Ep. 4

Let me bring to you… a timeskip! What did you expect? Being a child sucks!

A few years have passed since my and Mother's trip to France. I am now 11 and will either receive Hogwarts' letter or get into Beauxbatons. I have successfully warded our house in Paris, using our house in London as a reference and the Rinne Sharingan's copy ability. I also basically bought out a couple of jewelleries for Mother, using a Genjutsu to make me appear older. She was happy as fuck, so it was definitely worth it.

I have definitely noticed an increase in my power, both physical and magical, after drinking my new blood-shake, but I haven't checked my interface often. I didn't want to rely too much on someone else's judgement, since I am the first to criticize myself for anything I do. I had created Scathach's Spear Arts Manual after getting back to London, so now I had an actual style to follow. The nice thing, is that it incorporated the Runes I wanted to learn in the fighting style, so I basically hit two birds with one stone. I have also completely studied Merlin's Grimoire, and passed onto Hecate's Grimoire. I believe it is time for me to check out my stats.

[Azagareth Maleficarum

Race: Half-Vampire/Half-Veela

Age: 11 years

Location: London, UK

Intrinsic Powers:

Subjective Reality

Infinty

Magic Core: Mature (Tier 9; Rank 7)

Abilities:

Blood-sucking

Magic Absorption

Blood Strengthening

Blood Adaptation

Vampiric Hybrid Constitution

Pain Resistance

Dragon's Hide

Mermaid's Regeneration

Titan's Strength

Demon's Magic Aptitude and Power

Charm

Veela Magic

Phoenix Fire Manipulation

Warlock's Magic Aptitude, Capacity, and Manipulation

Merlin's Magic Successor

Hecate's Magic Apprentice

Rinne Sharingan

Rinnegan

Grandmaster Spearsmanship

God-Slaying Spear Arts Apprentice

Extra Lives: 3]

Ok, let's figure this out. Vampiric Hybrid Constitution must be the epitome of my physical strengthening due to my Vampire heritage, Blood Adaptation must be my new ability to acquire 'perks' from the blood I drink, very useful. Dragon's Hide must improve my skin's toughness since I don't have scales or hide, Mermaid's Regeneration is obvious and Mermaids were fabled for their regeneration, Titan's Strength explains why there was a day where everything broke, no matter how lightly I touched it, I guess I ended up adapting to it, Demon's all-that-stuff is also due to my blood-shake, Phoenix Fire Manipulation must be the evolution of my previous Fire Manipulation. I still need to try it out.

Warlock's all-that-stuff is also due to my blood-shake. I am pleasantly surprised to see that I mastered Merlin's Grimoire, since 'Successor' should mean that I have reached a level even he would approve of. Oh, I ended up noticing that I needed some Occlumency defenses against the old goat-fucker or snake-face, which took a few weeks to set up. Now, my mindscape is a 'simple' computer room where you need several biometric scans and passwords to access a dummy drive, while the real one is a USB drive hidden in the cushions of the armchair. I am a devious fuck, so I made it so that there is no oxygen whatsoever, along with several wards and runes that prevent magic and lock the intruder in place. I also made it so that you could spend a million years in there and only a second would have passed outside. I dare that old man to enter my mind, I will just reduce him to a vegetable.

Hecate's Magic Apprentice is the same as Merlin, so no problem there. I actually reached Grandmaster level in Spearsmanship, and I guess that it's due to the God-Slaying Spear Arts. Damn, I knew that Scathach was supposed to be a tough woman, but to still be an apprentice after becoming a Grandmaster in generic Spearsmanship is crazy… I still have a long way to go.

Oh, I lost an Extra Life when I casted an Avada Kedavra spell on myself. Flash news, it works on me due to me being a hybrid, but I doubt that it would work on a full vampire. Further experimentation is needed. Oh, I have also practiced using Infinity and Subjective Reality and I can now use them as easily as breathing and anime taught me that 'breathing is fun'.

I woke up one day, a couple of weeks after my 'status check', only to find an hyperactive Mother in the living room.

"Morning, Mother. What's with you today? Too much sugar?"

"Ha, ha. Idiot son… Hogwarts sent an owl!" Oh? This is interesting, very interesting. I took the letter from Mother as I distracted her with a 'good-morning kiss', on the cheek obviously, perverts. I opened the thing and read it.

"Mother, I have indeed been accepted into Hogwarts. I need to drop by Diagon Alley to get the clothes needed and the books. We already have the cauldron and the rest of the stuff. Should I get a pet?"

"Absolutely not! Didn't I already tell you that I am an Animagus? I can transform into a Quetzal, so I can just come with you without having to get another pet."

"The hell? Mother, you do realize that you can't come with me to school, right? You would have to stay in a, quite honestly, substandard boarding room with other filthy students. I can't allow that. You will be waiting here for me until Christmas without arguing too much. Plus, I can just use the vanishing cabinet I bought from those idiots in Knockturn Alley." Yes, I indeed bought the vanishing cabinet and yes, I will never allow Mother to live in a crappy room with other disgusting kids.

