บท 77: Loyalty
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A few minutes later, many people apparated in front of a large manor wearing strange and creepy masks. At first, they were surprised at not seeing their Lords, then they were relieved when they saw Severus waiting for them.
With a motion of Snape's hand, all the Death Eaters removed their masks before following inside. There, they did not see Voldemort as expected, but Edward sitting in the main seat with Bellatrix standing next to him. Then, to these people's more surprise, Severus walked over and stood to Edward's left side.
"Seat!" said a commanding voice. Many people subconsciously did so, while a few wanted to say something. However, before they could do so, they felt an overwhelming fear taking over their body, their souls; so, they quietly sat down.
"I know all of you were expecting your Dark Lord, unfortunately, he is still dead. Well, at least, still hovering between life and death, and using any means to live his miserable life."
After saying this, Edward waved his hand, then an image of Voldemort's life in the forest of Albania manifested in front of everyone. All the Death Eaters watched how their Lord had to possess animals, and eat raw animals to sustain his life. The process did not happen only once, but day after day.
The only words that could describe the current Dark Lord now are: miserable beyond belief.
Meanwhile, in the corner of his eyes, Edward noticed the disdainful sneer on Bellatrix's face and the surprise on the Death Eaters' face.
Then, he started to speak: "All of you here are wise and should be able to guess my purpose in summoning you here, so give me your answer straight."
The whole room instantly became quiet as everyone was afraid to say anything; it was as if everyone was waiting for someone else to speak first. The silence lasted for a few minutes. As a matter of fact, Bellatrix wanted to say something, but Edward had already warned not to intervene during the meeting unless otherwise stated by him.
When everything seemed to be about to last for a very long time, someone suddenly stood up and said: "My lord, I offer my allegiance."
Edward nodded before saying: "Lucius, I always admire your Malfoy's family to know when the wind of changes approaches, and knowing which side to choose. You will not regret your decision"
Lucius' face became happy and relieved at the same time; he sat down while giving his wife a thankful look. It was her who encouraged him to stand up and be the first to do so.
As for the other Death Eaters, many of them had a look of regret on their faces for not being the first one. So, they quickly stood up and offered their "undying" loyalty.
As a matter of fact, these people have long decided to follow Edward. After all, he is a very talented wizard and a member of a pure-blood family.
With all his accomplishments, none of these people did believe that his accomplishment would be lower than the previous Dark Lord. The reason that they did not immediately swear their allegiance was that they wanted to see whether Edward would use threat or benefit to force them to follow him; that way, these Death Eaters would know what kind of Lord he would be and how best to serve him.
Unfortunately, they did not expect that the Malfoy family would betray this tacit understanding so quickly.
Of course, not all the Death Eaters were willing to serve.
Suddenly, more than three Death Eaters stood up and said at the same time: "Ava Kedavra!"
Three green lights flashed from their wands and headed straight to Edward. Meanwhile, Bellatrix--who was on the side--wanted to act quickly and stand in front of her Lord, but she discovered that she was incapable of moving.
So, the three green lights hit Edward simultaneously, while all the Death Eaters gasped, however, nothing happened afterward. The Killing Curse hit Edward, but nothing happened; he was perfectly fine.
The Death Eaters would be alright if he used the counter-curses, but with just his magic resistance, he resisted three killing curses from three Death Eaters who survived the First Wizarding War.
Meanwhile, Edward smiled after this attack, then looked at the three assailants. Suddenly, a blue flame started from the Dark Marks of these people, then burned their bodies into ash.
"I wanted to give all of you the illusion of choice," said Edward calmly, "But it seemed that it was unnecessary." After that, he took out his wand, waved it into the air, creating a strange ripple in the air.
Following this, all the Death Eaters suddenly felt that the Dark Mark in their hand started moving, then it changed to the same design as the one in Bellatrix. Following this, all of them felt a terrifying pain in their souls.
Soon, they discover that the new mark was actually engraved in their souls; all of them could guess the meaning of this.
After the experience was over, all of them had a look of fear on their faces. In this room, there were only four people who did not have the mark in their souls.
Snape, Soleil--who was Edward's sweetheart--however, her husband was not spared.
