A year passed and in that year he grown, not just because he turned seventeen, but because of how much stronger he became, he felt he could easily take 2 of his past self and still have room to spare, the year passed with him switching between training and conquering monsters in between, over the past year he already amassed monsters in the millions, his army so great they felt like an ocean of black, the effort of a year.
"you've progressed over the year, your lesson isn't over but I wouldn't be the one teaching you, your next teacher would be Baalzebub"
"you have an appointment don't you, I will be going now " Satanas said walking slowly into the distance, Elio watched him until he disappeared, before turning his head he thought, ' maybe it's time to see how much progress the blood clan made' he thought, placing his hands on the floor he murmured.
"patet atri ianua Ditis" and with the soft murmur a crack appeared on the floor of hell, soon it spread until it was the size of a well, jumping into it Eli could feel the world flip the sky became the earth, the earth the sky, soon he was back to the familiar forest, if it could be considered familiar since it was covered in snow, leaving the forest he treaded upon the path he and Rin traveled through, running swiftly through the path he watched as the trees swooshed pass him, unlike when he traveled with Rin he did not need to take a break so he was in Bedford withing a day, he reached it before the darkness fully set in, he walked through the network of alleyways, soon he was upon the familiar mansion, but this time it wasn't as depilated as it was before, it seems some repairs had been done to it, he walked right pass the guard, this time they didn't stop him instead they gave him a ninety degree bow, they did not rise until more than ten minutes after he passed.
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Today was just like any other night, we were carrying out our duty before he came the master.
"hey tom you think we would get anything to eat"
"yeah, we might maybe from one of the newcomers, those old guys don't even see it fit to bribe us anymore, we can only depend on the weekly quoters witch is almost like nothing"
"I know right I've been feeding of rats for weeks just to starve of the hunger"
"well its no body's fault really the church been doing a lot of crack down recently I..." he stopped his words soon, appearing before them was no one but the master, he suddenly appeared on the street like he was always there.
"greetings master" the echoed, their heads bowed to ninety degrees.
Elio walked right pass them his expression inscrutable, even after he had walked pass them they did not rise until after ten minutes have passed, raising their head they both stared at each other seeing the same excitement in each others eyes.
"our clan is going to get much stronger again"
"yes we might become the strongest blood clan ever"
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Meanwhile in her study, which was built like a library with bookshelf and books towering to the roof, the baroness sat at her desk going through reports.
"where could they be, how could they disappear leaving no trace behind like ghosts sigh~" she let out a sigh wile rubbing in between her brow, soon she came upo a familiar smell, something between a burning flame, and a pure scent she didn't know how to describe it apart from it being conflicting, getting up from the chair she was sitting she rushed to meet him in the reception room, soon she saw him sitting upon a chair, still as imaculate as ever, dropping to one knee she greeted,
"my lord"
"hmm how is the progress regarding finding Dracula" Elio gave a hum as a reply before asking.
"my lord we've hit a block regarding Dracula, it seems like he disappeared from the face of the earth, his whereabout remain elusive, as are the elders, we've been extending our forces but, we've faced obstruction from the church and other blood clans" the baroness answered.
"hmm"
"the church leave them for the time being, while you absorb the other blood clan if they refuse to submit kill them"
"as you wish my lord" the baroness replied with a bow.
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Getting up from the chair he was sitting on Elio left the mansion but this time he did not return to hell but instead he decided to visit his mothers grave, the village he grew up in wasn't that far from just two towns away okay it was far but that would be in human terms to him it was just a run away.
Soon he was already at the village he grew but there was no longer the familiar laughter, it was empty there no one, or anything for that matter it was only ash, and travelling up the familiar hill, it would have been familiar but there was no more flowers just ashes, seeing it Eli's heart ached, walking through it he could still remember the memories of the past like it was yesterday, the child full of laughter now he couldn't even smile all he had was a blank face, using his finger to move his lip into a smile but as soon as he let it go it was back to the blank look.
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Soon he was to the place it all started home.