"Fine! Then, you have to come back at least once a week, otherwise I'm coming there whether you like it or not."

"Deal. Let's see… I still have four months before having to go to Hogwarts, so I can just visit Diagon Alley in the future. However, I will put in an order for a custom expanded suitcase. It will take a while to get it directly from a shop, so I think that a muggle shop would be best. I can just enchant it myself."

"Can't I live in the suitcase then?"

"Fine! Have it your way! I really can't take your whining. Almost makes me think that I'm the adult here." I said, then apparated to my dressing room and got changed. What? Did you think I would go in my pajamas? Hell no!

When I was done, I apparated behind a reputable shop that dealt with business suits and various high-end accessories. The name was familiar: 'Kingsman', who knows where I heard of it. I placed a Genjutsu on myself to make me appear older and arrived at the counter. I placed my order with the blushing mess that was the female clerk. Black with red accents, a combination lock, just for appearances, all reinforced with lightweight alloy and high-end leather. Magnificent, built to last even in the muggle world. Obviously, I could have made it with Subjective Reality, but where's the fun in that? Oh, it was big enough to fit a modern 15' laptop and several documents, and it was barely big enough for a person to fit in. However, I will make it so a portkey hidden inside will lead to the internal space. Ah, I love magic. Haven't used it much in the past 11 years, but everything changes once I get into Hogwarts, even if it will be low-level magic. Beggars can't be choosers.

Upon exiting the shop, I decided to head to Diagon Alley. I had the feeling that something interesting would happen there. I apparated just outside the ice-cream parlor. I didn't enter it as Angel blood made my blood-shake much tastier than any ice-cream. Gotta love those feathered bastards. Who knows how a God's blood will taste?

I looked around and saw nothing particular, so I started just walking and window-shopping. It took a couple of minutes until I found a curious-looking cane. It was completely black, with a steampunk-ish handle and a trigger of some sort. I looked at it with my Rinne Sharingan, and I could see that it was magical in nature, not just the materials. It had several interesting enchantments, which were probably made by Goblins. But, those fuckers would never leave one of their 'possessions' in a crappy shop… My Vampire-senses are tingling!

"Excuse me, what can you tell me about this cane?" I asked the shopkeep.

"Huh? Oh, that… Honestly, I don't know much other than it is sturdy and comfortable to use daily. It also seems to have had some kind of feature in the past, but it doesn't work anymore. You interested? I'll sell it to you for… 10 Galleons, lad."

"10 Gallies is a rip-off. Let's say five and we have a deal."

"Lad, if you can get the mechanism to work, you could have a treasure in your hands. 9 Galleons."

"7, not one Knut more."

"Tch. Tough lad. Fine, 7 galleons and the cane is yours." I dropped seven golden coins on his table, then grabbed my new toy. 'What secrets are you hiding, old girl? Can't wait to study you.'

After getting my grubby little hands on the cane, I apparated home. A quick series of cleaning spells and disinfecting spells, then I set the can on the coffee table in the living room. I activated my Rinne Sharingan and started disassembling the thing. Within the first minute, I discovered that it wasn't made by the Goblins, but surely not by humans. The enchantment style is completely different and even Merlin's Grimoire didn't have any records of them. What is this? Vampires are out since they are basically human, Veela don't dabble in enchantment, neither do Giants. Mermaids? Why would they need a walking cane? Elfs maybe? They have gone extinct, but there must have been some. If we go by mythology and fiction, elves were supposed to live in forests and trees, so maybe the can could have been used to walk normally on paved roads? Possibly…

The enchantments still work and are basically used to improve a blunt weapon and remove dirt and other filth. I also discovered that it is in reality a cane-sword, which is fantastic news and immediately ups the value of this thing. The sword is enchanted as well with several enchantments that kinda remind me of Hecate's Holy Magic… Now, the handle. It has an intricate design with a beautiful pattern. Also, a pommel at the end both to use it as a walking cane and for balance while using it as a weapon. However, there's the trigger-like thing that I can't understand. There's a shit-ton of gears which basically cover what I can best describe as a cracked Philosopher's Stone. 'So that's why it doesn't work.' I used Subjective Reality to fix the stone. I would love to know what it is and make a completely new one, but I will settle for making the damage 'fictional', effectively repairing the stone.

As I did that, the stone started regaining its red color and had some runes inscribed into it. I reassembled the weapon and tested it out. The trigger finally gave a response and had several 'dials'. The first one created a magic shield. I decided to head to the training area before testing the rest. The second dial created a magic light, the third a magic bullet, the fourth ejected the blade and augmented it with magic for a quick strike, the fifth instead didn't seem to do anything. However, I noticed that the enchantments were disabled. The fifth dial is an anti-magic one. I hit the jackpot with this cane.