Another Sean's Strange Journey (Another Alliance Leader Bonus Chapter Later)

Container... The word made Sean frown.

The gaunt Sean on the sun lounger continued lazily, "By the time Herpo invaded, I had already reached a preliminary consensus with Pride. Though it still refused to reveal all the secrets of the past, I at least gained some assurances."

"After many attempts, I was finally able to maintain a clear mind while using Pride's power. On one hand, my body had been altered by Pride's magic and could withstand magic of a higher level. On the other, after making that promise, Pride no longer fought me for control."

"By the time I gained a basic grasp of it, the war situation had already become extremely grim. Although my teacher had nearly united the forces of the entire Wizarding World, we were still stretched thin before Herpo's endless magical army."

As he spoke, he sighed. "And that was while Herpo's true body had yet to manifest in the present world."

"Its avatar was dealt with by my teacher during its first descent, but my teacher was badly weakened as a result... Heh, that was the first time I heard the unruly Grindelwald lament from a sickbed."

"I had been focused on mastering Pride and only knew the general situation. While my teacher was recovering, the entire Wizarding World suddenly lost its backbone. Nor could I take on the role of leader. Left with no choice, I chose another path."

Sean's eyes gradually became fearless, though his gaunt body seemed capable of shouldering a mountain.

He chuckled softly. "The front lines were suffering defeat after defeat, our backbone was hanging by a thread, and though I had power, I had no popular support... Rather than running everywhere to put out fires on the battlefield, I might as well give up on being a general