Ali had been an orphan, with no family, and graduated from Durmstrang in the early 1970s. His life took a cruel turn after graduation when he was bitten by a werewolf, turning him into one. Instead of giving up, Ali chose to endure. Every full moon, he isoted himself to protect others. His effort was a sign of his fight for his humanity—not just against the curse, but against the stigma society had pced on him and others like him.

  Living humbly, Ali struggled to find steady work because of his dition, but he held onto his values. Most people in his situation would have given in to their darker instincts, but Ali was different—a rare light in a grim world. Maverick, watg from the shadows, found himself quietly impressed by him.

  One night, Maverick followed Ali to a remote yon where he went to isote himself for the full moon. Maverick had po introduce himself afterward and hopefully bring Ali to his side. But fate had other pns.

  A group of Muggle campers had unknowingly set up their tents nearby. Maverioticed them but was fident he could keep them safe if anythi wrong.

  As Ali's transformation began, the werewolf instincts took over quickly. The beast caught the st of the campers and, driven by hunger, started moving toward them.

  Despite the overp instincts of the wolf, Maverick saw something remarkable. A part of Ali's humanity remairying to steer the creature away. But the fight was futile. With each step, the werewolf's instincts grew stronger, and Ali's will weakened.

  The Muggles, unaware of the danger, were sitting around their campfire when the werewolf emerged. Its glowing eyes and bared fangs sent them into a panic. The beast swiped at a tent, tearing it open, then lu a young woman who stood frozen in fear.

  That's when Maverick acted.

  From the shadows, he raised his haended a finger, and cast "Impedimenta!"

  Perhaps feeling overly fident after his ret breakthrough, he used only a fra of his power—barely five pert—assuming it would be enough to stop the beast. He stood still, taking no further a as the werewolf was knocked back.

  But the creature roared, shook off the spell in an instant, and locked its glowing eyes on Maverick.

  The ease of its recovery made him raise an eyebrow and resider not only the magic resistanagical creatures but also his own overfidence.

  Dodging a swipe from the werewolf, Maverick cast "Stupefy" with more power. The spell hit the mark, but it only slowed the creature for a moment. Once again, the werewolf shook it off like it was nothing, snarling as it recovered.

  He had no iion of testing the creature's power. If he truly wao, the fight would have been over in an instant. The spells he used were normal ones, desigo immobilize the beast rather than causing it perma harm.

  Taking a moment to ponder and review his arsenal of spells, he quickly cast "Nidra Shanti," a powerful sleep charm he had learned in India. The spell worked wonders, ing around the beast instantly. Its movements slowed, and it staggered, its growls fading to soft whimpers before colpsing. For a brief moment, Maverick thought he glimpsed Ali's human eyes—filled with gratitude—before the werewolf finally succumbed to sleep.

  The Muggles, still in shock, began murmuring in fusion, unsure of what had just happened. With a quick "Obliviate," Maverick erased their memories, ensuring they would recall nothing of the enter. He then turned his attention back to Ali, carefully seg the werewolf aurning him to the isoted spot he had inally chosen.

  Watg over the sleeping creature, Maverick couldn't help but feel a deep respect for the man who had fought sainst an untrolble fate. Ali might not have been able to pletely stop the wolf, but the fact that he had tried spoke volumes about his character.

  Ali woke up the day, and for the first time, Maveritroduced himself. After much sideration, Maverick decided to invite Ali to join him. He admired Ali's character but more importantly, he saw a man with no oo rely on and no oo care for.

  Though it was mostly for his own be, Maverick genuinely inteo befriend the man and offer him a way out of his hopeless situation. A couple of days passed as they shared their stories and got to know each other better.

  Maverick id out his pns, sharing some of them to gauge Ali's thoughts, all while carefully sensing the emotions and surface thoughts ing from him. This was crucial. While Ali was a righteous man, Maverick didn't want someone overly righteous. He needed a subordinate who could navigate the gray areas when necessary. Fortunately, Ali didn't shy away from the more radical aspeaverick's pns and was fully on board.

  To Ali, Maverick seemed like a good person, but more importantly, he owerful wizard who could trol his beastly side when needed. Maverick even offered to provide Ali with a monthly dose of wolfsbaion and promised to research a perma solution.

  Though Ali didn't hold much hope for the tter, he appreciated the gesture. A morally good, accepting of his dition, and powerful wizard—these three qualities made Ali willing to offer his services to Maverick. More importantly, Maverick had saved him from itting an awful act that would have haunted him for the rest of his life.

  Time passed, and Maverick's solo joururned into a two-man team. They moved on to Syria, where they first heard about the kidnappings of children. Word spread through the magical unity that hybrid children, born of wizarding bloodlines, were going missing. The victims were often mixtures of vees, werewolves, and even non-magical superhumans, like mutants.

  Syria, a try with loosely governed magical ws, was a haven for dark wizards and criminal activities. The authorities, if there were any, barely enforced order.

  Maverid Ali did some digging, trying to help as best as they could, gathering clues about why only hybrid childreargeted. This made Maverick suspect that a rger spiracy—or perhaps a greater force—was behind it. Their iigations took them to other tries, revealing that the traffig work was far rger than Maverick had anticipated. It made him question why the Iional federation of Wizards (ICW) hadn't unched a global iigation into it.

  Months ter, Maverid Ali found themselves i, where they got closer to the people behind the traffig ring. It was here they met Aisha, the third person to join their group.

  Unlike Ali, Aisha was not a werewolf—just an ordinary witch. She was a local Egyptian but a Muggle-born. Like in Eng had pureblood ideologies, though not as extreme. As a result, Aisha had struggled to find stable work. She became a private iigator, and her path crossed with theirs as she, too, was following the trail of missing children.

  A few weeks passed as Maverick got to know Aisha better, and he found himself increasingly impressed by her character. She was outgoing, optimistid had a relentless attitude that never seemed to give up. From what he had observed, she was a w-abiding witch, but not overly righteous—a perfect fit for his team, if she agreed.

  So, Maverick decided to take a risk and invited her to join him, sharing some of his future pns. Aisha, being straightforward, didn't hesitate long and agreed without much thought. She evehusiastically supported Maverick's ambitions, joking that she would be his right hand in the quest to unify the magical world and abolish the Statute of Secrecy. If any ordinary witch or wizard had overheard their versation, they would surely report it to the ICW, and their group would likely be hunted by the entire magical world.

  One night, the trio followed the clues and mao bust a kidnapping of a hybrid vee child. However, the perpetrators didn't know much about the operation.

  Maverick suggested that Aisha and Ali stay at the site and wait to see if any higher-ups iraffig circle would show up. And this is where the curres take us—Maveriterrogating the people who came ter.

  Back to the present, with Maverid the two traffickers.

  Maverick read Samuel's thoughts and decided not to correct his assumption about being an Arch-Magus, reizing that it worked to his advahe fear of fag such a powerful being, coupled with the oppressive atmosphere, would only heighten Samuel's ay, making him even more susceptible to Maverick's manipution.

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  Author's Note:

  Just a quick update — up to Chapter 78 is already avaible on P AT r30n!

  PAT r30n [.] / RyanFic