Remnants

The part of the attic that was hidden behind the barricade was completely filled with dead bodies lying haphazardly on each other. Just one quick look at them was enough to find the cause of their deaths.

No matter who it was, a mother with a child in her arms, old man or young servant… All of them had a small hole in their head, with only the single man lying right beside the barricade having his body completely devoid of any energy at its very core. 

Even if a person was dead, it took a long while for the last bits of energy stored inside their cells to diffuse back into the world, yet he was completely and utterly empty.

Only now did it dawn on me what was the scale of the massacre.