色戒无删除版

Cygnus rode a black carriage and as he sat down he fell into deep thoughts. The words of the serpent made him think of his past but no matter what he did, he couldn't remember the specific details of it. All he could remember was the fact that his family was burned and died at the hands of those mages.

He looked outside of the window and after contemplating on it, he returned his gaze to the woman that was now sitting across him. Ari was summoned and she had and idea as to why, so she sat down and waited for the master to speak. She had been monitoring what was happening outside and that included the conversation between Cygnus and the guardian deity.

"What can you say Ari?" Cygnus asked as he stared at the woman.

He was leaning on the carriage's wall and slowly closed his eyes. He crossed his legs and placed both of his hands on top of his knees. He even took a deep breath as his shoulders slowly drooped. 

During these times, Ari would thought that Cygnus was human and not that demon tyrant she had known. There was a certain compassion and mercy in him that even though he was cruel in expressing them, people still flocked to his feet. He was charismatic in every way but also very picky.

"I don't know if I should laugh or be angry with you because of what you just thought," Cygnus did not open his eyes and just spoke through the silence.

"It is not something to be angry about, master." Ari blinked twice as she intently looked at her master.

"I'm amused that you could describe me as compassionate and merciful when all I did was compel each and everyone of you to follow me." It must have been because of loneliness that he did all of those things.

Back then he was young and grew without anyone caring for him thus the urge to have people beside him only grew stronger especially when he became immortal. Along the way, he started to do it for fun because humans tend to leave anyone behind. He had been through it so many times that he decided to stop. Instead of people who would betray him in the future, it would be better for him to have people who would not leave him behind.

"It's my own thoughts master and you shouldn't be surprised at all," she answered.

Cygnus sighed and opened his eyes to look at the woman, "I did not call you here to talk about that. I summoned you because I wanted some of my memories back."

"Are you sure about that master? You do remember why we have sealed your memories, right?" Ari's reaction slightly showed concern because of the master's request.

He had never requested anything from his servants, so she became wary of the master because of this oddity in his behavior. Cygnus already expected Ari to answer like that but he still tried. The next time though, he wouldn't ask for permission.

"Of course I remember. It's just that I found something worth my time." He turned his head to the scenery they were passing by and grinned.

"Master, please think about it first before you decide to access your memories," Ari advised, "Those memories are something you wanted to forget."

Cygnus at that time had no worries about that matter. It was a matter he needed to face and this must be time. His family, his identity that he chose to forget were all in there. He wanted to have it, now that he could freely do what he wanted and hunt down the people who caused him such pain.

This time though, he would not access them because he had something to do. It wasn't really an urgent matter and he must have overreacted because of his conversation with the woman. He sighed and took some deep breaths before he chuckled.

"I won't access them for now but the next time, I wouldn't ask for your permission any longer," Cygnus spoke after his short chuckle.

"I understand master." Ari couldn't argue with that. 

If the master wanted to get any specific memory he could have done so without having to summon her. "That's true. I don't need your permission to access my memories. It's just a show of some courtesy."

The answer made Ari a bit dumbfounded but it did not show on her face. "Then I hope master that you can show us more courtesy."

Cygnus laughed before he waved his hand and Ari disappeared. They've been traveling for thirty minutes until they come to a stop in front of a gate. He looked at it and was impressed at how extravagant it was. It was more exaggerated than the coal black gate in front of Galahad's mansion.

Mr. C came down from the coach and opened the carriage's door for Cygnus. He stepped and looked at the surroundings but there was no one there to welcome them. Even the guards that were supposed to be on the gates were missing.

"It seems that we were a bit late." Cygnus stepped forward and forcefully pushed the gate open.

He walked on the cemented path that led to the main house and when they arrived, the mansion was actually empty. Cygnus couldn't feel any other presence in the vicinity except for them.

"What shall we do now, master?" The butler frowned a bit at the discovery that the people they were looking for fled.

"Of course we will go and catch them. I'm sure that they haven't left this place not long ago." Cygnus placed his finger on the wall of the mansion and found it to be a bit dusty.

The master stopped and contemplated for a while before a summoning circle appeared under his foot. Slowly three spirits appeared with their eyes closed. After they fully came out from their resting place, the spirits opened their eyes.

One of them was shaped like a wolf but it's color was pure black with red fire around its neck. The other one was in the shape of a bird that looked like a pterodactyl from the books the master had seen when he was in another world. The last one was in the shape and color of a tiger with a tail of a snake head.

They all looked at him and waited for his command. He raised his brow as these spirits became so obedient to him without him doing anything. After Mr. C discovered the place where they chained these spirits, Cygnus did not hesitate to add them to his collection.

"You know, that person that imprisoned you, he ran away and I want you to find him and get after him. Don't let him get away," Cygnus did not need to tell them the specifics as they all let out growling angry sounds.

The master then waved his hand and the spirits dispersed. He looked on as each of them went to different directions to just look at their enemy. These spirits were conscious and they knew who hurt them. Aside from being very convenient to use, Cygnus had no problem disposing of them.

They stayed in that abandoned mansion for over an hour doing nothing. Cygnus sat on a chair like he was the owner of the house as Mr. C did not forget to serve him a snack. It has been a staple to the master's diet that he should have some snacks every now and then.

After he felt that the time was right, they left and followed the direction where the spirits went. Surprisingly enough, the three of them were in the same location which only means one thing, they found him. Instead of jumping on trees like a ninja, Cygnus opted to fly.

They reached the area of the incident and watched from above. Cygnus couldn't help but sneer when he saw how the man peed his pants in fear. His family members were on the side and terrified.

"So pitiful, they were high and might because of their position but look at that snot and tears on his face!" The master laughed and shook his head.

He slowly floated down until he landed a few feet away from the man being bullied by the spirits. He couldn't help but laugh once again because of what he was seeing. A proud council member was dirty and was on the ground.

"Did-did you send those spirits after me?" The council member asked in anger.

When he saw the young man he did not feel any relief and instead he felt anger. Duke Blackwell was indeed after them and he even sent this dirty boy from that blood to go and hunt them. He sneered in his mind because he did not see Duke Ginehart as a person worthy of respect.

"And if I say yes, what can you do?" Cygnus shook his head with a laugh on his mouth. "With how those talismans had been used, do you think you can hinder me and escape me? I won't take any chances."