It has been close, so jackdamned close. But there he stood. In bad condition, yes. But their condition was worse by far. With their force effectively cut in half and both the demon and zombie one weak hit away from dissipation, this was the end. Jingleberry, the Christmas ninja, raised his sword to strike the final blow...
...and fell face forward.
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He didn't pass out or disappear...but he wasn't getting up anytime soon. Above him, wing flapping quietly, was one...Hellma Shox. "Well...you are quite the fool now, yes?" She gave a dark and terrible chuckle.
"You..." he whispered with quiet despair, "Where...what did you do with her body?!"
"This...this we will talk of later, hm? No need to look so frightened," she was smiling widely and there was really every reason to be frightened. "I left her on a lovely little island. A vacation of sorts after so many years of excellent service. It will be difficult to replace her, I am so very much sad to have let her go but...a deal is a deal, hm?" She landed beside the fallen students and poked at their faces with a tentacle. "All you'll have to do is go and pick her up, not so hard as you would have it be, hm? I am not so bad of a monster, you know?"
Barth and Amrita's bodies both dissipated into FEAR particles at her inspection and she gave a sorrowful sigh before checking Sammy and West. "Ah...these two...not so bad, either!" As she spoke she did...something to their bodies, and then gave each a fierce poke until they too disappeared on the chill autumn winds of Halloween.
Eventually they all woke up in the infirmary, each with a notice demanding that they continue to improve their abilities as Knob Goblins, as well as some things to think about. West and Sammy, however, also got a little something extra with their note:
