An Extra’s POV

~BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

The earth beneath the students rumbled as a flash of lightning descended from the darkened clouds.

It was so far away—perhaps a couple thousand meters or so—yet the impact of the strike caused a violent quake where they stood.

Everything happened instantly too, causing every student to get startled.

"A-ahh…!"

"What was that?!"

"A dark cloud? A lightning strike? The Capital?"

Many students were already on the ground, having been knocked over by the tremors and their intense surprise once they heard the noise.

Still, they couldn't help but gaze in the direction where the lightning struck.

Then, before they could process their thoughts, or answer their questions—

~BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

—Another blast of the same lightning struck once more.

The ground did not respond to kindly, and it shook even more than it did last time, causing nearly all the students to fall.

Adonis and Billy were the only ones who remained standing, and Adonis' distracted face as he stared at the Capital said it all…

"Smoke."

… The horror that was to come.

Right in front of them, the right distance away, dense pillars of smoke began ascending to meet the dark clouds above.

All of this vivid imagery burned into the minds of the students, and there was no longer any confusion or ambiguity.

Capital is under

but

and the heart of the

to go… NOW!" Adonis turned to his classmates, but found a different expression on their faces

faces—the kind that they had displayed

they stared off into

them were trembling, their lips shaking as

I

the one who spoke out loud was Eric. He was one of the most adventurous of the group, but the look

another Dragon?

the moment

said this, the look on his face and the tears in his eyes

those innocent people—not again. He couldn't

didn't

with everyone, he was surrounded by tons of Death Knights

die!' Those were his

summoned into this amazing new world, one where all of his fantasies were real. He had Magic, reliable allies, and

was relevant to the world, and

with his friends, all the places he would visit with them… and how his life would turn out after he was

position as the Grand Mage of the Alliance. He could settle down,

clouds… something told Eric that those dreams of his would

want any of us to die." He sobbed even more as he looked

instincts. He didn't want to lose everything

want that.

die." Adonis said, a sigh escaping his lips as he looked at the group

back at him had similar frightened expressions on their faces, though not as

it, regardless. Everyone was thinking

a Dragon waiting for us at the

all their encounters with Dragons taught them anything,

apex predators of the world. Against such entities, what could

knew all of

want any of us to die, but… I have to