An Extra’s POV

Death.

It's such a frightening thing.

It fuels its victims with desperation as they attempt to swim against the inevitable tide of tragedy that rushes against them.

This unstoppable march… it never ends.

Scary, is it not? Enough to turn knees weak, and body limp.

Well, an embodiment of this very concept now stared down at a girl—a teenager who was no more than sixteen—right after taking the life of her comrade.

The smell of blood and gore filled the air, creating an acrid odor that would cause any to crinkle their nose and leak out a tear or two.

This overwhelming sensation, and the bleak atmosphere caused by the shadow cast by the creature of chaos, finally began to register in the broken mind of Alicia White.

It was at this moment that she fully understood the terror of death.

Her response.

"ARRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

A loud scream, akin to the cry of a powerless cur, filled the air, as tears fell down her eyes.

Who was she crying for?

Her fallen friends? Billy? Herself? Perhaps all of the above…

Either way, there was only so much strain that a human mind could take. After that single cry, Alicia could no longer bear the overbearing weight that constantly tasked her brain and body.

As such, she passed out right there and there.

As her lids closed shut, her kneeling body began to descend to the ground. To anyone watching, it would have been a swift fall to the cold earth, but… to the Beast that observed the slump, he witnessed it with much time to spare.

Once again, it thrust its hand towards Alicia's falling body, planning on wrapping its palm on her face and crushing it in one try.

That would be the end of everything.

~WHOOOSH!~

In swift motion, much faster than before, it lunged its hand towards Alicia.

that they would be able to do anything but serve

death had come… and Alicia was

~CRUNCH!~

bones, or breaking scales, echoed

it happened

"Hey…"

of a young man followed the

currently holding onto the girl who had fallen, her unconscious body resting on his broad torso, with

the black mask that he donned reflected the sunset. With one hand, he held

his crimson

a moment, there was tense silence—rightfully

easily pay the price with their lives. However, not only was this dark-coated man in the mask fast

Divine Beast to pause for a moment, feeling its silvery-blue scales crack under the incredible strength

the hell are

~WHAM!~

Dagon moved its

The result was devastating.

~BOOOOOOOM!~

body flung across the area as if he was nothing but a ragdoll who could hardly react to or

failed to calculate one thing,

"Grrrrr…."

eliminate had been flung away with

to block the incoming assault as fast as he could, but Dagon was much faster, so it ended up sending him flying

the man

hit by Dagon's full

felt the

"Grrrrrr…"

alive—and most likely its prey

It couldn't have that.

~VWOOOOOSH!~

forest, destroying everything in its path as it

as a deadly assault, Dagon quickly moved out of the way,

its hand to feel its scales and a part of

first time since its arrival that it had

of that fear, was walking towards him… on the ruined

his arms, cradling her like one would a baby. He was also

Dagon felt challenged.

there were certain emotions that even

a desire