[Vlad POV]
I stand in front of Hendriksen, who is sitting, and I say, "While I was experimenting, I found out certain individuals gain certain traits when becoming a Vampire Lord." I look at Esmeralda and say "I know you are a mage, at heart. So, your magic will be highly amplified," looking at Hendriksen I continue "compared to Hendriksen who is warrior." I finish smiling.
"This doesn't mean that Esmeralda's physical attributes won't be enhanced, actually the opposite, they will be enhanced, to a great degree, but your magic, it is what will be most affected. Same goes for Hendriksen, his magic will be enhanced, but his physical attribute will be mostly affected. Get it?" I say and they nod.
"Ladies first?" I say, mentioning Esmeralda. She smiles and nods, she then stands and walks towards me.
"Give me your hands." I asked her.
She gives me her hands; I grab both of them in a gentle way and channel my Vampire Lordship. I started changing her into a Vampire Lord, while doing that I started sensing something else, her magic. So, I concentrated on it.
There is so much magic energy in the room, her aura was very powerful, it was almost going to actually destroy the room. Thankfully, this whole place is built and reinforced to withstand much more.
Her eyes were bright red, and her hair was fluttering and after about five seconds she calmed down, I stopped grabbing her hands and looked at her, she became younger looking and more beautiful. Her magic, energy, and aura were strong... very strong.
Esmeralda looks at her hands, then me. She smiles and says, "I feel... powerful..." she hugs me and continues "Thank you so much." I pat her back and smilingly say "No problem. You deserve it."
She nods and goes to sit in her previous place, she looks at Hendriksen and his shocked face and chuckles and says "What honey? Cat got your tongue?"
"Hm..." I clear my throat and chuckle, Hendriksen looks my way and I say nodding to him "It is your turn." he nods, stands up and approaches me. I grab his shoulders, he nods, signaling that he is ready. I channel my power, boosting his attributes and changing him physically.
He became younger looking, he got taller, from 182 CM to 190 CM. He bulked up, becoming much more muscular, yet still lean. His veins are eager to pop up, literally. He was giving off so much energy.
He stopped after five seconds as well and looked at me, and then bowed as low as he could.
"Thank you, Vlad." he says. He said my name, in a very long time, neither have said it.
"As I have said before, both of you deserve it. I recommend you go for a little hunting, don't destroy anything here, please." I say and they chuckle, they thank me and bow their heads, and proceed to leave the room.
"Wait a second..." I say and they stop, turning back to look at me questioningly. "Hendriksen, call the General in." Hendriksen nods and they both exist.
I sit back on my chair and look at my left, Volrais... He was astonished.
"What?" I ask.
"That was...." he asks, kind of.
"Powerful? Crazy? Impossible? Yes, yes, it is, and no." I reply, chuckling.
Looking at him calming down, I speak "Tell me Volrais, don't you want to be more powerful? I mean I understand you don't want to be shackled or weak. But for me you won't be. By having me give you... or more of, make you into a Vampire, you aren't shackled or weak. The drinking blood part is just... it is what it is. You drink here you drink there."
He looks down for a while, like he is contemplating. He then looks up at me and says "I... I will think about it my Lord." I nod and say "Take your time Volrais. You've got plenty of it." he nods, stands up and say, "I shall take my leave then." I nod and he bows his head lightly and leaves.
After about a minute or two after Volrais left, enters The General, a two hundred and fifteen cm tall man. I met this giant of a man while on my ventures a long time ago. He was being hunted, his coven destroyed, and his allies annihilated. I saved him, he was badly wounded, couldn't even move. Thirteen enchanted silver arrows pierced him, eight on his back, three on his left side, and two on his right. They also dripped in Verbena... I was surprised when I remember this, he should have died by then.
