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.

come to a sudden standstill as a tangible pressure enveloped the

the hazy figure was, they carried an immense amount of power that was out of

'Strange…'

this was happening, the Prince was also

woman was weak. She seems

he actually felt a threat coming from him, and his expression stiffened at the thought as something crossed his

he appeared from

Wouldn't that mean?

no, how is this possible? There's no way His Majesty would

himself to dispel

anything that I can help you with? Why have

the Prince wanted to resolve this peacefully.

He wasn't particularly afraid of the power, but he

"Is this enough?"

hazy figure spoke, and

So...

"Eh?"

was he talking to? Enough? What

Prince Letvia was confused, the shadowy figure slowly extended his palm, and two orbs appeared in

"This!"

and his pupils constricted rapidly the moment he caught

"How is this possible!?"

believe what he was seeing

and when he realized that what he was seeing was

"That… "

head to stare at

this possible?! How would his majesty

Spurt—!

was never able to complete his

he saw a certain hand piercing through his chest and dark blood dripping down toward

was horrified

"Y..you…"

was shocked to see that the one responsible

"W..why…?"

had never been directed at him but at the shadowy figure that

specifically, the orbs in

"That's more than enough."

what had

'Traitor!'

than anything, it was someone who betrayed their own race, and a powerful force started to come out

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

"Stop."

an ancient voice reverberated through

a halt in the middle of nowhere as golden runes

"H-huh?"

he was familiar with. One he'd just recently gotten his hands on, and

"How?"

in his mind as the situation turned once more. Sadly, they were questions he'd

glad that you didn't suffer like the

the restraint he was under, he was helpless. Given time and without injuries, he would've been able to escape, but alas,

"Ehk."

that, a certain force within him escaped out of his body and began making its

'No…'

from the grasp, but it was no

'It's over.'

the peak of the