CHAPTER 73: THE END OF THE TRAIL GROUND

~Zara POV~

I dove to the side avoiding a sloppy but powerful overhand blow, the general was wounded and tried, matching my own state. We had been battling now for quite a while, the surrounding soldiers on both sides having given us the space we needed to conduct our impromptu duel.

It hadn’t exactly been my goal to fight him one on one but after 20 days on constant battles when I managed to force an error on the opposing side I knew I had to take it. I gathered some of my strongest soland we charged down out of our base straight into the heart of the enemy camp to deal a decisive blow to kill their general. Saddly before we could reach him we were waylaid by some men, this led to a battle which thankfully the general joined and that then led to me and him facing off.

I feinted a blow to his side baiting him to raise his sword to block only to dart to the opposite side and score a devastating slash severing his off hand at the elbow. He cried out in pain and staggered back giving me all the space I needed to push forward and finally put an end to the battle.

As the generals dead body collapsed to the floor before me I grinned in victory as the system informed me that I had completed the challenge. And with plenty of time to spare!

I was rewarded with 2 items, a new sword and a necklace. Both were magical and whilst the sword was quite the fine piece it was the necklace that captured my attention.

[Comanders Pride - whilst equipped grants an image understanding off everything within a 5 meter radius of yourself.]

Whilst seemingly minor the utility of such an item was sure to be amazing and I was more than happy with my reward from this challenge.

But I all too soon felt the pull of an incoming teleport and before I knew it I was being pulled out of the trial ground to be reunited with my companions.

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~Amanda POV~

I stood over the corpse of the corrupted vampire that was the actual source off the issues that this area faced. I had never seen a corrupted vampire before but I knew that it could only happen when a vampire consumes too much corrupted blood. How one does so willingly is beyond me but regardless he was dead and I was victorious.

It had been a thrilling hunt and I truly got to let loose as I stalked my prey through these woods. But after several days in a constant state of alert I was more than ready to be done with this place.

When I recived the notification informing me of my success I wasn’t exactly expecting all too much as a reward but I was pleasantly surprised when what I received was a seemingly simple vile of blood.

[Vile of Blood - Refined blood from a ancient and powerfull succubus. If drank by a vampire it will enhance the bloodline and allow for greater control over blood.]

My eyes opened wide upon reading what it could do and a smile formed on my lips and I found myself drinking the vial almost instantly. Saddly I hardly got a chance to savour the taste before I felt the pull of the teleport sending me back to my companions. I think I will miss this place.

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~Dawn POV~

Aunty Senitha unleashed a powerful blast of magic towards the stinky human that was rude to mama whilst I held him in place with the grasses at him feet. He let out a delightful scream of pain which made me feel all warm and fuzzy. I cannt wait to tell mama about it!

The stinky human was quite stupid. Me and aunty Senitha had just beat up the big bad beast in the middle of the plains when him and he walked up by himself, don’t know why he was alone but I think his friend ran away because he was so stinky. He then went and challenged us for our tokens! Silly stinky human.

Well with aunty Senitha’s last blast of magic he was poofed away and we shared a grin at our victory and at the bump of tokens we gained from that victory. We didn’t have much longer left either as we only challenged the big bad beast right at the end as it was quite the big bad beast!

It wasn’t long till I got a message from the system proclaiming my victory over this challenge as is only right! Me and aunty are super duper powerful and awesome so it is natural that we would win!

As a reward I even got 2 skills! And they are awesome! My first one let’s me speak with my mind! I was about to use it on aunty but I paused, no I wanted to speak to mama first! I liked aunty but I was really missing mama and I wanted her to be the first person I was able to properly speak to! She was the bestest mama after all!

My second reward was maybe even better than the first. It was another skill that I really wanted! It was called Shapeshift, but I didn’t see why I would ever want to change how I looked, no what I realised was that I could make sure that I stayed small enough to stay with mama all the time! And then when a fight happened I could grow super duper big and beat any bad guys up!

