The magus was confident and he was not afraid of dying because he had prepared a escape route for him like what he did in the past. He had prepared it beforehand because he knew that there would be a time that he would die. This man who was hell bent on killing him wouldn't find him once he died.
"Stop grinning because I assure you that you won't be dying that easily and if you manage to escape, I will hunt you down no matter where you go." Cygnus laughed as he flicked his arm.
A spear appeared in his hand and a flash of recognition appeared in the magus's eyes. He knew that the weapon belonged to that elder who died. This only implied one thing, it was this man who killed that elder.
"So it was you. I don't know how you obtained all of that information and the reason behind your interference but I won't let you do whatever you want." The scythe materialized again.
He launched himself towards the master while swinging the scythe towards him. The master thrusted the spear successfully breaking the red line that was heading his way. The tip of his spear met the scythe's blade and it created a wave that shook the entire room.
Both of them jumped back and attacked again. They exchanged attacks from their weapons which continuously created vibrations that threatened the stability of the arena. The clash of red and blue created a beautiful but dangerous picture and the wind from it was enough to blow away anyone that would attempt to intervene.
Mr. C did not move from where he was and calmly watched their fight without blinking. He was still listening to Ari as he observed the current situation. The master's condition was tethering towards madness. Still the butler was glad that Cygnus could still control himself.
The shaking caused by the fight caught the attention of the people on the lower floors of the tower. They could feel the vibration even on the lowest floor. Ezio looked up and his gut was telling him that the master was there.
He broke into a run and went inside the tower. Isaiah, who had been keeping an eye on him, cursed and ran after the idiot. It was not his duty to look after him but he had a feeling that whatever Ezio was would always be connected to Rigel.
He followed without thinking and when they reached the Hall of Knowledge the shaking intensified. They were practically glued to the wall as they went up. Dust would constantly drop from the ceiling which made the way a little bit difficult.
It took them longer to reach the highest level tower and they even struggled at opening the door that connected to the floor. Once hey managed to enter what met their eyes was beyond their expectation. There were sparks and explosions happening inside the hall.
No room nor furniture was spared, even the floor and the walls were in shambles. They looked up in time to see that both sides were ready to release a big attack. The master was wielding a spear on his hand coated with black lightning that was destroying everything on its path.
The other man was the Magus Maximus who was holding a scythe in his hand. It was coated with something red that looked like blood from where they stood. They could feel immense power from those two weapons and they were headed towards each other.
At that moment, a flash of black and red collided with each other. The collision created a wave of strong wind that blew away the walls and the roof of the tower itself revealing the rays of the setting sun. The sky was orange mixed with the color of dark smoke that came from the burning city.
Isaiah and Ezio needed to cover their face and head and wait for the strong gust of wind to settle down before they could finally look up. Both parties were floating in the air, Cygnus remained unscathed but the spear in his hand broke into pieces because it could not bear the powerful magic that Cygnus used. The magus on the other hand had his clothes torn apart and his body had wounds all over them.
"Is that it? You are known as the Magus Maximus and yet you couldn't withstand that kind of attack. Look at yourself, how pitiful you are." Cygnus taunted as he clapped his hands to get rid of the dust from the weapon he used.
"You don't have to worry about me." The magus shook his head and sighed as he looked down at his own body.
He indeed looked pitiful but he did not care. Now that they had more space to fight, he wouldn't hold back anymore. He raised the scythe on his hand and reinforced it with his mana. The scythe glowed a deep red as it exuded a blood thirst that could chase away any normal human being. His weapon was clearly thirsting for blood.
The weapon in his hand was twirled around before the magus disappeared. He appeared above Cygnus and brought his scythe down. The master evaded the attack but the scythe's pointed aid came from his right. He managed to dodge all the attacks but cuts of his skin appeared.
Cygnus then noticed that the scythe had an additional blade that was invisible to others that was why even though he managed to evade the attacks, he was still wounded. He could feel the hot blood oozing out from the wound and into his skin. Even though he was practically immortal and had the ability to heal himself, he did not do it.
From the arsenal, he pulled out a bow and with enough distance, he pulled the string and an ice arrow materialized on it. He shot the ice arrows followed by lightning arrows which the magus easily parried with his scythe. Cygnus did not stop though. The continued attack from the master made the magus unable to get near him.
Since he can't reach him, the magus started to wave his scythe to create those red lines of deadly mana but this time the lines were longer and larger in size. All the ice and lightning arrows were destroyed. Cygnus needed to evade every once in a while, which also interrupted him from attacking.
Cygnus was getting bored with the fight that he made a big move to capture the magus. From where he stood, he stretched out both of his hands to the side and a large-scale magic circle appeared below them followed by a lack dome that enclosed the whole 7th floor into darkness. From there, Cygnus used light magic to light up the whole place.
The magus couldn't believe that he would be able to see a person who can use that much mana and create a large scale dome to ensure that he couldn't escape. He had been using spells that could drain one's mana but he seemed to have more in store while he on the other hand could already feel exhaustion. He could recover his mana but it was not enough to continue facing Cygnus.
Before he could process what was happening, black and gooey arms came out from the walls of the dome. These hands locked the target and went to subdue the magus. The highest authority of the tower tried to cut them off but more will come and the ones he cut regenerated.
These hands chased him all the way to the top of the dome as they viciously closed their claws on his clothes. He used his magic to blow them into pieces but they were relentless. Then he felt it, his strength started to get drained.
He suddenly slumped on the ground and the scythe in his hand disappeared. His vision started to get blurry. The magus still tried to get up but his feet were pulled down by one of the hands that were chasing him. Several of those dark hands did not waste time to pin him down.
