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!"

didn't use much strength. Just about enough to knock them to the ground, but not enough to knock them

your people in check while I'm

glared at Silug from

to grab his head, and I brought his face

first, don't speak so loudly when you're close to me. It hurts my

still throbbing from all

since I could hear a faint ringing sound inside my

"Secondly..."

I lowered my tone.

have much of

war wasn't won

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

picture, it was sometimes necessary to make sacrifices. Similar to what the Union did to me in the past when they offered me a sacrifice in order

coming from. In fact, I understood

angry,

are in my group. You're one of them, and that's why I

my hand and pushed my finger toward his

Whatever happens to them, it's

go of Silug's head and pushed

want to complain about something, remember the words that I said

at all the people present in the room. Glaring at

Thud. Thud. Thud.

and the others were the only ones

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

"Alright."

"Got it."

I had finished speaking, they exited the room,

***

"Get ready."

sinister voice reverberated throughout the

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

while kneeling

lowered his head to glance at the demon

"Mhm."

the perfect time

that he had been given initially. At first, it wasn't in the plans for him to fight against the orcs. The sole reason they were supposed to be

strength of the human that appeared out of nowhere,

in the next hour. Make sure to

to the spies. Everything that had happened in the orcen territory was seen by him, and he knew that the human and

time to strike, it would be

demons that were present in the hall,

anyone that is

"Yes sir."

demon hastily nodded his

"Good."

his

standing before him vanished, and he was left standing all by himself

Tap. Tap.

sound of his footsteps echoed as he stopped in front of a large

"Not bad."