Chương 5: Excuse Me... I'm Gonna Need to See Some ID's
'It took almost two years, but I've finally finished redesigning my mind-scape. I pity the fool who decides to go snooping... sometimes when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back. In my case it really does stare! you can't imagine the eldritch horrors I've added as protection. I've got to give a hand to H.P. Lovecraft, the man knew how to scare the shit out of sensible people.'
'My mind-scape is modeled after the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. All of my memories are stored on read-write crystal servers connected to a computer in the center of one of the asteroids. It's locked down so tight a stray fart would spell your doom. The room is surrounded by vibranium walls to prevent the use of magic to break-in, as well as hide the magic used to keep everything running in tip-top shape. A magical faraday cage for the win! We've got biometric scanners, fingerprint access, and voice recognition, the whole kit, and caboodle. If by sheer dumb luck someone manages to get past allllll of that, I pulled a King kai and made it so someone has to tell a funny joke before they can enter. And let me tell you... wizards have almost zero sense of humor. It's no wonder the Marauders were such an oddity.'
'Mounted on the thousands of random asteroids are arc-reactor powered turrets and rail guns, drones with supernova level flashbangs, minefields, and the eldritch horrors just mucking around the place. I wanted to build a space fleet but thought against it. Why would you need a space fleet when you have Cthulu and his buddies playing bouncer.'
'Orion still isn't taking his studies very seriously, I can see now why he latched on to the Dark Lord's coattails. The path of least resistance is a scary thing indeed. Now, I mostly practice occlumency and legillimancy with my older sister Lucretia. Father lets us practice scanning surface thoughts in order to make it as natural as possible. Boy did he almost shit his pants when he saw my mind monsters for the first time!'
'Today is our seventh birthday and father has been preparing the ritual room all week so things will go off without a hitch. I still don't know what they will entail, but hopefully it will speed up the solidification of my magic core. I'm about as far as I can get in my magical studies without the use of magic. Arc of Embodiment isn't much use for me at the moment and my future plans require a mastery in enchanting and wards. If all goes well, I may be able to ask Father to get the goblins to train me in a plethora of fun topics.'
'Welp! That's all for today! I better shower and get ready, I don't want my piggy bank... I mean my father to get upset.'
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"Honey, it's been over a week and Lucien is still unresponsive. Do you think we should take him to St. Mungos?" asks Melania concerned about her son.
"He will be fine Melania. I still can't believe he made it through all seven rituals... his potential is truly bottomless," answers Arcturus appraisingly.
"Right now his body is adapting and adjusting to the changes initiated during the rituals. We just need to keep him on a heavy dose of nutrient potion, the magic should do the rest," Arcturus assures to his wife.
Meanwhile, upstairs in his room, Lucien begins to re-join the land of the living.
'Ah shit, it feels like I was hit by the almighty Truck-sama. How long was I out for?' thinks Lucien.
[POP]
"Young Master Lucien, you are awake. The master and mistress will be very happy to hear this," says Kreacher before popping away again.
'Right, right, the rituals huh? I can't believe I made it through all seven of them. My father is a right awful bastard you know. It's felt like I was being systematically liquified from the inside out.'
'The first couple weren't that, that was until they began to build off of each other. Improved reflexes, increased speed of regeneration, enhancement of the senses, wider magic channels, a larger magical container (first dantian), boosted muscular strength, and most importantly, magical sight. Ohhhh magic sight, I have plans for you'
Melania runs into Lucien's room and starts checking him over. By the time she is done, Arcturus strolls in to see how he is feeling.
"So son, does anything feel uncomfortable? There will be an adjustment period where your body gets used to all of the new changes. I recommend we get you started on some physical exercises. Your strength and reflex enhancements will be the hardest to get a handle on."
"Uncomfortable? I feel like I was the plaything in a game of keep away between two Ukrainian Ironbellies!"
"Ahhh that's most unfortunate," he says barely keeping in a chuckle. "'Tis the price of power my son. I can assure you that no young dragons have had a chance to sneak up here while you incapacitated. Now get up, you've been in your bed for over a week."
'Bastard... I'll get you back for this Father' thinks Lucien with a devilish smirk.
'Oh, no..' thought Arcturus, not liking his son's smile one bit.
"Ahh Mother! You must have been extremely worried! I'm sorry you had to go through all of this. I can't believe you married this reckless man! What if something had happened, I'd never get to see you again!" says Lucien with a few tears running down his face.
"Father, I'll never forgive you!" Lucien exclaims to the room.
Arcturus begins to sweat, feeling the cold breath of death will be coming for him soon. Melania turns her head to look at her husband with a bone-chilling smile.
"Honeyyyy," she says sweetly, "look what you've done to our child."
At this point Arcturus begins to get very nervous. The last time he saw that smile was when he forgot their anniversary. He had to sleep on the couch for a few weeks after as punishment.
"Mom, could you make me some hot chocolate? You always make the best cocoa!" asks Lucien.
"Of course sweetie. The secret ingredient is love after all." Melania says with a wink.
As soon as Melania leaves the room, Arcturus turns towards his son.
"What do you want now you little bastard? I'll be sleeping the couch for the next month if you don't smooth things over for me. You were the one who pushed for all seven rituals!" grumbles a frustrated Arcturus.
"Hahaha you know that and I know that.. but she doesn't," says Lucien slyly.
Lucien then states his demands, "I want you to take me to Gringotts."
"Why?" questions Arcturus. "It can't be that simple, there has to be a catch somewhere."
"I want them to teach me to fight, as well as the basics of warding and how to blacksmith," admits Lucien.
"They won't just teach their craft to anyone, son. Goblins themselves can be tricky creatures to deal with.
"You can just leave that to me," says Lucien with a knowing smile.
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