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Chapter 42 - Chapter 41

Kuro appeared near a deserted area by the Pyramid of Giza. He immediately cloaks himself in shadows as he moves toward the entrance to the Sealed Prison.

However, there was no entrance to be found when he got there. It confirms the shadow soldier reports that the entrance disappeared after he and his friend fled.

After looking around the area while keeping an eye out for the local awakeners, he was able to find a small crack that led into the passageway into the pyramid.

Kuro willed his chakra and melted into the shadow, as he made his way into the crack. After passing into the crack, he reappears, still covered in his shadow cloak.

The passageway was completely dark without any light. Fortunately, he could see everything due to his night vision skill.

'Spread out and scout ahead. Make sure not to alert the warden.' Kuro orders his shadow soldiers.

Kuro slowly made his way toward the Sealed Prison, trying to keep himself hidden. After about half an hour, Kuro walked into the open chamber where the giant door of the prison was located.

He looked toward the ceiling where the warden had previously dropped down from but he could not see anything. This confirmed that something was blocking him.

"GRRRRR!" Kuro comes to a halt as a growling sound comes from the ceiling.

"Well, hello again little boy." Kuro heard the voice in his head. "How did you get in even after I closed the entrance?"

Bang!

Afterward, the whole chamber shakes as a slime drops down from the ceiling.

Kuro's body tensed up when a sudden wave of pressure descended upon him.

"You can talk?" Kuro asks the slime.

"No. I am transmitting my thoughts inside of your head." The slime replied.

"You seem very talkable, considering you were out to murder me and my friends last time."

"You woke me up from my sleep, just when I was about to get together with the most beautiful slime in the universe. Of course, I will want to kill you all."

"Well, sorry about that. The name Kuro. What's yours?"

"I am Scaris, the most handsome slime in the universe. Anyway, are you interested in working for the Emperor?"

"You mean the Photon Emperor?"

 "Correct."

"No thanks."

"Then you leave me no choice but to eliminate you."

"Wait! Wait!" Kuro raises his hand.

"Oh? Did you change your mind?" Scaris asks, stopping himself from attacking.

"First, I wanted to know what was inside the prison before I made up my mind."

Scaris looks at Kuro with narrow 'eyes', if he had eyes. "You're not trying to pull something on my boy?"

"NEVER! I would never do that to the most handsome slime I have seen in all my life!"

Scaris paused as if considering Kuro's words, but the oppressive pressure still hung thick in the air. Kuro's stance remained poised, ready to move should Scaris decide to act on his previous threat.

The slime let out a deep, resonant chuckle, its voice dripping with mockery. "You have a way with words. Fine. I'll let you in on a little secret, but you better be telling the truth about not pulling anything."

'Is this slime an idiot?' Kuro thought in his head, hearing Scaris.

Kuro nodded, maintaining his calm. "I swear on my honor."

'Honor be damned' Kuro thought.

Scaris seemed to mull it over for a moment longer before releasing a low sigh that echoed in Kuro's mind. "Inside the Sealed Prison... is something that even I, as the 'most handsome' of slimes, is afraid of. The last descendant of the White Dragons. The mortal enemy of the Photon Emperor."

"Then why not just kill it?" Kuro asked.

"Can't. Even for the Photon Emperor after the White Dragon Emperor blesses it with his life."

"So the Photon Emperor sealed it inside this prison?"

"Yes. Now you know how great the Emperor is? Want to join now?"

"Humm." Kuro acted like he was making a tough decision when in actuality, he was positioning all of his shadow soldiers. "I guess not. Seeing how he can't even kill the decedent and have to lock them up."

Scaris, hearing this, felt like he had been played. "YOU!" He screams. "You play me!"

Not waiting for Kuro, he launched himself to devour him whole.

Kuro's eyes flicked to the movement of Scaris as the slime surged toward him, its massive form oozing through the air like a tidal wave. He could feel the pressure of the slime's aggression building as it moved, but Kuro had already anticipated this. His shadow soldiers, hidden in the dark corners of the chamber, sprang into action the moment Scaris lunged.

