Upon hearing his master's words, Barty Crouch Jr. was briefly stunned before reverently lowering his head.
"My life has long belonged to you, great Master!"
Sean smiled faintly. "Devote everything you have to me, Barty Crouch Jr."
"Yes, Master..."
For the first time, Barty Crouch Jr. experienced something so miraculous. He looked at a teacup on the ground. Inside it was his soul...
No, more precisely, a fragment of his soul.
The great Master was actually going to make a Horcrux for him!
He had only heard of such evil things as Horcruxes. He had never personally witnessed the process of creating one.
At his master's command, he tore apart his soul and placed the fragment into the teacup that had appeared out of thin air—he had done all of it according to his master's guidance, but it seemed that a step was missing?
Creating a Horcrux required sacrificing a life, but in this unknown domain, where could they find a suitable sacrifice?
As he wondered, the shadow slowly approached.
"Barty, this Horcrux will be your second life. Next, you will fall into slumber. After that, I will find an opportunity to bring you back to life. Then, you can carry out the task I give you," Sean said through the shadow.
Barty Crouch Jr. reverently lowered his head. "I will obey your command, Master."
"And creating a Horcrux requires a life... Barty, you understand what I mean, don't you?"
Barty Crouch Jr. first raised his head in confusion, then his eyes widened in shock.
Master means... I'm to use my own life to make a Horcrux for myself?
This...
The shadow chuckled. "Barty, are you afraid?"
Barty Crouch Jr. immediately lowered his head. "No. You bestowed a brand-new life upon me, Master. I am willing to offer you