บท 530: Charles Wentworth's Rise (II)
After Voldemort's death, Charles began his rise to power. However, he did not walk a path similar to Voldemort and Grindelwald, blatantly gathering followers to do his bidding. No, he followed a more official path.
He ran for the Minister of Magic in the British Wizarding World. With his strength and status as a hero who participated in Voldemort's downfall, his reputation was at an all-time high.
Dumbledore was suspicious of Charles–especially since he came out of nowhere; the identity he created for him was suspicious, but there was never enough evidence to show his true colors.
As a result, Dumbledore did not grant him his full support, but he did not condone him, remaining neutral.
Charles' campaign slogan involved radical change for the Wizard World. He talked only about innovation, improvement, and a better future for all wizardkind–no matter the blood.
Most factions in Britain supported Charles. The mixed-blood and muggle-born wizards saw hope for a better life in the wizard world, while the pureblood worshiped Charles's strength and his promise of power.
As for Dumbledore? Although he felt many of Charles' ideas were too radical, he also agreed with many of them. So, he still remained neutral. In the end, Lily supports Charles, and as the savior of the wizarding world, she has much power and influence.
Charles became the minister and was even voted the most popular Minister in the history of Britain.
After taking office, Charles began to deliver on his promises. His first order of business was to modify the state of education in the British Magical World. He created a more rigorous curriculum that focused on establishing a great foundation for all future wizards.
Certain classes, like Alchemy, that were not mandatory, became so. He found a real teacher of Divination and taught children basic knowledge on the subject. He searched for people with real talent for the craft and developed their ability.
He innovated the Muggle Study Class and taught wizards what it's truly like to live in the Muggle World. Charles wanted to prepare for the eventual integration between wizards and muggles.
He created government-funded research programs to encourage wizards to innovate and create; the Ministry of Magic would greatly compensate anyone who innovated magic and created new spells, potions, or magical artifacts.
Charles secretly went to influence Arthur Weasely to modify his flying car. Afterward, Charles was not punished according to the Misuse of Muggle Artifact Office. Instead, he publicly awarded him for his innovative mind and even granted him plenty of wealth.
For the next ten years, Charles's effort not only allowed Britain to recover from the years of war but it also created a prosperous wizarding world. During this time, Charles had done many things, including fusing with a second bloodline and reaching Tier 3.
Despite his strength, Charles did not eliminate Dumbledore, not that he did not want to. However, out of fear of him, Dumbledore walked the same path he did with Edward; he found a way to use his phoenix to reach Tier 3.
Dumbledore reached Tier 3 before him, making Charles more weary than the latter and also more cautious. In the end, he decided not directly to confront the old man. However, it's also a fact that the headmaster's existence was a pain to his future plan.
So, he decided to use an indirect method of eliminating him. He secretly released the information that Voldemort had made Horcrux. As expected, Dumbledore began to search for them and came upon the Gaunt's family.
Like in the books and movie, Dumbledore could not resist putting the ring on, resulting in him being cursed. Charles had also secretly augmented the curse, ensuring the old man had no chance of surviving. After that, he only needed to kidnap Grindelwald, who was the only remaining person who could affect his plans.
Dumbledore did not survive more than a month. The only thing the headmaster could do before his death was destroy the Elder Wand, but Charles did not care. Although he felt the wand was powerful, he knew it was not impossible to create a better one in the future.
So, in February 1990, Dumbledore died, and Charles's ambition had no one to stop him.
His next step was the International Confederation of Wizards. He rallied all the Ministers or governing bodies of the different wizarding worlds, convincing them to create a unified Magic Council that rules the entire magical world.
The process was both easy and difficult. The easy part was that Charles had already infiltrated the Ministry of Magic of most countries in the world; many of the current Ministers of Magics were his people, and he spent ten years ensuring they were in that position.
Through money and the assassination of political opponents, he succeeded in his actions. So, when he offered the plan, most of the upper echelons of society agreed. However, the backlash was from the population with different nationalities and a sense of belonging.
This was the trouble, but Charles was patient. He used the Magic Council to replicate his success in Britain. He improved the lives of wizards, brought development and civilizations to them, and increased the overall productivity and happiness of the magical communities across the world.
This process took him another ten years, but by the year 2000, Charles' prestige and power were enough that there would be only little trouble if he called for the establishment of the Magic Empire. Now, he only needed it for the correct time.
