An Extra’s POV

~VWUUUUSH!~

In a spark of energy, and swirling of distorted space, Rey found himself in the Shrine.

He stood right in front of the statue, his eyes fixated on how its glowing eyes slowly began to dim, until it became as lifeless as it usually was. Esme was cradled on his arms the whole time, and his expression was absolutely lull.

This stoic expression was a full front, though.

Deep in his heart, he was struggling with a myriad of emotions that he had to keep suppressed.

He understood what was going to happen to Emilia, he had to ponder about Esme, had to think about Alicia, and also about the higher powers that The Oracle spoke of. Then, there was the impending destruction of the world that seemed inevitable according to the one who witnessed the future.

All of this information came with their fair share of emotions—a lot of them.

He couldn't process them.

If he tried, they would overflow and overwhelm his mind. Knowing this, Rey reckoned it was best to abandon those feelings for the moment until he was able to properly rest—both physically and mentally.

'I haven't slept for a few days now. I've been thinking about a lot, exerting myself a lot, and overall just… haa… I need a break.' His thoughts flowed, though he felt they were too disjointed for his tastes—yet another sign that he needed a break.

But all of that would have to wait.

Right now, Rey had to deal with something else, and it was tied to the fact that he wasn't alone in the Shrine.

"I thought we would be meeting later." He muttered, turning away from the Statue while averting his eyes to the one who stood behind him.

"Didn't you have somewhere you had to be… Adrien?"

Adrien was standing very close to the entrance of the Shrine, and it was clear that he had been waiting for Rey for quite some time.

this question, the smile on his face broadened and he shrugged the whole thing off almost instantly. Instead of replying immediately, he chuckled and walked

to see you one final time before leaving. After this, I'll be heading to my

that so? Okay

her, right? Esme… what a nice name

as he frowned at Adrien, who waved his hands in surrender, laughing

mean no harm. I'm not interested in

anything

brow,

away from my allies, okay? If there's nothing else, we should part

I see." Adrien

"If that's all, then—"

raided already. It seems someone

honestly, slightly growing annoyed by

in this whole Continent—apart from me, of course—is you. Well, there's Emil

Rey didn't want to get too worked up, since that would just be adding one more

gasoline to the flames, Rey suppressed to the point where

don't know the value of what you have, Rey.

I'll handle her however I please. If you have nothing more of relevance to add, I'll be having

He was tempted to use [Perfect Calm], but his actions would be too unpredictable in

just teleport, and…

a sudden, Rey felt all the Mana drain within his body, leaving his tank at the very bottom of zero. Before he could even realize what was happening, Emil's voice echoed within his mind in the loudest voice

WITH

most of his Skills were deactivated—as even passive Skills required some Mana to work on, and Buffs needed to multiply pre-existing

his exhaustion weigh on him even more—though he

sudden protest that Emil gave added one

me at all… unlike Adrien! He

the hell… are

worst fears regarding Emil had come to pass, and that had to do with