Resurrect?

[Seal Evil]

I always took that to mean she was meant to die a bit later, still die, just later. Probably in the crater - however this is just my speculation I have seen some sort of evidence I might be right, but it's not concrete enough.

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However the debug room suggests that something was originally meant to happen, but obviously taken out of the game.

Woah, I find that very interesting! I think you are right.