The Author's POV

"I've been told that multiple times."

Ren replied in a soft voice, his gaze fixed on Jezebeth. The two of them stared at each other for an unknown period of time. This was until Jezebeth finally cracked a smile, and the mood seemed to relax a little.

"It's been a while since we've last seen each other, how have you been?"

"I've been better."

"Something annoying happened?"

"…You think?"

Ren cocked his head, his gaze pointing right at him.

"Oh, no, " Jezebeth looked dismayed, "you couldn't be talking about me, right?"

"What made you think that?"

There was an undisguised sarcasm in Ren's words, and Jezebeth looked even more dismayed. Of course, he was merely pretending, but to those that were watching, the scene left them utterly terrified.

'Who is he? How is he able to talk to the Demon King like that?'

As the two conversed, an unsettling feeling permeated the air, leaving onlookers with a sense of insignificance. It was almost as if they were mere cogs in a larger machine, manipulated and directed by the pair.

"Hm?"

Right then, Jezebeth's brows raised, and he looked around him. Shortly after that, surprise filled his expression, and he looked back toward Ren, stunned.

"What's this? Why is Earth suddenly so empty?"

"They've gone somewhere."

Ren replied without going much into detail. He just quietly stood there looking at Jezebeth. Such behavior caused Jezebeth to furrow his brows as his eyes soon came to a close and his mind filtered through all the different planets within the universe.

'Nothing?'

He was stunned to notice that he did not find a single trace of the human forces.

"How interesting."

His eyes opened up again, and they landed on Ren. Yet again, he had shown him a surprise. How many times has it been by now?

He truly was…

"You've hidden them pretty well."

Jezebeth complemented.

weren't many beings that could hide something from him, not even the Protectors, and yet the human who stood before him was capable of such a

thought suddenly occurred to

be that you've killed them

called me smart. Do you

cut off by Ren's voice, and

"You're right."

fun if

face. Just as he was about to speak, Ren's voice

see

"About that."

the smile

about to be

Woom! Woom! Woom!

after his words faded, a strange sensation rippled through the very

as a low hum, barely perceptible at first, but quickly grew into a powerful vibration that shook the earth

Rumble! Rumble!

come alive, surging and churning with

with deep, jagged cracks forming on its surface. And as if in response to some unseen force, the towering mountains rose up from their foundations, their peaks piercing the

"What's going on?"

go unnoticed by

This…

something that was well beyond

suddenly grew dark, as if something was blocking

clouds parted and swirled apart, revealing a strange sight. Seven enormous pillars, each one of immense radius, hovered

several moments, the pillars remained suspended in mid-air as if defying gravity itself. The intricate runes etched into their surfaces glowed with an otherworldly light, each one containing a unique array of colors that seemed to shift and change

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

toward the earth, hurtling

Boom! Boom!

with the Earth shaking and quivering with the

their path was leveled and reduced to rubble and dust in an

dust began to settle, the pillars remained standing, their intricate runes still glowing with an

with demonic energy; a feeling of doom quietly permeated over the surrounding land, and

"What do you think?"

gaze landing over

the sudden situation didn't seem to fluster Ren very much,

the aura he's giving off, he should still be the new Ren, yet, for some reason… he's reminding

some

him out of his thoughts, and

wouldn't call this a trick

cast his gaze over the seven pillars that covered the ends of the world. They were his pride and joy and

you've achieved something by hiding everyone away from me, but you've grossly underestimated the extent of my

his

I can't tell where they are,

a smile on his face,