The Monarch Of The Autumn Forest [7] - Black Hole Horizon

Lloyd had been certain that using his void walker abilities would give him an edge over his teammates, but he was wrong. While power was everything in this world, skill and talent come second.

Lloyd's body might have been strong, yet even with [shadow enhancement], it barely reached the initial stages of the Topaz seal, let alone anything beyond it.

He lacked any decent power since he was still in the half-step first commandment, he lacked proper skill compared to the likes of Rex, Tina, Hime, or even Felix; and even though he has talent, it means nothing in a fight when you haven't developed the other two.

So when he watched as Lachlan's heart was destroyed right before his eyes, he felt like his world was collapsing in on itself, with him being the center of the collapse.

And throughout it all, despite everything in the world seeming to have slowed down to a snail's pace, he heard the same little voice, belittling him from within his own consciousness, telling him-