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.

if

tragedy, followed by inevitable

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That night, everything changed.

world was turned upside down in the span of merely

of the Capital were fast asleep, oblivious to the events that had transpired within the

Building—the location for the Dark Gathering—was exposed

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

still required extensive investigations to piece together most

very least, they did not elude

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

but that was

They saw it all.

worse, and the

truths came to light that

And then what?

Market was officially disbanded, and the

there were bound to be vestiges here and there, those

or later, they

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

reminded to remain honest and diligent in

knew they had

descend upon the land once more and

all felt

who described the gory sight that the

importantly… they heard the

go on to be a legend amongst

—The Reaper.

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Rey smiled to himself as he

entirely different outfit, in his real form. His pajamas felt a bit oversized

fact, he

I already knew I would do it, but

It was one of the reasons

already knew what he was going

all his planning, there were a lot of things he hadn't

the presence of Adrien Chase—how deep the conspiracy went, and how he

But more than that…

expect this world