章節 113: Public Reveal

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Edward took Dumbledore's body to an isolated castle. Using his own Phoenix Flame, he regenerated the lost limbs of the headmaster, then fed him some Elixir of Life to extend his overdraft lifeforce.

A few minutes later, Dumbledore opened his eyes, he looked around before muttering: "I'm not dead?"

"No," replied Edward. "Fawkes used some kind of sacrificial magic to save your life."

"So, he's gone? Leaving me all alone."

"I've managed to gather a small piece of his soul. With the right method and enough time, he might be revived. Although, the chances of that are quite low."

Dumbledore nodded his head in thanks, but he did not say anything else. Edward took out a contract before saying: "I need you to agree to the terms in this contract."

Without saying anything, Dumbledore just nodded his head in agreement and placed his hand on the contact, signing it. Then, countless grey strings came out from his temple, and Edward placed them into an orb.

Edward quickly scanned the memories as he wanted to know the answer to certain things, and he did find the answer.

For example, how did Dumbledore manage to break all his Limiters and increase his mana so quickly? The answer to the first question was as he theorized. Dumbledore used his bloodline bond with Fawkes to break the Second Limiter, then asked Grindelwald's help to break the last one using the Elder Wand.

As for the increase of mana, the answer was actually quite simple: it was from his body. As wizards grow older, the mana inside their bodies keeps increasing. If they do not break the Limiters, the mana is then scattered through their bodies--without any use besides nourishing the body and prolonging life.

What Dumbledore did was to gather this mana from his body and guide them to his magic core. And with his talent and more than 100 years of growth, it was more than enough to reach the level of 100x.

However, Edward did notice something odd. During the process of breaking the Third Limiter, Dumbledore heard a whisper. From the memory, Dumbledore only thought that he was hearing things since he was a little on edge, but Edward knew it was not so as he recognized that voice: Death, or Herpo.

Soon after that whisper, Dumbledore became a little obsessed with finding a way to activate the [Authority] in the wand and to stop Edward at all cost.

'I was right to be cautious. Although Herpo cannot leave the Afterlife, he can still influence the material world in some shape or form.'

Edward then looked at Dumbledore before sending him a bunch of memories. A slight surprise flashed from his eyes, followed by a somber look.

"Do you understand the real enemy now?"

Dumbledore did not answer him but looked around with his eyes.

"You do not need to worry about his gaze. This castle was built personally by me with a magic metal called magicium, it can effectively block him from spying here."

"I'm sorry about my actions," said the former headmaster.

"There is no need for apologies, but there is something you can do for me."

Dumbledore paused for a few minutes, "What is it?"

Then, Edward explained to him what he needed to do, and he accepted."

"You should get comfortable in this castle as from now on, to the outside world, you're a dead man," added Edward. "Although I can allow you to say goodbye to your friends, they will have to keep a secret."

After that, Edward took the Elder Wand and apparated away; this time, he appeared to Nurmengard Castle to see Grindelwald. As soon as he entered the cell, he saw the old man smiling, and waiting for him.

Edward threw something at him and said: "Sign it."

Without hesitation, he did so. For him, he did not care that he would sign his soul away. As long as he can see wizards free from their current situation, then he can pay any price. Anyway, his dream will finally be accomplished.

After he signed the contract, Edward handed him a potion. Soon after drinking it, Grindelwald turned into a middle-aged man, then for the first time in decades, he left the castle, his prison.

After giving Grindelwald something to do, Edward returned to his aunt Amelia's house.

"Thank Merlin you're alright. I thought you perished with Dumbledore. Many of your followers are starting to freak out," said Amelia.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, just a little tired. As for my followers, I will address the situation."

Amelia nodded her head, "What about Dumbledore?"

"He's still alive."

"You did not kill him? Why?"

Edward paused for a moment, then he answered: "He was partially right. In case something happens to me--whether that I was mind-controlling, corroded by some force, or let power get to my head--I need a failsafe to stop me; he's part of that failsafe."

"Aren't you being a little too paranoid?"

"I have recently learned that no matter how cautious I think I am, it is not enough. So, it is better to be safe than sorry."

After that, Edward used Divination Magic once again to address all the previous spectators of the duel, showing them that he was the winner of this match.

Furthermore, he did not vilify the headmaster for his actions but stated that it was merely the result of different ideas or philosophies for the future of wizardkind. And, he also stated that Dumbledore will forever be remembered as one of the greatest wizards that ever lived, forever engraved in history.

After this battle, Edward's status as the leader of the entire magical world was set in stone. People started addressing him as "Lord", "Your majesty", and even "Wizard King." Additionally, with the way that he handled Dumbledore's affair, the neutral groups among wizards finally acknowledge his status as the leader and followed him.

For the next year, he spent most if not all of his time securing his power and uniting all the wizards from different countries, placing them under one body of law.

