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Chapter 497: 497. I Missed You

The next week, a major press conference was held. All 54 heads of African states appeared in a single frame. The President of the African Union, Zendaya Azibo, was standing on the bottom step, in the middle. But behind her stood Magnus, appearing out of place. But for those who knew, this was a show of strength. Standing behind the President of the African Union, he was the master of all threads.

[Breaking News: African nations have come together in a historic step to become one big nation so the funds and resources can be better utilised. This is unprecedented, now the biggest nation on the planet is not Russia, it's the United Provinces of Africa. Making Africa the 5th richest nation in the world with a GDP of 3 Trillion Dollars.]

Such news broke out, appearing on all news channels. But Magnus had returned home, to spend time with his dear family. Athena, being 21 now, was busy making a career in politics and managing the world under Magnus. She was being taught everything by him.

However, he was called by Ragnar into his lab, it was also Ragnar's birthday today. Soon, he stood in front of a telescope-like machine 5-meter tall that seemed magical and muggle at the same time. "What am I looking at?"

"Hehe, this is deconstructor, a machine I created because I could not find a way to determine what the unknown mineral on Mars was. This machine is based on muggle chemistry but runs and works on magical runes and alchemy. What it basically does is... let me show you." Ragnar excitedly put a ring on the place.

He placed it under a pipe that seemed like an elephant's trunk. "Just watch,"

The machine threw a white light on the ring until nothing was visible. 5 seconds later, the machine stopped. Now, there were three different objects on the plate, one gold, one silver and one platinum.

"Hehe, my machine can deconstruct anything into its base substances. For example, if you put a water drop here, you won't get anything as it will be deconstructed into hydrogen and oxygen. But if you put a mineral, it will help you. I was able to determine the material from Mars. I named it Ragnium, it's a crystal-like opaque metal, present around Mars under 10-meter depth.

"The best part about it is that the more you heat it the stronger it gets, the colder you make it the softer it gets. But, it will never break. Of course, there is a limit to how hard and soft it can get. I don't know where you can use it, but it's a pretty great discovery." Ragnar demonstrated this with a block of Ragnium. He put it on the table and ignited it on fire with a spell.

"WOAH! You can use magic!" Magnus was more shocked by this.

Ragnar scoffed, "Mate, look at me, all those tattoos were for this. But I can't create strong charms that can kill people, fire is my favourite though, even a spark can hurt. It's just helpful in my day to day life, some experiments. I can apparate a short distance though, that's amazing. Oh, I can also crush a giant's skill like a lemon at this point. Besides that, potions, alchemy and runes are still my mastery."

Magnus sighed. Ragnar was truly born with a handicap and yet he came this far. He was a total badass, no matter what anyone would say. The dude could end the world with a single potion if he wanted to.

"Well, that's nice to hear. Man, you're 45 now, go and find some girl and get settled." Magnus genuinely advised. He wanted Ragnar to have the same happiness as he had. Ragnar was also the last of his bloodline, it'd be a shame if he didn't pass it on.

Sighing, Ragnar took a seat, waved his wand and pulled out a bottle of whiskey on a cabinet 5 metres away from him, his max range was 10 metres only, that's as far as his magic could accio a thing. It was pretty weak. He gestured to Magnus to do the same. "Drink, brother. I am actually not worried about marriage, I may be 45, but we drink rejuvenation potion. I am not going to look old until I am 100. We also drank the elixir that Flamel perfected."

"Still, why wait? Go out, try to look around, maybe you will connect with one girl." Magnus suggested, taking a sip.

*Sigh* "I will, Mag. I have decided to do a world tour from next year, I will travel to each country, meet muggles and wizard girls. Maybe I will connect with one." Ragnar said. He had planned this a long time ago. "I wanted to do it, but this new invention had me locked in the lab. This machine will basically help humanity for years to come as we all will come across many unknown this in space."

Magnus took a sigh of relief. There were billions of people, and there was no way Ragnar wouldn't find one perfect girl, "It will help, I'm sure. Before you go, Rag. Don't forget to meet the family. And do give me the means to find you if I ever need you."

"Ah, I remembered something I made a long time ago," Ragnar quickly walked over to his locker and took out a piece of paper. It was cut in the shape of an arrow. "Here, you take one piece, I take one. They will always point you to one another. With this, you can find me at any time. And if somedays it starts burning, that means my life is in danger. So you better come quick."

