Riddle reluctantly got up from the ground. He had almost become an independent individual. Aaron had hurt him badly.
"Why?" he asked hissingly: "If you don't come with me, are you willing to stay in the confines of Hogwarts and be restrained by Dumbledore?"
"It seems that you have some misunderstandings, Mr. Riddle..."
Aaron lifted up Malfoy's body and poured a potion into him - Riddle didn't know what it was, but even if he knew, he couldn't stop it.
"Dumbledore didn't limit me, and he can't limit me. There's nothing in this world that can limit me..."
Aaron smiled. At this moment, this young man showed a rare sense of domineering.
"Only myself!"
Riddle was stunned for a moment, and then he quietly retreated, a cold murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"I don't need the conveniences you gave me, and I don't need to break the so-called secular world. I can achieve what I want, even within the barriers of the world."
"I don't need to interfere in this world, because it is destined to change because of me."
Aaron said with great determination and confidence.
After hearing this, Riddle's face suddenly turned gloomy: "So, you are planning to reject me?"
"certainly."
Aaron held up the diary in his hand: "After all, the history I have studied tells me that a leader who writes a diary may not be so reliable..."
"Okay, then...kill him!"
The cold hissing sound reappeared in Riddle's mouth again.
Upon hearing the order, the basilisk's head suddenly raised, its entire body curved like a strong bow, and shot toward Aaron like a sharp arrow.
Aaron waved his wand, and countless rubbles suddenly deformed around the basilisk. Steel chains seemed to grow out of the ground, tightly binding the basilisk's body.
Aaron jumped up and raised the blade of the sword in his hand. In the light of fire sloping down from the dome, he suddenly struck down with the sword.
The Sword of Gryffindor flashed through the air, the light was like a full moon, and the sword's edge slashed through the bloody snake's head like lightning.
One sword kills the head!
The basilisk's repeatedly struck head could not withstand such a blow, and crashed to the ground. Blood mixed with venom splashed out, and even the chains that bound it were corroded.
Just then, Riddle seized his opportunity. He pointed his wand at Aaron, and a green light shot out quickly.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Aaron gently kicked a stone away from his feet, and the stone quickly turned into a huge shield. Green light hit the shield, and with a bang, a bush of flames ignited.
"Goodbye, Mr. Riddle."
Aaron tapped the diary lightly with his wand, and a faint blue flame emerged from the tip of the wand, quickly igniting the diary.
Li Huo.
"No!!"
A violent wailing sounded, not only from Riddle, but also from the diary in Aaron's hand.
Countless viscous black liquid continuously gushes out from the diary, and a human face emerges from it, struggling painfully.
Aaron raised his hand and threw the diary out. The diary suddenly opened in the air, and the broken pages were turned over one by one, and countless vague words flashed through it.
Riddle stretched out his hand dejectedly, but the next moment, his figure was like a burning photo, broken into countless flying confetti.
The diary fell to the ground, the fire was extinguished, and the crisis in the secret room was over.
…
Aaron used his wand to turn over the ashes left after the diary was burned, and sighed in his heart.
At first, when he heard Ginny talk about the magical things about the diary, Aaron felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart.
Able to think independently, able to confuse others, able to achieve mental control...
For such a miraculous magical creation, Aaron once excitedly guessed what kind of advanced magical skills Voldemort used when creating this diary...
However, when he actually came into contact with the real thing, Aaron was speechless.
It was not, as he had guessed, that Voldemort used some mysterious magic that he did not understand to turn a memory of his past into an independent thought, which could even eventually exist without the carrier.
That diary is actually a Horcrux.
Aaron had some knowledge of this during his travels. This is a very evil black magic. According to legend, it was pioneered by the despicable Herbo in ancient Greece.
It splits its own soul through killing and places the split soul on a certain carrier. This is an attempt by wizards to explore the road to immortality.
Therefore, this diary showed such a high degree of intelligence. Aaron once thought repeatedly about how it could have the same thoughts as humans, and later found that the answer was very simple——
It is a human being. This kind of operation is no different from putting a human brain into a machine to act as an AI. It has no intelligence and relies entirely on artificial intelligence.
Aaron was suddenly bored. He was originally quite interested in chatting with Riddle, but after discovering this fact, he suddenly lost his mood.
At this moment, Dumbledore finally broke the spell set by Riddle. At the edge of the cave, a wall suddenly disappeared, and Dumbledore and Snape rushed in.
Snape walked quickly to Harry, and after making sure that he was okay, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Dumbledore first looked at the dead basilisk, then looked at Aaron, and asked with a smile:
"already solved?"
Aaron nodded and pointed with his hand, asking Dumbledore to take care of Malfoy.
Dumbledore gently moved Malfoy onto the stone platform, checked him with his wand, and asked:
"He's fine. He's just very weak. What just happened?"
Aaron breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that after the diary was destroyed, all the lives Riddle had plundered had been returned to Malfoy.
Coupled with the magic potion I just fed him, he should be able to recover after lying on the bed for a while...
Aaron briefly explained to Dumbledore what had just happened, but there was actually nothing to explain. He didn't want to tell anyone about the conversation with Riddle, so he simply explained the existence of the diary.
However, after listening to his words, Dumbledore's eyes suddenly changed.
"Horcrux, as expected, he has really taken this step..."
Dumbledore murmured.
"What did you say? Principal?" Aaron didn't hear clearly.
Dumbledore looked at him: "Aaron, now that you know, maybe we should talk..."
At this moment, Snape came over and said to Dumbledore: "Headmaster, since there is nothing serious about the three of them, should we tell the parents of the students as soon as possible that they are waiting outside now..."
"Oh? Are the students' parents coming to school?" Aaron asked.
"Yes, Malfoy and Weasley, both of them are here. We really need to let them know about the child's condition..." Dumbledore nodded.
"In that case, principal..."
Aaron suddenly showed a weird smile: "Malfoy, let me negotiate."
