As soon as they appeared, the demons departed, taking the remains of the cocooned dream demon with them. When all was quiet, each of the guardians fell into their own thoughts. Each had their own pain to deal with because of Hyakuhei and now that he was gone, only one thing remained.
“Hey Shinbe,” Toya said softly nodding to what was left of the dark guardian.
Shinbe nodded and the remaining bits that had once been Hyakuhei soon formed a pile on the floor. Toya again pointed the flame dagger at it. Blinding flames shot high into the air then quickly vanished, leaving behind only a small pile of ash.
Kyoko pushed away from Suki as she turned with a sob. She watched the ash… remembering what no one else would ever know. A soft breeze swept through the room and some of the ashes floated to
