In this world, death should follow its own natural laws. It should not be dictated by Death as a willful being.
After all, in a world without other gods, why should Death exist at all?
Cyrus had a theory:
"You're not truly a god, are you?" he said. "After countless lives ended, their souls ca here. All their emotions—grief, despair, hatred—gathered together… and from that, your consciousness was born."
"This world never had a Death to begin with—only death itself. It was the souls of the departed and the remnants of their consciousness that gathered and gave form to you. You were supposed to be a product of death… and now you want to rule over the lives of the living."
"…"
Death said nothing—because Cyrus was right.
There were no true gods in this world. Death was rely the collective consciousness born from countless departed souls. He had co into being within death, and now was trapped by it. And yet, paradoxically, He was no different from a god.
He was not a living being. He possessed endless power—the combined strength of all who had died.
"Ti, consciousness, death, prophecy… or even the future—these are forms of magic that exist naturally in the world," Death said. "They can be harnessed, but not destroyed."
Just like the Departnt of Mysteries' Ti Chamber—
The chamber might be destroyed, but ti itself still flowed.
Death, too, was a constant.
"You cannot rival , and you certainly cannot destroy ."
"That's not necessarily true, Death." Cyrus smiled. Now that he understood the nature of Death's existence, he also understood where his own chance at victory lay.
"You are one of the ancient, natural magical forces of the universe. But if I use a power that is just as ancient… I can destroy you."
"The sa magical power? You an those ancient forces?" Death sounded as if He had just heard a joke. "Just as spells vary in strength, so too do ancient magics. They are not equal."
"Ti, prophecy, and death possess incomparably vast power—far beyond what the enchantnts sealed in the Departnt of Mysteries' other rooms could ever match."
Death assud that the ancient power Cyrus referred to was love.
There was indeed a chamber within the Departnt that contained the magic of love. Lily Potter had once used it to defeat Voldemort.
But that kind of power—emotional, born of sentient beings—was a product of life, sothing that ca after existence.
But Death was eternal—it didn't rely an the end of life, but also the end of all non-life.
It was the conclusion of everything.
Yet Cyrus smiled and shook his head. "I'm not talking about emotions or consciousness. I'm talking about… the world itself."
"The world?"
"In the Departnt of Mysteries, there are twelve doors. Each one seals away a great magical force," Cyrus explained.
Death clearly knew of the Departnt's existence. "Not every door. At least the one you entered wasn't sealed."
"You think it was the door in," Cyrus said, "but it's also the door out. Just as that ruined archway leads to the realm of the dead, it also leads back to the realm of the living. The twelfth door also contains a great magic—one that has existed since the beginning, alongside the stars and the cosmos…"
At last, Death's expression changed.
"...That magic is the world itself."
Cyrus stepped over the Elder Wand, now nothing more than withered twigs and broken leaves, and faced Death head-on.
He had only realized this not long ago, when he returned to the Departnt of Mysteries. Everyone who saw those twelve black doors spinning before them might have believed only eleven of them sealed great magical forces.
But they had all forgotten that they themselves were miracles.
Wizards—and this entire world filled with magic—were miracles within miracles.
"The world itself is magic. And it is strong enough to destroy you," Cyrus said softly.
"But you don't control the power of the world," Death said.
He had been montarily shaken—but now He regained His composure.
"How do you know I haven't already grasped the power of the world?" Cyrus countered. "I've already begun to change it. The seed of magic has been planted in the heart of every person who believes in it. Every bit of their magic, every longing thought—becos my power."
All that remained… was a matter of ti.
And in this realm of death, ti was the most illusory thing of all. It could be the past—or it could be the future…
As Cyrus spoke, the silver-gray sky above was suddenly lit with countless stars.
Those brilliant stars fell like streams of light, descending into his body—adorning the diadem upon his head, filling the gleaming golden cup…
Cyrus reached once more for Godric Gryffindor's sword.
This ti, silver light flowed endlessly from the blade.
"This is the power… of the world."
...
A year passed...
The wind whipped past their faces like a herd of angry Hippogriffs. tal shrieked beneath them. Screams—half joy, half terror—echoed in all directions as they plumted down a vertical drop.
"And I thought I hated riding a broom," Hermione shouted over the roar, her hair whipped into a frizzed chaos. "But this—this is so next level! Whose idea was this again?!"
