Authors Note: I sincerly Apologise that it has took me so long to post this ending and its shortness, I have had lots of illnesses since the last update, again thank you for the reviews and Charnobyl, sorry for not replying butI will adress the issues at hand in a pm as soon as possible

Awakened Redemption: Epilogue

"I don't deserve your forgiveness."

The former claymore known by the name of Gray had kneeled before the very comrade he killed not being able to distinguish the water coming from his eyes from the rain but that didn't matter to him. He had been overcome by the guilt in what he had done as an emptyness grew within him, he was a broken man. He could not understand these feelings that came at him, half of him was filled by hatred while the other was filled by sorrow, yet there was an emptiness in his heart.

As the black sky of the night roared with thunder, he raised his head from looking at the ground and slowly stood up, taking a look at each of his fallen comrades, the flames of hatred burned violently as he looked at the corpse of his fallen enemy, Serenity. Yet as he looked at each of his comrades in turn, that feeling of rage and hatred slowly dissipated, he only longed for forgiveness that he knew he'd never be able to receive from any of them. As these emotions raged inside him, he felt another presence inside him, was this the beast that killed Rika? It was a strange hunger. "I...I...Can't!" he said to himself in a voice that clearly showed fear, he was afraid, frightened beyond any fear he had ever known, his entire body shivered, the rain was as cold as ice. This new hunger demanded his attention once more, telling him he must feast on human guts. He felt weak, vulnerable, gritting his teeth and growling, he spoke to no one in particular. " I...am...not...a...MONSTER!" the last word was spoken with disgust, resentment and hatred. In his mind he saw the faces of numerous cloaked men. "You are the monster that will succeed where others failed, remember that." A cold voice spoke in his mind.

"NO!" Gray roared in a voice which could even make other Awakened tremble upon hearing it, his yoki was running through him out of control, strong gusts of wind surrounded him, the rain hitting him violently. His body shifted into the Awakened Form that was his. "I remember....what I fight for....for those that are innocent and defenceless, they deserve a chance to live, that will not change" he spoke in a voice with a stronger resolve, Gray had his redemption, he had a promise to his fallen comrades, he will not become the same monster it took their lives to kill. He grabbed hold of his Claymore, Shifted into his Awakened Form and with lightening fast speed, he ran into the distance as the thunder clashed yet again.

"I will not fail."

From then on the Awakened Being known as Gray, haunted by his past and the monster held within him, went on to survive and fight for what he believed in, a prisoner to his fate as an Awakened Being. For decades he fought a lone battle, to keep his humanity and conscience against the hunger of an Awakened Being. Humans were more than just sentient food, there were those that needed to be protected, preserved so they had the chance to be free, while there were others, humans whose evil know no bounds and commit unforgivable crimes. They, and only they, were the ones who deserved the fate of death at the hands of such a being as himself. Gray was a lone, lost soul sought forgiveness. Little did he know that he would find himself in a series of events on a much larger scale. Nor did he know that he would find new allies in the distant future.

The real fight for Gray had not even begun.