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!"

air behind him, and Claudius could hardly recognize any of them since they were yelling on

knew, however, was that they all belonged to the members

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

closely, itching and

of despair

look behind him to look at his

he knew only death awaited if he

Ater, was

wanted to end

comrades were most likely experiencing anguish as a result of some

was far from the quick end that

different views regarding time."

of a second for me. A day is

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

have to use it—my

the stationary Heads of Destruction, all of them in an

the only one who had

looked at Feyu… at Shuri… and he instantly

help them, my life will be

and Phobio were also invalid, so he was completely left

my survival… I

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

he would do anything to attain power and live comfortably, but now…

he felt

him from making

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

the area like quicksand, easily filling the ground

in the range of my shadow becomes a sacrifice…' Claudius thought bitterly as he spent

he filled

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

He's a Necromancer, after

his body as he began

stick to the bodies