Raven was now standing in a forest next to a small body of water, looking at the dark sky he flicked his fingers and used a spell to change his clothes he was now wrapped in dark clothes with a hood on his head, his female guards followed his lead and changed their clothes with no questions asked this was the nature of centinels they would obey and comply at all times.
Walking in the forest and trying to find a way out, Raven heard some noise, he approached the commotion only to find an injured hunched back creature running away from a group of humans, the humans looked like ragtag team composed of a hunter in leather armor holding a bow, a warrior in Fur armor holding a torch and an axe in different hands, and a woman who held a dagger in one hand while her other hand held a small fireball the size of a tennis ball.
Raven observed without interfering for now, he needed to gather more information on this world, from the presence of humans and the hunched back creature he could understand that this world has a struggle between races, from the woman holding a fire tennis ball he understood that this world had magic of some kind.
" Stop running you little shit, we killed your so-called master vampire, just give up " said the warrior who was tired of running.
" Sigval preserve your breath, this vampire familiar will run out of stamina soon " this was the hunter telling the warrior not to talk while running after the prey lest he ran out of breath.
" If we don't kill it, the sun will rise in a moment and this vile creature will be burned to ashes, we just need to keep it away from Darkness " said the woman while trowing her fireball at the creature.
The Fireball approached the creature at a fast speed and exploded on it's left leg, the creature screeched in pain before tumbling down on the sand, his left leg had scorched marks.
" Aaaachg, human scum, i will kill you and feast on your blood " the creature stood like a cornered beast, Raven could see that its claw like fingers elongated as it got ready for battle now that it could not run away with an injured leg.
" Finally, your aim is true Ase " the warrior complemented the aim of the magic woman that was named Ase.
The warrior sprinted at the vampire familiar and swung his axe, the creature blocked the blow with his claws in an X shape, the warrior using his other hand that was holding the torch he burned half the face of the creature that screamed and backed away.
An arrow lodged its self in the shoulder of the creature, it was apparent that the creature was no watch for this group of humans and their cooperation, but Raven needed more information.
Something flashed by the group of humans and a distant scream followed, the hunter had vanished, the warrior turned around and looked at Ase with a puzzled expression before being swept away by a shadowy figure himself.
Ase was left alone with the injured creature that was slowly dying on the forest dirt, 3 robed figures walked out from behind the trees, Ase could not see their faces no matter how hard she tried, she could not tell if they were malicious humans or vampires.
" More Vampires ? " Asked Ase before being knocked unconscious by the creature that was acting dead just a moment ago.
The creature limped it way in front of Raven before groveling at his feet " thank you master vampire for saving me " Ase and the creature really believed that Raven and his guard were vampires, it was indeed the effect that Raven wanted by sweeping away the warrior and the hunter as if they were killed by fast moving vampires.
Raven deposited the bodies of the hunter and the Warrior in front of the creature and spoke " Drink " the warrior and the hunter had their necks snapped into an unnatural shape, the creature was so gravely wounded that if it didn't drink blood it would have died.
The creature looked up at Raven and his two guards with eyes wide open before saying " really, really master, can I ? " The creature never expected that it would have the chance to drink the blood of a professional in it's life.
For low mortal races, the way to become strong was by having a profession, professions like warriors, hunters, assasins, mages, wizards, warlocks and more, When a mortal becomes a professional his body undergoes a fundamental change, the stronger his profession becomes the stronger his body, soul and bloodline.
Now, this Vampire familiar could not believe that these 3 master vampires would allow him to drink professional blood, normally in his clan only true blood Vampires would be allowed to drink the blood of Professionals, you have to understand that for Vampire species the stronger the blood they drink the stronger they become, so vampire familiars are only allowed to drink low level blood.
Raven responded to the creature with a cold voice " Drink " saying the same words again, the creature lunged at the dead warrior's neck and started to drink his blood, its wounds started to heal at breakneck speed, his spine snapped into place no longer in a hunchback shape, his ears and nose grew smaller into human size, but the creature was still bald.
The creature now looking more like a bald old man and not like an ugly goblin, stood up and looked at Raven before looking back at the body of the hunter that was still full of blood, the warrior's body was now more of a mummy than anything, " Drink " said Raven once again, he wanted to see how far this Vampire creature could grow by simply drinking some leftover blood.
The bald creature once again lunged at the hunter's body, while drinking hair started to grow from its bald head, its eyes started to shine in a red like blood light, the creature could now be called a handsome looking human man, the Vampire had evolved from a Vampire familiar to a newborn Vampire himself, the vampire finished his meal and evolution bore kneeling down in front of Raven.
" What is your name" asked Raven, his appearance of a dark robed man mixed with his short words gave off a very intimidating feeling.
" The slave has no name in the clan master " the Vampire responded, it could feel from Raven and his guards a powerful breath of blood that only very high species could have, this master vampire must be a very powerful being.
" Where is your master and your clan" asked Raven as a plan was forming in his brain.
" My previous master died at the hands of this group of humans, I was out with the master and his other servants on a hunt in a nearby Village when we were attacked, I am the only survivor thanks to you the new master, our clan the Dusk clan lives in an underground settlement close to the mountains the clan leader is an old Vampire with the profession of a Necromancer" the vampire pointed to some mountains not too far away, he understood that the powerful being wanted as much information as he could provide.
" From today onward your name is Nemron from the Clan Kilith, your unending loyalty lies with me and my family " Raven was starting his recruitment of locale forces, the vampire race could prove to be a valuable asset if used well, he as an Angel feeds on the soul and vampires feed on blood, one body could provide double the harvest.
" Nemron clean the traces of this battle and make a small cave not too far away before sunrise and hide in it, you two go help him and stay with him until my return" Raven needed some time alone with the unconscious Ase.
" Yes master, Nemron will do as you asked " the Vampire and the two centinels got to work as soon as Raven finished speaking.
Raven walked close to Ase and lifted her up in his hands, he walked far away in the direction of the village that Nemron had pointed out, halfway to the village Raven flicked his fingers changing his Dark robe into a white shirt and leader pants, Raven could use celestial energy to materialize clothes, armor and weapons just like all angels could materialize their celestial armor.
Ase woke up in the morning in a panic, she looked around only to find her self sleeping on a deer pelt under the shade of a Tree, someone had healed her wounds and took her to safety, she still had some hope that her companions had also been saved.
Ase could smell a pleasant aroma that made her stomach rumble followed by the sounds of a flesh being roasted, standing up from her makeshift bed and holding her dagger, she walked in the direction of the noise that was very close, from what she could see a man with golden curly hair was roasting what looked like deer meat on a campfire.
" Ase, you're finally awake " said Raven without turning back, this was a phrase he had always wanted to say.