Life and Death
Countless spells were unleashed upon the mysterious figure atop the Bone Throne, with Dumbledore's spell being particularly powerful enough to cause spatial fluctuations.
Death calmly observed the spells, a mocking smile seemingly appearing beneath his face shrouded in black mist. He then turned the Bone Throne away, unleashing a barrage of powerful spells that struck the back of the throne without causing the slightest ripple.
Immediately, a pitch-black spatial rift appeared in front of the throne, its size perfectly matching the size of the Bone Throne, enveloping both Death and the throne.
The wizards tried to pull him back with spells, but to no avail; they could only watch helplessly as he disappeared into the spatial rift.
As Death vanished, a voice, like a whisper, echoed throughout the Mirror Dimension where the two realms met, resonating in the minds of every wizard present—
"The day you find me will also be the day everything ends, Death... is everywhere."
Seeing this, Xiwen quickly used positioning magic to try to pinpoint Death's location, and then used Dimensional Gate to teleport there and wipe him out completely, eliminating any future threat.
However, he discovered that this Demon God seemed to be truly omnipresent, and the spatial rifts he opened seemed to lead to locations scattered throughout the entire world!
"Can't you find him?" Dumbledore asked Xiwen, his face grave.
Xiwen slowly shook his head, his face grim.
Just then, a chubby male wizard with a mustache, resembling an old walrus, approached.
"Xiwen, Albus, did that Death escape?" he asked.
Although Professor Slughorn was a fence-sitter who didn't Xiwen the Pure-blood New Faction led by Shiv, as the Head of Slytherin House at Hogwarts, he would naturally stand on the same side as Dumbledore.
This brief confrontation with Death was also Xiwen pulling him back from Hogwarts.
"This Death isn't exactly running away, Horace," Dumbledore sighed deeply, patted Professor Slughorn on the shoulder, and said, "With so much negativity in the world right now, and the seal no longer holding him back, he'll probably only need a few days to recover to his full strength."
"And then there's Death's unique allure and Necromancy; he'll constantly drain power from us humans, and even from other living beings," Xiwen added solemnly from the side. "With this ebb and flow, the gap between our forces and Death's may very well widen!"
Everything seemed to have returned to the situation more than a thousand years ago, when the Three Peverell Brothers fought against Death.
Even Xiwen could guess that, given Death's malevolent nature, his ability to bewitch people, his immense strength, and his unpredictable skills, more and more wicked black wizards would inevitably be influenced and fall into Death's embrace.
Even the most upright and kind wizards can be affected by the subtle negative emotions in their lives and be corrupted by the power of Death.
Furthermore, the countless ghosts around the world filled with negative emotions would likely be easily controlled by Death, leading to the resurgence of the Ghost Army. Their Mind Stone are manipulated by Death, with no hope of redemption!
Moreover, this situation may be even more severe than the invasion of Death more than a thousand years ago.
Through comparison, Xiwen discovered that more than a thousand years ago, the Three Peverell Brothers, three powerful wizards, served as the main force against Death, while now only Dumbledore and Grindelwald can be considered true wizards, and the two are even enemies.
While Xiwen, Miranda, Aurelius possess strength far surpassing other wizards, they still require a long period of growth and cannot reach the level of the three brothers or Dumbledore and Grindelwald in a short time.
In addition, the imprint of Death's power more than a thousand years ago was not perfect. The imprints he left for his followers and servants had loopholes that could be exploited. The Three Peverell Brothers even used these loopholes to create three Deathly Hallows, using Death's own power to fight against him, and finally sealed him in a closed alternate dimension.
However, the current situation is that Death will certainly improve its mark over the next thousand years, making its followers and servants easier to control.
Furthermore, since Xiwen and the others only possess one Deathly Hallows, the Potter Family's ancestral Invisibility Cloak, they lack the Resurrection Stone to fight the Mind Stone- manipulated Ghost Army and the Elder Wand to cast spells within the Dark Barrier that suppresses magic. They must devise other solutions for these issues themselves.
After all, the escape of Death from its seal was an urgent matter that could not be delayed, and Xiwen and the others simply did not have time to search for the other two Deathly Hallows!
In conclusion, this invasion of Death in the 20th century was far more dangerous and harder to resist than the one more than a thousand years ago!
Professor Slughorn listened to Xiwen and Dumbledore's analysis, sweat poured down his shiny brow, and the handkerchief he pulled from his pocket was quickly soaked through.
"Given how dire the situation is, how exactly are we supposed to fight against Death? Do you have any plans?" he asked anxiously.
Xiwen shook his head and said softly, "Unfortunately, besides rigorous preparation and thorough checks, I can't think of any other good solutions..."
"Albus?" Professor Slughorn turned his hopeful gaze to Dumbledore and asked.
"It seems I need to go and talk to Grindelwald again," he said, frowning and speaking in a hoarse voice.
"But we're already close to defeating the Pure-blood Party forces. Talking about jointly dealing with the coming of Death now would probably just be giving them a chance to catch their breath, wouldn't it?" Xiwen asked somewhat unwillingly.
The Pure-blood New Faction he led had been under immense pressure, fighting against Grindelwald's Pure-blood Party for over a year. Now, seeing the Pure-blood Party weakening and on the verge of being completely defeated or even swallowed up by the new force, the sudden news of the Death breaking through the seal left him with no choice but to accept it.
"But Death has truly arrived, and compared to the life and death of Earth, nothing else matters." Dumbledore looked at Xiwen seriously and said solemnly, "I think that although Grindelwald is a dangerous figure in the Wizarding World, when faced with an invading enemy, he may have more enthusiasm than I for eliminating the invaders!"
"Yes, after all, it's for For the Greater Good!" Thinking this, Xiwen smiled, looking into Dumbledore's eyes. "I remember Grindelwald telling you in the Sigismund Tower of Warsaw Royal Castle that you ultimately share the common goal of fighting the Demon God ..."