An Extra’s POV

"G-Glitch Skill?"

Rey's brows furled up as he stared at Esme, obviously confused by what she was asking. "What's that? A Skill that causes Glitches?"

Perhaps she meant that the Skill's name was Glitch. The answer to that was no, obviously.

"No! Like, the Skill itself is glitching. Something like showing random letters, numbers or symbols." She responded. "Did it have something like that?"

"H-huh…?" Rey didn't know what Esme was talking about.

This was the first time he was hearing of Skills like that.

Did such Skills even exist on H'Trae?

"So you didn't see it, huh? That's odd… you even look confused about what I'm saying."

Esme's response only plunged Rey into more confusion.

"Hold up. What are you sayi—?"

"I mean, I thought you would at least know of it, even if you didn't know of its existence… right?" She mumbled, mostly to herself, now pacing around the room.

"I'm not following…"

"I've only ever seen the glitch once too. And I used it as an explanation for you doing all those things you did, having such unbelievable powers despite not having too many Skills on your Status Window."

At this point, Rey grew impatient and grabbed Esme by both hands, stopping her pacing.

"What exactly are you saying here?" He stared into her eyes, pausing to look at the confused expression on her face.

"You have a glitch Skill, Rey. So I thought that if the Skeletal Dragon had one too, it would explain why it was able to resist your power."

"Eh? Really?"

This was news to Rey. He had checked his Status Window more times than he could remember, but he saw no signs of a glitch Skill.

"Yes! It's—!"

"GAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Rey suddenly screamed, his body trembling violently as he took several steps away from Esme.

body felt like he was on fire, and his brain felt like it would explode at any

inside out, causing

"UWAAAAAHHHHHH! GUAGHHHHHH!!!"

his body was being split in two, he could feel every ligament of his body straining, and every portion of senses

perfectly fine. It truly felt like he was dying. But no… this

raw and pervasive, felt perpetual

Rey didn't even know the cause of

Until—

[SYSTEM WARNING]

Duplicate Has

Duplicate will be

you will experience this

functions will permanently

Commence As

"W-wha…?"

and lifeless, could barely move as

could

"…EY!"

"… RE…!"

"… REY…!"

Esme's scream, it felt like she was distant, too

his senses plunged into an abyss, and he

than the

swiftly darted from her position and caught him, despite her own confusion on the matter. He could hardly see her worried face beyond the blurry lens that impeded his

one of the most painful experiences; and Rey had to experience it all

the sensation…

say or do, only one word proceeded out of

"W…hy…?"

fell from his eyes

the pain began to lose its lustre. However, in

—FEAR!

meant there was something dangerous in the Capital, and that 'dangerous' thing was capable of killing

the strict order it followed was not to display any power that exceeded the current level that Rey had revealed to his

act considerably

thing

the culprit had enough

two likely culprits behind this, and Rey was