Charles' next step was on the muggle side. Unfortunately, that's when his trouble began. He did not focus much on the Muggle World but still used its power. Over the years, he has been secretly controlling scientists, politicians, and the rich and wealthy. However, Charles did not know his existence was already known by certain people–including his ambitions.
There is a special group of muggles who have been aware of wizards and guarding against them. Edward had to deal with them, but Charles's situation was worse since these people spent more than 20 years waiting and preparing.
So, when Charles focused his fangs on the Muggle World, a war broke out between the two sides.
The war lasted for five years. The Muggles had secretly cultivated many Muggle-born wizards to be on their side, and with the use of magitech similar to Arthur Weasley's flying car, the war was devastating.
Countless muggles and wizards died. Unfortunately, the wizard population paled in comparison to wizards, so the final result was more devastating to them. The only good thing about this war was Charles had a good enough reason to establish the Magic Empire.
With a common enemy, such a process was easy. Unfortunately, Charles did not want the wizard to become the enemy of muggles. He knew their population was too small, and in the future, wizards would also be the main source of wizards.
In the end, Charles won the war after successfully reaching Tier 4 and ruling the entire planet. More than 15 years have passed since the war, and the hatred between wizards and muggles has not abated.
On the contrary, wizards have become the highest class of society, creating a strict social hierarchy.
"If Charles doesn't fix this problem, it's only a matter of time before there is another war," commented Edward. According to the file, Charles has been trying to fix this issue.
The Mage Path created by Hermione showed no signs of appearing in this world, so he focused on Bloodline. He created ways to infuse muggles with magical animal bloodlines. Sadly, the success rate is abysmal.
Edward shook his head and focused on something else. The last note from the agent was that Charles, the Magic Emperor, was about to conduct a dangerous experiment using the Time Room from the Ministry of Magic. The agent wanted to check it out, but it seems he never returned.
"It seems that I have to see Charles," muttered Edward with a dangerous light in his eyes.
บท 531: Uninvited Guest
Edward left the secret base, heading directly to the palace located in France. He wondered why Charles chose that location. Maybe he was French back on Earth before his reincarnation.
On his way, he took a deeper look at this Magic Empire. The magic system they used was vastly different from his Empire. To reach Tier 1, the practice method is used by all wizards to break the first limiter.
Afterward, they will use a Mana Potion created by Charles after studying the Philosopher's Stone. With the vast quantity of mana rushing through the wizard's veins, they can break the second limiter and reach Tier 2.
As for Tier 3? The only solution currently available was to infuse a new bloodline. After many years of study and effort, the Magic Empire has successfully created a potion with a 70% success rate.
The path to Tier 4 is extremely arduous in this place. Charles has no way to compress magic into liquid. After all, Edward had to use knowledge from other universes before creating that system. As such, Charles did what he was good at–infusing bloodline.
After a bloodline infusion, a wizard will experience an instant rapid mana growth. Furthermore, the rate at which their bodies produce mana will also increase, allowing them to reach a higher Tier. Sadly, the second bloodline mana has a survival rate of 30%, limiting the Magic Empire's Tier 4 Wizards.
Currently, only Charles has reached Tier 5, and most of the Tier 4 Individuals are from the Royal Family. Edward could guess how they were trained. Whenever someone fails to fuse a bloodline, Charles will take their experience and travel 24 hours to the past and try again.
Magic Empire, Palace:
Charles sat on a desk with countless papers before him, reviewing them individually. Although the Magic Empire had a computer, he loved the feel of paper, so he often used it instead.
Someone knocked on the door, but he did not answer, lost in the work before him.
"Honey, honey…honey."
"Huh?" muttered Charles as he saw the beautiful woman beside him.
"Lily, what is it? Is there an emergency?"
"No, it's dinner time," she replied with a smile.
"Already?" Charles finally noticed the passage of time. He looked at all the work he still had and wanted to refuse. However, he remembered he promised his family to spend more time with them.
"Good."
He waved his hand, and all the papers disappeared as if they never existed. Then, he followed her to the dining area. As he opened the door, he was welcomed with a cacophony of sounds, most of which were laughter, chatting, and yelling.
He watched the people sitting at the rectangular table: Hermione, Fleur, Luna, Ginny, Cho Chang, Bellatrix, Narcissa, and Tonks. Among them, a few had children with them.
Charles smiled after seeing his accomplishment. He sat at the main seat, and his youngest daughter immediately came to sit on his lap. She was only five years old and could be described as extremely cute.
"Phoebe, what did I tell you about royal etiquette?" reprimanded Ginny, unhappy by her daughter's actions. The little girl made a sad face but was quickly reassured as her father caressed her head.
