Chapter 10 - Finally got his own wand in the DC world

Compared to the Patronus Charm, the Fiendfyre Curse progressed ridiculously fast. Even accounting for the time spent learning the counter-curse for Fiendfyre, Rune only took two days.A day and a half was used for the counter-curse, and half a day for the Fiendfyre Curse."F**k!" Sirius cursed involuntarily. Although the Fiendfyre Curse is a powerful Dark Arts spell, its acquisition threshold is not high, especially after the Ministry of Magic lifted the ban on such Dark Arts to counter You-Know-Who back then. This was one of the reasons Sirius agreed to teach Rune—rather than letting him practice in secret and get burned to death, it was better for him to learn it safely under his guidance.But the difficulty of acquisition and the difficulty of learning are completely different. Of course, you can forcibly use the Fiendfyre Curse with an evil heart, but afterwards, forget about making the Fiendfyre transform into various magical creatures to attack; it would be good luck if you don't get burned to death by the Fiendfyre itself. But what about Rune?"How wonderful!" Rune said, then watched as the terrifying flame transformed into a giant Basilisk. It opened its large mouth and roared, its fangs clearly visible, with even tiny drops of liquid flame dripping from it. When they landed, they quickly turned into small snakes, staring menacingly at Sirius."You're really not the heir of the Chamber of Secrets?" Sirius asked Rune jokingly. These past few days, Harry seemed to have found someone to rely on; he would come to him as soon as classes ended, confiding everything about the Philosopher's Stone and the Chamber of Secrets."I'm not a Pure-blood," Rune said, continuing to experience the feeling of manipulating the Fiendfyre Curse. He lightly shook his arm, and the Basilisk and small snakes instantly merged, then transformed into several Werewolves: "Have you noticed that some of the transformation methods of the Fiendfyre Curse are a bit similar to the principles of Transfiguration?"Sirius held his wand, looking fearfully at these monstrous creations made of Fiendfyre: "Of course! Many advanced runes and Transfiguration are connected. Why do you think You-Know-Who was afraid of our Principal?"Rune nodded, then retracted the Fiendfyre Curse and put his wand back in his pocket. But he re-mobilized his magic."You're… damn it, don't do that!" Sirius shouted anxiously, but Rune didn't listen to him and continued to release the Fiendfyre Curse. In Sirius's horrified eyes, terrifying Fiendfyre gathered into a giant Dragon, flying towards Rune and his position."Finite Incantatem!"Then, under Sirius's speechless gaze, the Fiendfyre Dragon twisted its head and dodged his spell. Wasn't this clearly just playing with him?"Was it fun?"Rune smiled and nodded. After a big commotion, the two returned to the tapestry of the Troll clubbing Barnaby the Barmy—this was the only place Sirius could think of where they could safely and discreetly practice the Fiendfyre Curse, even within the academy."If you were born in our time, perhaps we would have become good friends," Sirius said with a smile. He touched his head; the weather was a bit cool now, and his hair had only grown out a little, so he habitually touched his fluffy back of the head to give it some warmth."Mhm." Rune also smiled and nodded. He was also happy, but the reason for his happiness was the progress of the Fiendfyre Curse. With this terrifying spell, he now had the strength of a second-rate villain in the DC World. At least, it should be able to break Superman's defense in his normal state, right?Rune thought about it carefully and felt that it really could, but this was an ideal situation. In reality, Superman would definitely punch him down, and he wouldn't even know how the other party flew over. The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard.After returning to the dormitory, Rune continued to study Ancient Runes. There was nothing much to say about it; it was just monotonous, repetitive memorization. However, luckily, Ancient Runes are similar to English, with many adjectives and verbs adding or subtracting affixes after nouns, making it much easier to memorize.In the DC Universe, Rune also received Wayne's repayment, and the amount was quite a bit more than expected. It really had to be Bruce Wayne; besides being suspicious, not trusting others, having a pathological obsession with Gotham, and possibly suffering from paranoid delusions, Batman had no other flaws.Rune thought this as he looked at the five wands before him. Two of these wands looked unremarkable, just slightly decorated wooden sticks; one was a cold-glowing stone staff like obsidian; another was a blood-red, warm staff, the longest and most beautiful of the five, with carvings of Demons, Dragons, and strange but exquisite decorations, making it look like a work of art; and the last one was a bone wand, inscribed with some text, somewhat resembling Latin.After trying them one by one, Rune found that the bone wand suited him best, followed by the blood wand, with the two unremarkable wands being equally suitable, and the stone wand being the least effective.In a faint glow, the blood wand transformed into a red, translucent ring, the two wooden wands connected end-to-end to become a walking stick, and the stone wand transformed into a pure black umbrella. Rune tucked the bone wand into his embrace, put on the ring, took the walking stick, put on the new clothes he had bought recently, and looked in the mirror.The handsome Men in the mirror smiled at Rune. Rune was also very satisfied; this outfit looked very sharp. The clothing store clerk's taste was indeed good. In fact, the Hogwarts uniform was quite nice too, but robes were not conducive to close-quarters combat, and it was definitely not because custom clothes cost extra money.This outing was also to visit Bruce's house, and wearing his old worn-out clothes would make Alfred think he disrespected them, so he specifically put on the clothes he had bought earlier and brought a bone tile engraved with runes that could provide a small amount of physical and magic damage reduction. This was something he had haphazardly made recently using a Demon's spine, very crude, but this single bone tile had used up one-third of that poor Demon's spine. Fortunately, the effect was still good.Wayne Manor was a huge mansion with Gothic architectural features, its area possibly larger than some universities. Compared to Hogwarts, its only advantage might be the starry sky of its dome.Alfred was still relatively young at this time. He had a lean face, a beard, and very sharp eyes. Perhaps because Bruce called him a friend, he treated Rune very gently."I didn't know the young master had a new friend," he said with a polite smile, gracefully accepting Rune's gift and opening the hall door for him."It was probably just a few days ago. I suppose I'm what you would call…" Rune carefully considered his wording, "a Sorcerer? This gift can offset some physical and magic attacks for the wearer, but I'm also a beginner, so don't expect me to make excellent magical items.""How astonishing," Alfred said with a smile, though there was no surprise in his expression. After all, he had worked for MI6 and might even have collaborated with actual Wizards. In the comics, Alfred also serves as Batman, and his abilities are not bad. Normally, he acts as logistics, being Batman's last line of defense.After passing who knows how many pairs of maids and butlers, Rune arrived in the dining room, where Bruce had been waiting for a long time. He looked a bit haggard, but still politely and warmly received Rune."Zatanna isn't here?"Bruce gave Rune a resentful look: "After hearing you say that a Demon was chasing her, she left…"Uh, is this my fault? Rune felt a bit helpless, but Master, she really isn't your true love.