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

quickly soured, however, after thinking about the fact that there were still

not useful on their own, I could fuse them for maximum

sighed, realizing there was no use making a fuss of such

not possible to tell Ater

knowing his Familiar's personality, they would already be

was feel what Ater was currently experiencing, and based

Ater was doing

as it's only directed at the bad

cast his gaze on Rebal and Kara, who were still

of destruction touched even a minute part of their outfits—talkless

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

I'm fine." Kara nodded, though based on her trembling

is she frightened? Ah…

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

brutally killed, after all. It's

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

Rebal also looks anxious. Does

began, pointing at the seat that Scylla had previously

"I know."

in its direction, he could only see a wrecked seat, with

slipped away while I was busy with Fenrir

any ounce of worry or anxiety. In fact, it

terrible calmness coursed through

suppose

"I-I suppose so…"

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

Kara's eyes widened a

"On their way here?"

Fenrir and the other two blasted a hole in

ensured all of this

to the Alliance Forces so they could reach

context, this is what will happen…" Rey went on to explain the

and you'll rendezvous with the Alliance Forces directly outside this building and explain what happened—of course, you'll tell them what we agreed

nodded in

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

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