The Lost Vampire System Chapter 35 - Sword Saint
The group left the room to head to their selected class.
"Where is the Becifer weapons class?" Jareth asked.
Damion sighed as he answered. "I plan on going to the Elemental and help Henry with his Evolved power. I hope your sister and Keira can join as well so I can help them out as well."
Henry's expression brightened as he heard this.
"How can you even help them?" Madison questioned. "What was your power again?"
"It is to copy," Damion answered as they stopped in the hallway. "I was forced to train for countless hours copying different Evolved powers and training with them."
"Forced to?" she questioned further. "What family are you from?"
"I will not talk about my family," Damion sternly said as he started to walk towards the staircase.
"Why not?" she demanded. "Why is your family so special that they would put you through that type of stress?"
She reached out her hand and grabbed onto the back of Damion's left shoulder. As her fingers touched, there was a vibration within the air itself as Madison moved her arms to grab something on her neck, but she grabbed nothing. She continued to do this motion as her eyes started to go wide. The group looked worried at Madison as Damion turned around, and his hand looked like it was holding onto an invisible ball.
"My childhood up to now was filled with trauma," said Damion with an irritated expression. "If you don't mind, please don't pressure me about my family. They are monsters and have affected my mental state greatly. Please let me adjust before I come forward."
Madison didn't seem to be struggling with breathing, but her head was tilted back like Damion's hand was holding her neck instead of an invisible ball.
"You won't know my family because they have covered their tracks with great precision. I do have to thank them, though. My skills with Evolved powers are better than what most people can get with their own power."
Damion's hand went slack, and so did Madison as she took big breaths. She coughed twice before looking at Damion while rubbing her neck. Damion turned around and continued walking.
"We don't want to be late now, do we?" he asked as he started to walk down the stairs as the rest followed.
Madison went to stand by Jareth's side.
"I'll be coming with you to the Becifer weapons class," she said.
"Didn't Damion just try to choke you out with Hannah's power? So you're brushing that aside?"
"I am," she admitted. "I was pushy. Let's just worry about the expedition."
Jareth nodded as she made a fair point.
"Now, like I said," she continued her explanation, "I will be joining you in the Becifer weapons class because I don't have an Evolved power."
Jareth whipped his head to the side as this is what the system said earlier. Madison noticed this and rolled her eyes.
"We're on the same team," she said, rolling her eyes again. "I think it's okay that you know that. I'm an orphan, if you didn't know."
The Vampiric had a shocked expression on his face as he heard this news.
"Surprised?" she smirked. "Yeah, my parents died when I was at an early age, just when they started to teach me about our family history. They told me what I was, how to spot a vampire, and about their ruler, Draven. Unfortunately, they never mentioned his last name or if he even has one."
"How have you been surviving?" Jareth asked with great curiosity.
"NYXIS," she answered. "My parents didn't have much, so I told myself I would try to get money from NYXIS one time, and if I failed, I would try to find a job. Let's just say that my special Cambion ability saved me once or twice. I got just enough money to get me here, not including the artifact, which I of course used to buy the vault. I never had enough money to buy an Evolved book, and when I did, I used it to buy a vault."
"Doesn't that mean that you technically rejected the military's offer?" Jareth asked.
"Yes, I used my Cambion form as my Evolved ability. Unlike your reason, there are just better powers out there."
They stopped talking as they had reached the exit. Unlike every other time, there was a cloud blocking the sun, so when he stepped out, his stats didn't lower.
"Yes!" Jareth exclaimed. The others turned to look at him.
"It's, uh…cloudy," the awkward Vampiric said.
Damion chuckled as they headed over to a cluster of buildings representing the 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. classes. As they got closer, they were coming up on a large dome building. It was maybe a hundred feet high and looked like some indoor stadiums.
"That should be the Becifer weapons class," Damion said.
"Whoa," said Jareth as he was looking at the huge dome building, and there looked to be other ones behind it.
"I believe that you know where to go now," Damion said.
