The elder couldn't help but stare at the man because of that name. He trembled with his fists clenched because of the smile that Rigel was giving him. In an instant their surroundings changed and they were not in the living room of the manor.
They were sitting in a closed room with a lamp above their heads. Instead of sitting on the couch, they were now both seated on a chair that were facing each other. Aberleign nervously looked around it and every wall of the room was built with solid bricks. The creaking of the lamp above them made him more anxious.
"I'm glad that you didn't forget that name." Cygnus had a smirk on his face while looking at the man. "Because that name is the very reason why you are here right now."
"How? How did you know that name? It's been a thousand years…" he trailed off when he got a good look at the person who had been sitting in front of him.
Cygnus's body slowly shrunk into his child self and sat there calmly in front of the man. He still had his black hair but it was a bit longer and reached his shoulder. He was also wearing a white robe tied at his waist with a golden band that was embroidered with red lines on the upper and lower part of it. At the middle of the two red lines were red leaves that were also embroidered in red thread.
Aberleign had his eyes wide as he tried backing on his seat that made the seat creak. He stood up and knocked over the chair he was sitting on. He took steps back, trembling, because of the person in front of him. Those eyes and that band that only the Altair were allowed to use.
The Fire Tree was a tree that only existed a thousand years ago. It was the symbol of power to which the Altairs were known. They were the only family that the king allowed to wear the color red because red at that time was only for the royal family. That family was both admired and feared because of their power and intelligence.
It was already extinct and everything about that family was wiped out. Yet, the person in front of him was able to mimic them. "How? Who are you and why do you know that name and that symbol? Why do you look like that?" He asked with a shaky voice.
Cygnus leapt down from the chair and walked towards the man with his childlike look when he was ten years old. He grinned at the man and laughed. "Why? Are you afraid because your evil works would be exposed?"
"No! Stay away from me!" Aberleign shouted and even raised his hand to stop Cygnus. He wanted to use magic but it was not use because nothing happened.
"You can't use magic here because I made it so. This place is my territory and no matter how you shout or struggle no one will come to help you." Cygnus informed him after he saw that the man was frantically looking around.
"What do you want?" He was trembling and yet the master still refused to answer him. He only stared at him without speaking which completely unnerved the elder.
Cygnus returned to his seat and watched as the man was looking at him in fear. "I didn't know that you people can feel fear and yet you did not feel anything when you burned them alive. And, because of that, I also burned that Magus Maximus."
Aberleign was surprised at what he heard. "You killed the tower master?" He couldn't believe what he was hearing. The tower master was a skilled mage and yet he was defeated.
"That's because during that time, some of my memories returned and I saw his face clearly. If I had not remembered, you would be safe right now." Cygnus did not hesitate to give him the answer. "He was no match to me," Cygnus laughed.
"Are you from that era?" He asked once again even though he was currently being overwhelmed with fear.
"Yes, you go it right. I thought it would take a long time to realize who I am. My name is Cygnus Altair, the only survivor from that time and just like you all, I have been alive for a thousand years now." He also said even though the elder was not asking for the details.
"Cyg-" Before he could even finish what he was about to say, he was already on his knees and coughing out blood. He looked up at the child and he had a smile on his face.
"How audacious. You don't have the right to say my name. Look at what it has done to you. How pitiful." There was a smile on the master's eyes as he was speaking those words. Aberleign already knew that his care was not true.I think you should take a look at
He coughed more blood before he could finally speak. "So you are that child. I remember your name on the list and I saw you get swallowed by darkness together with another young boy."
This statement removed the smile on the master's face. This was a topic that he did not want to talk about. It was a taboo and the room started to shake because of that statement. Ari started to give out several warnings to the people who were close to the master.
"Insanity level is now rising, 45%, 47%, 50%..." Ari's serious voice sounded in their heads as she warned them.
Mr. C, who was supposed to be with the master, couldn't find him. He started to look around the manor but failed to find them. They were supposed to be in the living room but they were gone. The master must have taken them to one of his favorite worlds to torture people.
"Did you find him?" Ignius approached the butler but he shook his head. Ignius sighed because something might have triggered the master once again.
He came back to the manor because of the warning from Ari. Even Nahar was there to spectate because he had not seen the master in real action and he was ignorant of this insanity level that the voice was talking about. They looked all over the manor and came up with nothing.
Since they couldn't find him, all they could do was wait for him to appear once again. Ari's voice was still echoing in their heads but before the countdown reached 60% it stopped. They all sighed in relief because of that because it only meant that the master was able to calm himself.
They did not wait for long because after ten minutes, a gate appeared inside the living room and Cygnus finally came out. Several pairs of eyes looked at the master with wide eyes because of how he looked. His clothes were stained with blood and there was a satisfied grin on his face.
Cygnus stretched out his hands and Mr. C gave him a towel. He wiped down his face and snapped his fingers to change his clothes before he returned the towel. The people who were with him couldn't help but look back at the place where he came from. They saw a bloody body in there.
"Take him to his cell. He'll heal soon and I want him in there. He should have not opened his mouth." Cygnus looked back and gave the unconscious man a glare.
He left the room and left them to deal with Aberleign. Mr. C entered the still opened gate and checked on the man. He crouched down and saw that all of the elder's bones were broken or even crushed. His feet and arms were twisted which explains the splatter of blood on the ground and on the walls.
"That's one brutal way to do things." Ignius commented from the back as he looked down at the elder. "The master must have vented his anger on him really well."
Nahar also entered and looked at the scene only to agree with the dragon's statement. "The master's temper is totally out of this place." He shook his head and stepped back after getting enough of the bloody scene. Mr. C on the other hand carried out the man and into the living room.
"So, how do we get to the dungeon?" Ignius asked. They looked at each other before the butler sighed.
"I'll show you the way." He then signaled at the dragon to lift the man using magic. A golden glow surrounded the man and he slowly floated in the air.
Ignius did what the butler signaled and they followed the butler to wherever he was going. They left the living room and walked past the lobby into the inner part of the manor. They walked past the kitchen until they came to the hallway where a door was.
Mr. C opened the door and led them inside. He then lit one of the torches and knocked on the wall beside the lit torches. A secret passage appeared which led down and when he stepped down, several torches lit up to show them the way down. The dungeon was created just below the Ginehart Manor.
