Authors note- Well, here we are. The final ending! And no, its not a twist, I was just joking about Hewie being an evil mastermind.

Epilogue

Dawn had come, the first few rays of sunlight appearing in the dark gray sky, creating a mixture of bright colours, oranges, pinks, and bright yellows.

But Fiona paid no attention to any of it, her form crouched just in front of the castle's gates, her hands trembling as she attempted to unlock them with the key she grabbed off Lorenzo's ashes. She swallowed hard, and fumbled, the key dropping out of her hands onto the ground. The last few events had just been a complete blur. After Lorenzo's death, she'd made her way out the door into the forest. She'd stumbled back into the mansion, walked through the castle's empty, lonely halls to the entrance gates. Now, she needed to hope this key would open those doors...

She picked it up quickly, and heard a sudden strange cough that made her almost drop it again. Hewie was sitting by her side, looking up at her with those big brown eyes. His presence, of all things, reassured her. She leant down, stroking him behind his ears. He'd saved her life countless times, and she wondered how she would have made it out without him…..

"Thank you" she told him again, a light smile on her face as she placed the key firmly in the lock and turned. The gate unlocked with a heavy, loud click and she pushed it open, peering outside at a small bridge leading into a deep forest. Hewie suddenly barked, his head cocked towards the castle entrance. Fiona froze, hearing heavy footfalls-

-and that monster with child-like eyes stepped out from the door, a pair of garden shears held limply in his hands. He caught sight of her, no visible emotion on his grotesque features. Fiona gazed back into his black eyes, and for some strange reason, she was no longer afraid. He then bowed his head towards her, as if he understood, and she nodded back, turning back towards the gate. The castle belonged to him now.

"Come on Hewie!" She called and the dog trotted to her side. She stepped out into the bridge, feeling relief flowing through her system. After a few steps, she halted in her tracks and looked back at the castle, wondering since her parents were gone, what would she do now…. So many things to do…and how am I supposed to get home? She continued staring at it for a little while longer before sighing, turning away.

Hewie was waiting for her near the bridge's end. As soon as she started moving, he turned, and trotted away.

"Hewie! Wait up boy!" Fiona called, beginning to jog to catch up with her friend. As she ran, she smiled, knowing she had all the time in the world to figure out what to do next...and as long as Hewie stayed by her side, she knew she would be okay.

After all, it was the beginning of a bright, sunshiny day.

He was alone now.

Debilitas made his way slowly to the garden, clutching his garden shears. The angel and her doggie had gone home now, and everyone else was gone.

Softly humming, he raised the shears to a particular shrub and began to trim its thick, leathery leaves.

Snip. Snip. Snip. Snip.

He continued humming as he trimmed happily, knowing that now his masters were gone, he could do whatever he wanted too. If he wanted to play, he could play. Whenever he wanted too. He'd find someone to play with soon enough. But for now, all he wanted to do was trim.

Snip. Snip. Snip.

WOOT! Finally done! Anyways, thanks for reading , I hoped you enjoyed it. Haunting Ground belongs to capcom, etc. Urghh...I'm bored now...maybe I'll go play the acutal game and make Daniella or someone chase me out of boredom...TA TA!