He collapsed.
Falling backward, his long hair splayed out beneath him, his eyes fluttering shut as though drifting into a deep, dreamless slumber.
Just as Renan fell backward, the halo that had been hovering behind him slowly faded into nothingness. The distinct sign that had once adorned his forehead vanished as well, though the rest of his body remained unchanged, retaining the transformation he had undergone. His long white hair still cascaded over his shoulders, his presence still otherworldly, yet something had shifted—something crucial had disappeared.
Renan, who had, for some unknown reason, fallen into a deep slumber after effortlessly erasing the shadow dwarf, remained oblivious to the events unfolding elsewhere. Far away, in a distant part of the planet, an old woman sat alone, watching his fate and his future unfold.
