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.

********

Rey thought to himself, happy to

after thinking about the fact that there were still a few members of the Heads of Destruction whose Skills he hadn't

on their own, I could fuse

sighed, realizing there was no use making

have no long-distance communication Skill, so it's not possible to tell Ater to spare

would already

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

Ater was doing some

at the bad guys, I suppose there's no

Rebal and Kara, who were still

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

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

Kara nodded, though based on her trembling tone,

is she frightened? Ah… I understand

messy everything had gotten. This was the result

brutally killed, after all. It's

people responsible for the death of her family would bring her some sort of satisfaction, but that

looks anxious. Does

the remaining two are—" Rebal began, pointing at the seat that Scylla had previously

"I know."

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

guard slipped away while I

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

calmness coursed through

I suppose your role here

"I-I suppose so…"

be transporting you back to the Capital. As for you, Kara, I'll be reuniting

said this, Kara's eyes widened a little in

"On their way here?"

Fenrir and the other two blasted a hole in the ceiling, which compromised the barrier that keeps

course, Rey had ensured all of this was done

Alliance Forces so they could reach the location of the enemy on

is what will happen…" Rey went on to explain the plan

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 them

nodded in

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

if she had been crying her