An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

Alicia slowly opened her eyes.

Everything was so loud, and the world seemed to be collapsing on itself. As everything trembled and rumbled, she was slowly pulled out of deep slumber.

Casting her blurry gaze to the darkened sky above, she was met with a bombardment of voices from all her classmates and teachers.

"Alicia!"

"You're up, Alicia!"

"Are you fine, Alicia?"

"Take it easy! How do you feel?"

She remained still despite being overwhelmed by all of these questions. The faces of her classmates began poking into her field of vision, blocking her view of the evening sky.

'I'm still not dead, huh…?' Her thoughts trailed as she tiredly blinked, fighting back the urge to cry once again.

"I know you're just waking up, but I need to ask you something…" Adonis' voice echoed in the air as he drew closer.

"Hmm…?"

Tilting her head slightly, ignoring all the chaos and devastation that lay in the background, she looked at the Hero's troubled face.

"Did you know… about Rey? About his power and—?"

"R-Rey…?"

Painful memories began to surface, and she began to feel the urge to close her eyes once again—perhaps forget all about what she knew.

… What had just happened.

"R-Rey is—"

~BOOOOOOOOOOOM!~

to tremble, and the grounds ominously shook, causing everyone who was

in the crowd

seemed a bit closer than last time,

I'm

audience gave mixed responses, Adonis sighed and

and their

sure we shouldn't retreat to

there than to stay out in the open like this.

sighed and shook his

to that place. That would endanger

she trembled a little. "You're thinking

Rey doesn't succeed, then we

strong for us to handle. You can hear the sounds. I'm

his resolute face

Unknown Box to awaken all our powers and win. We have more numbers now, so we should be

and Brutus, that meant there would be a total seven who would go against the Divine

their chances were

on this. I don't think we can win, even

us to do?! Abandon our comrade? I can't accept that! She's one of the heroes who will save the world! I… I can't… like last time… I… this world…" For the first time ever,

as an obsessive air surrounded him. With widened eyes, he seemed to plead

who saw this were

caused the faces of the group to grow downcast. Some might have thought to abandon Alicia and simply save their own skins in the bunker, but no

it seemed to be a much more feasible plan than fighting the monstrosity

easily. It eliminated two other Dragons with just about the same level of ease—the same ones you were struggling with not too long ago." Lucielle said with

then we didn't

I am told. If none of those have been effective on this creature, I don't see what we can do—even if we end up unlocking the

"Lucielle, listen… I—!"

the curse that you mentioned earlier. The duration of this upgrade is also something that bothers me. All in all, Adonis… I do not think this is a good plan." Lucielle moved closer