THREE HEADED HOUND

[Location: Unknown] [Inside Space Ring]

The first thing Ryan did was to place the dragon egg carefully in a corner of the space, far from the other creatures he had stored. It pulsed with a soft, warm glow, and Ryan could feel the life within it, waiting to be born. He smiled to himself, satisfied with the treasure they had found. He erected a necro energy barrier around it, to keep it safe.

In another part of the ring, the group of wolves stopped their feast as Ryan walked toward them. He had fed their last meal, high-quality meat from the Diagon Alley. They lowered their heads, sensing the intense pressure from their savior.

"Well, it's time. As promised, I'll give you new bodies and power beyond your wildest comprehension," Ryan said with a cold tone. His ability to converse with animals came in handy while making a deal with those wolves. They were intelligent, but not as smart as humans.

Over the next few days, Ryan worked hard in the isolated confines of his space ring, his focus was only on merging the wolves' souls with his spectral hounds. The air within the space ring was rippling with necro energy as he performed the delicate process of soul extraction and infusion. Bellatrix and Narcissa were outside since this amount of necro energy would harm them.

'Damn! This is harder than I thought,' Ryan thought as sweat trickled down his forehead. He was concentrating necro energy in his hands as he slowly extracted the wolves' souls from their bodies. 'Doing this many extractions and infusions without a good wand is just too much. This continuous non-verbal and wandless magic is draining my stamina and energy way too much than I imagined. Even resurrecting that dragon didn't drain me this much. It must be because of the limitation of the number of hounds I can control, right now. But if I don't push myself and get better at controlling this power and reach the level where using necro power is like breathing... Then I'll never be able to achieve my goals.'

Two weeks later...

Ryan didn't eat or drink anything for the past two weeks. He survived alone on the necro energy. Due to constant use, his reserves were almost empty, but he kept pushing forward."I'm so close," He muttered under his breath as he extracted the last wolf's soul. He could feel he was close to breaking his next limit barrier.

"GRRR!" The last wolf snarled weakly as its body turned into a pile of rotten flesh. Ryan, who was kneeling in front of it, was surrounded by necro energy as he channeled it into the wolf's soul, pulling it into the last spectral hound's body. "ARF! ARF!" The spectral hound howled as it accepted the wolf's soul, merging it with its own. Ryan's eyes flashed with a purple glow as he watched the process. "GRRR!" The wolf snarled as its body began to change, its fur becoming darker and more metallic-like. Its eyes shone with a purple glow, and its fangs grew longer and sharper.

"You are the last one. But this form isn't acceptable. I'll evolve you even further," He continued to feed the hound his energy as he visualized a giant black hound with three heads. He pulled two other hounds and fused them together. "I remember that dog. Cerberus was it? Yeah! That's it. Fuse together." Ryan decided to modify it a little bit and create a modified version of Cerberus, a three-headed spectral hound. "May you bring terror to our enemies and may they fear you, Three-Headed Hades Hound."

He finally finished his latest creation with his very last energy.

A giant hound, the size of a three-story building, with dark steel-like fur, radiating with purple energy. Its eyes were glowing with a purple glow. As it opened its mouth, its teeth looked as if they were made of solid metal. Giant metallic nails on its paws were enough to kill any beast with a single smash or stomp. Well, it was scary enough to give an adult a heart attack.

Ryan quickly took out a potion from his pocket and gulped it down.

"Phew!" He slumped on the ground with his eyes fixed on that giant three-headed hound. "Incredible!" He praised as he felt his necro energy regenerating faster than ever. "Go on, take a stroll around. Get used to your new bodies."

"GRRR!" The three-headed hound growled as it moved around, testing its new body. The other thirty spectral hounds were surrounding the giant one respectfully. Ryan noticed the difference.

"Yeah! You are the alpha now. Treat the others as your pack, but I'm the leader. Understood?!" He ordered.

"ARF!" The three-headed hound nodded before running around with the others.

Ryan stood up slowly and stretched his limbs. He clenched his fists, noticing a change in his body. His necro energy has increased drastically after merging so many souls with the spectral hounds. All his spent energy was getting replenished rapidly. His proficiency with necro magic has also increased.

'I feel stronger,' He thought as he let out a satisfied smile. But his stomach grumbled. He chuckled and opened a portal, walking out of the space.

