'Seems they were quite thorough as there is nothing left for me to analyze. Unfortunately it would also appear that things are much more complicated than I thought. Gods why did it have to be a shadow organization of all things , it's like I need to deal with the illuminaty now. Okay let me categorize what I learned from that whole conversation about the group. First is that the original owner of this body was a part of them or at least used to be and had relatives there. Second is that they have magics that I have never even heard of before now and likely many people with bloodline abilities as well.'-

'Third is that my high profile actions are drawing attention to them and like every shadowy organization they really don't like that. Fourth is that even with what I have shown they are still confident in killing me which is concerning to say the least. And at the top of this list of facts is that I don't have a bloody clue where to even start looking to find this group.' Nick contemplated the situation and did not like the conclusion he came to , that he should do what they wanted for now at least.-

"What a pain!" Nick complained with a sigh before going back to the manor to redouble he training as he didn't like the idea of being under another's thumb. The first thing he did though was to use the ruby he got from Vlad to create a greater flame atronach. Unlike the normal ones that were about the same size as a person a greater flame atronach was nearly eight feet tall and had much more "burnt metal" parts on it. Once the greater atronach was "born" Nick wasted no time at all infusing a purgatory flame seed into it.-

This caused the appearance of the atronach to shift as he condensed down to normal size for an atronach but grew two crystalline flame wing from it's back and turned a silver color to match the purgatory flames themselves. The terrifying thing though was that to Nicks senses it contained the same level of mana as Dumbledore did which meant it was his first atronach to reach the fourth tier of power. 'Why does it look like an angel made of fire?' he wondered confused at the form the construct took after getting the flame seed introduced to it.-

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There was no books on why atronachs took certain forms which probably meant nobody actually cared enough to figure it out or they simply couldn't. A skilled mage could manually change an atronachs shape but in most cases the original form of the atronach was the best for combat. Still after created that atronach Nick had to hold off on making any more for a while since the mana levels on the island dropped sharply from it's "birth". There was some good news however in the form of the Animagus ritual finally having been finished being modified.-

The changes to the ritual were fairly small all things considered as Nick merely needed to add the magical creature birth phenomena to it. So the final ritual was as follows , first under the light of an unobstructed full moon place a mandrake leaf in your mouth. The leaf must then stay in your mouth until the next unobscured full moon. Second was to find or create a small vial that had received the pure rays of the moon. Once the month with the leaf was over place it into the vial alongside one of your hairs and a silver teaspoon of dew from a place no human feet or sunlight has touched.-

Then you add the chrysalis of a death's-head hawk moth to the mixture and then store the vial in a quiet dark place until the next electrical storm came around. Finally everyday at sunrise and sunset one must point their wands at their heart and recite the words "Amato Animo Animato Animagus" which is the the normal process but Nicks version had an extra step that needed to be done when the sun was at it's highest point.-

This step involved pointing ones wand at their heart and saying "Natura Magicae Benedictionis" seven times. If these steps are followed then when the electrical storm comes and you drink the mixture you start the transformation process. The rest is merely remaining confident in yourself during the change and letting the magic run it's course. Luckily for Nick he had prepared all the ingredients long ago and he thankfully didn't need to change any of them but merely wait for the next unobstructed full moon.