An Extra’s POV

"S-so… that's what happened, huh?"

Rebal was still recoiling from the words of his son.

What he described wasn't as gory or bloody as what Ralyks had displayed during the Dark Gathering, but something about it felt more twisted.

… Far darker.

"The worst part is, I could have sworn that there was a lot of damage during the entire fight, but there's nothing! Nothing at all…" Asher replied, still not completely himself.

The honest truth was that he was scared.

Was he in a dream? Was he in reality? What if, just like the Mercenary Gang, he thought he saw something which wasn't real?

Asher didn't know what to believe anymore.

"You just need rest." Rebal smiled at his son, though he too had some rabid fear within himself.

Perhaps they both needed the rest.

"Sir Ralyks… he slaughtered all the enemies without mercy. I've never seen a man kill with such… lack of remorse."

And so many at once too.

Both Ralyks and his subordinate, Ater, seemed to be cut from the same cloth—one that even Rebal could not fully comprehend.

"The battle is won, and now it is time for the aftermath." Rebal chuckled, a hint of fear in his eyes.

"What do you mean, father?"

"I mean… Sir Ralyks was employed by us to take care of this mess. Now that it is over… isn't it time to think about his payment?"

It felt like an absurd thing to say, but they had to face it—the truth that confronted them.

What could they pay such a man?!

"It seems you also need some rest, father." Asher said with a tired smile.

Rebal nodded, returning the exact same expression.

Even though it was nowhere near enough, both father and son decided to consider the horrors they witnessed as a penance for their crimes.

awaited them if they deviated from their current

tragedy, followed by

*********

That night, everything changed.

down in the span of merely a few

denizens of the Capital were fast asleep, oblivious to the events that had transpired within the walls of the massive city, the situation in the Allied

the Dark Gathering—was exposed

Alliance stormed into the building, searching every nook and

extensive investigations to piece together most of the details, but the core issues

least, they did not

been festering within the

was hardly the

They saw it all.

worse, and the

truths came to

And then what?

Black Market was officially disbanded,

were bound to be vestiges here and there,

or later, they

day, that darkness would ultimately

to remain honest and diligent in

knew they had to be

the angel of death could descend upon the

they all

whispers from the passing soldiers who described the gory sight that

they heard

on to be a legend amongst the denizens of

—The Reaper.

********

night.' Rey smiled to himself

form. His pajamas felt

fact, he liked

killed even more people. I already knew I

had steeled his heart. It was one of the reasons he decided not

already knew what he was going

a lot of things

went, and how

But more than that…

world to be so