The Author's POV

"Was this all planned by you!?"

A booming voice could be heard reverberating in every nook and cranny of the castle.

"Was the demon attack something that you planned?"

I was confronted by Silug, who cast a menacing glare in my direction as we stood face to face with each other. Neither one of us backed down from our spot.

It had been two days since I had left the battlefield, and by this point, the vast majority of the demons that had been there had been eradicated.

Up until Silug's return, things were running smoothly...

Of course, that was until he returned.

When he got back, everything went into disarray, and he immediately began yelling at me. His voice was so loud that the surrounding areas shook.

"Do you think I'm stupid?! You think I wouldn't know?!"

He shouted once more, the surroundings shaking at the loudness of his voice.

He tapped my chest as he extended his thick arm, pushing my body back a bit.

"I know that you brought the demons to us...and you purposely didn't interfere in the war until a good number of my people had died. You purposely let them die for whatever your goal is!"

Silug continued to shout in an angry manner.

I looked at the people that were in the same room as me for a moment and then brought my attention back to Silug.

My brows furrowed.

"Calm down for a moment."

I said in a soft tone. Soft enough so that only the two of us could hear.

"If you shout so loudly, everyone is going to hear you."

"As if I care?! How can I calm down when so many of my people have died?!"

Silug's voice only raised when he heard my words.

I furrowed my brows when I noticed this. I glanced at his exposed stomach and made a quick decision.

Bang!

I threw a punch at Silug's stomach with all of my strength. His body suddenly gave way, and he went tumbling to the ground, landing on both knees.

"Keuk!"

The moment he hit the floor, there was a deafening silence throughout the room, followed by the other orcs in the room becoming enraged and making an attempt to attack me.

"What are you doing!?"

"Protect the Chief!"

"...Quiet down for a moment."

I extended my right hand and flicked the air. Ripples formed, and the air boomed.

"Keuek!"

"Kakh!"

ground. I didn't use much strength. Just about enough to knock them

your people in

at Silug from

that, I extended my arm to grab his head, and I brought his face in close proximity to

things first, don't speak so loudly when you're

throbbing

since I could hear

"Secondly..."

I lowered my tone.

in the first place. You don't have much of a choice if

won without

accomplish my plans, the orcs weren't my people. I wasn't merciful enough

to make sacrifices. Similar to what the Union did to me in the past

from. In fact, I understood their intentions all too well, and it was exactly

angry, but

ones that I have to take care of, are the people that are in my group. You're one of them, and that's why I saved you back then, but don't think for a

my hand and pushed my finger toward

Whatever happens to them, it's on you,

Silug's head and

about something, remember the words that

I turned to look at all the people present in the room.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

back to the ground, unconscious. Ava and the others were the only ones who were spared.

favor and leave the room for now. I need to take care of

"Alright."

"Got it."

had finished speaking, they exited the

***

"Get ready."

low, sinister voice reverberated throughout the halls

troops are ready. We're are ready to depart at

demon replied while kneeling down on

at

"Mhm."

the perfect time

in the plans for him to fight against the orcs. The sole reason they were

the past, however. Upon seeing the strength of the human that appeared out of nowhere, Suriol felt a sense of danger. He needed to remove the threat as soon

hour. Make

to the spies. Everything that had happened in the orcen territory was

time to strike, it

were present in

anyone that is

"Yes sir."

his head, clearly

"Good."

nodded his head in

and he was

Tap. Tap.

of his footsteps echoed as he stopped

"Not bad."