Isabella: (Impressed) You must be a good professor to have so many students listening to you!
(Downcast) It would be nice if you could teach my two kids as well…
Lazy brats think that being the children of two high-ranking hunters automatically makes them more respectable and strong...
(Looking at Dav) Could you take them with you to your academy?
I don’t think my training will get them out of their beds and away from their computers.
Dav: (Looking at Azrael with a serious face, clenching his fists)
What do you think, my friend?
Azrael: (Pensive) At least with him, they’ll understand better, if pushed to their limits.
(Looking straight at Dav) I agree with my wife.
I was going to ask you after meeting the great mage…
but I suppose we got ahead of things.
Isabella: (Looking at Azrael) You were going to ask him too? I thought you’d oppose leaving your kids with some stranger…
No offense, Dav.
Dav: (Making a funny face) Don’t worry about it…
Azrael: (Sitting beside his wife on the couch) So, I guess we think the same way, my dear.
(Looking at Dav, clenching his fists) Please, my friend, take them with you to your academy and train them better than we ever did.
Dav: (Looking serious) You do know I treat my students like toys, like trash in my arena during training, right?
This means you’re leaving your children in the hands of a monster who will hit them with his circles and his insults, even if they are from an important family.
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Do you still agree?
Isabella/Azrael: (Together, determined) Yes, please!
Dav: (Sipping his iced tea) Send the request to my academy, and they’ll handle everything.
I can’t promise you anything—I’m not good with these things.
Azrael/Isabella: (Bowing) Thank you so much, Dav!
Azrael: (Happy) Let me introduce them to you right away!
(Shouting)
Lucas, Leona, come here at once! That’s an order!
Narrator: Dav felt a little uneasy at that shout, wondering how it was possible that they weren’t afraid of him and didn’t train every day out of fear.
Lucas/Leona: (Surprised) Father, you called us? What’s going on?
Azrael: (Pointing at Dav) This is Dav De Lion, the top 1, and your professor at his academy starting next week or later, once you’re accepted into the Dav De Lion Academy.
Dav: (Facepalming) You could’ve avoided that name…
Lucas: (Shouting) What does this mean?!
Our academy is here, and so are our friends and family!
Leona: (Shouting) Right! I don’t want to leave and live in a place like Sicily, small and with nothing interesting!
Azrael: (Looking at them with eyes full of rage and fury) Do I need to repeat myself?
Lucas/Leona: (Looking down, heads lowered) No, father…
Azrael: (Waving his hand) Now disappear and say goodbye to your friends, because starting next week, I’ll make you experience hell and its creatures firsthand in that academy.
[The two left with tears in their eyes as soon as they turned around.]
Isabella: (Sad) I don’t like seeing my kids away from me… or seeing them sad.
But it’s the only way to straighten them out a bit, in case another calamity like that appears.
I entrust my children to you, giving you absolute control over them.
Please, protect them as if they were your own children or nephews.
Dav: (Nodding) I promise you, even at the cost of my life, I will protect them no matter what.
You have my word.
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Name: Isabella Van Helsing
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Age: 35
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Title: Wife of the top 2
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Rank: S
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Specialization: Master in swordsmanship and defensive magic, capable of protecting anyone under her guard.
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Aura of Authority: Even experienced warriors feel intimidated when facing her.
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Reputation: Has impeccable aesthetic sense, always dresses elegantly and refined, even in battle.
Personality:
Isabella Van Helsing is a strict, disciplined, and relentless woman, especially with her children and those who prove incompetent or undisciplined.
She does not tolerate incompetence and always demands the best, educating her children with the rigor and discipline of true warriors.
Despite her authoritarian nature, she is a protective mother and a loyal wife.
She loves her family deeply, though she expresses it more through actions than sweet words. If anyone dares to threaten her loved ones, she turns into an unstoppable fury.
Hidden Side:
With Azrael, she’s the only one who can truly keep him in check.
He can be theatrical and chaotic all he wants, but when Isabella gives him a stern look, even he knows better than to push his luck.
In private, she has a caring and protective side, but she only shows it through subtle gestures, like adjusting Azrael’s tie or tucking the kids into bed without anyone noticing.