The smoke cleared, revealing the aftermath of the intense battle.

Akane's limp form lays in the alley, her body limp but having a faint pulse. Ann, wounded but still clinging to life, reached out to the battered Kuina beside her. The two exchanged final, whispered words before Ann's eyes stilled their blinking.

Kuina and Ann, their bodies riddled with stab wounds, fought through the agony to stay conscious. Aguni, blood trickling from the gunshot to his head, summoned the last of his strength to deliver the killing blow to the King of Spades.

Niragi and Chishiya lay wounded, their once-bitter rivalry forgotten in the face of this greater threat, each of them sat leaned against two destroyed cars. They had prevailed, but at a heavy cost.

Arisu helped Usagi up - putting her arm around his shoulders, her stabbed leg bleeding and foot dragging. Aguni stood over the lifeless body of the King of Spades, your desperate plan having succeeded.