Onyx, who had been resting after his guests left, jumped out of his seat with wide eyes. This sudden action caught the attention of the servants. He looked at the window and gritted his teeth. He instinctively knew that someone used their demonic powers.
He turned around and left the room. The sound of his hastened footsteps echoed in the halls. The servants gave way for him but they couldn't help whisper at each other after the holy knight passed by. In a flash he was already outside of the headquarters and stood there for a while.
The demonic energy was prominent and unlike any other. It cannot be masked by any magic because no matter how one would cover it, the malice and darkness couldn't be hidden. It was especially standing out in a place where no demonic activities occurred.
Once he pinpointed the location where it was coming from, he left in a flash of light that was drawn in the sky. He couldn't let anyone with demonic energy live. If he did, their secret would definitely be revealed.
Aberleign, who had been waiting for the young master in the garden beside the library froze. The cup he was holding slipped and rolled on the grass. The coffee spilled as he stood up with his attention on the library. Although it was faint, the unmistakable feel of a demonic energy was lingering in the air.
"What's the matter sir?" Mr. C asked even though he already knew what was happening inside. The master went ahead and did what he wanted.
"There's something wrong inside," he answered. His gaze was still focused on the building.
From the outside, there was nothing wrong and they couldn't hear anything. Even the royal guards who were stationed outside were not moving. Aberleign frowned because he could feel it and it was coming from the library but everything was normal.
"Are you sure, sir? If there was something wrong then the royal guards would be the first to move, right?" He sounded worried and Aberleign came to his senses.
He turned to look at the butler and shook his head. "It must have been my imagination. I'll just go and have a look just to make sure."
Mr. C nodded and watched as Aberleign went to where the royal guards were standing. He saw how he was gesturing and how the conversation escalated. He looked angry but the royal guards didn't bulge. They stood there and didn't move even before Aberleign.
The man returned to where Mr. C was. "How many more minutes until he will come out from the library?" He asked the butler with a serious look on his face. His brows were furrowed and his lips were set into a thin line.
"There's about thirty minutes more," he answered. "Is there something wrong?" He couldn't help but also look at the building.
Aberleign shook his head. "Nothing, I am just a bit angry because the guards don't allow anyone to enter the library." He sighed and returned to his original seat.
"I didn't think that they would be so strict in this place," Mr. C commented.
He replaced the cup that Aberleign lost and gave him another batch of freshly heated coffee. After serving the man, he couldn't help but look back at the silent library. 'My master must be having a lot of fun inside,' he sighed.
Cygnus summoned a line of black fire and shot it like a bullet towards the demon that was rampaging inside the library. He was laughing as he summoned another round of it. The assassin turned demon used a black barrier to protect himself from the attacks but with the continuous barrage that was being sent his way, the barrier started to crack.
"Come on, don't hide behind that hideous thing you call a barrier. The barrier I placed around this place is more decent than that. Look, it's already going to shatter!" His laugh boomed inside the library.
His taunts were actually having an effect on the demon. Once the barrier cracked, the demon disappeared and appeared above Cygnus. His hand was pulled back and his claws were opened wide. He thrusted his hand towards the man but Cygnus managed to side step.
The demon's hand hit the library's floor which caused a dent to appear on it. It did not stop there though as its large body moved fast in the air that it appeared behind Cygnus this time. It used its claws to scratch the man's back but the claw hit nothing.
Cygnus's body that was supposed to be standing there turned into a smoke after the demons swung his hand. It growled and looked around to look for its enemy. The smoke that came from the fake body that it attacked scattered and slowly filled the room.
"Is that all? You can't even land a hit on me." A whisper echoed in its ears. The sound made the demon attack towards the direction where the voice came from.
It only hit a mass of smoke and the laughs and taunts continued to linger in that place until it felt a presence behind it. It was different from what its enemy felt like before. The demon growled and turned around to face whoever it was that was behind it.
Its claws were ready to slash away but it stopped mid-air. The demon trembled as it staggered back but before it could run, its hand was already separated from its body and splattered on the wall as it became a pool of black blood. A loud howl came from the demon with his other hand trying to cover the wound from his lost arm.
The demon continued to stagger and tremble because of the presence of something that should have not been there. In front of him was something that was covered by the smoke. Its shadow was wide and on the upper of it were red eyes that were looking at him coldly. The demon whimpered and fell on his knees as he bowed to the being behind the thick smoke.
"You coward," a whisper sounded beside his ear once again. He looked to the side and saw that it was the original man.
The demon growled but it slowly disappeared and left the assassin's body as its host. Although he was bound by a contract, it doesn't matter because the man was going to die. Cygnus stared at the man who was lying face down on the ground.
Now that the demon left his body, the assassin wouldn't have any more way to fight him. Even after getting a contract with a demon, he was still weak. Cygnus kicked the man a couple of times but the assassin did not respond.
"What a waste," he mumbled. He snapped his fingers and the assassin's body started to burn in black fire.
After that short warm-up, the whole building of the library shook. Cygnus looked above and with a grin he dusted himself and went back to his seat. Once he was seated, he waved his hand and casted a restore magic on the library. Then he went back to sleeping as he waited for his new visitor to come.
Onyx left the headquarters in a haste to find the source of the demonic energy. He flew and landed heavily on the library's roof. His landing caused the building to shake and it also alerted the royal guards in-charge. Aberleign and Mr. C looked at the golden armored man who landed on the library's roof.
Before they could know what was happening, the royal knight already punched the library's roof and successfully destroyed the roofing. He punched a couple more times before a hole that could fit him was created. From his position, he jumped down and landed on the library's floor. The royal guards immediately opened the doors to the library and pointed their weapons at the holy knight.
Onyx did not care though as he started to look around but he did not find anything unusual inside the place. They then heard a soft rustling and they saw that it was Cygnus who was sleeping on one of the reclining chairs. The holy knight wanted to walk a little bit more inside the library but the royal guards did not agree.
While the commotion was happening, Cygnus opened his eyes and blinked a couple of times before he was able to focus on the sounds around him. When he looked in the direction of the door, he saw that the royal guards were escorting Onyx out. Aberleign and Mr. C went inside and saw what had happened.
"Sir Onyx, what are you doing here and what made you punch the roof?" Aberleign was surprised at the holy knight's actions.
"That's because I felt a demonic energy coming from here. I did not want to wait any longer so I used the easiest way I could to come and confront the demon," was his simple answer.