Bellatrix and Narcissa were waiting for him outside inside the little wooden house they built far away from civilization, deep into an unnamed forest. Upon seeing him coming out, Bella rushed over to him with a worried look as usual. She quickly took a nice glance at his body, checking for any injuries.

Ryan smiled at her worry for him and patted her head. "I'm fine," He said, understanding why she was acting like that. "Well, I'm hungry and how long was I inside?" He asked Bella.

"We were worried. You were in there for two weeks," Bella answered, sighing in relief.

Ryan's eyes widened in shock upon hearing that. He thought it was just a day or two. But two weeks?! He chuckled, realizing he had lost track of time. "Sorry about that. I kinda lost track of time in there." He pulled the chair and sat down on the table as Bella rushed to the little kitchen to make some food.

"So, how did it go with the hounds?" Narcissa asked as she sat across Ryan.

"Perfect!" He replied with a smirk. "And I created something new. Speaking of which, how are you two doing?"

Narcissa smiled as she leaned back on her chair. "We're doing fine. Enough food and water, and a roof above our heads. What else do we need?" She answered, glancing at Bellatrix cooking in the kitchen. "Well, Bella does complain about wanting to go into the space and take a look. She just won't stop pestering me about it."

Ryan laughed as he heard Narcissa's complaint.

"Shut it! Cissy," Bella shouted from the kitchen.

"See? Like this. Every damn day!" Narcissa whispered to Ryan, rolling her eyes.

Ryan shook his head and sighed. He was glad to see that the two sisters became closer and Narcissa wasn't looking that distance anymore. 'Must be Bella's influence,' He thought, staring at Narcissa who was sitting comfortably while humming a song.

"Here you go," Bellatrix came to the dining room with a big plate filled with bacon, eggs, sausages, and a big mug of lemon fizz.

Ryan licked his lips as he eyed the food. It was his favorite breakfast and he was hungry as hell. He quickly gulped down the fizz and dug into the delicious food. "Mmm! Delicious as always, Bella," He complimented. "You'll make a good wife someday." He added jokingly.

Bellatrix blushed, stuttering as she tried to find something to say. She was wearing a simple white shirt and blue shorts. "Y-You idiot! What are you talking about? Just eat. You need to take care of your body after starving yourself for two weeks," She quickly walked away from the dining room and went outside.

Ryan and Narcissa laughed as they watched Bellatrix acting shy for the first time.

"I can't believe no matter how many times I see it... What kind of magic did you do to Bella? I asked her if you made a vow with her, but she said no. So, what exactly happened between you two? And don't give me the excuse of showing her that vision again," Narcissa asked, curious about Ryan's relationship with her sister.

Ryan shrugged, finishing his food. He gulped down another fizz. "Well, to be honest, I just want her to break out of that shell of hers that she created around her to keep up with all the shitty things your family put into her head since she was just a kid. You also went through the same thing, right? You show know... Her sadistic nature, insanity, and unpredictability. All of that was forced into her, cultivated by your family, and I'm sure you know why," He explained to Narcissa, who lowered her head, biting her lips.

Ryan could understand what Narcissa was feeling at the moment.

"I'm not blaming you. You too went through the same thing, well, it's your family and their ideology of pure blood. Anyway, coming to the point... I just can't help but like her. She makes me feel happy, just by staying by my side, caring for me, and worrying about me. I don't know how to explain it. I just feel comfortable and happy being with her. Weird, right? Well, I'm gonna do my best to help her and save her from herself," He continued to explain his feelings for Bellatrix.

Narcissa raised her head, staring at Ryan. "Save her from herself, huh?" She repeated. "Well, you are doing a great job, if I say so. Bella has changed so much in a good way since meeting you. I never saw her smiling so brightly like that before. Well, I didn't see her smiling, ever. Except for when she tortures someone, but that smile is... Something else."

After finishing his meal...

"Now, it's time to find that fucking husband of yours and put some pain in him. So, any idea where he could have gone after losing everything?" Ryan asked as he stood up from his chair.

"Yes. There is only one place left for him to go," Narcissa answered with a cold tone.

Ryan smirked as he sensed her killing intent. "Good! Then let's pay him a visit. Please... Guide us to him."

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