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!"

Claudius could hardly recognize any of them

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

most of them had collapsed—either in

hear wriggling. If he listened closely, itching and

essence, throes of despair filled

tempted to look behind him to look at

he knew only death awaited if

before him, Ater, was living proof of that brute

thought you wanted to end things

anguish as a result of

was far from the quick end that

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

speck of a second for me. A day

man approached Claudius, he already knew he

use it—my Trump

Heads of Destruction, all of them in an

one

he instantly

to help them, my life

were also invalid, so he was completely

am sorry, but… for my survival…

heart as he crouched and placed

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

felt

stop him from making the choice,

"[Ultimate Sacrifice]."

~VWUUUUUUMMMM!~

blackness suddenly swept through the area like quicksand,

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

he filled the entire

his range, though somehow his shadow

He's a

burden on his body as he

the bodies of those who