An Extra’s POV

"Let's get the first things out of the way."

The one known as Ater began by raising a finger, pointing the tip upwards.

"Darkness…"

In an instant, a swirling sphere of darkness, sparking with purple crackles of energy, appeared at the top of his pointed finger.

It shot up into the sky, scattering the moment it reached a high enough altitude.

Once the sphere exploded, it created a thin layer of purplish black darkness—like a veil—that covered the sky and shrouded the immediate vicinity.

In a mere moment, all of the Mercenary Gang members were within the massive dome of darkness.

'What did he just do?' Claudius wondered to himself as he stared above him.

They could still see the moon hanging in the sky, as well as pretty much everything else.

The world was just a bit darker, but apart from that, there was no issue at all.

'If his goal was not to take away our vision to restrict our mobility, then what was it?

"Don't look so concerned. This doesn't affect you in any way, so ignore it." Ater smiled, and Claudius felt like those words were directed at him in particular.

It frightened him.

"Now then, it'll be a waste of time to entertain you all any further, and I'm pretty bored, so I think I'll just end this quickly."

Before Claudius could properly process and analyze what he just heard, Ater pointed his finger towards the crowd and muttered words.

"Dark Possession."

In that instant, a powerful pulse radiated from Ater, filling the entire space in an instant.

"G-guh!" Claudius felt something slip into his consciousness, but he quickly shrugged it away.

His body felt cold, but he overcame it all through his sheer willpower.

Blinking rapidly and shrouding himself in energy, he woke up from whatever slumber he must have been experiencing.

However, what he saw next was perplexing.

"UWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"

"SAVE ME! SAVE MEEEEEEEEEE!!!"

"I'M DYING! UWAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"HELP MEEEEEEEE!!!"

"MOMMY! DADDY!"

the air behind him, and Claudius could hardly recognize any of them since they were yelling on

that they all belonged to the members of the Mercenary

meaning that most of them had collapsed—either in their

hear wriggling. If he listened closely, itching and gnashing teeth could

throes of despair

him to look

he knew only death awaited

man before him, Ater, was living proof of that brute

thought you wanted to

experiencing anguish as a result

from the quick end that

and I have different views regarding time." The

a second for me. A day is not

already knew

have to use it—my

the stationary Heads of Destruction, all of them in an equal

the only one who had fought it

Feyu… at Shuri… and he instantly knew he wouldn't

try to help them,

invalid, so he was completely

my

heart as he crouched and placed his

attain power and live comfortably, but now… he wasn't so

hesitation he felt

him from making the choice,

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

blackness suddenly swept through the area like quicksand, easily filling the

my shadow becomes a sacrifice…' Claudius thought bitterly as he spent all of his energy expanding his range to accept as many sacrifices

filled

his range, though somehow

He's a

his body as he

like hands—began to stick to the bodies of those who were caught in