The air was thick with the stench of death, and the dark aura surrounding me pulsed like a living thing. Behind me, Edwin squinted, his gaze fixed on my back. When I turned to face him, our eyes met. His expression held countless questions, but beneath them was a flicker of understanding.
Without words, I conveyed my thoughts. We'll talk about this later.
The dark energy swirling within me acted as a shield, nullifying the effects of Mareti's curses. The core of darkness inside me spun relentlessly, feeding off the chaotic energy around us. The curses Mareti hurled at me burned through the surrounding mana, converting it into dark mana. The corpses littering the battlefield, heavy with death energy, only amplified my power.
Mareti's eyes widened with disbelief as he snarled, "It's not possible!" His voice cracked with rage as he unleashed another volley of curses, each more erratic than the last.