Chapter 26 : Magic or Science (Part 3)

Next day,

Somewhere in cold forest of Serbia.

Myth is hiding behind a tree and breathing heavily. few dry leafs are stuck on his coat and some dirt could also be seen on his coat.

Myth, clutching his wand tightly peeking from behind the tree as if he was looking for someone and at the same he was also seizing up his surroundings. Suddenly his gaze fell on a broken tree branch which was same height as him.

A man whose face is covered with a muffler could be seen walking at a leisure pace in the forest, Suddenly his sight fell on a black coat hiding behind the tree. Seeing the peeking black coat the man smiled and after looking carefully and hearing sounds from his surroundings his smile grew wider and then he suddenly waved his wand twice. Once toward the black coat and then behind his back.

After firing of both spells a sound of body felling could be heard but sound didn't came from front. Instead, it came from behind.

It turned out that coat was used as a decoy, It was just hanging on a stick while the real target was sneaking from behind.

The man turned toward fallen myth then removing his muffler he said "Myth always remember never treat your enemies as a fool, the tricks that you think, your enemies can also think of them. So, if you want to trick your enemy. Do it properly".

This man was none other than Gellart and this was their daily training routine.

After saying this Gellart touched myth shoulder and both of them disappeared.

The next moment they appeared in their original mansion. Outside the mansion both Stuart and Albus were sitting and chatting on the bench.

Myth was still lying on the ground and without helping myth Gellart went toward the bench, while on the way he taunted "Stand up princess, I am not going to help you". Then under his breath he murmured "afterall you are not albus".

All tried and dirty myth returned to his room which was by now was filled with wires and machines, After a good bath he went toward the center of his room where he slotted his wand in a cone shape machine. He said to himself "let's find out what make you tick".

After that he went towards a keyboard which was connected to the makeshift computer while checking the computer he murmurs "Ok energy calibration machine is set, heat sensors are working, barometer is on, impact sensors are also on. After saying this he grabbed a tape recorder and turned it on.

Experiment number 1 : Right now I have no idea what a magic is or how its work, So for starters I have decided to strap bunch of measuring machines hoping I would find something.

After saying this he placed his hand on the wand and chanted "petrification" with a shushing sound a magic ball landed on a steel plate placed opposite of the wand.

Let's check the results said Myth while rubbing his hand.

But after seeing the reading the one who got petrified was myth.

Nothing, there was nothing only a bit of impact is detected in the results as if what his wand did never existed.

Seeing this myth face was not dejected. Instead, it was filled with the expression of CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.