Chapter 990: 16.36 First Red Star - Evening Class
Chapter 990: 16.36 First Red Star - Evening Class
The information that the Pope had been hurt while visiting the Genus Academy had leaked outside the institution. The other groups appear to have seen this as a chance to attack the Templar Temple.
In the territory of the werewolves...
Elder Villas and the other Elder Wolves were meeting in an office. With the death of the Ancestor Werewolf, these ancient men assumed command. Some of them were the ones that persuaded Conri Lycaon to turn on his foster father. It was Great Elder Valla who devised the plan. Through the lad, he hoped to gain control of the entire wolf pack.
Elder Valla said, "You heard about the situation in the Templar Temple. Do you think what happened to the Pope is real? If it is then don't you think that Genus Academy is a lot more dangerous than we thought."
"The Pope of the Templar Temple broke the oath he made when he visited and attacked our young king. I think what happened to him was something he deserved." Elder Vilkas said.
The thoughts of Elder Vilkas, 'Would you expect the Ancestor to keep his hands to himself if that Old Crouge is preying on the Ancestor's Luna? He didn't want to live anymore. Sigh~ serve him right!'
Elder Vilkas was the only werewolf elder who knew the Werewolf Ancestor was still alive. Fenrir Skoll notified him of his whereabouts and who he is with via Randall Ruid. Everyone in the Fenrir Tribe knew that the Werewolf Ancestor had been alive for a very long time, waiting for his Luna. Yet no one could have predicted that this Luna would turn out to be Cassius Ambrosia, the Progenitor of Blood.
Even Vilkas, who was notified at the last minute, was so stunned and terrified by the news that he double-checked it with Randall Ruid many times. Who would have guessed it was true? It's no surprise that the Ancestor opted to feign his death and pursue the Progenitor.
The Ancestor is ready to forgive the man despite the fact that he attempted to kill him that night because he is his long-awaited Luna.
Elder Valla said, "Vilkas, don't you think that ever since the Ancestor had died that you become a coward?"
He scoffed openly at him, as he despised this guy who was trusted by the Ancestor more than he did himself. Why was the Ancestor so attentive to Vilkas despite the fact that they were both Great Elders of the tribe? Is it because he is a member of the same pack, when before he was not? That's why he worked so hard to brainwash the Ancestor's young cub.
It is far easier to manipulate a cub who has questioned his father's devotion rather than a devoted servant of the Ancestor.
Elder Vilkas' eyes were chilly as he glanced at Elder Valla and the other elders who promptly switched sides when the Ancestor died. Just a few of them are fiercely devoted to the Supreme Lord, and for now, only Randall Ruid is aware that the Ancestor is still alive.
"I don't care what you do and this old man is also satisfied that Young Lord Conri becomes the new king. Even so, I would like to warn you to hold back your greed. Did you really think you would be forgiven for trying to manipulate the only cub of the Ancestor!?" Elder Vilkas stated.
Vilkas' statements made Elder Valla a little uneasy. Even if many of them were aware of what he had done since the young king was on his side, the others, especially Elder Vilkas, were ready to turn a blind eye. This is due to Conri Lycaon's failure to expel the Elder ranking werewolves from the tribe. Clearly, the young king still had some uses for Valla, and they had no right to interfere with the monarch's choice.
"I do not know what you are talking about, Vilkas. You cannot just say these words without proof!" Elder Valla shouted.
Hmphed!
Elder Vilkas said, "I wouldn't have said it if you weren't intentionally poking at me. Can't you just focus on the Templar Temple? Even the Ancestor never made a move against the Genus Academy without a legit reason. Do you want to end up like the Pope!?"
Many of the seniors in the room began muttering to one another. At this moment, they were definitely on Elder Vilkas' side. Against Genus Academy, there is no need to form enemies. Acknowledging that the headmaster was the Progenitor of Blood, as well as another mysterious man named Skoll Ambrosia, who stood beside the Vampire Monarch.
"Elder Vilkas is right. That's the Progenitor of Blood leaving the Genus Academy. Someone who has the same strength as the former Ancestor. We cannot defeat him even if we all work together."
"We should have just focused on the Templar Temple. Now that their head is injured, isn't it an opportunity to weaken them further?"
"Maybe the Vampire Faction also had this in mind. People of those races hated the people of Temple due to what happened to one of their Earls a few years ago."
Upon hearing that most elders were in favor of Elder Vilkas's suggestion, Elder Valla felt he was being belittled once again. But at the same time, this is also an opportunity to gain more fame, as long as he defeats a high-ranking priest from the Templar Temple then more people from the tribe would revere him.
Elder Valla's thoughts, 'That's right. This is an opportunity to gain more fame than the young werewolf king. It wouldn't be a dream to become a King for myself.'
"I agree with Elder Vilkas. We shouldn't take this opportunity for granted. Now that the Pope is down we should try to weaken the Templar Temple. This is an opportunity we cannot ignore." Elder Valla said.
