Five days after my fever broke, I am back to being a happy child again. Kira and the others are fun to play with. Tiir has even been spending more time with us. Everything seems to be even better than fine. Later, on that same night, I felt some uneasiness. I decided to confide my fears to Tiir. As the others went off to their beds, I pulled Tiir to one side. "What is it, Kiro?" He asks.

"I don't actually know. Everything is so good here. For some reason, though, I have been feeling uneasy. It feels like something or someone evil is near," I tell him.

"I wouldn't worry about it. I'll keep my eyes open, just in case," Tiir offers.

"Thanks," I feel relieved that Tiir has his guard up. Reassured by his presence, I go off to sleep.

Later, I wake abruptly from my slumber. The sound of our hideout being destroyed is what woke me up. I leap off of my bed. Tiir is in front of us, protecting us from the threat. It is someone with short pink hair. I know his name. Lir Orla. "Run! All of you! Get away!" Tiir orders. Most of the others are too afraid to do anything but cry.

I call to Kira. "Take the other children to safety! I'll stay here and help," I tell her. Thankfully, she obeys without question. I run up beside Tiir.

He looks startled to see me. "I'll handle this!" Tiir argues.

"No, Tiir. He's too strong. You can't take him on alone!" I retort.

"Lightning Beasts!" Lir Orla calls out. The power knocks Tiir and me into the dirt a little way away. When we stumble to our feet, we see the damage. We see Lafra's body on the ground. He didn't get away on time. Tiir is in angered shock. We charge him. His lightning beasts once again stop us. We are about to be defeated.

Just then, a shape comes toward us. My eyes widen in horror. "Kira…" I gasp. Kira charges Lir Orla. His lightning beasts strike her full force. She is sent head-first into the last remaining wall. "Kira!" I yell out in horror. At that moment, I lose myself to the Alpha Stigma. Laughing madly, I strike out at Lir Orla. I try to kill him. Surprised at my strength, he flees into the forest. Tiir manages to close my eyes before I could do any real damage. I pass out.

When I come to, I find that we are still near where the old hideout was. Tiir is by me. I lift myself up. "Where's Kira?" I ask.

Tiir pauses for a moment before answering. "She's dead, Kiro."

"N…no…She can't be…You're lying! She can't be dead! Leave me alone!" I shout. Tears start rolling down my cheeks because I know it's the truth. Kira is dead. Tiir tries to comfort me. It hardly helps, though. Tiir grabs me into his arms. I start sobbing into his chest. When my tears finally stop, I speak up in a wavering voice. "W…where's her body?"

"She's still by the wall," Tiir answers me.

"I want to bury her before we leave," I tell him. Fresh tears roll down my face.

Tiir wipes the stray tears from my face and nods his head. "Alright," he agrees. Tiir grabs a shovel and begins digging. I find a thin piece of stone and carve an epitaph on it. The epitaph reads:

Kira

Beloved twin sister of Kiro

Her sacrifice will never be forgotten

When Tiir finished burying Kira, I set the headstone on the place. Even more tears fall. "Come on," Tiir brings me away from her burial place.

We reach the area where the others have gathered. "Where's Kira?" Liral asked.

I turn my face away. "She's dead," I say in a voice thick with tears. I walk over to a soft bit of ground away from the others. There, I allow myself to cry. I finally cry myself to sleep.