Chapter 7: Sacrifice and Trading (to be changed)
Grindelwald felt himself constantly floating upward, his eyes covered in a thick gray mist. There is no gravity in this place, and even the feeling of 'upward' is very hazy.
"It's .... Dream? β
Grindelwald could vaguely feel like he was in a dream..... A gut instinct constantly reminded Grindelwald: this seems, not his own dream?
There is no concept of time in this area, it may be a moment, or hundreds of years or tens of thousands of years.
Grindelwald's eyes were like a slideshow of memories of his life: the day he was picked up by Grandma Juta from the orphanage door, the day he completed the magic in the book for the first time, the day he realized that he was a 'monster' in the eyes of those around him.....
But there are also countless fragments, like that fog, Grindelwald clearly wrote down each fragment, but as if it was an 'unrecognizable' piece of garbled characters, Grindelwald could not understand when it was.
Finally, a feeling of passing through the door pierced Grindelwald's body, and the surrounding fog disappeared in an instant, replaced by an endless plain.....
'It doesn't seem to be a plain, but above something....'
This thought was instinctively cut off by Grindelwald the moment it appeared, it was the 'biological instinct' of being a conscious body, and if you think about it, something extremely terrifying will definitely happen....
In the center of the plain, a group of people draped in yellow robes were chanting around a huge stone altar... There seemed to be something carved on the altar, a pattern that Grindelwald couldn't describe in any human terms.
Grindelwald couldn't see everyone's face, or couldn't 'understand', just like those memory fragments just now, obviously he could see even whether it was a double eyelid or not, but he just couldn't put those five features together.
Grindelwald still didn't give up, and flew towards the group to find out what this strange dream was, and at that moment, as if the music had been paused, suddenly played, and the song they sang reached Grindelwald's soul.
It's not that the sound gets louder from far to near, but it appears very abruptly and directly in the ear..... And that music was the second half of the lullaby sung by the Betty woman.
The stars are shining and scorching, boiling and trembling
Foreshadowing the end of the world
Horror, horror, horror, horror
Extreme, extreme, terrifying
....
At this time, Grindelwald also saw what the sacrifice on the altar was..... And that sacrifice was none other than Grindelwald himself.
It's like the third perspective of the game, Grindelwald only moves the 'vision' from beginning to end, and his body doesn't move the slightest bit on the altar from the beginning.
Grindelwald tried to revive himself by chanting the Awakening Spell, but nothing happened..... Grindelwald couldn't sense the presence of his body at all, let alone chant a spell?
A vortex that enveloped the entire 'sky' gradually condensed, and the size of the vortex was beyond Grindelwald's perception of 'space'.
This seems to be a...'eye'? Just by one such recognition, Grindelwald felt as if his consciousness had been thrown into a washing machine, and almost lost the concept of 'self'.
The feeling of being watched when Grindelwald stepped into the house of Mr. and Mrs. George came again, but this time the difference was that the feeling was magnified countless times, as if it was a guinea pig that had been swallowed alive by a python, and Grindelwald could not think at this time.
As if sensing something, all the villains around the altar fell to the ground, and blood continued to flow from under the villain's hood to the altar. These people invariably sacrificed their lives for this ritual at this time.
What is your wish? βγ
This 'voice' is not in any language known to man, and it is not even possible to produce such a sound with human vocal organs. The meaning expressed in it is like an engraving.
If Grindelwald could still think at this point, he would realize that the voice was not asking about himself, but about the person performing the ritual.
"We want to be your dependents and prepare for your arrival, the great King of the Yellow Coat."
The voice sounded in Grindelwald's ears, and the ritual at this time was transmitting a message through Grindelwald's soul, if this message was not cut off at this time, Grindelwald's soul would completely become a part of this existence called the 'King in Yellow'....
But by this time Grindelwald's consciousness had ....
Grindelwald's 'body' on the altar 'grew' rapidly, and in less than a second, it transformed from a blonde child in his early teens to a middle-aged man with white hair....
The years have not taken away the charm of men, on the contrary, Grindelwald at this time exudes a temperament called 'self-confidence' compared to the previous 'immaturity'.
Grindelwald's hand stretched out, and his index and middle fingers pinched some kind of translucent object like silk threads, "It's been a long night's sleep, it's just that the way I got up was a bit unexpected." Grindelwald's fingers forced, and the thread connecting the sacrificed person and the object of sacrifice was cut by Grindelwald lightly.
γOfferingsγ
The being was not angry or displeased, and a wave of 'doubt' reached Grindelwald's head.
Grindelwald did not answer immediately, but brushed his head, turned his long messy hair into a short, slender little back, and immediately rolled down the altar with one hand.
"Won't they?"
No wands were used, no incantations were cast, and with a wave of the hand, the spirits of the Georges and their souls appeared in the center of the altar.
Like Grindelwald, the George couple were completely unable to control their bodies on the altar, but there was not a trace of fear in their eyes..... Their eyes were filled with 'fanaticism' for that being.
γ....γ
It seems to be weighing a perfect 'container' and a 'dessert'....
"Even if they are both ants, the pain caused by bullet ants and ordinary ants is different, isn't it?" Grindelwald's confident and arrogant smile was now on his face again, and there was no fear of the village in front of him in his heart.
γ....γ
"Deal!"
...... (The main line of the original novel below has nothing to do with it, the main role is to make the protagonist's personality three-dimensional and make the author laugh at himself, which can be jumped)
The starry sky in the countryside is completely unpolluted, and it is always so gorgeous and fascinating.... Diamonds, large and small, are set on this most perfect canvas, creating one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world
Under a large tree at the top of a small hill, the cool night breeze slowly blows the faces of the couples under the trees
"Geliot, remember what we talked about how to control Muggles.... I don't think fear can bring everyone to their knees...", leaning against the tree, watching the light and fire of the Muggle city in the distance
The boy was lying on the grass, with Erlang's legs crossed, a dog's tail hanging from his mouth, and the grass said disdainfully, "Then there is desire, Albus." Desire is one of the instincts of life, and as long as there is desire, anyone can use it. β
The girl looked at the young man's confident appearance and smiled slightly, "But there are also some things that you want, but others can't give...."
"For example?"
"A man's love." The girl looked at the boy at this time, just like the boy was staring at the Muggle world at this time.... It's so yearning, but it's out of reach
"Perhaps."