The World Of Demons And Gods

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"Shut up! Y-you have to help me... O-or else, I will kill this kid!" The princess shouted in anger as she threatened Cyrus and dug a slight cut on Xiao Fang's temple.

Soon, a bead of blood appeared on his temple and because of this, Xiao Fang was struggling hard because this princess is a knight rank while he is a normal demi-human that has not even started cultivating, he cannot even move away from her grasp.

Seeing this, Cyrus immediately stopped because right now, it is critical condition. He has to calm down and does not make any reckless move that could threaten Xiao Fang's life.

'I have to do it now...' Cyrus finally decided, while his both hands were up in the air. He slowly walked forward towards the princess.

Seeing his movement, the princess' eyes flinched, "I said don't move!" She shouted as she took one step back, however, she removed her knife at Xiao Fang's temple and pointed it at Cyrus.

Cyrus was looking down at the princess' collarbone in the center, this was a trick when someone is threatening your life because when avoiding her eye gaze, she wouldn't be able to recognize what Cyrus intentions are, because, a man's eyes are the windows of their souls.

'Right now!'

Taking this opportunity, Cyrus quickly focused all of his anima on his left arm to make it light and fast but packed with power.

"!!!"

Before the princess could react, Cyrus suddenly made his left hand chop through the princess right hand which is the one holding the knife. Because of his extreme strength, it easily knocked the knife away and not only that, it dislocated her wrist!

"Arghh!" The princess screamed in pain as she quickly let Xiao Fang go and held her dislocated hand.

Cyrus quickly pulled Xiao Fang away from the princess, 'Come forth, Lynae.' he quickly summoned Lynae out, and soon, a white katana quickly materialized in the air.

Cyrus with a flip of his hand, the sword quickly went to his palms and removed the blade from the white scabbard.

With a blinding flash of the blade, Cyrus immediately pointed his sword at the princess, "Now, all of this hassle and trouble that you've given me, do you think I could spare you?" he asked coldly.

Soon, Cyrus' aura once again radiated in the surrounding air. It was terrifying to the point that the princess could feel that Cyrus' aura was pointed at her, it feels sharp yet suffocating at the same time.

However, despite the power that Cyrus is showing to her, she does not have any fear in her eyes, even right now she is smiling!

"It would be better to kill me than to surrender and have my fate strangled to that guy!" The princess harrumphed as she laughed in pity for herself.

Hearing this made Cyrus frown, he simply could not understand what this woman is experiencing now to go this far. She can escape and help herself away if she had a proper power enough.

"Why must you have to go this far? Can't you just make yourself stronger to escape from the grasp of your father and that clan?" Cyrus faintly asked as he pulls his sword down away from the princess.

He did not let his guard down, and if this woman makes a wrong move, he could kill her right now. However, Cyrus wanted to know and understand what she was feeling.

"Haha... It was easy for you to say that... I am not talented as you are, I'm already nineteen this year, yet I'm still at knight rank at the early stage, the cultivation techniques that father provided to me was weak and average because I don't have any special talent than my little sister." The princess bitterly laughed.

"You're still young right? You can get stronger if you have a motivation enough!" Cyrus complained.

"Even if I did have a motivation, how many years can I even have a strength to surpass the people who hold me? Don't you know that my fiancé is talented than me? He is also above realm than mine like you... The longer it takes; my motivations would drop eventually until I realized that it was hopeless to try." The princess faintly rebuked.

"..." Cyrus was speechless when he heard this, what she had said made sense to him... Compare to her, he was more talented than her, he also had a terrifying family background than her, his elemental spirits are extremely powerful too and all of them can be used in an elemental form, meanwhile her on the other hand, she only had one element and that is wind; a weak spirit on top of that.

'In this world, it would be impossible to have an equal... I finally understand that there are many disparities between people, no matter how weak or strong you are... These disparities between people are much more complex than back in the earth.'

Cyrus silently thought to himself as he tightly held the grip of the sword.

"..."

The princess looked at Cyrus and she was startled and speechless to see what facial reaction Cyrus is creating now. It was frustration...

Frustrated that he cannot help her, frustrated that he cannot understand and does not know what to do. This is the face that wanted to help her yet he cannot think of anything that could help her.

Cyrus was contradicting if he should help or not, the words of his parents echoed in his mind, he wanted to help but he should not because it does not concern him. However, he could learn something if he helped her, but the words of his mother earlier had echoed that he should not create trouble.

'...What should I do?' Cyrus thought to himself. Even if the things that this princess had done to him earlier and the trouble she created for him, if it was someone that has no reason, he would not hesitate to kill that kind of person.

However, this princess, even if she is spoiled and rotten to her delusions, no one is perfect and Cyrus understood that. There will be no one in this world to be perfect, even Cyrus also has greatest flaw, his mother and father have their own flaw as well.

This woman, no, this princess could only live for a short amount of time, she is a type of a woman that would not hesitate to commit suicide for her own peace, but life is precious, and she is trying to cling onto that because no one would want to die if they had still slight hope.

