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 rang out,

"Argh!"

was able to evade the blow, but not before Brutus managed to graze his

"Ahkkkh!"

spilling onto the ground. Touching the ground, the land

"Y... you..."

The attack was swift and

Boom―!

ground; his armor dented, and his bones

up, Prince Kuzma

He snarled.

down when you had the chance,

to his feet, clutching his battle

"Again..."

He growled.

"You talk too much."

laughed in a cold

"So be it."

Clank―!

locked

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

expression quickly fell, and

C..Craack!

had begun to appear and were gradually growing wider with each passing second, intertwining with each other like the thin threads of a

thousands of orcs lined up outside the barrier with their shields and weapons

"Karum!"

a formidable power erupted from within their own

Craack!

and the expression of the demons grew

barrier and looked back at Prince Kuzma, who seemed to be distracted

didn't miss his

your eyes on

"Wh―"

Swoosh!

axe was hurled in the Prince's way, and it wasn't until the axe was only a few centimeters away from him that Prince Kuzma realized the demon's

"Eh, ah!?"

his panic, he turned around and brought his wings in

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

Boom―!

his feet came crashing against the

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

Swoosh!

around the axe, which shone with a dark green

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

it was

BOOOM―!

axe came crashing to the ground, a

to see it to know what had just happened as Prince Kuzma's body flattened to the

They were all broken, and like a broken toy, Prince Kuzma lay on the ground with all

"Uhhh."

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

Rumble―!

the Prince and was able to look

saw him raise his axe once more, the icy look that he

"N… no."

to

far too

Swoosh!

it was about to land directly over his core and kill him instantly,

Smack!