VLADIMIR: The Last Blood Mage

The Central School of Magic

--chirp, chirp--

The sounds of birds chirping and the sounds of servants doing their duties filled the mansion's premises. The whole mansion was lively.

[Weakling, rise and shine! It is a new day]

still trying to get his bearings, for the first time his bed felt so welcoming.

" yawnnn...am awake, what is it?" Vladimir asked with eyes half closed. He wanted to go to back sleep.

[Well nothing, you have simply slept enough, today Will you travel to the central academy]

Before Vladimir could respond, someone rapped at his door. "Come in whoever you are"

The next minute the door was opened and Chelsea walked in, but surprisingly she didn't feel the same attractive force towards Vladimir as last night.

"Good morning, Vladimir"

"Good morning to you my lady" Vladimir had his most seductive smile on without even trying "Please do close the door, I would not like what happened yesterday to happen again"

At this point Chelsea's face had gone scarlet, with a hurried motion she bowed her head so Vladimir would not see her blushing. She closed the door walked across the room and sat opposite Vladimir,

"Vladimir I have a question to ask you," Chelsea said trying to act tough.

"Ask away my lady" At this moment Vladimir was already sitting up on his bed.

"Did you carry me out of the tomb two nights ago?" Chelsea was very clear.

"Yes, I did carry you out of the tomb, Anything else you would like to know?" Vladimir was calm.

"Yes," she paused " what happened to you in the tomb? You seem different"

Vladimir stood up and walked closer and slouched forward a bit, with their heads almost touching.

"Are you sure you want to know?" Chelsea was already out of breath.

"Ye... yes"

" Alright" Vladimir moved away from Chelsea, giving her a chance to breathe " I discovered something, I can not tell you what it is though...yet"

"Another question, so that's what is off about you?"

"Ohh, where are my manners? Please have a seat my lady" Chelsea sat down and Vladimir took the wall by her side as a stand and leaned on it.

"Well if you mean the fact that you are more attracted to me now, then yes, something is off about me" Vladimir flashed a grin and Chelsea's face burrned up.

Before Chelsea could say anything someone rapped at the door. " Well, my lady, I would not want anybody seeing your face all beet red you know"

The person rapped at the door once more but Vladimir didn't move, he waited until Chelsea's face was back to normal.

"Come in" The door opened and what happened next made Chelsea freeze.

Lord Marshall entered the room and was about to bow "Stop" Vladimir stopped him in a whisper.

"Why, young lord?" lord marshall was surprised at Vladimir's behaviour until. "mmhmm..." Vladimir side nodded towards Chelsea, who was on the verge of disappearing with her face hidden in her hands.

"Ohh...in that case, Vladimir you leave for the central continent today". lord marshall walked out of Vladimir's room but stopped at the door " Your carriage is ready as well" Then he left the room and closed the door.

after lord marshall closed the door and Vladimir was sure that he had left by that time, he turned to Chelsea "You can stop hiding... not that it was necessary"

"But what just happened? That was my father right?" Chelsae was confused sincerely.

"Well he came... said some things... and left. It is that simple"

"That's not what happened, well not all of it. Tell me the truth, why did my father not flip out on you? and...and he talked as if he was talking to a superior person"

"Is that so... I did not even notice" Vladimir's facial expression of being oblivious was so real.

"You are lying, tell me the truth" Her eyes glistined as she looked at Vladimir for answers.

" hahaha. I am being honest here, I saw nothing out of the ordinary, he acted quite normal if you ask me"

"hmmph, am angry with you now," Chelsea said with a cute scowl on her face.

"Hahaha, you know you look cute with that expression, now you have to join me on this trip"

"No, hmmph, you travel alone," she said as she stormed out of the room.

"Wait do not go...hahaha, she is so cute" Vladimir laughed "No...not yet"

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[Hmmph I can't believe he let me walk out of the room... was I too hard on him? NO] Chelsea looked a bit troubled as she walked through the hallway into her room. [Was I too hard on him? no...but I will get to see him again]

"oomph"

Chelsea fell on her bed, her hair sprayed around her head. "And I won't get to see him again? Maybe I will get to see him, but I have to see him one last time. Am I obsessed with him? I am a lady this is not proper, Mother would be unhappy if she saw me now.

