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

was nowhere to go. The wave was too large,

moments, it crashed onto the shore,

was left behind as the

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

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 to flood the entire island, slowly submerging

Drip. Drip.

pour down from the sky, and anguished

this your trump

shouted, turning his gaze away from the island. He could hear the anguished screams of his soldiers

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

him, he spared nothing and

That…

ruthlessness. Not that he had very long to be impressed as the sword slowly

sword that was headed his way, a

to a

an instant, but the demons that stopped moving suddenly started to shrivel up like mummies before falling down to

Thump! Thump! Thump!

long, thousands of demons fell to the ground, lifeless. In the meantime, the power that surrounded Prince Murdock increased, and his body bulged even

his teeth tightly, Prince Murdock glared at the approaching sword and concentrated all of his power on his right

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

Wooom!

entire space around him shattered, and the

"Uakh!"

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

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

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

"Haaa…haaa…"

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

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

voice drifted into his ears and his

of those words, the world around him

***

Boom―!

ground. Lowering his head,

the same time, he moved his hands behind his back. He was trying to hide the fact

finally

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

Even so…

one second this was the full extent

Swoosh―!

attack that left Ren with no room

Swoosh―!

like the drift of

of Ren standing a few meters

know how to avoid

had been a lot of dodging from

for time? Just what is