Magnus carefully put it in the chest pocket of the shirt. "This sure puts me at ease. By the way, Rag. I have a gift for you. Remember that ring from Gaunt's shack? It was a Horcrux. Voldemort probably didn't know, but it contained a stone.

"Guess what the stone is," Magnus passed him the ring.

Ragnar looked at it, the marking on it was clear, "Bloody hell, this is the mark of three Deathly Hallows."

Magnus nodded, "Yup. I searched for the three. I found them all. The Invisibility Cloak, the original one, is with the Potter Family. The Elder wand is currently in Dumbledore's possession and this is the final one, the resurrection stone,"

"C-can it revive the dead?" Ragnar was amused, he knew the stories.

Magnus smiled, got up to leave. "Nope, but it sure can do wonders. Ragnar, happy birthday. Just wear the ring and call your mother's name. Beware though, it can hurt them if you keep them for longer than 30 minutes. See you in the dinner hall,"

Ragnar kept staring at the ring, wondering what Magnus meant, he had some idea but his sane mind dismissed it as something impossible. It went beyond the laws of life and death. Alone, he decided to give it a go. So he put the ring on his finger and called his mother's name, "My mother, Sophia Oroborus."

*WOOSH*

All of a sudden, a bright translucent blueish light came out of the ring and created a human form. Following, some sort of music started, a violin and the tune was the same as he remembered from his childhood. In an instant, Ragnar's mind went blank, his heartbeat rose and his blue eyes teared up.

The last time he saw her face was when she laid there in the room, lifeless, with blood flowing through her throat that she stabbed herself. He, 5 years old, tried to wake her up, but she did not. Tiring himself out, he rolled himself into a ball beside her and fell asleep in her blood. The next day, he woke up hungry, he tried to wake her up again. It went on until Aurors found him.

That was the last time he saw her. It was the most haunting memory, but his rotten fate made it the last memory of his mother, and he didn't want to forget anything about his mother.

Silent tears slid down his eyes. He was glad Magnus had left, he tried to act so manlily and here he was, crying.

But then, the ghostly figure of the beautiful woman flew towards him. She raised her hand to caress him, but she could not touch him. Still, Ragnar felt as if something brushed his face. Looking at her face from so close, his emotions broke through the dam he had created over his heart.

Her warm voice, full of love for him soon resounded in the dark underground lab, "You've been through so much, sweety. I am so proud of you."

Ragnar tried his best, moving each muscle of his face he could, but he could not fight the emotions, the tears. They broke through, shattering every flimsy remaining wall in his heart.

He broke down, crying like a child, wailing loudly. All the while the ghost of his mother caressed his face, his head. "I-I missed you so much, mum."

"I was so scared"

"I was so alone."

"Why didn't you take me along?"

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[A/N: Honestly, this last part about Ragnar made me sad. As someone who wrote his character from the start, I see him as a real person in my mind. Everything is like a movie in my head, all real.]

[A/N: I have decided to pair Ragnar with Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar) from GOT in GOT fic. Why? Since both have the same backstory, if any, it should be her with whom Ragnar can connect. After all, right in front of her, Gregor Clegane r*ped and killed Elia after bashing in her son's head, while his hands were still tainted with the infant's blood. Ragnar also saw his mother commit suicide in front of him, not wanting to be r*ped in front of her son by Rodolphus, Riddle and Avery.

Lovers brought together by tragedy.]

[See Ragnar's mum on Discord - https://discord.gg/DgHkrAn OR see them on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mister_immortal_novel]

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Special thanks to *DougErNuts* *Oluwatimileyin Olayemi* *BirdRant* *Franklin Walley* *Brennan Tubbs*


Chapter 498: 498. 2008 Crisis

"Why didn't you take me along?"

Hearing Ragnar's heart-wrenching words, the ghost of Sophia Oroborus also cried out. "Don't say that, Ragnar. What happened was not your fault. It was a crime and you made the criminals pay for it.

"Let go of the past now, you need to embrace the future. Make a family, laugh and love... you need to live."

"W-Where are you? In heaven?" He asked her.

She didn't agree or disagree, "I am in a place for souls. We don't know if the old man who manages the place is a god or not, but he does make us call him grandpa all the time.

