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... nothing

Dagon stared at Alicia with its absent eyes, its wide grin stretching even more

of its obstacle,

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

the Divine Beast, causing

pure white, and it shot right

of this mighty power--or rather,

Dagon slowly looked back, its grin vanishing

eliminated. It was certain that there was

How was this possible...?

away, was a naked human who stared down at it with a

frowned as it instantly cast

overriding its previous

primary goal, while destroying the human who stood

one

of the gasping, shocked humans,

could hear a lot of murmurs from the insignificant worms, but none of

easily creating cracks

time at all, it arrived

... Rey.

distracted. As if blankly staring at something right in front of him, and not the Divine Beast that overwhelmingly overshadowed

~WHOOOSH!~

even act at all, Dagon sent a powerful blow towards

~BOOOOM!~

a result of the force that the

them broke into pieces, and the buildings that

cloud that tose from the point of impact, two silhouttes remained standing—one massive and

… Much smaller.

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

beneath his feet had caved in significantly, but his heels were planted very deeply on the ground so his

to a side, but his eyes were still on

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

swifter manner, Rey sent his own blow from his right fist,

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

far more

the air as a result of the uppercut that Rey dished out, causing even more of the

into the sky, Rey was finally able to take a deep breath, spitting out

face hardly showed it, but the pain from that

held it