The Author's POV

Brutus and Prince Kuzma stood facing each other, their eyes locked in a deadly stare.

The air around them crackled with tension as the two of them prepared to engage in battle.

Brutus gripped his massive battle axe tightly, feeling the weight of it in his hand as he eyed the demon warily.

He had thankfully managed to recover his axe moments prior, and without it, things would've been extremely difficult for him.

Fwap!

The Prince spread its wings wide, revealing its imposing height and lanky build. Its eyes glinted with an eerie light, and its lips twisted into a wicked grin.

"I have to admit, I severely underestimated you, Brutus."

Prince Kuzma sneered.

"But that's still far from enough. You'd be delusional if you thought that my city would fall to the likes of you orcs."

Brutus said nothing, but he felt a surge of anger rising within him.

He was already aware of how insidious and scummy demons were, but having experienced them firsthand, he could barely keep his emotions in check.

He knew that the battle ahead would be a difficult one, but he was determined to let him pay the price of trampling all over his honor.

"Khhhaar!"

Without warning, the orc charged forward with a fearsome roar, his axe held high above his head.

Prince Kuzma watched him approach with a look of amusement on his face.

"Don't think that because I previously didn't fight you head on that I'm weaker than you!"

Clank!

A pressurized wind gale formed from the point of contact between the two powerful beings as they fought each other in a fierce battle that resulted in a shower of sparks and a thunderous clash of their weapons.

The loud sound of their clashes was heard all across the land.

BOOOM―! Staggering back a few steps, Brutus felt a rush of adrenaline coursing through his veins.

Swoosh!

He swung his axe with all his might, but Prince Kuzma was too quick, dodging the blow and counterattacking with a flurry of claws that were as hard as his axe.

Clank―!

"Ukh."

Brutus barely managed to block the demon's strikes with his arms, which creaked under the force of the onslaught.

"I noticed this before, but your skin is a lot tougher than I thought!"

Prince Kuzma taunted, his voice dripping with contempt.

Brutus gritted his teeth, his jaw clenching in anger.

He growled.

"You talk too much."

Clank―!

He swung his axe down, and sparks flew in the air.

Claaaank―!

raged on, the two exchanged blows with savage intensity. Their weapons clashed and rang

"Argh!"

aiming for the Prince's midsection. The Prince was able to evade the blow, but not before Brutus managed to

"Ahkkkh!"

pain, his black blood spilling onto the ground. Touching the

"Y... you..."

demonic energy. The attack was

Boom―!

to the ground; his armor dented, and his bones

stand up, Prince Kuzma approached

He snarled.

should have stayed down when you had the

to his feet, clutching

"Again..."

He growled.

"You talk too much."

in a cold and

"So be it."

Clank―!

continued, with Brutus and Prince Kuzma locked in a deadly struggle that seemed to go

a sudden cracking sound echoed

quickly fell, and

C..Craack!

the city, cracks had begun to appear and were gradually growing wider with

barrier with their shields and weapons drawn, the demons that stood behind the barrier revealed

"Karum!"

throughout the land, and a

Craack!

crack formed on the barrier, and the expression

took his gaze away from the barrier and looked back at Prince Kuzma, who seemed to

miss his

eyes on the

"Wh―"

Swoosh!

axe was hurled in the Prince's way, and it wasn't until the axe was only a few centimeters

"Eh, ah!?"

panic, he turned around and

body toward the ground, where it slammed into the surface and created

Boom―!

as his feet came crashing against the ground, and he ran toward

materialized in front of the bewildered Prince, he raised his axe once more and slashed down

Swoosh!

itself around the axe, which shone with a dark green

sheer force that was applied to the axe was unlike anything else, and at the same time, Prince Kuzma's expression changed drastically, and demonic energy erupted out of his body

it was

BOOOM―!

to the ground, a cacophony of

had just

like a broken toy, Prince Kuzma lay on the ground with all of his limbs facing

"Uhhh."

a heavy breath of air as a thin layer of demonic energy encircled his body and began to

Rumble―!

one step, Brutus reached the Prince and was able

once more, the icy look that he gave him left a profound impression on his

"N… no."

tried to struggle,

far

Swoosh!

just as it was about to land directly over his core and kill him instantly, a thin hand emerged from beneath the

Smack!