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."

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.

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"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.

the realization of what was about to happen hit

was nowhere to go. The

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

water swept, only disaster was left behind as the house

"Move back!"

"Retreat, quickly!"

Those who could, flew in the sky, but such individuals

Drip. Drip.

down from the sky, and anguished cries reverberated through

your trump

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

was shocked to find out that the human in front of him was even more ruthless than

spared nothing and even put his own

That…

had very long to be impressed as the sword slowly started

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

crashing on the people came to a sudden stop, and the demons beneath suddenly

that stopped moving suddenly started to shrivel

Thump! Thump! Thump!

scenes happened throughout the entire island, and before long, thousands of demons fell to the ground, lifeless. In the meantime, the power that surrounded Prince Murdock increased, and his body bulged

approaching sword and concentrated

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

Wooom!

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

"Uakh!"

onto the ground. He let out several

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

was that with each passing second, it slowed down

"Haaa…haaa…"

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

"I,is this your st―"

"Boom."

voice drifted into his ears and his expression

could understand the meaning of those words, the world around him turned white, and a defeating explosion reverberated

***

Boom―!

against the volcanic ground. Lowering his head,

moved his hands behind his back. He was

you finally taking things

to throw attacks of his own. While they had no major effect on him, they

Even so…

one second this was the full extent of

Swoosh―!

a quick and precise attack that left Ren with no room to dodge, but just as he thought the attack had landed, he

Swoosh―!

like the drift of

sight of Ren standing a few meters away from him, and he smiled

how to avoid

had been a lot of dodging from Ren

Stalling for time? Just what is