6 The Guardians (2/2)
”This is more than we deserved my lord, please there's no need to trouble you anymore.” Sagremor said.
”Is that so? Well then I guess there's no need to rush in making new items. Now then let us get inside the mansion… hmmm… but first.”
Xyn clothes were covered by blue light on the left side, and then the light quickly shifted to the right. After that Xyn's clothes changed, he is now wearing an all-black trench coat and black clothes, the coat was well designed and meticulously detailed, and the clothes inside were also greatly designed and fitted perfectly with the set.
He heard the guardians gasped a little, probably because they were awed and surprised by the sight. But Xyn paid them no heed and thought.
My set's cool right! Haha, I've been working hard just to design this, and I'm not even good at designing stuff.
”Now let's get inside!”
”Yes!” The guardians responded in unison.
Xyn turned around and walked towards the door, and slowly stepped over the stair trying to feel the moment. And after that he opened the double door with both his hands.
***
(The present day)
As Xyn was leaning on the railing, he looked below and saw a patrolling skeleton.
After Xyn allowed the guardians to do whatever they want. The first thing the guardians did was put securities around the mansion. The guardians first gathered some corpse from the nearby town's cemetery, and then turned the skeletons into skeleton warriors. When creating an undead creature without a medium, the creature may only exist in a limited time but with a corpse the creature can stay into existence permanently. Then they have the skeletons patrol the inside and the outside of the walls.
Hmmm… The guardians acting like that, now I'm sure that they do have rational souls.
Xyn now fully confirmed that the ones he created can entirely think for themselves. They can make decisions, think what is supposed to do, and think what should be done, feel and more.
Xyn can make life forms without using the Magic Crystals, but without the crystals the created ones won't be as powerful and intelligent as the guardians. The guardians are all at the power level of 100 – that's currently the highest level ever possessed in the world – and are very intelligent and can think for themselves. Without a crystal he can only make a living being up to the level 50 to 75 depending on the features he put.
Xyn heard a knock on the door and he turned his head to look at the door.
”Come in!”
As he gave permission, a woman with black hair and green eyes wearing a metal plated maid uniform entered the room.
”Excuse me Lord Xyn. Agiel has returned from his task and is waiting for you at your office.”
Xyn turned around to face the maid.
”Is that so? Then I'll be heading there now.”
Xyn walked to the door passing by the maid and went outside his room. When Xyn was now outside the room, he let the maid close the door for him.
I could close the door myself, but I saw in some films that the ruler let the maids do these kinds of things, so I should let them do that.
Letting the maids do these kind of trivial task also shows and reminds them that Xyn is their master and their absolute ruler and the highest order. Also the maids seemed quite happy when they're doing something for their master so Xyn just let the maids do some tasks as they like.
”Oh, Aesyla.” Xyn called the maid.
”Yes my lord?”
”How are you and your sisters? Are you all doing well in the mansion?”
”Of course we are doing more than well. We have been cleaning every corner of the house, doing our duties and serving you makes us greatly happy.”
”I see. Then is there anything you're not satisfied about?”
”How could we not be satisfied of what the supreme creator gave us? You gave us a home, and nothing makes us more happy and grateful.”
”Is that so? Alright, then I'll be going now.”
The maid bowed deeply and went downstairs to the first floor while Xyn went upstairs to the third floor. Xyn was in his room in the second floor, his room was the largest and most lavish than the other rooms. The other rooms were given to guardians and the rooms on the first floor were given to the maids.
The maid that came to Xyn is named Aesyla the eldest among the Hyades Battle Maids. The Hyades has seven members – from eldest to the youngest – the eldest is Aesyla (an angel), Ambrosia (a vampire), Mira (a lycanthrope), Cleia (an elf), Nisea (a shapeshifter), Cardia (a nymph), and lastly Fera (a fairy). Aesyla's wings were nowhere to be seen when he came to Xyn's room because there was no need to use the wings. The Hyades Battle Maids were just created five days ago, that's why Xyn ask Aesyla about her and her sisters.
Xyn reached the staircase and went up. The staircase was luxuriously designed and very detailed, the steps were so shiny that you just don't want to step on to these very clean steps.
He finally reached the third floor, the first door he seen was the door to his office. He opened the door and he saw two people, an angel and a demon. After entering the room he closed the door and as the guardians looked backed they immediately kneeled. In contrast, Xyn's office is wide and lavishly made, the large table was so shiny and cleaned also are the corners and floor of the room, it was that clean because the maids often enter the office to clean up.
”Rise.”
The two guardians stood up.
Xyn then walked around the large table and sat on the chair. He looked forward and saw two smiling persons.
They are both smiling as always, just like their settings. It seems like the smiles are genuine.
Xyn created both Criswell and Agiel to always smile, some smiles can be genuine but some are not.
”It's good you're also here Criswell.”
”When I heard of Agiel's return, I immediately went to this room. After all, my lord, it is my duty and responsibility to assist you and stay by your side.”
”Umu, I see.”
Xyn shifted his sight to Agiel and saw a smiling demon.
I'm surrounded by two smiling extraordinary beings, what a bizarre occurrence. While this sometimes happen, this is still bizarre to me.
After thinking that, he then moved to the main topic.
”Now then Agiel, your report?
”Yes. I had completed my full reconnaissance in a large town on the west.”
Xyn ordered Agiel to gather information about a certain town. Agiel often reports to Xyn about what he currently found and come back to the town to gather more necessary information.
”Then, what more did you find?”
”As it is a town that is also occupied by military to serve as their base. I recently discovered they indeed have magic cannons at their disposals.”
”Hmmm. What about the populace? Did you discover more about them?”
”Yes. I've confirmed that half the populations are normal civilians and the rest are the military. The normal citizens think that they are safe with all the military around them, which is why they are confident that no one will dare attack their precious town.”
”We already know about their every firepower now, am I right?”
”Yes my lord.”
Xyn looked on the table and seemed to be thinking about something. Then after several seconds he said:
”I believe we already have enough information. It is time to send the warning.”
***
In a large town with large buildings and a few tall ones are standing, and surrounded by tall walls. People are walking around the streets with smiles on their faces, people purchasing at the markets, people hanging with their friends and having fun, and more. Groups of armed personnel are patrolling the street, and people giving their respects to the soldiers.
It was a sunny day with the sun at its peak. Citizens of this town were happy and confident that no danger may come to them. But suddenly, black clouds appeared on the sky, and slowly spreading covering the entire town. Then what seems like thick white smoke is descending from the center of the clouds. The citizens looked to the sky, wondering what is going on, 'why is it suddenly dark', 'where did these clouds come from', and 'why is there thick smoke coming down from the clouds.' The smoke then separated from each other and flew around the entire town.
Faces appeared on the front edge of every smoke, the faces were not very clear but they were shifting and changing appearance every second and it was creepy. There were roughly hundreds of these trails of smoke circling around the town. The faces and auras of the smokes gave a slight fear to the people of the town.
”Hear us inhabitants of this area!”
Multiple hoarse voices then came out from the smokes and all sounded at the same time. The voices were like several people suffering and shouting while in agony, this made some citizens of the town quiver in fear while looking to these unknown beings.
”We have been sent by the peerless one as heralds!”
The people focused their eyes on the trails of smoke and keenly listened to their words.
”Death comes for you!”