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

followed by

*********

That night, everything changed.

world was turned upside down in the span of merely a

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

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

every nook and cranny until they

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

least, they did not elude General

themselves… the kind of darkness that had been festering

vilest thing they would find, but that was

They saw it all.

the worse, and the

came to light that

And then what?

Black Market was officially disbanded, and the Triumvirate

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

or later, they too would

that darkness would ultimately fall… and

reminded to remain honest and diligent

knew they had to

angel of death could descend

all felt

the gory sight that the public

importantly… they heard

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

—The Reaper.

********

a long night.' Rey smiled to himself as he

form. His pajamas felt a

fact, he liked

killed even more people. I already knew I would do

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

he was going

a lot of

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

But more than that…

world