VLADIMIR: The Last Blood Mage

The First Mission

Luckily the official hadn't come, or maybe she wouldn't come, and all the effort would have been in vain. 

Nevertheless, Vladimir still found a high place to see when the official would come without her seeing him.

Vladimir sat there waiting for what seemed like a couple of hours, [Is she no longer coming?]. Vladimir was about to come out from his hiding place and go back to his chamber when he heard someone walking.

--tap, tap--

  "Hel...hello, are you there". a woman in a cloak dress said loudly to no one in particular. [Did I make a mistake coming here].

  "Well, you did not commit a mistake coming here...". Vladimir paused as he came out of his hiding place, the moonlight coming from the opening of the colosseum hid Vladimir's face from being visible.

" ...and you kept me waiting, but I forgive your errors". Vladimir's voice had changed it was now much more profound and melancholic.

[tell her to look you in the eyes] the deity suggested.

Vladimir walked down from the high place where he hid.

--tap, tap--

He walked towards the official and stopped half a meter away in front of her. " Tell me what...is...your...name?"

"My name is Samantha...". The official was hesitant but did it anyway.

"Now Samantha, look into my eyes...". Vladimir's eyes were a deeper shade of black, so deep she could see her reflection in it. Vladimir spoke again, this time his voice ever so alluringly suggestive "...now tell me what you desire."

"Revenge...revenge for my sister" Samantha broke down in tears but did not break the eye contact.

--snap, snap--

Samantha's eyes went back to normal. " Tell me Samantha... your sister what happened to her?" Vladimir walked to a seat on the bleachers and sat down. "Come."

Samantha walked towards Vladimir and stopped in front of him. "She got murdered by her husband". Samantha was already in tears as she answered Vladimir's question.

"Who was her husband?". Vladimir politely asked this time still with his deep melancholy voice.

"He is a rich merchant, a fabric merchant". Samantha replied.

"Here write his name and the location of his business" Vladimir handed Samantha a piece of paper and a pen. "Now tell me why he killed her."

--sob. sob--

The sounds of Samantha sobbing filled the formally quiet colosseum." She found out that he was cheating on my sister with another woman..."

Samantha was cut short by Vladimir "Write down her name as well...carry-on."

"All right...my sister's name was Georgia, her husband's name was Nelson and his mistress, that whore, his mistress is Lady Felisha the master of the blue pavilion inn and brothel". Samantha paused to catch her breath before she continued.

"The corrections bureau did nothing about it because his brother is a high-ranking official there".

Vladimir stood up to leave after he had taken the piece of paper from Samantha. "I will bring you, their heads."

"Rest easy... your sister will be avenged" Vladimir walked away from the Colosseum.

"How did he get me to say these things, he didn't even request anything..."

****

Vladimir had walked for some time before he reached his chamber doors. [Well, that was exciting]

Vladimir entered his chambers and was shocked as to what he saw next, Darcie was lying in his bed, but Vladimir was just too tired to do anything to her.

Vladimir moved Darcie a bit and slept by her side. during the time Vladimir moved Darcie she woke up but still pretended to be asleep.

She marveled at how gentle he could be with her. [ he is so gentle manly].

Vladimir blew out the candles lit up the room and lay beside Darcie. ample time had passed but Darcie was still awake. [Should I do it now, he is asleep right?]

Darcie opened her eyes and moved lower towards Vladimir's shaft. She tried to drag down his trousers when she felt a hand on her head and a voice that belonged to only one person, Vladimir.

Darcie was taken aback by the sparkle of Vladimir's eyes in the dark, the eerie black of his eyes gave her soul shivers.

"Darcie dear, sleep we have a lot of errands to carry out tomorrow" Darcie was shocked to see his eyes sparkle in the dark giving an eerie feeling.

Darcie lay back in bed till morning. [What just happened? Why did I obey him without retorting?]

Darcie was flabbergasted she could not just wrap her mind around what had happened, the thought occupied her mind till it drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, after what seemed like seconds after Darcie had just slept, she felt movement from beside her. She opened her eyes to see what was happening only to see Vladimir wake up and walk out of the room.

she decided to follow him.

[Vladimir, your training today would be different]. the deity informed Vladimir as they walked out of the mountain Tigre house.

[Let me guess...Today, I will run around the school thirty times?] Vladimir's sarcasm was on a rather high level.

[You wish...now go to the bamboo forest west of this place, then I will instruct you on the next step to take]

Vladimir changed his direction toward the bamboo forest while Darcie followed behind [ where is he headed by this time?].

After some time of walking, Vladimir got to the bamboo forest. [ now what do you want me to do?] Vladimir asked the deity immediately after they got to the forest entrance.

[ walk inside and follow my instructions]. Vladimir followed the deity's instruction and walked deeper into the forest. [Now you would train your arm strength and your endurance as well as your leg strength]. the deity informed.

[Tell me what you want me to do, stop talking too much] Vladimir was visibly uncomfortable.

[Ohh, you can now talk to me as you like... I wanted to give you a mild training, but I have changed my mind. Now this is what you will do, bend 10 bamboo trees and hold them down if your body would allow]

Vladimir was initially shocked but had to still do it, the pains the deity would let him have if he disobeyed her would be limitless. [ curses...]

[let's try this]. Vladimir decided to jump in the air and catch the bamboo trees with their shoots.

Vladimir stood in place pushing all his magic essence to his legs the ground beneath him caved in.

--whoosh--

Vladimir jumped 50 meters into the air and held some tree shoots before falling back down, the tension in the bamboo didn't let Vladimir land suspending him in the air.

[focus your magic essence on your arms] the deity suggested.

Vladimir followed her suggestion and focused his blood essence into his hands increasing the pressure on the bamboo trees, letting him land slowly on the ground.

[Now remove your magic essence from your legs and hands let us train]. Immediately Vladimir followed the advice he was seeing the sky.

--whirllll, dashhh--

The force from the trees sent him flying. [try again or else...]. the deity threatened.

[Okay...okay, no need of the threats]. Vladimir went to try again. And the same ordeal repeated itself.

[Try again...

[Try again...

[again...

[more challenging this time, try again...

This went on throughout the morning till when the sun rose, By the time Vladimir got the hang of the workout, the sun was already out.

[This is torture!!] Darcie screamed in her mind.

after the workout, Vladimir was covered in bruises and his clothes were shredded. [You know I won't heal you, you have a fan, we don't want to traumatize her, do we?].

Vladimir was about to step out of the forest when Darcie stopped him. "Take it". Darcie handed him a piece of clothing she got from her spatial engagement ring from her fiancé to change into.

"Thank you" Vladimir took the clothes from her and changed right in front of her, making her jaw drop to the ground. She knew he was gifted but the size was something she had never seen.

--snap, snap--

"Let us go, you are not yet done with being my tour guide". Vladimir walked out of the forest with Darcie behind him.

"Where are we going?". Darcie asked helplessly as she followed Vladimir from behind.

Vladimir stopped. "Walk faster... keep your image of a noble birth. Darcie took his words and walked towards him. "Hold my hands". Vladimir commanded and Darcie obeyed.

"We are going to visit a friend of mine...Nelson" Vladimir replied.

****

After some time, Darcie and Vladimir were outside the school of magic and were seen walking towards a fabric merchant's emporium.

"Hello...dear customers What type of fabric may we interest you with". the emporium's attendant came and welcomed them.

"What is your most expensive fabric?" Vladimir said with the aura of a wealthy man.

"Ohh, that would be handled by my master, please sit I shall inform my master of your presence."