"Mordo, for me personally, within the Dark Dimension, only Dormammu himself has the power to make me retreat. No one else has this ability whatsoever. Even if you were to receive the power granted directly by Dormammu, nothing would change."
At Sebastian's words, a vast surge of Dark Dimensional power suddenly surrounded Mordo completely, transforming into a nearly visible, eerie silhouette. An indescribable sense of terror emanated from the dark silhouette looming behind Mordo.
Sebastian observed Mordo's state carefully, chuckled softly, and raised his wand.
"Expecto Patronus!"
A silvery-white light erupted from the tip of Sebastian's wand, spreading endlessly throughout the mirrored space, quickly dispelling the darkness Mordo had brought.
A wisp of white mist emerged from the boundless light and quickly took shape, transforming into a raven composed entirely of mist, emitting pure white light. With an incomparable sense of holiness, it spread its wings and soared into the sky.
Sizzle, sizzle...
These rays of light fell upon Mordo, instantly causing his skin to sizzle loudly, like meat on a sizzling griddle encountering intense heat. Blisters quickly formed and the skin charred, as if it were being burned alive!
Mordo was filled with utter horror at the transformation he had undergone. Now, from the inside out, his body and soul had been brutally transformed by Dormammu. The pain, enough to drive Mordo to suicide hundreds of times over, had endowed him with a powerful physique and a resilient spirit.
Ordinary attacks were completely powerless to harm him. Blades, weapons, fire, and water, unless imbued with powerful magical forces, could not inflict much damage on him.
Yet, now, a single ray of light, emanating from Sebastian's magic, instantly scorched his flesh. Mordo, once full of confidence, even considering challenging the Ancient One, was plunged into a new state of profound fear, reminiscent of the moment when Sebastian's Sectumsempra curse had cleaved him in two!
"Mordo, you disappoint me greatly!"
A voice filled with discontent and anger suddenly echoed from the endless darkness behind Mordo.
Hearing this voice, Mordo's body immediately trembled. A deep-seated fear shook his entire body, and he immediately hunched over, trembling.
"Lord Dormammu..."
"Mordo, the power I granted you is far greater than this. The fact that you were injured like this in the afterglow of magic only proves that you are not strong enough. I am beginning to doubt whether sending you to Earth now was the right decision. Perhaps you should receive some more strengthening and training!"
Mordo heard Dormammu's voice from behind him and cried out in fear, "No, great Lord Dormammu, I was simply caught off guard. Please believe me, I will fully unleash the full power you have bestowed upon me!"
"I hope so... Mordo, I am watching you, and I look forward to your performance!"
With this, Dormammu's voice faded away.
At that moment, Mordo's charred skin suddenly cracked, inch by inch, until it completely shattered. A vast mass of black smoke, mixed with a substance resembling rotting flesh, erupted from the wounded area. It gradually transformed into a face with a touch of Dormammu's aura. Radiating the light, it opened its mouth wide and lunged to devour Sebastian.
"Sebastian!"
The enormous face roared Sebastian's name, intending to devour him completely.
However, Sebastian remained unmoved. He simply waved his wand slightly, and the raven, composed of white mist, hovering before him, suddenly let out a heart-warming cry, like the sound of flowing spring water and the tinkling of wind chimes. The raven's body suddenly expanded, transforming into a slender, beautiful bird. Its wings spread wide, its tail feathers fluttered gracefully, and a brilliant, soft white light emanated from its body, instantly filling the entire mirrored space.
The massive face, formed by the power of the dark dimension, melted beneath the white light like snow in the sun, vanishing into nothingness.
The sticky, asphalt-like forces of the Dark Dimension that clung to Mordo quickly melted and vanished in the white light. As these forces from the Dark Dimension completely dissipated, Mordo's body burst into flames under the illumination of the white light, causing him to wail in agony!
"Waste!"
From the darkness of the deepest reaches of the Mirror Space, a massive arm, resembling countless worms and eyes, emerged from the darkness and grabbed the burning Mordo. Black slime gushed from its massive palm, quickly covering Mordo's entire body, completely enveloping him. It dragged him out of the Mirror Space and vanished into the endless darkness.
Dormammu retreated with Mordo, and Sebastian made no attempt to stop him.
While not completely eliminating Mordo was a significant problem for the future, facing Dormammu, even a projection of him from outside the Dark Dimension, was beyond Sebastian's current capabilities, so he naturally did not bother trying.
With another wave of his wand, the Expecto Patronus, transformed into a beautiful divine bird, quickly retracted, transforming back into its normal raven form. Under Sebastian's wand, it flew around the mirrored space, completely dispelling the remaining dark dimensional power. Then, it circled Sebastian's body once more before gradually dissipating.
Sebastian exhaled deeply, having just consumed a considerable amount of magic.
Especially after transforming into divine bird form, the magic power consumed increased exponentially, rapidly draining Sebastian's strength with every passing second. While the radiant light was extremely overpowering against the dark forces, practically crushing them, that power was only realized by burning through Sebastian's magic.
Coming to this world, the magic of his previous life had undergone significant changes, but most of them were black magic transformations.
The Patronus Charm was the only white magic to undergo a significant transformation. Not only had its nature undergone a drastic change, but it also acquired an extremely powerful characteristic:
The Patronus possessed the ability to evolve infinitely. As long as one possessed sufficient power, the summoned Patronus could continuously evolve into new forms, becoming increasingly powerful.
Sebastian's current power can only allow his patronus to undergo the first evolution. As for the second evolution, it is even further away. At least, Sebastian's current power cannot accomplish that.
Of course, even in the first evolution form, when facing the dark forces, the powerful power displayed is enough to satisfy Sebastian. Even Dormammu cannot really ignore this power, and this will become Sebastian's greatest reliance in facing Dormammu and the dark dimension!
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