The World Of Demons And Gods

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Both Cyrus and Krystal had finished eating their meal together for almost an hour. Cyrus burped and patted his stomach with a contented look across his face. While he was eating earlier, he had ordered two deserts for his two spirits to eat, which made them very excited and ate happily, even when he was eating silently he could hear them screaming in excitement, which made Cyrus laugh while eating shaking his head.

Krystal on the other hand, she isn't like any lady when eating, she could put a portion of every meal she had ordered in one spoon and gobble it like it was nothing which made Cyrus shock in silent with his mouth open, which in turn made Krystal embarrassed as she wiped her mouth with a table handkerchief with a slight blush on her cheeks.

After eating, the two had walked out the building and the moment they have stepped out, people who walked by would occasionally look on them, not because they have a messy face but because the two are like models from the magazines!

"Let's go." Krystal gave Cyrus a smile then walked away towards the direction where she headed last night. Cyrus followed beside her with ease and the two would occasionally have talked about the city but most of the time they are quiet.

They walked for an hour due to traffic on the roads and the streets are filled with people, but most of the time people would occasionally gave them a path while looking at the two with an awe expressions on their faces as if they've seen celebrities.

Soon enough, they have walked to a street with less people and tall buildings, leaving only a huge mansions and houses on every block on the area, this is the High district of the city. This district is situated in the hilly geography on the city and roads here were winding on every corner of the hills.

The moment Cyrus stepped foot on the area, Lily's voice rang out with serious tone on her voice, [Be careful, there are too many powerful experts here and none of them have a weak cultivation base.] she warned.

Cyrus was startled, although he could feel tremendous pressure here, it wasn't locked to him which made him walk around at ease, but if all of these pressures are locked to him then it would gravely made him in a difficult situation, with his half broken cultivation this is not something he could withstand at the moment.

At the moment, his defense against anima-based attack is his weakness. The defense in which he excels the most was only physical defense, that is why such powerful mahika is very dangerous for him.

Cyrus took a little amount of time to adjust on the scattered pressure on the area before he could casually walk on this area at ease. While walking, he found this area very interesting and he could not help to ask Krystal about it.

"This area is the high district area. Many powerful experts here lives here and most of them came from different region, clans, major clans, sects, and even experts with nobility status, these experts lives here because they find the life style here in this city is different and unique unlike the way people from the outside the country are used to." Krystal explained while walking.

"Really? Are you acquainted with them?" Cyrus asked.

"Mostly of them but not all, I've met them in imperial gatherings but the others like isolate themselves and spend more time on focusing on their alone time and cultivation." Krystal replied.

This district is really interesting…. Cyrus could not help to exclaim in thought.

After walking for twenty minutes by the time they have entered this district, they finally stopped at the grand gates of a black mansion. This is the place where Krystal have gone last night, Catherine's mansion. But before Krystal could ring the bell, she turned to look at Cyrus.

"Are you really sure about this?" She asked.

Cyrus only nodded his head with an assuring smile on his face. Krystal sighed before slowly pressing the doorbell creating a buzzing noise.

"…"

The two waited for minutes but no one was responding, Krystal pushed the button once again.

Yet again, no response.

What's going on here? Krystal furrowed her brows.

"Maybe she's not here?" Cyrus walked forward and grabbed the gates observing the mansion.

When Krystal turned around to face Cyrus, she suddenly noticed a vehicle approaching behind. It was a black car with an Éclair clan's crest on the A pillar of the car. Cyrus obviously seen the sudden change of expression on her face which in turn made him turned around to look at the car approaching towards them.

Soon enough, the car arrived at the gates and stopped there at the side of the streets.

Krystal already knew the person inside this vehicle and knowing the person inside, she quickly pulled Cyrus shoulders and walked in front.

*bliii*

The black tinted window of the driver side of the vehicle slowly opened revealing an alluring face of a young lady which stunned Cyrus by the sudden sight of the pretty woman in the car. Although she wears a red tinted vintage sunglass on her face her crimson eyes are still revealed, her brows were sharp and her thin shiny red lips were seductively smiling, over her head, her hair looked dull compared to Krystal's lightning blue hair but her hair was fixed into a very stylish manner, not only that, she wears a rosy red floppy hat.

Seeing the woman in the driver sit, Cyrus was startled on the alluring face of the woman but was not overwhelmed. He had already met many beautiful ladies by his side. Her mother and sister, Lily and Krystal are beauties that could topple the world upside down with appearance alone, if there's a possibility that Lynae could m.a.t.u.r.e her appearance he knew that Lynae will be at the very top above Lily which placed in the 1st most beautiful person he had ever met.

Although she is at the top, it does not mean that those five women he had met already are below her, because everyone of them are unique to their own beauty.

The woman remained smiling, she took a deep glace at Cyrus and when she was about to speak, Krystal immediately move in front the woman's sight, "Catherine, I hope you will keep your condition over the information on the hideout of the Night gang."

