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.

to a sudden standstill as a tangible pressure enveloped the area. If it wasn't clear before, it became

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

'Strange…'

was happening, the Prince was

thing he noticed was that the human woman was weak. She seems to have the power of a Duke ranked demon.

said for the hazy figure. Unlike her, he actually felt a threat coming from him, and

appeared from

Wouldn't that mean?

be that… no, no, how is this possible? There's no way

once again forced himself to dispel such dangerous thoughts from

can help you with?

resolve

what they were, the Prince sensed an immense pressure bearing down on him. He wasn't particularly afraid of the power, but he did want to avoid engaging in combat

"Is this enough?"

spoke, and Prince Letvia froze. His words weren't directed

So...

"Eh?"

he talking to? Enough?

extended his palm, and two orbs

"This!"

orbs in an instant, and his pupils constricted rapidly the moment he caught sight

"How is this possible!?"

what he was seeing at

that he wasn't hallucinating, and when he realized that what he was seeing was real, his entire

"That… "

raised his head to stare

his majesty allow for someone

Spurt—!

never able to complete

hand piercing through his chest and dark blood dripping down

horrified by the

"Y..you…"

his head to stare at the culprit, he was shocked to see that

"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

'Traitor!'

it was someone who betrayed their own race, and

dead. If he wanted to, he

"Stop."

before he could even think of doing anything, an ancient voice reverberated through the air, and

as golden runes floated through the air

"H-huh?"

realize 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 pinnacle

"How?"

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

glad that you didn't suffer like

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

"Ehk."

certain force within him escaped

'No…'

scream. Get away from the grasp, but it

'It's over.'

he, who stood at the peak of