bookbashuk Chapter 436 The Hour Reversal Curse
Chapter 436 The Hour Reversal Curse
Chapter 436 The Hour Reversal Curse
The sand inside this large scallop weighs several kilograms and has clearly been carefully selected; it would probably take Dui quite a while to collect it.
Only the ocean nymphs and mermaids, who have a thorough understanding of the ocean, can easily find these oldest and hardest sands among the seabed sands.
After politely declining Maya Ossi and Uni's invitation to stay, Dui didn't stay long before bidding farewell to the couple. With the mermaids seeing him off, he left the underwater palace and swam towards Swan Harbor.
"Thank you, beautiful Ms. Naniwa. This will stop here. Please give my regards to Princess Osei and Princess Uni."
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Once out of the water, Dui turned back to thank the mermaids and refused their offer to continue escorting him. He then walked across the sea toward Swan Harbor, which was not far away.
In Dui's hands, besides the sand held in large scallop shells, there was also a gorgeous silver garment adorned with pearls.
The garment was a farewell gift from Ossi and Uni. It was a dress woven by the mermaids using a unique method, which could repel water and was also imbued with Ossi and Uni's blessings. Wearing it would protect one from harm in the ocean and prevent one from fearing storms and giant waves.
Upon returning to Swan Harbor, Gandalf, Elrond, and the others already knew that he had been invited to visit the seabed.
After hearing what Dui had told him from Ossie, Gandalf marveled at Dui's good fortune in winning the favor of these two Maiar of the sea.
According to Gandalf, the sea creatures Maia-Ossi and Uni, like the Vala-U'oum they served, held a special place in Valinor, and they did not live in Valinor for a long time, but stayed in the deep sea.
Therefore, he was not familiar with the Maya of Valinor.
But because of the ubiquitous rivers and streams on earth, they are very well-informed.
Moreover, the power of the Maya Ossi is immense, almost comparable to that of Eonwe, the leader of the Maya under Manwe. However, because he has long lived in the deep sea, he is not widely known.
This is why he was once bewitched by Morgoth, and at one point turned away from Ulmoth, the ruler of the waters, and unleashed a massive wave that submerged many continents.
Therefore, for Dui's sake, Gandalf advised Dui and Ossie to cultivate a good relationship with the Unnies and make them a solid connection.
After all, even in Valinor, this land of immortals, there are distinctions based on strength and status.
As for which Vera Duy should choose as his master, Gandalf advised Duy to consider it carefully, since it concerned his future path, and once he chose a Vera to follow, he could not regret it.
Furthermore, Gandalf stated that once Dui made his decision, especially if Dui wanted to choose Manwë, he could recommend him to Manwë as Manwë's servant.
You could also recommend Dui to your teacher, Veranina.
Gandalf also has good relationships with Varda, the Queen of the Stars; Illum, the Lord of Dreams and Illusions (Nina's husband); and Yavanna, the Goddess of Plants. He could recommend Dui to them.
Dui expressed his gratitude and said he would give it serious consideration.
However, he currently plans to first complete the time converter, and only after he has touched upon the mysteries of time through the time converter and further improved his strength will he consider choosing to become an apprentice.
Moreover, deep down, Dui did not want his future path to be confined to the sphere of any particular Villa ruler.
Dui always remembered the principle that those who learn from him will live, while those who imitate him will die. He could study under the Vera and learn knowledge from them, but he could never apply it directly to himself.
If possible, he wants to learn from the strengths of many schools of thought to forge his own unique path, so that he can go further.
He even felt that since the birth of the world of Arda, no Maiar had ever been able to ascend to the Valar, because all the Maiar were following the path of the Valar.
So even if you reach the finish line, it will already be occupied by Villa, leaving you with nowhere to go.
Dui didn't want to block his own path, so even when he became Vera's apprentice, he decided to only absorb knowledge that would be useful for paving his own way, but he absolutely could not let Vera's path replace his own.
However, all of this is still too early for Dui at the moment, so Dui's main focus right now is on the production of the time converter.
He asked Orwell, the High King of the Tyree and Lord of Swan Harbor, to find him a undisturbed studio.
Then it took some time to transform it into a time chamber.
Inside the Time Chamber, the very center was isolated by Dui using an alchemical array. Inside was a huge crystal glass dome, transparent yet adorned with faint, mysterious runes that shimmered with a pale blue glow.
Inside the glass dome, large scallops filled with sand were quietly encased.
Once everything was ready, Dui activated the alchemy circle and used a wand to press against the glass dome, casting the Hour Reversal Charm.
The Hour Reversal Curse is a very unstable time magic. It is more dangerous than Fiendfire, which is difficult to control and can backfire on its master. It can easily cause serious accidents.
The body will either suffer irreversible time backlash, such as aging instantly or turning back into a child, infant, or embryo; or it will be directly trapped in time turbulence, returning to the past or future, or even triggering serious time paradoxes.
The Hour Reversal Charm is the only magic invented by wizards that touches upon the power of time, but perhaps because the power of time is too mysterious and powerful, it is not something that mortals can control.
That's why the Reversal Spell for the Hour is extremely unstable; you could even say that the spell itself is incomplete and not a mature spell.
Therefore, even the Silencers who possess this spell in the Ministry of Magic never use it lightly. Even when they do use it, several Silencers must work together to avoid any uncontrollable and serious accidents.
As a Maya-level wizard, Dui's control over time magic was naturally far superior to that of the Silent Ones. However, he was still extremely careful and cautious when casting the spell.
Because this is a dangerous and powerful time, even all things in the universe cannot resist the erosion of time and will eventually perish.
Therefore, Dui cannot afford to take it lightly.
The instant Dui cast the spell, a blue light flashed inside the glass dome, and then an invisible and intangible power, imperceptible even to mental energy, flowed within the dome.
That power did not emit a strong aura or fluctuation, nor did it have any violent or enormous force. It was like a wisp of air or a quietly flowing stream, silent and without any movement.
However, the large scallop containing sand inside the glass enclosure was quickly eroded into a pile of white powder in the blink of an eye by this invisible force, and finally disappeared completely.
The sand within, which had remained unworn by the ocean's erosion over millions of years, is now beginning to change at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Some of the sand that wasn't hard enough was quickly weathered away and disappeared, while the rest also weathered away slowly and eventually disappeared.
And that is the power of time!
Even the hardest sand cannot withstand the erosion of time and perish.
After all the sand inside the glass dome had vanished and returned to nothingness, Duy waved his wand again.
The next second, inside the empty glass dome, it was as if time had reversed, and the vanished sand reappeared little by little, until finally even the large scallops that had been displayed were fully intact.
But soon, it disappeared little by little under the erosion of time.
And so on and on.