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!"

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

knew, however, was that they all

of them had collapsed—either in their knees,

hear wriggling. If he listened closely, itching and

throes of despair

look behind him to look at

death awaited if he did

man before him, Ater, was living

wanted to end

experiencing anguish as a result of

the

views regarding time." The response was smooth and

second for me. A day is not even

knew he couldn't

use

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

was the only one who had fought

at Shuri… and he instantly knew he wouldn't be able to save

them, my life will

also invalid, so he was completely

but… for my survival… I

feeling permeated Claudius' heart as he crouched and placed his

would do anything to attain power and live

he felt

him from making the

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

blackness suddenly swept through the area like quicksand, easily

the range of my shadow becomes a sacrifice…' Claudius thought bitterly as he spent all of his energy expanding his

Until he filled

his range, though

expected. He's a Necromancer,

burden on his body as he

to the bodies of those who were