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.

them if they deviated from

followed

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That night, everything changed.

upside down in the span of merely a

events that had transpired within the walls of the

for the Dark Gathering—was exposed to the

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

still required extensive investigations to piece together most of the details, but the core

least, they did not elude

been festering within the haven that the Alliance was supposed to

but that was

They saw it all.

bad, the worse,

disgusting truths came to light

And then what?

officially disbanded, and

bound to be vestiges here and there, those

they

darkness would ultimately

and diligent in their dealings

they had to be

they weren't, the angel of death could descend upon the land once more and reap

all felt

the gory sight that the public was not allowed

they heard the

on to be a legend amongst the denizens of the

—The Reaper.

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to himself as he sat

in his real form. His pajamas felt a bit oversized for him, but he didn't

he liked the

killed even more people. I already knew I would do it, but

had steeled his heart. It was one of the

what he was going

were a

deep the conspiracy went, and how he had been a puppet on a very loose string all

But more than that…

didn't expect this world to be