great-warnovel Chapter 415 The Face of Engraving
Chapter 415 The Face of Engraving
Chapter 415 The Face of Engraving
From the swamp, water plants and roots sprouted from the decaying corpses, intertwining and giving life to the remains of the dead. They climbed ashore and walked toward the people trapped in the calamity of prosperity.
Those Muggles are not dead yet; the swamp witch's spirit will not allow them to die so easily.
Vines bound them, and wild beasts tore at their bodies, rendering them unable to move.
Immediately afterwards, the human-shaped plants that crawled out of the mud hugged them one by one.
Roots burrow into the skin, greedily absorbing nutrients from the flesh and blood. Seedlings sprout from their backs, mouths, and noses, unfurling their emerald green leaves.
They were still alive, and excruciating pain emanated from every inch of their skin, yet they couldn't even utter a mournful cry.
But this is what they deserve; they are experiencing everything the swamp witches have experienced.
The fire-watchers flew through the air, witnessing this act of revenge.
The pale white frosty moon in the sky gradually dissipated, and Hermione reappeared with the little girl. The two flew up and stood on the treetop, looking expressionlessly at the destruction of the village.
Tears silently streamed down the girl's cheeks, but the gentle breeze, like a mother's hand, wiped away her tears.
The screams and cries for help gradually subsided, and the revenge was coming to an end.
The animals retreated into the forest, and the plants remained still once more. Only a few human-shaped trees stood amidst the ravaged village, silently proclaiming the traces of their former existence.
But the swamp did not kill everyone; some terrified women and children were still hiding in cellars and large earthenware urns.
They were not involved in the betrayal of the witch, and although they also enjoyed the bounty of the swamp, they did not have to bear any further punishment.
What awaits them is the cruel rule of this swamp that no longer favors them; survival becomes their new challenge.
Crack.
The sound of branches breaking came from beneath my feet; it was the Ancestral Tree, which was withering away at an alarming rate.
The group landed back on the ground. The girl broke free from Hermione's grasp and rushed toward the ancient tree, not understanding what had happened.
Hermione remained silent.
The souls of the three swamp witches, two of whom had long since perished over the ages, were left with only a trace of resentment and obsession clinging to their bones.
Only the mother of the girl who had just been sent to the ancient tree had suffered too much torment, but her soul burned ever brighter with hatred.
Hermione gave them a chance for revenge, and she combined the lingering resentment of her mother and sister, pouring all her spirit and power into the symbols of the Great Runes of Order.
She used all the power she could muster for revenge, and she no longer wanted to exist.
Although clinging to the tree allows her to live forever, they have long wanted to be free from this torment.
From then on, the swamp would still flourish, but it would no longer possess any strange magic, and the grudges between the witches and their former kin would be wiped clean.
As if experiencing spring, summer, autumn, and winter in the blink of an eye, the lush ancient tree withered and dried up at an extremely rapid pace. The fragile trunk could no longer support the numerous branches and began to break and collapse. Only the human-faced tumor on which Hermione had inscribed the runes suddenly peeled off completely.
It fell into the hands of the little girl.
Like a strange mask, the wood grain forms a natural female face. On the forehead, straight lines create a beautiful and complex geometric pattern, containing a profound magic and spirituality. This is the last thing a mother leaves for her child.
Like an alien wand, or a natural treasure, it might become the cursed face of a swamp witch in the hands of an unappreciated person, but in the hands of her child, it will be a powerful weapon.
Hermione looked at the mask thoughtfully; her unintentional help had given her some new inspiration.
"Send the child to Durmstrang; she will receive a good education there," suggested the Firewatcher leader.
Hermione shook her head: "She's going to Hogwarts."
Staying with the UMNO would have kept this child consumed by hatred for Muggles for the rest of her life, but now that the grudges of the previous generation are settled, she needs to start a new life.
"Let's go, it's time to go back and continue our research on Fiendfyre." Hermione pulled the sobbing girl away.
The fire watcher wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth, he wisely remained silent.
Back at Watchtower, Hermione didn't hesitate for a moment to write a letter, then made it into a Portkey and gave it to the girl.
It disappeared into the air.
The professors will handle the rest, but she needs to stay here and suppress the raging fire.
Grindelwald probably never expected Hermione to handle the Indigenous people's issues in this way, and she doesn't want to go back to face that cunning old fox now.
She decided to stay at the lookout post. The mask left behind by the swamp witch gave her new inspiration, making her realize that her previous methods of using the Great Rune were somewhat one-sided.
As previously understood, the Great Rune is not power itself, but rather the framework for operating that power. Although it is unique, it is like a mold in a Muggle factory, capable of being copied and spread.
By carving half a rune of order into the Tree of Ancestral Spirits, she enables the Swamp Witches to reorganize their consciousness and magic with the power of the Great Runes. The way they shape the Swamp Witches is almost identical to the way Lucius creates the Vampire Aristocracy.
Lucius, however, draws his magic from the hundreds of nobles he devours, while the witches use their own souls and the spirit of the swamp.
The masks they left behind also bear the mark of half a Great Rune, allowing the little girl to use the masks as a channel to borrow the power of the Great Rune in the future, though that would require Hermione's approval.
"In a sense, it is very similar to the form of faith—"
The gods who control the source of the rules transmit their power to their followers through runes. Although this is different from holy marks that merely imitate images, the symbols of the Great Runes are themselves a simplified expression of the rules.
"Does this mean I can lend the power of the Great Rune to others by inscribing runes?"
She recalled the centipede ring that flashed across the tip of her staff when she summoned the spirit fire of the borderlands; it was the symbol of the Death Rune.
The Fiendfire, which had devoured half the rainforest, was too ferocious and kept replenishing itself, making it difficult for Hermione to extinguish it.
But if there are many wizards with the Seal of Order to assist in cutting off the supply channels of Fiendfire from the outside, could they be able to surround and attack the reinforcements, divide the originally closely united sea of fire, and then eliminate them one by one?
"And Maria, as my shadow beast and devout believer, should be the most convenient person to receive the power."
You can write a separate letter to Hilmi later and ask him to try to grant Maria the runes of the newborn Great Rune.
As the gentlest rune, it wouldn't cause any harm even if the experiment went wrong, and if successful, it would greatly enhance the strength of the Hogwarts werewolves, who are now all believers of the moon.