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!"

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

that they all belonged to the members of the Mercenary

meaning that most of them had collapsed—either in their

If he listened closely, itching and gnashing

throes of despair filled

behind him to look at his men and confirm

he knew only death awaited if he

Ater, was living proof of that

you wanted to end things quickly."

experiencing anguish as a result of some kind of

was far from the

have different views regarding time." The response was smooth and

a mere speck of a second for

the man approached Claudius, he already knew

to use

of Destruction, all of

was the only one

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

to help them, my life will

also invalid, so he was completely left on his

my survival… I

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

to attain power and live comfortably, but now… he wasn't

hesitation he felt

didn't stop him from

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

like quicksand, easily filling the ground surrounding him

becomes a sacrifice…' Claudius thought bitterly as he spent

filled the entire

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

He's a

his body as he

the bodies of those who were caught in