"Don't worry about such a thing," said Charles, who did not mind.
"You can't spoil her."
"She's my daughter. If I don't spoil her, who will I spoil? Who is Daddy's little girl?"
"I am," replied Phoebe, yelling out loud.
"Yes, and don't forget–even after you get married."
"Don't worry, Daddy, I won't ever get married. I will still be with you forever."
"That would be even better," said Charles with a smile. Then, he frowned after noticing something:
"Where is Harry?"
"He's…in his lab," said Lily with a deep sigh, deepening Charles' frown.
'I knew I should have killed that bastard Sirius.'
He practically raised Harry, being his lovable and supporting uncle until he became the latter's stepdad. However, someone in his late teens, Sirius Black, spews some nonsense to the kid, giving him a deep and uncharacteristic attachment to his father.
Afterward, he even became obsessed with reviving his father, so he's been diving into that kind of magic. Charles cannot do anything to Harry since his family might crumble apart if even whispers of this got out. So, he had to resort to his backup plan–give Lily all his love and attention, so in the unlikely case James is revived, she won't return to him.
Of course, he will do everything possible to prevent him from returning. He had already prepared. He will summon the latter's soul from the afterlife using the deathly hallows and destroy it. In the future, even if Harry's research is successful, he can use the excuse that Voldemort's Killing Curse might have destroyed James' soul.
"Make sure he is okay," said Charles before beginning the dinner, not minding the kid's rude behavior. Everyone ate while chatting, and Charles took time to feed his youngest.
"Dear, are you okay?" asked Hermione. "You seem more stressed than usual."
"Things are not going well," he replied.
"How come?"
"As I told you, we have reached a plateau. If we want fast development, we need access to the knowledge of another magical civilization," explained Charles. "However, all my attempts have not been successful.
"I haven't found any relics of ancient magical civilizations. My experiment to open a Space-Time Gate to another dimension was a catastrophic failure, and the Spaceship I have been trying to build to navigate the galaxy can barely be countered as a prototype."
"I think we are developing very fast; we only need some time," commented Narcissa.
"No, compared to the Arcane Empire, our speed is slower than a snail," counted Charles.
"Love, you don't have to compare to whatever Arcane Empire," reminded Fleur.
"No, since he can do it, I can also do it, and even better."
No one said anything besides secretly sighing; they no longer mentioned the subject.
Charles saw their reaction and smiled wryly; he opened his mouth to apologize:
"I didn't expect you to hold me in such high value."
"Who is so audacious?" yelled Bellatrix with craziness in her eyes. Everyone became alert as they watched the young man suddenly enter the palace.
"It's you," said Charles with an ugly expression.
"Yes, it's me."
Charles looked at Edward with complicated eyes; he cast a spell to calm down his rampaging mind, but his beating heart betrayed his displayed calmness.
"I have had countless nightmares of this day. I thought I was prepared, but it seems not," said Charles.
Edward did not answer him but looked at this family dinner. It was a weird sensation to see his "wives," but they did not recognize him; they even looked at him with wariness, disgust, and a desire to kill.
"You're here for me; they have nothing to do with this," said Charles. "I'm asking you, as a fellow traveler, to spare them."
Edward looked at him, "The agent sent to monitor disappeared. Do you know anything about this?"
"I don't."
"You should know this answer is not enough to satisfy me."
"I suspected you sent someone to spy on me, but I could never find their existence. So, I really don't know what you're talking about."
Edward frowned as he realized Charles might be telling the truth.
"Honey," muttered Lily as she touched Charles's hand.
"It's pointless," he said as he understood her implication. He knew his ability was useless in front of this man. A great horror enveloped Charles' family as they realized the severity of the situation. Their husband's greatest reliance was his Time Talent. But if even that was useless, then the situation was truly dire.
"Did anything happen recently? Anything abnormal?" asked Edward.
Charles hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes. A few days ago, I tried to open a Space-Time Gate to another dimension, and things went terribly wrong. The spatial-temporal energy I controlled was rampaging and spreading; according to my calculations, the entire solar system would have been wiped out."
He paused as if to recollect his memory.
"I felt a great sense of dread overcoming me; it was like an intuition of death. However, the odd thing is this intuition did not originate from the maelstrom of chaotic time energy."
"Oh, where did it originate from?"
"I don't know exactly. All I know is I felt I was in grave danger but could not pinpoint the source of the danger. So, I immediately activated my ability and returned to the previous day."
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