It was at this moment that the people in the room were united as one. They truly wanted to gain a game through this event and become even more powerful. Only Elder Vilkas chose not to get involved and instead, he wanted to visit the Genus Academy which everyone didn't care much about.
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Evening Class, Field Training Venue, Gymnasium...
Elite Class students gathered in the gymnasium once more. They did not go to the hall area for training, but rather to the open space. Before they arrived, Instructor Keylan Light was already waiting for them. A massive glass sphere the size of an adult human stood in front of them. They had no idea what it was for. They wouldn't mind using such an odd device if it weren't for their Instructor's enthusiastic eyes when staring at the orb.
Asher Light asked, "What is this thing?"
"Is this an elemental crystal? How come there is no trace of what element it was in?" asked Esther Dawn.
Instructor Keylan Light spoke, "You guys are lucky. This is the first time I saw such a large Element Detector. Anyone who used it would learn what kind of elements they are compatible with. For example..." He touched the glass orb and it suddenly glows with the bright light of gold, red and gray. The students were surprised to see such a mixed color.
"The elements you can control are based on the colors that appear in the orbs. Gold means light element. Red is Fire and Grey is the Time element. These are the elements I can control and have mastery over. The greater the shade the stronger the element is. My strongest element is Light. It's fun right~" explained Instructor Keylan Light. "Of course, it can also detect hidden elements. Elements that you haven't awakened yet can also be detected by this orb. So who wants to go first?"
As predicted, several students were curious about the elements they may use. Despite they were already aware of the elements they might employ, what if there was a latent element they could try to awaken? It would undoubtedly boost their strengths, which is something that all of these students would like.
The heir and Esther Dawn chose not to form a queue with the other enthusiastic students. They waited for their subordinates to be excited before making their move. Most werewolf students had, as predicted, awakened wind and earth components. Some were fortunate enough to awaken variant elements such as metal or gold.
The Vampire race was mostly blood and darkness elements, some awakened wind and was lucky enough. It took a while for most of the students to finish checking the elements they were born with. There are a lot who were disappointed as they didn't find new elements in them. Those who were lucky enough were grinning in happiness with their smiles almost reaching their ears.
The only ones who haven't lined up to check were Asher Light, Esther Dawn, Conri Lycaon, and Athan Vladimir. The four of them looked at each other waiting for one to make the first move. It was unexpectedly Athan Vladimir who stepped forward among the four men.
Athan Vladimir felt apprehensive as he stood in front of the orb. He didn't think he had another element latent in him; after all, he'd already been astonished to discover his unique constitution. He lifted his hand and touched the glass orb after a few seconds of thought. An equal amount of dark crimson and black hue emerged in the orb under everyone's eyes. The Blood Element is dark red, and the Darkness element is black.
Tsk! "Nothing is new as expected," mumbles Athan Vladimir. He turned around and walked away after checking his elements.
This time Conri Lycaon made a move and placed his hand on the orb. Green, yellow, and white appeared on the orbs. It's the element of wind, earth, and ice as expected. What was surprising is his affinity with the ice element. It was even more powerful than his wind and earth elements.
Instructor Keylan Light asked, "Did you train your ice elements when you were young?"
"Yes, my father helped me with it." Conri Lycaon answered Ashe recalls the past when his Foster father would ask him to eat countless ice-related treasures that greatly increased his control over ice elements.
Keylan Light commented, "Your father truly loves you a lot. Don't you know that Ice Elements can harm its wielder at such a young age and many die because of it? Ice is aggressive yet silent. It can instantly take someone's life in the most beautiful way. If you had not eaten treasure to strengthen your body when young, you would have turned into an ice statue for failing to control your ability."
Conri Lycaon turned silent. He was once again reminded how much his foster father had loved him and treated him like his real son all along. But he... Ungrateful for what he had schemed against such a kind father and ended up killing him in the end. He now feels like trash that wasn't worth saving at all. Such remorse and regret including guilt poisoned his heart. His mood turned dark at such words. He can only turn around wordlessly and stand at the corner to recall all the bad things he did.
Asher Light witnessed the sudden change of atmosphere on Conri Lycaon and whispered to Esther Dawn, "What do you think that stupid wolf is thinking to suddenly look so gloomy like that?" But he heard no reply from Esther Dawn when he turned around he saw him looking a bit nervous and out of it.
"Esther, are you okay?" The Holy Son asked.
Waking up from reality, Esther Dawn looked at his boss and said, "Ah... Yes. Please go ahead. I will check mine last."
"Oh... Sure. I'll go ahead." Asher Light said.
The Holy Son did nothing unusual and just touched the orb like the other students. But, as soon as his hand touched the glass or. The sphere glows with the brightest gold, and there are rims of crimson circling the gold shade, resembling a sun at night. Under such a light, no one could open their eyes.
Instructor Keylan said, "Brat, remove your hand. It's blinding us!"
"Ah! Oh... Sorry." The light from the orb dimmed as Asher Light removed his hand.