As we walked, Draco tried to make small talk with Annie the way, He stuttered probably in the midst of his first crush. Annie was nice about it, even though she was kind of a Magical Android. You would never be able to tell she was anything other than a regular teenage girl, except for the maid outfit, but it was more of a medieval-type outfit, so like a dress with an apron slightly out of place, but she managed to make it look kind of graceful.
I am pulled out of my thoughts by the sight of the Dominion Heir group already circled up around two large, long tables with high umbrellas. Looking out at the familiar faces, realizing there were fewer new ones than I'd hoped, but that was to be expected. Not that I was truly disappointed.
Now I know that sounds weird, but taking in the new faces was nearly the most important part for these heir events, though there was less turnover in the Dominion group; turnover was still quite common.
While the councils' reach and power were astonishingly wide, there were only 500 Active Council members at a time, and more than half were secular members. Plus, with an object as mysterious as Merlin's grimoire, you couldn't always tell why a person was chosen to join the council. There were technically thousands of members. Anyone who had received a coin and had reached the standard of being one of the 500 most influential would still be considered a Veritas Member, just not an active member with voting rights.
The only ones who stayed active members year after year were the faction heads and subleaders; unless there was a major upheaval, they stayed the same. Of course, there were exceptions, like someone creating two world-changing inventions in successive years, perhaps, but they were rare and far between. The Dominion Faction had an average of 60 to 70 Members a year. Most, if not all, had heirs, people with that kind of power and influence; it's necessary to have one prepared to inherit your legacy. Though, since a lot of the council members who trade out year after year are at an advanced age, their heirs are usually adults.
So the group in front of me was only the young heirs of the Dominion factions, about 11 of whom were sons and daughters of Artegos, and 3 new faces that were children of regular Faction heirs. The 11 standard Members of the makeshift council have already been there long enough to get an impression of me. If I hadn't won them over by now, then odds are I never would, but I'd still have many chances over the years to try, but these new faces had limited time opportunities to build connections outside of already drawn lines. Now, drawn lines weren't all bad. I was benefiting from them myself a bit, as I had inherited a few supporters from my mother's supporters, kind of like how my cousin Draco had Goyle and Crabbe.
My mother had been faction head for 5 years for two main reasons, while yes, she had limited support from the werewolves, Vampires, and dark wizards, especially since the Death Eaters had fallen out of favor. Her biggest support was the Demon Artegos.
The Demon Artegos, which was led by Valeria Zabini. The mother of Isabella and Blaise Zabini. My mother's closest friend and confidant that stood as her Equal. Sure, we had Vassals that we used to control or Interests but Valeria was our most stalwart ally that relied completely on mutual interests not some tied to us through family magic and magical contracts as One of the most beautiful and powerful witches in the whole world, she had several rumors about her past 7 husbands and their untimely deaths. Now I know you are wondering why a witch is the head of Demons, well, it was a bit of an open secret in the Veritas concil that she was a succubus.
The Succubi Physique is an impressive bloodline ability, boosting magic and physical strength, but just like the vampires, it has a flaw to sustain itself; the user must engage in the act of coitus. Though that was after they were fully developed. Most people who knew about Succubi knew the legend that succubi drained life energy and were a bit scared of them but a lot of that was untrue succubus's it was true that succubi drained life energy but only when there was no magic to drain if a succubus had sex with a wizard the flow of magic moves through both bodys making a type of closed circuit its actually good for both, improving the amount of magic flowing through both bodies.
Isabella Zabini sat at the head of the table, 12 years old already attending Hogwarts, considered quite the prodigy, dressed in a Gothic style dress, and looked very similar to Ryan Whitney. She was Beautiful, Powerful, Smart, and Ruthless, truly a chip off the old block. Among the Heirs, she was my main rival for Control of the young Heirs, even though I had the upper hand in lineage and my mother was the Current head of the Dominion. She had me beat in age and because of it more easily connected with the heirs her age, usually competing with each other to carry out our duties as heirs, making connections, gathering supporters. It was mostly friendly competition, but really, I could never tell with her, very well guarded, impossible to get a read on.
Blaise Zabini was different from his sister. Though he was also considered a genius, He was dedicated to showing his full support to me being the future of the Dominion faction. As I walked toward the group, Blaise was the first to see me. He had been sitting at the opposite side of the table, opposing his sister. He rose as soon as he saw me and took a step towards me, nodding in greeting.
