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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happy to have gotten something valuable from the entire

after thinking about the fact that there were still a

not useful on their own, I

no use making

not possible to tell Ater to spare the Heads

would already be

Ater was currently experiencing, and based on those vicarious emotions, Rey could

raw that Rey was convinced that Ater was doing some pretty nasty

the bad guys,

Kara, who

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

asked, especially looking at Esme, who

Kara nodded, though based on her trembling tone, it was clear she was

is she frightened? Ah… I

messy everything had gotten. This was the result he was going for, but he could see how that could be a

brutally killed, after all. It's possible she still has

her family would bring her some sort of

even Rebal also looks anxious. Does he

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

"I know."

only see a wrecked

her guard slipped away while I was busy with

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

calmness coursed through his

to important matters, I suppose your role here

"I-I suppose so…"

I'll be reuniting you with the Alliance Forces that are

Rey said this, Kara's eyes

"On their way here?"

fight with Fenrir and the

Rey had ensured all of

to the Alliance Forces so

happen…" Rey went on to explain the plan going

Capital, and you'll rendezvous with the Alliance Forces

Kara nodded in

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

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