harry potter book of crimes

Whether it is magic in ancient times or modern spells, they must follow the laws of regular runes. The only difference between the two is that ancient magic is based on a single complete rune, while modern spells are based on

It's just a combination of multiple incomplete runes.

In terms of difficulty of understanding, the former obviously requires a very thorough experience and research in order to accurately control the magic power to construct the runes and make it play its due role.

It can be said that every stroke of the regular runes represents the close connection between the flow of magic power and the laws of nature, and is absolutely infallible.

But for the latter, modern wizards only need to follow the research results of their predecessors and use the incantations, movements and imagination that have been continuously simplified over the years to easily cast spells with fixed effects.

As a result, the necessity of sensing magic power is gone, the need to interpret the rules of all things is gone, and even the talent to control the flow of magic power has been reduced to the minimum level of "just not a squib".

Therefore, Maka actually understands Haierbo's thoughts. He has always believed that the wizard's combat strength is declining with the passage of time.

However, Maka also believes that combat strength does not actually mean everything.

In fact, compared with the weak combat power on the surface, the wizard's control over magic and rules is actually constantly improving.

Take the "Death Curse", the first of the three unforgivable curses, as an example. Almost no wizard in ancient times has truly solved the mystery of the "rule of death", let alone applied it in magic.

But let’s not talk about the entanglement between good and evil. At least the ancestor who invented Avada’s Kedavra allowed the wizards to actually hold the death rule runes in their hands!

When Maka cast the green beam of light in the form of a silent spell behind Haierbo, Haierbo showed a completely horrified expression. But at that moment, his back was turned to Maka.

, so Maka was unable to directly witness Haierbo’s true expression.

"die!"

The Death Curse was launched very quickly and its flight speed was not slow, but Haierbo still dodged it immediately using some form of teleportation.

One of the flaws of modern magic spells is here. Most of the magic spells that are powerful or can exert powerful effects are basically only manifested in the form of magic beams.

This was caused by the failure of the original inventors to fully understand the main rules.

"...the rule of death! It's really the rule of death!"

Haierbo, who reappeared in another place, looked at the location where the green beam of light passed just now, widened his eyes and marveled, even though the life-killing curse had already disappeared in a flash.

Yes, he used to attack Maka back every time he avoided an attack from Maka, but this time he finally stopped.

Maka knew that at this moment, Haierbo was obviously surprised by the incomplete death rune contained in the death curse.

"Is this what magic is today?"

Haierbo stared at the trajectory of the Death Curse, or in other words, the slight magic wave remaining on the trajectory. In his induction, the mysterious and infinite power was like a miracle.

"I thought that except for Ken back then, no one would be able to touch the truth of death..." His skinny palms trembled slightly outside his sleeves, silently revealing his inner excitement.

"Everyone is constantly struggling to avoid death. How many people have the strength to turn their hands towards death?"

As Haierbo said this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Maka, who was standing with a stick.

"Young man, tell me - who invented the magic just now?"

At this moment, Maka also stopped his previous continuous attacks and was looking at Haierbo quietly. He understood that it would be fruitless to attack Haierbo again now, because the other party could not even ask for it just now.

He dodged all the surprise attacks with extraordinary sharpness.

When Hearbo asked this, he just shook his head casually.

"If possible, I would also like to get to know him!" He said calmly, "But unfortunately, there is no mention of it in any information I have reviewed. This has long become an unsolved mystery."

"What a disappointing answer."

Haierbo frowned and stroked the white beard on his chin, as if he was sorting out his thoughts. But Maka stood still, as if waiting for something.

However, it was obviously not appropriate to just stand like this. He just paused for a moment and then suddenly continued to speak.

"Helbo, who is the Kern you mentioned just now?" Maka asked seemingly casually, "Could it be that he has studied the rules of death?"

Haierbo, who was thinking, glanced at him. For some reason, he did not refuse to answer.

"It's not 'him'," Haierbo said casually, "it's 'she' - Kern was once a witch with unprecedented talent. Her understanding of the rules of the soul is much deeper than mine, and she is a terrifyingly powerful person.

