Your Not So Ordinary Villain

The rest of the others who were sitting stood up when the spirit appeared. Each of them took a step back to create a distance from the summoned malevolent spirit. While their eyes were focused on the spirit he summoned, Cygnus was grinning from ear to ear while looking at the fear on their faces. He really enjoyed seeing those reactions and how he really missed watching people show fear.

He waited for a few seconds before Cygnus spoke, "So, what do you think of this one? I have some more in stash if you ever need one for your experiments or for you to study."

His voice was carried through the room and was heard by everyone. The witnesses were shocked after hearing that statement. Ulysses had no idea that the man could do something like this so he was also speechless and to hear him informing them that he had more malevolent spirits stored unsettled him.

"Can you kindly keep away that spirit for now because the servants are scared. We understand your point so no need to keep that spirit floating in here." Ulysses calmed himself and took the lead to talk to Rigel.

"Are you sure? Why don't we test the talismans that the archmage already made? And don't worry about those servants, I will deal with them," he answered.

He stomped his feet on the ground and a white barrier enclosed them. All the furniture inside the room disappeared and they were the only ones left inside the now white room. They looked around but nothing was inside except for them, Ezio even went to one side of the room and tapped on it.

"Don't worry any damage inflicted in this place will not affect the servants nor the room where we were originally. Now, Archmage Sigma, you can try using your talismans." Cygnus chuckled as he released the malevolent spirit with the magic circle completely disappearing beneath it.

The evil energy from the spirit slowly spread inside the room which made them breathe a little bit difficult. It was different from the malevolent spirit Galahad faced because this one felt much stronger and more dangerous. The limbs that were hidden behind the smokey body slowly moved and before they could even react, tendrils of shadows already got a hold of them.

Each of their arms and feet were bound by the spirit's shadow. Cygnus took a step back and made himself as inconspicuous as he could as he watched how they would handle something like this. Ulysses as expected used his unnatural strength to pull down his hand that was tied above his head to unsheathe his sword which he used to cut down all the shadows. He did this to those that got ahold of the others.

Once he was freed, Sigma took out the pouch that was carrying the talismans and distributed it to the others. Even though it was a dangerous situation, it was still an opportunity that he could use to try the talismans. They rotated in using the talismans to ward off against the attacks that the spirit was doing.

Some of them worked but only for a second because the malevolent spirit would only smash it using its strength and would still be able to attack them. This cycle continued until only a couple of the talismans were left to be tested out. Ulysses who couldn't use any mana would rely on the others to shield him but with every talisman not working, he already prepared himself to work.

Ulysses leapt in the air to attack the spirit directly but his sword only passed through the spirit's body since it was only made out of smoke. He was shocked because it was a late realization on his part. A heavy object hit him on the chest and sent him colliding with the wall. The three mages inside the room did not stop in using their power to subdue the spirit but it was also futile.

The shadow tendrils continued to attack them and were not stopping from its goal of tying them all down. With the last talisman on his hand, Sigma mumbled the spell and the metal plate glowed before he threw it towards the enemy. The talisman met with an invisible barrier that was surrounding the spirit but it did not fall down and instead attached itself to the barrier.

"Explode!" The metal plate exploded which successfully destroyed the barrier and exposed the malevolent spirit.

Isaiah tried to use a binding spell that appeared below and above the spirit to bind it and prevent it from moving. The spell was successful so Sigma went ahead and used his magic to incinerate the spirit. Since his magic was close to that of the holy magic, the enemy was completely destroyed. The fight only lasted for a couple of minutes but they were already exhausted.

A loud applause echoed in the room after the malevolent spirit was defeated. Cygnus was impressed that one of the talismans actually worked. He thought that the only talismans they made were for protection but he did not expect that the archmage would have created an attack talisman.

"That was impressive!" He couldn't help but comment. His words angered the archmage further.

He couldn't believe that Rigel would still have the mood to clap when their lives were on the line during the fight. Sigma also did not understand how a spirit with that much negative energy ended up being summoned by Rigel? He was truly pissed because of how reckless the man was.

"Why are you clapping? You let that malevolent spirit attack us as you watched on the side, is this fun?" His anger was a given but this did not matter to the master.

"Because you succeeded. You defeated a malevolent spirit and one of your talismans can work against them, isn't that worth celebrating for?" He reasoned out. There was nothing wrong with what he did and instead of being thankful the man was angry with him.

The veins on the mage's head bulged at that statement. He was ready to explode when Duke Galahad decided to step in. He coldly stared at Rigel and shook his head towards the archmage.

"Don't be too hasty Archmage Sigma, we will deal with this." Galahad did not look back at the mage because his focus was on the young man who looked like he had no idea what he did wrong. "Can you please dispel this barrier?"

Cygnus frowned but he still did what the duke requested. The white room disappeared and they were already back inside the dining area. Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, the servants conscientiously left. Sigma gave them one last look before he too left. Ezio and Isaiah followed behind.

The dining room became silent as everyone left. Cygnus sighed then he returned to his seat. He already knew what they wanted to talk about but he really didn't care. They were people who were necessary for all of his plans so there was no point in listening to them but he would still indulge them.

"So, what is it that you want to tell me?" He asked bluntly because there was no point in going around the bush at this point.

"Why did you do that and how did you even manage to summon that kind of spirit?" Galahad was the first one to speak. Ulysses on the other hand decided to stay silent for now and listen to their conversation.

"Honestly, it is none of your concern because we really don't have any relationship with each other aside from me fulfilling your wish and you doing your end of the bargain. There's no use in questioning my actions because no matter what you say, I will still do everything my own way." He leaned back and crossed his legs as he stared at them. The aura around him changed and the look on his face sharpened, gone was the innocent looking Cygnus.