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

"Argh!"

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

"Ahkkkh!"

the ground. Touching the ground, the

"Y... you..."

blast of demonic energy. The attack

Boom―!

crashed to the ground; his armor

Prince Kuzma approached him,

He snarled.

when you had

feet, clutching his

"Again..."

He growled.

"You talk too much."

a

"So be it."

Clank―!

battle continued, with Brutus and Prince Kuzma locked

heading toward a stalemate, a sudden cracking sound echoed from the

expression quickly fell, and Brutus's

C..Craack!

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

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

"Karum!"

reverberated throughout the land, and a formidable power erupted from within their

Craack!

and the expression of the demons

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

miss his

your eyes on the

"Wh―"

Swoosh!

until the axe was only a few centimeters away from him that Prince Kuzma realized

"Eh, ah!?"

his panic, he turned around and brought his wings in

of the impact hurled his body toward the ground, where it

Boom―!

crashing against the ground, and he

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

Swoosh!

around the axe, which shone with a dark

at the same time, Prince Kuzma's expression changed drastically, and demonic

was

BOOOM―!

axe came crashing to the ground, a cacophony of cracking sounds

didn't need to see it to know what had just happened

a broken toy, Prince Kuzma lay on the ground with all

"Uhhh."

heaved a heavy breath of air as a thin layer of demonic energy encircled his body and began to slowly heal his wounds; however, it was already far

Rumble―!

only one step, Brutus reached the Prince and was able to

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

"N… no."

to

was far too

Swoosh!

directly over his core and kill him instantly, a thin

Smack!