HP: Embrace the Darkness

Ace's thoughts went back to the day Black Panther left.

That day, he took away control of the magic circle and forcibly obtained the answer he wanted. For this reason, he was in a coma for a whole day before waking up.

As soon as he woke up, he continued the plan he had planned during this period - to trade his disappearance for the lifting of restrictions.

If possible, he didn't want to force the potion master in this way.

But he knew the Potions Master all too well.

If it was simply because he wanted to unlock the restrictions, Snape would never agree to it due to various considerations.

It's even possible to guess a little extra information from his desire to unlock the restrictions on blessings.

This is something he absolutely doesn't want to see.

So, after all kinds of considerations and careful deliberation, Asses chose a method that would definitely not arouse suspicion and be rejected - losing contact.

To put it simply, it means breaking trust.

When the letter that appears at a fixed time no longer appears, it will inevitably lead to various speculations.

So try to find various ways to find people.

What people believe in most is themselves.

Offering to untie it may arouse suspicion, but thinking of this method on your own will not.

It's a pity that now he is forced to fake it, and Asseth sighed helplessly.

Let’s talk about the fake show and the real thing starting from two days.

At that time, the alchemist master, who had itchy hands and a certain competitive spirit, had a whim and tried to change the pattern of the magic circle.

Unexpectedly, after this change, he could not get out.

The only way out is to change the magic circle back and leave forever.

It’s okay to leave for good.

But at that time, Aces, who was obsessed with the magic circle, did not discover the secret door of the magic circle at all, and worked diligently and hard for a whole day.

It wasn't until the sun set that he wanted to go out to see the sunset, but was stopped at the door, and he realized that he couldn't get out.

In order to find the reason why he couldn't get out, Asses divided the entire magic circle into more than a dozen parts.

The problem was discovered only when the sun rose the next day.

The sunset was ruined. He thought he could see the sunrise, but reality gave him a hard slap.

Want to go out?

Okay, change the magic circle back.

When Asses learned the bad news, it was like a thunderbolt struck from the sky, and he was stunned.

When he changed it, he did it casually, changing what he wanted to change. At the end of the day, it was beyond recognition to describe the current magic circle. How could he change it back?

Not to mention it has to be exactly the same as the original one.

He remembered the original patterns of the magic circle correctly, but changing those memories was of no use at all.

Too easy to mess up.

He was not a computer, so how could he accurately find every place in the complicated magic circle that was different from his memory.

There was no other way, he could only find it slowly.

If you find any areas that seem to be different from what you remember, mark them down first, then screen them again after you have marked them all, and finally change them back one by one.

This is a huge project that requires patience and time.

Now, regardless of whether it was voluntary or not, Asses was trapped in the cave and could not deliver the letter.

For two days, Asseth did nothing but eat and sleep, and modified the magic circle.

Two days later, he had changed about 80% of the lines, and the rest could be changed by night at the latest.

But he doesn't want to change it now.

It's been almost five days and still nothing.

Thinking of this, Artes looked at Snape in the photo in his hand with resentment. The resentment surrounding him was so heavy that he could challenge Voldemort alone, or even crush him.

"Five days."

He lowered his eyes, and his thick and curled eyelashes trembled slightly. It had been five days, and the restrictions on the blessing had not been lifted yet.

If he doesn't untie it, he won't be able to continue acting.

God knows how many letters he accumulated in these five days.

If I keep saving up, I won’t be able to put down the alchemy ring anymore.

Just when Asseth was hesitating whether to give up first this time and think of other methods next time, an inexplicable throbbing appeared in his heart.

The heart beating in the chest becomes stronger and stronger, as if it will jump out of the chest that restrains it in the next second and run towards the person you love.

"finally come."

Asseth covered his eyes and smiled, obeying his will and raising his hand to cover his heart, accepting the call from afar.

When Snape, who was far away in the Forbidden Forest, felt a strange touch in his heart, he was stunned for a moment and looked towards Zafar.

"Success?"

Don't blame Snape for being surprised and doubtful, everything went so well.

It didn't even take two minutes for the magic circle to activate. Cynthia over there just took out the fruit and it was successful before she even had time to eat it.

Zafar's eyes looked at Snape even more pleased. Other beasts didn't know this, but he knew that this method showed the deep feelings between the two.

The deeper the relationship, the easier it is to connect.

The deeper the relationship, the easier it is to succeed.

Judging from the situation of Snape and Artes, these two people have deep feelings for each other.

This puts him at ease.

Zafar nodded lovingly, "Congratulations."

Cynthia reacted, flicked the fruit in her mouth to the side, and rushed to Snape.

"Quick, Severus, let's see where Ass is? How is he?"

"Ah."

Snape responded, controlling the flow of magic to his fingers.

Under Cynthia's curious gaze, the ring-like mark on the Potions Master's little finger lit up slightly.

The light covered the specific situation of the blessing mark. When the light disappeared, the flat mark had materialized into a small coil, tightly covering the little finger.

Cynthia curiously stretched her head to examine the coil carefully.

"It seems...there's something connected?"

The unicorn's eyes widened, and he struggled to find some clues in the sunlight - a lighter and more transparent line.

The translucent silk threads were blown by the wind, swaying and flying into the distance.

When illuminated by light, it is basically invisible.

Zafar's eyes were clear, "The other end of the line should be the kid Asseth. Severus, can you feel where he is?"

Snape frowned and looked in one direction.

"He's too far away from me."

Zafar walked around Snape and said, "Try calling him."

"Call him?" Snape hesitated, confused, "Call him by his name?"

Zafar nodded and looked at him expectantly, "Yes, you called his name."

"Scream!" Cynthia followed suit.

Staring at two pairs of equally clear and clean eyes full of expectation, Snape stiffly opened his lips and said, "Ah... Artes."

After the words fell, the translucent thread seemed to be blessed by some force, and the illusory thread became more solid.

"boom--"

Snape's pupils suddenly dilated, and he raised his hand absentmindedly, gently covering his heart that beat heavily as he read his name.

Is it because of blessings or...

"It works!"

Cynthia jumped up excitedly and kept pushing her head against Snape, asking him to do it again, completely unaware of Snape's strangeness.

Zafar was more mature and calm than Cynthia. He could tell at a glance that something was not right with Snape, so he immediately turned sideways and stopped Cynthia who was jumping up and down with excitement.

"Cynthia, don't make trouble, wait a minute, something seems wrong with Severus."