"The reason this place is kept dark is that whenever it gets charged it creates a lot of light and if I add more then that would blind a person. Come on, this is the core of the whole technology." He led them to a chamber where in the centre of the room a small box was resting, thousands of pipes were connected to that box and they went into the whole walls around in the hall.
"I made this conductive stone, which soaks all the magic in and converts it into rotational energy. Rotation is only done because of the shape of the stone. As magic reaches it, the stones start to create a thrust of some kind from its lighter side.
"I am using it as a large turbine of sorts, which when rotates a motor I have enchanted. The motor creates enough energy to keep the house running." Nicolas explained to him.
It was truly an amazing discovery. This also changed a lot of things for Magnus. "Can I also learn this from you?"
"As long as you can. But if you want to research the Philosopher's stone and this as well, it will take a lot more time." Nicolas warned him. But Magnus was no one to fear hard work.
Ragnar then requested, "Can we see your Philosopher's stone? I came here for that after all."
"Sure, come with me. I will show you my most prized possession, which has allowed me to collect all kinds of knowledge and riches. But, creating it also took nearly my life." Nicolas was muttering about his past that didn't make sense to Magnus and Ragnar but they silently listened.
After a while, Nicolas brought him to the room where he had kept the stone in a jar. The only use to him for it was when he created the elixir. He didn't create gold though as he had plenty.
Magnus and Ragnar's eyes were widened so big they threatened to fall out.
Magnus was the first one to get a hold of it, "You know what, I do get the feeling of wanting to eat it. But I don't want to go through what Arthur did. But licking should not be a problem."
"DON'T! The tongue is too sensitive and if touched you will get burned." Nicolas warned him.
"LET ME SEE IT TOO!" Ragnar snatched the stone from Magnus and looked at it intently.
He chuckled with his plans in his head, "Hehe, this is gorgeous. If I can use it I'm my potions, I wonder what it will create."
"Miracles, that's for sure. Alright, now study this book. We will start formal training from tomorrow. These books have now been lost. I found them buried deep under the old Library of Alexandria. The content of these is runes." Nicolas threw two books at them.
They got busy after that.
...
Later at the lunch table, Magnus asked something to Mrs Flamel.
He felt a little weird for some reason that they did not have any children in 600 years. "Umm, grandma, why did you two not have kids?"
She depressingly looked down, "Well, I guess heavens have a way to punish those who break heaven's rules. Just before we took that first Elixir of Life that would make us immortals, an old man appeared out of nowhere. He had a long beard, long hair, some kind of strange glasses on his eyes and he was smoking too. He was tall and his voice was so gentle yet earth-shattering.
"He warned us, that the price for being immortal is that we won't be able to have a child. He explained to us that we would be breaking rules by being immortal, and by doing this we could have thousands of family members, all immortal and living. It would be a danger to the world.
"We naively thought we would find a solution later, as we were young. But, we were wrong. That man was right all along."
"WAIT! Did that old man also call you my child or something like that? Did he also pat your head?" Merlin suddenly asked.
They affirmed, to which Merlin laughed, "Haha, that old man is probably still alive. I wonder who he really is."
"Did you mean... you also met him?" Nicolas asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I did. It was a long story. Anyway, you continue your story."
But Mrs Flamel instead asked Merlin and Arthur a question, "Why didn't you two have children?"
"OH! I KNOW," Magnus enthusiastically answered.
"Merlin and Arthur do not have children because they are interested in each other in all possible ways," Magnus claimed.
"WHAT?! NOOO... ABSOLUTELY NO! I loved fine wine and woman." Arthur protested first.
Magnus looked at Ragnar and asked, "What are your thoughts?"
Ragnar stared at the two in the portrait and answered, "Yeah, they seem pretty gay to me ."
Magnus laughed and ate his food, "See, everyone thinks that."
But Merlin denied, "NO! We didn't have children because we were impotent due to our highly strong magic."
"Yeah, sure, whatever lets you sleep." Magnus annoyed them purposefully.
