The beast screeched and and hissed in agony as it was devastated by the direct hit of the Sunmaiden's Kiss, sufferring more horrid wounds from that one strike than so far by the combined efforts of might and magic.<br/><br/>It started to dissipate slowly and it tried pitifully clinging to existence, but eventually the last speck of blackness evaporated along with any evidence of its existence.<br/><br/>With the shadow demon destroyed, the eerie atmosphere dominant on the ship was gone as well, and Thalya just realized her own actions, or that her motivation and need might have been influenced... though she still committed them on her own and couldn't deny she needed to release tension, the demonic presence somehow drew out her lust and hunger.<br/><br/>As for Al'Rhayel, she was still lying among the decaying vines, now the mobile vessel of the last seed of the awakened plant, that wanted to protect its offspring and get it to land enough to turn the first helpful creature it found into its incubator...