The large field was located behind the castle of the Elfen Empire. Calling it a field was a bit downcast to the nature of it.
Although elves didn't fight or go into battle, the so called 'field' looked like a large training ground. There were magic golems that looked like knights, each holding different types of weapons. While there were target practices from different angles, heights and distances; some were even moving. These had all been shaped to match Dante's needs.
It was his first request when he got married to the emperor's daughters. He didn't want his wives to be any weaker than him and hated having damsels in distress. It was a way to make sure he could protect them without lifting a finger.
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Sitting on a self made chair on the field, was Nathan. His frown and folded arms were clear signs he was not in a good mood. His head was raised to face the sky and his eyes were shut. The seat was made as though a tree grew in the form of a chair.
'The woman that'll marry you in future...she sure is lucky' was the only word running rampant in his head. It was the thing that made his frown deepen.
"Yikes!!" Dante let out with a chuckle "If this continues, you'll look more and more like Marcus"
"What do you want?" Nathan grumbled
"I just wanted to know what's bothering you" Dante said "It could be a distraction when you start training today" he said and there was silence for a while
"Don't want to talk about it" Nathan murmured
"Did she tell you that...your skills in bed weren't as good as your looks?" Dante asked and Nathan's eyes shot open
"Where the hell did you get that fucked up idea from, you over aged pervert?" Nathan shouted while glaring at him from the corner of his eyes "I wonder why and how you became my master?"
"Don't you know the saying, 'The greatest perverts produce the greatest students'?" Dante asked and they went silent or some time, before laughing together
"Who even made that saying?" Nathan chuckled with his body more relaxed
"It was a post online" Dante said "It was used for the first three great ani...something of the twenty first century"
"You're more than two thousand years old and you still have time to be reading posts made by humans, online" Nathan said
"So, what did she tell you?" Dante asked
"It was a little wake up call. Something the demon seed needed to hear" Nathan said "Sloane just reminded me, of how she'd have to marry a noble from the northern tribe in other to become queen. While I'll have to return back to the southern tribe and become king after finding a mate"
"Haven't werewolves married outside before?" Dante asked
"It's difficult. For Sloane, as a fallen alpha, she had to choose a tribe to stay with and mate with the tribe's next alpha, or she'd be banished and killed. When she chose neither, it meant she chose the part of becoming queen" Nathan said "For a King, there aren't any restrictions to what one chooses to do with their life-"
"But they'll still need a luna to rule alongside them" Dante said while nodding his head
"Exactly" Nathan murmured "But there are discriminations against women when it comes to demons. After all, have you ever heard of a demon queen?"
"I see your point but isn't Sloane of three races? Doesn't she- Ah. I just remembered that Queen Hailey was betrothed to Reese when she turned fourteen and Hailey's mother, a noble of the magic association, was sold to the vampire royal family as a bride to Hailey's father" Dante said "You demons are really inhumane.... at least sometimes" he added before looking over to a group of people walking over "You've all finally arrived"
Hearing this, Nathan got out of his chair and it sunk back into the ground and covered itself up with grass. With his eyesight, he could see Sloane walking with her head lowered and a deadpan look.
'If I even try to talk to her, I know she won't answer' Nathan thought but then, he noticed four extras
Rielle had come along with her other sister wives. She wore a long white robe and held a large book under her arm and a pen in one hand while the others were dressed in their usual gowns.
"Why are you four here?" Nathan asked while clearly addressing Virginia's four older sisters
"What's that supposed to mean?" Rielle asked "I'm here to supervise. Virginia is our little sister and she's pregnant. If anyone gets too hurt, we don't want all her magic to be spent"
"That explains why Tory is here. But you, Zoe and Tilly can't use healing magic" Dante stated
"Dante, darling, we came to supervise" Rielle said "I'm actually a researcher if you remember and I'm working on a new project"
"You can stay" Nathan said
"You can't make that call, Nathan" Dante said
"Have you forgotten that her research built this place?" Nathan asked "Be a man and be more appreciative of your fifth wife's effort"
"Says the guy who isn't married to five women. Not to talk of even being married to one" Dante said only to notice Sloane giggling 'So you messed with me to make her smile. Unbelievable' he shook his head. "Zoe and Tilly don't need to be here. They-"
"That's where you're wrong again, our dear husband" Zoe said "My wind magic makes it easy for the golems to mimic the speed of an alpha werewolf and a vampire of the lord level. It also walks with agility"
"I completely forgot" Dante murmured
"And my earth magic reshapes the golems to suit the fighter" Tilly said "Or, has your immortal brain completely forgotten about that too?" she asked
"Stop lecturing me just because I didn't come with my heart and brain today" Dante said
"Didn't come with- what the heck is that supposed to mean?" Jerald shouted
"On the days when he trains people, he removes his heart and brain, then drops it in a safe compartment" Tory explained
"If any of them gets a deadly hit, Dante with die. Or more like he'd be dead for a hundred years" Virginia added "The second part, is so he can keep his humanity. They're the only parts of him that remained human. Keeping them together in his cursed body can completely kill that humanity and feed his curse"
"Oh. That makes sense" Jerald nodded
"Alright, alright, alright. Let's get started" Dante said facing them "I am Dante and I will be your master. You are to treat me with respect-"
"When you earn it" Josey said with a smirk and everyone agreed
"Unbelievable" Dante sighed "I'll be teaching you some things. One is magic, two is weapon mastery, three is tactic division and four is your personal favorite, how to use the powers of the outward" he explained "For the special ones, the additional lesson is getting those damn seeds under control" he sighed
"So, what do we do?" Christian asked
"Show me your bloodline, and I'll know what I can do for you" Dante said
"I'm a vampire. Does that help?" Christian asked and Rielle who was waiting to write his bloodline down, tossed her pen at his forehead
It was headed straight for Christian's forehead but, he didn't dodge it. He had heard that elves weren't fighters and didn't expect it to do anything.
However, as soon as it made contact, Christian's head was flung back and his body heavily hit the ground. The others seeing this, were shocked but Josey was laughing nonetheless.
"And you call yourself a vampire knight to the queen" Josey taunted "Have you forgotten that she's not human, idiot?"
"Ow" Christian groaned
"Just because elves don't fight doesn't mean that their physical abilities and magical abilities are less than ours" Nathan said
"Also, don't you read?" Alexa asked "By 'bloodline', he was talking about your bloodline magic, airhead"
"Sorry" Christian said as he stood up "Can we all have an introduction? I can't use my bloodline magic without it"
"Fine" everyone grumbled
"You're here to supervise, right?" Christian asked Virginia's sisters "I only know Lady Virginia's name, her position in the empire and as Dante's wife. But I don't know about the four of you"
"I'm Zoe. The second princess and Dante's third" Zoe said looking up before ignoring him
"I'm Tory. The fourth princess and Dante's second" Tory introduced while sitting next the Virginia on the side
"Tilly. The third princess and his fourth" Tilly said
"Rielle. Crown princess and Dante's fifth" Rielle said "We've gone through with the introduction. Show us your bloodline" she said while picking up another pen and opening her book
"I guess I'll use Lady Tilly as my puppet" Christian gave a cheeky smile
"What?"