I don't know what that attack was, but I had used it once before, reshaping the lake on the first floor of the dungeon in the process. It was like I made the sword bigger, sharper, longer and more lethal, just by being one with it. It was weird, and it left me with a strange headache. If not for the sake of showing off, or using it as a sure hit kill move, I don't think there should be a reason to use it regularly. Let it be my secret trump card.

There was a sharp Snarl to my left, and I watched as Soren scaled the back of the wolf, moving nimbly as his opponent's bucked and slammed it's body against the canyon wall in an attempt to throw him off. But Soren latched on tight, his powerful claws digging furrows in the fur and skin of the wolf, eliciting painful howls and growls. Then with a sharp movement, Soren's ma.s.sive jaw latched onto the neck of the wolf, the howl of pain it released was so powerful I felt my eardrums vibrate in protest.

And then something else started happening, the point where Soren had bitten the wolf, began to corrode at an extremely fast pace, spreading throughout it's whole body as it's blood turned black and acidic within it's own body. I was shocked by that display, but I recognized it none the less. That's exactly what would happen if a person is grabbed, touched, or bitten by a Sanguine curse bat. A monster I have in my dungeon, a dungeon that Soren used to run for me. In summary, it seems Soren can now use the skills of the monsters in the dungeon, and to great effect too.

As soon as the final alpha werewolf died, with Queen already electrocuting her's to death. The remaining monsters gave ear piercing howls, that was returned by and even deeper howl farther down the canyon pa.s.s. The canyon s.h.i.+fted, twisted and finally rose up to become a more level ground and a somewhat straight path that curved into a bend seventy meters away from us. The monsters turned, and took to their heels retreating, probably heading back to location of that huge howl to regroup and prepare for one final a.s.sault. We've done good, but whatever it is we've done so far, I couldn't shake the feeling we're about to deal with something messy. We cleaned the battlefield up as best as we could, then we all got back into formation, and marched towards the sounds, preparing ourselves for what's to come.

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THE BLUE DISTRICT

ETHERNALIA LEONIS

ASHA YSMIR LEONA COR

The halls of the academy was empty, but there was still a trace of warmth coming from it's walls. At first starting a school just to keep the children busy, while their parents were working, was what I wanted to do. It would give me a chance to be busy, and to connect with the vampires, give them a true reason to serve Kael and looking beyond the oath they had taken. It was a plot in and out of itself, to get to the parents, you had to get to the children.

But Everything changed. I'm not always so sure of my decisions, neither was I perfect as a person. Being the dean of this academy in the short time that it has been built had taught me that, my life, my duty and responsibility, now went beyond trying to keep the man and the woman I love safe. Or preparing a safe haven for my babies, so that they could go grow up protected. I was the first lady of the blue district, the first Mistress of the Cor family. All of this t.i.tles has made me, more than just Asha the wife and protector of Kael Cor...…I had become Asha. The mother and protector of Ethernalia Leonis, the Cor family, and everything it stood for. And today we would be taking a very important step.

I made my way out the front door, standing in front of me where the gathered students of the academy, and their parents, well those of them who are around anyway. It might have been better to have done this when everybody was back at home, but this was a time when the people here needed to have something more hopeful and pure to look forward to. A beacon to s.h.i.+ne in the dark so that they don't loose sight of what they're fighting for.

"My people, my family and my children. There's nothing auspicious or special about today. But by choice I've decided to make it special, to give a gift to my children, because of how hard they have worked and learnt, as their parents toiled for the future. We have all been through tough times, we've lost loved ones and cried tears of blood; as even with our freedom, the world still refused to leave us alone, so that we can grow in peace. But what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, and I believe we have gotten stronger! I once heard someone say forget about the past, live for today, and let tomorrow take care of itself. But that's not how we do things here, here! We learn from our past, live today to the fullest and the best of our abilities, and prepare tomorrow for our children! Because the future! Our future! Belongs to them. And it's up to us to make sure that they're molded, forged and taught the best values possible to make that future good for them, and to make them strong enough to protect their future. So it is in that regard I want to reopen and rename this building behind us, that's known as the academy. It has become so much more than what it originally was, and it would be good to give it true power, power to change futures. Ladies and gentlemen, vampires, gnomes, dwarves and members of other races who're a part of this great city. Today I give you The Equinox Academy Of Higher Learning! The gateway to our future!"