An Extra’s POV

"This… is it."

Right in front of Rey was a door. It was so poorly made that it seemed crooked at best.

Any sufficient pressure applied to it would be enough to break the door into bits.

'They put slaves behind this? Are they not worried they'll try to escape?'

Rey surmised that the captors were probably confident that the captives would be unable to escape, so he shrugged the thought from his mind.

'Alicia and Billy are both strong. The people here must have a way to restrain them.'

That told Rey that he couldn't be complacent.

He activated [Safe Haven], just in case, and proceeded to open the door.

~CREAK~

The door easily opened without Rey exerting much of an effort, and it revealed a room shrouded in darkness to him.

'What's this smell…?' A sickly sweet smell filled the air, making Rey nearly nauseated.

Thankfully, his [Full Resistance] kicked in. Still, he felt like it would be safer to leave as quickly as possible.

'This is probably a sedative that keeps them this way.'

Rey used his Flare to lighten up the place, seeing four people inside.

His eyes instantly darted to the one that mattered most to him.

'Alicia!'

The dirty ground stained her unkempt brown hair, and her casual outfit had the form of rags. Her pure skin was marred with dirt, and her eyes were tightly shut.

She was unconscious, and her body seemed frail as she lay in a corner.

She honestly seemed like a fresh corpse.

Rey's eyes widened as he rushed to her side with unimaginable speed.

As he touched her body, he realized she felt cold—too cold!

'A-ah!' He placed his ears close to her chest, not minding the softness that greeted him as he did so.

'She's still alive!' His thoughts echoed within.

Rey swiftly brought out the White Amber and slipped it into its rightful place.

The moment he did this, a bright light suddenly enveloped Alicia.

~FSHUUUUU!~

across her body, causing her pale skin

was regaining her

fine…' Rey made a slight smile under

However—

"U-urghh…"

made all his joy sink right

'This guy…!'

turned to his side, a small distance off, and noticed Billy slowly stirring into

have destroyed him a million times over. His eyes glowed bright crimson

Rey… he's not worth

far when all of this

on Billy, causing the boy to sink back into

that Alicia was regaining consciousness, so he did the

who I am. Or that I

one known as Ralyks, he wasn't one known to walk the path

Unless…!

just came to mind.' Rey's eyes widened as

'That could work!'

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that Billy's condition—albeit not stable—would not lead to his death, he decided

are two others here, but I don't think they're any of

could do was report to the soldiers and have the

not abandoning them. They'll

was just that Alicia and—unfortunately enough—Billy had

in the air and decided to

did this, however, he covered their entire bodies with long cloaks and hid their faces in

be happy about having spares…' Rey made a wry

would remain hidden even if I am seen with them. I'll activate [Projection] as well, but there's a chance that

complete, so Rey made his way to the

he heard

"R-Rey…"

as soon as

as a soft whisper—barely audible—but

to his side, where someone was lying on the

her hand gripping

same age as Alicia. Her short black hair and

"H-help me… R-Rey… S-Skylar…"

as he stared at her barely

her shaky hand, which now crumbled back to the ground, the

definitely using a

had just seen her eyes glow, and she had said his name, he could confirm that he 'technically' saw

He murmured under his

[STATUS WINDOW]

- Name: Rey Skylar.

- Race: Human (Otherworlder)