Amael rose from the throne with deliberate calm, his movements smooth yet commanding. Without a word, he took a single step forward, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared beside the towering demon general. His speed was inhuman, even by demon standards, leaving only a faint ripple of shadows where he had been. Though everyone here knew he just used a teleport-type spell.
"Let's start," Amael said, his voice devoid of emotion, yet carrying a weight that silenced the faint whispers in the hall.
The demon general, standing nearly three meters tall, sneered inwardly, though he kept his expression neutral. "What a joke," he thought. "This boy—this so-called 'monarch'—his mana is negligible. I'll crush him like an insect and show everyone the farce of his rule."
As he prepared to attack, a cold voice interrupted his fantasies, soft yet sharp, like a blade slicing through the air.
"...Break."