An Extra’s POV

There is no such thing as a real 'Choice.'

For everything one does has been somewhat predetermined by biological inclinations and societal orientation. People are predisposed to acting in certain ways due to their upbringing, as well as innate traits inherited through the gene.

These factors make the 'Free Will' they possess as mere illusions.

One does not 'choose' to eat. They are either hungry, satisfying a craving, or following a directive stemming from certain external conditions that is further amplified by an internal response.

…. This is the position of certain philosophies.

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"I am not the one who started all of this." The Oracle began as she looked at Rey with an emotionless face.

Yet, her eyes… something about it felt tragic.

"I am neither the owner of the game, nor the one who designed the board. I am nothing more than a player forced to sit on one end of the board and play with the pieces that I am bestowed upon."

"Bestowed upon by who?"

"I do not know, but… you have met one of them, have you not? The messenger of the ones above." As The Oracle said this, Rey remembered the accident that brought himself and all his classmates before the pearly gates.

Back then, they were greeted by a rather magnificent entity.

"Seraph?"

name…" The Oracle smiled softly. "It appears

smile and responded.

"Huhu… indeed."

warmth cleared the remnant cold, though the

walking, which meant she had more to

asking for a lot, but do not resent me and the Elves. Continue to look after them, even after the conclusion of our

as soon as he heard

She shrugged almost instantly.

of a last favor… a

"You're going to die?"

consciousness and knowledge will be merged with the new Vessel and become the new Oracle. However, I am not certain if I will remain 'me' once this is over. I doubt I was this way before I became

she was saying, and it

moves was because the enemy would do the same—which was why agency was left to the pieces on the board. In a sense, she

she has

were merely emotional; subject to his arbitrary definition of right and wrong… something he felt

following the same spirit that prompted The Oracle to

"Oh, really?"

for me. I got an amazing Skill, was able to experience a lot of amazing things… and even though I've been in a lot of messed

perhaps all of this was mostly luck. Maybe he just happened to be the

been anyone, so having such

what he

for me to think this way, but I somehow feel responsible for

the exact moment when his goal evolved from just getting stronger

war to end. I want to protect humanity, to defeat the Dragons… and to create a peaceful world for

saying he wanted a "Happily Ever After" for himself, but this was much larger