Last True Remnants of Old Valyria

11 Ancestors and the Old Gods

After completing my sword training atop Skagos' tallest mountain, I began my descent despite my body screaming for rest. Pushing myself to the limit has become a habit of mine. Occasionally, I worry that I've become a masochist with all the strenuous training I undertake. Today, I truly surpassed my limits; I started the morning with a run lasting several hours, followed by a climb up Skagos' highest peak. Once at the top, I proceeded to practice on the wooden dummy I've reinforced and used daily for the past six months.

The worst part is the cold winds at the mountain's peak. Over time, I've grown to despise the cold; it repulses me, making me feel out of place. My Dragon Lord heritage is transforming me, but with occlumency and a strong will, I can suppress and better control my emotions. This fortitude is also sharpening my will, and I'm confident it will be of great benefit in the future.

It has been six moons since I conducted my first ritual, which was primarily for research purposes. Deciding to refrain from using magic for a week to allow my magical channels to self-repair was the best decision of my life. The benefits were not immediate, but over time, my magic began to flow more smoothly, and my spells started coming out faster and stronger. Now, for some incantations, I don't even need to use wand movements. This ritual, sourced from Dumbledore's memories, is a relatively simple one that he himself had performed. However, he did not achieve results as significant as mine. While his magical flow and spell potency did increase, they did not reach the level I have attained.

I believe the outcome may stem from the ingredients, as dragon glass is something I don't fully comprehend. The age of the volcano might also contribute to the ritual's power, or perhaps it's the Valyrian glyphs. It is known that ancient magic can enhance a ritual, which is why such ceremonies are often conducted at historical sites in HP.

It didn't matter as the ritual did not affect me negatively, except that it required a lengthy time to perform another ritual. Since last month, my channels have fully healed, and with a month's training, I have adapted to them. Now, it is time for the next ritual, and I am excited because since the first ritual, there has been a persistent sensation of something on the verge of awakening, yet I am not prepared. That's why I pushed my body and magic as far as I could to see if I could awaken naturally. However, I did not achieve any success.

And about progress of mine in various field is good as I had my hands full with both physical and weapon training. I did progress nicely on every field though. As with spell in the charms I've progress as greatly as I now know more than any auror trainee and next I'm going to learn is spell chains. In the transfiguration I can transfigure most non-living objects into anything I want but it will take me to learn conjuration. With dark arts and defence against it I've also progressed same as in charms. Now the next is apparition.

In Occlumency, my shields are as strong as Valyrian steel, and I have far surpassed Snape, who is reputed to have mastered Occlumency to such an extent that he could shield his mind from the most skilled Legilimens. It is still a work in progress, so I believe Snape may not have fully mastered it, or perhaps he was unable to. Now, I can create false memories or slightly alter them in my mind, so when a Legilimens enters, they only find those memories instead of the real ones. There are two layers of shields in my mind: one that protects all my memories and another designed to lure and show them what they want to see. I even think that I could apply this to others if I learn Legilimency and access their minds. I'm planning to learn Legilimency, but it will require people to practice on.

I've begun creating as many runes as possible to gain experience and craft numerous clusters. I aim to combine Valyrian Glyphs with Elder Futhark for their versatility and power, respectively. Although I can create clusters of each separately and use them together, I haven't been able to create a mixed cluster. The combination of Elder Futhark's versatility and Valyrian Glyphs' power would make for an ideal, potent, and durable cluster. It may take time, but I am confident in my ability to master this skill, as there has been no skill that I have not been able to learn and master.