An Extra’s POV

"I only wanted to live…"

Justin wanted to live for his family—for the ones he cared about most—so he could return home one day. That desire turned into obsession after witnessing death for the first time.

First it was with Adam, and then during the Dungeon Rescue of Brutus, he witnessed even more people perish. Despite performing his role well, he found himself at the edge of death so may times.

To many, he was always the optimist—the jovial guy with no care in the world.

But inside… he was being torn apart.

He had countless nightmares of death that it eventually caused him so many sleepless nights. All of this compounded, becoming worse by day.

Until…

'I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!'

Justin grew desperate.

So desperate in fact that he made a deal with Adrien at the time, after being offered a way to preserve his life and escape death.

He would need to become an Undead—a high-class one, of course, but still an Undead.

With this new change of race, he would be immune to fatal damage and a lot of Status Conditions that would adversely affect humans. He would no longer need to sleep, hence preventing the nightmares from plaguing him.

Best of all… he would become stronger.

on the platter, there was already very little chance that

us home. Join my side, and you can

it for

point… even if the cost

was to relinquish the one thing that could cause his

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his possession, one can even say it benefits you the most since any attacks on your Soul wouldn't kill you anyway… is what you tell yourself to feel better about your entire arrangement, isn't it?" Ater's question poked right into Justin's heart, but the boy could say

he did so, his

you've made some pre-existing arrangement that prevents you from doing some things… such as telling me the details of such an arrangement. Doing so would alert Adrien, and he wouldn't

spoke, the more Justin felt pricks in his heart. He got everything right, and the very thought that someone could figure it all out without him opening his lips to say a word was frightening in

wonder just how much

seemed to be making fun of his decision, but Justin did not regret

count at least three instances where he would have already died without the perks of being an Undead. He didn't regret his decision since it helped him live this

then… then

break these shackles holding you back… even making you stronger

his brows were

Ater had said, and seeing some of the things he could do, there was no doubt in

incredibly confident demeanor, it was clear that this man could back up his

however, was

choose to go this far for

traitor who backstabbed everyone and was working secretly for a deserter. He hid his strength in critical moments, and even though it was likely that he could have prevented Eric's death,

himself for all of these, and