Sirius felt like he had a terrible nightmare, and it was incomparably long—

From the moment he put on that mysterious gray-white stone mask, the nightmare had already begun. Although he also reacted in that instant, it was too late.

Sirius knew it was going to be bad after his brain was hot, he was indeed a dashing and unruly person, but that didn't mean he didn't have a brain.

He often has some strange ideas, but when he really wants to do it, he is often able to keep a rational mind. Something like "I see through your conspiracy", "Since you say this mask is dangerous, then it must not be dangerous", "I'm going to put it on and laugh at you"......

In all fairness, these were indeed the thoughts and thoughts that flashed through his mind at that time, which was quite normal, and no one could control his personality and the thoughts in his head.

But as soon as the brain is hot, you really put on a mask, and this behavior is problematic...... Sirius immediately understood that the mask in his hand was a dark magic object, and it was very powerful.

It can multiply and expand certain bad thoughts and thoughts in people's hearts the moment they pick it up, and exert unimaginable evil bewitching power. If he had been prepared, he should have survived, but he was deceived at that time.

- I thought I was smart, but I was used by that vampire to reverse my thinking, and I subconsciously thought that there was nothing wrong with the stone ghost face, so I didn't have any defense, and the result was naturally a sudden hit.

The moment you put on the mask, the invisible curse has been quietly engraved, and life is no longer autonomous.

The first thing I felt was pain, and several sharp bone needles seemed to pop out of the mask, piercing his skin without warning, piercing his eyes, and all the way to his brain, and then releasing an extremely strong electric current......

It may not be intuitive, but it was as if someone had opened his skull, thrust the stun rod roughly, and stirred it inside.

For a moment, Sirius wished he could die immediately, completely, so that he wouldn't have to suffer the pain of not being able to scream. However, the past experience has honed this man's steely will.

So he survived, and continued to struggle frantically again and again in anger for the rest of the day, against the demon's move to take over his body.

Sirius felt that his consciousness was being dragged into a dark and boundless space, and everywhere he saw was a sea of corpses and blood, a desperate space of death.

The blood-sucking demon was in the middle of the space, letting out a raging laugh, spreading its huge batwing wings, and attacking him again and again. Tear with fangs, tear with claws...... It was an extremely painful ordeal, but Sirius found that he would not die easily, and it seemed more of a battle of the will of the soul.

The vampire demon seemed to want him to give in, give up, and deny himself in order to win the battle for souls. So Sirius couldn't give up even more, he got up again and again, and was knocked down again and again......

No matter what, no matter how painful and helpless he was, no matter how many times he was knocked down.

As long as this man still has a breath and as long as he has the consciousness to realize himself, he will continue to stand up tirelessly...... As long as "he" exists, he will continue to hold on.

There is only the possibility of the other party completely grinding themselves, and there is absolutely no possibility of giving up by themselves!

And Sirius's tenacity is also so angry that Dracula's liver hurts, and the latter has no way but to control the physical actions of the outside world while being distracted and controlling, while desperately fighting with the original owner of the body in the spiritual world.

The flow of time in the real world is different from that in the spiritual world, just as the time of dreams does not correspond to the time of reality.

Sirius didn't know how much time had passed, and he didn't know how long he would be able to hold out, but at that moment—

The dark mountain of corpses and the sea of blood were suddenly torn apart by a deafening dragon roar!

……

……

Gratgy, dazed, and I don't know how much time has passed.

The man's consciousness awoke again.

"I'm ...... Where is it? ”

Slowly opening his eyes, Sirius saw a familiar and unfamiliar ceiling, and the air was filled with the smell of some kind of potion.

This is the hospital of Hogwarts School, and it is better to say that it is a hospital than a school infirmary, and there are actually few beds. After all, the school is so big, and there are only so many students, if ten people enter the hospital at the same time, it can be called a historic disaster.

From the very beginning, the school clinic was designed with the concept of "enough is enough".

Sirius soon realized that he seemed to be back in his long-lost school, perhaps brought back to England by Apparition. However, his condition seems to be a little worse, and he can barely perceive the presence of his body.

It seems to be the only body part that can be controlled...... Well, it seemed that all there was was to be eyelids and lips, and he had been unable to get up from his hospital bed for a long time, and finally he could only call out to Madam Pomfrey.

"You're in a terrible situation, we've used all the means at our disposal to be able to seal that terrible power in your body, and we're going to be dormant for the time being, but we could riot at any time......"

Soon, Dumbledore, who had rushed to hear the news, said so meaningfully, his eyes flashing sharply.

"And that Count Dracula has not been eliminated, but the situation is reversed, as for how long you can hold him down, or how far to go, it is entirely up to you."

"Professor, do you already know?" Sirius smiled wryly, not too surprised by such a result, he turned his head to look around and saw that he seemed to be the only one in the hospital, "Wait, Harry, what about them?" ”

Perhaps because he had woken up, what had happened before had turned into a strange scene that flickered in front of Sirius's eyes.

It was the scene of "he" going crazy fighting the Dragonborn, trying to kill Harry and the others.

Although that was definitely not something Sirius would have done on his own, in his confusing memory, it was "his" first-person perspective in action...... And then it's completely broken, and I don't know anything.

