HP - Shadow Monarch! [BOOK 1]

Chapter 179 - The power of death may be something

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Third Person POV

Hogwarts.

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Snape and Rosaria waited as the shadows began to approach the place, while they struck the ground, smoke spreading and finally revealing people wearing black robes with skull masks.

They were Death Eaters—three of them.

Snape had never encountered a Death Eater like this before, aside from the former patriarch of the Norton family, whom he had killed months ago, and his brother, who was also a Death Eater.

The new arrivals—two men and a woman—quickly scanned the scene in silence, not recognizing the hooded man or the woman with black hair due to the effect of her mask. Clearly, they were acting in secrecy, just like them.

Their gaze fell upon the three family members lying in the courtyard, visibly trembling despite being paralyzed.

"The Cruciatus Curse..." the woman said, raising an eyebrow as she observed the scene.

"Who are you?" the man, who appeared to be in his fifties, asked, his eyes glinting dangerously as he looked at the two.

"Does it matter?" Snape said.

"How arrogant..." the other man remarked. "Do you even know who you're dealing with and what our masks mean? We serve the Dark Lord—you should be begging now that we've arrived," he said with an arrogant tone.

"Big words... but we know who you are. Either way, it doesn't matter what we talk about here—we're going to fight regardless..." Severus said in his distorted voice. After all, it was a waste of time.

"This guy!" the woman said, raising her wand. Rosaria quickly prepared herself as well, but the older man placed a hand on his companion—he had something else to ask.

"You must be the alchemist, aren't you?" he asked, but Snape did not reply.

"So, that's a yes... To think we would find the one our master is searching for in this place, invading the house of one of our members..." he said.

Snape ignored the man and looked at the three paralyzed figures on the ground. "You said we were finished, didn't you? Let's see how your friends handle my shadow army," he said.

"Shadow army?" the man raised an eyebrow behind his mask.

"I just want to see how my soldiers fare against real wizards, so I'll use you as test subjects. It's no coincidence that I waited patiently for you to arrive," Severus said calmly.

The next moment, catching the men by surprise, his shadow beneath his feet suddenly began to expand without warning.

"What is this?" the woman murmured in shock as the shadow started to rise behind Snape, growing upward as it took form.

Kargalgan, the orc shaman, began to emerge, forming behind Snape. Those unfamiliar with him—everyone except Snape and Rosaria—could not hide their astonishment at the creature made of shadows and red skin. Even those who were paralyzed could see it, their eyes flickering with surprise.

"First, block the entire area—I don't want anyone leaving or entering with spatial spells," Snape ordered as a circle appeared behind Kargalgan. The orc began selecting symbols before the wizards could properly react. The next moment, a shield began to form, starting from above the Norton estate and covering the entire property.

"I can't let you escape, can I?" Severus said, noticing, for the first time, that they were becoming cautious of him.

"Avada Kedavra!" the man shouted, aiming at Snape as the green bolt shot toward him. However, Snape did not move. Instead, a red orc materialized in front of him, placing itself between Snape and the attack. The spell struck the creature, turning it into shadows, but it did not pass through to Snape.