HP: Embrace the Darkness

"So lively?"

A familiar voice sounded in his ears, and Athis walked out from the shadows.

Helpo replied subconsciously: "Merlin already called me sister, how could it not be lively."

After he finished speaking, he realized whose voice it was. He jumped to the side and judging by his lip shape, he seemed to be about to curse.

After all, Ases had wronged him by accident, and he almost died miserably at the hands of the law enforcer.

so close!

Just a little bit closer!

Ases's eyes swept past Helpo, circled in the dilapidated cave, and finally stopped on the ice coffin buried by stones.

He walked over quickly, confirmed that the ice coffin was intact and the body inside was also intact, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Snape heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that he was not missing any limbs and looked pretty good. He was finally in the mood to watch Merlin's gossip.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated, revealing the scene inside. The blonde woman stood aside with her hands behind her back and a cold expression on her face. Merlin stood opposite her with an equally calm expression, as if the "sister" she called was not him.

There was no clue in the expressions of either of them, and Hailbo sighed in disappointment.

At this moment, the blonde woman suddenly noticed the sudden appearance of Ases.

She narrowed her eyes, looked Aces up and down, and said coldly: "Aces Cavendish, I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to go this far."

Ases sighed softly, his tone extremely calm, no emotion could be heard: "I told you, that's not me, or not me at this point in time. I really don't know anything. You praised the wrong person."

"If you don't know, then why do you understand what I mean? Don't tell me you are now." The blonde woman retorted subconsciously. Her tone was not good. Merlin's "sister" still had some impact on her.

“I can answer this question.”

Ases paused slightly, slowly lowered his eyes, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his tone was inexplicably tainted with self-mockery.

"Maybe... it's because I know myself too well. No matter what choice I make, it's the answer I expect. So every step I take has a traceable path. I only need a little guidance to get to the truth."

"Impossible!" The blonde woman denied flatly, "I have checked everyone around you one by one, and I have also been trying to stop him. There is no way someone could have bypassed me and led you."

"Who said no."

Ases was not sure where Snape would be at this moment, so he just picked the most likely position to look over. His eyebrows raised slightly, and the alienation in his dark pupils suddenly disappeared, replaced by bits of lingering love.

"You have overlooked one thing. Sif is by my side. He can tell me what to do whenever he wants."

Snape smiled back and nodded slightly, acknowledging what Aces said.

"Severus, Snape?"

The blonde scoffed and looked Snape in the eye for the first time.

Although she didn't say anything, the scrutiny in her eyes revealed her distrust.

"Why can't it be Sev? He is the double agent who can blend in with Voldemort without being discovered. I am more willing to trust him than myself."

Ases calmly changed his standing position, leaning against the ice coffin, pressing half of his body weight on it, and gasped slightly a few times. Due to his unstable breathing, his voice sounded a little faint.

"There's no need to say that we didn't detect any anomalies. There's no need for words between us. He understands what I mean, and I understand it too. Your surveillance can only see the surface at best."

"And you seem to look down on ordinary people? But what if I tell you that every key person who delivers information in the plan is an ordinary person? Will you look at them with new eyes or hate your own negligence?"

After saying so many words in one breath, the pain in his chest intensified again. There was a slight gasp at the end of the last sentence. Aces had to stop and slowly adjust his breathing. Snape turned his head and looked at him worriedly.

Feeling Snape's worried gaze, Aces gave a reassuring smile and silently mouthed "It's okay".

The blonde suddenly laughed, "You said I look down on ordinary people?"

Merlin had a strange expression on his face, but he said nothing. He just looked at the laughing blonde woman, with heavy sadness in his eyes.

Aces waited patiently for her to finish laughing, then asked slowly, "Am I wrong?"

"No, you're right."

The blonde woman lifted the long hair that fell by her ears and tucked it behind her ears. The sunlight outside shone on her, covering her with a layer of bright light, making her look like a goddess.

The blonde woman's appearance and temperament were among the best that Aces had ever seen.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is stunning.

He even suspected that if Susanna, who was obsessed with beauty, stood in front of the blonde woman, she would be distracted for at least ten seconds, then fall in love at first sight, change her sexual orientation, and start a life of clinging to her.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Aselston felt a little toothache, because Susannah could definitely do such a thing.

Fortunately, the two have never met.

Aces breathed a strange sigh of relief.

The blonde woman didn't understand why Ases suddenly sighed, but she still remembered what Ases said, and her eyes couldn't help but show a little more appreciation and seriousness, but compared to appreciation, Ases felt that there was more madness in her eyes, the madness that wanted to destroy everything.

The blonde woman lived up to Ases' trust and said something shocking as soon as she opened her mouth: "I just look down on ordinary people. They—"

"elder sister!"

Merlin suddenly spoke up.

Aces did not give Merlin a chance to stop him. With a gentle smile, he asked aggressively, "What are these? Trash? Or obstacles that should not exist? I am really curious, what kind of deep hatred made you resort to so many means that you even instigated geniuses to turn against each other to destroy the entire wizard, teacher, and world?"

