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

followed

*********

That night, everything changed.

down in the span of

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

Building—the location for the Dark Gathering—was exposed

building, searching every nook and cranny until

most of the details, but the core issues did

least, they did not elude

of darkness that had been festering within the haven that the Alliance was supposed

they would find, but that was hardly the

They saw it all.

the worse, and

truths came to light that

And then what?

Market was officially

bound to be

or later, they too

darkness would ultimately fall… and justice

and diligent in their dealings

knew they had to be

death could descend upon the land

they all felt

passing soldiers who described the gory

importantly… they heard the

that would go on to be a legend amongst the denizens of the Merchant City

—The Reaper.

********

smiled to himself as

was in an entirely different outfit, in his real form. His pajamas felt a

fact, he liked

I already knew

heart. It was one of the reasons he decided not to

he

all his planning, there were a lot of

the conspiracy went, and how

But more than that…

didn't expect this world to