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After releasing all my senses, I let them spread out and cover the entire maze, with my magic radar working at its maximum.
Fortunately, because I had killed or defeated almost every creature in the place, there weren't many magical signatures to confuse my senses, and ignoring the magic belonging to the last remaining creatures in the maze, I began searching for the magic of some human.
And after just a few seconds of searching I was able to sense the other champions' magic, which immediately attracted my full attention.
With my senses I could feel Krum's magic in a sleeping state, which showed that he was unconscious. And I could also feel some other magical signatures approaching his location, and these were probably the ministry employees coming to remove him from the maze.
But ignoring them I focused completely on the other two magical signatures that were further away. Two magical signatures that were very familiar to me.
And paying attention to these magics, which belonged to Harry and Fleur, I was surprised, seeing that the two were walking together.
'Fleur is still fine' I thought with a sigh of relief, feeling the fear that was in me slowly dissipate.
But in the next moment this fear returned twice as powerful, because I realized that the two were heading towards the center of the maze, where the cup was placed.
And actually the two of them were less than 50 meters from the cup, and I knew it wouldn't be long before they reached it.
And even from this distance I could feel a trace of Barty Junior's magic in the cup, which showed that he had already transformed it into a portkey.
Knowing what would happen if they touched the cup, I began to feel panic and anxiety overcome me.
Unconsciously, the images of Cedric dying in the original timeline were being replaced by Fleur, lying dead and cold on the cemetery ground at Voldemort's feet.
No!
'This can't happen!' I shook my head, feeling my emotions and magic stir.
And while I was focused on Harry and Fleur, and because of my panicked state, I didn't notice Barty Junior, still broken on the ground, using his only remaining arm to retrieve a small piece of parchment from his pocket.
This piece of parchment was stained with his blood, but even though it was covered in blood, you could see some symbols written on it, as if they were runes.
Taking advantage of the fact that I wasn't paying attention to him, Barty Junior tore up this piece of parchment, which glowed faintly in a silvery tone before falling apart, turning to dust.
'Heh, I couldn't stop this boy, master. Forgive me.' he looked up at the cloudy night sky, a wry smile on his face.
Barty Junior then coughed up another mouthful of blood, his breathing becoming weaker and more erratic, showing that his final minutes were coming to an end.
And because his life and magic were running out, the effects of the Polyjuice Potion on him also began to wear off, with his face, body, and features returning to their original appearance.
'So this is the end for me' he thought, not knowing how to feel about it.
He didn't know whether he should be disappointed, sad, or angry for having been defeated by a teenager, nor whether he should feel proud and happy for having helped and served his master until his last breath.
But he knew that now the only thing he could do in this situation was to accept his fate, hoping that his master could complete his plan to be resurrected tonight.
He also hoped that after acquiring a true body, his master would be able to rebuild the pure and noble empire he once had, returning to power and recovering his glory, before then beginning his mission, objective and dream of dominating and commanding the wizarding and Muggle worlds completely.
'Heh' a small, faint smile appeared on his blood-stained lips, 'At least now I'll be able to meet mom again' he thought, the eyelids of his only functioning eye slowly closing.
And with that last thought the light in Barty Junior's half-open eye went out completely. And his breathing, which was already quite weak, ceased completely with one last sigh.
The magic, which was the only thing keeping him in the land of the living, dissipated completely into the air, becoming part of the world's magic.
And with that, the last shred of life left Barty Junior's body, indicating that he had finally perished, killed after a fierce battle under the orders of his beloved lord.
Barty Junior, the one who was the cause of all the abnormal things in the maze, and the one to blame for this distressing situation, had just died next to me.
But his death was secondary in my mind. Now all I could think about was Fleur and her safety.
'I have to catch up to them... And I have to do it fast!' I stated in my mind.
And I knew exactly how to do it, which was why, without further ado, I immediately used the most versatile spell and ability I had created so far... my Mist Mode.
My magic then began to flow through every corner of my body, both outside and inside, quickly turning my limbs into a dark blue mist.
Usually this mist mode gave me a distinct feeling of lightness and softness, but in this stressful situation and with my turbulent emotions, the mist formed by my body was denser and more agitated, like the winds of a storm.
And this characteristic wasn't just visible in the mist formed by my body. The air around me and in this entire area of the maze also began to grow more violent, howling dangerously as it scattered all the debris from the last fight around the place.
'They're almost reaching the cup, which means I only have a few seconds to get to them!' I thought, levitating off the ground after my body finished transforming into mist.
I then concentrated on Harry and Fleur, focused my senses, and condensed my magic into myself, enhancing and strengthening all of my physical abilities.
And with a lingering sense of fear and worry in my heart, and a raw determination in my gaze, I shot forward, still in mist form.
*VUUSH!*
As a dense and violent mass of dark air I began to cross the maze with all my speed, ignoring any wall or obstacle that was in front of me, destroying them all aggressively and mercilessly.
*Boom!*
*Boom!*
*Crack!*
I was flying so fast that anyone who looked would only see a dark figure passing by, causing destruction and chaos wherever it went. And this figure was accompanied by a rumbling, wild, piercing sound, and by the violent winds that followed in his wake.
'Come on! Faster!' I demanded of myself, pushing my body to its limits.
My determined effort was not in vain, because in a few seconds I destructively crossed the last wall of hedges that was in front of me, arriving in a large open circular area that was where the cup was.
Looking ahead I could see the cup on top of a stone altar, and beside it were Harry and Fleur, already with their hands stretched out to grab the cup, showing that just like in canon, Harry would also share the victory of this task with another champion.
And it seemed that my unexpected and destructive entrance, along with my appearance in the form of mist, frightened them, since they rushed to grab the cup and finish the task and the tournament once and for all.
Using my enhanced vision I could see their hands slowly approaching the cup, less than two inches from touching it.
'No!' I screamed in my mind, panic and anxiety filling my chest.
And with a powerful, thunderous impulse I crossed the rest of the maze almost instantly, quickly arriving in front of the cup.
Then, under the surprised, stunned, confused and frightened looks of Harry and Fleur, my hand, still in the form of mist, touched the cup at the same time as their hands.
And as soon as the three of us touched the cup we felt a powerful force sucking us towards it. And unable to resist this suction the three of us could only watch as we were forcibly teleported somewhere along with the Tri-wizard tournament cup.
Then, in the next instant, Harry, Fleur, and I disappeared from the maze, and from Hogwarts as well.
End.
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