An Extra’s POV

What does death feel like?

Those who know the answer to this question are not present with us, so it remains a mystery.

How swift is it? How painful is it? No one alive can say.

However, the fear of death is enough to give people incredibly accurate descriptions on how dying feels, or would feel like.

Perhaps a light at the end of the tunnel... or some sort of eternal void.

That wasn't what Rey felt as he supposedly sank into the world of the abyss--entering the grasp of death.

Rather than a world engulfed in sheer darkness, or some sort of afterlife that would claim his dear soul, there was something else.

It was a panel, spread out before his nonexistent eyes.

[SYSTEM NOTICE]

~You have suffered a fatal attack~

~[Near-Death Effect] will now be activated~

[As long as you don't die immediately, you can recover from a fatal attack--can only be used once a day]

[Initiating Recovery...]

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Dagon stood in front of the brilliant golden barrier that protected the humans--particulary its prey--from its grasp.

Its massive stature cast a dark shadow on the group, and its maw twisted to form a terrifyingly toothy grin. It had just elimited the strongest mankind had to offer, so it didn't particularly consider any of these ones to be threats.

The humans huddled together in a group, staying as far away from the creature as the barrier would allow.

Then--

~ZTTZZ~

--The creature of terror took a step forward, entering the golden haven that was supposed to have warded off all danger.

The barrier melted, like butter would when confronted with heat.

It seemed so easy for Dagon. Its silver scales merely glittered as the barrier crumbled before its might. Before long, its huge body was within the barrier--along with all the humans.

As soon as this happened, the golden haven vanished from sight, dissipating into nothingness.

withstand Dagon...

absent eyes, its wide grin stretching

it had completely gotten rid of its obstacle, it was finally time to kill its

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

explosion of light erupted from right behind the Divine

was pure white, and it shot right

around trembled, and the grounds shook in response to the birth of this mighty power--or rather, the being that was emerging from

back, its grin vanishing completely as it became struck

eliminated. It was certain that

How was this possible...?

away, was a naked human who stared down

own monstrous face also frowned as it instantly cast all of its attention from

overriding its previous

the Tamer was its primary goal, while destroying the human who stood in

this one

left the vicinity of the gasping, shocked humans,

of murmurs from the insignificant worms, but none of those mattered

the ground, easily creating cracks

time at all, it arrived right

... Rey.

staring at something right in

~WHOOOSH!~

act at all, Dagon sent

~BOOOOM!~

creating a powerful shockwave that seared through everything around them. The entire area was destroyed as a result of the force that the blow generated, and the shivering humans were blown away by the

pieces, and the buildings

dust cloud that tose from the point of impact,

… Much smaller.

fist of the Divine Beast still remained plastered on his slightly shifted

significantly, but his heels were planted very deeply on the ground

side, but his eyes were still

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

blow from his right fist, coating it

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far more

forcefully sent flying high into the air as a result of the uppercut that Rey dished out, causing even more of the surrounding area to get razed

finally able to take a deep breath, spitting out blood-filled saliva from his

hardly showed it, but the pain from that hit was still incredibly

held it