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

but there was nowhere

shore, sending

the water swept, only disaster was left behind as the house and

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

the sky, but such individuals numbered far

Drip. Drip.

continued to pour down from the sky, and anguished

this your

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

soldiers, he was shocked to find out that the human in front of him was

defeat him, he spared nothing and even put his own people in

That…

he had very long to be

the sword 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 body, enveloping

came to a sudden stop, and the demons

the demons that stopped moving suddenly started to shrivel

Thump! Thump! Thump!

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

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

happened within the span of a few seconds, and just as the sword was about a few inches away from his face, he brought his hand forward, and

Wooom!

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

"Uakh!"

out from the Prince's orifices, and his body was pushed back onto the ground. He let out several

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

that with each passing second, it slowed down

"Haaa…haaa…"

his face was unable to hide

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

soft voice drifted into his ears and his

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

***

Boom―!

the volcanic ground. Lowering his head,

the same time, he moved his hands behind his back. He

you finally taking things

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

Even so…

think for one second this was

Swoosh―!

and he thrust his palm 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

Swoosh―!

disappeared like the drift of the

Ren standing a few meters away from him, and

know how to

been a lot of dodging from Ren in this

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