An Extra’s POV

At first, his steps were hurried.

He walked as though he was running—fast, and far away from the room he proceeded out of.

However, after creating some distance between himself and the door, Adonis slowed down. His legs slowly moved, as his golden hair bathed in the late evening glow.

Classes in the Academy ended pretty late; into the evening, for that matter. Thanks to escorting Rey to his room, and having the discussion he had with him, more time had passed than he initially realized.

Not only did this mean he was behind schedule in training, but it also meant he had completely disrupted his detailed plan for success.

Though, at the moment, none of that seemed to matter.

This was why he finally slowed down while walking—why he could feel each step getting heavier as he struggled to properly breathe while his racing heart nearly drove him mad.

He felt like tearing his chest apart due to how fast his heart was beating. His brain pounded too, causing him to enter a state of emotional pain, all of which he did his best to suppress as he marched forward—one step at a time.

"Haa… haaa…" Misty breaths leaked from both his nostrils and lips as he felt the coolness of the evening wash over him.

'... I'm sorry, Rey, Lucielle… everyone.'

His thoughts rang through, yet he didn't like that fact. He didn't like how attached he still was, despite how resolved he was to march forward.

'Seeing you today, Rey… talking to you… I-I nearly wavered. But… this has to be done. No, I should be even more determined to make it work because of you.' Despite these thoughts flowing in his head, Adonis still had the same pounding feeling in his chest.

It didn't want to stop.

'This reminds me of old times. Me, you, and her… we're back here—the Dragon Continent.'

twist of destiny perhaps?

one thing, though: the fact that he wouldn't let anything deter him

was the whole reason why he was

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[Several Months Ago]

he had shed all day and night, Adonis yelled in the solace of his

face as he screamed, displaying

the days after the Dragon attack on the

to the overwhelming appearance of Dragons… all because of his

enough to save his friends, and he wasn't strong enough to protect the Capital. It was all his

upon thousands perished as

haven't changed at all from the past! You were given a second chance! A chance to save everyone! Lucielle and Rey sacrificed

had already told him not

Warrior—as well as everyone in

best he could, and tried to

… But he couldn't.

could not forget the look Eric had before he died. He couldn't shake

everyone else could move forward with it, but he

slept, he had nightmares of the incident. Worse still,

left us compared to before. If it's like this… is it even possible to

that they were all stronger than in the past, but that also meant the adversities they faced would only grow worse in order to compensate for their growing

this was what Lucielle

Dragonfly Effect…' His thoughts

too much of the past, and now

ran in Adonis' mind at that moment, until he realized the terrible truth about himself—and the current state

rate, it will be a