Voldemort believed himself the Master of Death.
But even he did not know what Death stood on.
Because beneath the quiet end…
Beneath the shadows of the grave…
Lurks the Void—the ancient force that came before magic, before gods, before even time.
And now, it had found a door.
Through Voldemort's Horcruxes.
They didn't just whisper anymore.
They screamed.
The diary of Tom Riddle leaked shadows that fed on thoughts.
The locket pulsed like a second heartbeat in Harry's chest.
The cup boiled with black flame.
Even Nagini no longer obeyed.
Voldemort, now hiding in a forgotten Albanian fortress, felt it too.
"Something is speaking through me," he rasped.
"Something older than my will…"
He laughed. Then cried. Then vanished in black smoke.
Aarav crash-landed outside the Greenhouses, roots still etched across his arms, glowing faintly.
SYSTEM ALERT:
TIMELINE DISRUPTION DETECTED
Void Energy Identified – Origin: Anchored to Horcrux Cluster
Effect: Magical Reality Corruption (Level 3)
Recommendation: Seal Corruption Points
New Quest: The Void Beneath Death
Objective: Destroy or Purify All Horcruxes Before Full Awakening
Bonus: Learn Forbidden Magic – Null Sigils
The sky turned crimson.
The Astronomy Tower's spire cracked—a portal to the Void tearing open atop it.
Professor McGonagall's Patronus reached Aarav:
"The Tower… it's wrong. Come. Now."
He arrived in seconds, flying on a modified Nimbus-Vortex infused with Marvelian propulsion sigils.
Inside the tower, time flowed sideways.
Portraits aged backward.
Stars blinked out of order.
At the center stood… the Diary Horcrux—levitating, dripping void-ink.
A phantom emerged, taller than the real Tom, with a voice of echoes and eyes like inverted galaxies.
"Aarav Gaunt," it hissed,
"You unlocked death. You tethered fate. But you never asked what waited behind the veil."
Aarav summoned his wand and Death's Crown.
"Then consider this a formal introduction."
The battle tore the room apart:
Aarav used Threadbind, sealing collapsing walls.
The Void-Tom split into paradox shadows.
Ancient Hogwarts wards flickered in panic.
Aarav recited a Null Sigil he had memorized but never dared use.
"☉ φ̶̋̄—No Name, No Form—be unmade!"
The Horcrux screamed.
The portal shattered.
The Diary fell, inert.
One down.
SYSTEM UPDATE:
Void Horcrux Purified: Diary
Corruption Level: Reduced (Level 2)
New Magic Learned: Null Sigils (Tier 1) – Used to counter pre-magic entities
Passive Gained: Void Resistance +10%
Location Locked: Gaunt Fortress – Final Battle Site Identified
But Aarav had little time to rest.
Dumbledore appeared through a shimmer of phoenix flame.
"The Void has anchored itself. Its heart lies within your bloodline's ruin, Aarav.
The Gaunt Fortress… where the first curse was ever cast."
Aarav's eyes narrowed.
"Then that's where this ends."