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

the air froze before the whole world started to tremble. The silver necklace around his body danced

"What did you say?"

the air spat as anger rose from deep within her voice. Staring at her from below, the black

"Cough..."

hand that was constantly trembling, he

though we have committed some...cough...grave sin against you all, but what

"Survive?"

yellow sphere resembling the sun morphed on the palm of her hand as bright yellow particles

your means? What about the billions of creatures you have

We are merely following our instincts to conquer and survive. You don't tell

the

are merely following your own instincts, and that is why we are following ours as well, eliminating a future threat that can shake the balance of the universe. An unwanted parasite as some might

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

out a chuckle before

the right to come here and judge us

body, the black creature finally stood up

told them that you were a bunch of

black creature let

a madman, and look what happened.

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 her head and staring at the black creature, the woman's words gently

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

"Yo—"

say anything else, the bright orb finally descended down towards the ground. In an instant,

only thing that remained intact with the silver necklace that hung from his

followed after was a bright light that wrapped around the

BOOOOM—!

the ground sending massive chunks of rocks the size of a mountain flying

face the other creatures levitating in the air that were watching the scene with pure indifference on

of them, what should we do now?" The woman

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

the creatures

his bulky body, a nasal-like sound came out from the creature's mouth

those parasites continue

creature's hand. Without

onto the hammer above his head for a couple of seconds and seeing that no one was stopping him,

"Huaaarg!"

creature's feet landed on the ground. Following this, the hammer

the planet as the lands, mountains, and everything tore

***

red pupils shone brightly

past, his face cold face twisted slightly, and a horrifying pressure

look of horror and respect flashed across

too long for the Demon King to recollect himself as

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

swept on every figure present, he raised his hand in the air and

C...crack.

in the fabric of space. At the exact moment the crack appeared, the same scene from before he materialized in front of the hall was displayed in front of him, and everyone in

figures stood in the air, behind

for a brief

"...Disappointing."

any of the demons present could speak up, he swiped his