That same night, a shadow was casted over one of the noble houses that had been targeting the Gineharts. The dragon's body hovered above the manor that stood amidst the green lands of the capital. It was located in the western side of the capital where there was plenty of greenery.
The golden eyes stared at the manor and with magic, he could see people inside the house and there were a lot of them. Apparently, the owner of the manor was hosting a party. His goal was to kill them all and the best method for that was to burn them all without leaving a trace but before that he could go inside first and play with them. Ignius enclosed the whole manor in a barrier that hid it from the entire world.
No one would be able to enter it without his permission. He could even do whatever he wanted inside the barrier without the outside world knowing. Since the master allowed him to kill them, it would be better if he would savor them first before doing so.
Once the barrier was established, he roared and the ground shook. The people inside the manor were surprised at the sudden noise. They thought it was thunder but when they looked out, they started screaming. The screams were music to the dragon's ears because it was the first sign of fear from his prey.
Another roar shook the entire manor before Ignius raised his claws and clawed out the manor's roof so that he could witness them all running around in fear. He was pleased when he saw them stumbling on the ground as they ran to the exit of the manor. They were pushing and stepping on their companions that were down on the ground.
This reaction from the humans had never gotten old and no matter what world they were in, it remained the same. It was amusing at first but he quickly got bored. The visitors were running around and tried to get away from the man but there was no way for them to be able to leave.
In annoyance that he only had a short fun that night, Ignius used his fire breath and burned those who were knocking and punching the barrier. The people who were yet to reach the exit saw what happened. Gasps and exclamations of surprise filled the entire place. Those who were in close proximity from the burnt people could feel the heat as they stepped back from the blazing red fire.
"You won't be able to escape this place or even call for help. It is futile." A deep and gritty voice boomed in that enclosed space.
The people trembled at the eerie voice because they knew that it was from the dragon. They looked up at him with tears in their eyes and Ignius could detect desperation from them which made him grin. His body slowly shrunk until it turned into his human form. In this form he was less terrifying but with his black aura as the black dragon still leaking, he looked intimidating as he walked up to them.
He gave them a grin as he laughed when he saw their expression. There was a man in front of the group wearing a frown on his face. Amongst them, he was the only one who looked not intimidated by his presence. Ignius's eyes glowed as he focused his gaze on the man and he was impressed at what he saw.
The man possesses mana which was able to lessen the effect of his intimidation. He stopped in front of the man and leaned down to meet his eyes. "I know you. You are the owner of this manor. Your face was on the file that Ari compiled for me."
"Why is a great dragon here in this place? And you even placed a barrier around my manor just to hide your actions." The man asked without fear even though the people behind him were already passing out because of the aura that the dragon was leaking.
"That is because my master was not happy with how you were doing things. You and the other people in here tried to kill him." Ignius did not hide that fact because they were already going to die anyway.
The man's frown deepened after hearing the dragon's answer. "Are you telling me that Rigel is your master?" The man finally asked because he was the only person that he wanted to get rid of.
The dragon snapped his fingers and laughed. "You got that right! He is my one and only master. If you'd ask me, he is the best." He even managed to brag about Cygnus even in that kind of situation.
"I can give you riches and women as sacrifices, just let me go." The man started to bargain which surprised the dragon.
"You want to trade me?" Ignius thought that his eyes were damaged after hearing the man's statement. He looked at the still awake people behind him and their expression of outrage at the man.
"Yes, there's no other dragon in here, is there?" The man still had the audacity to retort even though he was the one in a disadvantage.
Ignius laughed out loud, so loud that it caused vibrations in the air. "I am afraid that even if you empty your treasury or the kingdom's treasury I won't be satisfied. Women?" The dragon shook his head, "You are really willing to sacrifice them? How foolish and what kind of children's storybooks are you reading? I don't have any use for them."
The man took a step back because he sensed that it would not be easy to out smart the dragon. He gritted his teeth and the anger he felt towards the young master of Ginehart surged like a tide. He did not know that that person was actually hiding a dragon within his ranks, how cunning.
"If you kill us now, the whole kingdom will know of your deed and that a dragon is wreaking havoc in this place. The heroes will surely come to subdue you." The man continued to step back after saying those words. He wanted to see if the dragon would panic even for a little.
"I don't really care. I am a dragon and it would take more than a hero to kill me. Aside from that, I am an entity completely different from you." The dragon laughed at the sad attempt to threaten him. These humans were clearly foolish. "And those heroes, they won't be able to touch me."
At that time the security of the manor finally managed to come to their rescue. "What took you so long?" The owner of the manor shouted at the soldiers who only came after the destruction was already made.
The soldiers did not respond to the man's words as they only looked at them blankly. The man was taken aback by the state of his guards. They were elite soldiers he employed to protect them and yet they were just standing there and looking at them.
"They won't obey you. They are all freed from your control and the pent-up anger they are hiding in their heart will now devour you," the dragon answered the question on their faces.
It was not only the soldiers who came but also the servants came to gather around them. They were not responding to the man no matter how he called their names. Ignius leapt back and floated in the air since he would be watching them slaughter each other.
"If you want to live, you should use your weapons too. The last man standing would leave this place." He announced which made the remaining guests look at each other.
They couldn't let the guards and servants kill them. Some of the nobles already picked up their weapons and unsheathed their swords. They were ready to fight and kill anyone who would become their way. The killings started the moment they realized that they could actually do it.
Driven by adrenaline and the desperation to survive, they started to swig their swords. And the massacre happened, those soldiers and guards were only being controlled by mind magic even the servants were so technically they were still alive but just under his control.
The ground turned red as the people inside that place continued to kill each other. The person on the front line was taking the lead because he had mana and he uses it to stop the movements from his opponent. It was only the start and yet most of them were already dead.
Body after body fell to the once luscious green covered ground. There were already five more people alive with their swords ready to cut down their enemies. They all looked at each other and without exchanging words they started to cut down each other until nobody was left alive aside from the owner of the manor. The weapon on the man's hand fell to the ground after he saw the aftermath of what happened.
