When the sun started to rise Serina woke up, she found what she assumed were the Servants quarters and used an unoccupied room to rest, she was not surprised to see Maids and Butlers Walking around, doing their duties, She also saw Siesta and decided to greet her.
"Good morning Siesta I hope you had an enjoyable night?" Siesta gives her a small nod and a Smile.
"Yes, I have, it also good to see you miss Serina. But...Miss Valliere is searching for you. Don't you think it would be better if you go to her?" She sounded worried but Serina just shook her head.
"Do not worry, the little Pink Wrench is no danger to me" Siesta looked uncertain as to if she was unsure if she should mention it.
"Well...Miss Valliere will get desperate to find you, you may not know it but her skills in Magic are Lacking, if she does not find you she will most likely be expelled and then sold off in a Marriage Contract or banished out of her Family" Serina froze. Great now she felt guilt and pity towards the Pink Brat.
"...I guess I can at least attempt to talk to her and give her a Second Chance if what you say is true. Where could I find her?"
"The students have the day off and Tea is served outside. I can inform her you are waiting for her there." Serina gave a nod.
"That would be best. Thank you Siesta I will see you later." With that, she went outside where the Servants prepared multiple Tables. She chooses a table in the Shadow and sat down, waiting for the girl to arrive. It did not take long until she came, still fuming with anger. She wanted to shout but Serina stopped her.
"If you start shouting again like some brainless Monkey I will leave imminently. The only reason I am even ATTEMPTING to talk to you, I was informed you may get expelled when I leave and while I do not like you I am not so cruel as that I would willingly destroy an Innocent life. But I warn you if you can't stay civil that chance I give you is gone, got it?" Louise did NOT like it but reluctantly decided to nod and sit down too.
"Wonderful. Now then...let us start with something simple...Where in Dracula's Name am I?"
"...You are at the Tristain Academy of Magic, one of the finest institutions for the Study of Magic in all of Halkeginia." It was quite obvious that she tried to sound as civil as possible.
"I can not say I ever heard of the Land or even this Halkeginia. But that doesn't matter. Say yesterday when you...Enslaved me...you said Pentagon of the 5 Elements... I am confused, why 5 Elements?"
"Hmph I expected that a commoner like you would at least know the basics but apparently I was expecting too much. The 5 Elements, Wind, Water, Fire, Earth and the lost Element of Void that make out the Magical Pentagram. Simple as that"
"...How Strange. It seems our Homes use entirely different Magic Systems. We have MUCH more Elements even if Humans are only able to use a few of them, the elements of my home are Water, Wind, Fire, Earth, Nature, Ice, Lightning, Void, Light, Darkness, Soul, Blood and Death. Also while Void is rare I would not call it lost. I do know one our two Void Spells myself and"
"WHAT BLASPHEMOUS NONSENSE ARE YOU SPOTTING? VOID IS THE HOLY ELEMENT OF THE FOUNDER THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN YOUSE IT ON TOP OF THAT YOU ARE A COMMONER YOU CAN'T USE MAGIC" Serina narrowed her eyes at the Humans outburst.
"...Is it outlawed in this Land for Commoners to practice Magic?" Louise looked absolutely disgusted at her Fami...no the Heretic that was sitting before her.
"It's not Forbidden it's simply impossible. Only Nobels can youse...M-Magic" Louise eyes widened in Shock. Serena lifted her Hand and a small Ball of Darkness appears in it.
"As you can see I CAN use Magic and you better change your tone HUMAN ore I will leave" But before Louise could answer they heard Shouting. They saw on the other side of the courtyard the blonde flop from yesterday was punched by Two Girls.
"It seems he was caught. I wish I could have done it myself...Huh?" Only know did she saw that Siesta was there too, looking terrified. Suddenly the Boy started shouting at her.
"I'll be right back. You calm down and we talk later" She hurried to Siesta.
"Siesta what is going on?" The Maid was shaking and crying.
"WHO ARE YOU?...OH. That Commoner the Zero hired to play as her Familiar. This doesn't concern you I only punish the veil Beast for sullying the reputation of Two Maidens AND for Breaking there Heart" But Serina once again ignored the Boy.
"Can someone give me an ACTUAL explanation?"
"i-i found a b-bottle of p-perfume o-on the Ground and k-knew it belonged to Lord Gramont s-so I attempted to return it" Siesta was trembling from fear.
"And somehow it leads to this pathetic two-timer getting caught. I sea...so why do you attempt to punish an innocent? From what I see this is entirely your fault." Guiche was getting red from fury and pointed his Rose at Serena.
"You clearly do not know how to speak to your betters Commoner. I challenge you to a duel" Serina just smirked.