"Thank you, my Lord, for your benevolence," suddenly said Lucius, as he and his wife only had their mark on their hands changed.
"Since you were wise enough to be the first to follow me, this is the best I can do for you," replied Edward calmly.
He then looked at all the other people, "Now that your loyalty to me can no longer be questioned, let me make things clear on how things will be from now."
Edward stood up, waved his hand, and a small metal plate appeared in front of everyone in the room. Then, he started walking around the room.
"First of all, I do not like any of this nonsense talk about pure-blood supremacy. I'm about to conquer this entire planet, and muggle will play a great role in my rule--maybe even more important than wizards.
"In this new world order, a wizard's worth will not be based on his family or bloodline but based on their contribution to civilization.
"All of you can activate the Alchemy Item in front of you by using your wand and saying the word, 'Conversus In.'"
All the Death Eaters immediately followed the order. Then, a projection appeared, showing a number; each person had a different number. Edward waved his wand, then a projection of a massive library. The number of books inside this library astonished all these Death Eaters--even Snape was not an exception.
Nodding in satisfaction at their reaction, Edward continued: "I'm not Voldemort who used fear and power to rule over you and never gave any benefit.
"This library contains all of my knowledge. In there, you will find the most powerful spells, the foulest of dark magic, the mystery of the soul, the way to improve bloodline, and even acquire immortality."
The breath of all these Death Eaters became rapid after hearing this. Knowing Edward's reputation, they did not doubt his words; all they could think about was how they could get their hands on this knowledge, and Edward answered their questions.
With a wave of his wand, a list appeared in front of them with numbers behind them. The list included things like bloodline modification, Elixir of Life, Ravenclaw's Diadem, Revival of Loved One.
Just by looking at the things in the list, information about their meaning was instantly placed in the minds of these Death Eaters; they all secretly gasped, wondering if this was some very elaborate prank.
"This is not a dream or prank. I am a person who believes that knowledge should be shared for more to be produced, and civilization can advance. As a person who advocates the law of equivalent exchange, this knowledge is not for free.
"The number in front of you represents something called Reward Point. It determines the amount of time you can spend in my library, the level of clearance of knowledge that you can get access to.
As for the list in front, not only do you need a certain amount of Reward Points to acquire any of these things but also, a certain level of loyalty to me is also required."
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Yesterday, I watched the new Marvel Movie Shang-Chi and it was epic. As more new shows or movies are released, I become even more excited to write about Edward's adventures in the Marvel World.
If anyone already watched it, tell me if you like it or not in the comments. But NO SPOILERS.
Next Chapter Title: Reward Point.
บท 78: Reward Points
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Silence overcame the room, rapid breathing could be heard echoing like dogs salivating at tasty treats. The emotion knows as greed could be seen in the eyes of these Death Eaters--especially with the mention of bloodline and immortality.
All of them strongly believed in the idea of bloodline superiority, now they discovered the magic that could prove their theory. As for immortality, their previous Lord always exclaimed how he has conquered death by attaining immortality. Now, the very same opportunity was offered to them.
While most of these Death Eaters were overwhelmed by greed, some of them managed to calm themselves down. Narcissa Malfoy raised her hand. After seeing this, Edward smiled before saying: "This is not Hogwarts, you do not need to raise your hand to ask a question. If you have something to say, do so."
"My Lord!"
"You can call me Sir," said Edward. "That goes for all of you."
"Sir, how is Reward Point determined? And can we acquire more points?"
Finally, all the Death Eaters woke up from their power-lust and focused on things that matter to them; the Reward Points. After a glance, everyone noticed that each family had a different number of points. Some very astute people quickly realized that the older and more powerful families--especially the Sacred 28--had more points.
Of course, this was not absolute. Some families who were ancient, but currently declining did not have many points.
"Great question," said Edward with a satisfied smile. "I'm a person who values knowledge very much, so a few years ago, I visited your family secret vaults and helped myself to all the books located there. The Reward Points you have now are based on the value that I believe your family's books are worth."
Edward paused for a moment, meanwhile, all the Death Eaters were greatly surprised that their new Lord just admitted to theft like it was nothing at all.
