Chapter 1221: Persuading Arianna (2)

But interestingly, the legendary Deathly Hallows… the Invisibility Cloak, the Elder Wand, and the Resurrection Stone all truly exist, and Kael has seen them all.

What he’s holding now is one of them, the Invisibility Cloak.

The reason Kael wanted to use this thing to save Arianna, apart from its legendary story, is also because the Invisibility Cloak is key to this incident.

The young Grindelwald and Dumbledore left without notice because they wanted to go to the Southern Highlands to find the Invisibility Cloak, which was also the reason for Aberforth’s fury.

Then Grindelwald, frustrated for not finding what he wanted, lost his usual calmness and couldn’t help but brawl with Aberforth.

Arianna was accidentally killed while trying to stop them.

In a sense, even if the Invisibility Cloak wasn’t the main reason for Arianna’s death, it was still the fuse that caused all this.

Kael had a hunch that this accident started with the Invisibility Cloak, and maybe it could also end with it.

With this thought in mind, Kael couldn’t help but quicken his pace.

Soon, the delicate house appeared in the distance.

Upon reaching here, Dumbledore suddenly hesitated and instinctively slowed his pace.

“We can’t see Arianna, we can’t…” he murmured to himself.

But Kael didn’t stop at all, he took out his wand, and a nearby small sapling quickly began to grow wildly. Kael stepped on a branch that extended towards him and was brought to the attic window.

“Muffliato!” Kael waved his wand again and reached out to push open the attic window.

Arianna was sitting on a small bed inside. She instinctively turned her head upon hearing the noise, first glancing at the jumping-in Kael, then at the bright sun outside.

“You… why are you here now.” Arianna was startled, “No way, if Aberforth sees you, he’ll be angry. You should leave quickly.”

Saying that, she stood up nervously and pressed her ear to the door, seemingly checking if there was any noise outside.

“It’s okay, he can’t hear us talking.” Kael smiled and shook his head, “I came to see you because I have something very important to ask you to help with.”

“Important… thing?” Arianna blinked, unable to hide her delight: “Can Arianna help?”

“Of course, no one other than you can do it.” Kael said, “Do you want to save your brother?”

Arianna immediately became tense, “What’s wrong with Aberforth?”

Saying that, she hurriedly grasped the door handle, wanting to go out and check.

“Not Aberforth…” Kael quickly said, “It’s the other one.”

He brought the now quiet Arianna to the window.

When Kael burst in earlier, Dumbledore wanted to hide, but for some reason, it was as if his feet were welded to the ground, unable to move an inch, just standing there.

So when Kael brought Arianna to the window, she saw Dumbledore outside at a glance.

“Albus… brother?” Arianna said softly.

Whether it was due to familial bonds or the strong sensitivity of an Obscurus, despite Dumbledore’s white hair, she recognized him immediately.

As for Dumbledore, he was already crying, tears streaming down his face.

“Are you going to keep hiding? Professor.” Kael said.

This time Dumbledore chose not to escape; he floated silently up into the attic.

Arianna first widened her eyes, then burst into tears.

Truth be told, even Kael was startled by this reaction; he could understand Dumbledore crying, but why was Arianna crying…

He tried to inquire about the reason,

“Albus… brother died… became a flying ghost…” Arianna choked as she spoke and then continued to cry out loud.

In her cognition, ghosts are white, and Albus brother became white… ghosts can fly, and Albus brother can also fly… so, Albus brother equals a ghost.

It makes complete sense.

Kael twitched the corner of his mouth, momentarily not knowing what to say.

However, Dumbledore panicked, seeing Arianna cry until she was out of breath and enveloped in a layer of black mist, he quickly rushed into the attic, pushing aside Kael blocking the way, and softly said:

“I’m okay, Arianna…”

“Feel it, I’m still warm.” He held Arianna’s hand, trying to comfort her.

But perhaps lacking experience in this aspect, he repeated just those two sentences, clumsily like Neville in Potion Class.

Fortunately, after feeling the warmth from Dumbledore’s palm, Arianna gradually quieted down.

“Albus brother… really isn’t a ghost?”

“Of course I’m not.” Dumbledore shook his head, tear-filled eyes looking blankly at the girl from yesteryears.

“I’m sorry… Arianna… I’m sorry.”

The girl reached out her small hand, trying to wipe the tear streaks on his face.

“You’d better use something else, like a handkerchief.” Kael murmured softly on the side: “There might be snot on his face too.”

The little girl’s hand stopped immediately, a flash of terror in her eyes.

Dumbledore glared at Kael with a slightly annoyed expression.

“Don’t look at me like that, Professor.” Kael shrugged, “You both were too engrossed just now, it’s really not the right time for reminiscing.”

Kael walked over, opened the Invisibility Cloak in his hand, and without further ado, draped it over Arianna.

“Wow, it’s that magical Invisibility Cloak.” The little girl immediately forgot what had just happened, and began excitedly looking at her disappearing body.

