After few minutes he turned towards the door, his penetrating eyes saw Ysabelle and the other three outside. They couldn't hear anything from inside even with their enhanced vampire senses as Azriel had made sure of that.
" Go back and sleep, nothing's wrong here." they all heard his voice inside their mind. Albert had never been so shocked in his life before.
Even though Telepathy was not uncommon among mages and even he could do that if he wanted but he didn't sense any mana, it was a pure vampire ability which only 500 years old or more could use.
Even Ophelia who was almost 500 years old couldn't use it properly.
Scarlet who was ready to break the door before didn't dare to be rash anymore.
Ysabelle was the only one who didn't know much about her Vampire abilities so she wasn't bothered by it " Who're you to tell us what to do?!" she tried to open the door but couldn't .
" Open the door, bastard! " her bantering was really making Azriel lose his patience. " Go back." the words he said were like a God's command which couldn't be questioned ,she lost the control over her body suddenly and retreated to her room like an obedient person.
" Mind control?!" three voices exclaimed together not believing their eyes. They finally saw the severity of the situation, the person inside was not someone they could mess with.
" Come inside " unexpectedly the door opened surprising them.
Scarlet entered without hesitation and only when she saw her Master sleeping peacefully did she relax. Venus was rather calm from start, she could see things that others would miss easily.
But she still had to make sure " My Lord forgive me for asking but what is your relationship with our Master?"
She dared to ask this only because her Master was sleeping and Azriel didn't seem like a bad person to her, she felt her vampire blood attracted to him.
" You can say that I'm someone who knew her grandfather. " he didn't want to tell much and make them wary of him.
But even this shocked the trio, they obviously didn't think that he was older than Henrik but must have met him as a child.
' His student perhaps? That might explain Master's behavior and how he's so strong.
He must be atleast a thousand year old!! A Count or maybe an Earl?!'
Vampires as the strongest species considered themselves as the most noble also and their strength determined their noble status. There were no class for anything below Fourth circle as they were not strong enough to hold a title.
Fourth circle vampires were Barons, Fifth circle were Viscount and Ophelia was one herself. Sixth circle titled as Count and an Earl being someone of Seventh circle.
A Vampire Earl was a rare sight even in the capital not to mention this backward place.
The way they looked at him changed ' An Earl! And that too someone taught by Lord Hendrik! ' they didn't doubt his words because lying about something so obvious only fool would do and he didn't look like one.
' We have to confirm this with our Master. ' no one here was an idiot after all.
They would rather believe Ophelia's words than some random person or even their own thoughts.
Albert still chose to do the required courtesy " It's out pleasure to have you here, My Lord." he decided that it was the best thing to do just in case.
Scarlet had a weird look, she couldn't see how she could welcome a person with a warm smile who she was ready to kill some time ago.
She didn't like the way nobles did things ' Isn't it too fake ' but as her mind and body were not in sync as she stepped forward and gave the most courteous bow she thought was not possible for her " Please give us the honor to be of service to you." and spoke words which surprised even herself not to mention her friends.
' What just happened?!' she had a blank look on her face after straightening up.
" I will be in your care." he replied naturally not surprised.
Venus was busy thinking of and make sense of the situation, she didn't know her question would change the dynamics so much.
" I know you all have many questions but we can talk about it later right? Since Ophelia is asleep, it wouldn't be good if I stayed in this room full night.
I'll go outside for some fresh air and be back in the morning." he had already closed his book and went outside of the window flying up in the skies and disappeared.
The sudden departure surprised them and Albert was worried if their behavior came as a nuisance to him.
" If he doesn't come back how are we going to explain this to Master? " As the oldest one this was mostly his responsibility.
" Don't worry too much, My lord will be back." They were a little relaxed after hearings from her "Did the spirits say something?"
Venus was someone who was blessed by a lesser elemental spirit of water. Summoners were a special class of mage.
They made bonds with beats, demons and even spirits which was a unique race. They rarely made any bond with anyone. Peacefull by nature, they chose someone who was not greedy and who had high nature affinity.
Only a few people knew about her being a spirit summoner and these two were included. " She said he's hiding something but he's a good person and she liked him." even Venus found it hard to believe.
" Someone who is liked by a lesser spirit? That's even more amazing than beings an Earl Vampire! She didn't say he was lying but was hiding something and was a good person then he's definitely Lord Hendrik's student.
His secrets didn't bother them as everyone had few but he's a friend for sure. And from the way their Master treated him, they were more than just acquaintance.
