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

tragedy, followed

*********

That night, everything changed.

was turned upside down in the span of merely a

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

Gathering—was

and cranny until they were able to see

to piece together most of the details, but the core issues did

they did not

been festering within the haven that the Alliance was

find, but that was hardly the

They saw it all.

worse, and the

truths came to

And then what?

Black Market was officially disbanded, and the

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

or later, they too

that day, that darkness would ultimately

were reminded to remain honest and diligent in their dealings with

knew they

death could descend

they all

soldiers who described the gory

they

name that would go on to be a legend amongst the denizens

—The Reaper.

********

been a long night.' Rey smiled to himself as he sat on his

was in an entirely different outfit, in his real form. His pajamas felt a bit oversized for him, but he didn't

he

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

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

already knew what he was going to

were a lot of things

and how he had been a puppet on a

But more than that…

world to