"A duel you say? Well, I do have to say I was not expecting that...but I accept your challenge. Tell me the time and place I will be there" Guiche was taken back by her response. This Commoner spoke in a rater refined tone, uncommon for...well the common folk. But he ignored it, assuming her Father or Mother may have been in service of a Noble and so she picked up those manners of talk.
"In 20 Minutes at Vestri Court. Don't be late." He turned around and left, most of the other Students Following. Serena looked at Siesta to see if she was uninjured.
"...your gonna die." Was all that Siesta said.
"What makes you believe that?" Siesta looked panicked.
"HE HAS MAGIC! Commoners like us...WE CAN'T DEFEAT MAGES!" Serena was confused and wanted to say more but unfortunately, the Pink Menace returned.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING FAMILIAR?" Serina suppressed a groan.
"You do know that I have a Name right? Also, I find it rather obvious. I protect a Friend." Louise just fumed with anger.
"You will apologize to Guiche IMMINENTLY! If not you will DIE!" For a moment Serina thought to hear the actual worry in the Girl's Voice.
"(Maybe she is not all bad) Don't worry I can handle him. Do tell what Magic does he specialize in?" She looked at the two. Louise obviously did not want to answer, Siesta on the other hand.
"He...he is to my knowledge an Earth Mage." God Serena now was even more disgusted with him.
"That pompous idiot is an Earth Mage? Ugh, now I feel dirty" Siesta looked confused.
"Why?" Serine just smoked but did not answer. She went straight to Vestri Court.
"MY FELLOW NOBLES IT IS A DUEL!" Guiche was standing in the Center of Vestri Court posing in what he thinks is a gallant and noble pose. Serina just rolled her eyes.
"I do have to say it is recommendable that you showed up, but at the same time it is rather foolish of you." Serina just stayed silent. She really was looking forward to giving this guy a Lesson. Sadly the Pink Wrench appears once more.
"GUICHE! Stop this foolishness. Duels are forbidden and you know that" But the blonde idiot named after some food just smiled.
"On the contrary. Only Duels between Nobles but she is but a Commoner, a familiar to boot, so I am not breaking any rules here. Also, it seems to be you are also incapable of teaching your Familiar some manners, so it falls to me to show this Girl her place. unless of course she" Serina interrupted him.
"If you suggest I apologize, forget it, I did Nothing wrong, it was you who did the awful deed of cheating on two innocent girls and then letting your anger out on a Servant, now Cease this foolish behavior and get on with this duel ." Guiche narrowed his Eyes but still did as told, he lifted his Rose and a Pallet fell to the Ground. A Golem made out of Bronze slowly rose up.
"My Runenic name is Guiche the Bronze and therefore my Bronze Valkyrie will be your opponent" Serina just looked at the Golem before her.
"Oh...how...amusing...While they are very well crafted I doubt they will be a match to my own Golem" Guiche just smiled.
"tsk, tsk tsk it seems you do not understand the...wait what?" The last past of her sentences registered in his Brain and he looked at her confused.
Serine only smiled and taped her Umbrella on the ground, like with Guiche a suit of armor rose up from the ground, in this case, it was a Knight in pure black Armor, every noble was silent, till now they were waiting to see this commoner get beaten, but now she summons a Golem, She used Magic...provibg she was no Commoner at all.
"W-What...Y-YOU ARE A NOBLE!?" Screamed Guanche in pure shock.
"Yes, indeed I am. Allow me to properly introduce myself. I am Serena Dracule Van Blood but I am more known as the Onyx Countess. So as you send out your Bronze Valkyrie I do believe my Onyx Blood Knight is more than a match, ATTACK!" Faster than any of the nobles could see the Knight moved. it was a blur because suddenly it stood behind Guiche Valkyrie. The Bronze Golem was cut in half and was lying on the ground.
Guiche could do nothing but stare at the Black Knight in horror that now was standing right in front of him, but to his confusion, it sheeted its sword and crumbled.
"Dear Dracula this is no fun. That was my weakest Golem and it defeated yours without even a quarter ff its strength. Using him further is a waste of Magic" Angrily Guiche gripped his Rose so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"ARE YOU MOCKING ME? YOU MAY HAVE MAGIC BUT YOU ARE NOTHING BUT...BUT A FALLEN NOBLE OR THE BASTARD CHILD OF ONE. I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED" He summoned 3 more Golems but Serina was unimpressed.
"(Well he's technically not wrong with the second one but no need for him to know that) That's it? Just more of the same. Oh well, time to get my hands dirty." She lifted her umbrella while the 3 Golems attacked her, but she just smirked and the next thing that shocked the crowd, suddenly her Umbrella glowed red and she vanished When she reaped the golems were cut into many pieces and Serena stood behind them no longer holding an Umbrella, but a terrifying black scythe with red glowing runes all over it.
