Thurisaz

The desk was covered with densely packed research notes, all of which were Skylar's own handwritten insights.

If someone were to look closely, they would find that all these notes are about research on beast-transforming curse magic, such as research on turning people into Quintaped, research on turning people into snakes, and research on the curses inflicted on Werewolf.

In the corner of the laboratory, the floor was piled high with the dissected, mangled, and unrecognizable corpses of five-legged monsters and werewolves. These five-legged monster research samples were captured by the elite adventure teams of the Medieval Wizarding Guild and Silver Spear from the island of Dria in the Hebrides, at Sherin's request to Grana. The werewolves, on the other hand, were hunted for him in Knockturn Alley by the She-Devil and the vampire royalty.

Skylar flipped through the "Human Restoration Charm" notebook he had obtained from Lockhart. Besides the spell to restore Werewolf to human form, it also contained research on the origins of Werewolf and some speculations about the Werewolf curse. These speculations and principles gave Skylar considerable inspiration. Next, he flipped through the beast Transfiguration in "Forbidden Transfiguration" and the curse magic in "The Curse of Abatair".

A few days ago, he had successfully used Human Restoration Charm to turn a fully transformed, berserk Werewolf back into human form.

Of course, the Werewolf who succeeded in the experiment also received Skylar's reward—they were cleanly and efficiently eliminated. These Werewolf used as experimental samples were all wanted criminals with numerous crimes in Knockturn Alley. In Skylar's view, becoming Werewolf might be a pitiful experience, but it was not a reason to succumb to the discrimination against Werewolf in reality and choose to embark on the path of criminals.

Moreover, when the House of Rowle fell, these Werewolf, under Little Wolf's arrangement, originally had the opportunity to break away from Fenrir Greyback and join Skylar's ranks. However, they did not cherish that opportunity and insisted on following Fenrir Greyback down the wrong path. Well, sorry, Skylar is not a saint, he will not give them a second chance.

The success of the "Human Restoration Charm provided Skylar with invaluable experience and inspiration. It gave him a deeper understanding of Transfiguration and curse magic.

His purpose in studying the Human Restoration Charm wasn't actually to deal with Werewolf. Just kidding, last semester he could easily handle Lupin in his Werewolf form; Werewolf posed virtually no threat to him.

The reason he spent time researching it was actually to share this spell with the global wizarding community, contributing to the improvement of spells and Defence Against the Dark Arts. Gaining fame in academic circles was also part of his original plan. Moreover, he had promised his sister Gulana that he would link his personal achievements with the organization, and sharing the achievement and fame of inventing the "Human Restoration Charm" would undoubtedly make their relationship even closer.

Secondly, Skylar did not forget the benefits of the Order of Merlin. Last semester, Skylar had already earned the Order of Order of Merlin's Third Class Medal by proclaiming the combination of the Patronus Charm and the Cheering Charm. According to the Order of Order of Merlin's charter, this medal was awarded to those who "have made contributions to the knowledge base or the entertainment industry."

If he were to publish his research on the Human Restoration Charm again, he would definitely qualify for the Second Class Medal—a designation awarded for "extraordinary achievements" according to the regulations. Publishing two spells that could significantly improve Defence Against the Dark Arts for two consecutive years undoubtedly qualifies him for that honor.

That's not all. Once he receives the Order of Merlin, Second Class, Aunt Leah will have a reason to propose that he Wizengamot as a substitute. This time, his joining will be perfectly legitimate, and even Dumbledore won't be able to find fault with it.

These were his reasons for initially researching the Human Restoration Charm, but little did he expect that the benefits would be insignificant compared to the knowledge and experience that came with the successful research.

Skylar found inspiration for improving a very important spell in the Human Restoration Charm.

Driven by this so-called inspiration, he experimented with numerous Quintaped and Werewolf, determined to develop the magic he envisioned.

The success of the Human Restoration Charm gave him confidence, prompting him to take the next step in his research.

He walked to another corner of the laboratory, where a special transparent cylindrical container was placed, containing Nagini, who had not appeared for a long time!

Skylar poured a six-pint bottle of light green Potions into the container, Potions gradually filled the bottom until Nagini's entire snake body was submerged. As soon as the Potions touched Nagini's snake body, it was automatically absorbed through her skin and gradually diminished at a visible rate.

This specially crafted Potions was inspired by Skylar's Wolfsbane Potion and was a specially modified formula designed to reverse Transfiguration caused by cursed magic. It contains Unicorn horns to counteract the power of the curse, and mature Mandrake Roots to reverse the effects of dark Transfiguration.

(Note: The Basilisk's "Petrifying Eye" is itself a type of dark Transfiguration.)

About fifteen minutes later, all the Potions had been absorbed by Nagini.

Skylar took Nagini out of the container. Having undergone various cruel experiments on Skylar before the start Nagini the last semester, even though Nagini was just a cold-blooded animal without emotions, it was still afraid of Skylar's methods. At this moment, it obediently wrapped itself around Skylar's arm, letting Skylar hold it in his hand, showing none of the ferocious and man-eating appearance in the original work.

