The night was ripe as the moon moved across the sky towards the horizon. Felis knew that he had only a few hours to take over Cetus Monastery and he couldn't afford to waste even a single minute. All his men shifted. They walked to the monastery. He led them to the part which was nearest to the main residence of the High Priest.
Along with his men he crouched in the middle of a thicket to observe movement. There weren't any at this time. Through his mind link, he ordered his men to slowly emerge from their places and start walking towards the monastery.
The walls of the monastery were tall but not enough to stop them. All of them climbed it and jumped to the other side. A wave of magic rippled over them as if cold water was splashed with force. Felis raised his hand to signal his Nyxers to stop. It was dark magic.
He touched the wall in the air and it rippled again, revealing the magic. As soon as he assessed what it was, he closed it eyes and chanted a spell, "Otvoraty ga!" dark magic flowed through him and cascaded out of his hands, slicing right through the dark magic. The invisible wall broke apart easily.
Felis scoffed, noticing that the monks hadn't even spread their strong magic spells around the walls. It was an easy breach.
Very cautiously, they padded their way to the residence of the High Priest. After checking the area, they moved closer. There were only two guards manning the corridor that led to his room. The Nyxers took them down and snapped their necks. They dragged them to the corner and dumped them. The next two guards that they encountered were at the main door of the residence. Felis killed them using only his claws before they could scream and call for help. He opened the door and walked inside the bedroom of the High Priest.
The High Priest was sleeping but when he heard the movement, he got up instantly. However, by that time Felis's men were already on top of him. They gagged him and tied his hands at the back as Felis stood watching the priest. This was the most crucial step for his victory.
"Then you can kill me!" Kaitos rasped. "But I won't risk the lives of my people."
Felis growled as he got up and walked to Kaitos. He curled his finger beneath his chin and dug his claw inside. Blood started trickling down Kaitos's neck. "I am not going to stop only by killing you. I am going to kill all in the monastery. And it's not a threat."
Kaitos looked at Felis with wide eyes full of fear. He was trying his best to connect with his men through mind link but he couldn't. There was magic more powerful than his that was stopping him from crossing a barrier.
"Call them now!" Felis growled, peeling his lips back. He grabbed his arm and lifted him off the bed. He pushed the priest to the door and ordered, "Call them!" Felis stayed behind the door that was opened just enough for Kaitos to peep through.
Kaitos had no choice. He could sense that the Hydra King was not joking. He was going to kill everyone if he didn't comply with his wishes. He shouted for his servants when he saw that the two guards stationed at his door were lying in a pool of blood. As soon as his servants came, he ordered them, "I want all the monks here for an emergency meeting."
"Everything okay, m'lord?" the servant asked.
Kaitos gulped. "It is. Call them all as soon as possible and ask them to assemble in the courtyard."
The servant frowned. He didn't ask questions. He just bowed and left to call them.
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Apologies all. I was on a small vacation. The updates will resume from today.