Nastenka looks outside and hears the clock chiming 8pm, and quickly goes back, only to find the monster near death. She is very saddened and vows to never leave him again, and with those words the scarlet flower which she holds reattaches itself to its original stem and the island fills with light again.
As Nastenka peers outside, she hears the clock tolling 8pm. She rushes back to find the monster on the brink of death. Overwhelmed with grief, she promises never to leave him again. As she speaks, the scarlet flower reattaches itself to its stem, and the island is revitalized by a warm, golden light.