Vampire Summoner's Rebirth: Summoning The Vampire Queen At The Start

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He was able to perfectly control them from a distance, while enhancing all their stats and sharing its skills with them…

But there was something else.

"[Grand Show]!" Erika said.

"Crackle…!"

The puppeteer then revealed its true worth, as the various dolls connected to his threads suddenly started overflowing with spiritual energy, and grew larger, no longer the size of little dolls.

But they became as tall as adult humans!

They gained stronger equipment depending on their class, a more "alive" appearance, and seemingly, even personalities.

The grimoire showcased me what had just happened…

Ding!

[The [Caretaking Puppeteer (Rank 4)] has conjured [Grand Show] on all connected Puppet-type Spirits!]

[The Dolls from the [Magical Doll House (Rank 4)] Spirit have undergone temporary [Evolution]! They have evolved from [Magical Dolls (Rank 4)] into [Magical Mannequins (Rank 5)]!]

[All their Stats have been increased based on their Rank Up, they have gained new Class-related Skills depending on their appearance.]

[Their High Intelligence now allows them for advanced conversations. A maximum of Ten Dolls can be keep evolved at the same time.]

[The evolved Mannequins will have special Commanding Skills over the other Dolls, increasing their stats and the ability to easily control them from afar.]

[Duration: As long as the Puppeteer has Mana reserves.]

"Amazing, right?" Erika asked with a giggle.

"This is insane…" I was left speechless. "It has a very similar ability to my own Commanding Skill! But it has its own uniqueness to it as well… Can you guys really talk?"

"We can, sir." An Archer Mannequin answered.

"We've been here since the beginning, taking care of our dear Master." A Witch Mannequin said, caressing Erika's head.

"We're happy to be able to speak now and protect her even more." Smiled a Priest Mannequin.

"Hehehe, really? You guys are so nice!" Erika giggled innocently.

Though, that Puppeteer… His abilities, and that thread he uses.

It kind of reminds me of Erika's father.

I don't know if its truly him, we have yet to confirm this theory of mine… But I would like to think that he decided to become her Spirits and always protect her.

As Erika played with her new Mannequins through the trip, I was visited by Elizabeth later, which also showed me her new Spirits with excitement.

Her Spirits wasn't an old man as I imagined, for a moment I really thought Ellergest was going to become her new Spirit.

In fact, it was a beautiful white dove, not larger than the size of our heads. It had golden eyes and golden feathers decoration some areas of its body, making it look quite regal.

"It's called "Heavenly Messenger Dove"!" Said Elizabeth. "Isn't it cute? It seems to have the ability to send messages to people, as long as it has seen them."

"So like telepathy?" I wondered.

"Somehow, in a way, I think…" Elizabeth said. "Of course, it also has healing and buffing skills. And also it has a Revive Skill."

"Revive?!" I asked.

"Yeah…" Elizabeth was surprised. "It can revive anybody that has died, but only within a small frame of ten minutes… It can only work on a single target though, and it has a cooldown of 24 hours, so I can't use it repeatedly either."

"But I guess it is a nice safeguard… In case of the worst." I sighed. "Well, let's hope we never get to use such a Skill on any of us."

"I really hope so." Elizabeth nodded. "This Spirit… I think it might have been born of my desire to have saved Ellergest…"

"Hmm, sometimes Spirits are born based in our greatest wishes or desires, that's right." I analyzed the situation. "But you shouldn't feel guilty for Ellergest' passing. That was his decision."

"Right…" Elizabeth smiled bitterly. "I suppose even with this spirit back then, I doubt I would have been able to help him…"

I patter her shoulders as I let her head rest in my own, she was a bit thoughtful today, but after talking things out, with Erika's cheerfulness interrupting us here and there, she calmed down.

The village was already in the horizon, and once we finally landed at the airport, we quickly ran outside, being greeted by the beautiful forests and grassy plains surrounding our village.

"We're finally back home!" Erika celebrated.

"Yeah! Been a while! I want to go see how my siblings are!" Chris was really excited.

"I wonder how my family's going too…" Eric was rather happy to be back and got all emotional. "Ah, I missed the nice smell of our village… So much nature and such a refreshing, clean wind."

"We went through a lot, definitely…" Erdrich said. "I also want to meet my father and my siblings again… I'll try to approach them this month, if possible. I hope father can recognize my strength."

"We've all gained Titles of Honor thanks to our work, so he'll have to." Elizabeth said. "We'll accompany you so you can muster the courage, how about it?"

"Why does he need company? He's always acting all tough and coldhearted, is Erdrich actually weak against his father?" Elfriedden asked with a teasing smile.

"You damn long eared bastard…" Erdrich started getting angrier really quickly.

"Enough, don't fight. We're here to relax." I said. "Elfriedden, don't be toxic or we won't let you stay at home."

"Ugh…" Elfriedden sighed. "I'm not being toxic! I was merely pointing things out… Okay, I apologize. I just am surprised, I don't remember seeing that facet out of you, Erdrich."

"I guess I owe you an apology, I am indeed quite coldhearted and silent sometimes. I don't like talking about my feelings, or letting others learn about them…" Erdrich sighed. "But you're my friend now, right? So I guess we should get along, I am sure you've got just as many issues as me, hahah."

"Hah… R-Right…" Elfriedden recalled he didn't have a good relationship with his family either. "I guess… you're not wrong."

"Now, let's go. Enough is enough." I led my friends, as we walked back home.

Erika's mother was with us, silently admiring the beautiful view, the mountains, the plains, the forest, all made for a relaxing and soothing atmosphere.

"I'm back home, dear…" She said in a very low tone of voice. "I'm sorry for not coming back before…"

She seemed slightly sorrowful.

I guess despite how fine she pretends to be, she must feel really bad for having left Gustav.

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