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!"

hardly recognize any of them since they were

was that they all

most of them had collapsed—either in their knees, their backs, or

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

throes of despair filled the

him to look at his men and confirm what was

only death awaited if he did

Ater, was living

you wanted to

experiencing anguish as a result

was far from the quick

views regarding time." The response was smooth and downright

is a mere speck of a second for me. A day is

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

have to use it—my

of Destruction, all

was the only one

Shuri… and he instantly knew

them, my life will

also invalid, so he was completely left on

my survival… I

heart as he

anything to attain

felt

stop him from

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

through the area like quicksand, easily filling the ground surrounding

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

Until he filled the

within his range, though

expected. He's a Necromancer,

the burden on his

stick to the bodies of those who were caught