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[3rd POV]
Hermione Granger: Why are you so focused on who I chose in the end? We have more important matters at hand! Death Eaters and...
Hermione Granger: And even the Ministry that only made things worse!
Hermione Granger: Why is that? There was a reason for the Dark Wizard's appearance. Even Harry insisted to everyone that he return, but no one believed him and tried to shut him up! Why?
Anthony (Administrator): They were afraid. Cornelius Fudge lives in his own world, where everything is fine and there are no Dark Wizards anymore. He didn't do anything until the last moment... not the best leadership for someone responsible for people.
Anthony (Administrator): And when Dumbledore supported Harry, Cornelius somehow decided that it was an attempt to remove him from office... In general, wizards often have problems with logic.
Shinoa Hiragi: And most importantly, you became the girlfriend of the ginger...
Hermione Granger: Why do you keep bothering me about Ron? We won't be together, and that's final! It's another reality, another world, and another Hermione who liked Ron!
Rias Gremory: Hermione, no one is blaming you for anything. Many people have different tastes...
Shinoa Hiragi: Says the one who liked a complete pervert obsessed with boobs.
Rias Gremory: Hey! That's a different me!
"Hmph."
Hermione clenched her fists after reading.
"They don't take this situation seriously at all."
Hermione exhaled.
It's been four days since Dumbledore told her he would be ready if Voldemort showed up at the end of the Triwizard Tournament.
Hermione wasn't calmed down, so she chose to do something to blow off steam.
Usually, she reads books for this, but she has already read all the important things about dragons as she started reading much faster than before.
"Okay, this seems to be the place. You need to walk past it three times and feel the need for help... I feel it."
Hermione nodded and hugged the books tighter. These were sixth-year spellbooks.
With an excited expression on her face, Hermione student walked past the place where the Room of Requirement was supposedly located.
After passing by for the third time, a door appeared in the wall where there was nothing before.
"It worked!"
Hermione exclaimed, and immediately, with a squeak, she closed her mouth and began to look around.
Quickly approaching the door and reaching out her hand to the doorknob, she began to open the door with excitement.
"A huge... library... with all the knowledge of Hogwarts."
At that moment, anyone who would have prevented her from entering the room would have been subjected to curses and perhaps even broken bones.
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[Anthony's POV]
The ninth metal exists in our reality in very small amounts because it originates from the Dark Multiverse.
Therefore, its constant "dissolution" and appearance in the world could make reality less stable; at least, this is one of the possibilities.
That's why I used a magical seal to better control this metal.
As soon as it appeared in the middle of the seal, it was clear due to the changes rippling through reality.
It immediately turned into some floating liquid, and it was more like milligrams than grams.
After that, it flew into the air and just hovered.
I was using my will to hold it in this position and prevent it from dissolving into reality.
It wasn't easy.
I also instinctively understood that it wasn't dangerous to me.
It is possible for very powerful magicians to materialize the energy of the Eighth Metal in reality.
On the other hand, Arion could materialize energy from the ninth dimension, but in tiny quantities compared to the Eighth Metal.
"Yes, I clearly lack strength."
I admitted that while giving it the solid form of a small bead and it was much smaller.
The metal became less flexible in this form, but it also didn't rush to disappear.
Nevertheless, I decided to put it back into the inventory, and I could immediately retrieve it at any time.
"Cortana, did you receive any data from the Ninth Metal?"
I inquired.
"No, the sensors detected radiations from the Eighth Metal but not from the Nth."
Cortana responded.
"Okay."
I nodded, expecting such an answer.
I am unable to create the Nth Metal without the help of alchemy. I simply lack the strength and understanding.
However, the Eighth metal is slightly more understandable but still challenging.
Its entire structure is from another dimension, and its composition is very complicated. It's too heavy for my alchemy.
I understand how complicated everything is as I learn more about the history of Atlantis and Arion.
It turns out that more than a hundred and forty-five thousand years ago, there were two very powerful godlike "mystics," and they were the most powerful sorcerers in the world at that time.
They were Calculha and Majistra. They possessed opposing forces and paths in the mystical arts.
Calculha was a follower of light and manipulated White Magic, while Majistra was a practitioner of dark arts.
Calculha was not born in this world but in the dimensional realm called the "Darkworld".
That dimension was the consciousness of some entity, and he was the protector of the Darkworld for some time.
When Calculha found himself on Earth, he helped Atlantis free itself from the tyrants of that time and became the king while making Majistra his queen.
That's when Atlantis began to grow and became the world's most advanced country in the world.
Magic became an integral part of the world, and soon, some began to consider science no less important than magic.
Atlantis became the very first country on Earth to develop to the point of being able to build spaceships.
They managed to combine science and magic and began to populate other planets, namely... the planets Rann, Krypton, and Thanagar as Arion himself later learned.
The king and queen decided to unite their magical arts, and from their marriage came two children — Arion and Garn Daanut.
Arion was taken under the care of Calculha himself, while the Garn was taken by Majistra.
The king and queen didn't stay together for long.
After their sons were born, Majistra "descended into darkness," which means she completely fell into darkness and fought with her husband.
The two kids became enemies with each other because of this.
Calculha foresaw that agents of chaos would be able to reach an agreement with Majistra and create chaos in the world which he could not allow.
Therefore, he raised his son to be like himself—a very well-trained godlike mage. Majistra was eager to obtain the Zodiac Crystals.
