An Extra’s POV

"ERIC, NO—!!!"

As Adonis stretched out his hand, the moment he saw that Eric had been stabbed by the Dragon General, he felt a dangerous crackle around the boy.

Then—

~BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

—An overwhelming explosion surged through the area, covering all of Eric's immediate vicinity.

The blast stopped short before reaching the positions of Clark, Alicia, Billy, Trisha, and Justin. Instead, it ascended high into the heavens—like a blazing pillar.

The inferno swirled around and within each other—almost like a torrent of unstoppable power.

"E-Eric…" As Adonis witnessed this, the roaring heat reflecting in his eyes, he had a dazed expression on his face.

He felt instantly ashamed of this thought, but the first thing that came to his mind once he saw the blazing display of power was awe, rather than sorrow.

'To think… he had this much power… so much potential.'

Not all Mages had an equal allocation of latent Mana within them. This pool of dormant Mana was varied in quality and quantity; theorized to be based on the potential of a person.

As such, various Mages harness their respective pools by casting Forced Magic Activation, yet their output would be varied from one another.

Based on what Adonis was seeing alone, Eric could have very well reached the S-Tier as a Mage.

But… all of that was in the realm of memory.

Once the awe wore off, the only thing Adonis felt at that point was grief.

Tears flowed down his eyes as he watched the burning pillar of flames slowly die out, reducing to mere vestiges of sparks and miniature explosions.

"I'm sorry, Eric…" He was reminded by Eric's warnings.

"… I'm so sorry!"

If it wasn't for his hubris, his obsessive desire with saving everyone, then perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

'W-why…? Why did you have to die?'

More tears flowed down Adonis' eyes as he descended and knelt on the ground.

did people have to die around him? Why was he constantly protected, even now

this time. I

much power. He had the knowledge of the future. He had worked so hard to make sure he would be able to

nobody that he cared

the reward

More sobs echoed from him as he shuddered with

the battlefield. He could not afford to mourn the dead just yet. He

seen countless wars, and he personally witnessed the deaths of many comrades who fought alongside him. This sort of thing was not

remembered the times he spent

whether about Magic, Dungeons, or Adventurers—he could not help but feel an overwhelming weight paralyze

could not move an

many dreams, you know? But after finally arriving here, in this City, I've decided to make a much more concrete goal!" Adonis remembered what Eric told him when they were alone in

his mind, taking the form of guilt that shackled

conquered the Royal Dungeon, so once the war is over… I'll return here and

smile that Eric made as he talked about those dreams of his;

want all of us to do it together, you know? Kind of like some sort

another—words that Adonis had smiled and nodded at,

when we retire… I'll return to the Alliance and become

words. Lucielle indeed seemed unimpressive by Otherworlder standards, but she was considered the greatest Human Mage

her was by no means a feat

Eric's glorious eruption, Adonis realized that those

the potential

could have surpassed Lucielle and become the greatest Grand Mage in

in his moist eyes

I couldn't do it

did for him, he thought he could help everyone around him. He became a Hero to save the world, but also prevent

So why…?

I get

"Why…?"

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mind breaking as he recollected

his two surviving comrades; Rey and

change everything!" Those

he heard them back then, there was a certain comfort it

heartwarming smile, filled with confidence

were

~BOOOOOOOM!!!~