Scizoria, Yume, and Joltenna raised their heads at the same time. All eyes stared into the sky. "Uh…what's going on?" Ichigo asked.

"Death. Death has taken one of us." Joltenna moaned.

"Death has come for the demon." Yume cried.

"The end for Kurokyohaku." Scizoria wailed.

"What? Kuro's dead?" Daisy stared.

Ichigo nodded, "That's good. That means that Koneko won't be possessed anymore, right?"

Klara glared at Ichigo, "That does it. Anymore insensitive comments from you and I will slash you."

"Try it." Ichigo challenged.

"No fighting. We must find Koneko now. She is our primary target." Yume said, fluttering her wings.

"Right, winged Meowth." Daisy agreed.

"Can you three fight?" Klara asked the guardians.

"…..No….." Scizoria replied.

"That's not true. Kuro attacked me." Ichigo growled. Sparks began to come off of him. Then he snarled, "Listen, you! All of you! I have just about had it with all of you! I really couldn't care less of Koneko lives or dies. The same goes for all of you!"

"Good. I'm glad we're on the same page." Klara raised her scythes. "I can't stand you, Ichigo."

Both of them attacked. Klara cut Ichigo using her dangerous Slash attack and Ichigo used Pin Needle. Finally, after a few minutes of random attacks, Ichigo panted, "ENOUGH! I have had it! I'm outta here."

Daisy stepped forward. "Ichigo. Wait."

"IF YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT FOLLOWING ME, I WILL KILL YOU!" Ichigo roared, walking in the snow. Joltenna sighed and followed.

Scizoria and Yume watched the duo leave. "Goodbye, Joltenna."

Klara growled, "We don't need him. Let's go."

Daisy watched Ichigo leave. They never saw him again.

Meanwhile, Koneko sobbed over Kuro's body. "Why?! Why?!" She wailed. It was nearly nightfall. The corpse of Kuro was beginning to grow cold and stiff. "How can I go on without you, Kuro? You are everything to me. You protected me. You taught me. You are my whole life. I loved you."

She heard a flap of wings. Murkrow perched on a branch. "Warned you, I did. Told you." The voice was soft. "But go away you must. Bodies of demons, tend to explode. Yes. Destroy, they do."

"Then I will stay here and be with Kuro forever." Koneko cried.

Suddenly, "Not if I have anything to say about it!!" Something green rammed hard into Koneko, sending her sailing backwards. Klara!

The body of Kuro grew too cold. It began to rumble. Koneko tried to shove Klara away but the Scyther was powerful. She regained her senses and yelped, "We have to get away!!"

The group raced away from the body of Kuro as it exploded. A few minutes later, Koneko returned. She sniffed the ashes. No life. Daisy sat down. "I'm so sorry, Koneko."

Koneko noticed something shiny in the ashes. A necklace with a flame symbol! Soul…..shall…..protect….. Koneko thought she heard Kuro speak. She quickly put the necklace over her head, being careful not to cut the string with her spike. Then she turned to leave.

"Wait! Koneko!" Klara raced forward. "I'm coming with you."

"As am I!" Daisy agreed.

The Absol sighed, "I guess I have to move on."

"Awww, don't feel sad. Kuro is in a much better place now." Klara tried to cheer up Koneko. "And besides, we have to find a way to escape these forms."

Koneko sighed, "Kuro said that we have to find Mew. That's the only way for us to become human."

Daisy nodded, "Then that's what we'll do!"

"Where's Ichigo?" Koneko asked, looking around.

Klara shrugged, "He left us. Thought that we were slowing him down."

Daisy sighed, "He was a jerk, but I wonder what's going to happen to him."

"Who cares? Let's go." Klara buzzed her wings.

Koneko nodded and tried to cheer up. "Yes! We have to find Mew!"

Little did they realize that in a nearby tree, Murkrow sat. "Mew, find, you will. You must. But direction you go, wrong it is. Worry, don't, for speak I will, to Mew and go to you, she will." It said, opening its wings and flying into the sky.