"It was your idea!" Ron yelled back, his face pale but grinning like a maniac. "You were the one who told us all those stories about 'how great the Muggle world actually is!'"
He wasn't that happy about the thing he was doing but was happy seeing Hermione's reaction like that.
"You—!" Hermione shot him a glare that could curdle milk, clutching the safety bar with white knuckles as they spun through another loop.
"Now please—don't start again, you two!" Harry shouted, arms up in the air and a beaming smile stretched across his face. "This is so much fun!"
And then—
The roller coaster ca to a screeching halt.
Not because it broke down. No.
Because they had reached the photo section. You know—the part where the ride slows down and snaps a picture of everyone mid-scream.
The cara flashed.
Hermione had her eyes wide open, mouth agape in sheer terror.Ron was leaning sideways, mid-argunt, one eye squinting and the other oddly focused on Hermione's elbow.Harry, on the other hand, looked like he was in a shampoo comrcial—windswept, gleaming smile, arms raised like he was modeling the very idea of joy.
The next second, the ride zood off again, throwing them back into another corkscrew.
When they finally staggered off the platform, legs wobbly and hearts pounding, Hermione muttered, "Next ti, I'm taking you to a library."
"I'd still scream," Ron said, clutching his stomach.
And then it beca clear—this wasn't just them. Every student from third year to seventh year was here—at The Vole Amusent Park.
Luna and Ginny twirled inside the photo booth, barely able to contain their laughter as they slipped into yet another over-the-top costu. Luna was currently dressed as Rapunzel, complete with a blonde wig that trailed three feet behind her like an enchanted mop. Ginny, anwhile, had sohow ended up in an Elsa gown that sparkled every ti she so much as blinked.
"I feel like my Patronus just changed to a singing snowflake," Ginny said, striking a dramatic pose.
"Mine's been a snowflake for years," Luna replied dreamily. "But now it hums show tunes."
They pressed the button on the photo booth, and the cara flashed.
One mont they were princesses; the next, the screen displayed their captured glory: Luna with her hair caught in her tiara, and Ginny mid-sneeze, her magic ice cape accidentally tangled around her neck.
They both howled with laughter.
anwhile, the Slytherin girls had taken over a corner of the amusent park's cafeteria and were on what could only be described as their eighth round of pizza and fizzy drinks.
Pansy Parkinson took a long sip of her Coke, leaned back in her chair, and declared, "I still don't understand how Muggles survive without magic. But I do understand mozzarella sticks now."
Millicent Bulstrode nodded sagely, a crust dangling from her hand. "It's not magic, but it's addictive."
Across from them, Daphne Greengrass scrolled through her enchanted phone, looking half-bored. "Astoria's in line for the giant spinning jellyfish again. She said it's the closest thing to Apparition while screaming."
They all raised their glasses in mild approval.
High above them all, inside the central castle that lood at the heart of the amusent park, Professor McGonagall sat in a velvet armchair—one that she was reluctantly enjoying—facing a floor-to-ceiling glass wall that overlooked the entire park.
The view was spectacular: glittering rides spun below like clockwork; colorful lights lit up the early evening sky. The castle itself was chard to glow subtly with twilight hues.
Across from her sat Cassandra Vole, the owner of The Vole Amusent Park.
Cassandra held a teacup in one hand, her long crimson nails gleaming against the porcelain. "And look how much fun they are having."
"Yes, Cyrus was right. They needed to see the Muggle side too, and except that the world is far bigger than the Wizarding side of it. Well, I don't see Bella with you?"
"She is helping Fischer with so managent in CUSA. Fischer was slightly afraid to work with her in the absence of Cyrus but I guess they are doing fine."
Cassandra tried to be cheery but the longing in her eyes was clearly visible.
"Still no news of him?" McGonagall asked quietly, her gaze never leaving the sprawling amusent park below.
Cassandra sighed, long and tired. She set her teacup down gently with a faint clink."Still no news."
It had been a year and a half since Cyrus had walked willingly into the realm of Death.
And since then… silence.
The world had not stopped for Cyrus.
In fact, in a strange way, because of his ideas of slowly destroying the statue of secrecy, it had thrived.
Lockhart had beco a big writer in the Muggle world with his Harry Potter series.
