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.

as the realization of what

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

the shore, sending water and debris flying in

only disaster was left

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

sky, but such individuals numbered far less than those that couldn't, and the

Drip. Drip.

the sky, and anguished cries reverberated through the

this your trump

hear the anguished screams of his soldiers and those from the three

his soldiers, he was shocked to find

he spared nothing and even put

That…

Not that he had very long to be impressed as the sword slowly started to make its

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

the people came to a sudden stop, and the demons beneath suddenly

demons that stopped moving suddenly started

Thump! Thump! Thump!

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

approaching sword and concentrated all of his

happened within the span of a few seconds, and just as the sword was about a few inches away from

Wooom!

with the sword, the entire space around him

"Uakh!"

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

by the second. But despite the change in his

with each passing second, it slowed

"Haaa…haaa…"

but his face was unable to hide the hint of glee he felt as he

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

voice drifted into his ears and his

he could understand the meaning of those words, the world around him turned white,

***

Boom―!

the volcanic ground. Lowering his head, he looked up

moved his hands behind his back. He was trying

finally

before, when he was just beating Ren up, he had finally started to throw attacks of his own. While they had no

Even so…

one second this was the full extent

Swoosh―!

precise attack that left Ren with no room to dodge, but just

Swoosh―!

figure disappeared like the drift of

Ren standing a

know how to avoid

had been a lot of dodging from Ren in

time? Just what is that you're