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!"

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

people in check while I'm

at Silug from

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

you're close to me. It hurts my

still throbbing from all of Silug's

could hear a faint ringing

"Secondly..."

I lowered my tone.

first place. You don't have much of a choice if you want to win a war, even if it costs the lives of your people.

won without any

that I purposely let some orcs die in order to accomplish my plans, the orcs weren't my people. I wasn't

sometimes necessary to make sacrifices. Similar to what the Union did to me in the past when they

was pissed back then, and rightfully so...but that didn't mean that I didn't understand where they were coming from. In fact, I understood their intentions all too well, and it was exactly because of that

was angry,

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 moment that my help will extend toward

my hand and pushed my finger

Whatever happens to them, it's on

Silug's head and

something, remember the words that I said to

to look at all the people present in the room. Glaring at them, I raised my hand and flicked my finger

Thud. Thud. Thud.

fell back to the ground, unconscious. Ava and the others were the only ones who were spared. I turned to face them and nudged the door with

for now. I

"Alright."

"Got it."

speaking, they exited the room, and silence swept the

***

"Get ready."

throughout the halls of

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

demon replied while kneeling

glance at the demon

"Mhm."

perfect time to

orders that he had been given initially. At first, it wasn't in the plans for him to fight against the

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

next hour. Make sure to

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

time to

of the demons that were present in the hall, Suriol's voice

will kill anyone that

"Yes sir."

hastily nodded his head, clearly afraid

"Good."

his head

vanished, and he was left standing all by himself

Tap. Tap.

sound of his footsteps echoed as he stopped in front

"Not bad."