The Author's POV

Rumble—! Rumble—!

The cosmos began violently trembling, and the nebulae visible in the space above the islands began to warp and enlarge at an accelerated rate.

Everyone within the Pillar became startled at the unexpected development, and they immediately stopped whatever they were doing and looked up. Toward the source of the chaos.

'What's happening?'

The most concerned was Prince Letvia who looked up with a serious expression.

Unlike the others, he was the most familiar with the structure of the pillar, and for it to shake this much, it was obvious that someone was breaching it from the outside.

'How is it possible for someone to be outside? Didn't his majesty…'

A sudden thought crossed the Prince, and his pupils constricted. He quickly shook his head, dispelling such a thought from his mind.

'No, it's impossible. There must be another explanation.'

Perhaps His Majesty had made a mistake…

If that was even possible?

However, the more the Prince contemplated it, the more he came to the conclusion that such a scenario was extremely improbable.

He refused to acknowledge such a scenario.

Rumble—! Rumble—!

The world that was contained within the pillar continued to shake, and Prince Letvia began to feel an increasing amount of unease regarding the unexpected circumstance.

Such nervousness, however, didn't last for very long, as his eyes became sharp moments later. His shoulders quickly relaxed, and power started to course through his body.

'Worst comes, I'll deal with it.'

He looked around him and could feel the power that was coursing through his body. As he did so, his body began to float upward gently, and he looked behind him, where a number of other demons were.

"Follow me; we're going to be greeting a guest."

His voice was soft, but it had a certain tone to it that made the demons behind him unable to refute his words as they floated up and followed him from behind.

Cr…crack!

Not even a second after, his words faded, and the space above cracked.

The crack in the sky began to widen, exposing a blue sky, and light began to pour through it, enveloping everything that was below it.

Shortly after, two figures emerged from behind the azure-colored sky. A hazy black figure and what appeared to be a human woman.

Appearing from behind the crack, they immediately attracted the attention of all those within, and everyone's gaze fell on them.

"Who do we have the honor of meeting?"

Meeting them, Prince Letvia placed his hand over his chest and bowed ever so slightly.

His polite actions attracted the attention of those around him as they turned to look at the two guests with renowned interest.

Even without taking into account the fact that they were able to create a crack in the pillar, the fact that the Prince was treating them with such respect indicated that they were not typical people.

"…"

It was unfortunate that the new party didn't answer as their gaze wandered around the world.

a tangible pressure enveloped the area.

the hazy figure was, they carried an immense amount

'Strange…'

the Prince was also observing

was weak. She

her, he actually felt a threat coming from him, and his expression stiffened at

appeared

Wouldn't that mean?

be that… no, no, how is this possible? There's no way His Majesty would be unaware

once again forced himself to dispel such dangerous thoughts from his

anything that I can help you with? Why have you come

resolve this peacefully.

sensed an immense pressure bearing down on him. He wasn't particularly afraid of

"Is this enough?"

hazy figure spoke, and Prince Letvia froze.

So...

"Eh?"

he talking to? Enough? What was

confused, the shadowy figure slowly extended his palm,

"This!"

in an instant, and his pupils constricted rapidly the moment he caught sight of them as chills ran through

"How is this possible!?"

he

had to blink several times to ensure that he wasn't hallucinating, and when he

"That… "

his head to

his majesty allow for someone like

Spurt—!

Prince was never able to complete

of it, he saw a certain hand piercing through his chest and dark

horrified by

"Y..you…"

head to stare at the culprit, he was shocked to see that the one responsible was someone with whom he

"W..why…?"

bad for the Prince, the culprit's gaze had never been directed at him but at the shadowy figure that

specifically, the

"That's more than enough."

what had happened, and his entire expression started to

'Traitor!'

one thing the demons hated more than anything, it was someone who betrayed their own

been injured, but he was far from dead. If he wanted to, he

"Stop."

could even think of doing anything, an ancient voice reverberated through the air, and time stood

as golden runes floated through the air

"H-huh?"

that the power entrapping him was something he was familiar with. One he'd just recently gotten his hands on, and something he deemed the

"How?"

questions emerged in his mind as the situation turned once more. Sadly, they were questions he'd never get to know

that you didn't suffer like the others

entirely. Prince Letvia wanted to resit, but under the restraint he was under, he was helpless. Given time and without injuries, he would've been able to escape, but alas, the situation made it impossible for

"Ehk."

vision grew dark. After that, a certain force within him escaped out of his body

'No…'

scream. Get away from the grasp, but it was

'It's over.'

who stood at the peak of the universe, would