“Arianna…” Kael crouched down, looking at the happy little girl in front of him.

“What’s wrong?”

“Your brother Albus is in danger now, he might really turn into a dead Ghost any moment.”

The next second, Arianna, who was just happy, started crying again.

“Don’t say that…” Dumbledore’s voice trembled, wanting to stop Kael from speaking further, but Kael simply ignored him and calmly asked:

“Are you willing to help him?”

“I am willing,” Arianna said firmly.

“But what if the price is that you can never return?” Kael continued, “You have to leave here, leave this home, leave your brother Abeforth.”

“I…” Arianna hesitated, “If I miss them, can I come back?”

“No, you can’t.” Kael tightened the Invisibility Cloak around Arianna, continuing, “You can’t come back, even if you miss them terribly, otherwise your brother Albus will truly turn into a Ghost… or maybe even worse.”

“Please, stop.” Dumbledore said again painfully, trying to stop Kael, but still received no response.

Although the following words may make Arianna very sad, it’s necessary to go through this to save her life.

“Afterwards, you can only live alone, in a place unfamiliar to you.”

“Does that mean I’ll never see brother Abeforth again?” Arianna painfully held her head, representing the Obscurus, the black mist began surging on her body.

But surprisingly, the Invisibility Cloak on Arianna blocked these black mists, kept them firmly restrained and unable to take form.

“Not necessarily,” Kael thought for a moment, “perhaps in a hundred years, you’ll be able to see him again, but in the meantime, you need to force yourself to forget everything here.”

The black mist on Arianna grew thicker, some even seeping through the seams, surging violently in mid-air.

Kael frowned, Arianna’s reaction was bigger than he expected, if not for the Invisibility Cloak, the words earlier might have directly triggered the Obscurus.

“Expecto Patronum!”

A silvery white jellyfish emerged from Kael’s wand, and its long tentacles wrapped around the black mist, trying to disperse them.

The Guardian God is the embodiment of hope, the nemesis of all dark matter, including the Obscurus.

But the Obscurus was too strong, even dissipating a few of the black mists brought more pressure to Kael than facing hundreds of Dementors before.

He could only desperately maintain the Guardian God, hoping Arianna would wake up faster.

Just then, a silver Phoenix joined in.

The Phoenix flew above Arianna, and a warm power enveloped her, like a bonfire during a cold winter.

The black mist gradually disappeared, and Arianna opened her eyes again.

“So, Arianna, have you made your decision?” Kael asked with determination.

“I said enough, shut up!” Dumbledore roared.

A surge of Magic Power erupted from his body, shaking large spiderweb-like cracks on the walls and ceiling.

“Professor, now is not the time to be soft-hearted, this is the only way to save her life.” Kael refused to yield, “She must leave here, it’s the only way!”

“I know… I know…”

Dumbledore’s voice suddenly softened, even carried a hint of pleading.

“You’ve done more than enough, can you leave the rest to me… please.”

“Are you sure?” Kael reminded, “This decision requires Arianna to actively abandon all reliance, she might hate you for a lifetime, I don’t mind, but you…”

“I’m fine.” Dumbledore said calmly, “As long as it saves her.”

“If that’s the case… remember to watch the time, don’t exceed ten o’clock.”

Kael took a deep breath, stood up, deciding to leave this moment to the siblings.

But he did not choose to leave through the window, instead, he opened the door and walked out directly.

“What’s happening… Arianna, are you okay.”

An urgent sound of footsteps came from outside, it was Abeforth.

Earlier, Dumbledore’s momentary loss of control almost destroyed the entire house, even the Muffliato Charm couldn’t help in this situation.

Hearing the commotion, Abeforth immediately ran over to check on Arianna’s situation, coincidentally bumping into Kael who was walking out the door.

“Who are you!”

Encountering a stranger suddenly appearing at home, and still emerging from his sister’s attic, Abeforth immediately grew tense, followed by rage.

He drew his wand without hesitating.

“What have you done to my sister…”

“Obliviate!”

A white light hit Abeforth’s forehead, clearly a Forgetfulness Spell, but it looked more like a Knockback Jinx.

Abeforth didn’t even utter a sound, shot backward and fell to the ground, not moving.

“Sorry, can’t let you interrupt them right now.”

Kael let out a long breath, feeling much relieved.

Just now, he had close contact with the Obscurus, pretended to scare Arianna, and had to deal with Dumbledore’s emotions, his pressure had doubled, his head throbbing.

Now that a sandbag volunteered, it would be a waste not to use it.

Kael stretched, walked over to grab Abeforth’s collar, and dragged him downstairs, while fixing the walls cracked by Dumbledore’s Magic Power along the way.

Strictly speaking, Abeforth also had a certain level of responsibility in this matter, if his temper hadn’t been that volatile, he wouldn’t have fought with Grindelwald.

However, considering he helped me many times later, Kael still softened his heart and didn’t drag his feet.