Harry Potter : Bloodraven-Chapter 104: True Concealment (CH - 124)

The Deathly Hallows were said to be three legendary artifacts, created by Death itself and gifted to the Peverell brothers as a reward for their cunning.

The first was the Elder Wand, the most powerful wand ever made, said to grant its wielder unbeatable strength in battle. The second, the Resurrection Stone, could summon the dead, though only as fleeting echoes of their former selves. The third, the Invisibility Cloak, offered perfect concealment from all forms of detection, allowing its wearer to vanish completely, escaping sight even from enchanted eyes and magical spells.

Together, the Hallows were believed to grant mastery over Death—though what that truly meant was a mystery.

At least, that was how the story went.

Maverick, however, wasn't convinced by these tales. If this were the same world written in JKR's books, he might have entertained the idea. But it wasn't.

This world—this universe—was something else entirely. A tangled web of realities, layered and twisted together, where magic was just one of many forces at play.

Here, he was well aware that Death was not just a shadowy figure from a wizard's bedtime story. It was real—a cosmic entity, ancient and unfathomable. One of the most powerful beings in existence—eternal, ever-present, and omniscient.

The idea that such a being had personally forged three artifacts for a handful of wizards? Highly unlikely.

More likely, the "Death" in the legend wasn't the Lady Death of the multiverse at all.

It could be a demon, a dimensional lord, or one of the countless so-called gods. Maybe even an alien. The possibilities were endless.

Or perhaps it had nothing to do with an outside force at all, but was simply the masterful work of an ancient witch or wizard—someone who had pushed alchemy beyond even the limits of a Grandmaster Alchemist.

As for the identity of this hypothetical supremely powerful mage-slash-alchemist... Maverick had no clue.

Still, he found himself leaning toward that conclusion—that it could very well be the work of an alchemist—because the system's prompt that flashed when he made contact with the Invisibility Cloak suggested it wasn't anything legendary beyond mortal creations.

[ Item: Cloak of Invisibility ]

[ Extraordinary Characteristic: True Concealment ]

[ Grade: Excellent ]

The first thing that caught his attention was that the Extraordinary Characteristic description of the Invisibility Cloak did not say Invisibility—but something else. This was the first time it had ever prompted like that, and it intrigued him on the spot.

Because he had encountered plenty of other Invisibility Cloaks before—crafted by different alchemists over the past few years during his travels—and every single one had triggered a basic-grade Invisibility characteristic, nothing more.

That meant this Cloak of Invisibility—one of the three pieces of the Deathly Hallows—was at least not some typical pieces of alchemy.

The only thing remotely similar to this might be the bracelet his teacher had given him. When activated, it also did more than just turn him invisible—it concealed his magical energy and even offered resistance to certain spells.

But there was a key difference between his bracelet and the Invisibility Cloak, even though they might have shared similar characteristics.

The system had listed the bracelet's effects separately. Invisibility was one Extraordinary Characteristic. Magical Energy Concealment was another. Basic Spell Resistance yet another.

That meant if he wanted all three, he would have to spend an Extraordinary Characteristic Point on each one, which, for him was just wasteful and redundant. It was one of the reasons he had never replicated the bracelet's abilities. Moreover, not all of them were even Excellent-Grade to begin with.

But the Cloak of Invisibility was different.

Its description stated True Concealment, meaning its characteristic was not limited to just invisibility. Unfortunately, he could not access any details from the system unless he replicated and then fused it—only then would he be able to see the system's notes on the characteristic.

Another point stood out—it was not Mythical-Grade, just Excellent. Now, Excellent-Grade was not bad and all, but still, he had half expected it to be Mythical. After all, this was THE bloody Invisibility Cloak.

But after giving it some thought, he realized it might not be so bad. After all, the system's grading was unreliable at best.

A magic wand—something so common that every witch and wizard used—was rated Excellent, while a firearm capable of obliterating flesh and bone, powered by the residual energy of the damn Space Stone of all things, was regarded as a gadget with only a Basic Grade characteristic.

He really wished there was a customer support button somewhere in his system interface so he could file a mountain of complaints.

Anyway, back to the topic—Excellent-Grade was still more than good enough. And True Concealment sounded like a characteristic worth betting on.

[ Do you want to use one Extraordinary Characteristic Point to replicate it? ]

He made his choice.

At first, he thought the system would change the nature of the characteristic, saying it wasn't integratable and needed to be modified, just as it had with the last few characteristics he had integrated.

But this time—just like the very first item he had copied, his wand—there was no such prompt, and it was replicated directly.

Now came the next step.

[ Extraordinary Characteristic: True Concealment (Unfused) ]

Maverick took a slow breath, double-checking that the door to his office was securely locked. Then, he chose to fuse the characteristic.

...

Nothing.

No tingling sensation. No shift in perception. Nothing at all.

Half a minute passed.

Maverick frowned, tilting his head. The system interface had vanished, but that was normal during fusion. What wasn't normal was how completely uneventful this felt.

Another minute passed. Then another.

By the time ten minutes had passed, he finally felt something. It was faint—just a fleeting sense of realization, like a sudden enlightenment in his subconscious that washed over him for a brief moment. And then, right after that, the system finally responded.

[ Fusion complete ]

Weird, he thought, seeing how quickly and anticlimactically the process had ended.

Brushing the thought aside, he brought up his status panel and examined the updated information.

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[ Name: Maverick Caesar ]

[ Class: Wizard ]

[ Rank: Arch-Magus ]

[ Magical Energy: 21,047+ ]

[ Points: 2272 ]

[ Extraordinary Characteristic Points: 0 ]

[ Extraordinary Characteristics: ]

[ Excellent grade: Spellcasting, Independent Expanded Dimension, Flight, Vitality, True Concealment ]

[ Talents: ]

[ Magical Energy Manipulation (Master +) ]

[ Magical Sense (Master +) ]

[ Spacial Rift (Advanced +) ]

[ Dominant Spirit (Advanced +) ]

[ Nature Energy Manipulation (Advanced +) ]

[ Transfiguration (Advanced +) ] fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

[ Alchemy (Advanced +) ]

[ Potions (Intermediate +) ]

[ Spells: ]

[ Aquired Master Proficiency: ]

[ Fiendfyre + | Illusio Lunam Lectorem + ]

[ Aquired Advanced Proficiency: ]

[ ... ]

The Extraordinary Characteristic, True Concealment has been fused and added to the list of abilities

But he still had no idea what Excellent-Grade True Concealment actually meant.

Focusing on the characteristic, he called up the system's explanation.

[ Extraordinary Characteristic: True Concealment ]

Note:

Grants a state beyond invisibility. When activated, you are erased from perception—no eye, spell, or enchanted device can detect you.

Can be toggled passively or actively with a thought.

When active, your presence vanishes entirely. No trace of sound, scent, magic, or aura remains.

However, the effect is limited to beings of the same level or lower. A sufficiently powerful mage or entity with heightened perception may still have a chance to see through it.

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Maverick's eyes narrowed, and then, a moment later, a slow grin crept onto his face.

This was indeed beyond standard invisibility charms or any concealment props he knew—even superior to his teacher's bracelet.

His bet on investing a point to replicate the Cloak of Invisibility had been the right choice.

And the new ability he had gained... now this—this was interesting.

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