More importantly, he created the Bones Advance School of Magic, which was basically a university for wizards after they finish their 7 years in school where they can learn advanced knowledge. Of course, it was not only young wizards that have just graduated that were allowed to attend.

Any adult wizard of any age could attend this school. Plus, Edward created a specific program in this school where they can graduate in just three months. In this program, wizards will have access to a diadem, then have knowledge forcibly installed in their heads--just like Bellatrix and the Death Eaters did.

This way, they can learn years of knowledge in just a few months, with the cost of constant migraines. Of course, wizards with weak wills cannot survive these methods.

Then, in the Summer of 1994, another major event occurred. Not only in the magical world but the entire planet.

The UN suddenly asked all the countries in the world to gather together to broadcast important news. Oddly enough, everybody complied. All TV stations were prepared to broadcast the same thing.

Large televisions were established in public areas, gathering large crowds to watch this announcement.

When the time arrived, Edward's face showed up on all these screens, but he was not alone. Albion was sleeping behind him. So, to the horror of close 7 billion humans on this planet, they saw a man standing in front of a dragon on their television.

At first, some people thought that this was some kind of movie effect, but when they realized that no movie could have such a vivid effect and the fact that this was actually a live event.

Dressed in a black suit, and with a smile on his face, Edward started speaking: "Greetings, citizens of Earths."

As he said those words, they were translated into different languages.

"My name is Edward Bones, the current leader of the magical world. Now, I'm sure many of you are somewhat confused, so I will explain. Amongst many humans on this planet, there exist a few individuals born with the extraordinary gift of magic; they are collectively called wizards."

After saying that, he paused for a moment, raised his hand. Then, flame, lightning, ice, wind manifested one another in his palm.

"As you can, this group of individuals can do many mysterious and magical things. Unfortunately, due to the low number of our kind and the persecution we endured during the Middle-Age, we decided to hide from society.

"That isolation lasted for more than a millennia. And during that time, we never interfered with the affairs of the nonmagical world. Since we are a peaceful people by nature, we believed that this was the best course of action.

"Unfortunately, our peaceful life was destroyed not long ago. A group of individuals from the nonmagical world attacked us, killing many of our children and women."

After Edward said that, the camera shifted to the soldiers who were part of the Anti-Wizard Alliance. The viewers soon noticed that these soldiers were from different races, countries, and ethnicities.

Following this, a short clip was shown of these men killing children and women, with no remorse whatsoever.

"Although we manage to apprehend these individuals, the magical world has realized that our seclusive approach may not be the best approach for our kind, that even we are peaceful by nature, it did not mean that our neighbor was; we realized that we needed change.

"So, I'm speaking to you today, not out of hatred, nor for a declaration of war. No, I'm speaking to all of you today, to ask for your help.

"I'm asking you to help our kind integrate into society so that such a tragedy no longer happens. I'm asking you to work together with us, and build a better world for both the magical and nonmagical."

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Next Chapter Title: Time-Skip

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章節 114: Time-Skip

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After the reveal of wizards to the world, everything changed. Wizards started to live with muggles and showed themselves to the world. Under Edward's control, they integrate into society by helping.

Videos of them using magic to help people build infrastructure, curing incurable diseases, and increasing farming productivity was shown all over the world, creating a positive image for all wizards.

Additionally, in that same year, the Triwizard Tournament was supposed to take place. Edward instead organized a tournament for all the 11 Magical schools of the world, then broadcast for everyone--both wizard and muggles to see.

In this tournament, Edward did not place an age restriction, so everyone could participate. In the end, Hermione was chosen for Hogwarts, and she ended up winning the entire competition, granting her worldwide fame.

In the Summer of 1995, after the tournament, Arthur Weasley created the first magetech product: a Monster Dueling Disk that functioned with mana crystals. With this invention, the nonmagical could play Yu-Gi-Oh Card.

In January 1996, a worldwide Dueling Monster Competition was held, with both muggle and wizards participating. The success of this event further strengthens the integration between the magical and nonmagical world.

In that same month, the sport of Quidditch was officially introduced to muggles. Arthur Weasley invented another magetech invention: a flying broom.

The broom was powered by mana crystal and was enchanted with a Mind Controlling Charm--which allowed ordinary people to control the broom with their minds, just like any wizard.

After the Mana Flying Broom was invented, Quidditch became a mainstream sport amongst ordinary people. It was played in schools, official sports teams were created based on different regions or countries--just like soccer.

And when it came to the Quidditch World Cup, players were chosen based on the skills of both wizards and normal people.

In November of 1996, an event that was out of Edward's control occurred. The Pope--who was supposed to be under control--somehow managed to break free and went on live air, denouncing wizards as pawns of the devil.

As a result of this, many religious believers around started to protest, and the peaceful integration of these two worlds reached a stumbling block.

After a quick investigation, Edward quickly found a group of people that did not really surrender, but bid their time; these people were even willing to suffer the backlash of soul contracts to accomplish their goals.

