Orion spend 3 hours searching every nook and cranny of the Black Manor but had no luck, he couldn't find the damn Locket, and a groan escape his lips as he finally started to try out using magic sense.
Not only the place was creepy as hell but even the breathable air was contaminated with dust and god knows what, which was making his noise itchy.
'We can't go on like this, who knows where that damn house elf even hide the locket here, maybe its not in this house or maybe the house has a secret door of some sort, I am just wasting time at this point,' Orion honestly was getting irritated and wanted to just go gun blazing, shove his wand inside that house elf's mouth and demands the locket.
"Well I guess sometimes the loud approach is the right approach," Merlin nodded eager to finally watch some action, secretly he was waiting for whenever Orion's fight, as Orion's fights are not usually wizarding fights with boring spells flying and getting spat away only for more spell to fly.
Even the killing spell for all its darkness and evil nature just kills the opponent, with no flare of dynamics which entertained the audience, him in this case, but Orion doesn't use spells much, he uses his punches and speed and this makes his fight unique.
This was also a part of the reason why Merlin wanted to teach Orion a power like Force over a typical spell, not only its much more universal and versatile but at the same time it gave of that magical warrior feeling, a feeling he long lost when he died.
In his mind, wizards of today are nothing but children waving wands who learn few magical words. This ain't magic, no sir, the magic he was used to was much grander in scale, like destroying mountains by calling off meteoroids, breaking the time constraints, and changing the climate, that was his past which although he didn't like much, he was not a war junky but he still felt disgusted when he saw modern magic.
"Yeah, sneaking didn't do me any favour, might wanna try out the loud option as well," Orion said and took out a cloth and goggles. The cloth was normal in look besides there was a fire pattern printed on his black material while the goggles were magical in nature, his own creation, allowing him to not only hide his face but also give him enhanced vision.
'Great Ready, this might be the first fight you are willingly getting into besides that Malfoy kid,' Merlin's cautious tone rang in Orion's ears but he didn't pay much attention, he had dealt with much more troublesome problems by now, he in fact not also have some spell which he can use again that house elf.
"I just remember that Terminator Movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger took out an entire group of police and even that Terminator with his Machine Gun, I want to do something so cool like that," Orion mutters and a smile appears on his face.
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Kreacher, the old and weary house-elf of the Black Manor, trudged through the dusty halls, lamenting the solitude that now surrounded him. The once lively home of the pure-blood Black family now echoed with emptiness, and Kreacher found himself trapped in the monotony of his daily tasks.
With a deep sigh, Kreacher mumbled to himself, cursing the fate that had befallen him. "Wretched life, serving pure-bloods who cared not for the likes of Kreacher. Master Regulus was the only one who treated Kreacher with kindness." Memories of the Kind Regulus Black were a bittersweet solace for the lonely house elf.
As he drudged through the deserted rooms, dusting ancient tapestries and polishing silverware that hadn't been touched in years, Kreacher's grumbling grew louder. "Pure-bloods, they all left Kreacher alone. But Kreacher is loyal, Kreacher is true!"
He reminded himself all the time not to forget to destroy what his master gave him, his live now used to revolve around it but, Kreacher couldn't, he had no way to destroy it, he had no way to fulfil the last wish of his beloved master Regulas, oh he wishes that he was a wizard and not an house elf, maybe then he could have full fill his master's wish.
Just as he was about to launch into another tirade, Kreacher's pointed ears twitched at the sound of a creaking floorboard. His bulbous eyes widened as he caught a glimpse of an intruder, a figure that disrupted the stagnant routine of the Black Manor.
Kreacher's initial irritation transformed into a sense of purpose. With surprising agility, he slipped into the shadows, his senses alert. Though the manor had fallen into disuse, Kreacher's duty to protect it and its secrets remained steadfast. The intruder might have thought the place abandoned, but Kreacher, though weary, was not one to be underestimated.
There was no way an intruder could come inside with those wards active, A danger sign rang into his mind and he immediately took out a dagger he was hiding.
The old house-elf readied himself, a spark of determination flickering in his eyes. The mundane day had suddenly taken an unexpected turn, and Kreacher, despite his weariness, was prepared to defend the legacy of the Black family.
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Orion went outside the door of the Kitchen, this was the place where he sensed the only signature in the entire house, his grasp in wand a little tighter and took a deep breath, the moment he crossed that door, Kreacher would attack him, and he was entirely ready, but he wanted to try something else before that.
"Kreacher, are you in there," Orion spoke, activating Devil's Tongue. He resembled the voice of Regulas black, of course, he never met the man and had no way of knowing what he sounded like but that doesn't matter, the elf can hear his voice and thanks to magic will consider himself as Regulas.
"Master Regulus," came a stuttering and shocked voice of Kreacher. 'Bingo'.
'Now I just need to make my identity real to him, and the best way is to talk about the only secret which is known to both of them, as Regulas died just after handing Kreacher that locket and Kreacher never in all this time told this to anyone else.
"I am sorry Kreacher, I gave you the burden of destroying that thing," Orion spoke but didn't open the door, in fact, he put a spell that it couldn't be opened by Kreacher too.
"No, no, Kreacher is a bad elf, master Regulas told him to destroy the locket, but Kreacher couldn't, please punish Kreacher," Kreacher in his suddenly emotional surge did not even think about opening the door or thinking rationally as he saw Regulas died in front of him.
'Devil's Tongue could be scary if used correctly,' Orion thought, but unknown to him, the real reason why it was so effective was because of his willpower and Intent.
Devil's Tongue was one of the magic which will highly influenced the will of the user and their Intent. It's in fact same kind of magic and legitimacy, influencing other thoughts, feelings, rational thinking, and even challenging their morals.
It's the same reason why Orion is so good at the mind arts, his willpower and intent is several folds higher than any wizards, even those of the strongest kind, like Dumbledore or Voldemort.
Integration sounds like a cool technique but in reality, it's extremely hard to do and Orion when he first started it almost had seizures after using it. It taxes too much on the body and is even hard on once will and focus. But this made Orion's Focus, Intent and even his Will like a mountain as long as he is not simping over girls, Merlin had no idea why his guy get like that.
In Harry Potter world, the best way to explain is the poison water which Dumbledore had to drink at the end of the 7th movie, no0 body could drink that entire water of their own will, even the likes of Dumbledore faltered, but Orion can with his degree of mental fortitude.
"Bring the Locket to me Kreacher, I will destroy it, only then my soul can rest in peace," Orion said and waited. He didn't hear anything from the other side for a while.
Kreacher on the other side was resisting, although his mind was telling her to immediately give the cursed locket and let his master destroy it but his heart was telling him otherwise.
Seeing that Kreacher was struggling to decide, Orion pushed a little more, " That cursed locket needs to be destroyed, Its bounds souls, I am in Pain Kreacher, please give it to me so I can destroy it," Orion tried his best to sound genuine but if this doesn't work then he had no other option but to just fight Kreacher for it.
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He might get a little strong but remember that his power is still like any normal magical kid, not to mention, that his mindset and ideology are still of a kid, a combination of a 12-year-old and a 16-year-old.
If you are waiting for a badass character then you have to wait for at least the end of the 3rd year as by then his real ideology will change, he will get stronger before that but his character will change only at that time.
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