The former deputy general director didn't even make an attempt to resist. Olga Viktorovna, who was watching the whole picture, was terrified and attacked the attacker with magic, but being used to dealing with people, she had never practiced her fighting skills, considering them useless. An overeating ghoul and a vampire who hadn't eaten for twenty-four hours, who was stronger?
If it had been any of Oleg's gendarmes, the ghoul wouldn't have stood a chance, but that wasn't the case here. Having defended himself from the attack, the Count broke the vampiress' resistance with several powerful blows and throwing her on the bed, tore her nightgown and roughly possessed her. He raped his prey until midnight, not even bothering to remove the corpse of her former lover from the bed, the blood of which further enraged the winner when it fell on his body.
Having satiated himself, the man clarified to Olga Viktorovna her new status with rights and duties. Though what rights and duties a concubine has? Look beautiful and spread your legs when they say so!? Well, in such conditions the woman, who was once almost at the top of power and considered herself the center of the universe, found herself. The Count, having received what he wanted, whistling contentedly went downstairs, there was still much to do in his new capacity as a non-human.
The fate of the other renegades was very similar to the fate of their leaders. As soon as they were separated, they each wished to have their own servant and created another ghoul. For some reason forgetting that it is a reasonable being, with its own desires and ambitions and it can not be manipulated as in a computer game, and can not communicate as an animal.
Therefore, the moment when the cup of patience was overflowing, sooner or later came and the former owners were waiting for an unenviable fate. Only Valentin, Vidov's former deputy, was lucky. Having met a gang of bandits on his way, he killed them all and saved the merchant's daughter from death and dishonor.
By making the girl a ghoul at her request, he obtained a loyal and grateful companion. The couple made their way into the Empire without much trouble, though there were already checkpoints on the roads and barrier troops checking all travelers, regardless of their position and titles - looking for those who can't stand silver and have an irresistible desire to feed on human blood.
- We need an earthbender. No less than a master," Olga said thoughtfully.
And there was much to ponder. The information brought by Sergei, and most importantly the blood of the magess, gave information to think about. And if the figure of the gunner was now revealed, the knowledge and skills of the air mage, too different from the knowledge of the archmage, who operated the fire element.
The approach to spell weaving, skills, abilities, and the spells themselves were simply different. At the lower levels of magic this difference was almost imperceptible, but one had to go to the higher spheres of art and it became clear why there was a division into schools and sections.
- Why the lands? - Her husband asked.
- Construction is the domain of the earth mages. I think we're going to learn a lot and we'll have to remake the whole fortress to hell.
- That would be very bad... - Eugene beat his knuckles on the tabletop, - Then get ready, I guess. You'll go with Kostya to Kas. He'll hire mages and mercenaries, and you'll look for an Earth mage. There seem to be a couple of strong ones there, but how strong they are, that's a separate question and you'll have to answer it.
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