"Allow me to introduce you to my weapon Bleache or whatever your name is. This is Blood Moon and as you can see she is MORE than a match for your little Toys." Guiche trembled, not sure what to do, so he did the only thing he could think of, summon nine more golems, but before they even could move earth spiked shot out of the ground and pierce through them.
"I am bored. VERY Bored." Once again she vanished, everyone looked around to find her until they heard a startled scream from Guiche, Serena was standing behind him, holding her Scythe against his Throat.
"Now then, do you yield?"
"I YIELD I YIELD" Serina put her weapon away and her opponent fell to the ground, trembling in fear, She just went past him not even looking back, her scythe resting on her shoulder.
"Now then if any of you ever threatens my Friend Siesta you will meet a similar fate. Now then Siesta how about some Tea and Biscuits? I am rather hungry what do you say?" Siesta just gave a short nod and followed Serina, leaving Vestri Court.
At the same time at the Headmasters Office, both Osmond and Colbert were observing what happened.
"I think this proves it. She is definitely not Human as you say, Colby. No Human could move this fast but are you certain she is a Vampire?" The old Headmaster looked at his Colleague who gave a nod.
"I am certain, her fangs, the pale skin, the red eyes, and her Inhuman Powers all point to that she is a Vampire." The Headmaster smoked his Pipe.
" But the fact she can go outside during the day and be exposed to direct sunlight and not be harmed, Hm...but this also could be attributed to her Familiar Runes which you forgot to analyze after you're shocked correct?" Embarrass Convert lowered his head.
"Yes... I was too distracted by what she is, the runes completely slipped my mind...but what do we do now? She is not only a Vampire but also a Mage. She may look like she is in the same age group as our Students but for all, we know she could be Hundreds if not thousands of years old. It frightens me how powerful a Mage could be if they were given enough time to hone their craft" Osmond gave a nod and started thinking.
"Well, I guess the best thing we could do is is ask. Would you please common Miss Serina? And maybe Young Miss Valliere too." Colbert gave a hesitant nod.
Only a few minutes later he returned with Louise and Serena, the letter had her Scythe back in its umbrella form which on its own was truly worrisome, a simple umbrella that in seconds turns into a deadly weapon,
Under normal circumstances, Osmond would be impressed at the Magic used to create it, but these weren't normal circumstances.
"Greetings. I am Osmond the Headmaster of this Academy, You are Serine correct?"
"Indeed. Serina Dracula Van Blood at your service" She gave a short nod. The Headmaster noticed that she was completely calm while Louise was extremely nervous.
"First, calm down Miss Valliere none of you are in trouble, Mister Gramont was Indeed correct when he said only duels between nobles are against the rules, While Miss Serina here can use Magic...I do not think a Vampires can still be counted as a Noble" every color left Louise's face when she heard this, Vampires were the most unholy creatures of all, hated by both Humans and Elves alike. Serina now lost her smile.
"While I am a Vampire I am also a Noble. Maybe not a Noble of your Land but alas still a Noble" The Tension in the room grew when the two were staring at each other.
"...What are your intentions here? More so how can I be certain you will not run any of my Students dry of Blood?"
"Simple... I am a Hafling. My Father was a Human, my Mother a Vampire. I don't NEED Blood to survive" Everyone looked at Serina confused with wide eyes.
"Wait wait wat...you...you were BORN a Vampire? You were not turned?" Asked Colbert confused.
"No, I wasn't...OH, I should maybe also mention that I hail from a Different World. So Vampires here and Vampires from my World probably are different. If I was a turned Vampire I would not be a Noble. They are considered the lowest. They are pretty much our Commoners...maybe I should tell you more of the World I hail from. The World is called Vynx and is inhabited by many different species. The Humans, the Fagus, Lycanthropes, Aquarians, Vampires, Dwarfs, Fairies, Jotuns, Duau and Elves. We, Vampires, live on the Dark Continent Mordigan where the Sun never touches the Land. It's a cold and dead Continent, shrouded in Eternal Darkness. Perfect for a Race that mostly is weak against the Sunlight. I will not explain the Vampiric Cast System as it would take to much time but at the Top are the Ancient Vampire Clans. My Grandfather, Dracula Tepes, was the first Human who became a Vampire that was...over 5000 Years ago. My Mother was his Daughter and after I was born she married into the Van Blood Clan. Sadly my Stepfather is a bastard who hates everything that is not a pure-blooded Vampire so he imprisoned me in one of the Van Blood Mansions. If it wasn't for the pink menace here I would still be trapped in Eternal boredom." Osmond and Colbert both listened carefully. Louise, on the other hand, did not care. She was still panicking about the Fact to have summoned such an unholy Creature.
"I have to admit this is rather fascinating and much different from the Vampires of our land. The Holy Texts describe them as mindless beasts, only seeking to drink more Blood." Serina just gave an unladylike snort.
