章節 104: Expanding Influence
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Inside a classroom at Hogwarts, all the members of the Order of Phoenix were together, surrounding Lily. However, two people were absent.
"Albus, is there any problem with her?" asked McGonagall.
"No. Her body, mind, and soul are fine. There is nothing wrong with her resurrection--well, as far as my knowledge goes," replied Dumbledore with a sigh.
The other members were then relieved--especially Sirius and Harry. Then, all the members started talking to and asking questions.
"Lily, what about James? Was he resurrected with you?" asked Sirius.
"Unfortunately, no," replied Lily.
"Why not?"
Lily just shook her. With Edward's personality and the absence of Snape here today, a few people could guess the situation. They secretly sighed as they realized the situation of the Order has further been compromised.
And the person most concerned about this situation is Dumbledore. With Edward's ideas of peace and unity, he did not know how many of the members agreed with his ideals--even he was tempted.
Although he knew that these members would follow him despite this, he did not want to force them to do certain things against their wishes. After all, the Order was created to fight the harms that Voldemort was doing to the magical world.
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A month passed since Edward's first assembly. Since then, he had so many that it was hard to count. He traveled across the world, across all continents--he went to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, USA, Canada, South America, Russia, China, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria, etc…--to spread his ideas in the magical communities.
And every time he passed by one of these countries, he garnered a massive following of wizards who believe and share his vision for the future. And he did not just talk to them but show them what they could achieve.
He preached about the need for further increasing magical knowledge through studying magic like science, he lured many people with immortality and the possibility of resurrecting their loved ones.
He showed his followers his library and introduced the system of Rewards Points that he used on the Death Eaters. He preached about creating a mighty empire that spends across galaxies and dimensions.
At some point in time, Edward felt like he was Jesus Christ preaching about the words of God. Actually, some of his followers even started worshipping him as a God.
Of course, everything did not go smoothly.
"Sir, we have located different groups of rebels," said one of the followers.
"Just because they disagree with my ideas does not mean that they are rebels. Where are they?" asked Edward.
A map of different parts of the world was shown to him. He looked at it and said: "Mobilize the team to catch all of them in one fell swoop, and I will personally go after the largest group. Remember, we can incapacitate them, but do not kill them."
"Sir, why do we have to be lenient to these reb...these people?"
"So far, our revolution has been without much bloodshed, and we should try to remain as such. These people are just lost souls, and with enough time, they can be convinced. Furthermore, even if they cannot, they are still be used as experiment materials."
After that, Edward took a group of followers and apparated to Australia. Soon, they managed to track this group.
Edward looked at this group of thousand of wizards, he said: "The new changes of the magical world are inevitable, and for the betterment of all wizardkind, why resist?"
"Edward Bones, you might have fooled all these people, but it will not change the fact that you are just a power-hungry dark wizard just like Voldemort and Grindelwald."
"How dare you treat our leader the same as those scums," screamed one of the followers. However, Edward raised his hand to prevent them from doing anything rash.
"It's a shame that we could not see eye to eye," he then looked at his followers and said, "Do not intervene."
He slowly walked to this group of wizards, and as soon as he took the first step, those wizards attacked. More than a thousand lights of different colors hit Edward head-on. Yet, without even using a shield, he was completely unharmed.
So, he continued his journey toward this group, while his followers watched in awe.
'So, this is the power of the Dragon-Man Magic Veins? Granting me unimaginable magic resistances. And this is just one of the many benefits.'
As Edward slowly approached, the leader of these groups of wizards became more scared, so he screamed: "Don't stop shooting, he is just a man!"
"Am I?" asked Edward who instantly appeared in front of the leader, forcing him to take a step back.
Ignoring the leader, he looked at the people behind him and said: "Brothers and sisters, lay down your wand and join me in creating a new and beautiful world."
Many people hesitated after hearing this, so Edward took this opportunity.
"You should have heard of my deeds. I have always accepted people joining my cause--even when they have previously raised their hands against me."
A few seconds later, one person left the group and stood behind Edward. Then, one after another, people walked behind him until only half of them left. As for the remaining half, they gritted their teeth and raised their wands.
With a sigh, Edward took out his wand and said: "Stupefy!" A white light appeared and all these wizards--including the leader. Then, he motioned for his followers to take care of the passed-out wizards, while Edward returned to his base in England.
However, not long after he arrived, Snape entered his resting room with news.
"What is it, Severus?"
"Dumbledore has disappeared?"
"What do you mean he disappeared?"
"I mean he completely vanished from sight. He cannot even be found in the Marauders Map you handed for me to watch over."
Edward frowned, "What about the other members of the Order?"
"All their current location is known."
Edward tapped his fingers on his chair as he thought to himself.
'So, this is the choice you made? I'll be ready then. I'm sure our battle will be one for the history books.'
"Ignore Dumbledore for now," ordered Edward. "Now that the magical world is conquered, it's time to focus on the muggle side."
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章節 105: Resistance (I)
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Edward sat in a room with some of his most trusted individuals or subordinates.
"Sir, we have received news from the Muggle Think-Tank that everything went according to plan.
"As of now, we have controlled all the political leaders of the world, taken control of the nuclear launch codes, and disarmed most militaries.
"Additionally, we also control all the major financial institutions, the media, and all the elite 1%," reported Bellatrix with a calm face.
