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 what was about

from the shore, but there was nowhere to go. The wave was too large, too

it crashed onto the shore, sending water

water swept, only disaster was left behind as the house

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

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

Drip. Drip.

the sky, and

your trump

turning his gaze away from the island. He could hear the

to sympathize with the death of his soldiers, he was shocked to find out that the human in front of him was even

him, he spared nothing and

That…

long to be impressed as the sword slowly started

sword that

waves which were crashing on the people came to a sudden

happened 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, the power

the approaching sword

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

Wooom!

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

"Uakh!"

back onto the ground. He let out several agonized shouts as his right hand continued to grasp

But despite the change in his complexion, the sword did slow down quite a

passing second, it slowed down even further, and it

"Haaa…haaa…"

was unable to hide the hint of glee he felt as he raised his head

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

into his ears and

words, the world around him turned white, and a defeating explosion reverberated throughout the

***

Boom―!

against the volcanic ground. Lowering his head, he looked up at Ren

hands behind his back. He was

finally

throw attacks of his own. While they

Even so…

for one second this was the full extent of

Swoosh―!

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

Swoosh―!

the

of Ren standing a few

sure know how to avoid

a lot of dodging

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