章節 108: [Authority]
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Since Edward still had a month left before the duel, he went about his day as he normally would. He first visited Rowena and made sure that she was healing alright.
She had managed to remove the mysterious thing in her soul--which both of them have labeled as Void Energy--and transferred her soul to the clone. However, her soul was still in the process of healing. Even with the Soul Crystals, it will take her a few months to return to a peak state.
After that, Edward returned to his laboratory on the moon; he wanted to ask Albion a few questions. After entering a room, he saw the gigantic beast sleeping on a pile of gold.
With a sigh, Edward said: "Wake up, lazy bum. I have a few questions for you."
Opening one eye, then Albion said with a nonchalant tone; "You know about our agreement, so pay up first."
Meanwhile, Edward was secretly aggrieved after hearing this. Although he could control this dragon to do his bidding, there was still one major restriction: it was the information or knowledge he had in his mind.
Every time that he tried to read the dragon's mind, memories, or even searched his soul, a mysterious power from his bloodline would manifest and block his way. Even if Edward ordered him to give him the information, the knowledge will be deleted from the dragon's mind.
It was then that he learned that Dragons--especially noble king bloodline like himself--have their one security measure to prevent other beings from getting the Dragon's Race secrets. And according to Albion, Edward should be proud to even acquire Dragon Chant Magic from him.
So, as a last resort, Edward had to make nice with the dragon and develop some sort of friendship or companionship with it. Unfortunately, this dragon is very greedy and would ask things in return every time Edward asked him a question.
At first, Albion wanted mana from the Philosopher's Stone, and Edward gave it to him. However, he soon realized that this dragon was growing much larger with each absorption, and becoming more powerful. So, Edward had to control his growth lest he becomes too powerful and out of control.
So, they came to another compromise.
Edward then took out a mountain of gold coins and placed them in the room. Then, he took a few mana crystals and threw them at the dragon who instantly swallowed it.
"Not as good as the Sage Stone, but better than regular mana. So, what's your question this time?"
"I want to know about the power of Law in this stone," said Edward as he showed the Resurrection Stone.
"Power of Law? I have to say, wizards, sometimes your intelligence amazed me, and sometimes I want to laugh at your ignorance," replied Albion.
"Are you saying that this is not the Power of Law?"
"Laws are the fundamental rules that govern the entire universe. Can you imagine how powerful a person would be if he could control such power? Across the universe, countless powerful civilizations searched for years in hope of acquiring such power, and you think someone in this deserted star system has achieved it?"
"So, what exactly is this power?" asked Edward, not remotely embarrassed by his ignorance. He never believed that he knew everything, nor did he believe that he was too mighty to learn from anyone.
"That's the power of God known as [Authority]. To be precise, [Death Authority]."
"And what exactly is it?"
"When any being--magical or not--reaches a certain level of strength, he or she can get in touch with the Laws of the universe and receive the permission to use its power. Hence the name [Authority.]"
"So [Authority] is basically fragments of Laws."
"You can say that."
"By that information, I can guess that Herpo is not the only Death God in this universe, but probably countless. That way, it becomes near impossible for one person to control the Law, unless he killed all the people with [Authority] related to that Law."
"Your thoughts are dangerous, wizards," warned Albion.
However, Edward was thinking about something else. 'Since [Authority] comes from the Law, and the Law is a fundamental part of our universe, what would happen if a God was sent outside of the universe: to the void. Would he lose all his powers, or merely weaken dramatically?'
"Do you know how to acquire the power of [Authority]?" asked Edward.
"Either another God grants it to you, or by gathering Faith from countless people. However, the amount of Faith required is tremendous, and no God will easily give part of their [Authorities] as that would weaken their strength.
"However, from my memories, I know that many wizards despise the idea of Faith, so they try to find another method to gain access to [Authority], but none have succeeded so far."
