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.

knew what awaited them if

tragedy, followed by

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That night, everything changed.

upside down in the span of

had transpired within the walls of the massive city, the situation in the Allied Merchant City

location for the Dark Gathering—was exposed to the

and cranny until they were able to see the horrors for

course, they still required extensive investigations to piece together most of the details, but the core issues

least, they did not elude General Lucy

for themselves… the kind of darkness that had been

that was hardly the most disgusting thing was seen in

They saw it all.

the worse, and the

disgusting truths came to

And then what?

officially disbanded, and the Triumvirate

while there were bound to be

later, they too would

that day, that darkness

remain honest and diligent

clients knew they had to

of death could descend

they all felt

who described the gory sight that the public was not

they

would go on to be a legend amongst the denizens

—The Reaper.

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smiled to himself as

his real form. His pajamas felt a

he liked

killed even more people. I already knew

It was one of the reasons

already knew what he was going

planning, there were a lot of things he

went, and how he had been a puppet on a very loose string

But more than that…

world