"He wanted it this way...", Laruna said. Six deer stood around the stag's body, all looking down on him. Emiva couldn't help but sob, and Quamar looked to her, "Remember what he said. He didn't want any of us to cry." "'Live your life every day with your head high.' I'll never forget those words...", Jen said.
Emiva shook her head, "Why? Why did he have to die like this?", she asked. "I guess...", Laruna began, "There wasn't anything else he had to do." The stag lifted his head, "I can't help but remember the first time we met. He was wearing a set just like mine, and he said 'You're a future me!'", he added. Darcy looked to Laruna, "Do you know what...I remember the first day I saw him. He was a young fawn with these distinct eyes, and...", he hesitated when he looked around, "...you know, just over there was the first place I met him at, near the river."
"How long ago was that?", Quamar asked. Darcy gave it some thought, his eyes suddenly looking back at Quad's body, "One year...exactly one year...today would have been his birthday."
Kana was there as well, who shook her head, "I had just talked to him before this happened. I can't believe he's gone.", she said. Jen nudged her, "It's nothing you did." "I know...", Kana sighed.
At that moment, Quad's body began to glow a bright red. "What's going on?", Quamar asked. The others were too shocked to reply, as slowly he began to disappear as specks of red light floated into the air and gathered into one orb. There were two other orbs there - a blue one and a green one, each representing one of his parents.
The four orbs began to ascend into the air. The deer looked up at them. "Where will he go?", Kana asked. "I suppose the Twin Gods will give him a new life somewhere...", Darcy replied.
