It was different from the way the sky darkened when it rained, with storm clouds gathering and the occasional flash of lightning.
This was complete blackness, as though the world outside had vanished.
The light had been taken away, and the sudden darkness made Hakuno panic a little.
What did this have to do with the disappearance just now?
The announcement came on.
"Time has reached the critical point. This is to inform all lifeforms remaining within the school: the world you know is about to collapse. You have no value. You have no value. You have no value."
What, what, what?
No value?
Hakuno ran, searching for anyone still around.
"Did you hear the announcement?" a girl asked fearfully.
Another boy's facial muscles were taut, his brows tightly furrowed, though he was trying his best to relax. He replied, "Some boys went to check the school building outside. Don't worry too much."
Then footsteps came, completely chaotic, as if the sky were about to fall.
"They're back!"
Someone cried out happily, but the two people running toward them wore twisted expressions. Their terrified appearance made everyone's hearts sink.
"What happened outside the school building? Why is everything black?"
"Help! Somebody save me—!"
Someone outside the school building ran toward them desperately, but it seemed useless.
The black Shadows on the ground wrapped around him. At the slightest touch, the person melted away, his body intertwining with the Shadows as strange white patterns appeared on his face. Then his face suddenly shattered as well.
Chapter 4: I, Shirou, Make My Entrance!
One look was enough to tell that those eerie Shadows would destroy everyone. With the lightest touch, people were broken down.
That pitch-black expanse outside the school building meant that the world outside truly no longer existed. As long