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Elena laughed as they walked. Liam looked in the direction Seraphina and Jerik had gone."Are they always like that?""Who knows?" Lily replied. "I don't spend my time following them around."Elena glanced at Liam."Jerik is from another royal vampire clan. His engagement to Seraphina has attracted quite a bit of attention.""So that's why he was acting that way?""Probably. The Noctis clan has been gaining influence, and the Dravens have their own position to protect. With Seraphina and Jerik's engagement, things have become a little more complicated."Lily scoffed."That's their business. I have no interest in their family arrangements.""Yet you nearly started a fight with him.""He was standing in my way."Elena smiled. "Of course."Lily rolled her eyes and turned to Liam."By the way, what happened to you? I thought you were coming with us.""I got held up.""By who?""Cassian."That caught Elena's attention."Cassian Veyne?"Liam nodded."What did he want?""He invited me to a
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"This year is so different, right?"Elena's voice came from beside Liam.He turned towards her, still a little surprised to see her."Elena. You're looking well."She smiled. "That's all? I haven't seen you since Havenridge, and that's what you have to say?""What do you want me to say?""Maybe ask how I'm doing?"Liam laughed. "Alright. How are you doing?""Much better. My injuries have healed, and I'm back to normal." She looked him over. "You don't look too bad yourself. I heard you caused quite a stir after coming back.""People exaggerate.""Of course. You only went from Silver to Gold during an execution mission. Nothing special.""You're making fun of me." Liam smiled wryly."A little." Elena said with a chuckle. Before Liam could respond, a raised voice caught their attention.The vampire standing in front of Lily hadn't moved an inch. He was tall, with neatly styled dark hair and a handsome face. His academy uniform was slightly different from the usual one, bearing a small
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He stood and walked to the front."Gold Beginner, correct?""Yes, Professor.""How long have you been at Gold?""Not very long.""I know. Your records say you broke through recently."Valerius gestured towards the platform."Let's see how you handle this. Same exercise."Liam stood up and raised his hand.Gathering mana was easy enough. He could feel the energy around him and draw it towards his palm without much effort. A small sphere formed.He compressed it and for a moment, everything seemed fine.Then the sphere started to distort.Liam adjusted the flow, trying to correct the uneven pressure. It improved briefly, only to begin trembling again.He let it go before it collapsed.Valerius looked at him."Have you practised this before?""No.""That much is obvious." He said, shaking his head. For a talent like Liam, he expected better. He was a human teacher and there was no way he hadn't heard about Liam's accomplishments, so he looked towards his future. But being unable to do
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Ronan looked towards him and then his expression showed a trace of amusement."You're Liam Carter, aren't you?"Liam didn't answer."I've heard about you too. The human who went from Silver to Gold during an execution mission."His eyes moved briefly over Liam."Quite a remarkable story."There was something unpleasant in the way he said it."Though I suppose people are easily impressed when they don't know what they're looking at."Liam remained still. "The match was between you and Karl.""Of course." Ronan turned away. "I was simply making an observation."He stopped beside his younger brother."Listen carefully, Karl. Our family name carries expectations. If you cannot meet them, at least stop giving people reasons to laugh at it."Karl's fingers curled against the platform.Ronan walked away without waiting for a response.The students gradually returned to their own conversations, but not before a few exchanged glances. Karl remained on the platform.His wolf spirits had disapp
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He stepped away from the platform.The hall immediately became noisy again.Students began standing, forming groups, and discussing the announcements.Lily stretched her arms."Well, that was informative."Lucas nodded."The new ranking system should be interesting."Karl remained unusually quiet.Liam glanced at him."Are you all right?""I'm fine."His response came a little too quickly.Liam didn't push him.Instead, he looked towards the platform.Cassian was speaking with several students, answering questions and occasionally checking information on his watch.He seemed to know almost everyone who approached him.He wasn't the strongest student in the hall, but he clearly possessed influence.And unlike Ronan, who seemed to rely on his strength and family standing, Cassian appeared to understand how to navigate the academy itself.As if sensing Liam's attention, Cassian looked up.Their eyes met.Cassian excused himself from the students around him and approached."Room 1313, cor
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Meridian Hall was difficult to miss.The enormous structure stood near the centre of the district, surrounded by several elevated walkways and open courtyards. Its entrance was wide enough to accommodate dozens of students at once, and the academy's emblem was engraved above the doors.Liam and the others joined the stream of students entering the building.Inside, the hall was even more impressive.Rows of elevated seating surrounded a central platform. The ceiling was so high that it was difficult to determine where it ended, and several glowing formations provided illumination without the need for ordinary lights.Students were already gathering in groups.Liam noticed that the students here seemed more confident than the first-years he was accustomed to seeing.There was also a noticeable difference in their cultivation levels.A considerable number of them had reached Silver, while others had already stepped into Gold.It made sense.These were students who had survived their fir
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