'If that's the case, Herpo's probably succeeded. However, there must be some drawbacks, otherwise, his fate would not be so miserable.'
"Could it be that this [Faith Method] has some problem?" asked Edward.
"Yes."
"What are they?"
"I think I've said too much for today, don't you?"
"That's true," replied Edward. Then, he took out a few more mana crystals and gave them to him. After that, he left.
Albion looked at Edward's departed back and thought to himself. 'Many wizards had the same plan as him to search for different worlds to strengthen themselves, but none have survived. So, will this guy be any different, or will he create a miracle? I'm looking forward to it.'
Then, he went back to sleep.
Meanwhile, after leaving, Edward began to prepare for his battle with Dumbledore. He set up large televisions around the world, then had them magically enchanted with Divination Charms to broadcast the battle.
At first, he wanted to use technology, but knowing how crazy this battle might be, no camera could probably survive.
Unfortunately, there were currently only 7 people who could use Divination in the magical world. Including Edward--who could only use the most basic spell--they were: Nicolas Flamel, Professor Trelawney--who received a potion that strengthened her bloodline--, two African Wizards, and one very special centaur.
The last one was Luna Lovegood--who was also identified as having a powerful hidden bloodline. Unfortunately, she was too young to help.
So, with the help of these 6 people, everything was set up in one month. On the fateful day of the battle, all the wizards in the world gathered to witness this battle that many were already calling "The Battle of the Century."
Edward apparated to the location of the duel. He then took a quick look around. The entire small island was deserted, and a forest was not far from them.
He looked at the headmaster and immediately realized that he looked much younger and energetic; his eyes were practically glowing.
"I had a feeling that this battle would not be so simple," said Edward. "You manage to break the other two Limiters in such a short time. I wondered how you did it?"
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Next Chapter Title: Battle of the Century (I)
章節 109: Battle of the Century (I)
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"I've had help from a few old friends," replied Dumbledore calmly. Edward then looked at the wand in the headmaster's hand as he guessed that he might have used Grindelwald's method of using the [Death Authority] to break one of the Limiters. As for the other one, he might have used Fawkes or something else.
Edward would not be surprised if Grindelwald revealed the way he used to break the Limiter to Dumbledore. Even if the latter has chosen his side, he won't entirely become loyal until he defeated Dumbledore.
"I hoped you would see things my way," said Edward.
"I thought about it, but in the end, I could not agree with your ideas--despite all the positive change that you will bring to the magical world. One person should not have so much power."
"So, it comes down to the old saying that absolute power corrupts absolutely. I'm not going to say that I'm incorruptible, but that alone is not enough to stop me. As long as I surround myself with people that can keep me in check, that's good enough for me."
"But would those people be able to stop you?" asked Dumbledore back.
"Aren't you the one who always told me to have more faith in people?"
"Things are not that simple," replied Dumbledore. "One day you will have the power to decide the fate of everybody on this planet. If something goes wrong with you, do you expect faith to be able to stop you?"
"That same logic can be applied to any talented and powerful wizard throughout history--including you--and yet the world is still fine. Like I've told you many times, not everyone will turn into Voldemort."
"You of all people should understand that your potential is not something either me or Voldemort could fathom. So, the threat you can possibly pose to the world is nothing comparable."
"Is that so?" replied Edward calmly. "How about we see what the world would look like without me?"
He placed his wand on his temple to retrieve a memory, waved it in the air and a scene showed up: it was the Harry Potter movie.
As such for the next 12 hours and such, the entire magical world looked at what the world would look like without Edward.
They watched the adventures of the Gryffindor Trio in confronting the obstacles in the first movie, their Harry Potter adventures in the chamber of secrets, Sirius's escape from Azkaban, and the eventual reveal of Peter Pettigrew as a traitor.
They saw the Triwizard Tournament of next year, the death of Cedric Diggory, the resurrection of Voldemort, the gathering of the Death Eaters, the fall of the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore's death, the oppressing regime of Voldemort, the Trio's Quest to destroy the Horcrux, and the final battle of Hogwarts where many students die.
