Caspian:- They can control themself better and their blood can turn other non-vampire creatures into a vampire. Our Imperial family's vampire blood has healing powers. While normal vampires struggle with their blood thirst and most of them don't have any powers.
Lucas:- Owhhh!
Zen:- Then, Mika is a vampire too? (Zen looked at Mika who was standing behind Caspian and heard their conversation silently.)
Mika:- Yes. I'm a vampire too. (He replied in a calm demeanor as always.)
Caspian:- Don't be afraid, guys. We don't have any ill intention. If we had, we would've done that already. So relax. (He said with a chuckle.)
Nora:- Yes, we know that but it's still surprising. We have been living with vampires these few days yet we don't even notice.
Lucas:- Your grace, is it true that you guys are immortal? (He asked in a suspicious manner)
Caspian:- No. No living creatures are immortal. It's just their lifespan. We live a long life so there are many rumors that we are immortal.
Lucas:- I see. (He seems like he got an answer he was curious for his whole life.)
Caspian:- Okay. Then how is your training going? I hope Sir Aiden is taking good care of you guys. (He picked up his glass and swirl it before taking a sip)
Zen:- Smoothly. Sir Aiden is such a cool trainer. In just a week he improved us a lot, we have learned a lot about our power from him. We didn't even know how to summon our powers before.
Nora:- Thanks to him we have grown stronger. Thank you so much for meeting us with him.
Lucas:- Sir Aiden is a very friendly and enjoyable person. We liked him a lot.
Caspian:- That's good to hear. I knew he would be the best choice. He once was an honorable spiritual warrior. Tell me right away if you guys have any type of problem here.
Zen:- Sure.
They then ate their dinner and went back to their chamber as always.
Days went by. Their day goes by training, eating and researching about their powers. They have learnt how to use their power when they wish. All of them learnt their own spiritual attacks. Though Zen is having a quite hard time learning all three spiritual attacks.
They went to libraries and read the histories of previous spiritual warriors and tried mastering their spiritual attacks. In the library Zen saw an attack of Lightning Redirection. The work here is mostly absorbing thunder from a source and releasing it in another place.
Zen:- Ugh! Why isn't it happening??? (He said in a frustrated voice.)
Lucas was practicing botanical manipulation. While he heard Zen's frustrated voice. He came over to him. Zen was practicing the attack but he couldn't do it even after several attempts.
Lucas:- What happened, Zen? (He put his arm around his shoulder.)
Zen:- I'm trying to redirect thunder from there to there.
Lucas:- Huh? (He tilted his head to the side as he didn't understand what he said.)
Zen:- It's a new attack of my thunder power. I need to reflect thunder by absorbing the electricity from a source's bodies and releasing it back at my opponent, from the source I got it from. So I tried to use this mini water wheel. I wanted to use its produced electricity to create a little thunder circle. But I just can't redirect it.
Lucas:- Calm your mind and focus, Zen. You need focus to do this type of magic.
Zen:- But how am I supposed to focus when I have already tried so many times? Ugh!!
Nora:- He is right about it, Zen.
Lucas & Zen:- Huh?
Zen:- Did you hear Nora's voice?
Lucas:- Yeah. But where is she? (They turned around searching for her.)
Lucas and Zen were practicing beside the lake-side. But Nora wasn't there with them. So they were surprised when they suddenly heard her voice. They were facing their backs toward the lake. Suddenly they heard a loud splash sound from behind them. They quickly turned over. They saw Nora coming out of the water.
Lucas:- W-what the? What were you doing in the water, Nora?
Nora:- What? Training? (She said while slicking her hair back)
Zen:- Training what?
Nora:- Enhanced breath. I can stay under water now for 15 min in one breath.
Zen:- That's awesome but at least make some noise before speaking out of nowhere. I felt like my heart was about to stop.
Nora:- Yeah. Yeah. Anyways, work on your concentration, Zen. The ceremony is in two weeks now. We don't have time.
Zen:- I know and that's the main reason I'm frustrated. But okay. I will still try.
On the other hand, Caspian went to meet her highness, the crown princess in Nocture, the capital. As he went into her study-chamber, he greeted her with a bow.
Caspian:- Greetings, your highness. I, Caspian Nightwing, is here to report.
Princess:- Do rise.
A mysterious lady stands in the shadow leaning against the window frame. Only a feminine tall figure with Long white wavy hair and her glowing red was seen in the shadow.
Princess:- Is everything going well?
Caspian:- Yes, your highness. Everything is going the way you ordered me to do. I received your letter at the correct time and prepared a convincing incident to cross paths with them.
Princess:- I see. How about your identity? Are they aware?
Caspian:- They are indeed intelligent. They caught wind in a few days and confronted me yesterday. So, now they are completely aware of it.
Princess:- Ohh. How about their training?
Caspian:- I have assigned sir Aiden as their mentor. As of his report, they are progressing well. They will be able to hold themself in the Imperial Choosing Knights Ceremony quite well.
Princess:- And what about those two?
Caspian:- Sir Eric was chosen to look after them. They are progressing well too. As planned, they will be paired together.
Princess:- Good. Duke Devlorchy, you really never fail to assist me.
To Be Continued
**Khadiza Jahan**