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.

No one would be present to stop this execution; not that they would be able to do anything

come… and

~CRUNCH!~

or breaking scales, echoed in the

but also gradual and subtle… like it happened over time, all

"Hey…"

a young man followed the sound of the

on his broad torso, with her head finding comfort in the warm embrace of his

one hand, he held onto the slumbering girl,

dark tone burst forth, and his crimson eyes flashed brightly once he made this

moment, there was tense silence—rightfully so,

did, they would easily pay the price with their lives. However, not only was

Divine Beast to pause for a moment, feeling its silvery-blue scales crack

the hell

~WHAM!~

could say anything more, Dagon moved its other hand at full

The result was devastating.

~BOOOOOOOM!~

he was nothing but a ragdoll who could hardly react to or resist

to calculate

"Grrrrr…."

desired to eliminate had been flung away

enough to see what had happened. The man surely let go of his other hand and tried to block the incoming assault as fast as he could, but Dagon was much faster, so it ended

man wasn't

Usually, those who were hit by Dagon's full speed would turn into paste before its hand even touched

definitely felt

"Grrrrrr…"

meant the man was still alive—and most likely its prey as

It couldn't have that.

~VWOOOOOSH!~

light flashed from within the forest, destroying everything in

quickly moved out of the way, but not without

its hand to feel its scales and a part of its flesh shaved off

was the first time since its arrival that it had felt

architect of that fear, was walking towards him… on the ruined path paved by the brilliant

like one would

Dagon felt challenged.

were certain

And a