Final Breath

The lighter the stone got, the more Jake could see Father Joseph's life drain away. 

Ding!

Everyone was drawn to the stone itself, which had completely basked in this holy light, to see that it had completely lost all of the darkness that it contained within. 

Instead, all it had was that gray crystal. 

"Now, we must destroy this." Father Joseph said. But what he said could be heard by only the three people who were closest to him: Jake, Ganshin and Annie. 

His voice was too faint for anyone to hear. 

"Father! What happened to you!" Annie cried with shock as she finally took a look at Father Joseph. 

And then, everyone could see that their beloved leader of this caravan was not exactly in the best of health. He looked older than he had ever been, and his eyes kept fluttering, like he was struggling to keep them open. 

"Ga- Ganshin." Father Joseph opened his mouth, and only whispers came out.