"I and your father are well. We want you to be good too, that will make us truly happy as we worry for your safety and life from the moment we are gone. But... it seems you have made a new friend and have a new family,"

Ragnar cleared off his tears and nodded, "Yes, mum. Magnus is my best friend and a brother. His life is filled with bad luck too but he still smiles. My new mother, Grace, and dad are amazing people as well. They never made me feel like I was an outsider. I wish all of them nothing but wellness."

"Mum, did you know, Oroborus family comes from an ancient line of Wizard King in Norway. He was a fool, however, as he messed up a mutation on himself and turned into a half-dragon, he became mad and ate his tail, killing himself. That's how we got Oroborus name." Ragnar revealed. He wanted to share so many things with her.

Sophia calmly listened to everything he wanted to share. She knew how much he wanted to talk to her.

"I... I wish you were with me, mum. Life would have been so perfect." He calmed down soon after and just tried to hold her hand.

She patted his head, "Dear, every human gets what's written in their fate, nothing less, nothing more. I too wish I could have lived to see you grow up, dress you in cute clothes, see you get married and someday play with my grandkids."

"*sigh* Magnus said I should not keep you longer than 30 minutes, it can hurt you. I just want to say... I love you and I will try to be a man you can be proud of. Though I won't say when I will find a girl." He cheekily added the last words.

Sophia kissed his forehead, it only felt like air brushing his forehead, "I am already proud of you, sweetie. You've got nobody to prove yourself to. You live your life however you want to and just think about taking care of those who are already in your lives."

He nodded, "I will, mum. I will always keep my family safe, always."

After that, Ragnar noticed the clock, 30 minutes had already passed. He didn't want to hurt her, "Goodbye,"

"Take care and eat healthily. You will always have my blessing." Ragnar waved her goodbye. The bluish light started to disappear into the ring. He didn't feel sad, however, as he felt his heart was at peace.

*Sigh* "Time for dinner,"

...

He walked to the dining hall and saw the whole family sitting together and eating. He first went to Magnus and returned the ring, "Thanks, Mag. I will never forget this."

"Glad I could help," Magnus wore the ring on his right middle finger.

Taking a seat, Ragnar seemed particularly happy and excited. He chirped and put 10 fried chicken legs on his plate, "I am going to eat so much today that you all will feel ashamed of your appetite."

Grace chuckled, "Really? What made you so excited today?"

"Nothing, I just realised how lucky I am to have such an amazing mother," he replied, meant for both his mums.

Grace blushed, "Oh you, still the same. Here, take some more chicken,"

"Sure, put it all on my plate," He didn't deny and ate heartily.

Seeing him, Magnus felt happiness from the bottom of his heart. Ragnar had gotten his revenge but it was now that his sorrow had come to an end. ~May this smile always remain with you, my brother,"~

Magnus then talked to Athena to his left, "Dear, we will be going to the ICW next,"

"But... okay, we will go there, dad." She nodded silently.

She was being taught by Magnus so one day she could take the throne and run things as well as him. It was not easy to teach, she lacked the motivation to learn everything. Initially, she was excited, but as time passed, her feelings about what her dad does decreased.

Still, she didn't want to disappoint Magnus, so she tried her best to always comply with everything, putting aside her wishes. In her mind, everything she was learning was something bigger than her personal wishes. What her dad does affects the entire world, and she can't afford to make a mistake in the future where people will die.

*Burp* "Dinner was great," Ragnar finished eating. It was time to make the announcement. "But I have something to announce to everyone. Mum and dad, I have decided to leave. I am going on a world tour to find myself a wife. I will only return once I have a significant other,"

Grace lost her grip, the spoon fell on the table, "A-Are you serious?"

"Yes, mum. I think being 45, it will already be hard to find a girl to marry. But since I still look so handsome, I have a chance. Don't worry now, I will complete your long wish. I have given Magnus the means to find me and I leave tomorrow." He announced his plan.

*Sob* "My boy has grown up now," Grace wiped her fake tears. She hugged Ragnar, "Good boy, I will wait for my grandkids,"

"Woah, easy there, mum. It's going to take some time to pop a few babies. Here, I made you this teddy bear to play with until then. You press its chest, it will speak like me," He handed her the toy.

Grace pushed the toy's chest. The voice came, "Hahaha... it is I, the most handsome, the strongest, the best, Ragnar Grant Ulrik Oroborus."

