"So they didn't give out any warnings huh…

Was it because they wanted to take me by surprise when I attacked Aurendor?

Well, too bad for you I guess."

Nux shrugged and—

"AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Carlen, who was in his arms, screamed in agony, desperately moving his limbs trying to free himself from Nux's grasp. He tried to kick him a few times to generate some force, but it was all useless.

The difference between their physical strength was simply too high.

Finally, a suffocating, threatening devouring mist started to creep onto Carlen's body.

"A-AAAGGGGHHH!!! SAVE ME!! SAVE MEE!!"

He shouted, his eyes widening in sheer horror. In his current state, for some reason, his eyes fell on the woman from Greenmarch, the same woman he had just 'helped'. The woman was staring at him, frozen stiff, as if she couldn't believe what was happening but…

Somehow, something inside her felt… good.

It was a feeling she couldn't understand.

And she didn't have the time to understand it either because—

"Let him go."

A deep, heavy voice was heard as a beautiful being appeared in the air, hovering above all, looking down on the rest of the world with a mighty look.

Nux raised his head, staring at the being.

A tall being with silver skin and hair, complete golden eyes with no irises and golden wings on his back. He was wearing a golden white robe that fluttered in the air, and there were two halos hovering over his head, reflecting a divine light that seemed to have a strong connection with every being present here.

He was a Seraphkin.

And from Carlen's memories that he had devoured, Nux quickly recognized the man as well.

Silvaris Gracevale, one of the sixteen Eternals of Gracevale, also one of the Eternals who stayed in the Hall, making sure nothing out of the ordinary happened.

"I will not repeat myself."

Seeing that Nux still hadn't done what he wanted, Silvaris repeated himself, his tone much colder now.

"Are you sure you alone will be enough?"

Nux questioned with a curious look on his face.

From his tone, he seemed calm, completely at ease.

But—

"L-LORD SILVARIS!! SAVE MEE!!!"

Carlen shouted. He could feel his life force being devoured by the mist, and seeing Silvaris's appearance gave him a ray of hope he could desperately cling to.

Silvaris too, knew that he couldn't waste time here. Although he didn't particularly care about Carlen's or anyone's life, he still had to keep up an appearance.

So in the end—

He unleashed his domain.

A domain that spread far, instantly swallowing Nux and without wasting any time—

{Kneel}

Silvaris ordered.

And just like that—

Thud Thud Thud

With thuds, every being that was swallowed inside his domain together with Nux, knelt wherever they were, their heads bowed.

Yes, it was that easy.

Since an Eternal was Absolute in his Domain, his every command must be fulfilled, even if the being in question was an enemy or someone completely unrelated to the caster.

This was also the reason the Eternals were respected so much. If a being had no way to deal with an Eternal's domain, they would end up as nothing but a puppet in their hands.

Or at least…

That is what should happen.

But…

"Am I supposed to wait for some fireworks now…?"

Nux questioned, still standing with Carlen in his hand, tilting his head in utter confusion.

And in an instant, every being present inside the domain widened their eyes in shock, especially Carlen. His shock was more of horror.

Even he, who was caught by the enemy, and his body, that was hovering in the air, was kneeling in the air itself. That was the effect of an Eternal's domain—

Absolute Authority that takes complete control over one's body.

But…

What was happening…?

Why wasn't this man affected by an Eternal's Domain!?

This made absolutely no sense!

"…"

It wasn't just Carlen. Silvaris too, had a solemn look on his face as he stared at Nux. He was almost a billion years old, yet this was the first time he had seen something like this.

Even Eternals, if caught by an enemy's domain by surprise, lose control over their body once the enemy wills it. This was one of the few ways to actually take down an Eternal but…

Never once, in his long life, had he seen a being completely ignore an Absolute authority without countering it with a Domain of his own.

Very quickly, Silvaris realized it.

This was dangerous.

Whoever this being was… he wasn't someone he could take down easily.

He needed to be very, very careful.

And while Silvaris was being careful and thinking of a way to take down the enemy—

"AAAGGHHH!! LORD SIL—"

Carlen's body was completely devoured by the Devouring Mist, erased from existence.

For a moment, a heavy silence fell in the surrounding.

This was Silvaris's domain, a domain where endless golden light flowed everywhere, a domain where he had a godlike presence, but…

Inside this domain,

One being hovered in the air, attracting all the attention.

"Who are you?"

Silvaris questioned, staring at Nux. His tone lost quite a bit of his previous arrogance and strength.

"I asked you, didn't I?

Let me repeat myself—

Are you sure you alone are enough?"

Nux repeated the same question with no change in his amused expression.

"Your indecisiveness and arrogance cost a life. As a follower of Light, a being who should value and protect life, I'd say it is quite a grave sin."

"You were the one who took his life."

Silvaris countered almost instantly.

Carlen losing his life didn't really matter. The Universe was vast, billions of beings lost their life every single day.

It didn't even affect the Universe much. After all, the life that disappeared returned to the Universe, only to return again in some other form.

This was how the Universe worked, everyone knew that.

But…

The loss of life couldn't be blamed on him.

This, Silvaris couldn't bear.

"Tsk, even your hypocrisy is boring."

Nux yawned as suddenly—

Pierce

A bloodied hand came out of Silvaris's chest, making him widen his eyes in shock and horror—

"A new toy?

You better make this fun!"

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