Kuro willed his chakra as the shadow spread from him. "Shadow Possession Jutsu!" He finally used the technique after a long time. Immediately, the darkness seemed to pulse and stretch. Shadows twisted and reached out, wrapping around Scaris's massive form, pulling at him with unnatural force.

The slime's body recoiled, trying to slip free from the grip of the shadows, but the darkness was relentless. The more it struggled, the tighter the hold became. A deep, frustrated growl resonated through the chamber as Scaris tried to fight against the confinement.

"You think you can bind me with these little tricks?" Scaris hissed in Kuro's mind, his voice laced with anger. "I am Scaris, the most handsome slime in the universe! You will regret this!"

Scaris breaks out of the shadow possession bind but it was enough for Kuro. "Attack!" Kuro ordered his shadow soldiers to attack. Leading the charge were Niji, Sanji, Yonshi, Tank, and Barbarian.

Niji, swift and agile, darted forward with fluid grace, his shadow blades gleaming in the dim light. He was the first to reach Scaris, his speed making him nearly invisible as he slashed at the slime's massive form, cutting through its gelatinous surface. But the slime recoiled, its body shifting and reforming, seemingly unfazed by the attack.

Sanji and Yonshi followed their movements coordinated as they attacked from different angles. Sanji, using his massive scythe, aimed to dice the slime's form with heavy shadow-enhanced slashes. Yonshi, on the other hand, launched a series of shadow tendrils to wrap around Scaris's limbs, restricting its movements further.

Tank, as his name suggested, was a wall of solid shadow, charging straight into Scaris with the intent of pinning him down. The sheer weight and power of Tank's form slammed into the slime, forcing Scaris to slide backward across the stone floor, but Scaris retaliated by unleashing a wave of acidic slime that burned through the shadows around him.

Barbarian, the most ferocious of the group, charged in with reckless abandon. His eyes burned with determination, and his shadow weapon, a jagged and monstrous greatsword made from pure darkness, swung down in a wild arc, aiming to split Scaris in two.

Scaris screeched as his body contorted and expanded, trying to block the attack, but the force of the strike sent a ripple through his form. His slime body had a nearly liquid-like consistency, but Barbarian's powerful swing cut through the mass, leaving a deep gash that oozed with thick, corrosive slime.

"You think this is enough to stop me?" Scaris howled in Kuro's mind, his voice pulsing with fury.

"No?" Kuro replied as he also darted in to strike the smile. "Look around you. Do you think you can endure all of them too?"

Scaris looks around the chamber hearing Kuro. What he saw, he would never forget in his life. Shadowy figures come out of the darkness, each holding different weapons and exuding pressure no less than B-rankers.

"H-how?" Scaris transmitted a voice tramble seeing the scene.

"How?" Kuro echoed, his voice calm and steady as the shadows around him shifted and pulsated with dark energy. "You didn't think I would send only my knight-rank soldiers after you, did you? As the saying goes, even a mighty elephant falls to the army of ants."

The shadow soldiers surrounded Scaris, fully armed. Their eyes glowing with the same cold determination that Kuro exuded. Niji, Sanji, Yonshi, Tank, and Barbarian stood at the forefront, but behind them were even more soldiers, each one unique in shape and form, some carrying spears, others with jagged blades, and a few with their arms twisted into monstrous appendages.

Scaris, who had once been so proud of his power and self-image, now found himself surrounded by ants. He tried killing one, only to find them reformed immediately. The realization hit him like a crushing weight. He had made a critical mistake in underestimating Kuro.

Scaris's body trembled with a mix of fury and fear as he desperately tried to lash out, his slimy tendrils swiping in every direction to strike down the shadow soldiers that closed in on him from all sides. But no matter how many he hit, no matter how fast he attacked, the soldiers simply reformed, rising from the shadows again with that same unwavering determination in their eyes.

"Seen enough?" Kuro asks, preparing to launch an all out assault. However, he no didn't hear any reply from Scaris.

"Attack!" Not waiting any longer, Kuro ordered his shadow soldiers to storm Scaris. He flickers among his soldiers as he strikes from angles that would damage the smile the most.

At first, Scaris was able to fend off the tide of shadow soldiers but as time went on, he got overwhelmed and 'devoured' in the sea of shadows.

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