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Grace sighed, "What did I even expect it to do."

...

The next day, the whole family stood at the top balcony of the Camelot to see off Ragnar.

"Did you pack everything?" Magnus asked.

"Yup, food, clothes, my books, potions, materials and... condoms." Ragnar gave a thumbs up and lifted his broom.

Magnus chuckled wryly. "Contact me if you ever need anything."

"Big brother, make sure you send letters," Aurelia, Maximus and Clementia hugged him.

"And send me gifts," Athena added.

Ragnar exchanged hugs with everyone, "Of course, my little cutelings."

He then hugged Emma and whispered to her, "Take care of Magnus, Emma. I can't tell you much but... he's not very well. Don't let him use high magic."

Emma's eyes contracted. Silently nodding, she affirmed, "Thanks for the heads-up, Rag."

Next, he spoke to Adam and Grace. Adam was like all fathers, he hugged and wished him luck. But Grace cried, "My boy is going out so far alone for the first time. I will miss you so much every day."

"Hehe, I will speak to you daily, mum. I will send you photos of every woman I see as a possible wife. You can vote too." he warmly stayed in a hug for a while.

"MEOW!"

"HORRR!"

Just then, out of nowhere Chad and Summer came. Chad tried to pull Ragnar's jeans. While Summer sat down on his shoulder. It was comical. both of them had tied a small piece of cloth in the back, it was full of something.

"Do you two want to go with me? Why?" Ragnar asked.

"Mwa!" Chad replied.

He picked Chad in his arms. He couldn't help but be fond of this bad boy. He shared so many moments of his life with him, "Want to see the world with me? Haha, I don't mind taking you two. I do need someone to entertain me from time to time. But, Summer, you need permission from Magnus and Chad, you need permission from Granny Martha,"

Chad quickly turned his head towards Martha and hit her with innocent eyes. "Meow?"

Martha rolled her eyes, "You have my permission. You just sit, eat and be lazy anyway. Learn a few things when travelling, you are my heir after all. I will start your magical training once you are back,"

Chad saluted her cutely. Then quickly climbed to Ragnar's brought right shoulder to take a seat. Summer, meanwhile, was with Magnus, sitting on his shoulder and talking.

Not knowing what they silently talked. She eventually returned to sit on Ragnar's shoulder.

"Take her, Rag. But care for her, Summer is like family to me." Magnus gave permission.

Lovingly, Ragnar caressed Summer's head, "Sure, she's a family to me as well. Both of these munchkins are. Okay then, see you once I have a wife. TAKE CARE! EAT WELL AND KICK ASSES!"

He pushed the ground off while holding the broom vertically beside him. It sure was a stylish way to go. Once a few metres up, he correctly sat down on the broom.

His disappearing back made Magnus' heart feel uneasy, however. It was as if... the Universe was screaming at him to stop him. But he ignored it as the Universe was a bitch to him anyway.

...

Ragnar left, and in his absence, the house became a bit boring. But thankfully, Duck was always there. Clementia and Maximus were also based in Camelot. Only Aurelia lived in Los Angeles.

Besides that, Magnus asked for Bobby to come and visit from time to time. But the boy seemed pretty busy these days for some reason. Still, time passed as everyone got busy doing their own things.

Ragnar's letters would come every month, each package with hundreds of photographs. In some Ragnar, Summer and Chad would be dressed as tribal people from some African tribe, in some, they would be dressed in suits. The three were surely enjoying their time.

But the same could not be said about the world. In 2008, an economic crisis erupted in the United States of America. It was Sunday, September 28. Magnus arrived in America to meet Harrison Ford. The man had long ago completed his two terms as the president and now acted like a retired president.

But, that was not the case, he was in control of a few powerful people in the Government. But he had not expected this Mortgage crisis to appear and take such a big ugly form.

"So, what is all this even about?" Magnus asked him.

Frowning, Harrison passed on the important papers. "This is the investigation done by MEDA."

Magnus read the report. It was a pretty straightforward thing. Turns out, a major investment bank called Lehman Brothers and smaller investment banks were buying mortgages from lenders on a giant scale. Then they combined a bunch of them and started selling them as Mortgage-Backed Securities. Basically, money security where people and institutions can invest and hope for a steady return. Now homeowners pay these securities buyers.

