After everything was done and Nephis used her flames to heal those who survived, they returned to the city through the catacombs.
Perhaps she wished to eviscerate the army of undead monsters that were now left without the tyrant to bring them back to life. But in the end, they were met with nothing but silence.
The horde of ferocious skeletons that had once almost cost Sunny and the rest of the cohort their lives was no more. The dark tunnels stretching beneath the ruins were littered with piles of bones, which were slowly turning into dust. It seemed as though the moment the Lord of the Dead had been destroyed, its servants had perished, too.
After a while, the group of humans emerged from the collapsed tower of the lighthouse and continued on its way back to the Bright Castle.
They were going to spend their last night there before leaving the Dark City behind.
***
In a small room in the depths of the ancient citadel, seven people gathered around a table.
They were Sunny, Nephis, Cassie, Caster, Effie, Kai, and Seishan.
Beyond the walls of the castle, the absolute darkness of the night had devoured the world. Nightmare Creatures were prowling the cursed ruins, and somewhere far away, black waves were crashing against the indomitable granite surface of the city wall.
Inside, the cold light of a Memory lantern illuminated their faces.
Strangely, everyone was silent, as though not sure what to say. Finally, Sunny broke the silence by yawning loudly.
"Shall we get on with this? Tomorrow is going to be a long day, and some of us need their beauty sleep."
He threw a sideways glance at Kai, thought for a bit, and then added:
"Actually, every day after today is going to be a long one. So let's just do it."
Nephis stared at him for a few moments, then echoed his words:
"...Do it."
that, they summoned their
a ghostly
a narrow beak
beautiful bronze spear and a heavy
metal decorated with a single gem weaved itself from light and rested
the Shard
Zenith, Dusk,
…And Starlight.
flowing white cloak that draped itself around Effie's shoulders. This was the Shard she had received
moments, no
"So, uh… what now?"
her head a little, then frowned.
"Come closer."
weapons suddenly growing hotter, and soon, both
and collided. Then, they fused with each other, and soon, seven
out of lustrous metal, with seven shining stars engraved
had given all those thousands of years ago. The keys that were used to seal the curse of
turned into streams of light and shot toward each of the seven people gathered
Sunny in the chest and disappeared, absorbed
the Spell resounded in his
have received an
He didn't want anything to
end, he had no other
the rest of the people gathered in the room, Changing Star lingered for a moment, and then
"We're ready."
***
dawn, the gates of the castle opened for the last time. A long procession of humans walked
In the aftermath of all the strife, no one had bothered
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