Woman. But no one expected that after studying the rules of the soul to a certain extent, she would actually reach out to the edge of death..."

"After that, she disappeared without warning for a period of time. At that time, many knowledgeable wizards believed that she should have gone to explore the 'edge of death and the world.'" He said slowly, "Probably around the time.

For more than ten years, no one has seen any trace of her activities in the world."

"Until the day she appeared in front of everyone again more than ten years later——"

After saying this, Haierbo suddenly chuckled a few times, and his eyes became a little more complicated.

"Guess what?" he said, "The original proud but beautiful witch Kern is back, but with her comes the complete decay of half of her body and soul - death is beyond the reach of humans.

, even the thought of trying to touch it is the biggest taboo!"

"From then on, I vowed never to get close to death! Unless one day, I can control it absolutely safely!"

Maka nodded with a look of astonishment on her face.

"So you invented Horcruxes?"

"That's right," Haierbo said with a subtle smile, "Why, do you want to learn?"

But Maka just shrugged, because here, the method of making Horcruxes has long been no secret.

"I don't want my temperament to change drastically because of the incompleteness of my soul," he said very naturally. "As for greedily seizing other people's souls to make up for yourself like you do, that would be an even worse choice."

"oh?"

Haierbo narrowed his eyes, and then he touched his palms again, his admiration beyond words.

"I didn't expect that you could surprise me again and again," he nodded. "But because of this, young man... I don't want to let your strong soul be blessed by this world so easily."

Missed it!"

Just as he said these words, Maka was forced to rush forward quickly. Because in the next second, large swaths of flames spurted out from behind him, rolling towards him like waves.

Come.

"Don't think that my magic is just the same as before——"

Probably because the things that needed to be thought about had come to an end for the time being, Haierbo was no longer stagnant. However, after summoning the entire raging flame wave, he waved his hand violently again, and then the sea of ​​flames suddenly appeared.

It’s another wave!

Maka seemed to feel something and suddenly looked back.

All he saw was that among the tsunami-like waves of flames, animal shapes and human figures were quickly condensing.

There are different types of beasts, some of which still exist in modern times, and some of which he has never seen before. Even those vague human figures have their own characteristics in appearance and body shape, and there are even extremely tall giants.

in it.

"Is this an enhanced version of the Fire Curse?"

Haierbo's magic has many similarities with the fire spell that can create a large number of flaming beasts. It's no wonder that Maka couldn't help but secretly complain in an emergency.

But he also knew that the magic behind him was more than a bit more powerful than the Fire Curse. Not only were the flames extremely hot, but even the animal shapes and human figures formed by the flames were endowed with real souls.

of!

While Maka jumped forward quickly, she swiped the staff behind her, and the cold wave caused by the cooling rules was immediately splashed out in patches.

However, the flames that had not yet formed a form were offset a lot, but most of those that had already formed were scattered and dodged.

Maka is still unable to judge how much intelligence those large and small fire monsters actually have, but there is no doubt that they are not ordinary shape-shifting things.

"Ancient Summoning Technique!"

Such a thought appeared and disappeared in his mind - now was not the time to think about this.

Maka was running wildly, being chased by the flame monsters, and running fast, and this was obviously not a long-term solution to protect herself.

Because among those humans and beasts, many can fly, and even those whose souls are unable to fly due to the characteristics of their species during life, their bodies made of flames are still as light as a feather.

Even if those guys are not as fast as Maka, the difference in numbers and endurance is enough to make up for it. It will only be a matter of time before Maka is surrounded by land and air.

But Maka was still running wildly, and the cold current appeared and disappeared around him, but it was all in vain.

Not long after, his hiding space was significantly reduced - many faster flaming figures had begun to surround him from other directions!

"Young man, stop struggling..." Haierbo looked at this side from the outside, the almost kind smile on his face was especially eye-catching, "To thank you for showing me the skills of using the death rules, I will let you experience it for yourself.

Let’s learn about the mystery of death!”

Before he finished speaking, a green light appeared from his palm, illuminating his old face.