Even the government was doing it. This created a cycle of more people buying homes and more mortgages being sold by these banks. Currently, the amount of credit insured by these insurers was at 62 trillion dollars, jumping from a mere 900 billion. At this point, there was no money in the world for something like this to exist, but the market was in full swing of being speculative. Everything was fine as long as the housing market didn't collapse.

So what happens when the market's demand for mortgages is high? Well, bank lenders issue mortgages to high-risk buyers. A lot of high-risk buyers. The mortgage contract came with extremely high ballooning interest rates after a set amount of time. So what may seem like a nice deal, will not be the same a year later.

Long story short, lenders kept issuing high-risk mortgages, investment banks kept buying them and even hiding them as AAA-rated bonds, then banks and institutions kept buying them as securities, thinking their money was safe. Of course, the government was in on it.

Lehman Brothers knew that this bubble was going to burst. So they filed for bankruptcy. Now, it was Sunday, the next day when the sun rises and the market opens, it's going to be a bloodbath. People will kill themselves and jump off buildings.

These investment banks had sold these securities to post offices, old age homes, nursing homes, and other institutions. All the money was now down in the drains. These banks have destroyed the lives of millions of people around the world. Millions will lose their jobs. It was a giant fraud, the sad part was, it was all legal.

Magnus put down the report and sighed. "What's the time? 4 AM? Tomorrow, the world will face a hit. I can't let that happen, not when we need financial stability all over the world. How good is your control over the government?"

Harrison was angered at this too, after all, there was no way the administration didn't know. "Not enough, but give me an hour. It's time I brought both political parties under my control. Their greed can clearly not be checked otherwise. What's your plan?"

"I can't do much. I can't just wave the wand and make money that never existed. This was pure speculative trading. Now that your banks are on the verge of going bankrupt, they can't pay loans to companies that rely on it to operate.

"Pardon my language, but you guys fucked yourself. Now, I can make an announcement that I will invest in the United States. What the government needs to do is immediately announce a bailout package."

Harrison agreed, Magnus was the leader of the Order of Merlin, his words were of the highest value to all. "What about all those responsible?"

"I will not, can not, tolerate all these so-called investment banks who caused this. Announce what took place as a fraud, a crime. Seize all their properties, all their wealth. Use it to help the people who are going bankrupt, help small businesses. No bailout to these investment banks, no matter how big or how high their reach is. Let them go to hell.

"They must pay for their crimes in blood if they have to. Put them all behind bars if you have to. Because let me tell you, after this, the American people will lose their trust completely from the government. People are not dumb, they know the government was in on this mess."

Harrison's jaw tightened. It was an extremely drastic step, "This... will mean we will go to nearly every financial institution. Goldman and such will be hit hard."

"They are the cancer of our society. I love capitalism, but I have said this, again and again, capitalism that harms your own people is not capitalism, it's crony capitalism. They didn't capitalise on anything, they knowingly created opportunities to earn money while knowing it would cause long term damage.

"Do you know why the United Kingdom today is richer than the US today? Because I never allowed these bastards to misuse the financial system. Harrison, there is a fine line that nobody should cross. If they do, they should not be saved. Rest is up to you, I will go back and try to mitigate this mess at home."

...

Monday came. Bloodbath also came. But this time, the government was ready. The President resigned soon after, the Vice President took over under Harrison's command.

It was not just a bloodbath in the market, but also a bloodbath of the investment banks. The Government was swift, it called out all these banks, announced them as frauds and seized their money and properties.

A trillion-dollar bailout package was announced, but no banks that caused it were named in the package. Magnus's announcement came soon after. The UK's economy was not as affected, and the announcement that the British Government will also make a bailout package of 300 Billion was a great help. Magnus announced a 100 billion dollar investment package for companies.

Still, millions of jobs were lost, millions of people were affected. But it could have been much worse. However, did the Investment Banks really cause all this? How could the Government see it and ignore it?

...

While Magnus tried to manage the world economy from going into recession, there was a single man who hoped to push the world into chaos. And day by day, inch by inch, he moved closer to his goal.

To catch him was impossible because he had learnt his lesson from the past defeat. This time, he was prepared to strike just once, a single killing blow to win it all.

While the chaos broke out, he sat in his comfortable room and watched the news, an evil grin plastered on his face, ~Slow and steady wins the race, Mr Pendragon. We shall meet soon.~

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