"You're so kind... I am envious that I could not be your partner and the girl that you could have in the future would be lucky to have you... However, life would be always cruel to us and continue to disappoint us for having a false hope. You will be able to experience that and remember, no matter how kind you are; you can't help a person if you're obliged to listen to others."

Princess sighed as she smiled softly before continuing, "You're conflicted because you are listening to someone's suggestions rather than listening to your feelings and do your own way if you keep being like that, you wouldn't be able to make a decision... However, that is fine as well as for I do not care about it anymore. Because right now, I've decided."

Hearing this, Cyrus was startled as he quickly looked at her on her eyes.

"I'm Éponine by the way, here." The princess named Éponine said with a faint smile on her face. She threw three objects towards Cyrus.

Once Cyrus had caught all of them in one swoop, Cyrus had noticed that it was the three spatial rings that this woman had offered earlier.

'Isn't this? Wait, don't tell me!' By the time Cyrus realized what Éponine's intention, he was late before he could take an action.

"Pfft~"

By the time Cyrus looked at Éponine, she spurted blood on her mouth, her eyes turned red as it bleeds as if she was crying blood. It was followed by her body rumbling like crazy as it creates multiple bumps on her body!

"N-no!" Cyrus stuttered as he quickly went towards her,

[Cyrus stop, give up... She imploded her cultivation destroying her entire internal organs... She is gone.] Lily's cold yet faint voice immediately rang at Cyrus' head.

Hearing this made Cyrus freeze on the spot, soon, Éponine's body slowly kneeled on her spot before slumping her body on the ground as a pool of blood started to spread out around her.

Seeing her body like that, lying dead. His eyes slowly contracted as he put his right hand on his temple. He was overwhelmed.

[Cyrus, it is not your faults do not let yourself get down... The entire dantian is dimming because of your unstable emotions right now, you should calm down.] Lily comforted as she worriedly said, she had seen everything as she has been always listening on the material world, even the time when his parents crushed his dreams, and Lily was listening to it in silence.

Ignoring the fact that Xiao Fang was there and was shocked by the sudden turn of events, Cyrus talked to Lily using his voice, "Lily... I-I do not understand... I don't know where to listen, should I listen to myself or to others... I don't know." His voice stuttered as he clutched his hands tightly, soon, his blood started to drip on the dry bricks.

[Cyrus... I know that you have mixed feelings now because you do not know where to believe in either yourself or to others, but please, calm down... Both of this are interrelated together, what I can only say to you is that it would be the best way to listen to your mother if you want to achieve or process a goal in your life, because listening to others is the best way to develop your own goal, because everyone has their own experiences which could help to lead your success if you listen to them.] Lily comfortably said as she continued:

[Moreover, you could or should listen to your heart and decide for yourself if you get depressed through any family or personal problems and your concern to others; every decision should be taken seriously as for there is no returning back, let be your mind be the ultimate decision maker. In addition, to become a best at decisions, you should listen to others but also to yours, as it will make you think spontaneously on any factor.] Lily faintly said.

Hearing this, Cyrus did not immediately move nor replied. He was there, standing steady while looking at Éponine's body, he was absorbing what Lily had said.

'... I should become a good decision maker... Listen to others if I want to have a clearer path to what will I become in the future and if concern for myself and to others. It would the best if I decided on my own.' Cyrus repeated this to his heart once again like what he did when he listened to his parents.

Soon, Lily voice rang out once again however her voice was serious than earlier, "Cyrus, I've sensed multiple auras of paladin ranks running towards us."

Cyrus did not respond to Lily as he slowly kneeled and extended his right hand softly. Soon, Cyrus' palm started to ignite with extremely hot scarlet flames. This flames quickly burned Éponine's dead body as it turned into ashes in twenty breathe' time.

"Xiao Fang, you have to leave now. Go!" Cyrus shouted at Xiao Fang.

Hearing this had startled Xiao Fang, however, he suddenly understood the situation where they at. Éponine's is a princess of Annesly, killing her is extremely punishable by death sentence.

"Good luck on escaping master." Xiao Fang bowed before quickly running away.

When he finally left the alleyway, Cyrus immediately spreads his powerful aura into the air and not long after, around fifty soldiers clad with red armors wielding swords and spears appeared in every route on the alleyway, even the roof above is surrounded by these soldiers.

Along with them, there are five people that are not soldiers. Two of them are Éponine's guards that Cyrus saw outside the cloth store earlier, one is a female youth clad in a beautiful dress and she looked similar to Éponine but colder and younger than her.

Meanwhile, there are two youth wearing a red and orange hanfu clothes and their age are not separated by one another, it was as if they are twins, however, the youth on the right side looked m.a.t.u.r.e yet silent at the same time.

Seeing this man, Cyrus had immediately thought that this man is Éponine's fiancé.

All of these fifty soldiers and five extra people, all of them are radiating with an aura of a Paladin Rank, and Éponine's fiancé was the only one radiating with Paladin Rank at Mid stage aura.

All of their auras is pointed at Cyrus, making his heart feel cold yet his eyes is full coldness within not fearing the enemy around him.