Chapter 13

As soon as Cassie and Ragnarok went to the communication room, John Leviathan also known as Sal went to the Ivy Guest room where their newest residence was residing. He opened the door slowly; afraid waking him up. There laid a man called Severus Snape on the queen size bed, sleeping peacefully, ignore to the turmoil that reside in Leviathan's heart. He went to Snape's side and started his diagnostic spells. After satisfied with what he saw, he released the spell. He stared at Snape intensely. He unconsciously clutched his wands tightly. Then, he started another diagnostic spell. Only this spell was different than the other diagnostic spells he used. This spell was more powerful as it using Parsel Magic. This spell was used to know a person's magical core and their conditions prior in their whole life.

After he cast the spell, the results were out instantly. A very long parchment was floating in front of him. What Leviathan saw in the parchment, he never thought anything like it could happen to Snape or in fact to any wizards. Snape's magical core was shutting itself from its own potential. Years of being abuse as a child had cause this. It didn't help he had been continuously exposed to Cruciatus curse for a very long time. His magic suppressed itself ever since he was very young. For a long time, he could only use 10 percent of his magical ability. In other word, he never used his full power. The saddest part was he didn't realised it. Not only that, his ability in Parseltongue had been locked due to these conditions. This really had shown that Snape is a very powerful wizard. Leviathan didn't know whether he should be glad or felt angry about Snape's Parseltongue been locked. Because if those idiots in Britain knew these, he couldn't even imagine what would happen to Snape.

If Snape was only a normal wizard, he could die instantly. Or worse he could become an Obscurial. Thinking about the possibility Snape became an Obscurial had made Leviathan shuddered. He remembered someone, a friend of him who was a Celestia. She brought an Obcurial, a wizard to this Manor about 60 years ago. She claimed the said wizard was her soulmate which is… true. It's impossible for an Obscurial to live after their 10th birthday but this wizard lives until he's 21 years old. This really showed that he's a very powerful wizard. The first sign of a Celestia's soulmate, powerful than the others from his kind. Then one day he lashed out, almost destroying this whole place. Luckily, the muggles and those blockheaded in the MACUSA didn't realised these. Thank god for the wards but still he got nightmares after that. A wizard became an Obscurial was not only because of his fear of magic itself but also because they tried to suppressed their magic. But Snape's own magic suppressed itself? Never in a thousand year of his life had he seen such a thing.

Thinking that the Anchor of the Statue of Secrecy and also The Gate Keeper became an Obscurial, it would be the end of the world. He couldn't imagine what kind of disasters would they face and what kind of creatures that would pass through the Gate if Snape become an Obcurial.

Leviathan frowned, 'With these kinds of conditions he faced, I wouldn't even surprise if he chose this world's destruction.'

Suddenly, without any warning, Leviathan felt a very intense pain at his left palm. He gasped and cradled his left palm. He looked at his palm and shocked at what he saw. A pentacle symbol with LXVI in the middle had carved on his palm. His paled complexion became paler, 'There's only one reason for this…'. At the same time, Snape body began to spasm and he screamed like he had been hit with Cruciatus curse. Not only that, there's a blood forming on his left palm.

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Communication Room, Leviathan Manor.

For 45 minutes, Ragnarok and Cassie had been contacted almost all the Protectors, informing the emergency meeting would be held at the Hidden Island Luskaina. "Huh, two Protectors left for the wizards," Cassie sighed as she typed the name on the keyboard. Unlike any other wizards, Leviathan preferred using technology. Besides, it's not really unusual considering John Leviathan was known as the first wizard to introduce a new type of magic by combining magic with science and technology; Technomancy. A name was appeared on the screen, FLAMEL.

A very old French man in his late 90's appeared on the screen, "Cassiopeia Barebone, what a pleasure to meet you. But, why are you contacting us at this hour. I do hope it didn't have anything with your father."

"Lord Flamel, it is pleasure to meet you too. I'm sorry for contacting you and Lady Flamel in this hour but we have an emergency. A very dire situation I could say. And no. It's not about my father. It's about the Gate," as soon as Cassie said the Gate an elegant French lady appeared besides Lord Flamel.

"The Gate?" she asked in her French accent. "What about it, Cassiopeia? Ours are perfectly safe here. And how many times we've told you stop calling us Lord and Lady Flamel. Called me Perenelle."

"And called me Nicholas," said Nicholas Flamel. "Now, what is it about the…" Nicholas suddenly gasped. In instant, he grasped his left hand. Before Cassie could ask, suddenly she felt a very intense pain. It felt like her whole body had been hit with Cruciatus curses. She knew what this meant. From there, she heard a man was screaming.

"Severus," she gasped his name. "Severus…." She immediately ran towards the guest room where Snape had been sleeping. She didn't even realised that Ragnarok was also in pain and had been cradling his left hand.

