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."

.

.

.

"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.

of what was about to happen

there was nowhere to go. The

Within moments, it crashed onto the shore, sending

only disaster was left behind as the house and

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

who could, flew in the sky, but such

Drip. Drip.

down from the sky, and anguished cries reverberated through the

your

gaze away from the island. He could hear the

was shocked to find out that the human in front of him

order to defeat him, he spared nothing and even

That…

Prince found himself impressed by such ruthlessness. Not that he had very long to be

the large sword that was headed his way, a wave of demonic

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

demons that stopped moving suddenly started to shrivel up like mummies

Thump! Thump! Thump!

before long, thousands of demons fell to the ground,

glared at the approaching sword and concentrated all of his power

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

Wooom!

space around him

"Uakh!"

the Prince's orifices, and his body was pushed back onto the ground. He let out several agonized shouts as his right hand

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

slowed down even further, and it wasn't long

"Haaa…haaa…"

Prince Murdock let out several gasps, but his face was unable to hide the hint of glee he felt as he

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

into his ears and

world around him turned white, and a

***

Boom―!

hurled back, his feet planted against the volcanic ground. Lowering his head,

He was trying to hide the fact

finally taking

throw attacks of his own. While they had no major effect on him, they still did

Even so…

this

Swoosh―!

his palm toward it. It was a quick and precise attack that left Ren with no room to dodge, but just as he thought the attack

Swoosh―!

like the drift of the

caught sight of Ren standing a few meters away from him, and he smiled

know how

of dodging

Stalling for time? Just what is that