The Fallen Vampire

Chapter 206: You Survived! Congratulations!

In the blink of an eye, three more days came and went.

For the asanbosam, the experience was not only enriching, but it was exciting as well.

These vampire offshoots were thrilled by the opportunity they'd been given to learn martial arts in a more formal, proper sense.

Taira may not have been any good at talking, but he was a very capable teacher.

He was able to get the asanbosam to stop hampering so much on outright savagery and instead develop a more skillful eye.

The great thing was, they were pretty much naturals.

They took what Taira taught them, learned it properly, and then started considering the best ways to integrate his teachings into their own martial arts; resulting in their individual development of new techniques.

Though most were still a work in progress as of now...

On the arcane side, they were also progressing smoothly in the exploration of their magical prowess, with many of them getting their first feel for the use of magic.

They spent many hours of their own free time in the library. Some staying all day.

The humans experienced a slight learning curve, but they are quickly getting their footing as the days go by.

Although, Big Country shows little to no signs of growing used to the early morning hours, and has been placed on a strict diet under Vaal's authority. It is a special kind of hell for him.

Though the humans struggled at first, they show signs of finding their niche.

Jordan, Himari, and Corey all have grown extremely attached to the arcane side of cultivating.

Raymond, Saanvi, and Sawyer show greater interest in body cultivation.

Though it's taking them a little longer to get to the fighting side of cultivation, they are on their way to developing a proper understanding of the basics to build upon.

But the path to the top is an arduously painful one, and while the cult members develop themselves physically and spiritually for the first four days of the week, the fifth day is where they put it all to the test.

From four in the morning to eight at night, the sect gathers in the courtyard for a sort of organized free-for-all. Everyone's cultivation is sealed to make it as 'fair' as possible.

The last man standing would be rewarded with the privilege of exploring Aveena and Taira's personal library.

They were free to select any three manuals they liked. The only stipulation was that they were not allowed to take them outside or make copies as a security risk.

"But you all rose to the challenge at every turn. I couldn't be more proud."

The cultists smiled.

"Since we know you all can handle it now, we're going to make your training three times as difficult starting next week. Rest and hydrate accordingly."

The cultists were no longer smiling.

Except for Vaal, who's screws had long since been knocked loose.

Taira was watching Yukiko climb over his paws like he was one large jungle gym.

He casually lifted the furry critter with one of his tails and passed her back to Inadu, who seemed to be the most fond of the new addition.

"Now, this is when I would ordinarily dismiss you all to rest, but I've been told one of your head disciples has something else in mind." Taira finally said.

As if he were waiting for his moment to shine,Vaal stood up wearing a smile that was almost too big to fit his face.

After bowing respectfully to his Dai-Shi and the ladies of the cult, he turned around to greet his little brothers and sisters.

*Inhales..* "...PARTAYYYYY!!!!!"

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Ordinarily after one has undergone five days of the most strenuous exercise known to man, it is expected that the afflicted person would retire to rest for at least thirty six hours straight.

But the asanbosam do things quite a bit differently!

They had survived their first week of instruction at the cult, so now it was time to celebrate the fact that they weren't dead, they were stronger, and they were wiser!

A bonfire had been lit, the cultists were sitting around singing, dancing, laughing, and of course, drinking.

Taira and his family had retreated to their palace once the festivities began. You can't exactly have fun with authority figures watching your every move, can you?

And so, the night progressed steadily with the near dead cultists celebrating in a rowdy rager.

However, they were about to experience a visit from some very unexpected guests... but of course they were going to get drunk first.