Arthur agreed with Merlin, "Yes, Magnus. We could not sire children. This was the price to pay for being powerful. Us three are not very different, Magnus... just like us, you are also impotent. This is the law of the world, strong can't be so strong that they ruin the world."
*TING*
The spoon slid down and fell on the floor from Magnus' hand. Shock visible on his face, stuck in the action he was doing before. Magnus's eyes froze, but the pupil moved frantically, processing the shock. Ragnar too was shocked, Flamel couple as well.
~Oh no, I thought the other Merlin had told him.~ Merlin panicked in his mind, realising the meaning behind Magnus' reaction.
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[A/N: If you have not read the Grandpa Universe fic, then you won't understand this. Please skip it.]
[Omake with Grandpa Universe.]
Heaven,
It was a good day for the heaven dwellers. Grandpa Universe was, as always, getting an earful from his wife for not coming to dinner at the right times. But his reasoning was also good, as, at this point, he had hundreds of Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great... Grandkids. Who would play with them if not him?
*Ting Ting*
Alexander heard his self-invented heaven's only smart tablet device. It was a notification. He opened the Godsend social networking app and saw who it was.
"Hmm? Odin the all-seer? What did he send... Pfft... WHAT IS THIS? BWAHAHAHA..." He howled in laughter on the throne.
A person's soul was standing in front of him for judgement, it got so scared of hearing Alexander's laughter that it kneeled.
"Forgive me... Oh, mighty one. I will never have any bad thoughts now. I don't want any wish, I don't want any harem. Just send me to any world." The soul pleaded.
Alexander sighed, "Even after saying that you're thinking about sleeping with all the women. The only place for you is hell, son. May your soul get its atonement."
With a wave of his hand, the gate to hell opened and the soul vanished. Now alone, Alexander opened his close friend's group chat.
"Everyone, meet me at Olivia's garden for lunch. I assure you, you will die of laughter." He sent the message.
Gods were mostly bored people. So whenever they get a chance, they try to talk. So this time too all came at the correct time.
"What happened?" The Old God asked.
"First tell me where were you all this time?" Alexander asked back.
The old God chuckled, "On a date."
"You've been on a date since I took over this office," Alexander argued.
The old god folded his arms and relaxed, "Well, there are so many of them."
"And most of them are married." Hats pointed out.
But God was uncaring and replied like a saint, "Well, marriage is not the last avenue, they want to explore more and I am helping them."
*Cough*
"Let's stop talking about my horny father, he's retired now. Why did you gather us? I was busy editing my crucifixion compilation video from each universe I've ever been to." Jesus asked him.
Alexander laughed and put the tablet on the table. Currently, around the table sat Ragnarok, Dobby, Olivia, Old God, Jesus, Buddha, Iroh, Hats on Olivia's lap.
All of them peeked at the screen and a second later they reacted.
"Pfft..."
"Ahahaha..."
"Amitabha..."
Everyone had a different reaction, but all howled in laughter like crazy in the end. They looked at the face of pure Dobby, trying to imagine the same makeup on him.
"Hahaha... This... What a heavenly beauty she is." Ragnarok laughed loudly and took a sip of beer.
Dobby looked at the picture closely and said. "It's fake."
"No, it's from the alternative timeline 69420 of the prime Harry Potter Universe." Alexander cleared the doubts.
Dobby was a kind soul here. He couldn't understand why any iteration of him would like to be a servant so bad. After all, he always advocates himself as a free elf.
"Why did he do this to himself? What did he gain?" Dobby asked confusedly.
Alexander opened the control panel on the screen and showed the timeline of where it happened. They saw the whole scene happening once again.
"Haha, I like this Magnus boy." Ragnarok laughed out loud.
"He has dragon blood," Alexander revealed.
"Hah... No wonder he's so amazing. Only a dragon can be this cool." Ragnarok didn't even try to hide his bias.
