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<Black Angel>.
A name that every single important person that was at least twenty years or older knew about undoubtedly. As well as a name mostly the children of the Northern continent were familiar with.
-Step.
His name started spreading two centuries ago and even to this day, people of various nations and continents know him for various reasons.
-Step. Step.
Some call him <The one that stole the queen's inheritance> in the north, some call him the <Thief of devil> in the east, and in the Roxana empire, he was famous by the name <Walker of shadows> ever since he infiltrated and successfully stole one of the prised possessions of imperial family a few decades ago.
"Who goes there?"
-Swiiiiiiis...
-Thud.
The previous emperor considered him the enemy of crown and had a dedicated squad chasing after him, finding his traces, tasked to execute the bastard on sight.
No one in the world knew his identity, not even the ones he had made deals with, not even the people who had somehow met him personally.
Some considered him a ghost, while some thought him to be an intelligent creature that had achieved divinity.
There were many rumours about him being located all over the world, various diverse rumours that only increased his popularity. However, his targets and victims never thought of him as anything more than a scumbag that stole their precious belongings.
-Step.
They knew for certain that the items he stole were all not resold in the market of this planet or their neighbouring planets.
I he had not destroyed the items he had stolen from the people, he should still have all those things— a theory that sparked the idea of him being one of the biggest collectors of this world.
-Swiiiiiiiiish...
-Thud. Thud. Thud.
However, it was just a speculation so many of the original dealers like Nolan didn't believe it to be true.
However, even she didn't doubt the abilities of this individuals people called the <Black angel>.
"Prepare for battle!"
"Formation-...!"
-Swiiiiiiiiish...!
-Thud! Thud! Thud!
He somehow infiltrated the auction house and directly reach the third area without anyone noticing him, so, some assumed he would be one of the guests or someone who had come with them, however, since they did not know of his original identity, there was no way to figure out if it was true or not.
He could have been someone with exceptional stealth abilities like the <King of stealth>, they did not know anything about him to speculate anything at all.
All they knew was that he had powers, and strength enough to overpower even the imperial guards in a way they wouldn't know what a tally hit them.
They knew he was smart as well. So much so that the complex doors or high grade magic was complexly useless against someone like him.
E was good at what he did, that much... everyone knew.
-Step.
However...
-Step.
None of them knew about his obsession.
-Swiiiiiiiiish...
Not even the ones that were under attack by his lone self.
"Stop right there! One more step and-"
-Thud. Thud.
"...what?"
"Sweet dreams."
-Thud.
Area tree was his starting point and he walked right past area four filled with tens of powerful guards from a path they were expecting them to follow the least.
-Step.
The layout of Hiraani was something only the higher employees understood.
It was complex, had hidden passages all across the three higher and the underground floors.
-Swiiiiiiiish-Dhum!
She did not know what happened, she did not see anything or even perceived what was happening however, right when she finished her techaniqe, she let a strong force crushing her abdomen... and the next moment she knew, she was flying through the air.
"Augh!"
She had crashed in one of the walls and created a deep crater on the wall.
"Countess hasn't taught her employees how to step aside, I see."
The force at which she was thrown back was so strong that her entire body was shaken from inside out and she knew she had received a few internal injuries in the process.
She was coughing blood, her eyes red and wide open from the shock...
"It was useless from the start."
She was dealt with and was the only person that had to suffer.
If she had just stepped aside, she wouldn't have had to go through such a painful experience.
He still wanted to keep the bloodshed as limited as possible.
"Was it?"
-Swiiiiiiiish!
-Thuck!
However, the voice that spoke up from behind him did not care what he wanted or wished for anymore.
"You think trying to block the inevitable makes sense, young master Axion?"
He took out the arrow dug deep into the thick wall, and moved his finger on the sharp metallic top of the enchanted arrow.
"I know trying to buy time makes sense, at least."
There was anger in his eyes that were looking at the entire room before him.
"Buy time, you say?"
The employees he had trained himself lay unconscious on the floor of the messy room. One side of the strong walls destroyed... blood of the person his mother considered a little sister all over the wall...
His rage only grew stronger as he looked at this scene.
"Buy time for what though? You?"
-Swiiiiiiiii-booooom!
Saying that in a mocking voice, he gently threw back the arrow he had taken out from the wall... which somehow broke the sound barrier as soon as it left his hands.
"Yes..."
It was aimed at Eon, was dangerous, and extremely deadly!
There was no way any being that was hit by that arrow would have survived without a hole in their body.
One would have had to be extremely skilled just to precise it coming at them and avoid it.
It could have killed any employee if they were in Eon's place right now... but not the archer that had owned this arrow.
"She bought time for me. That much was enough."
He extended his hand, and placed it before him as if he was telling the arrow to stop.
-Swash.
And the arrow flying at the speed beyond the speed of sound did stop at his command midair... something that stunned the thie standing before him.
"I know how to deal with divine powers."
He grabbed the arrow back, and stored it in his storage space.
"Dealing with you, sir, won't be impossible."
He was holding Tay, his normal looking bow of strength and swiftness. It was obvious they were going to engage in a physical fight that might also involve magical abilities.
He knew the anger Eon had towards him, and Eon knew the burning, unstoppable desire his opponent possessed.
-Swiiiiiiiiiish!
-Clank!
-Dhum!
-Swash!
-Swiiiiiiiiish...!
He did not understand why he was doing it, but he knew he had too stop this bastard right here.
He was not going to stop until he does.