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 to happen hit

nowhere to go. The wave was too large, too

onto the shore, sending water

was left behind as the house and trees disappeared

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

who could, flew in the sky, but such individuals numbered far less than those that

Drip. Drip.

the sky, and anguished cries reverberated through the

this your trump

away from the island. He could hear the anguished screams

death of his soldiers, he was shocked to find

him, he spared nothing and even put his own people

That…

that he had very long to be impressed as

space around the sword distorted, and so did Prince Murdock's expression. Glaring at the large sword that was headed his way, a wave

to

an instant, but the demons that stopped moving suddenly started to shrivel up

Thump! Thump! Thump!

of demons fell to the ground, lifeless. In the meantime, the power that surrounded Prince

glared at the approaching sword

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

Wooom!

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

"Uakh!"

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

second, and it became progressively worse by the second. But despite the change in his complexion, the sword did slow down quite a

was that with each passing second, it slowed down even further, and

"Haaa…haaa…"

Prince Murdock let out several gasps, but his face was unable to hide the hint

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

drifted into his ears and his

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

***

Boom―!

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

he moved his hands behind his back. He was trying to hide the fact that

you finally taking things

when he was just beating Ren up, he had finally started to throw attacks

Even so…

one second this was the

Swoosh―!

toward it. It was 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

Swoosh―!

the

standing a few meters away from him,

how to avoid

lot of dodging

something, aren't you? Stalling for time? Just what is that you're trying