The royal library was in a different building inside palace's grounds. Because it was huge, the king decided to build it independently. Cygnus was standing before the huge doors that lead to the library. Since he was given special permission to enter the library, he was the only one allowed inside.
The royal guards opened the doors and let him enter. Cygnus gladly accepted and stepped in before he heard the loud bang of the doors closing. The place was indeed spacious and every corner was filled with shelves and shelves of books. It was an expressive collection that would definitely blow any book lover's mind.
Cygnus inhaled and the earthy smell of books tickled his nose. He stepped forward and was impressed because the whole place was carpeted with a deep brown plain carpet. There was also a place dedicated to reading, a lounge that was filled with couches, a table and some other chairs.
He looked to his left and started to use his vision to look for what he came there for. He even released a little bit of his mana that scattered through the whole place. The reddish smoke lightly touched each book and information from that book would automatically be sent to Cygnus.
He walked to the lounge area and chose a reclining chair that was nearest to the window. He sat down and made himself comfortable as his mana continued to look and gather information from all the relevant books in the library. He was a bit lazy to walk around and actually read any of them.
He closed his eyes and just let his mana roam around. The whole inside of the library was then saturated with his mana. After a while, slowly the mana retreated and returned to him. Since he still had time, Cygnus decided to sleep for a while and let the time pass by.
The whole library was submerged into silence as he slept. Thirty minutes had already passed when a man appeared from the shadows. The man was clad in black and only his eyes could be seen. There was a sword in his hand as he descended down towards Cygnus who was sleeping.
The man's movements were silent and even as he detached himself from the ceiling, no sound was made. Before the sword could even stab the master, Cygnus caught the tip of it by using only his fingers. He opened his eyes and swung the man away from him.
The assassin easily gained his balance and he did not waste his time and attacked again. Cygnus was already standing up as he faced the man head on. The assassin swung his sword nonstop but Cygnus parried each swing by just using his hand. There were no signs of slowing down coming from the assassin and instead his movements started to speed up.
"I was looking for you and didn't see you from that holy knight's side. I thought they left you behind," Cygnus chuckled while maintaining his defense against the man.
There was only one reason why this hidden assassin would attack recklessly. This means that he was exposed. Cygnus wanted to applaud the man, who had always been clad in black, because he still recognized him despite all the things Cygnus did to his identity.
Even though the Justice of Light was composed of those priests and that holy knight, they were only the front. They serve as the appearance of the organization and most of the time they were only in-charge of opening a gate. Those priests were also disposable as they could die when they consume their life span to open a gate.
Onyx Gertrude's main role was to make sure that they have enough priests for the ritual thus they start establishing their influence to meet that quota. But one must not underestimate him because he was a knight and that means that he could fight. His strength was also not a joke.
Despite all of that light, there were still people hidden in the dark. They were the assassins who gather information and kill targets that the organization deemed as an obstacle to their power. It was true that Cygnus destroyed their world but that's because they were asking for it and now, they hold a grudge. They were such petty people.
"I wouldn't mistake you no matter what form you take. If Onyx was not that stupid and drunk with power then he would have recognized you too, World Breaker." The man's voice was deep and was slightly muffled by the cloth that was covering his face.
"I really like the name you gave me. It's a little bit corny but World Breaker has a unique ring to it." Cygnus waved his hand and an invisible attack headed towards the man.
The assassin jumped and avoided it. The attack destroyed several bookshelves at one strike and Cygnus was ready to unleash one more attack towards the assassin who was now hanging on the ceiling. He once again waved his hand and the attack flew towards the assassin who once again dodged.
A large and deep line was carved on the ceiling after it received the whole impact of the wave that Cygnus sent towards the assassin. If not for his flexible response, he was sure that he would have died already because of how powerful the attack was. The master looked at the assassin who was jumping from bookshelf to bookshelf so he raised his right hand and a couple of magic circles appeared in the air.
Blue flames were summoned from those magic circles and floated in the air. He narrowed his eyes and unleashed the balls of blue flames towards the assassin. Explosions sounded inside the library and yet no one from the outside came to take a look. Because of this the master did whatever he wanted and summoned any kind of element he wanted.
The assassin was dodging here and there but he was having a difficult time because the library was not enough for him to maneuver. He could hide inside the shadows from time to time but he knew that the World Breaker was capable of anything. After the barrage of blue flames, large ice chunks with pointed ends appeared above.
Cygnus gestured his raised hand down and all of that ice fell down. The assassin managed to dodge all of that but it was not the end because he was hearing a 'crackling' sound like that of a lightning. He was busy rolling and jumping from side to side to avoid the ice attacks. Even though he heard the sound, he did not have the time to avoid the lightning that was headed his way.
Instead of dodging, he used his blade to block the attack. This move caused an explosion and this pushed him back. His back hit the building's pillars and it even cracked under the impact. The assassin coughed a few times before he managed to stand up.
He looked at the enemy and saw that he was surrounded with a black fire that didn't consume him. This fire was very familiar to him because the World Breaker used it to burn everything that was dear to him. The assassin was well aware of how cruel the organization was but those innocent people didn't deserve to die.
"You are still pathetic even until now. You've already lived for a couple of hundred years now but you haven't gotten stronger." Cygnus suddenly disappeared from where he was standing and appeared before the assassin as he whispered. "You should let your demon out and use it to fight me, that way you might still have a chance."
Cygnus placed his hand on the man's shoulder and gripped it tightly before he pushed him down. The force of the push was like there was gravity pushing him down. His upper body hit the ground and caused it to crack. Cygnus then proceeded to sit on his back.
"Come on, show me your demon. I know that you made a contract with a demon just so you can chase after me even to the end of all worlds. I can feel it and hear it whispering. The demon wanted to be out in the open and create chaos!" Cygnus raised his hand to his eye level and folded his thumb, ring and pinky finger leaving only the index and pointing finger.
Black mana appeared on the tip of the two fingers then he put that mana inside the assassin's body through the back of his neck. Cygnus could already feel that the assassin was starting to wriggle and he could also hear his bones cracking. The master jumped back and waited for the assassin's transformation.
The assassin's body slowly bulged up and ripped his clothes. Even his pale skin color changed into a reddish one. The assassin slowly stood up as the transformation was happening. The cloth that was covering his face became undone and his hair got longer. Two horns appeared on his head and his hands both turned into a claw. His appearance was certainly far from his human form just a while ago.
