Tobias and Marcus collided, their weapons locked in a battle of strength.

Marcus had the speed, but Tobias had the power.

It was a deadly dance, one that only one could walk away from.

Tobias pushed forward, his claymore slicing through the air with a roar, knocking Marcus off balance.

Marcus staggered back, his feet slipping on the blood-slicked floor.

He barely had time to react before Tobias was upon him, slamming the edge of the claymore into his chest.

There was a sickening crunch, followed by a strangled gasp.

Marcus collapsed, his body crumpling to the floor like a ragdoll, his eyes wide in shock.

Tobias stood over him, breathing heavily, blood dripping from his sword.

His eyes met mine, and I could see the desperation in them.

“It’s over, Allen. Don’t you see? We’re-”

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The words caught in his throat as a fresh wave of exhaustion hit him, and his knees buckled.

He stumbled backward, his hand dropping to his side.

He was too tired, too broken to fight anymore.

"Rest in peace" I said shortly.

Now it is just me, Lily and Evelyn.

Her eyes were wild with panic, her breath ragged as she pulled another arrow from her quiver.

But the look in her eyes...

It wasn’t the confident, teasing Lily I had known.

It was a woman on the edge of collapse, struggling to hold onto whatever shred of humanity remained.

“You…” Her voice trembled, but her aim didn’t falter. “You’ve been standing here the whole time, Allen. Why?”

I didn’t answer her.

What was there to say?

Lily’s arrow flew, but it didn’t reach me.

She had miscalculated, her desperation blinding her judgment.

The arrow grazed my cheek, drawing a thin line of blood, but I didn’t move.

I just watched.

"Just quit trying, you should have already known you can't beat me in your current state, even with your normal" I said coldly.

Her eyes flickered between me and the battlefield, searching for a reason to keep going.

But there was no reason left.

She dropped her bow.

The silence that followed was deafening.

Only the sound of our breathing filled the space between us.

But it was clear that this was the end.

One would survive, and the rest would fall.

Lily’s shoulders sagged as she looked around at the devastation.

Her voice was barely a whisper.

“I thought we could make it. I thought… we were a team.”

I took a step forward, my gaze fixed on her.

“There’s no team here anymore. There never was.”

With that only two where remaining.

I and Evelyn.

But still only one is required.