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!"

Claudius could hardly recognize any of them since

however, was that they all belonged to the members of the Mercenary

had collapsed—either in their knees, their backs, or their

he listened closely, itching and gnashing teeth could

essence, throes of despair

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

he knew only death awaited if

him, Ater, was living proof

you wanted to

comrades were most likely experiencing anguish as a result of some kind of

the

regarding time." The response was smooth

of a second for me. A day is not

approached Claudius, he already knew he couldn't win—not the way

have to use

Destruction, all of them in an equal state of

one who had fought it

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

try to help them,

invalid, so he was completely left

my survival… I

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

would do anything to attain power and live comfortably,

hesitation he felt was too

from making

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

suddenly swept through the area like quicksand, easily

a sacrifice…' Claudius thought bitterly as he spent

Until he filled the entire

within his range, though somehow his shadow

expected. He's a

the burden on his body as he began

to stick to the bodies of those who were caught in