These crystals served as crystallized access to the energy of the entire Earth, and both godlike sorcerers created them to more effectively use the mystical energy of the planet.
There were twelve of them, one for each sign of the zodiac.
In the conflict between Calculha and Majistra, light and darkness were passed on to their children.
Majistra managed to seize the crystals and vaporize Calculha and part of the "Darkworld."
However, Arion managed to intervene in the magical flow of the Zodiac Crystals and did the same to Majistra.
At that moment, Arion did not know Majistra was his mother, and he vaporized his brother as well.
Later, Majistra was able to return as someone in the Dark Multiverse helped her but he still managed to defeat her.
"And everything was ruined by the depressive fish-king whose brother killed his family and seized the throne."
I concluded.
That's how quickly and easily one of the world's most powerful kingdoms was destroyed by flooding.
The king of that country was still in power due to a disagreement with his brother.
This happened after Arion's death. I don't think he would want to return to life after hearing such news.
The book also mentions various magical artifacts owned by the kings of Atlantis, especially in the book of Thoth.
There were artifacts of the Dead King's Scepter, the Atlantean Helmet, the Atlantean Key, the Globe of Transportation, the Manacles of Force, the Power Glove, and the Seal of Clarity.
He forged all of this after his brother usurped the throne of Atlantis and killed his wife and children.
He made the artifact with stolen "Gold of Legacy," which was mostly the Eighth Metal and a small amount of the Ninth.
After Arion, the Ninth Metal probably continued to exist since the power of Atlantis or the "Dead King" would not have been enough for that.
After all, Arion forged the Trident of Neptune, the weapon symbolizing the power of Atlantis... and Atlan took it with him.
It was with this that he flooded Atlantis.
The exact location of all these artifacts was not specified in the books, but there is a clue about the Trident of Neptune.
Atlan didn't want to leave such a powerful tool to anyone else, so he took it with him and died with it.
It shouldn't be too far away from the flooded Atlantis, and if I remember correctly, his tomb is in some forbidden depths or something like that.
I decided to divide the fifty grams of the Eight Metal into thirty-five and fifteen.
I immediately merged fifteen grams with my sword, which made me sweat due to the metal's properties.
I decided to use the remaining thirty-five grams to enhance the capabilities of the vessel for containing souls so I immediately began to create.
I can't call myself an excellent artifacter, but Albedo had had some experience over the years.
Still, it was complicated because I had to put hundreds of seals in the vessel to work how I needed it to.
It should work better with just the Eight Metal, and it should be able to contain about three thousand human souls.
"I hope this doesn't explode."
I said this after a recheck.
It took five days to create this medallion, including the fact that I could create components from the air, but not counting the Eighth Metal.
However, this job was only considered a completed job once it was.
Of course, I was not only doing this but also dealing with LutherCorp affairs especially reactor matters.
Professors and other highly intelligent people reviewed my doctoral research paper as I expected.
It was their feedback that got my pictures circulating in the news.
"Mr. Celebrity."
Zatanna teased who still visited me in my office in the engineering department.
"How does the young genius feel?"
"Fine, but as I see it, you decided to dress more decently? I expected to see you half-naked."
I replied to her while looking up from the monitor.
"For your information, I can still dress like an ordinary girl."
Zatanna replied, conjured up a chair in front of me, and sat down.
"Usually, I don't need it, but I decided to visit you in this state this time."
Zatanna said.
"What's this?"
Zatanna noticed the medallion hanging around my neck.
"A complex magical artifact designed to contain souls."
I said.
"I see... My father had such things."
Zatanna easily accepted the fact that I had an artifact capable of containing souls.
"Did you come for some important question or for training?"
I asked her about the reason for her visit.
"Both. Don't ask how, but I managed to talk to Madame Xanadu, and she predicted a lot to me, and you were there in these visions."
Zatanna began to tell.
"Usually, she doesn't call people herself to tell them about her visions, but the situation was... unclear. She predicted a possible outcome for the world, and you and I were involved."
"It's too dangerous to trust fortune-telling."
I replied.
"There are too many possible outcomes, and it's not worth fully depending on it."
"I thought the same."
Zatanna smiled slightly.
"But she also told me about my father, and according to her vision of the future, you will definitely help me with this! It's just unclear when and how. So yes, I still want to learn magic. Well, according to her words, the Cult of the Cold Flame won't leave me alone."
"She didn't say why?"
I asked.
"No."
Zatanna shook her head.
"But maybe for some ritual or for Neron."
Zatanna shrugged.
"Do you have a place where we can practice magic? I mean, a well-protected place. Otherwise, we can just go down to the lower floors here."
"Hmm, near my house? My father installed many different barriers there, and it's possible there. Then, can you show me spells that use magical seals?"
"Why do you need them? Mnemonic incantation would be better..."
"For experience."
Zatanna stood up and dispelled the chair.
"Shall we go now, or are you busy?"
"Oh, the demon worshipper invites me to her place."
I said while changing my tone slightly.
"Let's go, I'll just let Lena know I won't be back until evening, and we can leave."
At the same time, there were interesting conversations in the Group Chat. I was particularly interested in the glory of Shinoa.
The new team she had formed would soon receive cursed weapons to fight the vampires.
Shinoa's world is an alternative where I can get souls and not feel like a maniac genocide killer.
These vampires consider humans as livestock, toys, or fun pets, and this will not somehow affect me knowing that they're vampires.
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