An Extra’s POV

"God is strong. Humans are weak. Angels are somewhere in-between."

As Claudius heard these words, he shuddered in ignorance.

"No matter how powerful a human tries to become, sacrificing all he can to attain strength, it will all fall under the allocated strength he is allowed to possess." Ater's words echoed coldly in the night.

"Ultimately, it will fall under weakness."

"S-so… all my attempts at strength… were in vain…?"

"Maybe it had some worth against fellow humans, but your luck ran out when you faced me. You see, I know I'm not weak… because I'm not human."

'N-not… human?' Claudius' eyes widened as he heard this deep revelation.

"I can take on whatever shape I want, while also possessing the abilities of those whose form I take. In essence…"

A flash of light sparked around Ater, and his form came into light as he crouched so he could somewhat be on the same level as Claudius.

The latter's eyes bulged as he looked at his reflection—the miserable old man he had become.

"… I can become you."

Ater had transformed into Claudius in every sense of the word, and upon seeing this, the old man felt his heart ache.

He truly… had sacrificed everything for nothing.

"I can also use all your abilities. There are a few limitations placed on my power, but that's how it works in simple terms."

Ater rose to his feet, transforming back into the handsome man he once was.

"You're… invincible…" Claudius croaked.

With such a power, Ater was at least in the realm of the Absolute.

There was no doubt about it in Claudius' mind.

"Am I really? Perhaps in some worlds, that would ring true. Even in this world, maybe…" Ater smirked, shaking his head as he circled around the despairing one.

"However, there exist beings who far transcend my current state."

"T-the Dragons…?"

"Yeah. I'll admit that there exist some that I can't beat right now. But all of it is only a matter of time."

"T-then—!"

"However, there is one that I couldn't possibly hope to beat no matter the passage of time."

Claudius could only make a guess at this point, but he muttered a response.

"Your… Master?"

"Precisely!"

face, but the way his eyes narrowed and from the sound of his tone, Claudius knew

so

left

is

he can do exactly what I can do and

this response only made Claudius all the more

into him and use

"…"

is that one of your

was silence among the two

Then—

me from turning into anyone with a higher Class

no tone of

the

use all the Skills in my target's Arsenal—though if it is higher than my Class, then the effects

one exception: The

lost, once

existed was the Absolute one—meant for heroes and

be any realm above that, then perhaps it would belong to wherever designed

of Divine

Primeval

Master's power exists within that Primeval Skill, and I

in delight and drowned in the pleasure of

something I can never

Ater had given down, it only meant

to Master… I

he could now understand—at least to

were really worth

likes of this man and his Master… the humans of this world were really nothing but

mistake.' Claudius finally admitted as his face fell. 'I made too

true power wasn't something one had to sacrifice

It was a mandate.

even… a Necromancer?" Claudius asked

I am a being of Chaos, so I can use the Chaos Art of Ancient MajiK. The Hollow Technique is simply one

"I… I see…"

I was allowed a Skill to summon the Undead in my stockpile, but that's about it. I doubt

"I… see…"

most entertaining. At the very least, you managed to feed my pleasures

didn't know how to react towards being praised

respond as he normally

"You're welcome."

moment, there was a

to me now?" He asked with

like the kind of man who would show the likes of him

die and come back to me as an Undead. The effects should be taking place pretty

widened as soon

"W-when…?"