You could almost hear his soul shatter if you listened hard enough. It was like glass cracking and splintering into a thousand little pieces. I sighed in relief when life vanished from his eyes. His last words bothered me though. Even so, I couldn't feel anything but relief. It was over.

"Woohoo!"

"Yeah! We kicked ass!"

The boys all cheered and chanted. The girls giggled and joined in.

I stood up abruptly and everyone gathered around.

"I can't tell you all how much it means that you fought for and beside me. I'm eternally grateful. I need two groups to be formed! One group will transport the injured back to the house, while the other will begin cleaning up! You did well...."

And then everything became dark.