A bright smile on his face and urged me to take the seat that he had just risen from as he sat beside me. It was an obvious sign of power. Blaise was a slippery one. The last few years, he'd been trying to become something of a right-hand man during these events, sometimes even opposing his sister on my behalf. Subtle manipulation tricks that were not perfectly executed, but I didn't mind much if he wanted to build a connection to use me; I'd just use him right back. 'Better scan these two,' I thought as I sat down.
[ Name: Isabella Zabini
Age: 12 years old
Overall Magic Ability/Power level- Journeyman(2%)
Overall Skill Level- Master(20%)
( Overall Skill level estimates the influence of wealth, skills, talents, and connections)
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Relationship- Favored(47%)
Zabini, Heir of House Vow- Boosts to Demonic Magic and Charm through Family Magic-(S-tier-Bloodline inherited)- Vow to always act in the best interest of the house, open to interpretation, some restrictions to listen to the Head of the house.
Bloodline ability- Succubi physique- Strength, speed, magic power, and Charm increased. Charm ability similar to the allure of a Veela, but fully under the control of the individual. Extreme longevity. (Ritually altered)
Crow, Heir of House Vow-Boost of Magic power through Family magic-(A- tier Bloodline) At coming of age, default lord status, vow to always act in the best interest of the house, secondary Heir Vow to Zabini
Bloodline ability- Earth Manipulation- Journeyman(10%) The ability to control the earth around you
Emotional Status- Angry at herself, Angry at her mother, Sad at her father's death, Angry at learning of betrothal, Nervous at new relationship dynamic, Disgruntled at her future
About the individual- Isabella Zabini is an Extremely Powerful and Arrogant Young Witch. She is already at the level of power of a sixth-year student. She is very complicated, she both loves and hates her mother, hates her because of killing her father, but loves her because she raised her. Deep down, she understands that the specific ritual that killed her father was voluntary, a special Zabini Family ritual that will lengthen the lifespan of a wizard by centuries in an attempt to join her mother in her longevity. Her mother remarried three more times after her father, each with similar failed rituals. She loves her brother, but is also angry as he reminds her that her father is dead, creating a wedge between them. Knowing that is unfair, she has slowly come to terms with her father's death and no longer thinks of her father when she sees her brother, but has been unable to find a way to connect with him.
Her mother has recently shared some news that has sent her through a tailspin of convoluted emotions. To truly understand, you must first understand the history of Valeria Zabini and why she has been trying to complete the ritual so feverishly these past few years.
The regular Succubi needed sex to survive, but Valeria Zabini was no average succubi. She had a talent for rituals, so in her youth and hubris, she created a ritual that would allow her body to function closer to a regular witch's. The boost to her magical reserves would be substantial. Sex would provide a boost of magic and life energy, but it wouldn't be a necessary component to live. There were downsides, but she kept most of her natural advantages. She wouldn't live as long as the average succubi but still way longer than the average witch. Her boosts in strength and speed weren't as prominent but still impressive. But still, magic found the balance of the ritual uneven, and though she still slowly grew powerful, she suffered times of backlash and weakness. She tried to correct herself, throwing herself into research, and the answer to her research was a powerful tantric ritual that would imbue her leftover succubi magic into a partner. There were benefits for them too, undergoing the ritual, Increased speed, strength, magical power, longevity, and constant sex with a beautiful woman, but each of her 7 chosen partners had died during the ritual.
When she was born, her mother was able to confirm that the effects of the ritual had passed down to her Daughter, In her fear for her daughter, she threw herself into her research, trying to find a way to help her daughter sure the solution she had found for herself was good enough she could keep trying the ritual until she found the right person it was a voluntary ritual they knew the risks but her daughter to force her to go through this to kill men until she found the perfect one that was unacceptable. It took two years, but she found another solution. She couldn't find a way to make any man the perfect one for her daughter, but she could make the perfect partner.
She made a ritual for use at the time of conception and gave it to her best friend, telling her exactly what it was for, promising a betrothal of her daughter to the child born from said ritual, and for bellatrix black, she saw no reason not to go through with it, guaranteeing her child a powerful bride and boost in power in single move. At learning of her betrothal and the necessity of it, unless she wanted to die or go around killing men like her father, she had been understandably distraught, and to find out it was Ronan, her supposed rival at the council, was a bit of a blow. She had 9 whole months, and she still felt a bubble of nervousness at seeing Ronan.]
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