A Shocking Election
Feature
Written by: PotatoEmma
Edited by: MorganChi
Feature
Written by: PotatoEmma
Edited by: MorganChi
Hello and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Diviner!
Last week was a shocking week for wizards all around the globe: a new Dark Lord has been elected. Although most of you might have heard some rumours about it already, I’m here to give you all ins and outs of this shocking event.
Buckle up: it was quite the experience!
For those of you that are unaware of the latest happenings with the Dark Followers: during the trial of Aviforma, who was later declared innocent, the Dark Followers interrupted the sitting. According to them, the Ministry of Magicians had falsified the votes and hence were not suitable to reign over the wizarding world for any longer.
After the trial, the Dark Followers released a video to evoke all Dark Followers to overthrow the Ministry of Magicians. In order to do so, they had to elect a new Dark Lord or Lady.
March 29 was the day on which the election happened. All Dark Followers had gathered and the mood was capricious, yet all seemed very excited to see whom their new Dark Lord or Lady was going to be. After minutes of plain silence, the commentator Noah Pendragon spoke: ‘Today is the dawn of a new age. One where the Ministry will fall!’
The eight most powerful Dark Followers were selected to compete in a decisive ladder tournament. The elected few were Leyak, Joel, Morgan, Deci, Justin, Aria, Aurora and Champ. The spectators cheered and screamed, expressing their love to their favourite duelists. This was, until the semi-finals…
‘Ah! STOP THE DUEL!’ Noah screamed. With a lifeless Champ laying on the cold tiles, every bystander was looking at Justin. He had used the forbidden Mortiavra curse, shocking all spectators. With this horrifying action, Justin had reserved a spot for himself in the grand finale against Joel. Both men were determined to become the next Dark Lord, but only one could win. Joel took his chance and overpowered Justin, and he was announced as the next Dark Lord!
After the tournament, Joel spoke to all people: ‘Throughout history, society has frowned upon the Dark Followers. They fear us because that’s what they’ve been told by those in ‘power’. They may call us the bad guys but in this world, there are no bad guys. There is only ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, and we are what’s right.’
Do you think Joel is right? Are ‘bad guys’ just a myth?
Nobody knows what will happen next: it’s a matter of patience. Until the Dark Followers announce anything new, all we can do is talk about what consequences this election might have for wizards. Do you think the Dark Followers will be able to improve the wizarding society? What do you think will happen next?
The Daily Diviner will make sure to keep you updated at all times.
Until then: stay safe!