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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himself, happy to

fact that there were still a few members of the

if they're not useful on their own, I could fuse

sighed, realizing there was no use making

it's not possible to tell Ater to spare

they would

was feel what Ater was currently experiencing, and based on those vicarious emotions,

felt so raw that Rey was convinced that Ater was doing some pretty nasty things back

as it's only directed at the bad guys, I suppose

on Rebal and Kara, who were still

of destruction touched even a minute part of their

He asked, especially

based on her trembling tone, it

is she frightened? Ah…

them and realized just how messy everything had gotten. This was the result he was going for, but he could see how

after all. It's possible she still

family would bring her some sort of satisfaction, but that seemed

Rebal also looks anxious. Does he have trauma

Ralyks… the remaining two are—" Rebal began, pointing at the seat that Scylla

"I know."

its direction, he could only see a wrecked seat, with no one seated

and her guard slipped away while I was busy

didn't display any

calmness coursed through

suppose your role here

"I-I suppose so…"

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

this, Kara's eyes widened

"On their way here?"

of this city. Besides, my recent fight with Fenrir and the other two blasted a hole in the ceiling, which compromised the barrier that

had ensured all of this was done

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

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

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

nodded in

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

her voice was hoarse, almost as if she had been