T-Dog!

　My heart is beating fast.

　Once again, the chills from earlier hit me.
　Dull headache, vomiting, weakness, discomfort: .......

　Perhaps this is not an attack from them or the monsters.
　The evidence is that the [Fixed Damage] skill is unresponsive.

　If this were an attack, my skills, both intangible and tangible, would have reacted, attacked, and dealt 9999 damage.
　If this is not the case, then what is happening to my body is just a 'phenomenon'.

"Ugh ......, ugh .........

　The chills intensified.
　The pores in my body opened and warm sweat broke out.

　It's not easy for me, as I'm too frail from the effects of the Dark Chains spell.

"Master Chrome, ......!

　Shea hugged me from my right side.
　I'm not sure what to do.

　Yuling on the other side does the same.

"It's okay. Let's move on. ......

　I nodded to both of them.

　The monsters are all gone for now with my skills.
　All I have to do is endure this feeling and get to the bottom of them.

　The pain is there, but it's not unbearable.
　No, there's no pain in this world that's more excruciating than what Juno and the others have done to me.

　There can't be.

So I keep going...

　I take one step after another.

　I've got about 20 meters left.
　The monsters are gone, one by one, and I continue on my way.

　I don't care about the chills running through my body or the pounding of my heart.
　I just keep going.

　I wonder if my body is undergoing some kind of change, and my consciousness suddenly becomes distant.
　My capillaries seem to have broken, and blood gushes out from all over my body.

"......!

　I feel faint.
　I put all my strength into my thin legs and held on.

"Master Chrom!

　Shea and Yurin were supporting me from both sides.
　The warmth of their bodies, their heat, seems to be pouring power into me.

　It's reassuring to know that there are those who stand by your side.
　Joy and healing.

　I stepped out again.

　Streaks of red blood along my steps.

　I don't care what happens to me.
　If I can get the power to kill Juno for sure, no matter what I change into, no matter what fate awaits me.

　I'll just keep going.

　To finish off the remaining three, Juno, Fara and Margo.

"Through your power, your thoughts are conveyed.
"It is the darkness of blindness.
"Despair and hatred that can never be redeemed.
Love, friendship, trust... the darkness that comes from betrayal.
"Because the feelings were pure, the darkness is also deep.

The replica of Nirvana and the Abyss tells me.

　You're analyzing my mind intently, aren't you?

　It doesn't matter.
　You can look at my insides as much as you like.



The surgeon's despair and hatred levels are rising. ...... The third rule has been reached.
The ritual's progress rate has reached 95%.
The surgeon's Darkness output has increased by 999%.



　Suddenly, a voice echoed from somewhere.
　At the same time, the chills and throbbing in my chest that had been plaguing my body disappeared as if they were a lie.

　When I had fought Valerie before, my power of darkness had grown stronger.
　I wonder if that means it's gotten even stronger now...

"Confirm your qualifications.
You are qualified for the power.
"Therefore, I teach you.
"Therefore, I give.

　The two monuments ring.

"There are two main tactics against Chaos. One is to hit the same Chaos and cancel it out.
"So I should be able to handle the power of Chaos myself?
"Yes. But that's not possible for you.
But you can't, because you're under the precept of the Dark Chain. That's why you're deeply connected to the abyss on a soul level.
"Because you are connected to the abyss, the source of darkness, the power of light cannot dwell in you. Therefore, it is impossible for you to handle Chaos, the fusion of Light and Darkness.

　The replicas say as if to say.

"So, is there any way for me to fight against Chaos?

　The next time we face each other, I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun.
　The next time you face it, you might not be able to deal with it.

There's another way.


What?
The deepening of darkness, the control of darkness in deeper realms.