HP: Embrace the Darkness

Naturally, the black panther was unwilling to go back. It immediately widened its golden pupils, slapped Ass's tail in dissatisfaction, and purred warningly from its throat.

Aces had no choice but to take out a plate of fruit salad from the alchemy ring, tentatively handed it to the panther's mouth, and coaxed: "How about trying fruit salad? I remember that leopards eat fruit, why don't you eat it? Don't you like it? ?"

The black panther looked away as if he had seen some rubbish. He wanted to turn his head to the sky to get away from the fruit salad.

“It’s not good to be picky eaters.”

Aces sighed quietly, but put away the fruit salad. Instead of forcing the black panther, he planned to leave all the meat to the black panther while he ate the fruit salad.

Hmm... let's try the barbecue again and see if we can make something edible.

Voldemort can eat the food he made and become confused...it doesn't really matter, right?

Aces thought uncertainly.

"Let's go now. Can your legs be okay? Or should I carry you?"

The black panther's head "popped", dropped to the crook of Asseth's neck, and rubbed against it.

Regardless of whether Artes could bear it or not, the two big thick claws grabbed Artes's shoulders from left to right, leaving no gap, and completely shrunk themselves into Artes' arms.

It’s self-evident what it means.

Asseth pushed it with his arms, feeling the weight in his arms, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Do you know how much you weigh? You're not afraid that I won't be able to hold you firmly."

The black panther didn't even raise his head, and slapped his paw on Ass's shoulder again, making a dull thumping sound.

Aces was in pain, but his hand did exactly the opposite as he said, holding the black panther firmly without even shaking.

"No more fuss, let's go."

The black panther nodded quietly, and Asseth held it. White light emerged from his fingertips, and then white light flashed around them, and their figures appeared at the entrance of the cave.

It was still daylight now. Asseth looked at the time, carefully put the panther down, and took out the few steaks.

"Let's wait a little longer."

The Black Panther looked at Asseth faintly, not knowing what he was thinking. He stuffed a mouthful of meat into his mouth before he could react, so he chewed it subconsciously.

The aroma of meat burst out between its teeth. It stopped chewing and looked at Asseth blankly.

I don’t understand why Asseth said he didn’t have enough food while feeding it without hesitation.

It does get a bit hungry though.

Aces didn't look into its eyes, concentrating on his leopard-raising business.

The two meals were quickly eaten by Asseth one after another.

Apart from being confused at the beginning, the Black Panther was very cooperative at other times. Later, he couldn't wait to grab Assis's hand and actively took the initiative to cook.

After the panther finished eating, it was getting dark.

Aces picked up the panther again and walked towards the cave. The moonlight fell behind one person and the leopard, silently watching them leave.

The cave at night is indeed different from the cave during the day. The thin, transparent protective cover outside has lost its blocking effect.

This was something Aces deliberately tried by turning back after passing through. When he went out, the protective shield would only make ripples like water ripples and would not block it.

"If it's cold, pat me."

Walking into the cave, the bone-chilling chill was mostly dissipated by the warmth of the panther in his arms, but Artes still lowered his head and gave instructions to the panther, fearing that it would also be cold.

The black panther remained motionless, wagging its tail lazily to indicate that it understood.

Aces continued to walk inside, and this time he chose the second passage, which was the cave on the right.

The cave on the right is the same as the cave on the left. It is a very long tunnel with magic lines along the way, but this side is obviously rougher and stones will fall from time to time.

Because the black panther was held in front, Asseth had to raise his vigilance to the highest level and carefully look around, not missing any signs of trouble.

The black panther swung its tail indifferently, and swung its tail behind Ass's waist, and then stretched out its paws to pull at him, going back and forth, having a great time.

Feeling the ever-changing weight coming from his arms, Asseth smiled helplessly, bumped the black panther's sliding body, and held it steady again.

The passage on the right was not as long as the one on the left. After a while, one person and one leopard walked to the end. It was a very ordinary cave with nothing.

Aces walked around inside, and finally his eyes stopped on a small pattern in the corner.

"It's all a mess."

The black panther's body froze, and the claws that had just grabbed the tail unconsciously exerted force. The sharp nails scratched his tail, and blood immediately oozed out.

Aces was very sensitive to the smell of blood, and this was a closed space. He could smell the smell of blood almost the moment the blood was exposed to the air.

"Did you row somewhere?"

He frowned and squatted down to release the black panther and check its wounds.

But Black Panther hugged him.

Once the two leopard claws, which are larger than human hands combined, are used hard, there is no way for humans to escape.

This is why Asseth was so wary of Black Panther in the first place.

"What's wrong? Let me see the wound."

Aces grabbed the Black Panther's thick arm and tried to pull it away, not forgetting to coax the Black Panther.

"It doesn't matter if it's scratched. I'll help you take a look and stop the bleeding. It's okay."

The black panther remained motionless, holding on to the human in front of him and feeling the human body temperature.

In fact, Asseth had many ways to break free from the Black Panther's imprisonment, whether it was using magic or transforming into an Animagus, but nothing worked for him.

Realizing that the black panther was determined not to let go, he gave up the struggle, hugged the black panther while half-kneeling, and gently stroked the fur down its spine.

"Why is such a big leopard still acting coquettishly?"

The black panther silently rubbed the human's neck, rubbing against the most sensitive artery, feeling the blood flowing quietly through a thin layer of skin.

Aces guessed something and sighed silently.

"It's time for you to go back. I only have two days' worth of food left at most. If you don't go back, you will be hungry. Hungry is not a good feeling."

Black Panther shook his head slightly, then stopped moving again.

Aces had no choice but to follow the leopard's wishes and stayed with it in the cave for two days.

Two days was the deadline he gave the Black Panther and also the deadline he gave himself.

Asseth thought that he would go through a lot of trouble to coax the Black Panther to leave after two days.

But once the two days were up, without any prompting, the panther was just a leopard, quietly and alone.

He didn't even let him find it, and he didn't even let him send it away.

Aces had known that this day would come. He opened his eyes and found that the black panther was not there. He calmly accepted the fact and turned to study the magic circle in the cave on the left.