An Extra’s POV

Rey and Esme flew side by side, enjoying the brilliant sight that only they could see thanks to their high altitude.

Esme didn't have any Flight-based Skill, but her [Absolute Elemental Control] Skill allowed her to freely manipulate the elements around her.

Since the winds constituted that, she had no problem freely navigating her way through the air.

When Rey asked her how she was able to fly so easily, she responded:

"I was floating for most of my time in those two weeks of solitude. Learned a bit about my new abilities too…"

Rey was certain that Esme learned a lot more than just a bit, but he decided not to push it any further.

"You have immense potential, Esme." He could only say. "Maybe even more than those Elves we saw."

Rey noticed that Esme's smile only deepened. She didn't argue, so he knew she must have also checked their Status Windows.

'From the looks of things, they get 10 Stat Points from every Level Up. That's incredibly broken…'

Compared to humans, Elves were on another Level. Of course, someone like Adonis easily trumped them.

'They also have a ton of Skills. That Aurora lady had nearly fifteen Skills. That's like three times the limit of the strongest humans in H'Trae.'

All in all, Rey was impressed by the Status Windows he saw.

'Aurora looks like a young woman in her late twenties, and the others look like teenagers. Their Level difference is like night and day, as it should be…'

'If they were actually good people and Esme went with them, then it's possible that they could help her grow incredibly strong.'

All of that was lost now, but it was by no means thier fault.

'And now…' Rey glanced at Esme, whose eyes were on the landscape below them.

Once he gave her his attention, however, she looked at him and tilted her head to the side in curiousity.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" She asked.

He shook his head.

in relief. "So

the distance, Rey felt like it was time to ask

do you plan

question. She must have been expecting him to ask

She answered, her white hair flowing behind her

somehow predicted

coming, and yet… he wasn't satisfied

wasn't enough. He clenched his fist and gritted his

"Don't leave."

his motion and instantly paused in

Esme also did the same. She looked at him with surprise as he stared hard into her

don't want

sounded like

really known each other for very long, and

even know what he looked

couldn't

will I stay? The Reaper Group? There's really nothing waiting

knew that very

am the leader of the Reaper Group. Staying with the Reaper

been so scared to open his mouh and speak in his life, yet somehow

he recognized that he could lose her forever

gave him

me, even if just for a bit longer. I want us to talk together, laugh together, grow

he never had a friend like Esme

dissolve so quickly—not when

"Don't… leave me too."

his gaze downward, unable to

guilt-trip her by appealing to her emotions so

kind person, so maybe she could pity him and

didn't want that

want to force his selfishness on someone else. For all he knew, all of these rabid feelings that threatened to consume him were

Despite his strong inclination to hold on, he knew that some thing had to be

he just had to