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

followed by

*********

That night, everything changed.

world was turned upside down in the span of merely a few

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

the Dark Gathering—was exposed to

stormed into the building, searching every nook and cranny until they were

extensive investigations to piece together most of the details, but the core issues did not elude

least, they did not elude General

had been festering within the haven that the Alliance was

Trade was expected to be vilest thing they would find, but that was hardly the

They saw it all.

bad, the worse, and the

disgusting truths came

And then what?

officially disbanded, and

bound to be vestiges here

they too would

that darkness would

to remain honest and diligent

clients knew they had

could descend upon the land once more

they all

the passing soldiers who described the gory sight

importantly… they

to be a legend amongst the denizens of the Merchant

—The Reaper.

********

been a long night.' Rey smiled to himself

in his real form. His pajamas felt a bit oversized for him, but

he liked

killed even more people. I already knew I would do it, but

of

already knew what he was going

were a lot of

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

But more than that…

expect this world to be so