"As for how you can acquire more Reward Points, simply, by contributing more knowledge to me. The easiest and most efficient way is to design magic experiments of your own, then submit them to me for evaluation. Then, I will decide the number of points you deserve.
"If you do not know how to do a magic experiment, you can just submit an idea you have for the experiment, then I will guide you and fund your experiment. However, doing so will result in your points being reduced."
Edward paused for a moment after saying as he realized that these people might not know how to properly experiment.
"Forget about me guiding you on to properly set an experiment. All of you will have to go to training to learn how to do so." Edward decided to put all these Death Eaters through the same process as Bellatrix. That way, not only will they become proper experimenters, but also learn about muggle technology and even reduce some of their misunderstandings about them.
As for the pain these people will have to suffer by having a massive amount of knowledge cramped in their minds, he did not care. Since Bellatrix can survive, they should be able to do so as well. Besides, with him here, even if Death wanted to take their souls, he can still prevent it.
"Another way to acquire point is to hand over to me lost knowledge, books, or magical artifacts that I do not have."
"Sir," suddenly said Lucius Malfoy. "Can money be use to exchange points?"
Edward had a pensive look on his face after hearing that question, then he said: "As an Alchemist that can literally turn metal into gold, and as the future ruler of this planet, money will have little to no value to me. Nevertheless, I also understand that wealth can also be an advantage for many of you here, so I will allow it."
Then, with a wave of his hand, the ratio of Gallons to Reward Points was displayed in front of everyone. Many people secretly gasped at how high the ratio was; not many people could afford to use their wealth to exchange for points. However, many people also figured out that the reason that Edward made the price so outrageous was to discourage people from using this method or abusing it.
"I am glad that your Malfoy family is so bold and not afraid to ask the right question," said Edward as he looked at both Lucius and Narcissa. Then, he waved his wand and added more points to them.
An act that garnered the envy of many of the other families--except for the Greengrass. Both Soleil and her husband Jamison could tell that their families had the second amount of points behind the Malfoy, and the reason for that is most likely due to Soleil's relationship with Edward.
For the first time, Jamison was glad that his wife had a secret lover and he hoped that she could use this fact to further increase the advantage of their family.
"Sir, there is still something that I would like to hand over, but I require my house-elf to fetch from home if you do not mind," said Lucius. Edward motion for him to proceed, then Lucius yelled out loud: "Dobby!"
A house-elf suddenly appeared on the table in front of Lucius--an act which made him angry, but he did not say anything. "Go fetch the black book in my study."
"As you command, master."
Dobby then disappeared, then returned a few seconds later with a black book in his hand. Lucius grabbed it from his hand while forcing him off the table.
"Sir, this is it. It was something that the previous Dark Lo...I meant Voldemort gave me to safe keep for him," said Lucius as he handed the book to Edward.
With a wave of his hand, the book floated from Lucius and landed on him. "This must the first Horcrux that Voldemort made."
"Horcrux?"
"You can look for the information on the plate in front of you; there is a 'search' option."
All the Death Eaters immediately pointed their wand on the metal plate, then they learned that there is indeed a search option. As long as they thought about what they wanted to know, the information would show up.
Following this, the information about Horcrux showed up.
"Horcrux: An alternate form of Immortality that involves splitting the soul and attach it to an Alchemy item with powerful magical power that served as a tether to the mortal world. As long as that item is not destroyed, then the owner is considered immortal. The maximum number of Horcrux that can be made is 7.
"History: This dark magic was created by an ancient greek dark wizard named Herpo the Foul. But it was further improved by Tom Riddle (Voldemort).
"Warning: This kind of immortality is not recommended due to the side effects which include: change in appearance, splitting the soul is very painful, can lead to instability of the mind, can lead to the paranoia of people always discovering your Horcrux.
"Rewards Point:..."
All the Death Eaters sighed as they finally understood how their previous Dark Lords achieved his immortality. Nevertheless, despite the warnings at the end, many people were thinking about raising enough points to exchange the method for making Horcrux. After all, the other methods were too expensive.
Some of them have heard about this kind of dark magic and wanted to check their family heritage to see if they still had a copy
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