Joyd's hands twitch in the same instance that Tyki's does.

"There is nothing to end. This is who you are."

And Joyd, fast as lightning, rips Rhode from Tyki's grip, Sword of Exorcism and all. The little girl is like a doll in his grip as he dangles her for Tyki to see.

Soon, others appear -- different members of the Family, made human, dead, bleeding on the ground. Cyril, Lulubell -- clinging to some remnant of human life that the Sword has given them, to stop themselves from dying.

Joyd steps backwards, dropping Rhode next to Cyril's dead body with a sickening 'thud', white teeth glinting in the darkness.

"This is your future."