The older vampires, the 100-year-old vampires, went straight to their residences. While the younger vampires were evaluated.
Since the entire forest for miles around was occupied for the evaluation of these students. Of course the Evlaution would not take that long and in a few hours they would be vacated so that the 100 year old vampires could begin to be evaluated.
But this was the perfect time for Valery to get his things settled and leave Victor in the room.
The room was the same size as her room at home so she could arrange her things almost as usual. Only in one corner she put Victor's bed so he could sleep comfortably.
In the opposite corner she put his coffin, she put the clothes on the rack and there were not many clothes but it was enough for the next 3 years, she changed clothes quickly for one more suitable for the academy.
A white shirt with a red corset, black pants and matching boots. None of these clothes look nice, even some of them look worn and repaired by hand. But it was better to have gear that you are already used to and comfortable in.
If you get new gear, you'll have to get used to it, plus most of the stuff is stiff at the start because it's freshly made.
Valery looked at Victor and sat him down on the bed, arranged his black hair so that his gray eyes could be seen clearly.
"Well, I'll be back in two hours at the most, I'll be back in four hours. There's a bathroom in that door and in your suitcase there's dried meat and a bottle of water" Valery said as she rolled up her own shirt sleeves to the middle of her arm.
She took a spear with a steel tip, not silver, to prevent deaths among her companions.
"Take care!" Valery left the room leaving the boy named Victor on the bed sitting peacefully.
Valery went to the entrance where the rest of the classes could be seen. He went to his specific group to see how the groups would be organized as they were already the same as several years ago.
A young man with brown hair combined with black stood in the center of the group, he was tall, about 1.80m . His body was well built and his face was thin. He was dressed in an elegant way with a white shirt and black pants.
He was the Duke of Moscow.
Katerin's platonic love, obviously she was gawking at him. They were predatory eyes thirsting for desire, sadly for her Duke Moscow paid no attention to her.
"Won't you greet Antonio?" whispered Valery so softly in Katerin's ears that only she could hear him.
She was startled to hear her friend's whisper.
"Me? I could do it, yes, yes I think I could... but no! no, we haven't seen each other in years our status is so different that he won't pay attention to me so maybe he won't remember me... and..." The more she talked the more nervous she became.
"Antoni! How are you?" Valery greeted as he dragged Katerin along with him.
"Nooo what are you doing" Katerin mumbled.
"Hi Valery, I didn't see you when I arrived" Antoni's eyes turned to look at Katerin "Hi, Katerin how are you?"
Antoni took Katerin's trembling hand and soft but tender kiss was given on the back of her hand.
"I, I am very well. How are you? How are the Moscow cold?"
"They are fine, but my family is not from cold climates."
The moscow family does not have an ice magic ability or similar. They have a magic similar to Katerin's, they control metal, specifically Steel.
For that reason the entire Duchy is known as the city of Steel.
"Yes, I still remember that"
"Yes, you have a great memory. You've taken good care of yourself, your hair looks very shiny."
Valery walked away from these two boys who poene more esucas before their obvious romance.
At that very moment, an Evaluator arrived.
Covered in a black cloak, you could barely see his pale face. Even with vampire night vision, few could see what was above the nose septum of his face.
"It is good to see you all again, as I will always be your evaluator."
"Being so many and see if they are rusty with some basic subject all the forest around the academy have been placed silver bells. There are enough for each class, remember no lethal attacks, preferably I would say only use your iron weapons. But you are no longer the children I once knew, so use your skills to the best of your ability".
"Well you must remember to get a minimum of 4 bells per class, those who fail to get 4 bells will receive a punishment, chosen by vote".
"So what are you waiting for the time runs?"
Antoni stopped flirting a long time ago and as the former class president, he took control.
"Stelle, take your friends and check out the north side."
Without listening to the instructions given to the others. Stelle, Marta, Katerin and Valery ran north to look for silver bells. Searching for the beds is not easy, all the evaluators place the bells in such a way that they meet different requirements.
The first one is the obligation to the conflict.
The second is persecution.
Another one is concealment hidden from tracking.
With these three bases the evaluators place the silver bells so that they can start searching and meet each of the three requirements.
So how to find it?
First, the simplest are those that are traceable, which are about the only ones that can be traced. They are those placed on animals or magical beasts. Where when in movement the bells will generate sound.
The problem begins in that the high pitched sound generated by the bell, makes that the acute ears of the vampires can get hurt. That is why you have to learn to be able to deal with this pain.
This auditory pain is greater than the pain they feel when they are physically injured. In other words, they can tear off an arm and the pain of the high-pitched sound is not something they can withstand in a normal way.
The only thing they can do is learn to control their pain.
It wasn't long before just at that moment after running at full speed, the sharp, painful sound reached their ears.
The four of them gritted their teeth and gritted their teeth, but they didn't stop, they kept running.
They could not hear anything, but they could see what was around them, not far to their right side, they could see another group that also pursued the same objective they had.
They have not yet seen if what they are chasing is an animal or a magical beast.
An animal would be a better target than a magical beast, being an evaluation where the objective is to chase, a magical beast would not be slower than them and could probably escape from them if it were not for the sound of the bell, they could never catch it.
"To the right we are being followed by Melani's group" said Katerin.
"Go back, they haven't noticed us we'll let them do our job and we'll take the bell and leave them incpaciados so they can't keep looking" Stelle command.
The four stopped immediately, so they wouldn't hear their footsteps or anything like that. They waited a minute and decided to follow in their footsteps. To catch them at that moment,
They knew that Melani's group was no fool. They must be sure that it is possible that someone is chasing them and that they can be caught. But they had the advantage that their skills were more specialized in hunting, thanks to the fact that two of their group used bows.
If they catch the creature they only have to intercept them to catch and get the bell.
With smooth and quick steps they followed Melani's group.
From a distance they could hear some arrow shots, but the sound of the bell was so sharp that they could hardly distinguish it from the sound of arrows.
But if they did not pay attention they could perfectly well deceive her and they would not allow that.
"Run faster, we have to keep them in sight" Stelle shouted as she quickened her steps and each increased her pace.
When they were already close to them, they saw how these girls took the bell from the body.
Valery stopped and with all the momentum plus her strength, she threw the spear directly at the body of one of the members of Melani's group.
Hidden by the damage created by the bell, they did not hear the sound of the spear until it was too late. One of the members of the group was knocked into a tree.
Stella quickly ran towards Melani, from her hand appeared several roots that took the shape of knives, and then threw them towards her, stabbing her legs in the tendons that allow movement.
If she did not remove them quickly, but it was too late to resist. The best thing to do was to retreat.
She tried to run but when Stelle reached her side, she touched her, leaving Melani paralyzed.
"Well, thanks for the job" Stelle took the silver bell. To immediately run off with her friends.
They would head east to meet up with another group for reinforcements and to guard the bell, while searching along the way.