American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 227 The Truth Comes Out

In the Harry Potter world, dark magic doesn't require a large reserve of magical power or extensive magical knowledge. All it takes is extreme malice to unleash extremely powerful spells. Not only dark magic, but many forms of white magic also don't require much magical knowledge, but they do have strict requirements for emotions. In game terms, strong emotions can increase the chance of a magic critical hit.

Therefore, in the Harry Potter world, dark wizards are easily recognizable. They have used too much dark magic and have been impacted by too many negative emotions, so they generally have sinister eyes and fierce expressions, and do not look like good people.

Scarlet Witch's power is also closely related to her emotions. A mental breakdown may cause her magic to go berserk. Although her magic belongs to chaos magic, it is still classified as black magic in the comics. However, her spells can be released not only through anger and pain, but also through love for her son.

Therefore, Rune was willing to learn about and study Wanda's magic, but he was reluctant to study the dark magic of the Hogwarts school.

After a few hours of instruction, Rune bid farewell to Wanda and took the raven straight home.

"What do you think of Wanda's teaching?" Rune didn't go straight back to the workshop to study magic as usual, but went to the kitchen instead.

The raven's eyes lit up when it saw Rune go to the kitchen: "Great, I feel like her magic is similar to mine—but also a little different. I like her very much."

Rune nodded. The power of Raven and Scarlet Witch depends on their emotional fluctuations, and their power comes from a terrifying god. However, the Scarlet Witch's backer, Cithon, is more peaceful, while Raven, the daughter's backer and her father, always wants her to return to his embrace and conquer the multiverse for him.

This directly led to the difference in how the two used their powers later on. Wanda, who could use her powers with confidence, wreaked havoc, while Raven, who needed to suppress her dark side through meditation and spells, could only play a supporting role in Teen Titans. She would occasionally self-destruct like Captain Atom, except that Captain Atom's self-destruction would blow up the west coast of the United States, while Raven's self-destruction would pull Sannomiya to Earth.

If possible, Rune would certainly hope that Raven could use her magic without worry. She is still young and has not been noticed by Sangoku, but as she grows older, her magic will increase rapidly, and this dark magic will naturally attract the attention of that demon lord.

Perhaps by then, he would be qualified to negotiate with Sannomiya? Rune thought it wasn't impossible.

"Is there anything you'd like to eat?" Rune asked Raven, his hands still busy.

"I love everything the teacher makes."

Rune reminded him, "I am no longer your teacher—"

The raven shook its head: "My teacher once said, 'A teacher for a day is a father for life,' so you will always be my teacher."

Shaking his head noncommittally, Rune continued cooking. With the help of magic, he no longer needed a regular spatula. He used only magic throughout the process. Flames and sauces perfectly coated the meat and vegetables under Rune's will, while the unprocessed ingredients were being processed in mid-air.

Currently, cooking has been completely handed over to Rune and his magic, considering that both Clark and Rune in the family have huge appetites.

The others also ate quite a lot. For Martha, an ordinary person, cooking was already a terrible burden. In addition, with three superpowered individuals in the family, hiring a nanny was not a practical option.

"You're back~" Martha happily came over, and she took out an apple pie from the other oven. The golden-brown crust was layered and slightly curled at the edges, with a caramel-colored sheen. "You've been studying for so long, it must have been so tiring. Come and eat!"

The raven happily approached and magically cut open the apple pie. A rich aroma of butter, the unique fruity scent of apples, and the fragrance of cinnamon filled the entire room. Inside, almost translucent apple slices were still soaked in amber-colored syrup.

This is Martha's hobby. Although she understands that it is difficult for her to prepare meals for such a large family, she still likes to make desserts, sometimes apple pie, sometimes cookies—depending on the recipe recommended in the food magazine that day.

Watching the raven happily devour its apple pie, Martha cheerfully raised a cup of coffee, about to take a sip.

"Clark knows he's an alien," Rune said, only revealing this after Martha had placed the apple pie on the table.

The rim of the coffee cup rested on her lips, the brown liquid rippling with her trembling arm, reflecting a fragmented version of herself.

The coffee has gone cold.

The thought came suddenly, so much so that it seemed somewhat inexplicable. Martha placed her coffee cup on the table, staring at the gradually calming coffee.

The calming coffee finally revealed her face in its entirety, including the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes—why she didn't have these wrinkles more than a decade ago, and she would never forget what happened that day.

It was a rainy night when Jonathan burst through the door, panting, with a baby tucked into his arms. The roughneck had never been good at taking care of children and had even been scolded by his own father.

"He—." Martha mustered her courage, wanting to speak, but was startled by her own words—she hadn't realized her voice was trembling so much: "How did he know?"

Rune portioned out the prepared food and replied softly, "It was a knowledgeable and learned person who inadvertently revealed his identity. Clark's race—used to be very famous in the universe."

The Kryptonians are extremely well-known in the DC Universe. They not only attempted to conquer the stars, but they actually succeeded many times. As a result, many forces, such as the Green Lantern Corps and the New Gods, were very wary of them and launched a war against them. After paying a heavy price, the Kryptonians were forced to return to Krypton and have been under constant surveillance ever since.

Ultimately, due to their colonial nature, when Krypton was destroyed, the Guardians of the Universe chose to stand idly by, and the Green Lantern Corps did not choose to save a single person.

Therefore, Rune's words are indeed valid.

"I see," Martha sighed, and Rune placed the food on the table.

"Don't worry, with the heroes from another world to comfort him, Clark will be fine," Rune reassured her. He didn't mention that Clark had fought with him, not wanting to worry the woman.

"Yes, yes—" Martha nodded contentedly, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly reminded him, "Take this apple pie with him; it's his favorite."