Lu Yan had never imagined that the Darkness Power he had created would turn on him, its master! He could no longer control those powers. They had begun to develop wills of their own.
That was only natural.
At its core, darkness was chaos, a breeding ground for sin, a shelter for conspiracies, and the starting point of all change.
Once it had been born, like children, it was bound to seek an independent will of its own.
A Rampage Beast broke out of its prison and charged into the city.
It wreaked havoc everywhere, the Darkness Power covering its body so dense it seemed ready to spill over.
Teams were sent to suppress it. The workers sent theirs, only for them to become its nourishment; the factory owners sent theirs, only for them to be struck down...
No one could stop it.
It destroyed factories, severed roads, flattened churches, and crushed castles beneath its feet... Before death, everyone was equal.
"Die! You all have to die! You bastards, I gave you my life, yet you weren't even willing to pay five gold dinars in compensation! Damn you! You all deserve to die!"
The Rampage Beast spoke words no one could understand, then burrowed up from underground and collapsed another factory.
If they had known that this disaster had been caused by merely five gold dinars, they would surely have regretted it beyond measure.
But was it really only because of five gold dinars? Beneath that lay contempt for the sacrifices of others.
More and more Darkness Power began gathering around the Rampage Beast of its own accord.
They cheered and leaped with joy, as though they had found their true master.
They were growing stronger on their own. Even after the workers' organizations began ordering people not to worship