Chapter 93
Severus did not enter the cave, but only installed anti-apparition charms and a barrier around it so that the "Master" who climbed inside could not escape, and then he sat on a stone and simply decided to wait until everything was brought to him on a silver platter, because from the memory of Vitor, Snape learned that there was only one entrance and exit, and he still felt the magical source in the cave, so he was not particularly worried.
Thus, the young man sat for about half an hour, chatting with Nagini about plans for the future. He had one more year to go to school, and he would be completely free, so they decided where they would go second after France. Severus really wanted to meet that alchemist who had to know exactly about the last ingredient for the potion that could help the snake take control of the curse,
And just in the midst of the conversation, a slightly burnt man came out of the cave, he was dressed in dark clothes with a hood and a dagger on his belt.
"He's not bad, such a young "Master"for this world is a rarity when compared with those old people," Severus thought while examining the "courier" with slight interest.
[Note: Young master, not as in a hier, but a young master rank wizard.]
That wizard also noticed Severus, which made his heart beat faster, because he still remembered how easily the Prince dealt with all the wizards at the entrance to the office, and even the crystal, which was supposed to block any mental attacks, could not withstand even a few seconds . But most of all, he was surprised that the young man was able to escape from the building at all, since after he left, anti-apparition charms should already have been cast on the building, because he had such an agreement with the government.
"That's how it is, so you work with the government, then everything is clear." Severus nodded with a grin, which made the "Master" flinch and quickly look away, and then waved his wand in the direction of Severus, and in the next moment, shadow spears rushed from the shadow of the trees in his direction…
Although he was amazed that that boy managed to follow him, but the man did not have time to fight, he wanted to escape from the country as soon as possible, because he had already received his part from the government, and he had also taken the gold of the gang from the storage in the cave.
All that remained for him was to board the plane waiting for him and fly away, but when he was thinking of running away, he hit his head into a barrier of sort.
"What is this?!" Jumping up, the wizarzd looked at the transparent dome with panic in his eyes.
"Not bad, not bad, a good level of non-verbal magic," Snape's calm voice sounded, pulling the "Master" out of his thoughts, and he immediately realised who installed this barrier, from which cold sweat broke through his body, because a barrier of such power cannot be installed alone , which means that wizards could be hiding somewhere else.
After all, although he did not doubt that he would be defeated by some "boy", but the fact that at least five more wizards and very strong ones at that, could be hiding nearby made him panic a little.
Even though the man was one of the strongest wizards in the gang, but by nature, he was a coward, which is why he chose shadow magic, in order to have time to hide or escape at any time if the enemy turned out to be too strong, so almost always he worked only during the day in sunny weather, and at night, if there was a lot of light nearby. In order to have time to hide in the shadows at any second and attack from it.
"Hey, how about a deal?" The man looked at Severus with a smile, deciding to make a "compromise". "I will give you guys fifty percent of what I found there, and we will part here."
"Guys? But I'm here alone." Severus said tilting his head.
"Of course, of course, "one", what do you think?" The man hurriedly emphasised on "one"
"Hmm…" and just as Snape thought for a moment, the man bared his teeth and waved his wand sharply, dark cords erupted from the shadows behind Severus, entangling him in a matter of seconds
. "Gotcha, and now YOU remove this barrier, otherwise I will kill this boy!" the dark wizard laughed with a bit of madness, which caused a tired sigh from the "hostage".
"I said that I was alone," without much effort, Severus broke the "fetters" and stared indifferently at the frozen wizard, who fell silent at that very moment.
"You know, I almost agreed, I thought you were a reasonable person, but you turned out to be the same idiot as other wizards."
"Umbra Glans!" The man exclaimed in a hurry, and from each shadow shadow bullets rushed towards the Prince with great speed and if a simple wizard had been in his place, he would hardly have had time to react, but as soon as the first one was ten centimeters away from hitting Severus in back, the bullet hit something hard and just dissipated, and the others followed, none of them able to break through the barrier.
"Good, what else can you do?" Severus said, looking at the man with interest.
"Who are you?!" The man could not contain the nervousness in his voice, although he tried to sound like he has everything under control.
"Why are we talking again? I'm not interested in talking now, just show me what you can do, otherwise…" Severus snapped his fingers, and fire arrows began to appear around the shocked "Master", the number of which could not be counted, the flame seemed to cover the sky above the wizard's head.
"Stop! Stop! I give up! Do you hear?! I Surrender…"
But before he had time to finish the last word, the arrow pierced a few centimetres in his leg, and he instantly fell silent.
"Keep going, give it your all, otherwise I'll burn you alive." Cold sweat covered his back at the icy tone of the "boy," and he didn't say anything more.
