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.

realization of what was about to

there was nowhere

Within moments, it crashed onto the shore, sending water and debris flying in

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

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

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

Drip. Drip.

the sky, and

this your trump

hear the anguished screams of his soldiers and those from

to find out that the human

order to defeat him, he spared nothing and even

That…

himself impressed by such ruthlessness. Not that he had very long to be impressed

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

which were crashing on the people came to a sudden stop, and

the demons that stopped moving suddenly started 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

Murdock glared at the approaching sword and concentrated all of his

of this happened within the span of a few seconds, and just as the sword was about a

Wooom!

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

"Uakh!"

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

But

it slowed down even further, and it wasn't

"Haaa…haaa…"

hide the hint of glee he felt as he raised his head weakly

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

drifted into his ears and his expression

those words, the world around

***

Boom―!

ground. Lowering his

time, he moved his hands behind his back. He was

finally

beating Ren up, he had finally started to throw attacks of his

Even so…

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

Swoosh―!

toward it. It was a quick and precise attack that left Ren with no room to dodge, but just

Swoosh―!

like the drift of

Ren standing a few meters away

sure know how

been a lot of dodging from Ren in this fight of

Stalling for time? Just