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

that they all belonged to the members of the Mercenary

that most of them had

he listened closely, itching and gnashing teeth

essence, throes of

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

only death awaited if

man before him, Ater, was living proof of that

wanted to end

comrades were most likely experiencing anguish as a result

from the quick end that

views regarding time."

for me. A day is not even

knew he

use it—my

all of

one who had

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

try to help them, my

and Phobio were also invalid, so he was completely left

my survival… I must do

permeated Claudius' heart as he crouched and placed

do anything to attain power and

he felt was

didn't stop him from

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

area like quicksand, easily filling the ground surrounding him

my shadow becomes a sacrifice…' Claudius thought bitterly as he

filled

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

expected. He's a

burden on his

hands—began to stick to the bodies of