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.

of what was about to happen

shore, but there was nowhere to go. The

onto the shore, sending water and debris

was left behind as the house and trees

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

into the island. Those who could, flew in the sky, but such individuals numbered far less than those that couldn't,

Drip. Drip.

the sky, and anguished

this your

island. He could hear the anguished screams of his soldiers and those from the three

was shocked to find out that the human in

spared nothing and even put his

That…

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

large sword that was headed his way, a wave of demonic energy burst forth from his body, enveloping half of

which were crashing on the people came to a

stopped moving suddenly started to shrivel up

Thump! Thump! Thump!

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

the approaching sword and concentrated all

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

Wooom!

space around him shattered,

"Uakh!"

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

worse by the second. But despite the

it slowed down even further, and it wasn't long before it

"Haaa…haaa…"

let out several gasps, but his face was unable to hide

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

his ears and his expression

words, the world around him

***

Boom―!

the volcanic ground.

He was trying to hide the fact that they were currently

you finally

up, he had finally started to throw attacks of his own. While they had no major effect on him, they still did hurt quite

Even so…

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

Swoosh―!

and precise attack that left Ren with no room to dodge, but just

Swoosh―!

like the drift of the

a few meters away from him, and

know how to avoid

had been a lot of dodging from Ren in this fight

Stalling for time? Just what is that you're