Taming My Vampire Servant - Chapter 187

Ivory had suspicions about the brown-haired man. But the more she gazed at his calm indigo blue eyes, the more her instincts tell her to trust him.

Yet, the kingdom was a dangerous place. Even though the man seemed nice, Ivory chose to be cautious.

“I apologize, but I do not give my name to just anyone, especially to a random man who suddenly appears out of nowhere.”

She turned her back on him and started walking away, but the young man grabbed her wrist.

“Please do not turn away from me today. I’ve been looking for you for months already!”

Ivory raised his brow, “Apologies, but… I already have a lover.”

This made him laugh out loud. Ivory gave a confused expression as she stared at him.

“What’s funny?”

When the young man calmed down, he replied, “No, it’s nothing… Anyway, where can I find you right now? I need to-”

“Apologies, but I have to go now,” Ivory shoved his hands away as she glared at him, then immediately dashed away from him.

As he watched her run away, he yelled, “Next time, I will surely get your name and know where you are hiding!”

When Ivory woke up, she stared at the floor for a whole ten seconds. It was such a weird dream!

“Ivory? What’s wrong, did you have a nightmare?” Sigmund asked while stroking her back.

She shook her head, “I think… I am just hungry… Shall we go outside now? Maybe Lycus has arrived!”

“You’re expecting meat, aren’t you?” he teased her.

“Of course! Lycus is an academy assistant after all. I am sure he considered my favorites,” Ivory giggled.

The two of them finally went out towards the dining area. Plates of grilled bacon slabs, garlic butter steak, and pesto were served. Ivory saw that Lucius had not yet arrived, but as she stared at the food before them, she’s tempted not to wait for him to eat.

A grin escaped from Sigmund’s lips as he saw his beloved stare at the appetizing food before them. “Why don’t you eat now? The food will get cold,” he suggested, “I am sure Rich boy will understand your appetite.”

“Meanie,” she pouted, “I love meat, but I love my brother more.”

Lucius suddenly arrived after turning into a corner, “Haha, should I be touched?”  He was amused about his sister’s expression, because she obviously loved meat more than him. He sat in front of her, “Let us eat. Thank you for waiting, Ivory. And thank you Lycus for the food as well.”

“You’re welcome,” the silver-haired Servant replied with a big smile, “I hope everything is to your liking. If you want more, I’d gladly get more food from the academy eatery.”

“Thank you so much, Lycus, but I think this is already plenty!” Ivory gave a wide smile, while Sigmund teased her, saying that the food would not be enough because of her.

“It’s just the four of us. It’s been a while,” Lucius uttered. “I wonder how they’re all doing at Topazeon.”

“I kind of miss our simple life there…” the silver-haired Master said. She placed the knife and the fork on her empty plate, then gave a deep sigh.

Lucius narrowed his eyes on her, “Is it really the simple life you were missing, or your dates with your lover?”

She turned red as a tomato, “Lucius!”

Sigmund laughed a little, “But kidding aside, I wish our life was as simple as our life back in Topazeon. I regret taking it for granted.”

“What did you take for granted?” Lycus asked.

“Being an innkeeper.”

The four of them laughed, and the two Masters had a pleasant two-hour break, with endless chitchat. It was as if Ivory and Lucius weren’t fighting for one position – to be the Blue Gem section’s champion.

“Tonight, the moon is our witness! Who will be the winner of the Blue Gem section? Will it be Mister Lucius Goldwine, who already mastered Fire-type techniques, or Miss Ivory Sprucemint, who shocked us all with her developed spells that turned the tide of her battles?” Principal Arthudane yelled, and the crowd got very excited, shouting Ivory and Lucius’ names!

At the side, Ivory was taking deep breaths, obviously nervous. Who wouldn’t be nervous at a time like that? She would be battling their topnotcher! Aside from that, she’s her strict brother!

Lucius smiled at Ivory. He reached out to her trembling hand and clenched it, “Don’t be nervous. I will not kill you, Ivory.”

