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!"

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

was that they all belonged

of them had collapsed—either in their knees,

If he listened closely, itching and gnashing teeth could

of

behind him to look

death

before him, Ater, was living proof of

you wanted to end things quickly." Claudius

comrades were most likely experiencing anguish as

was far from the

I have different views regarding time." The

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

the man approached Claudius, he already knew he couldn't

have to use it—my

the stationary Heads of Destruction, all of them in an

one who had fought

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

help them, my life will be

Phobio were also invalid, so he was completely

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

heart as he crouched and placed

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

felt was too

didn't stop him from making

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

like quicksand, easily filling the ground surrounding him with dark

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

Until he filled

him fell within his range,

He's a Necromancer, after

burden on his

hands—began to stick to the bodies of those