Chapter 156: Prince

The time for the tournament finally arrived, I'm now almost 16, woah time skip, I know, it's pretty great, I trained the past year with Jake and the others, me and my bonds grow stronger everyday, it's great being the protagonist.

| It's also great being the author, I can take away your powers anytime I want |

-I apologize for breaking the 4th wall-

"I'm off to become a prince now, bye guys"

"Good luck big bro" Emily said "If you become a prince, would that make me a princess?"

"Um sure"

"What about me? Would I become a prince too?" Oliver asked

"Yeah sure"

"You're lying, aren't you?" Olivia whispered

"I am" I whispered back

"Bye, but please be careful" Mom replied "And visit Cordelia before you leave, you can't just leave without notice like you usually do and she apparently have to tell you something"

"Yeah, good luck on doing what you're doing, we'll visit the crimson kingdom if you become a prince" Dad added "I'm depending on you bonds to keep him safe"

"Yep no worries" Diana replied "Even if it's our first time there, we'll do whatever we can to drag him out of trouble"

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"If you become a prince, marrying me in the future would have lesser backlash" Cordelia said "We can also have a closer relationship with that kingdom"

"Uh yeah, so what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Oh that, first of all, phoenix academy will also come to train in Neelofar again this year, from the 1st years to the 5th years, you can meet your friends and teachers again if you like"

"Oh cool, what about the royals?"

"They'll come too, of course, but please do not assassinate them" she pleaded "We don't want to ruin our diplomatic relation with that kingdom"

"Noted"

"That goes for your bonds too" she warned

"I will make sure to keep Ace away then" Damon chuckled

"Aww" Ace sulked "I just wanted to fight them"

-Well I just planned on dozing off anyway- Siege responded

"And lastly, you're going to have to meet my mom" Cordelia said

"I'm busy that day"

"I haven't even said which day" she responded "Why'd you answer so quickly? Do you not want to meet her?"

"I feel like she'll rip my heart out while lecturing me on how you're way out of my league and-"

-Guys, force him- Dabria ordered

-Way ahead of you- Damon replied and close my mouth

"When?" Damon asked "And where?"

"Right after the visit from Phoenix Academy which takes place after your trip to the Crimson kingdom, and she lives in another kingdom separating from my father and you never been there before, so we have to rely on our spatial mage to warp us there" Cordelia answered "Or we can arrange a trip to go there normally, we'll have more fun that way"

"We'll do the trip" Diana answered for me "We can come too, right?"

"Of course" Cordelia answered "My mom wants to meet you all too"

"Great, now Perseus, kiss her good bye" Diana demanded as Damon released me

-Damn your strength, I need more muscle training-

-Well we only think the best for you- Damon laughed

"Well then, tell your mom that I look forward to meeting her" I said as I kissed her

"Your kissing skills have improved, I like it. Well I'll tell her that despite you not meaning it" she smiled "Farewell my prince"

"I'm not a prince yet, but we'll see"

*****

"Why do you want to be a prince so badly?" Urie asked

"There's something I need access to in the crimson kingdom, and I need to become a king for that to happen, and to become the king, I need to be a prince first"

"Well you have my vote, but you have to make it to the top 2 first, but I think I know what you want when you become king" He smiled

"Well since you decided not to become a king, it means that it isn't that important to you"

"Just a word of advice, make the fight entertaining or make people fear you, it is a vote based system, you would want to entertain the other royalties, including the retiring prince since he also have a vote" he advised "I would suggest using blood magic more often"

"There's hundreds participating in this, blood magic won't be that unique"

"It was just a suggestion, good luck my son, remember we'll be watching" he replied "Rex will also come to spectate later"

*****

I was in the waiting room with my bonds, and there was whispers all around me.

"Guys, you think we even stand a chance?" vampire #1 asked the others

"I don't think so" vampire #2 answered "He's a dhampir, the last one become arguably the strongest of our kind, but I'm not aiming to win anyway, I joined to just make a name for myself, and my chances of matching with him first are low"

"There's many well known vampires in here too you know" vampire #3 chimed in "Dhampir or not, he's young and lack experiences, he'll make it far but I don't think he'll make it to the top 2"

"Heh, that's what you bozos think" vampire #4 chuckled "He's the son of prince Urie, who the king claims is stronger than himself, not just that, he already attracted the attention of princess Lillian, his chances of becoming the prince is high"

-You are still known as Urie's son- Siege observed

-I noticed, damn rumors travel fast-

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3rd person view

"Ah Dillard, long time no see" Urie greeted

Dillard was this vampire who looked to be in his late 50s, but he is much older due to his long lifespan as a vampire, he was dressed in a jet black armor sitting in a chair overlooking the whole tournament.

"Why are you here, Urie?" Dillard asked "I arranged your seating along with the others near his majesty"

"Well I just came here to ask for your thoughts" Urie answered "Who do you think will win this whole thing?"

"I have 4 of them right at the top of my head, why?"

"Is Perseus Silver one of them?"

"No, I have no doubts that your son will make it far, but he's too young, he does not have a lot of experiences compared to the others"

"Well that's what I'm here to warn you about, in my organization, he holds the same executive position as me. He is that much powerful, this tournament will just be a stepping stone for the boy, I have faith that he will become the youngest vampire prince"

"You wanna make a bet for it?" Dillard laughed "If he makes it to the top 2, I'll give him my vote, and if he doesn't, you'll give my son your vote"

"What if both him and your son make it to the top 2?" Urie asked

"I would honor my promise and still vote for Perseus" Dillard answered "As long as he make it to the top 2"

"That sounds interesting, Perseus will owe me one after this, but I accept your bet, Dillard"