"I would not trust some Religious Nonsense speaks about my Race. Most Religions of Humanity back home spout the same nonsense about all non-Human Races. But please let us not discuss Religion I Always get a headache when I have to listen to it."
"Very well. Now...there are other problems we have to address, many second-year saw you performing magic so the information has most likely already spread on Campus, if word gets out that Miss Valliere summon a fellow Noble, regardless who exactly you are, there will be consequences for her...and when the Church hears about her summoning a Vampire it could get bloody." Worried did he stroke his beard.
"We could claim she is from a Fallen Noble Family that lost the title a long time ago and she simply was lucky enough to be born with the Founders Gift." Suggested Colbert.
"Hm...if miss Serina is willing to play along with this cover story?" For a moment Serina was thinking over it before she nodded.
"Now the biggest issue...free me of this enslavement. It's already bad enough that the Wrench tried to mind control me but I don't want to keep this rune any longer" Now all 3 Images looked at her surprised.
"Mind Magic is forbidden and highly illegal. Lady Valliere would not be capable of this" Serina just narrowed her eyes at the Professor.
"I clearly felt how the Runes tried to break my Mental defenses...are you telling me you never wonder why beings such as Dragons can be summoned and obey their Masters despite them being ferocious Beasts before?"
"Of COURSE we know. Its because they are our Familiars" Serina resisted the urge to slap her forehead when she hears Louise utterly stupid response.
"I...I am afraid Miss Valliere that she has a point. Sadly there is no way of ending the Contract unless one of the participants dies" Explained the old Headmaster.
"Hm...so all I have to do is kill her and resurrect her as a Zombie then?" Louise immediately jumped away from her, absolutely terrified. Both Headmaster and Professor were pointing their staffs at her.
"Relax Gentleman I do not possess the skills to do this. every Vampire is Born with one or sometimes more Dark Gifts, special abilities are unique to that Vampire, sometimes past down in the Family. For example, Mind Control our turning into mist, I do not possess the Dark Gift to turn her into a Mindless Zombie, my Gift is the possession of those two" to everyone's Surprise a Pair of Big Bat Wings came out of her back.
"Fascinating, truly fascinating...but it doesn't change that you are bounden to miss Valliere" Serena was clearly not happy and glared at the Professor.
"Is there truly no way to break the contract? I could at least consider it if she was not such a Horrible Person."
"HOW DARE YOU SPEAK OF ME LIKE THIS YOU FILTHY DOG!"
"You see what I mean? Listen Brat...as long as you don't change your behavior I REFUSE to be your Familiar, the only reason why I gave you a chance today was that Siesta told me you might get expelled but frankly I'm starting to not care about that anymore, I shudder to imagine how you would have treated any other Sentient being you would have summoned, You probably would have chained them to you bed and used physical punishments like some deranged barbarian." Serina paid no further mind to Louise so she did not notice the Girl flinching. Because what Serina just said was Indeed what she had planned to do.
"Please do not insult my Students in such a manner, she would treat her Familiar that abysmally," Said Colbert not noticing that Louise got a little uncomfortable with this topic. Not that she saw anything wrong, if you misbehave you get punished and Physical Pain was the most effective.
"Unfortunately there is no way to break the Contract so I am afraid you have no other choice but to be her Familiar." Said Osman to get the discussion back on track.
"...very well if I have no other choice than so be it...but only Under certain conditions." She turned to Louise, glaring at the Girl and it kinda looked like the Pinkett was scared, which she really did not understand why.
Serena was BARELY bigger than Louise. "First of all, you will speak in a respectful tone with me. Second, you do NOT call me Familiar. Please use my first name, Sarina. And Third...you will supply me with Blood. Before you panic, I don't want ALL of it and it will NOT turn you. While I don't need Blood to survive I need it to keep my strength, all that I ask for is a little bit every day it doesn't even need to be YOUR Blood. Just Blood."
"W-Wait..i thought Vampires NEED Human Blood?" The 3 Nobles all looked confused at the Vampire.
"That's a common misconception. It dépends what Race you originally descent from. My Grandfather was once a Human so Human Blood is what strengthens him the most. While someone who was previously a Dwarf would get the most of Dwarven blood. Only those who were turned need the blood of their former race. Us who are of Vampiric Birth can consume all forms of Blood. Human Blood still will strengthen me the most but it also can be Animal Blood. Just please no such things as mice and Rats" Louise tried to stay calm but on the Inside, she was fuming with anger.
"(How does she DARE? I am the Daughter of a Duke. She merely the Grandchild of a Count and to boot a heretical creature and NOTHING but a lowly Familiar. She has NO rights to make ANY demands from ME...but it seems I have no other Choice) FINE. I agree."