Jesus patted Dobby's shoulder, "Perhaps you can do better with some feminine touch like this, my dear Sophia. I'm sure your wife will love it"
"Aw... don't bully poor Dobby like that. It's not his fault this one turned out so different." Olivia was the only one defending him.
"Have some tea and calm your mind, my friend. You need it after seeing this... creature." Iroh advised.
"ERASE IT... Some demon has taken over this Dobby. Erase the timeline." Dobby requested with a solemn expression. He was trying to keep it calm, it was obvious.
Alexander laughingly denied, "I can assure you it's not a demon. And this boy Magnus... He's doing a really good job out there. I remember projecting my image down in this timeline once... or was it twice? Let's not ruin this timeline. Maybe someday I'll see him."
*BOOM*
"Hehe... Where is my hot and sexy elf woman? WHERE?" Deadpool barged in with an excited face and his own tablet showing the Godsend app.
Dobby blankly sighed, "That Odin bastard must have posted it to his public page. *Sigh* Now I will tell his wife about all his affairs."
This means war now. Odin would lose his other eye too, it seemed.
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1 Stone = 1 Holy Banana. [Effect: Grants you an audience with Grandpa Universe after dying. You can ask him to be born in any world you want, but be warned, NO HORNY!]
*CLANK*
Spoons fell from the table and made noise as they reached the floor. Time passed and hearts stopped. This was the worst day of life for one guy in the room.
The world seemed gloomier than usual today, as a realisation came to Magnus. That although his pipe worked and often sent rivers out every now and then, the rivers didn't have fish in them.
"What do you mean? Why would I be impotent? I'm too young." Magnus asked Merlin in disbelief.
There was no running away now. So Merlin answered, "I can't tell the bigger details as there are people here. But, the simple concept is. The stronger a being gets, the harder it gets for them to sire children. I and Arthur became impotent after the ritual I told you about.
"You have my and Arthur's blood, so you are bound to be much stronger than us. So, you are also like us... Impotent."
Arthur did some damage control, "It's okay, Magnus. You still have a lot of time before you have to start pumping some babies. There must be a way to cure yourself. We know there is one, seriously. We also tried to find one but didn't have time."
Magnus fell back on his chair, confused about what to feel, he was too young and this shouldn't be that big of a deal but it actually was and he knew it, "This is... A shocking news. I was not prepared for this. Mum should never know this, or she will get very sad."
*Pat Pat*
"Don't worry, Mag, I will help you research it." Ragnar consoled him.
"I'm not really worried about it. I can surely find a cure with the limitless knowledge available. And I am just 13 years old right now, I can study every single subject there is in the time I have. Let's go, teach me, Mr Flamel, teach me alchemy." Magnus requested firmly.
Flamel got up, not uttering a single word. He could feel Magnus' pain first hand. He'd appreciate it if he could help him come up with a solution, as he knew that the curse of not ever having the pleasure of being a father was too heartbreaking.
Ragnar walked beside Magnus and asked, "Mag, is it that your banana is always soggy or..."
"RAG, for the last time, my instrument works just fine. It's probably a problem with its grease." Magnus corrected him immediately, making Ragnar laugh due to his double meaning explanations.
Flamel soon took them to his personal laboratory. This was where he made many new inventions. It was big and had lots of cupboards, each having some jars containing precious materials.
"Why did you decide to settle in Britain, Mr Flamel?" Ragnar asked. Magnus was still silent, and it was understandable.
Nicolas answered, "Because I've never been here for a long time. I'm originally from France, but for most of the known history, Britain and France have been at war. It was never the right time to shift home or I would've been named a traitor.
"But now with the modern era, I can go anywhere. And I chose it here."
"Then you must have a very bad taste. I would've gone to Japan. It's a clean country where people follow rules." Ragnar said.
"Haha," Nicolas chortled and continued, "Japan is filled with rogue wizards. You'd be constantly fighting them as the ministry doesn't do anything there."
"Then where do you think a wizard wanting peace can go?" Ragnar questioned.
