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―!

with savage intensity. Their weapons clashed and

"Argh!"

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

"Ahkkkh!"

roared in pain, his black blood spilling onto the ground. Touching the ground, the land where his blood

"Y... you..."

energy. The attack

Boom―!

crashed to the ground; his

Prince Kuzma approached him, his

He snarled.

have stayed down when you

his feet, clutching his

"Again..."

He growled.

"You talk too much."

a cold and

"So be it."

Clank―!

Brutus and Prince Kuzma locked

stalemate, a sudden cracking sound echoed from the distance, and the two of them came to a halt for a brief

quickly fell,

C..Craack!

that surrounded the city, cracks had begun to appear and were gradually growing wider with each passing

barrier with

"Karum!"

reverberated throughout the land, and a

Craack!

on the barrier, and the expression

and looked back at Prince Kuzma, who

miss

your eyes on the

"Wh―"

Swoosh!

was only a few

"Eh, ah!?"

he turned around and brought

the ground, where it slammed into the surface and created a

Boom―!

was quick to follow up with his attack as his feet came crashing against the ground,

ground shook with each one of his steps, and when he finally materialized in front of the bewildered Prince, he

Swoosh!

around the axe, which shone

sheer force that was applied to the axe was unlike anything else, and at the same time, Prince Kuzma's expression changed drastically,

was

BOOOM―!

crashing to the ground, a cacophony of cracking

to see it to know what had just

broken, and like a broken toy,

"Uhhh."

body and began to slowly heal his wounds; however, it was

Rumble―!

the Prince and was able to look down on

saw him raise his axe once more, the icy look that he gave him left a profound impression

"N… no."

tried to struggle, but

was far

Swoosh!

land directly over his core and kill him instantly, a thin hand

Smack!