Learning

I got out a book that had the title 'Basics on Magic.' It explained to me that magic was a supernatural force that is accessed by the magical folk, e.g, Goblins.

I levitated the book for a while until I got tired. After practising for a while, I can move small objects for a longer period of time.

This made me realise that magic was like muscle. The more you use it, the more it will grow.

So I kept on moving objects with my mind, I tried doing a chair, but the only thing I managed to do was make it budge.

After training my magic, I read a few more books that explained to me more about spells.

For Verbal Spells, I just have to say the name, and for Non-Verbal Spells, I only have to think of the spell and its intention.

Seeing a candle, I thought about Maniuplating the flames but chose not to as I wasn't strong enough yet.

One of the books told me that magic is powered by two things, willpower and emotion.

Willpower is safer as you can control your magic more easily.

Emotion is very dangerous as it leads you to act irrationally, and your magic will become out of control.

Hatred and anger can lead to an Dark Awakening that gives you an ability.

This ability comes in the form of an elemental attack, e.g, lightning.

I went to the training room where there were training dummies. This room was used by members of the Black Family to train their magic.

Arcturus Black actually exercised in this room to be more fit and versatile during duels despite his views on Muggles.

I raised my right hand and concentrated on my hatred and anger and other negative emotions.

I focused on the memories that brought out my fears and anger. I thought to my death, on how I was easily killed.

I realised how weak I was back in my life, I had economic, social, and political power, but I never had true personal power.

I knew how to fight, but I still had the weaknesses of a normal human, so I tried finding ways to either abandon my humanity or upgrade it.

Fear and rage slowly found its way in my body as I remembered how easily I died.

Lightning started to form around my hands as I shot out lightning from my fingertips. It looked just like Force Lightning from Star Wars.

The lightning hit one of the training dummies, and it didn't do any damage, which showed its magical endurance.

I looked at both my hands, which were covered with blue lightning. I'm naming this new power of mine, Force Lightning.

I heard footsteps and looked back and saw my grandfather standing there with a smile.

"Not bad, Tiberius, your Dark Awakening gave you the power to control lightning. Now, you have two abilities that don't require magic.

Tell me, what do you want in life, and don't bother lying, I can sense when you are lying."

I decided to tell him what I wanted.

"I want to rule grandfather, I want power and Eternal Life as I fear death. I wish to grow in power and surpass your grandfather."

He looked at me for a while and smiled.

"Your goal is admirable. If you seek to surpass me, you will work hard. Are you ready to do anything for power."

"Yes, grandfather." I said with a determined tone.

"Very well then, we will talk about your training with your siblings."

Okay, so from the original Tiberius's memories, Evie and Billy are both naive brats, Zack is a quiet and intelligent guy who cares for his family.

And then there's Vivian. Vivian Black was said to be a skilled duelist, and it is said that she could have succeeded Arcturus.

But she wanted a normal life, so she got rid of all her titles and became an artist.

How disappointing, Vivian had such potential, but she squandered that potential.

Arcturus left, and I went back to practising with my Force Lightning.

My bloodline ability will awaken when my grandfather deems me worthy of being his heir and a Black. I moved small objects such as stones outside.

I could feel the magic within me growing, and then it was night.

After continuous practice with both my magic and force lightning, I can move more larger objects, and I can kill birds with my lightning.

I saw a bunny rabbit outside. This was the pet of the original Tiberius.

Arcturus didn't care much about the rabbit, so he won't mind if I experimented on it with my power.

I raised my right hand and magically pushed the rabbit to the ground. Then, I began crushing every bone in the rabbit.

Its screams of pain were annoying to hear, and I snapped its neck with my magic.

The power I had was incredible and had a lot of potential, I will not squander my potential like Vivian Black.

Actually, I think Vivian changed her last name from Black to Bones.

Imagine if the Bones were a family of Necromancers, which is the reason why they are called Bones. That could be a major reveal.

I went back to the library and read some more books, and one of them told me about the magic core that every magical folk has.

In order to see into it, one must meditate and try to look inside your chest using your mind.

I sat down on the ground and began meditating, I could feel a nice and warm sensation. I opened my eyes and saw a flow of energy.

Instantly, I realised that this was magical energy, I decided to try and use it to strengthen my body.

The flow of energy went inside my body, I felt healthier and more energetic. I got up and punched the wall to see if I had gained superhuman strength.

I did not have superhuman strength as I held my fist in pain, cussing a lot. I wonder what it did to my body?

I went back to meditation to see my magic core. After many seconds, I finally saw it in my mind.

It was an orb that was pitch black, and I saw enough of it and went back to the real world by opening my eyes.

I went to sleep on my nice bed, reminded me of the bed I had in my mansion.

POV END

Arcturus Black POV

How fascinating, my great grandson seems to have undergone quite the transformation. He went from a shy boy to a confident and greedy one.

His face appeared young, but his eyes were old. it was almost as if he's an adult. Tiberius was in the libary reading books on magic and how it works.

He had undergone a dark awakening at such a young age. He trained in the training room and tested his powers on animals.

Tiberius even experimented on his pet rabbit. Then, when he went to bed, I secretly spied on him as he wasn't sleeping, and I wondered what he was doing.

It was shocking to see him absorb magical energy. His body is now immune to any muggle disease and has a strong healing power.

It was quite amusing to see Tiberius punching the wall, I believe he thought he gained the strength of a troll.

His desire for power and immortality is dangerous, I wonder how far he will go to achieve his goals?

The real question is, how will he react to the parents who abandoned him?