"How did we accomplish all of this?" asked Josh Delton.
Many people looked at him weirdly, making him a little embarrassed. He is a new member of the circle who was just promoted due to his outstanding performance in the Werewolf Legion.
"It was quite easy actually. Many of these powerful people were lured with the promise of immortality, some had their memories tampered with, others were placed under the Imperius Curse, and some signed Soul Contracts.
"More importantly, we did not give them any chance to react and we struck at the same time."
Josh Delton nodded his head, while Edward had a pensive look on his face.
"I'm guessing that there is a 'but' behind all this good news."
"You are correct, Sir. A group of soldiers armed with modern heavy weapons suddenly disappeared along with a few nuclear submarines. The odd part is that they were from different countries around the world."
"You mean that they were aware of our plans beforehand and acted before we got to them? Are you saying that there are traitors among us?" asked Snape.
"It may not be a simple act of treachery," added Professor Flitwick. "Since these people were from different parts of the world, they might be a secret organization or an alliance of some sort."
"Flitwick is correct," reported Bellatrix. "From the files we recovered from the CIA, MI6, KGB, Mossad, and China's Central External Liaison Department, these countries discovered the existence of wizards since World War 1 and have been secretly prepared.
"They have conducted studies to assess the threat that wizards posed to muggle society. Furthermore, they have brainwashed and trained young children to infiltrate magical schools all over the world to spy on the magical world and steal knowledge.
"With this knowledge, they have secretly trained wizards loyal to their countries by adopting orphan children with magical abilities and brainwashing them at a young age.
"Another tactic they used is to threaten some muggle-born wizards with their families and loved ones."
The majority of people in the room were quite shocked after hearing this. All of them thought that the International Statute of Secrecy prevented wizards all over the world from revealing themselves to muggles, but this was nothing but a false sense of security.
The upper echelons of muggle society have long known of their existence and were preparing in case a war broke out between the two sides. Many people then remembered Edward's ideals that wizards should not hide, but integrate into society, and strive to improve themselves.
This new information made the beliefs of these followers more pious.
"There is still an issue," said Edward. "How could soldiers with heavy weapons like tanks and jets suddenly disappear without a trace? Especially with how rapid our attack was?"
"Our current theory is that one wizard used an Undetectable Extension Charm on a suitcase, then a Shrinking Charm to reduce the size of these objects and placed them inside."
"So, what you are saying is that there is a suitcase out there in this vast world, full of soldiers and modern weapons in it?" summarized Edward.
Bellatrix just nodded her head. After pondering for a while, Edward said: "Contact Nicolas Flamel and ask him to use divination to locate these people."
A few minutes later, Bellatrix reported back: "Nicolas just sent us a location. However, according to him, he was unable to acquire the visual of the surrounding, just a location."
"Since there might be some unknown factor in the situation, I will go alone," said Edward.
"Sir, there is no need to risk your lives; it's better to send a squad to check out the situation." Many people agreed with this statement, however, Edward insisted and used the fact that he did not want to lose any of his men when their revolution was so close to success.
Of course, this act further increased his followers' loyalty.
--Scene break--
Edward found himself in a cold and mountainous area in Russia. Snow covered his sight for miles on. However, not long after he arrived at his destination, many wizards appeared to surround him.
A few of the wizards held suitcases in their hands, and with a wave of their wands, countless soldiers and machines came out of the case.
With a calm look on his face, Edward looked at all the soldiers; he could quickly identify that they were all from different countries, races, and ethnicities.
'About 50,000 soldiers, so an entire Corps,' thought Edward. Then his vision landed on the person in front -- who was the commander of this army. Just by looking at him, he could tell that he was American.
"I knew you would come alone, Edward Bones. The analysis we made of you was correct; you probably only came here to show your military might to your followers, however, your overconfidence will be your downfall," said the American Commander.
"Oh, what else did your analysis say about me?"
"That despite the fact you constantly preach about integrating no-Maj with wizards, you still favor wizards over ordinary people."
"I resent these accusations," said Edward.
"There is no need to act calm. Men, fire you weapons."
Rain of bullets started falling on Edward, along with tanks shooting, bazookas, and missiles.
However, a shield surrounded his body, blocking all these attacks. Not even a single scratch was left on him. However, a frown was on his face during the process.
"At this rate, the rate that my mana decreases is quite noticeable.' So, he raised his wand and waved it in the air. A strange field appeared around him. Then, the soldiers soon noticed something odd. All their bullets deviated from Edward and never actually touched him.
As for Edward, he nodded in satisfaction as this Projectile Misdirection Charm that he specially invented to deal with modern weapons.
"Wizards squad, start attacking," roared the commander.
Then, countless lights hit Edward's shield. As those charms were not projectile, they were not affected by the previous spell. Nevertheless, these attacks seemed useless.
"Hmm?" muttered Edward as he noticed his shield slowly weaken. "You guys actually invented a Disarming Shield Spell?"
"Unlike you wizards that have stagnated and not progressed for hundreds of years, we have studied magic in-depth in the past few decades and made some achievements."
"Hehe, now. I'm more interested in you guys." Then, Edward changed the frequency of his shield to that of Dragon Chant Magic, and it was stabilized. This act flustered all these wizards, along with the commander.
"Alright, let's end this charade," announced Edward.
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