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!"

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

that they all belonged to the members

thuds, meaning that most of them had collapsed—either in their knees,

closely, itching and gnashing

essence, throes of despair filled the

look at his men and confirm

death awaited

Ater, was living proof

you wanted to end things quickly." Claudius

anguish as a result of

far from the

different views regarding time." The response was smooth

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

the man approached Claudius, he already knew

to use it—my

all of them in an equal state of mental

one

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

I try to help them, my life

Phobio were also invalid, so he was completely left on his

for my survival…

Claudius' heart as he crouched and placed his hand

had always 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!~

blackness suddenly swept through the area like quicksand, easily filling the ground surrounding him with

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

he filled the entire

within his range,

He's a Necromancer,

his body as

the bodies of those who were caught