Chapter 214 Covered In Red

The creature of malice swung the scythe in its hand and it created a dark wave that spread and hit the walls of the cave. Cygnus jumped up to avoid the dark wave. He then slowly floated down and looked at his enemy.

Another wave came from the creature of malice followed by another. Cygnus dodged and used his shield to block the dark waves. He was grinning and enjoying the fight.

Ari contacted Mr. C and told him that the insanity level of the master has risen up. From 25% to 50% and it was not good because her system was flashing red which means that the master was about to rampage. The butler left the manor in a hurry after receiving the report.

Mr. C needed to make sure that the master was not going to destroy the whole territory. Something must have happened once again. He immediately tracked down their location and made haste.

Galahad and the sentinels were focused on the tunnel where Rigel disappeared to. At first nothing seemed to happen, but after a few minutes the ground started to shake. They thought that it would stop but after a while the shaking started again and it didn't stop.

They could also hear the sound of explosion and the rumbling of the ground as it shook from the impact. The sentinels couldn't help but tense at the longer the explosions continued. Galahad was also feeling a little bit uncomfortable because he didn't know what was happening.

Time was passing by and there were only ten minutes left before they entered the tunnel. "Get ready!" He looked at his sentinels as he held the hilt of his sword tightly. He could even hear an imaginary clock ticking inside his head.

A rustle suddenly broke the tense silence as they all looked at the direction where the sound came from. Their swords were already unsheathed and they were ready to attack anyone or anything that might come out from behind the dense bushes and tree trunks that were obscuring their view. A black shadow suddenly leapt out and landed in front of them.

The sentinels who were currently high strung moved at once without confirming who it was that appeared. Mr. C smoothly dodged all the swords that were swinging his way and managed to move past them when they heard the duke's command for them to stop. The butler sighed then he gave the duke a nod.

"How did you find this place?" The duke's face darkened because he did not expect to see the man to suddenly appear.

"I followed my master's location," the butler answered. He looked around but did not see him which was a cause of concern. "Where is he?" He looked at the duke once again.

Galahad's gaze settled on the tunnel, "He went inside and made a deal with me. If after an hour he doesn't come out we will follow him inside. There's only five minutes left before the time limit expires."

"I suggest that you don't enter that place, Duke Galahad," a cold voice echoed in the place. The butler's face had no emotion on it but his gaze was full of warning.

"If we don't enter, Rigel might be put into more danger." Galahad was confused why the butler would stop them from entering the tunnel instead of joining them.

"If you enter now, you might lose your life and besides my master won't easily break. I am warning you for your own good," Mr. C insisted.

There was no change in his reaction and the duke could tell that he was serious about his words. He hesitated but his sense of responsibility wouldn't leave him be. "Then I will go ahead, alone. I promised that I would lend him a hand once the time is over."

Mr. C stared at the man, "Then I will come with you, just in case." He sighed and left for the tunnel right away.

Galahad instructed the sentinels to guard the outside instead. Some of them objected to the duke's sudden decision but the duke couldn't do anything. It was also better because the butler would come with him.

Both of them stepped inside the tunnel and the first thing they felt was the pressure that wanted to push them down. Galahad needed time to adjust so he took a couple of deep breaths before he finally felt his body adjusting to the environment inside the tunnel. The both of them walked in silence until they reached the opening to the cave where Cygnus was fighting with the creature of malice that managed to have a body.

The entrance to that cave was brimming with dust and dirt. There were also fallen rocks and boulders inside and even on the long tunnel where they passed through. Galahad tried to look inside but was only met with a black wave that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Mr. C on the other hand was using his enhanced vision to assess the situation inside. He could see two figures that were clashing with each other. One was huge and was holding a huge death scythe on its hand while his master was using his own dark magic to fight the enemy.

"What's happening?" Galahad asked as he looked past the dust and smoke floating around. His eyes widened when he saw two silhouettes in the middle of the cave.

It was dark but he could clearly see them, the other one gave him the impression of a grim reaper because of the weapon it was holding while the other one was coated with a red aura that was roaring like fire to the point that he could see an image forming from that ominous red aura. Galahad closed his eyes and opened them again only to be met with the same scene. He was not dreaming or hallucinating.

Cygnus extended his arm to the side and snapped his fingers, red flickering fire appeared above his enemy and with only a downward gesture from him, those balls of flames changed into the shape of a stake which rained down on the mass of smoke that was holding a scythe. It burned and a high-pitched screech came out from the wraith pierced through the air. The screech brought with it a paralyzing effect that affected the duke.

Mr. C stood in front of the man to protect him from the sound waves that were passing through in the air. The aura that was covering Cygnus protected him from the invisible attack. He grinned as he dashed forward to grab the place where the wraith's supposed to be neck was located.

"That was a cheap trick you have there." He tightened his grip and the mass of smoke squirmed to get away but it was futile.

It then raised the scythe in his hand and stabbed Cygnus from the back. The tip of the weapon pierced through his body and came out from his chest. He spat out a lot of blood but its hold on the enemy did not loosen for even an inch.

"That was a wrong move," Cygnus laughed. His clothes and mouth were already soaked in blood but he still managed to grin at the wraith. "Injuring me means that you are going to lose whatever you've become and I'll let you suffer for eternity."

In his blind rage, Cygnus mumbled a spell in a strange language that the duke hadn't heard of. A strand of his blood floated into the air and into the master's left hand. Since the evil spirit became malevolent through the malice and resentment in that place, it should have developed a crystal core too.

He stabbed through the part where the heart should be located and found the crystal core. Using his blood, he bound the crystal core as the blood weaved itself around the core. The blood then slowly disappeared and seeped through the core.

Cygnus laughed before his face returned to his usually casual expression with his eyes still trained on the wraith that was starting the wriggle because of the foreign substance in its core. "Don't struggle too much because you'll eventually disappear after this."

The wraith pulled back the scythe and used his materialized hands to push away Cygnus. The man was still laughing as he watched in glee as his enemy struggled. He looked at the ceiling of the cave and he savored the coldness of the ground.

"Fire," was his simple command but it still created a fire that engulfed the wraith. He snapped a few times which made the wraith screech even more. "A burning wraith, what a good show."

The fire that engulfed the wraith was not ordinary flames as it came from the master's dark powers. He slowly raised his body as he sat on the ground while snapping his finger. Mr. C approached the master and stood beside him.

"Is it time already?" Cygnus stopped snapping his fingers while his hand was raised in the air. "And what are you doing here?"