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

there was nowhere to go. The wave was too

shore, sending

water swept, only disaster was left behind

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

go of whatever they were doing, everyone retreated further into the island. Those who could, flew in the sky, but such individuals numbered far less than those that

Drip. Drip.

from the sky,

your

He could hear the anguished screams of his soldiers

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

order to defeat him, he spared nothing and

That…

ruthlessness. Not that he had very long to be

sword that was headed his way, a wave of demonic

crashing on the people came to a sudden stop,

moving suddenly started to shrivel up like mummies before falling down to the

Thump! Thump! Thump!

island, and before long, thousands of demons fell to the ground, lifeless. In the meantime, the power

at the approaching sword and concentrated all of his power on his

of this 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 his hand reached for

Wooom!

space around

"Uakh!"

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

progressively worse by the second. But despite the change in his complexion, the sword

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

"Haaa…haaa…"

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

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

voice drifted into his ears and his

words, the world around him

***

Boom―!

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

his back. He was trying to hide the fact

you finally

throw attacks of his own. While they had no major

Even so…

think for one second this was the full extent of

Swoosh―!

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

Swoosh―!

figure disappeared like the drift of

sight of Ren standing a few meters away from

sure know how

lot of dodging

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