"Rigel Maverick Ginehart, you are to surrender and be willingly investigated for the crime of deceiving the king and for your attempt to overthrow the throne. The Ginehart Duchy will also be under scrutiny while you are being investigated. Any resistance will be seen as an act of rebellion against the king."
Onyx closed the piece of paper and looked down at the kneeling person before him. "What do you have to say?"
Cygnus stayed silent for a while before he answered the man. "If that's the case, then, you don't have the right to look down on me."
"What did you say?" Onyx became furious because of the man's words.
Cygnus stood up from kneeling without accepting the edict. He even had the time to pat the dust that was on his pants before he fixed his sleeves. He then looked at the line of soldiers who were there to capture him. It was truly amusing that it made him smile.
"That edict, I won't receive it. I'm not used to getting ordered around because in this place I get to say the final word." With that statement, three people appeared in front of him. "If you really wanted to capture me, you should have not wasted your time in this kind of entourage. You should have come to me directly."
The sound of weapons getting drawn filled the air at the appearance of other people in that place. Nina, Vain and the butler were now standing in front of the master. The three of them were already on the gear to attack.
"Is this how it's going to go again?" Onyx asked with his gaze still trained on the man behind his three servants.
Cygnus laughed. "No need to fret because we already anticipated it. We even gave you the chance to pinpoint who the master mind was but nothing happened. You still chose to wait so I made a move." The grin on his face widened as his eyes slowly turned red. "No matter how hard you struggle, you won't win against me, not in the past, not now and not even in the future."
Onyx gritted his teeth before he commanded his men to attack. The first wave of soldiers did not hesitate to attack because they were told that the enemy they would confront was the World Breaker, who was already considered as a dangerous existence in the world.
They drew their swords and lances to attack. Behind them was a squad of archers that were ready to fire any moment. Cygnus smirked and looked at the holy knight. To think that he would send these people to attack him, was laughable because the holy knight himself knew what he could do.
The soldiers ran towards them with raised swords and lances that were ready to pierce. As they reached a certain distance, they heard a loud snap. Cygnus, who was behind his servants, had his hand raised. Not long after the sound disappeared, the line of people in the front that were attacking them all fell to the ground, lifeless.
A booming laughter echoed in that open space after they all fell down and the others who were following behind those soldiers stopped on their tracks. Their eyes wide as they looked upon the lifeless bodies of their comrades who died without a fight. Their bodies started to shake in fear because of what had transpired in front of their eyes.
Their enemy just snapped his finger and all of them were already dead. It was something that they haven't experienced before. It even brought fear to the mages and heroes who were there. Onyx on the other hand wasn't fazed by it.
"You really have the nerve to send those weaklings even though you already knew what I can do," the master spoke with a dark aura surrounding him. His eyes narrowed at the soldiers who were shaking in fear while looking at him.
"Master!" Nina was furious and stomped towards Cygnus. This broke the oppressing atmosphere around the man. "Why did you do that? You said that it is our turn!" She complained with both of her hands on her waist and a pout on her face.
Cygnus was taken aback but he could only sigh. He raised her hands in surrender and laughed. "Alright, alright, I'll leave them to you then." Cygnus gave them one last look before he turned around and entered the manor.
Nina stood straight after the master entered the manor. She had a triumphant smile on her face. She then turned around with her purple hair flipping through the air.
"Now that the master is gone, we will face you all!" With that declaration, Nina raised her hand in the air followed by the formation of a purple magic circle above the soldiers. "Why don't we start now!"
A rain of purple mana in the shape of balls fell down on the soldiers and upon contact all of it exploded. Some were immediately injured while some of them were protected by the timely shield that the mages materialized. And, that was the beginning of chaos.
Mr. C and Vain split up to deal with the mages and the heroes while Nina was busy playing with the soldiers. Onyx on the other hand disappeared from where he was and followed the master inside the manor. He casually walked inside and towards the direction where he could feel the master's aura was.
Onyx came to the end of the hallway on the second floor and found that the person he had been chasing for so many years now was sitting there. There was a cup of tea on his hand as he peacefully sipped and savored the tea that he was drinking despite all the noise outside. He slightly turned his head back when he felt that he had a visitor.
"Are you just going to stand there? Why not come and join me?" Cygnus pointed at the seat next to the table, just adjacent to him.
The holy knight heeded the master's words and took that vacant seat. After a while, he took off his helmet and placed it on the ground. His soft blonde hair fell down but he remained silent. They remained in that impasse for a span of time but still nothing happened.
"I'm surprised that you were able to follow me even after I left you in that place," Cygnus started. "Are you angry with me?"
The holy knight clenched his jaws and fists but he did not answer. He couldn't answer yet because the man was someone he respected and hated at the same time. Everything he did was for the master and yet he was abandoned. Now he had enough.
"Are you really going to ignore me?" Cygnus asked followed by a sigh. He placed back the cup of tea on the table and looked at the sulking man.
"I am not sulking!" Onyx became indignant after he heard what the master thought of him. He faced the man and gave him a glare.
"Is that so, I thought you were." The master laughed and went ahead to pat the holy knight's shoulders. The man still acted like a child even though it didn't suit him.
"Please refrain from treating me like a child." Onyx became even more indignant because of the nonsense that the master was spouting. He couldn't believe that such a man became his master.
He was irresponsible and did whatever he wanted on impulse even if that means abandoning those who were loyal to him. Thus, he did not regret helping the Justice of Light from chasing after him. He also enjoyed using the body of the original holy knight. So, when he took over, he continued with what the holy knight had been doing before his death.
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