Anton immediately got nervous when he pressed the “Yes” button since he basically tied the vampires’ lives to himself but then again if he chose not to accept the vampires, the only recourse was for him to drive them away or kill them.
For a couple of minutes, Anton examined the details of the slave contract that was presented to him by his Diablo II system, and after reading it thoroughly, he felt a little bit of pity for the vampires. It actually stated that the elder vampire and all of his progenies were now under his will irrevocably. The vampires couldn’t even eat or even make progenies without his say so not to mention that he could kill them with just a single thought.
His Diablo II system even showed a separate panel for his vampire slaves and it was detailed. It consisted of the elder vampire and his two children’s names, stats, and abilities and Anton was surprised at how extensive the elder vampire’s abilities were. He was a bit sad that he couldn’t use their powers though but at least if he knew what those abilities were he could use the knowledge strategically.
The elder vampire’s name was Zenoxus and his two children were Luminetta and Ecturne. Luminetta was the woman and the man’s name was Ecturne.
Anton noticed that his father and Lucas were beginning to get concerned since he was silent for a few minutes. He commanded the vampires to stand then he turned to Anders and Lucas.
“Father, the vampires pledge themselves as my slaves and my magic accepted them. That means that with a single thought, I could kill them. Basically, their lives are in my hands and the moment I die, they will die. I can command them to do anything even those that are against their will. The elder vampire’s name is Zenoxus and his children are called Luminetta and Ecturne. I accepted them as slaves because my magic verified its authenticity and I trusted my magic without a single doubt. My only concern is will this cause a problem with us entering the city of Zalnothel?”
Anders and Lucas stared at him then they looked at each other. It implied that they were not aware if there would be consequences of having vampire slaves and magically bound at that.
Zenoxus raised his hand when the vampire heard Anton asking Anders about their situation.
“As a powerful archmage without affiliation, Zalnothel would welcome you and since we’re enslaved due to us attacking you, we will be considered as your property and not thought of as individual beings.”
Anton suddenly noticed that the other two vampire’s expressions were not good. It looked like their worldview dissolved. When Zenoxus saw Anton looking at his progenies, the elder vampire uttered a word that straightened the vampires and they wore expressionless faces again.
“Why did you tie yourselves to my son?” Anders asked the vampires coldly.
“You will answer my father’s questions as if they’re coming from me. You will also follow his every command as if they were coming from me, do you understand?” Anton told the vampires and the vampires replied that they understood.
“Your son is already an archmage and he’s only seventeen years old. That meant that he would soar to the sky and become one of the most powerful beings in this world once he reached his peak. It wouldn’t be bad to tie myself to someone like that. Not only that, but there was nowhere for us to go. The Undead Coalition is truly powerful and they would be able to find us wherever we may go and no one would succor us. With us tied to a powerful archmage, any lingering tracing magic or curses has been erased and other powerful beings would consider us as Master Anton’s properties.”
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“Yes, I guarantee that you have no more tracing magic or curses in you, but don’t call me master. It gives me the creep. Call me Anton or at the very least, Sir Anton,” Anton said to the vampires.
“We understand, Sir Anton,” The three vampires said and their synchronized responses also gave Anton the creep.
Anders and Lucas could see the ambition in the elder vampire’s face but they saw that that ambition was tied to Anton’s advancement.
“Father, can you handle the vampires, please? I still need to concentrate on my meditation since I’m currently on the verge of a breakthrough. Please ask them everything you need to know,” Anton saw that that statement excited not only his father and Lucas but the vampires as well.
“Again I reiterate, you must follow my Father’s every command as if it came from me and you must guard my Father and my sister, Anna, with your lives. If something happened to them, you die,” Anton told the vampires.
“What do you mean that you’re on the verge of a breakthrough?” Anton’s father asked.
“I’m on the verge of a major breakthrough. Remember during the times when I almost earned a lot of brand-new spells every day? It would happen again. I need to ask you for your opinion though, Anton told his Father and Lucas and since the vampires were there and they were far away from any prying ears, he decided to include them.
Lucas and the vampires listened carefully and waited for what Anton would say.
“When I received my power, remember I told you that there were many paths that were presented to me and I even gave you the details of what they were? I told you then that I chose the path of the Sorcerer which included all the spells that the sorcerer has, at least in this power system. Well now, my next path arrived but this time I was asked to choose one of two. The first one is the path of the Druid which would allow me to cast powerful nature spells like summon boulders, freeze enemies in front of me, summon volcanoes, or even summon a rain of meteors and a powerful hurricane to devastate my enemies. It would also allow me to summon very powerful forest animals, spirit animals and even moving plants to assist in my battle. It would also even allow me to acquire the power to transform into a very powerful werewolf or werebear. Of course, with my will intact and not needing to consume flesh or anything like that. It would just grant me extreme physical power. Remember this is on top of the current power that I have,” Anton paused a bit so his father, Lucas, and the vampires could digest what he had said.
The elder vampire in particular had an exulted satisfied look on his face as if his choice to tie himself to Anton had already been vindicated. After a couple of minutes, Anton continued.
“The second path that was presented to me was the path of the necromancer,” Anton said to the other grimly as if truly emphasizing the dark class.
Everyone was startled. Anders and Lucas's jaw dropped. The vampires, both Zenoxus and his two children were now smiling wide as if they had won the lottery.
“The path of the Necromancy would allow me to learn powerful curses and powerful spells but as you know, a necromancer’s specialty is summoning powerful undead and this path would allow me to do so. Please remember that my magic system is not comparable to the magic of this world and the path that I will choose will be on top of what I already have. I also want to point out that this doesn’t stop here. I will also be allowed to choose more paths in the future. Please remember to keep this information to yourself.”
Anton briefly wondered if it was a mistake to let the others know of what he could be capable of but to be honest about it, it didn’t really matter since his father was his father, and even if for some reason Lucas betrayed him or something like that, nobody could do anything about the information. It was an innate magical system. The vampires were his slaves so they too were already tied to him.