Chapter 42

Owen continued to recount the events, "The quelling mission was a failure. Also, the surrounding lairs weren't completely obliterated as well. That didn't deter us from quelling the Doombringer and buying the Awakened time for retreat, though. "This was the contingency plan, and everyone had been informed about it. "Each and every member of Twilight Revenants was ready to give their lives to the cause. However, our president, who everyone had placed their eternal faith in, ended up being the first one to tuck tail and run. "His fear of the Doombringer had overwhelmed his good sense. With the only Rank-6 Awakened gone, we no longer had the means to hold the Doombringer at bay. That was how it squashed us like bugs and completely annihilated our ranks." Owen's eyes were devoid of light. It was as if it had just happened yesterday. He had placed his eternal faith in that man, but the latter had betrayed Twilight Revenant and everyone. "So… Twilight Revenant failed at completing it