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The Demon froze in place as a gasp escaped his lungs, and as he looked down he was greeted by the sight of two blades protruding from his chest on either side. Looking over his shoulder, he saw that Solomon had attacked his lower spine with his knee and broken it, and the only thing holding the Demon up on his feet right now were the two Royal Knights. As they backed away, and Yarun retracted his weapons from the Demon's body, they watched the Demon's reaction and noted that his eyes regained their pupils, and that the persona of the Demon was now fading from existence as Shadow returned to the world, but not in time to defend himself.

Down to the earth, the Demon fell. The once proud, confident, and unyielding body of the Red-Eyed Demon struck the earth, his muscles no longer able to support his weight without his spine in tact to provide proper base. As he hit the ground, the earth around his body slowly turned red.

As the Demon lie there, the rain ceased and the clouds began to part, giving way to the fading twilight as they moved on from this horrific scene outside of Triveila. The remaining Assassins were quickly dispatched by Yarun and Solomon, who then turned their attention to Sereinia, knowing that the Emperor would have their heads if they did not retrieve her and bring her back. They were going to save her, and they were going to save their Emperor from all of this no matter the cost. Whatever happened to Shadow now was of no concern to them.

Yarun had pierced both of his lungs, and his life would soon be extinguished from this world no matter how quickly or efficiently anyone worked to save him.

Finally, after all the years of fear, torment and death… The Red-Eyed Demon was no more.

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Two figures watched the scene unfold from a distance in the forest just out of sight. They both watched as Shadow's form crumpled to the ground, and the dark aura surrounding his body evaporated into nothingness. Over time, several people approached his body, but the two figures waited until everyone had left the scene and were beyond their range of vision before exiting the forest.

One of them was a tall and well muscled young man in his mid-late twenties with dirty blonde hair and deep ocean blue eyes. The other was a familiar form to anyone who had been there during the bloody New Year in Cre' Est with her long, flowing brown hair and chocolate brown eyes as she sadly examined Shadow's body. The man examined Shadow as well, and looked over at her for a moment. Her eyes told the whole story, and so he nodded to her as he picked up Shadow's lifeless form. The two of them walked away into the darkness, the body of the Red-Eyed Demon safely secured, and disappeared.

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The following day, the bodies of the dead were buried and disposed of by the city guards and other civilian volunteers. Each and every single man was checked for red eyes, but none of them had the infamous red spheres the Demon was known for.

If was from this that the whispers of the Demon's disappearance was born.