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Chapter 41: The Fiendfyre Curse

After 10 o'clock in the evening, Ethan Adrian arrived at the Room of Requirement as scheduled. He received more than ten pieces of parchment from Peter, all of which were written today.

Over the past two days, Peter had been focused on Transfiguration and Alchemy, and now he was detailing spells and potions. Today's parchment contained information on the Fiendfyre Curse.

At this rate, Peter's brain might be drained by tomorrow.

After requesting a room to practice magic, Ethan entered.

The room was equipped with several large targets for testing spells, and a set of tables and chairs for resting.

In the rest area, Ethan reviewed Peter's notes on the Fiendfyre Curse and his own experiences with casting it.

Learning the Fiendfyre Curse not only require a specific incantation called Pestis Incendium. Most Importantly, it involves mastering the magic route and channeling the appropriate magical energy. The key to casting it lies in harnessing a deep, destructive emotion—transforming inner destructive desires into a potent, consuming flame.

The emotion is crucial; without it, the spell cannot be cast successfully. However, because of its intense destructive nature, Fiendfyre is incredibly difficult to control and poses a significant risk to the caster.

Ethan was ready for this challenge. His unique talents made him well-suited to handle such a spell. His "Heart of Darkness" talent meant that he could use dark magic without emotional aid. In other words, once he mastered the Fiendfyre's magical operation, he could cast it at will.

Additionally, his "Flame Affinity" talent granted him natural control over fire magic, making the combination of these abilities particularly effective.

Initially, Ethan would need emotional assistance to find the proper release feeling and then eliminate this step once he mastered it.

He began by following the magical route described by Peter on the parchment, concentrating destructive emotions into flames.

Soon, a heart-pounding red flame erupted from the tip of his wand, expanding rapidly.

Despite the lack of combustible materials around, Ethan's magic was more than sufficient to fuel the flames. The fire quickly consumed the surrounding targets, tables, and chairs, creating a sea of flames.

Ethan expertly controlled the direction of the flames, shaping them into a fire tornado that swirled around him.

If Ethan had checked the panel at that moment, he would have seen that his proficiency with the Fiendfyre Curse had skyrocketed to level three. The combined effects of his various learning talents, black magic aptitude, wizarding skills, and the enhancement from "Heart of Darkness" were proving to be extraordinarily powerful.

As the flames grew more intense, Ethan felt more in control rather than less. When he finally cut off the supply of magical energy, the fire ceased expanding, but he maintained control.

Gradually, the fire tornado began to transform into shapes like fire phoenixes and fire dragons, which roamed the room.

Ethan found this transformation fascinating, though he realized it was not true magical transformation. The transformed shapes were still merely manifestations of Fiendfyre, lacking the actual abilities of a phoenix or dragon.

"Mjolnir!" 

A thunderous sound filled the room as a massive thunder hammer descended from above, smashing the fire phoenix into sparks. These sparks, instead of extinguishing, fell to the ground and quickly reformed into a giant wolf of flames.

Even under powerful magical attacks, Fiendfyre remained unstoppable until its magical energy was exhausted.

Ethan surmised that the reason the "Finite" spell could counter Fiendfyre and similar spells was that it essentially used one's own magic to neutralize other magic—a kind of magic versus magic conflict.

The "Finite" spell, which Ethan had already learned, was used to cancel other spells and resist opponents' magic. The "Finite Incantatum" was an advanced version of this spell.

As Ethan grew more proficient with Fiendfyre, he felt confident enough to approach the flames directly. His intuition assured him he wouldn't be harmed.

Trusting his instincts, Ethan reached into the body of the fire dragon composed of Fiendfyre. Although he felt the heat rise, he suffered no damage, and his robes remained intact.

It would be foolish to be hurt by one's own magic!

When Ethan attempted to dissipate the Fiendfyre, he found he could not. The magical energy within the flames had not been fully expended, preventing him from making it vanish directly. Perhaps full mastery of the spell would allow him complete control.

Fortunately, he had not released the spell outside, where an abundance of flammable materials could have caused an uncontrollable blaze.

After expending most of the magic, Ethan left the Room of Requirement. Observing the panel, he noted that his proficiency with the Fiendfyre Curse had reached level six, making it the fastest advancing spell in his repertoire.