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.

set in as the realization of

from the shore, but there was nowhere to

moments, it crashed onto the shore, sending 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

Drip. Drip.

pour down from the sky, and anguished cries

your trump

gaze away from the island. He could hear the

he wasn't one to sympathize with the death of his soldiers, he was shocked to find out that the human in front of him was even more ruthless

spared nothing and

That…

long to be impressed as the sword slowly started to make its way toward

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

crashing on the people came to a sudden stop, and

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

Thump! Thump! Thump!

island, and before long, thousands of demons fell to the ground, lifeless. In the meantime,

at the approaching sword

about a few inches away from his face, he brought his hand forward,

Wooom!

entire space around him shattered, and the sword hummed

"Uakh!"

the ground. He let

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

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

"Haaa…haaa…"

gasps, but his face was unable to hide the hint of glee he felt as he raised his head weakly

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

soft voice drifted into his ears and his expression

understand the meaning of those words, the world around him turned

***

Boom―!

his feet planted against the volcanic ground. Lowering

He was trying to hide the

you finally taking

had finally started to throw attacks of his own. While they had no major effect on him, they still did hurt quite

Even so…

didn't think for one second this was the full extent

Swoosh―!

forward, he caught sight of Ren's back, and he thrust his palm toward it. It was a quick and precise attack that left Ren with no room

Swoosh―!

like the drift

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

know how to

dodging from Ren in this fight of

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