The Author's POV

[Pillar of Envy]

WOOOM―!

The moment the gigantic sword appeared in the air, the structure of the Pillar shook. The waters crashed against each other, and waves the size of skyscrapers started to form.

Kracka! Kracka!

Lightning came pouring down from the sky, and the rain stopped moving.

"What's this?!"

Prince Murdock's expression changed dramatically at the sight of the sword, and his entire body started to morph at that moment. His wings expanded, his skin changed―scales forming on top of it, and his entire body became larger.

Long gone was the elegant demon from before as what replaced it was a hulking figure whose presence towered just like the sword in the sky.

Kracka.

A lightning came down, and Ren and Prince Murdock gazed at each other. The world was quiet at that moment, and just as everything seemed peaceful, Ren's mouth parted open.

"Fall."

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.

.

"What's that!?"

It started with a distant rumble, barely noticeable at first.

But as it grew louder, those within the island realized that something was terribly wrong.

They looked out to sea and saw an enormous wall of water rising higher and higher, heading straight towards them.

At that moment, silence swept over the entire world. All of those within the pillar were unable to stop themselves from looking at the commotion, and their gazes paused on the large wall of water that surrounded the entire island.

They also noticed the two that were responsible for all of this, and their body stiffened right then.

WOOOM―!

Suddenly, a massive sword projection materialized in the sky, glowing with an eerie, pulsating light. It hung there, suspended for a few moments, before starting to descend towards the earth with terrifying speed.

The sword was enormous, easily as long as a city block, and it blazed with an otherworldly energy that made the air around it crackle with electricity.

As it fell, it sliced through clouds and stars alike, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Everyone halted their breaths as they looked at the sky, which had become empty almost instantly. Prince Murdock had not attacked yet, but his aura had already pressed on everyone's heart like a mountain.

Rumble! Rumble!

When the sword started to fall, the entire Pillar shook, and the waves came hurling toward the land like enormous tsunamis.

realization of what was

away from the shore, but there was nowhere to go. The

crashed onto the shore, sending water and debris flying in

the water swept, only disaster was left

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

the island. Those who could, flew in the sky, but such individuals numbered far less than those that couldn't, and the water

Drip. Drip.

pour down from the sky, and anguished cries reverberated through the

your trump

his gaze away from the island. He could hear the anguished screams of his soldiers and

soldiers, he was shocked to find out that the human in front of him was even more ruthless than

he spared nothing and even put his own people in

That…

found himself impressed by such ruthlessness. Not that he had very long to be impressed as the sword slowly started to make its way toward

Murdock's expression. Glaring at the large sword that was headed his way, a wave of demonic energy burst forth from his body, enveloping half of

waves which were crashing on the people came to a sudden stop, and the demons beneath suddenly

an instant, but the demons that stopped moving suddenly

Thump! Thump! Thump!

ground, lifeless. In the meantime,

glared at the approaching sword and concentrated all of his power on his

and just as the sword was about a few inches away from his face, he brought his hand

Wooom!

the sword, the entire space around him shattered, and the sword hummed with

"Uakh!"

the ground. He let

it became progressively worse by the second. But despite the change in his complexion, the

with each passing second, it slowed down even further, and it wasn't long before it completely

"Haaa…haaa…"

face was unable to hide the hint of glee he felt as he raised his head weakly to stare at

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

soft voice drifted into his ears and

understand the meaning of those words, the world around him turned white, and a defeating explosion reverberated throughout the

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Boom―!

planted against the volcanic ground. Lowering his head, he looked up

hands behind his back. He

you finally taking things

was just beating Ren up, he had finally started to throw attacks of his own. While they had no major effect on him, they still did hurt

Even so…

didn't think for one second this was the

Swoosh―!

attack that left Ren with no room to dodge, but

Swoosh―!

the drift of

Ren standing a few meters away from him, and

how

been a lot of dodging from Ren

for time?