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.

what awaited them if they deviated from their

followed

*********

That night, everything changed.

down in the span of merely

asleep, oblivious to the events that had transpired within the walls of the massive city, the situation in the Allied Merchant City was

for the Dark Gathering—was exposed

nook and

they still required extensive investigations to piece together most of the

did not elude General Lucy and

kind of darkness that had been

Trade was expected to be vilest thing they would find, but that was hardly the most disgusting thing was seen in their

They saw it all.

the worse, and

came to

And then what?

Black Market was officially disbanded, and the Triumvirate

there were bound to

they too would

that day, that darkness would ultimately

remain honest and diligent in their dealings

they had to

angel of death could descend upon the land once

they all felt

whispers from the passing soldiers who described the gory sight that the public

importantly… they heard

go on to be a legend amongst the denizens of the

—The Reaper.

********

long night.' Rey smiled to himself

His pajamas felt a bit oversized for him, but he

fact, he liked the

I already knew I would do

was one of the reasons he decided not

already knew what he was

a lot of things he hadn't accounted

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

But more than that…

world