After the Pope's announcement, tension began to rise between the magical and nonmagical. Jealousies that were buried deep started to resurface.

Edward and Amelia quickly took control of the media to change the narrative. News like "if Jesus Christ was real, then he was probably a wizard" started circulating 24/7 all over the world.

Videos of wizards--and even children--doing miracles like walking on water, changing water into wine, and healing the blind, etc., appeared all over the media.

And he did not stop there; he began to wage a war of words on religion. All the inaccuracies found in the bible were broadcast to the world. For example, the fact that the picture of Jesus Christ that most Christians worshipped was in fact, Cesare Borgia.

The fact that logically speaking, he was a Jewish man born in the Middle-Eastern, there was no way for him to be a white man. And they did not stop there. They broadcasted all the dirty secrets that religious leaders have hidden for centuries.

Edward did not want any religion interfering with his rule, but he also knew that it was impossible to get rid of it, and straight-up outlawing it would lead to constant revolt. So, he made sure to reduce their presence and power to the lowest level possible. In the future, any kind of religion can only be used as a form of spiritual relief for people, nothing more, nothing less.

After this event, the world became peaceful and quiet for some time. Wizards naturally integrated into society. Magic and technology increased at a rapid pace beyond anyone could imagine.

Then, in 1998, another major event occurred. Space cracks appeared all over the world. Then, an interdimensional race known as Dementors invaded planet Earth.

These creatures that looked like the embodiment of Death used humans as their food and sucked their souls out of their bodies; in just a short amount of time, they spread terror throughout the entire world.

Different countries tried to fight the threat, but modern weapons proved to be useless. Even a nuke could not kill these intangible creatures. If it was not for magetech, people might not even be able to see them after their first grand entrance to this planet where they intentionally revealed themselves.

Luckily for the citizens of Earth, wizards have heard of Dementors before and have developed some magical spells that could still fight these creatures.

So, wizards became the main fighting force against this invasion. Unfortunately, issues of diplomacy made traveling to other countries very difficult, meaning it was hard for some wizards to respond quickly.

So, the UN decided to form the Earth Defense Alliance by gathering the power of all nations to fight this foreign threat. And since Edward was the most powerful wizard around, and the leader of the magical world, he was nominated as the prescient of the Alliance.

His first order was not to bury the people who had their souls sucked away; he promised all the people of Earth to find a way to save them. Of course, many members of the alliance disagreed with this, saying that it was too costly to keep the body of these people alive and that there was no evidence to even suggest that they were still alive.

Nevertheless, Edward insisted--an act which greatly increase the general people's empathy and support of him as the leader.

In two years, the Alliance fought an all-out war with the Dementors. Unfortunately, the number of wizards capable of fighting these creatures was very small, so the loss was very high.

More than 100 million people had their souls sucked out of their bodies, turning into a vegetative state. Luckily, in the year 2000, a new invention turned the war around.

A new magetech gun that was enchanted with a spell that could kill Dementors was finally created, and it was possible to mass-produce. So, the war finally turned around in just a few months.

Finally, the Leader of the Earth Defense Alliance, Edward Bones, located the Dementor King--which was the leader of this invasion. He fought a legendary that was watched by all the people of this planet.

This battle would be recorded as the "Battle of Gods" by history due to how powerful these two individuals were.

After defeating the Dementor King, the Hero of the Alliance, Edward Bones managed to recapture all the souls that the Dementors sucked away, and placed them back to their owner's body, thus saving more than 100 million people.

However, soon a piece of terrible news soon quickly spread throughout the world. The Hero of Earth, the Leader of the Alliance was stepping down from his role and giving up his power--since according to him, the Alliance was only temporary.

Many people became fearful after hearing this and started to protest. The recent events proved to the people of Earth that they were not alone in the universe. Thus, they needed to unite to face threats from the cosmos.

More importantly, they needed a strong and charismatic leader to guide them in these unprecedented times. Although it was honorable for the Alliance Leader to give up all his power, this was not what the people wanted.

So, after three months of people rioting and protesting all over the world, Edward finally answered their call.

He established the Arcane Empire, and he became the Arcane Emperor. However, in order not to let power corrupt him, he established the Ten Rings Council to govern in his place.

The council is made up of nine members that are voted by the people, while the Elder of the council was elected by Edward himself. Although the Arcane Emperor has absolute power in the empire, he will not easily intervene in politics.

Just like that, 35 years passed by since the inception of the Arcane Empire.

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One thing I wanted to ask you guys. Once Edward starts to travel to different worlds and learn different magic systems, he will have to label them. For example, if he went to High School DXD, he could call that magic DXD magic or the world of Diablo, he could call it Diablo Magic. However, I feel weird calling his current magic Harry Potter Magic or HP Magic. So, can you guys give me a few suggestions for the name of the HP universe magic

Next Chapter Title: Arcane Empire (I)

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