Many people had different reactions to different parts. Hermione was embarrassed at the fact that she actually ended up with Ron. The Weasley family was shocked at the fact one of their sons was almost turned into a werewolf, while another died.
Fred was quite surprised by his death, while George could not fathom a world without his brother. Both Lupin and Sirius raised an eyebrow after seeing their death.
Amelia hugged little Susan after seeing her death and sighed, meanwhile Susan's parents hugged them together. Another person hugging his children was Amos Diggory; he could not imagine his proud son dying just like that. He wished he could kill Peter Pettigrew if he was not already executed.
Lupin and Tonks--who were all watching these duels in a private room with all the members of the Order of Phoenix--looked at one another and blushed slightly. Something might be brewing between these two.
The Malfoys gritted their teeth after seeing the psychological torture their son suffered at the hands of Voldemort.
Neville Longbottom's grandmother looked at how her grandson slowly turned into a real Gryffindor, and she was very proud of him. For the first time in a while, she gave him some praise. As for his parents, they were happy that they did not have to spend the rest of their lives in St Mungo's hospital.
Lily Potter looked at Snape next to her, and she secretly sighed; she finally understood the extent of Snape's love for her, and the things he was willing to do because of that love.
For a brief moment, she was confused about what to do? However, after gazing at Harry, she internally sighed and steeled her resolve.
As for Harry Potter, he thought his future self was cool with all the adventures he got to experience with his two best friends. However, thinking that he could never see his mother again, and lose many people close to him, he did not want to live in that world.
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"Tell me, what do you think of this future?" asked Edward. "After Voldemort's fall, the Ministry was rebuilt and many of the old laws made by blood supremacists were eradicated by Kingsley Shacklebolt. However, the situation of the wizard did not change much; we were still hiding in a corner of the world.
"Meanwhile, muggle society developed rapidly." Edward waved his wand again, showing an image of his past life of the year 2019.
"With the invention of the internet and smartphone, muggles can communicate with anyone across the globe with a push of a button. On top of that, once the social media age arrived, everyone was constantly sharing everything with millions of strangers online.
"Now, in this world, how do you think wizards survive? With cameras everywhere, as long as someone used the slightest bit of magic, it will be captured and shared with billions of people across the globe.
"As long as one parent records their children awakening their magical abilities, this knowledge will also be known to the world. Many magical animals would find it very difficult to hide, and most likely be hunted down for sports or to be dissected.
"Tell me, how long do you think wizards would be able to hide? I can tell you that muggles will develop all these technologies by 2010, so there are about 20 years left.
"Do you still think that what I'm doing is wrong?"
Dumbledore sighed and asked. "Since when have you had such a prophecy?"
"You can say since I was 6 years old. Is that relevant?"
"No, but I can finally understand some things about you," replied Dumbledore. "Nevertheless, this will not change anything. You are heading to a path where you will become an immortal ruler of an empire that spreads across the universe, across dimensions and worlds. No matter how I look at it, this story does not end well for the magical world.
"You may bring a brief period of peace and prosperity, but eventually, your pursuit of knowledge will end in disaster for everyone."
"So, you want to stop a bright future because of the slight possibility of failure?" replied Edward.
"Slight? Could you say with the utmost truth that you will never conduct experiments that could possibly destroy our entire civilization?"
"I cannot promise that. In my pursuit of the truth, I'm willing to risk my life, so should all wizards who follow me."
"You do not get to decide that," retorted Dumbledore.
"And you get to decide whether the magical world gets to experience years of prosperity on the basis that one day I might become corrupt?" said Edward, who then sighed. "It's obvious that we are two stubborn men who refuse to yield for their beliefs. In that case, let's end this war of words and let our wand decide the fate of the magical world."
So, the two raised their wands to begin this battle.
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