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!"

filled the air behind him, and Claudius could hardly recognize any of them since they

was that they all belonged to the members

meaning that most of them had collapsed—either in

closely, itching and gnashing teeth could also be

essence, throes of

look behind him to look at his men and confirm what was going

only death awaited

Ater, was living proof of that

thought you wanted to

as a result of some kind

far from the quick end

time." The

second for me. A day

Claudius, he already knew

to use

all of them in an equal

only one who had

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

help them, my life

and Phobio were also invalid, so

am sorry, but… for my

permeated Claudius' heart as he crouched and placed his hand on

had always thought he would do anything to attain power and live comfortably,

hesitation he felt was

stop him from making the

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

suddenly swept through the area like quicksand, easily

he spent all of his energy

filled the

with him fell within his range, though somehow his shadow didn't reach

expected. He's a Necromancer,

on his body as he

the bodies of those who