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

in check while

glared at

head, and I brought

loudly when you're

still throbbing from

Especially since I could

"Secondly..."

I lowered my tone.

makes you think I actually care about your people? They aren't my responsibility in the first place. You don't have much of a choice if you want

won without

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

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

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 angry, but

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

pushed

your responsibility, not mine. Whatever happens to them,

go of Silug's head and pushed him

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

in the room. Glaring at them, I raised my hand and flicked my

Thud. Thud. Thud.

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

room for now. I need to take care of a couple

"Alright."

"Got it."

exited the

***

"Get ready."

throughout the halls of a large

ready. We're are ready to

demon replied while kneeling down

to glance at the

"Mhm."

perfect time to

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

nowhere, Suriol felt a sense of danger. He needed to remove the threat as soon as

in the next hour. Make

Everything that had happened in the orcen territory was seen by him, and he knew that the human and Silug were

was a best time

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

will kill anyone that is

"Yes sir."

hastily nodded his head, clearly afraid

"Good."

nodded his head

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

Tap. Tap.

his footsteps echoed as he stopped in front of

"Not bad."