On top of the first year building outside the roof, it was a calm day. It wasn't too hot and it hadn't rained in a few days so the ground was dry. Archer[Quinn] stood there opposite Arian[Fex] while the others stood just behind the roof door. The door was slightly open as the four of them peeked to have a look at what was going on.
Gyro[Erin]'s hand was twitching as she had it hovered over her sword's hilt. The others had to do everything in their power to convince her to not go out there and start a fight straight away. They were interested in what Arian[Fex] had to say and if she was to go out with her head full of steam right now, it would ruin everything. The best option for them was to come out of this with no fighting.
If that did happen, Zamier[Vorden] was prepared, he currently had an ice Skill[ability], a fire Skill[ability] and also a slow regenerative Skill[ability]. While trying to get the Skill[ability] it took him longer then he thought, the original person he got it from last time he couldn't;t find. luckily at the last moment, he was able to find another student with a similar but weaker version of the Skill[ability].
He needed to make sure to keep the regenerative Skill[ability] just in case things didn't go to plan. If Arian[Fex] really didn't have a solution then once again he would have to prepare himself to remove another body part. It was also unlikely that he would be able to get Mill[Sil] to fight for them anyway, at most Zamier[Vorden] could convince Rat[Rat][Rat]en.
Mill[Sil] was unreliable, so Zamier[Vorden] never went into a fight relying on him.
"So you understand the terms then, " Archer[Quinn] said. "We will be waiting just on the other side of that door and if anything happens to her we will..."
"I know, " Arian[Fex] said with a yawn. "I already gave you my word, didn't I? You should already know a Vampire's word is sacred; it's not something that can easily be broken."
"And about the ghoul problem, you promise you'll help us straight after right?" Archer[Quinn] asked.
"I already have it sorted, " Arian[Fex] said confidently.
"Just a fair warning, she knows what you are, so she will be cautious, " Archer[Quinn] replied.
"Looks like your breaking rules all over the place, " Arian[Fex] said. "I guess it isn't a problem if you plan to turn her eventually."
Arian[Fex] had never seen a vampire break all the rules so casually, there was only one person who was as daring as him and that was Arian[Fex] himself. Most vampires were boring and strict, very traditional in the sense and had been for so many years, it was why Arian[Fex] yearned to go to the human world. The more he was finding out about Archer[Quinn] the more his interest grew. But with his position, he could get away with a few things here or there, while Archer[Quinn] he had never seen him before, he felt like the more he stayed around this guy perhaps interesting events would start to unfold.
Archer[Quinn] had done everything he could, but it was still hard for him to trust Arian[Fex]. Even the system didn't seem to have a solution to the current problem, so he just wondered what Arian[Fex] had that they didn't.
As soon as she opened the door, Gyro[Erin] was ready to head out in his place.
"Gyro[Erin], please remember the plan?" Rebecca[Layla] said.
Gyro[Erin] nodded and then headed straight out as the other three watched from behind the door.
At first, Gyro[Erin] walked slowly, but as she got closer and closer towards Arian[Fex], she started to walk faster. The closer she got to him the more annoyed she was at seeing his face.
"Oh the beautiful Goldilocks has finally come out, I have a proposal for you, " Arian[Fex] said.
But suddenly the walking turned into a jog, after hearing Arian[Fex]'s voice the anger inside her only got worse and then finally, she had enough and pulled out her sword. "I thought I had already warned you, if you were to mention what you saw in the library I would teach you a lesson!" She shouted.
"Looks like she isn't sticking to the plan!" Rebecca[Layla] said.
"The library, have these two met before?" Tony[Peter] asked.
"It seems like there might be a bit of tension between the two that we didn't know about before, " Archer[Quinn] added.
"Damn it!" Zamier[Vorden] shouted. "She's going to get herself killed."
As Zamier[Vorden] went to open the door, Archer[Quinn] pulled him back. "Just wait Zamier[Vorden]. If he really wanted to do her any harm why would he do it in front of all of us? And if he did kill all of us here, then he would only be hunted down by the school."
What Archer[Quinn] had said made a lot of sense to Zamier[Vorden], still, he couldn't help but worry.
Hearing Gyro[Erin]'s words... Arian[Fex] was a bit confused, he could tell she was angry but apparently it had something to do with their last meeting. "Wait, it couldn't have something to do with that book could it?"
As she charged forward her face had now gone bright red once again and she pulled redied her sword but suddenly, her movements started to slow as she felt something wrapping around her legs and arms. When she looked at Arian[Fex] she could see him doing something with his hands.
"That's it I'm going to save her!" Zamier[Vorden] said.
"Wait!" Tony[Peter] shouted. "That's the same thing he did to me, I don't think he's trying to hurt her."
The string like substance continued to tangle all over her body. When Gyro[Erin] looked around she noticed that there were small little daggers placed around the roof with a little ring on top. Finally, though she was completely restricted and could no longer move.
Gyro[Erin] was not at the level where she could use the ice abilities with just her mind, she still required small movement with her hands to activate her Skill[ability]. She would need to be at least a level 7 ice Skill[ability] user for that. So right now she was completely defenceless. Other than her weapon she had no other piece of beast gear on her, so her strength was that of a regular person so there was no way for her to break the strings around her.
"You know, after you left I read that book myself, no wonder you got so heated up, " Arian[Fex] remarked. "If you would like to do the things mentioned in that book I would be happy to help you."
"Go screw yourself, you sicko!" Gyro[Erin] shouted.
"This is what I get for being nice." Arian[Fex] said. "Anyway hear me out, during my time here I need a puppet as well as a food source. Now since you decided to punish me in the library, you have the congratulations of becoming both of those things."
"Archer[Quinn], do you understand what he's saying?" Rebecca[Layla] asked.
"I have no clue, I mean I understand the food part, but the puppet thing I have no idea, " Archer[Quinn] replied.
"System, is he talking about making her a blooded one?" Archer[Quinn] asked.
"No, the Leonardo[Sanguinis] family have the Skill[ability] of string. However, their combat style is unique. They are extremely nimble and skilled with their fingers, but their actual combat powers themselves are lacking."
Hearing this didn't make Archer[Quinn] feel any better. If Arian[Fex] was a vampire with lacking combat skills then what did one with good combat skills fight like?
"To perform at the best of their Skill[ability] they need something called a puppet, to do combat for them, while they control them behind the scenes."
Arian[Fex] then walked up behind Gyro[Erin], while walking a selective path towards her avoiding all the strings attached to the small blades he had thrown.
"I'm not becoming your puppet!" Gyro[Erin] shouted.
"I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice, " Arian[Fex] replied as he stabbed 12 needles into the back of her body.
To be continued....
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