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!"

about enough to knock them to the ground, but not enough to knock them out

your people in

at Silug from

his head, and

so loudly when you're close

throbbing from all of

since I could hear a

"Secondly..."

I lowered my tone.

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 to win a war, even if it costs the lives of your people. Sacrifices need to

won without any

that I purposely let some orcs die in order to accomplish my plans, the orcs

what the Union did to me in the past when they offered me

back then, and rightfully so...but that didn't mean that I didn't understand where they were coming from. In fact, I understood

was angry, but not

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

pushed my

not mine. Whatever happens to

go of Silug's head and pushed

want to complain about something, remember the words

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

Thud. Thud. Thud.

orcs who had been slowly standing up fell back to the ground, unconscious. Ava and the others were the only ones

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

"Alright."

"Got it."

I had finished speaking, they exited the room, and silence

***

"Get ready."

low, sinister voice reverberated throughout the

are ready. We're are ready to

while kneeling down on

to glance at the demon

"Mhm."

perfect time

it wasn't in the plans for him to fight against the orcs. The sole reason they were supposed to be kept alive was so that they could be

the strength of the human that appeared out of nowhere, Suriol felt

next hour. Make sure

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

there was a best time to strike,

that were present in the hall, Suriol's voice

kill anyone that is

"Yes sir."

demon hastily nodded his head, clearly afraid of

"Good."

his

before him vanished, and he was left standing all

Tap. Tap.

echoed as he stopped

"Not bad."