At Stockholm harbor, aboard the Lord of the Sea—the Purple Horned Beast.
Wearing sunglasses, two of them watched as the colossal lightning bolt annihilated the towering ocean waves.
Serena Pendragon couldn't help but marvel: "The lightning magic that Vizette used felt much more powerful than my ancient magic!"
The only person not wearing sunglasses was Ominis Gaunt.
He withdrew his wand, and even from that distance, he could still sense the surging thunder on the sea through the feedback from the wand.
"This lightning was released at the cost of the destruction of Odin's ruins, right? I'm afraid it would be difficult to reproduce it again."
"At least the seeds have been planted," Anne Sallow added. "Everything is on the right track and hasn't gone too far off course."
"Not only that, but we also lost a magical artifact with a long history," Serena added. "It was the double loss of the Odin Ruins and the Spear of Gungnir."
"Thinking about it this way... I'm not so envious anymore. He's such a spendthrift! I was too restrained back then..."
She suddenly recalled her youth, when she had to deal with many poachers in order to make a living, and had rescued and raised many amazing animals.
Back then, she was still very frugal. She would process the materials she obtained from magical creatures to ensure they could be sold at a higher price.
Ominis asked, "And Mr. Dumbledore...don't we really need to tell him the truth?"
Serena replied, "No need! Or rather, it should be said that the method of anticipation, an effective way to deal with prophecies, was first used by Dumbledore."
"Although it was originally used to deal with Grindelwald, it was indeed very effective. Otherwise, Grindelwald would not have thought of this method in the first place."
"Moreover, I actually hinted at some things, whether it was that letter or mentioning the Prophet to Dumbledore, which were all hints to him."
"Grindelwald also told us that if you give Dumbledore some hints, he will be able to follow the clues and figure out the whole thing himself."
"The method of 'reverse vision' is truly ingenious!" Ominis exclaimed. "It conceals the truly important plan while adding a large number of trivial matters, thus deceiving the prophet..."
"Have you ever thought..." Anne suddenly asked, "if the two of them joined forces, wouldn't they be even more terrifying than the Isaiah Society?"
Serena shrugged. "Unfortunately, there are no 'what ifs.' Judging from Grindelwald's current attitude, he's probably only thinking about trying his best to salvage the situation, right?"
With a crisp sound, Sebastian Sallow emerged from the vortex, appearing behind Serena, while Yggdrasil in the distance had faded away.
"Sebastian, you missed a fireworks display!" Serena turned around and smiled. "You didn't even get to see the final, spectacular display."
"If we face our former master again in the future, we should be able to see him again." Sebastian crossed his arms, his robes fluttering in the sea breeze. "The celebrations are over, it's time for us to get back to work."
"That's true!" Serena took off her sunglasses, which disappeared into the wind between her fingers. "It's not time to settle the score between us and the Isaiah Society yet."
Ominis shook his head and laughed, "If the Isaiahs had known this would be the outcome, I wonder if they would have provoked you in the first place?"
"This is probably an inevitable outcome, isn't it? We will always be enemies." Serena patted the Lord of the Sea beneath her.
"The previous guardians chose to endure and lay the foundation for the later guardians. I cannot let them down."
The Lord of the Sea shook his head, took a long stride, and left the port in the blink of an eye.
Serena asked tentatively, "Lord of the Sea, could you... like an eight-legged divine horse, for example, travel through the earth?"
The Lord of the Sea suddenly stopped and swayed his body back and forth.
Serena quickly added, "I was just suggesting an idea. Of course, you're our best partner... Your figure is so magnificent! You are our one and only Lord of the Sea... Ah!"
Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Sea snorted and began to walk slowly, though not as fast as before.
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Midgard, the original site of Odin's ruins.
The ruins of Odin had completely disappeared, leaving behind only a sandy area, shrouded in dust and smoke from the sea breeze.
A group of people stood amidst the smoke and dust, their figures shrouded in black robes, appearing like members of the Isaiah Society.
"Should we go rescue Gregory? After all, the Guardians are involved in this. What if they find out something during interrogation?"
"Didn't he boast that he had the trust of Charles I and possessed countless riches? He could solve the problem himself, it would just cost him some Galleons."
"Gregory the bootlicker… He's supposed to be a Potions Master, yet he has this nickname. But we don't need to worry, neither Veritaserum nor Occlumency works on him."
"What about that new Guardian? He's now the one who prophesied; are we really incapable of dealing with him?"
After a long silence, they all pondered and weighed their options amidst the smoke and dust.
"Simply fulfill the prophecy," a weathered, cold voice said. "England is not a peaceful place; they have their own troubles."
"Herbo, you mean that...Voldemort?"
"It's him!" Herbo affirmed. "Gellert Grindelwald hasn't set foot in that place, and the pure-blood family's power remains solid."
"Voldemort's power is undeniable; all we need to do is create chaos in England. Our targets remain the Guardians and those awaiting the awakening of our Lord."
Herbo looked at the figures in black robes, "My lord's return this time will surely wipe out all the traitors!"
"And that new guardian will directly confront my lord as a sacrifice to celebrate my lord's return..."
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For the next period of time, Vizette and his companions left the island to continue their trip to Sweden.
Compared to their pleasant journey, the British Ministry of Magic and the Muggle government were clearly in a much more precarious situation during this time.
Although the Muggle government and the Ministry of Magic had many exchanges, the Muggles were still largely unaware of the existence of the wizarding world.
To explain what happened that night, the Muggle government specifically invited weather experts to repeatedly explain in newspapers and on television why such a strong light had appeared at night.
Despite the authoritative explanations, the public did not accept them. Even if the light could be explained as the aurora borealis, it could not explain the waves rising high in the sky.
However, due to the Muggle government's continued propaganda, the matter that night could only be dropped.
The heated discussion about the incident didn't subside much until Vizette and his group returned to England...
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