Hero of Darkness

The entire mansion was full of hundreds of guards and mages at every corner. This scene appeared no different than a Fortress being on defense against an army of enemies.. But in this case, the enemy was actually just one guy. 

Kahn who was now in his other persona of Azrael thought of a viable plan on how to infiltrate inside this heavily guarded mansion. 

['Get help' won't work here..] thought Kahn. 

[Distraction won't work either. They're not that stupid to not see through it. Plus the numbers are too many. So how do I enter..] he thought about his viable options given the circumstances as how he was all alone on this task.

His thought process was already 3 times faster than a normal person. Kahn's gaze landed on two elven soldiers who were out of the formation and also at the main entrance of this mansion. 

He quickly adapted to this current situation and made his move. His figure mixed in the dark shadows as he used Shadow Walk and disappeared from the spot. 

10 MINUTES LATER

BOOM!!! 

An ear-deafening and groundbreaking explosion happened at the main gates of the estate. A 500 meters radius was blown up and more than 60 guards who were stationed around this area were incinerated and obliterated as the destructive explosion shook the ground and the shockwaves alone broke all the windows of the mansion. 

Hundreds of guards fell on the ground from the tremors and many were left gobsmacked. 

All the protection barriers were destroyed on the front side of the mansion. And all the detection magic formations were now on red alert. 

"Enemy attack!" shouted a mage. 

"Be on alert, don't let anyone escape!" commanded the head of the clan who was sitting in a balcony and overlooking at the security with his Eagle Viewpoint. 

Never had this Elven mage expected that Azrael would come banging on the front door instead of trying to sneak in. 

"Stop the fire! Look for the wounded!" he ordered and 50 Mages and Healers ran towards the site of the explosion. Just this unexpected huge explosion had completely put their defense line out of formation. 

"Mana bombs! He's using mana bombs!" shouted one of the mages. 

Five dozen guards died just like that and the clan head had to send the same numbers to guard and defend this side. 

"This.. Is just a distraction!" spoke the clan head. 

"Help!!" a loud and pleading voice fell on the clan head's ears from the left side of the estate. An elven guard who was drenched in blood and had half of his face cut with a sharp weapon was running haphazardly towards the left entrance while carrying another guard on his shoulder.

"He's here! He tried to kill us in the woods!" warned the guard and informed about Azrael's location. 

"Everyone! Charge and find him. Kill him on the spot!" ordered the clan head. 

"Get them inside!" commanded a team leader as 200 guards and mages charged towards the tree lines where the wounded guard came from. 

While the guards were charging towards this area and started looking for the traces of Azrael; the elven soldier who had a big gash on his face slowly walked inside the gates. The body on his shoulders wasn't even moving anymore. 

"Go to the apothecary!" said an elven warrior and ran towards the forested area. 

In just 5 minutes, 70% of the forces were led in different directions. Only those who were stationed inside the mansion hadn't left their positions. 

The Elven guard walked inside the mansion and headed towards the room where previously injured people were brought inside in bulks. 

A Healer checked the pulse of the guard who was brought in. 

"He's dead." said the healer and moved to the next patient. 

The Elven soldiers slumped down his body next to a wall as if suffering through a great loss and he covered his face under his palm. 

But the next second.. All the wounds on his face were completely healed and his countenance no longer looked to be full of sorrow. 

The next second however, this elf disappeared as if he had entered Stealth and he wasn't a swordsman but an assassin. 

It was none other than Kahn who had created a distraction with the mana bomb after he killed both the elven guards, took the form of one of them using the Metamorphosis ability. He had taken their armors and clothes as he took the getup of the elven guard. Then he used the blood from the other elf to cover his body and made a big gash on his face using his own dagger. 

And now that he had infiltrated inside, there was no need to waste time. He entered Stealth, the assassin's exclusive skill that turns them invisible for 15 seconds. In Kahn's case, it would be active for 40 seconds because of his mastery & efficiency. 

"Where is he.." murmured Kahn under his breath. 

He then started looking for highly guarded rooms. 

Given his speed, he quickly covered the ground floor and dashed to the second floor. His footsteps didn't even make a sound. 

Only when he had checked the 2nd floor with his sense.. He finally sensed two presences on the 3rd floor. But for some reason.. There were no guards on this floor. 

"Is he looking down on me?" asked Kahn since he felt a powerful aura of a Grandmaster coming from this floor. 

If it was Kahn before he had Awakened the Hero of Darkness title, he'd have to be careful. But now, an Intermediate Grandmaster posed no threat to him. 

He switched back into his clothes as the armor already made noises even under stealth skill. Completely unsuitable for assassination work. Kahn used shadow walk and covertly entered the 3rd floor avoiding the security personnel. 

Then he finally reached inside this room using shadow walk again. For some reason, there were no detection formations on this floor. 

He saw the Elven clan head who had entered the room after the previous fiasco as if he had expected Azrael to come inside this room already. 

A sudden black figure appeared behind this Elven mage out of nowhere and attacked the elf's neck. 

Thang! 

An invisible barrier appeared between his dagger and this man's back. 

"Fool.. Did you really think you could kill me with just these measly skills?" asked the Elven clan head as he turned around with a grin on his face. 

"I have outsmarted you." he said and suddenly.. Visible red mana chains quickly grabbed Kahn's both arms and legs, lifting him in the air. 

The elf made a gesture of hand and Kahn's body was pulled closer to the Elf. 

He removed Azrael's hood and pulled the black mask out. 

But before he could say anything in surprise.. Kahn replied in his cunning voice. 

"You may have outsmarted me. But I outsmarted your outsmarting." 

PHTWOO!! 

Kahn who was already very close to the Elf's face spat his Poison Acid on the elven mage's face. 

As soon as the elf was suddenly taken aback by this unexpected attack, his mana chains disappeared. Kahn quickly cast a Silence Barrier and didn't even let the Elf Clan head's screams out of the room as his face melted after the jetstream of Kahn's venom acid hit him. 

Kahn had already anticipated the mage being able to sense his presence and naturally would have prepared for some lifesaving skill. 

So he allowed himself to look like an overconfident assassin and then got caught by the enemy. Just so he could get close to the overjoyed clan head and then catch him by surprise to end the battle without any real fight. 

Just in 10 seconds.. The Elf's body lied on the ground.. His face and skull melted by Kahn's venom acid. 

Kahn then looked at the clan heir, Levi. 

Levi who was overjoyed after Kahn had been caught instantly now had a horrified expression as he saw his father getting killed right in front of him. 

Kahn gazed at the elven heir and gave him a sinister smile. 

He looked no different than the masked main character of the movie V for Vendetta. He deactivated the silence barrier and spoke again. 

"Now then.. Your turn." 

Author's Note : Don't worry guys. The story isn't going downhill with this Hero of Justice plot. It's important for the Endgame of Arc 1. I know what I'm doing. So be patient.