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!"

and Claudius could hardly recognize any of them since

all belonged to the members

had

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

throes of despair

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

he knew only death awaited if

him, Ater, was living proof of that

thought you wanted to

anguish as a result of some

from the quick end that Ater

time." The response was smooth and downright

a mere speck of a second for me. A day is not

Claudius, he already knew he

to use it—my

of Destruction, all of them

one who had

he instantly knew he wouldn't be

try to help them, my life will

were also invalid, so he was completely left on

am sorry, but… for my survival… I must do

bitter feeling permeated Claudius' heart as he crouched and placed his hand

attain power and

hesitation he felt was too

stop him from

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

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

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

Until he filled the entire

him fell within his range, though

a

the burden on his

bodies of those who were caught in