Torrential rain poured down from the vast sky. Each droplet black like ink and emitted a gloomy and frigid aura. If one was exposed to the liquid for too long, their negative emotions would begin to fester and they would eventually lose all sense of reason.2

The inky rain had enveloped an area tens of thousands of miles wide, covering entire mountain ranges and plains.0

Meanwhile, a brutal battle was unfolding below.0

Countless pillars of resonant power shot into the air as towering Duke Bergfrieds appeared, sucking in immense amounts of worldly natural energy and dispersing pockets of the Stygian Rain. At the same time, a barrage of attacks was launched onto the Others that were crawling out of the inky pools resulting from the rain.0

Both sides were engaged in bitter slaughter.0

Some Duke Bergfrieds descended from the skies like falling mountains, crushing a low-grade True Devil Other. However, before they could celebrate,...3