It's no wonder he's so nervous, he doesn't know what happened after that, and he doesn't know if he really caused some irreversible results.

"They haven't come back yet, they're still exploring the place, after all, if they fail again this time, we can't continue to let them die on the Triwizard Tournament......"

Dumbledore whispered, "So they asked Moody to send you back first, and another important reason is that Lupin's situation is also a little wrong, and it is not suitable for you to stay together." ”

"Lupin......" Sirius had a hammer in his head, and he was still trying to brace himself.

"Don't worry too much, Sirius. What you need most now is to take care of yourself first, otherwise, even if they are really not doing well, you will not be able to help or even help them. ”

Dumbledore knew Sirius's personality and pointed out the problem at hand.

"Look at you, you can't move now, even if you can move in the future, you will definitely not be as good as a normal person, it will take time to recover from the run-in, you plan to drag them down when you are holding two crutches and can't even hold up your wand?"

“……”

“……”

Sirius was sunk in an instant.

"And don't forget what we were trying to do in the first place, the situation is already very critical......"

Dumbledore whispered.

"The Muggles in the United States have launched another operation against the snake king in the past few days, and the result has been a complete failure, even angering the giant snake so that it leaves the glacial mountains and destroys it all the way towards the city, and it is said that they are ready to use a nuclear bomb."

"Nuclear bombs?" Sirius was a little puzzled, "What's that?" ”

"It's hard to explain, you can think of it as the Muggles' strongest weapon, but there are endless troubles." Dumbledore shook his head and didn't elaborate, "Muggles are looking for a way, and we in the wizarding world must find a way too......"

“……”

“……”

There was silence again.

Sirius frowned, searching for the extra thing in his mind, the message contained in the fragments of Dracula's soul that he hadn't begun to sort out until now.

It's just that I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it. A large number of complex secret information instantly poured into his mind, at first it seemed as if he was flipping through someone else's diary, but as he digested the information in an instant, he immediately understood it completely.

As a result, Sirius's expression quickly stiffened and froze, and Dumbledore was patient, standing quietly and waiting, not at all like an old man.

"Dracula...... He had known about Gu Long for a long time. ”

It was a long time before Sirius's hoarse voice rang out in the hospital room.

"Oh? As far as I know, he must have been dead for centuries, and it wasn't until you explored the dead city that you gave him a chance to come back to life......" Dumbledore's blue eyes; The light flickered again, but the voice remained calm. "He got the information through your soul?"

"No, it's the information he's had long ago, it's the ...... that the mask brought him," Sirius remembered the mask and subconsciously wanted to look around.

"It's dangerous, and you're not fit to touch it right now, so I've borrowed it for the time being......" Dumbledore said.

"Well, Professor, what I'm trying to say is...... Judging by Dracula's memory, he had known that the ancient dragon would be resurrected, and the mask conveyed a ...... A terrible piece of information......"

“…… What's the information? ”

Sirius opened his mouth, then took a deep breath—

“…… I don't know how many billions of years ago, ancient gods came and created this world, creating the first creation. It was a peaceful world, with only the sun and eternal time, but later in the process of competition between all spirits, the world became filthy because of the fierce competition for survival. ”

"And then?" Dumbledore asked softly, with no expression on his face.

"In a period older than the primeval period, with the ...... of that time As people progress and develop, their power becomes stronger and stronger, so they have strong ambitions and desires, and even bad intentions, and they have wantonly sabotage, conquered, and destroyed the natural order established by the gods. ”

Sirius swallowed with some difficulty.

So the divine punishment fell, and the ancestors of the ancient dragon were born at the will of the gods. They are the most powerful creations of the gods, even the natural disasters and nature itself, and when they appear, the creatures of the world are swept away, and their flames turn the world into a lava-flowing purgatory......"

"Interesting statement." Dumbledore nodded, still in a gentle voice, "If that's the case, then why didn't the ancestors of the ancient dragons survive?" ”

"Because when they have fulfilled their mission, they have to reshape the world, they sink into the sea and turn into land, look up at the sky and become mountains, and create huge lakes, forests, and moons......"

Sirius whispered.

"The great land obscures the sun, so there is a change of day and night, lakes, forests, mountains produce seasons, the moon brings tides to the sea, and the world is born of time...... New life began to live on land, and after countless days of alternating days and nights, it became the world it is now. ”

“……”

“……”

"In other words, that vampire knew about such a thing for a long time, because he knew that it would happen sooner or later, even now?"

Dumbledore asked slowly, a hint of helplessness and exhaustion flashing in the depths of his eyes, "Is this a sign that order has been disrupted and a new round of purges is coming?" ”

"Professor...... Do you really believe in such a thing? Sirius' eyes widened in disbelief, and even he, who had directly digested the information, found it incredulous, as if it were a fantasy.

Why would Dumbledore believe it directly?

"I do believe that, because Wizard Noah is a dragonborn, you should know very well. This is not the first time I've heard this statement, he's told me before. ”

The Whitebeard Wizard said bluntly.

"And from the day those ancient dragons appeared, I felt that something had become different, they shouldn't have changed like this, there must be a mastermind behind it, I guess there must be some kind of strong will in this world."

After a pause, Dumbledore's voice gradually increased, Sirius could feel the aura of power that shrouded him, and the old man's eyes burned again—

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