Catherine did not reply immediately, her smile turned into amused smile. She slowly took her sunglasses out from her face while speaking, "I was really not expecting you to really bring that man here this fast. But to think, here you are. Desperate much to locate the rats eh?" Catherine teased.

Krystal remained cold with her brows knitted together, "Catherine, enough with the nonsense." She snorted.

Catherine laughed, "Alright then." She then opened the door of the car and walked out. Her tall and beautiful figure are stunning on the light of the sun.

'Truly a seductress…' Cyrus couldn't help to thought of that, he had already heard the bad side of this woman from Krystal when she introduce Catherine to him, not only she had introduce him, she kept implying that she's a dangerous person for men and he should avoid her if possible.

Catherine walked at the side of Krystal then she stared at Cyrus. "Hi there young man, this beautiful lady is called Catherine Éclair." She introduced herself with a smile on her face, and obviously her smile was not normal but a heart stirring one.

Cyrus nodded and returned the smile, "I've long heard miss Catherine's achievements and this one is impressed by your achievements and talents at such a young age." He said with flattery which made Catherine smile even more seductive which made Krystal who's standing at the side have a visible nervousness appearing on her cold face.

'Cyrus, what the heck are you saying! Stop flattering her!' Krystal wanted to shout those words that appeared on her mind but was suppressed because of the pressure that Catherine's pointing at her which made her mouth frozen stiff, and because of that, her once calm heart have started igniting once again with great flames of anger.

Catherine laughed on the simple flattery made by Cyrus, "I haven't met courageous man such as you to say that in front of me without being distracted by my appearance, however, this beautiful lady doesn't know how to address this handsome young man." Her eyes closed half open looking at Cyrus.

"This one is called Cyrus Baumgartner, Krystal's friend and a fellow enrollee." Cyrus introduced himself. However, when the word 'Baumgartner' had reached Catherine's ears. Her eyes flashed with crimson glint and move in a little surprised that Krystal did not notice, but for Cyrus who has been staring at her while introducing himself had obviously seen her react to his surname.

'This Catherine… Does she know about my family?' Cyrus thought to himself. Thinking about it, he knew how powerful this lady in front of him, not only that, she has many assets that even made him feel that this lady is a tricky person to deal with, knowing her strength she's obviously has been widely recognized by the many here in the continent and for her knowing about his family which has a shocking facts is not surprising at all. Both of his parents are renowned throughout the powerhouses in the continent and not only that, Catherine is still at the Academy when Clair became student there and knowing his sister's talent, she is obviously one of the talented students there.

While Cyrus was thinking about her slight reaction on his introduction, Catherine smile grew wider, 'To think this young man is actually a Baumgartner… However, his strength…" The more Catherine thought about it, she felt amazed and confused at the same time which made her even got intrigued at Cyrus.

However, due to the silence that the two made after Cyrus introduced himself did not escape Krystal's eyes and obviously seen the strange scene. 'Catherine actually knew Cyrus' background?' this thought alone made her feel bitter and nervous at the same time. She felt bitter because the background of Cyrus actually had a weight into it because Catherine knew about it, she knew Catherine and that woman doesn't care about nobodies and she would only care that has a powerful background which is worth keeping on her knowledge which is why it made Krystal nervous!

She KNEW that Cyrus had a mysterious background, but she did not care about it because Cyrus was obviously keeping it hidden. But now because of her carelessness of not knowing the true background Of Cyrus they were put in such a situation that is already irreversible, she could only hope that nothing could happen bad.

"It seems that miss Catherine knows about my family." Cyrus did not even try to avoid it because since he had already been discovered why bother hiding it, which stunned the two.

"Yes, in fact, I could say that I knew your family very well." Catherine smiled but she didn't talk further about his family.

"…" Seeing that Catherine isn't talking about his family, he could only sigh in relief because she doesn't seem to be hostile towards him and his family. "I wonder why miss Catherine would like to meet me." He said putting the real business in hand in front.

"Nothing really, I just want to meet the person who has befriended with my cousin and the result was shocking that even made this beautiful lady very surprised." She smiled and laughed softly.

Cyrus felt overwhelmed by such answer, to think there's really no significant matter why she would want to meet him? Not only him, but Krystal was also shocked by this result, she was shocked that Catherine was not making a move against Cyrus and not only that, her seductive nature was suppressed suddenly!

Catherine turned to look at Krystal who had a stupefied expression her face, she laughed and lifted her hand pointing at Krystal's forehead. "As an exchange, I will obviously keep on my word." She passed her knowledge about the Night gang directly to Krystal consciousness which shocked her.

"Alright, leave now. If your business is done, you're welcome to visit me." Catherine turned to look at Cyrus and walked towards him casually, she raised her jade-like hand and touched Cyrus' soft nose, with that she walked towards the gates and walked in the entrance of the mansion.

"…"

Cyrus and Krystal stood there with a blank expression on their face.

That's it!?