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.

Dagon... nothing

Alicia with its absent eyes, its wide grin stretching even

completely gotten rid of its obstacle, it was finally time

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

of light erupted from right behind the Divine Beast, causing it

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

response to the birth of this mighty

looked back, its grin vanishing completely

sure that the enemy had been eliminated. It was certain

How was this possible...?

a naked human who stared down at it with a look

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

overriding

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

this one came

vicinity of the gasping, shocked humans, moving towards the

from the

tail lashed on the ground, easily creating cracks and potholes

all, it arrived right in front of the

... Rey.

distracted. As if blankly staring at something right in

~WHOOOSH!~

at all, Dagon sent a powerful blow towards

~BOOOOM!~

them. The entire area was destroyed as a result of the force that the blow generated, and the shivering humans were blown

them broke into pieces, and

from the point of impact, two silhouttes remained standing—one massive and the other

… Much smaller.

mumbled as the hot fist of the Divine Beast still remained

caved in significantly, but his heels were

but

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

his own blow from his right fist, coating

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

finally able to take a deep

face hardly showed it, but the pain from that hit

he held