{A/N : Verbena, it is a light purple flower. A normal flower to all except vampires. It is like poison when used on them.}
I killed majority of his pursuers, although some managed to escape. After that I proceeded to heal him and talked to him for a while, and we clicked pretty good. He then asked me if he could follow me, be my soldier or guard, I shrugged and said, "do what you want." he nodded and asked me if I could help him just once more, I agreed and asked what it is, he said "I want to kill the ones that escaped... they killed my wife." he said the last part almost raging, grinding his teeth. I agreed and I tracked them back to a camp they made, and I let him slaughter them.
After that he just followed me around and we became what you could say... buddies. He was loyal, very loyal. As well as having good potential. Even though he is what you would consider a "muscle head" because of his stature and incredible strength, he has a good head on his shoulders. He is intelligent, tactical, and strategic.
Anyhow, back to the present. The General comes to my right and kneels, then stands up and says in gruff voice "Lord, you asked for me?"
I nodded and mention for him to sit, he reluctantly did so. I ask, "How are you Dragan?"
"I am fine." he says, nodding.
"Good, good. Tell me, how many guards do we currently have?" I ask.
"In the castle 300, the cave, about 500 around the forest around 700." he says, confused.
"Hmm... not enough..." I speak to myself.
"Is there something wrong my Lord?" he asks, concerned.
"War, Dragan. War." I say.
He looks confused and asks "War? What happened?"
"The Holy Church is acting up again Dragan. They are doing so through one of their kingdoms, Abalon. They are going to attack what is left of our people and The Elder Council." I say and he gets angry, after all the ones who hunted him and his coven, killed his wife and friends were part of the Holy Church.
"Those..." he holds his tongue and bow and apologizes for his anger. I mention to him it's okay and he continues "How many are there?"
"Over 20,000." I say grinning.
"OVER 20,000!?" he shouts, standing up.
"Bloody hell Dragan! My ears..." I say, scratching my ears.
He sits down immediately and says, "Apologies my Lord, it was unintentional."
"Don't mention it. Anyways, you have some work Dragan. Round up all the guards, all of them, and start training them, train them harshly. To the point they wish death upon themselves, because we only have a week or two." I say, he nods and says, "It will be done my Lord."
"Good, go on now and don't disappoint me, also... come to me after two days... I have a gift." I say.
He nods, stands up and bows his head lightly and leaves.
I plan on making him sort of a "Super Vampire" or you could say "Superior Vampire". One who is physically more powerful than any Vampire. His vampiric attributes will all be enhanced tremendously, but not to the point of a Vampire Lord. Still, very powerful. He deserves it.
One of my powers allows me to see "empathy" of people... and it allows me to see many things, or more like sense from them many things. Hendriksen and Esmeralda are bright, really bright green. Meaning crazy loyal, same thing goes for Volrais and Dragan. As for the guards I have met so far, all are just green. As for Odin.... it was nothing, I can't use any of these powers on him. I am pretty sure he knew what I was doing too.
I call out for Archibald, and he appears in a puff of shadows. He bows and says, "My lord?"
"I know we have drakes, wyverns and a dragon, I believe." I ask.
"Yes, forty drakes, thirty are fire drakes and the rest are dark drakes. Eighteen wyverns, ten fire wyverns and five ice wyverns, two dark wyverns, and one lightning wyvern. As for the Dragon, it is a silver-class seven-star fire dragon. Strangely, it has high intelligence." says Archibald.
'That might... just might be enough.' I think to myself.
This dragon I found him when I came to these mountains. Back then he was just an egg. I couldn't find his parents; most likely they were dead. So, I used blood magic to make a bond and strengthen him. When he hatched, I had now reason to tame him, he was completely loyal. The Dragon's name is Zul'Dryz没r. I do not know why I named him that, it just came to.
I ask Archibald to follow me as I stand up and leave the study heading to the front gate of the castle to leave.
After leaving and reaching deeper into this ginormous cave I finally see the drakes as some are running around, some sleeping, and the wyverns flying around a big hill, and on top of it, in all its majesty, is Zul'Dryz没r.