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Synopsis

Prologue
The story of NieR begins in the summer of 2049 in the ruins of an unidentified city. A prolonged snowstorm envelops the region, trapping the few survivors in bitter cold with little shelter and very little food. Two people who survived the onslaught of climate change lie buried in the remains of a grocery store: a man and his daughter or sister, depending on the version of the game. The girl suffers from an uncontrollable cough, while her tired father/brother ponders a fateful decision. A mysterious book lying on the floor between them taunts the man with its power to help. All he has to do is hand over his soul to receive the power of the tome. A number of monsters known as Shades appear and the father/brother fights them to protect the girl using the book. After defeating the Shades, the child becomes increasingly ill.

Act I
The story continues some 1,312 years in the future, where a man named Nier endures a similar struggle. His only daughter/sister has succumbed to a violent cough and must remain in bed while he searches for a cure. Although much time has passed, the world this family lives in is, in many ways, that of a simpler time. The villagers live in modest houses and work together to ensure a better life for their community. The entire village is aware of young Yonah's illness and supports her by hiring Nier for many odd jobs and errands. Some would say the job is beneath a man of his caliber, but he holds his head high and does everything he can to provide for Yonah, while hoping that the village's wisest member, Popola, and her twin sister Devola can discover a cure.

One day, Yonah goes in search of the Lunar Tear Flower that Nier told her about, and may have gone in search of the lost shrine where Popola told Yonah about the flowers. While searching the lost shrine, Nier comes across a talking book capable of performing magic, calling itself Grimoire Weiss. The two team up to defeat the Shadow army and two living guardian statues to save Yonah. It is discovered that Yonah is suffering from the Black Scrawl virus, linked to the Shades. This partnership with Weiss allows Nier to use magic, and the two begin their quest to travel the lands to collect all the sealed verses that Nier hopes will give Weiss the power to destroy the darkness and save Yonah. In their search, they encounter the angry and foul-mouthed Kainé, who is herself a half-shade, and a young boy Emil, whose eyes petrify anyone who looks at them. Their quest encounters many difficulties, culminating in the petrification of Kainé in order to seal a deadly Shadow beneath the library, while Yonah is carried away by the master Shade, known as the Shadowlord, who carries his own book, Grimoire Noir.

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