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?"

smiled

her smile and responded. "Not

"Huhu… indeed."

a rather sunny atmosphere. The sudden warmth cleared the remnant cold, though

she had more

me and the

smirked as soon as he heard that. "And

She shrugged almost instantly.

Consider it something of a last favor… a dying

"You're going to die?"

Oracle. However, I am not certain if I will remain 'me' once this is over. I doubt I was this way before I became The Oracle, and I also doubt I will continue to

what she was saying, and it honestly

guess she was also making tough choices for the sake of the world. Rather than selfishly choosing to preserve her own life, she wants to benefit the larger whole.' The prime reason she couldn't make more egregious moves was because the enemy would do the same—which

has done nothing

subject to his arbitrary definition of right and wrong… something he felt rather hesitant to

following the same spirit

"Oh, really?"

Skill, was able to experience a lot of

all of this was mostly luck. Maybe he just happened to be the one to win the lottery,

having such power fall on him was still

was what he told

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

didn't know the exact moment when his goal evolved from just getting

want to protect humanity, to defeat the Dragons… and to create a peaceful world for all to

"Happily Ever After" for himself, but this was much larger than him at this