" Friends?" (curious)
" With that age gap? "(snickers)
" Uncle? "(doubtful)
" But the way they were so close to each other and Master was even drinking with no guard and slept here with no regards. "(cunning)
" ...Are you saying? "(shocked)
" What else? " (with a naughty smile.)
"..B-but isn't that something bad?"(embarrassed)
" What's bad about it? You're forgetting that we are vampires. Even incest is common as the blood of family members is most delicious to them, sometimes even more than their partners."(scary eyes)
" Don't bring that up!! "(angry)
" Well anyway, as long as he's good to Master " (killing intent?!)
" Don't even think about it." Albert had to finally interfere when he Scarlet red eyes started to turn black.
" He's not someone you can handle even if you do that." " Tch.. I know it so stop being so nagging, what are , my mom? " Scarlet had enough sense even though she was a battle maniac but her sharp tongue was more difficult to dodge than her spells.
The bulging veins on his forehead and the clenched fists was the anger that had slipped from his calm and aesthetic self. " First weak, then spineless and now I'm a nagging mom?! " his fangs were blaring out " It seems I have to remind you who's the boss."
" Oh, don't be so cocky just because you're a Titled Vampire. I'm not scared of you.." she pulled out two daggers from her shadow. The tension was palpable in the room.
" If you both don't stop now then I have to tell Master about this in the morning. " Venus didn't have to repeat herself as they both were already back to normal and were smiling like nothing happened.
'Sigh. I hope that My Lord would teach some good lesson.
Hehe, I didn't know you knew such a nice husband material! I don't know why did you pick that idiot over him.'
Thinking of Ophelia's husband and the previous Lord her eyes were full of hate and disgust. ' That greedy pervert! I hope I never see his face again! '
Looking at her face and expressions they both knew who she was thinking about.
" You don't need think about it anymore. " Albert could only softly cheer up Venus where even Scarlet had a cold face. " I hope that guy dies soon." her plain voice was barely hiding her anger.
Even Albert thought the same inside " Yeah "
No one was in the mood to talk anymore and they soon returned to their rooms after checking on Ophelia.
After a few moments they left , light was distorted and a figure appeared, who else but Azriel. He took back his seat and poured himself some wine and drank it with slow sips.
" An interesting bunch but loyal. A Spirit summoner, someone who uses Shadow Possession and the last one.. truly interesting.
Is this a coincidence that they're gathered or-" he could see the peaceful look on the woman who usually had a cold face to everyone and the emotions she showed him was due to his blood she had ingested. " A useless husband and parents who are traitors.
She had a rough life as a single mother I guess which had made her like this. Hmm..should I just kill them or something better?" his smile twisted for the first time.
The devil inside him laughing for the first time after he returned, he was the Apex predator after all.
" Slowly, I'll enjoy my life while I can. Revenge is just a matter of time. " he didn't want to ruin his second chance by such things.
He saw the moon outside showering silver light " Titania. You must be feeling sorrow." the moonlight flickered slightly as if agreeing.
" It's alright now, since I have returned." the silver light spreading over the world suddenly became brighter which caught everyone's attention.
" Amazing! " (person A)
" Is it some natural phenomenon? " (person B)
" You don'tknow anything, do you? " (mage A)
" Know what?" ( person A)
" Idiots, that's why you're still a novice and can't even become a First circle mage like me." (mage A)
" Stop it Sebas.. you are already fifty years old. Don't you feel ashamed of it." (mage B)
" Derek! Just because you became a First circle mage in 30 years doesn't mean you'll become a Second circle in this life."(mage A)
" But I'll still be stronger than you until I die, you bastard." (mage B)
"So what exactly happened?"(person B)
"Well, you know how there are six moons right."(mage C)
" We maybe idiots but we're not blinds." (person B)
" Don't include me with you! " (person A)
" The thing is, there are rumors that the six moons are inhabited by some race."(mage C) even he was feeling awe when he said that.
" Did you hit your head? Do you think we're easy to fool just because we're idiots?" (person A)
" I thought you weren't an idiot?" (person B)
" Oh..shut up!"(person A)
" If you keep fighting like these you'll become like Sebas, practice your magic more." (mage C)
" Bastard..what did you mean by that?!" (mage A)
Most people were unaware of the truth and many only knew rumors but Stronger mages were surely more serious.
" What's the supreme races are upto now?" this was the one question on many people's mind.
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