Chelsea crawled to the window by her bed and leaned on it, looking into the mansion's concourse.

Gilbert was in the concourse looking over the servants doing their duties, he looked up exactly at where Chelsea was, and smiled [ wait where have I seen that smile before? No, it can not be him]

Vladimir walked out of the mansion with lord marshall by his side.[What happened to my father, he is getting awfully familiar with Vladimir, I have to ask him about it]

Vladimir walked towards the carriage and walked towards the carriage and was about to enter but was stopped

"Vladimir!!!"

Chelsea called his name from his window causing Vladimir to raise his head towards Chelsea up in her window. Chelsea waved and Vladimir waved back. Gillbert's face contoured but only for a second before it went back to his normal emotionless face.

Vladimir smiled and entered the carriage. [What was wrong with Gilbert's face?]

Then the carriage took off and a teleportation array was used to teleport it, the coachman and Vladimir into the central continent.

the central continent although under the same king as the western continent, it looked as though they had moved through worlds. Surely the marshall manor had its splendor but the houses on the streets of the central continent looked as though they were made of gold.

[Now I begin to wonder how the king's palace would look if this place looks so exquisite such as this?]

[Don't think much of it, this place doesn't even hold a candle to the celestial realm] the deity butted in.

[I will compare when I get there, but now, what I see is amazing]

[ the... suit yourself, and don't do anything foolish when you get there]

[Don't worry I will not]

[All alright then, off to sleep I go] and the deity's voice died out.

[Well this place does look beautiful]

After some time the carriage stopped, Vladimir looked through his window and saw a huge gate with the words {THE CENTRAL CONTINENT SCHOOL OF MAGIC}

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Vladimir's heart beat loudly against his ribs. and no it was not anxiety, it was excitement.

[Well, let us go see what the Dayions kingdom's finest can do?] Vladimir stepped out of the carriage and walked towards the bug black gate.

"Your rune?" the official at the gate asked Vladimir.

"Here you go" Vladimir handed the official the black rune to the official.

After some time the official had a puzzled look on his face before he handed Vladimir a talisman "That's unusual... but here you go"

"Thank you" The talisman glowed and dispersed into glowing specks and disappeared into Vladimir's right hand. " Well this was unexpected"

"Your chamber is the white rank in the mountain tigre house, there are map stones around the school... don't get lost now... get lost," the official said without even throwing Vladimir another glance.

Vladimir walked into the school and he was gobsmacked at the scene. The school was beautiful, the premises were filled with large buildings, and all the edifices had a majestic aura to them. The school was simply colossal. The green patches in between walkways, the many stone statues of past school heads, and the huge blue-tiled fountain in the centre of the compound accentuated the beauty of the school's exterior.

The stone pathways looked as though they were carved by hand and arranged with the accuracy and delicateness of a veteran craftsman.

Vladimir was already on his way to find a map stone when he heard his name "Vladimir" The voice that called him was sweet but nothing compared to that of Chelsea.

He turned and looked to see a familiar blonde girl walking towards me "Hi, am Darcie, We met before"

[Now I know where I know you from no wonder you looked familiar] Darcie was a tall girl but as tall as Vladimir, sun-tanned, her figure was covered in her flowing warrior clothes but, she could be described in one word... stunning. Her brown eyes, her flowing blonde hair and the sword by her hip made her look even more like a goddess which of course would be an overstatement. She was beautiful but not world toppling.

[Hey, mortal don't blow it, she would be important to your journey] The diety chipped in before Vladimir could say something to make Darcie leave him alone.

[Argh... if you insist] "Yes we have, I think it was at the assessment right?" Vladimir said trying his best to be friendly.

The look in Darcie's eyes was something else, she looked hooked on Vladimir "Exactly..."