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The curved capital letter'S 'was the unique emblem of the Slytherin Family. In the history of magic for thousands of years, this ancient pure-blood Wizard family had a profound influence on the process and development of the magic world. The most famous figure among them was Salazar Slytherin.
There was no doubt that he was a great Wizard, but he was also the craziest.
"Damn, I should have known it was Salazar Slytherin, that crazy old man. Who else would leave such a dangerous thing near the Hogwarts besides him?"
Elwyn suddenly thought of Salazar Slytherin's past …
Since he could leave a snake monster in the secret room of the castle, it was not impossible for him to hide other strange dark creatures in the Forbidden Forest.
Although Elwyn believed that Salazar himself had no malice towards the Hogwarts.
However, with his dark personality, as well as his obsession and research on black magic, this matter was extremely dangerous in itself.
"After another ten years, we finally destroyed all the statues in the cave," Alagok said slowly after describing the statues in detail. "I still remember that on the night after the last statue was destroyed, there was a big earthquake in the nest, as if the end of the world had come. Everything was shaking, the rock walls began to crack, the ground sunk, and spring water gushed out of the ground, finally forming this deep pit in front of us …"
Elwyn covered his forehead helplessly. Salazar Slytherin and the unknown dark creature were enough of a headache, and these eight-eyed spiders were not easy to deal with. Those statues were obviously magic arranged by Salazar, and their purpose was probably to seal the unknown evil creature deep underground, hiding here from outsiders.
However, these Eight-Eyed Spiders had actually used the most primitive and crude method to destroy the foundation of this sealing magic in ten years' time …
If Salazar knew that the magic he was so proud of was broken by a group of inferior non-human magical creatures in this way, he would be so angry that he would come looking for them.
"From then on, whenever I fell asleep here, I could hear a voice whispering to me. It told me that it was the god of death and eternal life. Only by believing in it and offering one's soul could one be saved. " Aragok's strange voice echoed in the dark cave. "I don't believe it. Unlike you humans, the eight-eyed spider doesn't need redemption. But I was already very old at that time. Based on the lifespan of the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider, I could die at any time. I began to fall asleep more and more frequently. In my dream, the voice promised to make me stronger and even escape death. This is a deal … "
"Since it's a trade, what does it need you to do?" Elwyn asked.
"It needs sacrifices, a lot of sacrifices. It needs the souls of living creatures to recover its power." Aragok said. "I ordered my children to bring back live prey and throw them into this pit. They died alone in the darkness of despair, their souls devoured by it. In return, it instilled power into me in my dream. It was the dark power that the eight-eyed spider liked. It could help me continue to live. I didn't want to die, and it helped me achieve my wish. I've never told anyone about this, not even Hagrid. He thinks I've survived for so long because of his meticulous care … "
Aragok seemed to be tired and did not speak for a long time.
Iven did not rush him. He could imagine such a scene in his mind.
Year after year, day after day, in order to extend Aragok's life, the eight-eyed spiders dragged the animals they captured from the Forbidden Forest deep underground and here.
The prey thought that they could escape the fate of being killed and eaten, but the reality was even more cruel.
They were trapped in this place and gradually fell into despair in the endless darkness.
There was no food, no light, and no hope.
As long as they fell asleep, the low whisper would always echo in their ears, driving them crazy.
When they woke up, they panicked and wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to go.
They forced themselves not to sleep, but their minds became more dispirited and twisted.
Just like the murals on the rock wall behind them, they trembled in the darkness with fear. Their souls were tortured and screamed silently.
They did not know when it started, but the prey started to believe the whisper in their ears. They believed its words, and slowly let down their guard and fell asleep.
In their dreams, their souls were devoured by the monster bit by bit until they were destroyed …
No matter how one looked at it, it was an extremely evil and terrifying thing.
"I just said, I don't believe it. I can feel its malice." Aragok began to speak again, slowly as if he did not have much breath left. "I told you before, I rejected the request of the Dark Wizard called Lord Voldemort. I refused to join his side in the war against the humans, even though the reward he offered was very, very generous. Similarly, I did not need the great power promised by the voice in my dreams, because it was useless to me. I followed what Hagrid taught me, controlled my instincts, did not harm the humans, and restrained my children. In the next twenty years, I controlled the number of prey and only provided it with the least amount of sacrifices in exchange for my survival … "
Although the Eight-Eyed Spiders were creatures of darkness, evil, bloodthirsty, cruel, and difficult to tame, Barkebic was indeed different.
He had to admit that Hagrid had played a big role in this. If it was not for its intellect and gratitude towards Hagrid, which delayed the awakening of this ancient creature, who knew what would have happened to the Forbidden Forest.
Of course, they had also avoided their own deaths to a certain extent.
Elwyn was sure that if they attracted Dumbledore's attention, he would not sit by and do nothing. These Eight-Eyed Spiders would have gone extinct.
"According to what you said, that monster should be very weak and can only talk to you in your dreams." Elwyn said doubtfully, "But what I saw and experienced is completely different from what you said."
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