secrets unfold (part 2)
As we go on our way to the Ophias family treasury, I look around the view that we passed remembering the past 6 years in to this new world that I have been reincarnated to.
Even with the 40 years knowledge in my head, my previous life and the years that past in this world, I have not done anything major except gathering knowledge. Well to my knowledge I am a wizard my whole family is a wizard, but i have yet to come in touch with magic.
The reason for that there is an ancient curse on my family that bounds them to this specific place. Also that curse restrict all magic to children until they turn 7 years old. They can only awaken their magical power during the ring of inheritance, where in the cursed bounded the use of their magic to the children of the Ophias family will be broken once a ring is chosen. The good side of this is that the magical core capacity of a child of the Ophias develop faster to hold the accumulated magic essence that their body produce by gathering magic in the environment. To make an illustration, let us make example of a balloon as the magical core for wizards and witches and air as the magic around the world. The magic core or the balloon stores the accumulated magic essence by the wizards body, so it pumps the air, magic essence, unto the balloon. As a infant well it does not much gather magic essence, but as the infant grows, the accumulated magical essence accumulate over time. In a place where magical essence is abundant like example Hogwarts the body accumulate more and tend to fill the balloon to its maximum capacity. When it reach that point the balloon will release its stress, and that's how accidental magic happens to normal wizards and witches. In the case of the Ophias family's children the balloon will adjust or shall we say evolve its structure to a bigger balloon to store the magical essence that is being stored and ready to burst. Because of the curse the magic essence in the swelling balloon can not be release so the body of our bloodline adjust the magical core to house more.
So to compare a normal wizard's child to a normal Ophias wizard's child the magic core of an Ophias child like me has a magical core of an 11 years old wizard's core. That is the reason why we undergo a ritual of the ring of inheritance. the Ophias family ring is like a wand to a 11 years old wizard. It's like a license to do magic .
In the past year all I can do is read books and experiment on simple potions. Due to my mature mind as a child my parents did allow me to have a small library about history of all subjects which was a mandatory to learn as a member of the Ophias family and also books on herbology and magical creatures. I did beg them to give me books about potions when i turn five, well they gave my a notes on potions. It was composed of 7 pages which are 7 beginner potion recipe with careful instruction. This list of potions are almost useless. Having a eidetic memory I've memorize then in less than a minute, which was a bummer, but on the good side i can practice making simple potions, which a master to perfection in just 2 months with trial and error. My parents even my grandparents are very strict on me on everything that is why I am very exited to have my ring/license. At least to have more freedom.
After walking a couple of minutes we reach my grandparents house. It's an old villa with an ancient feel to it. As we reach the entrance we were welcomed by my grand father's familiar named Callie, Celeste, and Xena. It is a Runespoor, a three headed snake, each of the Runespoor's heads served a different function. The left head (from the perspective of someone facing the snake) was the planner; it decided where the Runespoor was to go and what it was to do next. The middle head was the dreamer (it is common for a Runespoor to remain stationary for days lost in glorious visions and imaginations), and the right head was the critic; it evaluated the efforts of the left and middle heads with a continuous irritable hissing, and its fangs were highly venomous. It was common to see Runespoors with the right head missing, as the other two heads often banded together to bite it off when it criticized them too much. Because of this, the Runespoor rarely lived to a great age. But this one is very old due to the fact that the criticizing head, which is Xena, is very tolerable.
[Good morning master Asmodeus, Lady Dharia, Lord Meshac, and little Moira.] said the all serpent head simultaneously.
[Good morning you three.!] says me. "Good morning to you to Callie, Celeste, and of course Xena" said my mother. "where is father and mother?" asked my father.
[Masters are in the living room waiting] said Callie. [They are very exited to see you] said Celeste. [Come on don't let them wait for more. Come] said Xena.
[Always on point Xena, that is what i like about you.] I said as we go to the living room. [What about us my Lord?] asked Callie and Celeste.
[ You know I liked you three equally but I give credits to Xena for not being a pain in ass too much. You know what I mean.]
"Ahh here you are.. so glad that you are early and didn't kept us waiting for too long." said my grandfather
"Don't be silly Smaug, you've been here waiting for 2 hours and can't calm yourself pacing here and there. I swear if another minutes have gone past, us four will cast a sleeping spell on you." said my grandmother
"Hey hey don't exposed me like that Arcada you know this is a very special day for us all"
Smaug Gunther Ophias, my grandfather, little info i have on his over all identity except he is a good, caring loving, and sometimes very strict grandfather. I do know he is an elder of the Family of Ophias.
Arcada Clarissa Ophias, my grandmother, very loving. She always spoiled me when we see each other, be it in our or their house. Very talkative but never give to much information, just old stories about them and my parents. Sometimes the world of muggles but only if we are alone.
I love them both, actually I love them all my family members they are very kind and loving to me. Well I love my mother more, her presence gave me tranquility and peace when ever a watch her. Sometime I watched her for hours just to keep my mind which is always full of ideas, which most of the time can't make me irritable. Then came Moira my sister, she is 2nd in my heart. Her laugh and giggles always is like a chimed spell that gives happiness. My grandparents and parents always says she is very special, but when I ask why they always says 'in time you will understand it all.'
"Enough of the chitchat just leave our princess Moira here, give us our private time with her and go on to the treasury. We will have our talk later after this young man gets his inheritance."-grandfather
"Ok father we will accompany Meshac to the treasury now."-father
My mother grab me and apparate so as my father.
After we left my grandmother said to my grandfather, " Do you think he can handle the truth that will be unveiled to him? he is still a 7 year old child and that is a lot of heavy information to digest."
"Don't worry my love, he is the chosen one, we know he is very special we've seen it as he grows year after year" answered Smaug.
As we appeared in at the lobby inside the treasury building using apparition, we were welcomed by a very old man. My father and mother bowed, I copy them to show respect.
"Meshac meet your great grandfather Ceraster Cadmael Ophias, leader of the elders and guardian of the treasury. This is your first formal meeting with him." father said.
"My great pleasure to meet you finally great grandpa. I apologize for not meeting you for I didn't know I still have a great grandparents."
"No need to apologize son. The fault is all mine. You see I am bound to this building as soon I accepted the Guardian position. Now enough of that there is a lot for you to do and learn so let's us start. We will have a long chat later buy first you need to enter the treasury room alone and get your inheritance. All will be explained later, after you finished. Come, follow me."
As my great grandpa lead me to an ancient door full of carvings of all snakes and symbols that look like it was made from pure metal vault, we stop at the very front.
"now place your hand in the circle in the middle and recite this in parseltongue. 'Mother, your child has come to receive your blessing.' Do you understood?" explained great grandpa.
I nodded and look at the door, then placing my right hand on the circle pointed out by my great grandpa and spoke [Mother, your child has come to receive your blessing.]
It was like the door entrance of the chamber of secret in the movies. the snakes figure started to move the door started to tremble and the symbols started to emit lights. Then the door opened.
"From here on out you must enter alone my child. i will wait for you here until you finish receiving your inheritance." great grand pa
I nod and bow after to show my thanks. and start to enter the room.