As I began to feel the pull of the teleport thingy I quickly flew over and bumped my nose against aunty Senitha’s head to which she smiled before we were both teleported away.

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~Lilliana POV~

I blinked away the disorientation of the teleport as I found myself stood inside of the Building of which the Trail Ground was housed in, before I could do much but realise that I suddenly heard a voice in my head. It was quite loud but was melodic and filled with childlike joy and happiness. "Mama I missed you!!" I winched slightly at the volume of that message but my eyes opened wide when I processed what was said and my head snapped to the side where I felt an all too familiar presence rocketing towards me. I opened my arms wide as a slightly large noodle of green cuteness slammed into my chest using my breasts as a cushion for her impact.

I smiled down at little Dawn as she snuggles up close to me. "I missed you too little one. How are you able to talk in my head though?"

She looked up at me with clear affection which warmed my heart to no end before she spoke, this time in a less booming volume. "I got a new skill called Telepathy! It will let me speak with mama and any one else! I wanted to use it with aunty Senitha but I wanted to speak to you first as I love you the mostest!" I felt my eyes tear up when I heard her say that coupled with the emotions she was positively pouring through our bond I could practically feel the love we shared.

Then my brain caught up with what else she said and I couldn’t help but ask. "Aunty Senitha? Were you with other people for your trial!" But before she could respond to me I was pulled into another hug with Dawn being squished between us and my head was engulfed by some soft and delightful mountains.

I flailed for a moment before I recognised the smell of Kana as she hugged me tightly to herself. She did eventually break apart and I got a chance to look up at her but my words failed to leave my lips as I gazed at the woman before me.

She was definitely stil Kana but she was slightly different. Her skin is noticeably pinker than before but not in a unnatural way, if anything it better match’s with how Lillith looked. Her horns too had grown noticeably and her tail had changed to have a slightly flared tip. Past that it seems like every imperfection that she might have previously had has now been erased leaving her looking even more stunning than before.

I felt my mouth hand open as I looked at her stunning figure as she looked at me a touch bashfully. "Umm I don’t look weird do I?"

I quickly shook myself and then shook my head as I rushed to reply. "No! No you look absolutely stunning! What happened to you?"

Her shy and bashful look blossomed into a wide smile that lit up her face and enhanced her already stunning figure. "Oh t-that’s good! And my reward changed my race slightly. I am no longer half human but I am now fully a succubus!"

My mouth fell back open in shock. "How is that even possible?"

"Magic?"

"I mean... yeah I suppose that’s fair enough..." whilst a poor explanation it would have to do for now as we were soon joined by 2 more of our friends. Amanda walked over and she also looked slightly different from before. Whilst physically she hadn’t changed it was more how she carried herself. From how she normally seemed subdued and measured in her movements she now carried herself with an elegance and grace that oozed confidence. When our eyes met a crimson light flashed across them and I shivered as it felt like I was staring at a predictor for a moment.

That melted away she when to pulled me into a hug, again squishing Dawn between the two of us, but I don’t think she minded all that much. "Hello dear, I have missed you." At that Dawn poked her head up and glared at Amanda causing her to giggle and separate enough to reach out and gently pet her head. "Yes I missed you too little one."

Whilst Amanda placated a baby dragon I looked over at Zara who seemed a touch distant and was fiddling with her hands whilst snaring just a touch away from us. I frowned at that before manoeuvring apart from my confident vampire, making sure to leave Dawn with her and made my way over to the wolfkin.

Standing in front of her I reached out pulled head down into my chest and wrapped my arms around her. She tensed for a moment before she melted into me. I couldn’t help but chuckle when I noticed her tail wagging fiercely. "Missed you too Zara." She mumbled something into my chest causing them to wobble slightly making me giggle again.

I pulled back and looked upon my 4 companions with a wide smile noticing how Amanda and Kana were both pampering Dawn and had faces of wonder and joy, evidently Dawn was speaking to them mentally as well to their shared delight.

Getting their attention I smiled even wider at them all. "Welcome back everyone."