Quote Originally Posted by Ricky View Post
Well you kill Ifrit and Garuda officially on GC quests too but they still have hard modes after the fact
If you read what Louisiox says Ifrit (can't remember Garuda) doesn't actually die, he just gets wounded then absorbs the aether to become even more powerful, it would also be why the ifrit hard mode quest is called "Ifrit Bleeds, We Can Kill it" also showing we just wound him in easy mode.