Everything seemed to slow down around him as he saw the blood.
The howling wind died down, and even Jack Noir disappeared as he gazed at his father.
'No. No. He... he can`t be...'
"Dad?" John choked out, feeling his throat constrict as he tries to talk.
But his father didn`t answer.
His father was dead.
He felt anger in him, and also an overwhelming sadness, but the anger began to overpower that sadness.
He prepared himself to Strife with Noir, along with Rose, who had succumbed to the pull of grimdark powers.
But before Round 1 could even begin, Noir`s blade shot through John`s chest, leaving blood on his blue Heir of Breath shirt.
He collapsed on the ground, and Rose was filled with a furious power.
Jack`s powers and the girl`s powers met in a black and green explosion.
Finally, all that was left was John, his father, and Rose`s mother, and a tiny firefly, floating in the sky.