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

tragedy, followed

*********

That night, everything changed.

in the span

within the walls of the massive city, the situation

for the Dark Gathering—was exposed to the world that

stormed into the building, searching every nook and cranny until they were able to see the horrors

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

least, they did not elude General Lucy and

of darkness that had been

was hardly the most

They saw it all.

the worse, and the

truths came

And then what?

officially disbanded, and the

for, and while there were bound to be vestiges here and there, those were

or later, they too would

world saw, that day, that darkness would ultimately fall… and justice would

to remain honest and diligent in their

knew they

angel of death could descend upon the land once more and reap

they all felt

the passing soldiers who described the gory sight that the public

importantly… they heard

would go on to be a legend amongst

—The Reaper.

********

smiled to himself as he sat on his

in his real form. His pajamas felt a bit oversized

fact, he liked

I already knew I would do it,

had steeled his heart. It was one of the reasons he decided

already knew what he

his planning, there were a lot

went, and how he had been a puppet on a

But more than that…

this world to be so