"Wilderness, away from civilization. There is no country that can be considered safe for a wizard. There will always be someone after something that you have. Just take my philosopher's stone. I have killed more than a thousand wizards who have tried to steal the stone." Nicolas revealed.
*Whistle*
"But that's still a small number when compared to 600 years of living." Magnus joined the conversation.
"Who said I only killed the Wizard after me. I went after them too, killing their entire gangs at once. Why do you think nobody dares to steal it anymore? Because they're scared." Nicolas proudly said. He was a very active person back in the day.
Magnus scoffed, "But you brought the stone to Britain at the worst possible time. There is a dark lord going around killing people. He might one day decide to take the stone too since it can make him immortal."
Nicolas replied confidently, but in an uncaring fashion, "Then I'm afraid the whole ministry of magic will have to come to aid because I am still a very high ranking French wizard and they don't want a war with France's magical community now do they?"
Magnus snorted, "You really give too much credit to the British ministry of magic. They are useless, even worse than the muggle police, that always arrives late, while the ministry doesn't even arrive after the crime has happened, but I will say welcome to Britain, as I will make it a very safe place for all to live. Anyway, let's start with studying. What will you teach me today?"
"You came here for Alchemy, right? Because you can find many masters in other subjects. Let's begin with what Alchemy even is, it is a branch of magic and an ancient science concerned with the study of the composition, structure and magical properties of the four basic elements, as well as the transmutation of substances. It is thus intimately connected with Potion-making, chemistry and transformation magic.
"This art has existed as long as magic has. In the old times, alchemy was just limited to some tribe chiefs concocting some liquid or material that would be deemed as god's grace, in fact, it was alchemy they just didn't know it."
"Mr Flamel, I suck at potions, can I still master alchemy?" Magnus quickly asked.
"Sure, but you will have to ask for your brother's help sometimes. As potions are still needed in some alchemical reactions. But, other aspects should be easy for you.
"As Alchemy also concerns philosophy; one interpretation of alchemical literature, which is known to be dominated by mystical and metaphysical speculation, that the study of Alchemy was symbolic of a spiritual journey, leading the alchemist from ignorance (base metal) to enlightenment (gold).
"While Muggles for the most part largely dismisses it as an outdated forerunner of modern chemistry, there are still wizards actively studying and practising it in the twentieth century and who held it to be some of the most difficult magic known to wizardkind. A less well-known branch of the study of alchemy was Spagyric, or "plant alchemy". To be honest, I don't think there is anyone in the world who knows Spagyric anymore other than me."
As soon as Ragnar heard this he cheered up, "Sir, I want to study Spagyric. I will use it to make better materials for my potions."
Nicolas agreed immediately, "Sure, son. Dumbledore told me about your amazing potion skills, I am going to teach you everything I know about potions, alchemy and anything else that you want."
Magnus became alert after hearing this. In his mind, he knew that there was never a free meal, and Nicolas was going so far as to teach them with so much enthusiasm. "Sir, why are you doing so much for us?"
Silence ensued, as Nicolas looked Magnus in the eyes, guessing what the young boy was thinking. Taking a guess, he sighed. "Dumbledore also told me about your careful nature. Don't worry, this is a free meal. I am more than 600 years old, Magnus.
"And honestly, I don't desire to live much longer anymore, I have seen and experienced everything a person could imagine. But before I die, I would very much like that my magical inheritance is passed on to someone worthy. I don't know anybody who comes even close to being as talented as you. And from your actions in the past two years, and even before you arrived at Hogwarts, I believe you will do good with this knowledge."
Magnus smiled, "Well thank you, sir. I will honour your legacy and keep this knowledge secure."
Nicolas waved his hand as if it was not a big deal but he was happy deep inside, "Just call me professor now, I'm used to that. OKAY! DROP YOUR CLOTHES NOW!"
"WHAT?!" Magnus and Ragnar exclaimed.
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GIVE STONES FOR ALCHEMY!
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1 Stone = 1 Alchemy banana. [Effect: Create the Banana Stone. It can help you travel to the Monke World and be their king.]
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