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!~

light warmly radiated all across her body, causing her pale skin to receive color as

was regaining her

ring's effects work perfectly fine…' Rey made a slight smile under

However—

"U-urghh…"

single voice made all his joy sink right

'This guy…!'

side, a small distance off, and noticed

million times over. His eyes glowed bright crimson as he looked at the muscular boy who

he's not worth it.' He

no need to go so far when all of this would

Skill on Billy, causing the boy to sink back

that Alicia was regaining consciousness, so he

know who I am. Or

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

Unless…!

to mind.' Rey's eyes widened

'That could work!'

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confirmed that Billy's condition—albeit not stable—would not lead to

others here, but I don't

the

them.

that Alicia and—unfortunately enough—Billy had

Magic], he raised the two in the

long cloaks and hid their faces in masks—items that he took

about having spares…' Rey made a wry

least, this way, their identities would remain hidden even if I am seen with them. I'll activate [Projection]

complete, so Rey made

when he heard a

"R-Rey…"

paused right in his tracks as

as a soft whisper—barely audible—but he heard

that…?' His gaze slowly traveled to his side, where

widened as he noticed her hand gripping the edge of

the same age as Alicia. Her short black hair and glowing blue eyes told him she was using some kind of

"H-help me… R-Rey… S-Skylar…"

confusion as he stared

her lips and her shaky hand, which now crumbled

using a

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

Window." He murmured under his

[STATUS WINDOW]

- Name: Rey Skylar.

- Race: Human (Otherworlder)