Children adored it. Adults devoured it. The books were a phenonon—complete with dramatic covers, wizard trading cards, and full rchandise lines. Muggle fans lined up for midnight releases, dressed in cloaks and waving plastic wands.
And, as was inevitable, the fanfiction followed.
From Harry-vampire AU's to Draco redemption arcs, the imagination of the Muggle world spilled over like a potion left too long on the boil.
Oddly enough, the books beca a strange form of education. Muggles began learning bits of truth, hidden within Lockhart's embellished fiction.
Harry had also changed.
Gone was the impulsive, short-tempered boy who leapt before thinking. In his place stood soone confident, more contemplative and charming young man.
He'd begun echoing the tone, phrasing, and subtle weight of both Dumbledore and Cyrus. Not out of imitation—out of respect.
He wore responsibility like it had always belonged to him.
Ginny noticed it most.
At first, it startled her—the calm certainty in his voice, the way he now stood with his hands folded behind his back, eyes narrowed not in anger, but in thought.
He no longer reacted. He responded.
And sotis, when he looked at her, it felt like Cyrus was looking through him—smiling with that faint, unreadable expression of soone who knew far too much and said far too little.
Ginny hadn't told anyone, but she found herself drawn closer to him, more than she ever expected. It wasn't just love now. It was awe.
She missed Cyrus.
But Harry…Harry was beginning to carry the sa kind of charm.
And sohow, without ever aning to, that made her heart ache and flutter all at once.
...
Night had fallen. The lights of The Vole Amusent Park dimd one by one, casting long shadows over the cobbled paths and silent rides. The laughter of Hogwarts students had faded into mory as they were escorted back to Hogwarts.
Guards cast final protection spells over the grounds, yawning into their sleeves and wishing one another goodnight.
Cassandra Vole walked alone through the quiet corridors of her castle, heels echoing against polished stone. Her tailored crimson robes trailed behind her like velvet fire. She moved with the posture of soone in control—but her shoulders slumped, weighed down by work and worry.
Tomorrow, she had a eting with Lucius Malfoy regarding the funds of the Wizard's Bank funding her new Vole wizarding world–thed amusent park in Glasgow.
It had taken weeks of planning, endless paperwork, investor smoothing, and magical compliance checks.
And in her heart, all of it—every bit of it—was for him.
If.When.Cyrus returned…
She entered her room with a soft sigh. The enchanted lights flickered to life. She set her notes on the desk, scanning through checklists and diagrams. Her fingers traced over the words idly, until she turned toward the tall cupboard tucked neatly into the corner.
A vial of violet liquid shimred faintly as she pulled it from the shelf—a sleeping draft. Necessary, if she had any hope of resting before tomorrow's eting.
But even now… her mind was racing.
"Looking at your drooped shoulders, I'd say you've worked yourself to the bone, huh? What's the matter? Your mind can't stop working without the sleeping draft?"
The voice was teasing. Familiar.
She froze.
The potion slipped from her hand and shattered on the floor, the scent of lavender and crushed moonstone rising like mist.
Slowly—almost fearfully—she turned toward the open window.
And there he stood.
A tall, lean figure silhouetted by moonlight. Blue robes fluttering faintly in the breeze. His jet-black hair with faint golden highlights that caught the moon's glow, and his eyes—sharp, steady, and infinitely warm—watched her with a smile that crinkled just slightly at the corners.
"Miss ?" Cyrus asked softly.
Cassandra didn't wait.
She leapt toward him without hesitation, crashing into him with all the force of her relief, her arms wrapping around his neck as her laughter broke into tears.
"Cyrus!" she cried out, breathless.
And then she kissed him—desperately, fiercely, like soone who had been waiting not just a year and a half, but lifetis.
He kissed her back without words. Because in that mont, none were needed.
He had returned. After conquering death and becoming the new god of this whole world!
Happy Ending♥
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And that's the end of the translated version of this story.
Thank you so much to everyone who read along and supported this project. Your comnts, feedback, and encouragent kept going, and I truly appreciate every single one of you for sticking with it till the end.
If you enjoyed this story, be sure to check out my current translation: Demon Slayer: A Loud Journey(Re-Write)—a new kind of journey with its own twists and grit. I'd love to hear what you think!
Until next ti—thank you, truly.
— HornyFBI
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