His heartbeat shuddered.
It flipped.
It collided with itself.
Then...if faded.
Disappeared.
Vanished.
His body was very still, and very cold.
He fell to the ground, with an earthly, morose, THUD.
THUD.
And everyone looked at him.
At the pool of blood that was flowing freely.
At his vacant red eyes, staring into oblivion.
At the green skinned Merb who was standing next to him, red blade still clutched in his trembling hands, small pupils darting around in sporadic spasms.
Three words were uttered, over and over.
"I never thought..."
And it floated through the crowd, like some sort of demon.