The last sentence, word by word, was like lightning cutting through the night sky. There was no room for tact or euphemism, and it directly and coldly tore the last layer of fig leaf to shreds.

Hailbo looked at the blonde woman in disbelief, as if he didn't expect there could be a more vicious trouble than him.

Salazar and Godric looked at each other, frowned, and seemed to have thought of something. Their expressions changed slightly and they began to talk in a low voice.

Helga also looked at Godric and Salazar first.

At the beginning, Salazar and Godric turned against each other and fought each other without any warning, and even Hogwarts, which they co-founded, was almost torn apart in the fight.

It was she and Rowena who risked their lives to stop it and saved Hogwarts.

She and Rowena both felt that something was not right. Even though they had different ideas, Salazar and Godric had been friends for many years and it was impossible for them to turn against each other so easily.

But as luck would have it, they all ran into trouble during that time and no one could spare the time or effort to investigate it carefully.

Later, the four of them reunited in another realm. She and Rowena raised the questions in their hearts, and Salazar and Godric confronted each other one by one. As expected, there was one thing that didn't match up. The two of them insisted on their own opinions and neither of them would give in, and they almost fought again.

However, people have lived for too long, and gradually, no one has delved into this matter any further.

Now after hearing what Ases said, it was hard for them not to suspect the blonde woman's handiwork.

Rowena wasn't surprised at all, and her eyes when she looked at Merlin and the blonde woman were calm, as if she had expected it.

The others were not as calm as her, especially the law enforcers behind the blonde woman.

They were talking and unknowingly moved away from the blonde. Now only Merlin was still by her side.

Merlin looked ashen, as if he was the one trying to destroy the wizarding world. Aces saw it, but turned a blind eye to it. He just stared at the blonde, waiting for her explanation.

After her true purpose was revealed, the blonde woman lost her previous calmness and composure. She smiled like a madman, her pretty face was distorted beyond recognition, and she looked like a demon crawling out of the ground.

"Destroy the wizarding world, hahahaha, so smart! Hahahaha, too smart, I like smart people, you are very good, very good."

Merlin took a few steps, as if wanting to get closer to the blonde, but was glared at by the blonde and stopped sadly.

"I kind of like you. Come on, smart guy, tell me what else you have discovered?" The blonde woman stared at Ases with interest.

"Smart guy... hehe."

Ases chewed on these two words slowly, and the faint smile on his lips suddenly disappeared without a trace, replaced by a furrowed brow and an extremely gloomy face.

He was completely immersed in darkness, feeling indescribably gloomy, but at this moment his deep pupils suddenly burned with blazing flames, like stars burning in the endless universe.

Two completely different emotions, gloom and rage, appeared on his face at the same time, intertwined extremely, blending into an unknown color that was thrilling to watch.

"Then as a smart man, I would like to ask, what should I call you?"

"Is it the mother who lost her child because the wizards fanned the flames of war, or is it the Squib Kane who coveted the wizards' power and had delusions of... or is it some other character I haven't discovered yet."

"You, you, and you all, I never thought that my ordinary life would make you bother to get involved to this point!"

Every time he pointed at someone, his aura grew stronger. In the end, all his magical power burst out without reservation. His robes fluttered and his aura was overwhelming. Except for Snape, everyone felt a weight on their shoulders, as if something heavy was pressing down on them.

"But it's a pity! You all lost. You gambled and gambled, but in the end, all you won was a chess piece. How do you feel? It's not pleasant to be bitten back by a chess piece, right?"

At this moment, Ases lost his usual gentleness, and the sharpness in his eyes and eyebrows made people dare not look directly at him.

"I do not have."

A voice suddenly came out, and everyone felt relieved. They looked in the direction of the voice and noticed that there was a man with a face similar to Ases next to Merlin.

The man broke the heavy atmosphere as soon as he appeared, and was extremely domineering.

"I don't recognize what you said."

"I'm not talking about you."

Ases restrained his aura and put on his warm smile again.

It was clearly a very gentle smile, but everyone felt a chill when they saw it.

People who are furious one second and cheerful and talkative the next are the most terrifying because you have no idea what they are thinking, let alone how to respond.

With his own strength, Ases raised the vigilance of all law enforcement officers.

However, facing the defensive gazes from all directions, he seemed unnoticed. He waved his hand to move a chair, sat back lazily, and casually crossed his long legs.

"Of course, I don't mean to target anyone. After all, no one knows whether it was you who participated or I who asked you to participate."

The blonde stopped laughing and looked at Arces in confusion, "What do you mean? What do you mean by 'you' letting us participate?"

Aces shook his head, propped his chin with one hand, and half-closed his eyes. "The winner is the king, and the loser is the enemy. You just need to know that if you lose, Merlin doesn't win either."

As he said this, he looked at Merlin.

"Merlin... Sir, I remember your help. Likewise, I will never forget your plan. Now please be on your way."

Hailbo couldn't help but come out and stand in front of Merlin without leaving a trace. "What do you mean by plot? When did the master plot against you?"