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

and so he didn't

nothing left to

is your

do exactly what I can do and so much more." Ater's amused chuckle echoed

this response only made Claudius

into him and

"…"

that one of

was silence among

Then—

form. My limitation prevents me from turning into anyone with

this, there was no tone of triumph in Ater's

the opposite,

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

there is one exception:

was lost,

existed was the Absolute one—meant

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

sort of Divine

was this Primeval Tier that Ater

within that Primeval Skill, and I can't access it. Isn't it amazing?!" Ater's

drowned in

something I can never touch—a

definition Ater had given down, it

Master… I

could now understand—at least to an extent—why he had played

really worth

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

as his face fell. 'I made too many

wasn't something one had to

It was a mandate.

a Necromancer?" Claudius asked in

Chaos, so I can use the Chaos Art of Ancient MajiK.

"I… I see…"

my stockpile, but that's about it. I doubt I'll be permitted to use any advanced Ancient MajiK here… not that I have enough energy to

"I… see…"

At the very least, you managed to feed my pleasures

react towards

could only respond as he

"You're welcome."

there was a lull in

will happen to me now?" He asked with a bitter

be spared. Ater didn't seem like the kind of

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

as soon as he

"W-when…?"