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

away from the shore, but there was nowhere to go. The wave was too large, too

it crashed onto the shore, sending water and

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

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

the island. Those who could, flew in the sky, but such individuals numbered far less than those

Drip. Drip.

to pour down from the sky, and anguished

this your

He could hear the

shocked to find

him, he spared nothing and even put

That…

Not that he had very long to be impressed as

distorted, and so did Prince Murdock's expression. Glaring at the large sword that was headed

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

that stopped moving suddenly started to

Thump! Thump! Thump!

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

approaching sword and concentrated

a few inches away from his face, he brought his hand

Wooom!

into contact with the sword, the entire space around him shattered, and the

"Uakh!"

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

and it became progressively worse by the second. But despite the change in his complexion,

that with each passing second, it slowed down even further,

"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."

drifted into his ears

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

***

Boom―!

his feet planted against the volcanic ground. Lowering

He was trying to hide the fact that

finally taking

Ren up, he had finally started to throw attacks of his own. While they had no major effect on

Even so…

one second this

Swoosh―!

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

Swoosh―!

figure disappeared like the drift of

caught sight of Ren standing a few meters away

know how to avoid

a lot of dodging from Ren

for time? Just what is that you're