Jareth nodded as he started to walk over to the building. Unlike what he thought, he was followed by two people. He turned around to find that Madison had followed him, which he should've guessed, but Emma was also behind him.
"Wouldn't you be better off in the Generic Evolved class?" he asked.
She swept her light curly brown hair to the side before answering. "I believe that, unfortunately, my body is at its limit for my Evolved ability. I already know how to use my ability, and now the only way to get stronger is to learn more about Becifer weapons."
"You're at your limit?" questioned Madison.
"Unfortunately. Now why are you here?"
"I actually don't know all too much about Becifer weapons," the Cambion admitted. "I should probably know more if I plan on being a hunter."
Emma nodded as she looked at Jareth with her hazel eyes.
"And you have no Evolved power," she said with a smile. "You have nowhere else to go."
The three of them headed to the hall as they joined up with students heading to the same place. The military academy was a big place, so there were a lot of students who were walking in this direction. When they got inside the place, they were told to take the archway-style hallway that would lead to a cluster of dome buildings since this room was full. They did just that by taking the back one, and they had to do this one more time before they got to one where there was still space.
It was just an open space with subsections of space above, making one or two floors. On the walls were various Becifer weapons just casually hanging there. The trio just casually stood in the back, and soon after, the guards were telling everyone entering after them to find a different room.
At the front of the room sat a single person behind a desk, wearing the uniform signaling that they were part of the Military faction. He was looking through some of his notes as he was still debating on what he should teach this class when a scent entered his nose.
"What…is that?" he muttered. "That smell is different."
He looked up from his desk as he stared at his class. There was no attendance, so he knew that students could switch between rooms, but for some reason there was something off about these groups of students. He could detect two smells, and it would only be a matter of time before he would identify them.
"Welcome, students?" he said as he stood up from his seat, and the students started to quiet down, except for the ones that were just passing through to go to the other domes.
"My name is Major Ethan Reyes," he announced. "You may just call me Major Ethan. I don't do the whole last-name thing."
He scrunched up his nose for a moment, which most of the students couldn't see.
The two smells are still here, Ethan thought. I have to find out who it is so I can keep an eye on them.
"Welcome to your first day of classes," he said as he started to walk off the stage onto the walking area, which showed off his sword strapped to his back. "I am glad that all of you chose me, or at least the Becifer weapons class. Now, usually it is looked down upon, but if you were to have the right gear, you can beat anyone with a strong Evolved power with no gear. It allows a better chance of surviving an encounter with the Lyracken."
Major Ethan was almost at the back of the class where the trio were standing.
"Now, besides beast weapons, I will also teach you how to use your fists."
There were some murmurs in the crowd of students, but Ethan expected this.
"Now, I guess you're probably thinking what your fists will do against a Lyracken? It won't, but let's say you're out of Evo cells and all you have is your Becifer gear. If you know how to fight and use your gear to your full potential, you may be able to escape or allow enough time for your power to regenerate."
Ethan had made it to the back of the group, and he sniffed. His head immediately turned to face the trio.
Got you, he thought. Now I know who to pay attention to.
Why is he looking at me? Jareth thought. Let me appraise him.
"Skill activated: Appraisal," the Draven System said. "Name: Major Ethan Reyes. Race: Human. Evolved power: 1. Super smell. 2. Evolved energy swordsman. Title: Sword Saint, also known as a Sword Demon. During the first war with the Lyrackens, a mysterious individual with a sword would appear to save the humans in distress. Some saw him as a hero, while others just looked at the sheer brutality he would leave behind when the battle was over. He would either wear an angel-like mask or a demon one. For a while, the general population believed it was two individuals until one claimed that they saw him change. Once the war was over, he was never seen again."
Jareth frowned as he read the description, but Ethan couldn't see it, so he thought that the kid was frowning at him.
Does he know? No, he doesn't, Ethan thought. I was very careful.
He quickly turned his head, hopefully avoiding suspicion, as he continued on his speech around the room. Fortunately for Jareth, he knew.
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