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. If it wasn't

an immense amount of power that was

'Strange…'

this was happening, the Prince

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

he appeared

Wouldn't that mean?

is this possible? There's no way His Majesty

again forced himself to dispel

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

resolve this peacefully. Just standing before

of who or 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 with such a powerful adversary if it was at all

"Is this enough?"

the hazy figure spoke, and Prince Letvia froze. His

So...

"Eh?"

to? Enough? What

slowly extended his

"This!"

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

"How is this possible!?"

what he was seeing at

blink several times to ensure that he wasn't hallucinating, and when he realized that what he was seeing

"That… "

head to stare at

How would his majesty allow

Spurt—!

able to complete his

of it, he saw a certain hand piercing through his chest and dark blood dripping down toward the ground

was horrified by

"Y..you…"

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

"W..why…?"

directed

specifically, the orbs in

"That's more than enough."

understood what had happened, and his

'Traitor!'

there was one thing the demons hated more than anything, it was someone who betrayed their own race, and a powerful force started

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

"Stop."

an ancient voice reverberated through the air, and time stood still all

nowhere as

"H-huh?"

move, the Prince was shocked to realize that the power entrapping him was something he was familiar with. One

"How?"

in his mind as the situation turned once more. Sadly,

you didn't suffer like the others

face, grasping his head entirely. Prince Letvia wanted to resit, but under the restraint he was under, he was helpless. Given time and without injuries,

"Ehk."

a rough hand grasp his face, the Prince's vision grew dark. After that, a certain force within him escaped

'No…'

scream. Get away from the grasp, but it was

'It's over.'

who stood at the peak