The Author's POV

A white-haired figure suddenly materialized inside a dark hall where thirty or so figures appeared.

The surroundings fell silent, and all eyes fell on the white-haired man that materialized out of nowhere.

The sound of heavy breathing could be heard throughout the surroundings, but the increased breathing wasn't out of tiredness, no, it was out of fear.

A multitude of different emotions flashed on the faces of the people present.

Respect, awe, jealousy, fear, and even more fear.

Step—! Step—! Step—!

The white-haired man's footsteps echoed throughout the hall; it was the only sound that the people present could hear, perfectly synchronizing with the rhythm of their heartbeats.

Sitting atop a flight of stairs by the end of the hall was a gigantic and obscure black throne.

An eerie chill permeated throughout the hall as no one dared to speak a single word; they all looked towards the white-haired figure that was slowly walking towards the throne by the end of the room.

Each step the white-haired figure took was slow and steady, however, to those present, each step carried an unprecedented amount of pressure as some couldn't help but secretly swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Finally arriving at the throne, the white-haired figure slowly sat down on it.

Propping his arm up with the aid of the armrest of the throne, the white-haired figure, better known as the Demon King, rested the side of his cheek on his hand which was curled into a fist.

Without looking at the people in the room, he slowly closed his eyes.

***

The clouds covered the sky like a big black sheet, completely masking the light that was coming from the sun above the sky.

Nothing could be seen except a darkness that seemed to go on forever.

BOOOM—!

The darkness did not last for long, however. Thunderous explosions rang throughout the world as different colored lights began to spread throughout the sky.

BOOOM—! BOOOM—!

Smoke permeated throughout the world as the ground shook and black creatures fell from the sky like wingless birds, crashing onto the ground, and forming small craters around the area they fell.

Bang—!

Levitating in the sky like creatures of justice, and with light spreading out from behind them, a dozen or so figures stared at the area where the black creatures had fallen.

Slowly descending down toward the ground, a woman wearing a silver armor that shone brightly and gently wrapped around her figure finally opened her mouth.

"...Your race does not belong in this universe."

Her crisp and melodious voice rang throughout the world.

There was a mixture of displeasure and disgust in her voice as she looked toward a particular creature down below.

Twitch. Twitch.

Weakly turning around, the black creature turned his body over and looked toward the woman standing in the sky. With the light shining brightly from behind her, she looked like a goddess that had descended upon the mortal world.

"Cough...Cough..."

Coughing black blood down his body, the black creature laughed in deprecation. His blood-red eyes gazed upwards, towards the dark clouds covering the sky. Hanging down his neck was a simple silver necklace; attached to its end was a black box.

but a

softly muttered after a while. Right as his words faded, the air froze before the whole world started to tremble. The silver necklace around his body danced up and

"What did you say?"

spat as anger rose from deep within her voice. Staring at her from

"Cough..."

that was

against you all, but what is so grave with

"Survive?"

the palm of her hand as bright yellow particles vividly appeared in

your means? What about the billions of creatures you have killed to satiate your thirst? Have you

We are merely following our instincts to conquer and survive. You

her eyes, the woman

your own instincts, and that is why we are following ours as well, eliminating a future threat that can

"Ha...ha...an unwanted parasite..."

chuckle before his face

to come here and judge us like you are some

inside of his body, the black creature finally

alone...I told them that you were a bunch of creatures that would

creature

and look what happened. Everyone is dead. Just like I had warned

managed to stabilize his footing, with another cough, black blood sprayed on the ground

"Shit..."

his knee, the orb that was forming in front of the woman's palm fully formed, and the sky was enveloped by an enormous glow. Lowering

sake of our people. Like you've said, we are merely doing this for

"Yo—"

could say anything else, the bright orb finally descended down towards the ground. In an instant, his figure was enveloped

thing that remained intact with the silver necklace that hung from

the whole world; similar to when the sun rose

BOOOOM—!

terrifying explosion followed as the earth rose from the ground sending massive chunks of rocks the size of a mountain flying

face the other creatures levitating in the

the last of them, what should we do now?" The

"Let's..khrr...blow up the planet."

the

a nasal-like

no demon survives. We can't let those parasites continue

Without waiting for the other's confirmation,

seconds and seeing that no one was stopping him, the creature let out a deep shout

"Huaaarg!"

at incredible speeds, the land cracked apart as the creature's feet landed on the ground. Following this, the hammer came into contact with the ground and the world

the planet as the lands, mountains, and everything tore

***

shone brightly as the air inside of

face twisted slightly, and a horrifying pressure bore down on

figureheads from the seven clans. A look of horror and respect flashed across their faces as

long for the Demon King to recollect himself

the Demon King's eyes swept over the bodies of each demon present.

his hand in

C...crack.

fell down, a crack formed in the fabric of space. At the exact moment the crack appeared, the same scene from before he materialized in front

stood in

for a brief moment,

"...Disappointing."

any of the demons present could speak