Duke was climbing up the stairs of his hostel. His family room was at the corner of the third floor. While climbing the stairs, he began thinking to himself.
Duke (in his mind):South Side Black Market… Last time it was there that I broke through Beta Level and reached Alpha Level. I think in this mission too, I'll gain quite a lot… Now I must reach Alpha 1st Level as soon as possible. I can't hide my level for long in the Academy… Anyway, there's no shortage of our family's enemies here. To suppress them, I will have to reveal my level in front of them… And Nicholas will also make his move soon.
Thinking this, he went upstairs and reached his family room. At this time, no one was there. All the boys had gone to register in their respective halls—
Those who were magicians were registering in the Magician Hall.
Those who were vampires were registering in the Vampire Hall.
The old students were also showing the new students around the academy. Duke then entered his private room from the hall, where there was a bed and a wardrobe. As soon as he came in, he directly got into bed.
The Academy had some rules—like killing someone was not allowed here, but you could fight with someone. For that, there was the Fighting Hall. Now, it's difficult for vampires to live without fights.
There were 3 halls in the Academy, and each had its own hall master—
Smith Hall Hall Master – Royal Level Smith (Gold Level Vampire)
Magic Hall Master – 7th Level Magician (Vice-Headmaster)
Vampire Hall Master – Nova Level Vampire (Headmaster)
(You will get more details ahead with the story)
In the evening, after completing his sleep, Duke got up and came to his family hall, where Blake was sitting on the sofa, thinking about something. Seeing Duke, he signaled him to sit beside him and started talking.
Blake: So you made enemies right after arriving?
Duke: Yeah, you could say that…
Blake: Stay away from them in the academy, understand?
Duke: Oh, don't worry about that…
Duke took a token out of his pocket and showed it. On it was written "Headmaster's Personal Student".
Blake (shocked): How did this happen? How did you do this?… Is that why Queen came looking for you?
Duke (speaking as if it was no big deal): Yeah… The Headmaster was practically chasing after me… so I took pity on him and became his student.
Blake (looking at Duke carefully for a while): This has turned out to be a good thing for you… Now you won't have any problem in the academy. But, before going outside the academy, be careful.
Duke: Oh, don't worry about that…
Blake: Veronica was telling me you're going on a mission tomorrow… with Gia and Liala… South Black Market.
Duke: Yeah, I didn't want to go… but Veronica forced me.
Blake (seriously): Look Duke, the South Black Market is completely different from the North Black Market. You'll have to be careful there… You can't take the risk of offending anyone there… understand?
Seeing Duke lost in his own thoughts and not paying attention, Blake got angry and shouted—
Blake (angrily): Did you understand anything, Duke?
Duke: Yes, brother…
Blake: Then since you're going on a mission anyway, go and get yourself some weapons. You'll get them in the Vampire Hall… for some time.
Duke: Alright, fine…
Blake: Should I take you there?
Duke: No-no, I'll find it myself…
Duke left the room and started walking toward the academy.
Arriving at the academy, Duke began heading toward the Vampire Hall. To enter inside, he passed through the glass door and reached a small hall—this hall was sometimes used for vampire fights too.
In that hall, on one side, there were four doors—
The first door led downstairs, where Tombs were kept (underground).
The second door was to the Weapons Room, where vampires borrowed Soul Artifact Weapons according to their mission. These weapons were donated to the academy by old students or families.
These weapons had the academy's soul print, making it impossible to steal or hide them.
You could only take weapons according to your level, and as soon as the mission time ended, the weapons would automatically disappear and return.
In that weapons room, there were all kinds of weapons—from swords to spears. There was also a counter where a man sat, who would check your level and register the weapon in your name.
Duke came out of there without taking anything—because he already had weapons that he had gotten from the Black Market.
After that, he went to the second room, where there were stairs going underground. There, in front, he met a man to whom you had to show a token so that he could issue you a tomb—to break through your level. Duke came out of there too.
In the third room, there were soul artifact paintings of Nova Level vampires. From these paintings, you could ask any question at any time and get advice about training or missions—but only one question per day.
Duke (in his mind):This is good… If someone has a doubt, it's right to ask an expert. But yes, if this were practical, it would be even better—these can only explain theory to us.
In the fourth room, there were three classrooms—
Speed
Force
Vision
Here, vampires were taught in detail about these three major powers. After that came their mental power, which, as the vampire advanced, kept unlocking over time.
Seeing all this, Duke was quite impressed. This was the reason high-level families also sent their children to the academy. Saying this in his mind, he left from there and went toward his room—to prepare for the next day's mission.
"If you enjoyed the story, please make sure to save it in your Library, and leave your Comment and Rating to encourage me to keep writing."