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!"

were pushed back and collapsed to the ground. I didn't use much strength. Just about enough to knock them to the ground, but not enough to knock them out

people in check while

glared at

his head, and I brought his face in close proximity

so loudly when you're close to me. It

throbbing from all

could hear a faint

"Secondly..."

I lowered my tone.

don't have much of a choice if

wasn't won

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

make sacrifices. Similar to what the Union did to me in the past when they offered me a sacrifice in order to negotiate a ceasefire

didn't understand where they were coming from. In fact, I understood their intentions all too well, and it was exactly

was angry,

the people that are in my group. You're one of them, and

my hand and pushed my finger

not mine. Whatever happens to them, it's

let go of Silug's head and

about something, remember the words that I said to

at all the people present in the room. Glaring at them, I raised my hand

Thud. Thud. Thud.

others were the only ones

the room for now. I need to take care

"Alright."

"Got it."

finished speaking, they exited

***

"Get ready."

low, sinister voice reverberated throughout the halls of a

ready. We're are

replied while kneeling down on

head to glance at

"Mhm."

is the perfect

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 kept alive

of the human that appeared out of nowhere,

departing in the next hour. Make

mind was connected to the spies. Everything that had happened in the orcen territory was seen by

a best time to strike, it would

the demons that were present in the hall,

will kill anyone that

"Yes sir."

nodded his head, clearly afraid of

"Good."

nodded his

was left standing all by himself in the halls of the

Tap. Tap.

footsteps echoed as he stopped in front of a large glass

"Not bad."