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!"

voices filled the air behind him, and Claudius could hardly recognize any of them since

was that they all belonged

thuds, meaning that most of them had collapsed—either

listened closely, itching and gnashing teeth could also be

of

tempted to look behind him to look

knew only death

before him, Ater, was living

you wanted to end

experiencing anguish as a result

far from the

have different views regarding time."

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

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

to use it—my

of Destruction, all of them in

was the only one who had fought

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

I try to help them, my life will be

were also invalid, so he was

am sorry, but… for my

heart as he crouched and placed his

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

he felt was

stop him from making

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

through the area like quicksand,

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

he filled the entire

single ally with him fell within his range, though somehow his shadow didn't

a

on his body as

to the bodies of those who were