Clenching his teeth, the man waved his wand, and snakes with open mouths burst out of the shadows one by one, trying to cling to Severus, who was still watching calmly, because the barrier blocked every attack.
And realising that it was useless, the man changed tactics, and instead of crashing into the barrier, the snakes began to entangle him, squeezing with incredible force.
And at the same second, another snake almost a metre thick crawled out of Severus's shadow, and completely swallowed the cluster of snakes and the wizard himself in addition.
But the "Master" did not hope for a miracle, because the arrows above his head did not disappear. And, as if hearing his thoughts, the shadow snake swelled sharply, and the next moment it exploded, dispelling all the shadows.
"Not bad, are you proficient with anything besides shadow magic?" Snape asked calmly, completely unharmed, still standing in the same place.
"Why do you need it?" The man asked with slight apprehension in his voice.
"I need a servant with your specialisation. Do you want to be my servant?" finally the man understood the reason behind all this, why all these dances with a tambourine were needed, and sparks danced in his eyes. 'I can agree for now and then I'll run away when I have a chance, and that's it…'
At the same time, Snape, calmly reading his thoughts, could not help but grin, because he had not seen such naive guy for a long time.
"Yes, if you follow me, I promise to help you get out of trouble with the law and I will pay you a thousand Galleons a month, okay?"
"Yes!" Without even thinking for a second, the man nodded happily.
"I'm glad to hear it, then from this day forward, you work for me," Severus extended his hand with a smile, and noticing the apprehension in his opponent's eyes, he added. "Don't worry, if I wanted to, I could kill you right now, relax, now we are allies."
The man still looked very wary, but still he had to admit that if he decides to fight and by some miracle manages to defeat the "boy", then others will simply intervene, because the bandit did not believe his words,
[Note: He's still believing that there are few more people hidden in the surrounding.]
Finally, pulling himself together, with a forced smile, the man trudged towards Severus on wadded legs, while trying not to lose vigilance, creating the wizard of a "broken" person.
'What a good actor…' Severus looked at him with a grin, he could finally see the facial features of his slave… that is, the servant, and he could be described in one word – handsome.
He was a middle-aged man, with a short beard, moustache and neck-length dark hair, while his face was without a single scar or wrinkle.
Already at the first meeting, Snape felt his aura and assumed that he was somewhere as old as he was before his death, but this servant of his looked even younger, although this was still not so surprising for wizards.
Finally standing in front of Severus, the "Master" was surprised to realise that the wizard, whom he considered a "boy", was taller than him.
"I would be glad to cooperate," the man said with a smile, finally shaking the outstretched hand of Severus.
"Me too." Severus said with a smile.
"- ... - - ... - - ... um ... can you let go already?" Feeling awkward, he asked embarrassedly, looking into the smiling face of the young man. "Certainly."
"…?"
"Just a few more seconds."
"What else…" but the next moment, feeling the magic spreading through his hand, he opened his eyes in shock and tried to pull his hand out of his grasp, but it was unsuccessful. "What you…?!"
"Shut up," looking at him indifferently, the Prince touched his chest with his finger and frowned.
"Aargh! What is this?!" To the man's horror, he felt as if something was moving in the very place where Severus's finger was pointing.
"That thing, how could it be here…?" Snape's face darkened. His finger moved up towards the throat, and tears flowed down the man's face, but for some reason he could not scream, he could only whine, feeling great pain, as if something was scratching his chest from the inside.
Gradually, Snape's finger rose higher and higher until it finally reached the throat, from which the bandit's eyes seemed to be ready to fall out of their sockets at any moment, they were so wide open. And finally, after all these torments of torment, something escaped from his mouth right into the hand of Severus.
"Where could it come from…?" scowling at the black worm, which was trying to escape from the grip, the Slytherin for the first time since that incident in the Muggle world felt anger rising from the depths of his soul.
At the same time, the man, who saw the worm, turned pale sharply, and then turned slightly green, he could not believe that such a thing had been in his body all this time. "Wh-what is this?!"
"Infernal worm, it is planted in the body of the victim, and then at any moment, with the help of the female worm, they can track him due to a certain connection between them. If you kill the female, then the male will begin to eat the heart of the victim in order to quench the sadness, very strange creatures. Apparently, someone decided to follow you in this way," pulling out a red potion, he threw it to the bandit. "Drink, this is a general restorative potion, it's the best for internal wounds, and I should meet the guests and ask them a couple of questions," emitting a gloomy aura, Severus looked towards the jungle, from where he felt the approaching group of wizards and where the worm was striving…
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