Skylar placed it on the lab table, arranging it into a Möbius strip with its ends connected, then pointed his wand at it and loudly proclaimed, "Curse-Banishing Charm!"

A dark green light emanated from the struggling, coiled snake's body, and ancient curse marks appeared one by one. Skylar was surprised to find that these curse marks were seven or eight parts similar to the curse marks on Astoria's body.

Nagini's skin, flesh, bones, and blood were peeled away piece by piece, and the previously absorbed Potions began to take effect in these areas. The holy aura unique to Unicorn horns emanated from Nagini's skin, bones, and flesh, filling the laboratory with a sacred atmosphere. Skylar increased his magical output, and under the guidance of the magic, the cursed markings on the snake's body were gradually dissolved.

At this moment, Nagini's soul faintly appeared; it was a thin, serpentine white mist, with an extremely evil "power" rune (Thurisaz) engraved on it!

Thurisaz represents the most primal power, also known as the power of chaos. This power is neither good nor evil, but the demonic symbol engraved on Nagini's soul is as red as blood, with a pungent, bloody stench and overwhelming aura. The crooked strokes also subtly reveal a chilling evil.

"The smell of this blood..." Skylar frowned slightly. "Interesting. This is the blood of the Runespoor... Is this the legendary Gorgon's Curse?"

"You're the one!" Skylar's lips curled into a slight smile as he loudly proclaimed, "Soul-Rending Slash!"

That's right, it's the same magic I saw with Armand II. It was originally one of the House of Black's secret soul spells, specifically used to cut and destroy souls. I don't know how Armand II learned it.

Skylar wanted wasn't Nagini, but the cursed rune itself attached to its soul!

A scythe radiating a silvery-white light slashed down viciously at Nagini's soul! Nagini only had time to let out a scream before suddenly losing all sound!

Showing no mercy, Skylar manipulated the scythe to cut the cursed rune from the soul. This spell, originally intended to harm the soul, was used by Skylar as a scalpel to cut the soul, completely severing the cursed rune from the soul and also cutting off a significant portion of Nagini's soul. He dug a shocking hole in the serpentine white mist.

"Aquila, help me!" Skylar cried.

The mark on Skylar's neck tingled with heat, Aquila instantly materialized, only to be stunned by the horrific scene before it. It stared in disbelief and stammered, "W-what are you doing?"

"I don't have time to explain to you." At the same time that Aquila materialized, a large, ancient-looking book made of animal hide suddenly appeared in front of Skylar. It was the Book of Merlin, which was inherited from Merlin. This book was not the kind of book that could be opened and read, but a spellcasting artifact. It contained all kinds of magic, including sealing magic!

"Now help me seal this cursed talisman into this book!" Skylar said urgently.

Aquila let out a long, piercing shriek, transforming into a streak of colorful light. She rapidly circled the cursed rune floating in mid-air, gradually pulling it towards the Book of Merlin. Aquila and the rune thus slowly moved toward the Book of Merlin.

As Aquila dragged the magic rune within a foot of the Book of Merlin, the Book of Merlin seemed to sense something and suddenly opened in half on its own, revealing the two blank pages in the very center of the book, from which a dazzling white light shone.

The cursed rune seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, instantly being drawn into the page by an invisible suction force. A lifelike crimson "power" rune appeared on the page, surrounded by an ouroboros graphic. The evil aura in the laboratory vanished in an instant.

Skylar looked at Nagini's body, which was almost unrecognizable as a snake, hesitated for two seconds, and finally snorted coldly, "Fine, considering your difficult cultivation—no, I misspoke, considering your contributions to my research, and that you haven't committed any evil deeds yet, I'll save you this once!"

Skylar took out two bottles of liquid from his pocket. The first bottle contained Phoenix Tears, which could revitalize blood and tissues and almost save lives from the brink of death. Skylar poured the entire bottle of liquid onto Nagini, and the snake's body slowly grew and reshaped, but the reshaping process was different from its original form.

"Is it because the curse's power is no longer in effect?" Skylar watched this scene with great interest. "If that's the case..." Skylar raised his wand—

"Reverse Transfiguration!"

The snake's body was struck by the spell and immediately began to struggle and tremble violently. An aura that had no shape or mass, yet was both omnipresent and unobservable, filled the entire space.

The charred skin and bones seemed to have been refilled by a skilled painter, with white bones, pink flesh, and bluish-purple blood vessels growing one after another. Soon, the snake's body, which was floating in mid-air, transformed into a human form!

Skylar looked at the soul mist with a large hole in the center, crushed the bottle of the second Potions, and sprinkled it all over the soul mist. Nourished by this Potions, the soul mist slowly began to generate new mist to fill the hole...

"Return to the time of being human. Soul and body as one!" Skylar chanted the last incantation of the day, and the white mist gradually merged into the humanoid shell in mid-air.

When everything returned to calm, an Eastern woman with her eyes closed appeared in the laboratory. She looked to be about 25 years old, in the prime of her life. She was wearing traditional clothing that was popular in East Asia decades ago, with wide sleeves and a long skirt, and her hair was loose.

Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and after a moment she opened them. Her eyes were pure and innocent, devoid of any impurity. She blinked and asked in somewhat broken English, "Who am I? Where am I?"