Voldemort had sacrificed so much to modify a soul fragment, fusing it with the lives of numerous Death Eaters, and scheming to reach this point, only to end up like this!
Resurrection... resurrection?
He suddenly recalled something.
The terrifying woman he saw in the cemetery last year, the corpse at the scene also revived after she left!
And now, Hermione's sudden awakening of some supposed divine power could do the same!
After breaking Harry's prophecy and taking over his body, he stopped believing in such things.
But at this moment, Voldemort felt a strong, chilling horror.
It was as if a giant hand had manipulated everything he did for this very moment.
He suppressed the rising dread and prepared for Disapparation.
With his current power, Hogwarts' Anti-disapparition spells wouldn't work on him, nor would it result in Splinching!
Luna noticed Voldemort's intention but couldn't stop him.
She couldn't interfere with the power of space.
"You two can't save everyone!"
Voldemort roared a threat, then Disapparated without hesitation.
The words cast a shadow over everyone present.
Voldemort was going to go mad; anyone outside Hogwarts, not protected by the Saint, could be killed in his rampage!
Then, the space seemed to shudder.
In the next second, a scream echoed from the void.
Everyone saw Voldemort, attempting to escape, fall from the space, terrified.
Along with him fell his left arm, left foot, and right calf, as if torn off by great force.
**In the Great Hall.**
Snape frowned, not feeling happy about Voldemort's failure to escape.
It was a severe case of Apparition failure!
And his expression, like he had seen a monster!
But how could that be, Voldemort wouldn't be afraid.
It was illogical!
At that moment, a loud boom resounded in the sky.
Snape instinctively looked up, his mouth gaping in shock, identical fear in his eyes as Voldemort's!
But it wasn't just him.
Everyone at Hogwarts and Hogsmeade Village showed the same expression.
Because!
The sky was torn by a claw!
Surrounded by countless black lightning, the rift widened, revealing a massive vertical eye, ten meters high!
Its core wasn't flesh but rolling red flames, exuding an indescribable pressure!
At that moment, almost every wizard had the same thought.
Wasn't this thing from hell!?
**In the Ravenclaw Tower.**
Loki, in his true form, watched in astonishment:
"Hela, what are you doing, how did you raise such a monster!"
"Both divine followers have appeared, no need for Grindelwald to show up, get this thing back."
The aura it emitted was more terrifying than an angry Odin, making his scalp tingle!
Despite the fear, Loki's envy was stronger, his mind marveling:
This is the power granted by the God-Lord's authority? Terrifying indeed!
I can't believe even that thing emerged.
Then, he noticed Hela's grim expression.
Loki immediately sensed trouble, his voice trembling:
"You didn't mess up, did you?"
Hela, shrouded in black mist, quickly donned heavy armor, her muffled voice coming from beneath the helmet:
"I only used dragon blood to transform his body; it shouldn't possess this power."
"Something went wrong."
Loki swallowed, looking at the half-emerged creature, a dragon stitched together from countless corpses, molten lava flowing through its seams.
This is seriously messed up!
Hela shrugged her shoulders, moving as she said:
"It doesn't matter."
"Just as you said, with both divine followers present, he's no longer needed."
But then, a voice echoed in their minds.
"Stand down, Hela, this is beyond you two."
"God-Lord," they spoke in unison, excitement lighting their faces.
Hearing his voice meant he had connected with this world, soon to descend.
Hela, though, was puzzled.
Loki's inability to handle the monster was expected.
But her?
As if sensing her thoughts, Balder's voice spoke again:
"The moment the second divine follower appeared, my connection with this world strengthened."
"I can sense it precisely it, and it too, sensed me."
"So this world's will awakened."
"Though not sentient, it instinctively occupies the strongest body to kill the two obvious divine followers, stopping my descent."
"But it's too late...."
As the voice faded, Hela and Loki felt a sudden burst of light below.
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**On the Hogwarts lawn.**
Everyone stared in terror at the sky, pupils trembling, sanity screaming to flee!
But extreme fear froze their bodies like statues, unable to move, just watching the dragon from hell tear space, ready to destroy everything.
Then, white light shone, piercing reality, entering their hearts.
Fear vanished, their bodies freed!
Everyone instinctively looked, seeing Luna and Hermione kneeling, angelic wings spreading, then exploding like petals!
The feathers soared, merging into the cloudy sky.
The next second, an awe-inspiring scene unfolded.
On the left, a twisted dragon with eyes of fire tore the sky, as if descending from hell!
On the right, dark clouds parted, revealing blinding holy light, like heaven opening.
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_PS: Just to clarify, once there are enough divine followers, the summoning ritual doesn't require both to consent._
_Balder can initiate the ritual once the number is met, as the body, mind, and soul of the divine followers belong to him._
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