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Lord Kaleid, one of the Four Vampire Progenitors was having a meeting with the others Progenitors at the Mazoku Island in Japan. There are four Vampires Progenitors in this world. They ruled over the Vampires community for all around the world. They were sitting facing each other's on a large marble table. On his left was a European man in his late 50's. He's the oldest amongst them for who know how long. He had a very handsome aristocratic feature with his usual blank face, without any emotion. He had a long silky black hair and red blood eyes. He's known as The First Progenitor, Lord Dracula Vladmir also known as The Lost Warlord. He's the ruler of Europe. On Lord Kaleid's right was a young Mediterranean man in his early 30's. He had a short curly blond hair and cerulean blue eyes. He's the Second Progenitor, Lord Aryan Foregazer, known as the ruler of the west Asia.

In front of him was a Latin woman in her mid-30's. She had the wildest hair style; the right side of her head was shaved and the other side was kept until pass shoulder, and her hair colour was the same colour of her eyes; dark purple. The Third Progenitor, Lady Giada Kukulcan also known as the Chaos Bride was the ruler of the Central America and The Fourth Progenitor, Lord Kojou Ayasaki usually known as Lord Kaleid was the ruler of the East Asia. He's a Japanese man in his late 20's with dark blue hair and aquamarine blue eyes.

They were having a discussion about actions they need to take on the Vampires that have followed the dark Lord Voldermort and breeching their laws. Until suddenly Ragnarok the Goblin King contacted them using the thing called Hologram. As the leader of the Protectors, John Leviathan had provided them the hologram for communication. He said it was easier using it rather than floo. Although he maybe agreed with Leviathan, Kaleid would never understand the mind of a person called John Leviathan and he didn't think that the others too.

"Greetings, Lord Kaleid, Lady Kukulcan, Lord Foregazer and Lord Vladmir," greet Ragnarok. "King Ragnarok, we're having a meeting here and you're interrupting us. I hope it for a very good reason," said Lady Kukulcan, annoyed.

"It is for a very good reason, Lady Kukulcan. It's about the Gate," exclaimed Ragnarok. "What about it, King Ragnarok?" asked Lord Kaleid. Before Ragnarok could tell them, suddenly Kaleid felt pain on his left palm. He cradled his left palm as he saw blood flowing down his left sleeve. Not only him, all the other Progenitors and the Goblin King had the same reaction.

"My Lord!" "My Lady!" exclaimed their assistance panickily.

Kaleid looked at his left palm and he was shocked with what he saw. A pentacle with LXVI was drawn on his palm. "This can't be," said Lord Vladmir. They all looked at the First and surprised to see the looked of horror on the First usual blank face. "The Gate… after a thousand year had been breached again."

"Ragnarok, is Leviathan knew about this?" asked the First.

"I don't think so. The reason he asked me to contact you is we've found the Anchor… and also the Gate Keeper," he said.

"WHAT!" a face they all knew appeared. Nicholas Flamel has a horror struck on his face. "Where is John?"

"He's with the Anchor," told Ragnarok.

"There's something you didn't tell us, King Ragnarok," said Lord Foregazer.

Ragnarok stalled for a while. "There is. But this kind of conversation could not be spoken of like this. Lord Leviathan asked for a meeting with all the Protectors at the Hidden Island Luskaina. Preferable, now."

"Ragnarok," called Perenelle. "Yes, Perenelle?"

"Why Cassiopeia ran like that?" she asked. Ragnarok looked at the door where Cassie had disappeared, "I don't know," he denied although he got a roughly idea why, based on Leviathan's story.

Perenelle frowned, "You've said the Gate Keeper had been found."

"Yes. He had been found," told Ragnarok.

"He?" then something seemed to click in her mind, "Oh my Lord… The Gate Keeper is Cassiopeia's soulmate. Isn't he?" Everyone shocked at hearing this and looked at the Goblin King. Ragnarok only nodded confirming Perenelle's statement. They went silent, not knowing how to react. Many of the Protectors thought that the Ardeleans had died during Salem Witch Trials.

'Wait until they know the rest,' Ragnarok thought grimly. 'I couldn't even imagine the Flamels fury knowing that their own friend did something like this.' The silence was break by Lord Foregazer.

"Has anyone contacted with Rodriguez?" he said suddenly. All of them looked at him, then suddenly something must have entered their mind as they looked at their left palm again.

"King Ragnarok, have you contacted with Rodriguez?" asked Lady Kukulcan panickily.

"No, I haven't," he said. He immediately went to a microphone as said a name, "RODRIGUEZ." The name appeared one of the screen and Ragnarok clicked the 'call' button. They've waited for a few seconds in hope that the jolly Mexican man would appeared. But they've been disappointed. Instead the screen shown 'Cannot be contacted'. These brought fear in their heart because it is impossible it could not be contacted. Leviathan had made sure of that. Then, there could be only one reason.

"Rodriguez is dead," said Lord Kaleid. He looked at his palm, "If this symbol meant anything, it means he died while trying to merging all the six Gates under Leviathan." All of them had grim expression. Inside their mind there's only one thing.

"They've returned."