Nial had the direct support of the Forest of Life and he controlled dark energy. He was in possession of the Odyssey seed and Darkness Essence, which gave him numerous advantages over the Nightshadow Elves.
However, he didn't underestimate the brats even for one second. He smiled slyly in their direction, which enraged them in an instant.
They only knew how to order around and to kill. Never in their life had they been looked down upon, and that was exactly what was just happening.
The Nightshadow Elves in front of Nial looked straight in his lifeless, milky white eyes. This pair of lifeless eyes seemed to look down at them, or so it felt to the Nightshadow Elves.
Thus, they enveloped their bodies in Shadow energy before they expanded the shadows around them.
They disappeared into the shadows and used one of their special racial traits called Shadow Walking.