A muffled hum drifted through the vast darkness followed by the indistinct chatters and persistent voices of two people beyond the tenebrous space. Bits of broken conversations fell into place as words flickered in and out like waves, drowned in by the void A calm voice spoke in a serene whisper, or at least to the unconscious Nox it sounded that way. ".... that, you were able to recreate a shadow robe this quick, and with the exact same attribute and effects... It truly is baffling." "Well, it's for the kid, if it's something that can help him out I'd gladly spare a few of my creation mana to create it " a warmer voice replied with a hint of sadness — just a hint to be precise. The owner of the calm voice hummed, then lingered for a few seconds before asking. "How long do you... Being.. form, where's.. original body." His voice sounded broken, or rather bits of his words were muffled to the point that Nox couldn't make out what it was. There was a slight stir in the darkness

The journey to the temple was nothing short of perilous. Despite the tenebrous knight presence, there were still a large number of monsters which attacked clearly driven by their instinct, disregarding the authority the knight held. Each time a monster attacked, it would fall prey to the blade of the tenebrous knight before it could even afford to move a single finger. The dark knight himself was more terrifying than those monsters, lacing his blade with the aura of death, all it took was a swing of his pitch black, greatsword, and hundreds of dark abominations would perish in matters of seconds. Eren couldn't do much but tighten his hold on Nox, he was as blind as a bat in the darkness, still, he could rely on his ears and his remaining senses to notice some approaching creatures, however he didn't expect that Aries would be no different from him. Though Aries was just the fragment of the spawn of shadows, he was still the fragment of a divine being, yet, despite that, his vision

The hidden room behind the altar of the sanctuary of Tenebrae was nothing short of enchanting. It seemed more like a greenhouse—albeit a dark version of one. Each flower there was black, but had a subtle gradient of colors within them, some were black with blue hue at their tips, while the others varied from pink to crimson to amethyst and other colors. Most flowers looked like roses, while some closely resembled daisies. The majority of them were blood orchids and some looked like lilies, however they all bore a similarity, they were all black in color. The roof of the greenhouse was arched and the room itself was extremely spacious. Most surprising of all, was the soft white light penetrating through the black mirror-like material the glassy rooftop of the greenhouse was made from. It fell on the tenebrous flowers, illuminating the room with its enchanting glow and if one gazed deeper, then they'd notice the subtle glistle entwined within the glowing radiance. It was breathta

"Curse this!!! That damned wizard, RAHHH!!!" A gorgeous man with golden reptilian eyes roared in frustration as he repeated the last five seconds infinitely. Besides him, a black haired man donning a black half-mask which concealed most of his face, was also in the same predicament, caught in a loop which made them repeat the same action over and over again, however unlike his partner the black haired vessel remained silent but his eyes gleamed with an overwhelming malicious intent. His gaze fell on the wooden floor of the inn where he saw a rune inscribed within the loop the cunning wizard had made. Noticing his partner's futile curses and feeble attempts to break the loop spell, he sighed, then spoke in a resigned tone. "It's a runic spell, it'd be hard to dispel even with the use of the deities' authority..." The golden eyed vessel raised a brow at his partner's words, with impatience getting the best of him, he snapped. "DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT!!! For fuck's sake, we've

"why do they get to decide whether I live or not? It sounds to me like the insecure ramblings of frightened children..""HOW DARE YOU, YOU INSOLENT BRAT!!" The marionette of the space god hissed, his voice laced with malice."..Are they afraid of me?.. it's amusing how shallow their thinking seems..""YOU..""Insecurities often lead us to committing or creating that very thing we're so afraid of.. but wouldn't that beg the question?, why are the deities after someone as small and insignificant as me? What are they so frightened of that they had their playthings hunt me down?"The tenebrous child lingered for a moment longer, moving swiftly and calm as the wind, changing his position ever so often.His rosy lip parted, revealing pearly white teeth and subtle fangs."Truth is, I couldn't care much about their motive, there are things I've yet to deal with, so should they interfere in my life with the intent of killing me, then they best make sure they execute it flawlessly else I will d