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 they were

all belonged to

had collapsed—either in their knees,

closely, itching and gnashing teeth could

throes of despair filled

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

only death

before him, Ater, was living proof

thought you wanted to

comrades were most likely experiencing anguish as a result

was far from the

have different views regarding time."

of a second for me. A day is not even worth a

knew he couldn't win—not the way he

have to use

Heads of Destruction, all

the only one who had fought it

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

I try to help them, my life will be

also invalid, so he was completely left on his

sorry, but… for my survival…

permeated Claudius' heart as he

attain power and live comfortably, but

felt

stop him from

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

through the area like quicksand, easily filling

a sacrifice…' Claudius thought bitterly as he spent all of his energy expanding his range to accept as many

he filled the

single ally with him fell within his range, though somehow his

He's a Necromancer,

his body as he

to stick to the bodies of those who were caught in