“I know, but… You’re a great Master, so I’m nervous…” she glanced at him. “Plus, I know you do not hold back on your opponents…”

“I know you’ll give your best shot, and I’m looking forward to see what you got,” he patted her shoulder and started to walk towards the stage when Principal Arthurdane called their names upstage.

Soon after they were called, they went to the middle of the arena. The two Masters stood in front of each other with a smile, excited to start the battle.

Only the drums could be heard when the principal was drawing a marble from the bowl. When he saw what color it was, he immediately announced, “FOREST!”

Lucius and Ivory widened their eyes in shock.

“Forest again? Damn it,” Sigmund murmured. Based on their two battles in the forest, they were always at a disadvantage. Also, they had already used Advanced techniques that would work great on the Forest terrain, and he’s sure that Lucius had already studied them.

Educator Heidi and her corundum Golem Servant went directly to their position and held the side of the stage. As usual, they explained the mechanics once again. Nothing changed in the rules, it’s just that the surroundings became dimmer because it was already eight in the evening, and the beautiful yellow moon also would serve as the witness to the siblings’ fight.

As the stage was being transformed, Ivory’s foster family joined a bigger crowd. As Flynn and Gracie were cheering for their sister’s name, Gordon and Anne got teary eyed because they were very proud of their hardworking daughter. Although Ivory was sickly when she was young, she gained an enormous amount of power, and worked hard to control it. For them, she deserved the prizes, and they prayed to Goddess Destinia for her to win.

On the other side, General Darius Goldwine stood near the entrance. He actually had an assembly and a meeting at Omegalion City, but he dropped by to watch his son. However, he did not expect him to face Ivory in Blue Gem’s finals.

“Sir?” one of his companions asked, “Shall we stay for another thirty minutes?”

“Yes. We’ll leave after this battle.”

General Darius stared at the two young Masters holding their positions as the forest soil and rocky bottom of the terrain rose up. He wished that his wife was there with him to witness her children’s competition.

When Educator Heidi and her Servant were done arranging the terrain, the loud horns played, and everyone raised their voices to cheer.

Lucius was on a higher slope, and the first thing that he did was to summon his level 3 sword. Mastering the Fire element, he could control the intensity of the fire of his weapon. Next, he activated Volcius, and controlling its size, it turned as tall as its Master.

“Sigmund, listen,” Ivory told her Vampire Servant while they slowly stepped backwards. “I have a plan which is good at night time, but I do not know if it will be effective on Lucius. To do this, we have to separate.”

“Tell me your plan and I will help you execute it,” Sigmund replied, and the two of them whispered about it.

Lucius chuckled. He was curious as to how they would be able to defeat him. “Alright, here I come!” he excitedly said.

With great force, he swung his sword towards the forest soil. Cracks formed, and the darkness enabled the red glowing light to be seen radiantly. The cracks followed Ivory and Sigmund’s direction!

Seeing the attack, the two of them quickly jumped opposite each other!

Lucius further pierced the blazing sword onto the soil, and the cracks continued uphill!

As the ground shook, Ivory and Sigmund held onto the nearest tree where they stood. Because they were on opposite sides, all they could do was to glance at each other to check each other’s safety.

After checking each other, they widened their eyes when they saw the whole forest was split into two!

“Ivory! Don’t worry, I will go there-”

“No, Sigmund! We must commence our plan!” with haste, Ivory pulled out her staff from her back belt and detached it. She threw the magic rod with the black crystal towards him, “Use this to fight Lucius!”

The Vampire caught the magic rod, but he was still worried about her. “But it’s dangerous-”

“Your Master already said it, didn’t she? You’re too stubborn! You never listen to her,” Lucius stood in front of him at a distance, holding his blazing sword.

But Sigmund saw Volcius facing Ivory. He said, “Shut up, Rich boy! I have to help her-”

BOOM!

Lucius casted a Fire ball beside him, burning the whole tree!

“I am your opponent, Sigmund!” he yelled, then charged forward!