Horizon saw two remarkable things after belatedly arriving at the scene. The city was engulfed in a pitch-black darkness, and a purple-skinned woman was staring at the scene with a jubilant look.

The woman asked, “Isn’t it pretty?”

Horizon directed a wary gaze at the woman’s tattoos before saying, “Stop the nonsense. What happened to Gorgon?”

“He’s dead. Can’t you see that?”

Horizon turned and stared blankly at the city. The pitch-black darkness seemed to be gnawing away at the city, and it seemed that it wouldn’t stop until it had devoured everything.

“Did he come down?”

“Are you out of your mind? Gorgon is dumb, but he’s not dumb enough to do something that would make him come down.”

Horizon nodded in agreement. He knew the answer, but he asked anyway, as the darkness that had enveloped the city looked familiar to him.

“Isn’t that Watchguard of Darkness?”

“Yes, it is Watchguard of Darkness.”

Watchguard of Darkness was a power that held a special meaning to the Counts of the Underworld. The question here was why an ally’s power had engulfed Gorgon. It was an ability that was a type of reassurance to the demons, but it had devoured Gorgon.

“Let me ask...