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

Alicia with its absent eyes, its wide grin stretching even more like the monster

had completely gotten rid of its obstacle, it

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

erupted from right behind the Divine Beast, causing it to stop dead in its

light was pure white, and it shot right above into the skies

shook in response to the birth of this mighty power--or rather, the being that was emerging

grin vanishing completely as it became

was certain that there was not a single remain of

How was this possible...?

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

frowned as it

was overriding its

Tamer was its primary goal, while destroying the human who stood in its way was only secondary. But now,

this one came

as it left the vicinity of the gasping, shocked humans,

from the

tail lashed on the ground, easily creating cracks and potholes wherever they

at all, it arrived right in

... Rey.

in front of him,

~WHOOOSH!~

Rey could even act at all,

~BOOOOM!~

connected, 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

around them broke into pieces, and the buildings that were

from the point of impact, two silhouttes

… Much smaller.

as the hot fist of the Divine Beast still remained

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

but

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

blow from

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far more

uppercut that

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

pain from that

held