An Extra’s POV

What is life? What is death?

Despite how long humanity has lived in this world, none of these two concepts have been satisfactorily answered or explored.

However, most would agree with their simple definition.

Life is simply the concept that best explains the state of being alive.

Death… is the opposite.

To experience death means to die…

Many proclaim to know what happens after death—eternal paradise, or torment, or even a limbo.

But no one knows for sure.

And so, for many, death is the ultimate end to anyone.

Everything is forever lost and fades into obscurity—as if it never existed.

Like tears in rain.

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Ogun's eyes bulged as his weapon shattered right in front of him.

The pressure, as well as the force he had generated trying to pull his weapon away, caused his hulking body to fly back.

"Guh!" He grunted as his ebony body slid on the dirty ground.

Despite his skin being impenetrable, the sensation felt deeply uncomfortable.

Ogun held his head with one hand and shook it.

"Urgh…" He let out a deep breath and looked in front of him, hoping all that happened was just in his head.

However, upon seeing the masked man's outstretched hand and pieces of his club dropping from his grasp, he could no longer deny it.

The masked man had destroyed his club.

"My name is Ralyks, and while this wasn't my initial plan… I'm going to have to kill you here."

As those words reverberated in the night air, Ogun felt his body shake.

He could see from the glowing crimson eyes of his enemy that he was absolutely serious.

'Why?!'

No; Ogun realized how strange his thought process was.

In the first place, why wouldn't he kill him?

They were enemies, and Ogun would have done the same to him within a heartbeat.

In the Criminal Underworld, it was the fate of the loser to die—usually painful deaths—in the advent of the winner's triumph.

There was nothing strange about it.

then…" A step was taking from the masked

immediately slid back with

was still on the ground, seated as

advance made by the man, he found

Destruction could act in such a shameful way? He also couldn't believe

his body was moving on

'No…'

another few inches

No, I can't allow

as Ralyks drew even

CAN'T LET IT END

~BOOOM!~

his gigantic

to his [Power Output] Skill

with confidence, but what made

he destroyed my Bloody

his muscles bulged as

be faster… stronger…' Ogun knew that this man's

be using some kind of Skill—no, probably a bunch of

could also be

should have

chances were that he would receive tons of

reach his limits. I just have to

scrawny Ralyks, Ogun had been working out and building

far more stamina; and since his defenses were guaranteed, he was sure who

'I just have to—!'

Ogun could complete his line of thought,

'T-teleportation?!'

it didn't matter to Ogun in the slightest. The fact that his opponent was

job was easier

"Time to dig in!"

his fists and began to launch a flurry of punches towards the

like it was being

attacks were doing

did not stop—he

"ORAAAAAAAAA!!!"

his speed exploded to a phenomenal degree. He relentlessly continued his attacks, not even stopping

However—

"That's enough."

was suddenly

sudden, his bones shattered,

out of his

used… a Counter-type

the only explanation that Ogun could think of, considering how he was harmed by how own ferocious

ended this." As Ralyks spoke,

that moment that he

he redirects my hits, then I'll take damage. I have

having these thoughts, trying to find his

"Euk! Y-you—!"

~CRACK!~

knees were shattered instantly, and Ogun found himself kneeling

didn't attack.' Ogun's eyes swelled