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.

the realization of what was about

nowhere to go. The wave was too large, too

Within moments, it crashed onto the shore, sending water and debris flying

left behind as the house

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

were doing, everyone retreated further into the island. Those who could, flew in the sky, but such individuals numbered far less than those that couldn't, and the water continued

Drip. Drip.

down from the sky, and anguished cries reverberated through the

this your trump

He could hear the anguished screams of his soldiers and those from

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

him, he spared nothing and even put his

That…

long to be impressed as the sword

did Prince Murdock's expression. Glaring at the large sword that was headed his way, a wave of demonic energy burst

came to a sudden stop, and the demons

happened within an instant, but the demons that stopped moving suddenly

Thump! Thump! Thump!

thousands of demons fell to the ground, lifeless. In the meantime,

glared at the approaching sword and concentrated all of his power

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

Wooom!

around him shattered, and the sword hummed

"Uakh!"

orifices, and his body was pushed back onto the ground. He let out several agonized

it became progressively worse by the second. But despite the change

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

"Haaa…haaa…"

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

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

into his ears and

words, the world around him turned white,

***

Boom―!

hurled back, his feet planted against the volcanic ground. Lowering his head, he looked up at Ren

behind his back. He was trying to

finally taking things

was just beating Ren up, he had finally started to throw attacks of his own. While they had

Even so…

this was

Swoosh―!

a quick and precise attack that left Ren with no room to dodge, but just as he thought the attack had landed, he was disappointed to see that it had

Swoosh―!

figure disappeared like the drift of

caught sight of Ren standing a few meters away

how

dodging from Ren in this fight of

time?