An Extra’s POV

~SWISH!~

That was the last sound Fenrir heard before his body turned into mincemeat and his consciousness was plunged into darkness.

Before dying, though, Fenrir could only ask himself one question.

'Why… did I ever think I killed a Dragon Commander…?'

He didn't understand the reason why. Perhaps… if he didn't have such thoughts, he wouldn't have been so careless with his actions.

'I… we were just previous soldiers drafted into war back then…'

The founding members of the Mercenary Gang were merely ex-military officers who decided to defect and become fugitives instead.

They stole a lot of resources from the Alliance—especially weapons—before defecting. This was instrumental in starting their own organization.

They initially started out as mere bandits, but slowly built their influence up to this point.

Sure, they spread the rumors of their exploits—killing Dragons being one of them—but even Fenrir hadn't killed anything above a Two-Horned on his own.

There was no way a single man could win against a Dragon Commander.

Sure, his squad had encountered a Dragon Commander in the past, but they were all wiped out—save for him.

It was all due to luck!

Yet, somehow his mind had interpreted it as him winning the battle somehow.

Why…?!

Fenrir didn't know why he thought that.

But, it was because of those foolish thoughts that he had made so many wrong decisions which led to this downward spiral.

In the end, his arrogance led to his fall, and the hubris of the leader caused the end of the Mercenary Gang.

'I really was… a fool.'

And so, Fenrir's head and entrails fell amongst the countless others that lay strewn all over the area.

They formed a grotesque landscape for the senses.

—A painting of death.

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all.' Rey thought to himself, happy to have gotten something valuable from the entire

thinking about the fact that there were still a few members of the Heads

if they're not useful on their own, I

sighed, realizing there was no use making a fuss

possible to tell Ater to spare the Heads of

personality, they would already be dead

distance was feel what Ater was currently experiencing, and based on those

that Rey was convinced that Ater was doing some pretty

it's only directed at the bad guys,

cast his gaze on Rebal and Kara, who were still seated

protected by Rey, so none of the echoes of destruction

all good?" He asked, especially looking at Esme, who

based on her trembling

frightened? Ah… I

them and realized just how messy everything had gotten. This was the result he was

was brutally killed, after all. It's possible she

death of her family would bring her some sort of satisfaction, but that seemed a little too much to

looks anxious. Does he have trauma

two are—" Rebal began, pointing

"I know."

only see a wrecked seat, with no one seated

away while I was busy

Rey's voice didn't display any ounce of worry or anxiety. In fact, it seemed like

terrible calmness coursed through his

matters, I suppose your role here

"I-I suppose so…"

the Capital. As for you, Kara, I'll be reuniting you with the Alliance Forces that are likely on

this, Kara's eyes widened

"On their way here?"

my recent fight with Fenrir and the other two blasted a hole in the ceiling, which compromised the

all of this was

signal to the Alliance Forces so they could reach the location of the enemy

will happen…" Rey

Scylla and her guard, while Rebal returns to the Capital, and you'll rendezvous with the Alliance Forces directly outside this building and explain what happened—of course, you'll tell

Kara nodded

do?" Esme's voice was low, containing none of the life that they had all experienced before the

voice was hoarse, almost as if she had been crying her lungs