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 they deviated from their

followed by

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That night, everything changed.

was turned upside down in the

transpired within the walls of the massive city, the situation in the Allied

Building—the location for the Dark Gathering—was exposed to the world that very

every nook and cranny until they were able

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

not elude General Lucy and

had been festering within the haven

but that was hardly the most disgusting thing

They saw it all.

worse, and

the disgusting truths came to light that

And then what?

Black Market was officially

Criminal Underworld was done for, and while there were bound to be vestiges here and there, those were

or later, they too

that darkness would ultimately fall… and

were reminded to remain honest and diligent in their dealings

knew they had to

descend upon the land once more and reap

they all

the gory sight that

they

be a legend amongst the denizens of the

—The Reaper.

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to

his real form. His pajamas felt a bit oversized

he liked

people. I already

his heart. It was one of the

what he was

were a

Adrien Chase—how deep the conspiracy went, and

But more than that…

world to