Chapter 202 Horcruxes And Revelation
Evan's heart was pounding, these were not good news.
So far, he had destroyed two Horcruxes created by Voldemort, Tom Riddle's diary and Slytherin's locket.
In terms of quantity, it seemed like he had gained an advantage by destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes, bringing him closer to death; however, this did not effectively weaken Voldemort's body's power but made him more dangerous.
According to the book's notes, the essence of Horcruxes is fragments of soul stored in specific containers. The dark wizard relies on the evil power brought by a cruel murder to force the division of soul pieces and then separate them from his body, maintaining a weak connection with the main soul.
It is because of this subtle connection that no matter how much damage his body receives, he will not truly die until all the Horcruxes are destroyed.
The connection between Horcruxes and immortality is the fundamental principle of this dark magic.
However, also due to this subtle connection, once a Horcrux is destroyed, it is destined to affect the Dark Lord's soul and make it more unstable.
As for Voldemort, no matter how many parts he divides his soul into, he still possesses a complete soul before the Horcruxes are destroyed.
He simply used Horcruxes to keep his soul in different places.
Voldemort in this state may be fierce enough, but he remains an evil dark wizard, a man. Even with very strong dark power, his heart would still be scrupulous and retain the emotions that all humans possess.
But with the destruction of the soul fragments stored in Horcruxes, Voldemort's soul becomes incomplete and the already unstable soul further fragments.
In this state, he will gradually lose all emotions and reason, transforming from human to monster, with nothing but endless thoughts of murder and insane destruction.
His soul has fragmented, which means he is also more malevolent.
This is one of the reasons why Voldemort will become stronger. It must be understood that besides the powerful magic of casting dark magic, the power of the spell also depends on how malevolent the wizard's soul is.
The more malevolent, the stronger the power of dark magic.
Splitting the soul is the purest evil. The greater the degree of fragmentation, the more malevolent the soul becomes.
The destruction of the Horcruxes means that Voldemort will become more dangerous.
Fortunately, in this process, he gradually loses his reason and becomes a monster enveloped and controlled by internal evil forces.
From this perspective, Voldemort is significantly weakened.
In Evan's opinion, the horror of Voldemort does not lie in the amount of dark magic he possesses or how many unimaginable forces he has. It truly lies in his ability to decipher people's hearts.
From his childhood in the orphanage, through his time as a student at Hogwarts, to becoming the Dark Lord, through Voldemort's past experiences, he was very adept at confusing people, instilling fear among them, and dividing them into weakened fronts.
One after another, the destroyed Horcruxes take away his sanity, causing him to lose that great strength and increasingly resort to brute force to conquer others. This condemned him to failure.
Creating Horcruxes seems to strengthen Voldemort by giving him the power of immortality, but in essence, it distracts his power and buries the premonition of failure. It was all ironic to a certain extent.
Before creating a Horcrux, one must be aware of this.
For the wizard, using this malevolent dark magic will bring more losses than gains.
Voldemort certainly knows it, but still chooses to create the Horcruxes and divide his soul into multiple parts. Evan doesn't know why he chose that path, but he knew he would never do such a thing.
He sighed and continued flipping through the pages.
Behind the Horcrux production method lie relevant experimental records, data, and mentions of information on how to destroy the Horcruxes.
Firstly, through confession, the soul can be reintegrated.
According to the book, if you truly feel what you are doing and regret it, you can reintegrate the divided soul.
This method may seem simple, but for the dark wizard whose soul has been divided, it is extremely painful to do so, and this pain should only be overwhelming enough to destroy the confessor.
Furthermore, Voldemort would never do such a thing.
Since Voldemort will not voluntarily merge his soul back, the only way to destroy the Horcruxes is by directly destroying them, with something that is too destructive and powerful for the Horcrux to be repaired by magic.
The reason this must be done is that the fragment of soul in the Horcrux is different from the soul of a normal person.
How the soul fragments survive depends entirely on the protective magic used on the carrier. Otherwise, the soul fragment wouldn't even survive.
Moreover, as long as the magical container remains intact, the soul piece within it can move in and out of someone if they get too close to the object and absorb their life force to strengthen itself.
Of course, this proximity does not depend on how long the Horcrux remains in your hand; it is not at all the kind of contact required. The key is emotional closeness. Last year, Ron poured all his emotions into Tom Riddle's diary, making himself very vulnerable to being controlled.
If you like or rely on the Horcrux, you are in serious trouble.
The same happened with Slytherin's Locket, the fragment of soul that hoped to attract Evan by hiding in the depths of his soul.
Given that the Horcrux itself is a fragment of the soul, it can inherit all the memories and thoughts of the original owner. Each Horcrux could be as dangerous as Voldemort himself.
On the last page about Horcruxes, many notes were recorded. This must be the writing that Regulus left in the past, most of which dealt with the names of the destructive objects that could destroy a Horcrux.
Because these objects are too rare, until the end, Regulus did not find a way to destroy the Horcrux and could only instruct Kreacher to take it away.
Evan was very fortunate to have taken the basilisk fang with him.
The basilisk fang can destroy the Horcrux, not because of how sharp it is, but because the basilisk venom has only one antidote, which is the extremely rare Phoenix tear.
There are very few things as destructive as snake fangs, and Regulus could not find one at that time.
Beyond Horcruxes, the "Secrets of the Dark Arts" reveal many other forms of malevolent dark magic. Evan simply glanced over it. If one word could describe what he was reading, it would be shocking.
For example, the malevolent curse behind Horcruxes is based on the study of the Dementor's kiss, directly targeting a person's soul, extracting it from the body so it can never be recovered. Then, there are several other curses, production of Inferi, control methods, detailed descriptions of the three Unforgivable Curses, how to summon demons, and make contracts with them...