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Chapter 32 : Meetings and Massacres.
- Shin –
Rias and I made our way towards the DMLE office.
How did they manage to contact us?
Well, they published a public appeal in 'The Prophet' to call us to be a part of an investigation.
Now normally I wouldn't have given a flying fuck.
It has already been two days since 'Voldermort' burned 'The Burrow'.
I was having the time of my life in Grimmauld Place. I did get something that I had been pushing back for far too long, done finally….Occlumency.
It was both extremely easy for me and extremely annoying.
Basically what we need to do first is create a place inside our mind that has our memories….a Memory Palace if you will.
The second is to imagine and consolidate defenses around the place. It was basically warding the place to high heavens using anything that I have seen or could imagine. It has to be in the realms of reality.
Not something that I cannot conceptualize properly.
That said….I who had the knowledge of hundreds of fucking animes, could imagine defenses that not even Dumbledore's ancestors would think about.
So I did just that.
I went complete Akihiko Kaiba on my mental defenses.
I do have a few plans as they still need time but due to my extremely high stats, it is much easier. That said, someone with a 50 in INT takes years to make a solid defense in their shields, and said defenses can be torn off through brute force by the likes of Riddle. I had an INT of over 2,680 and even with that I had estimated around 1 whole week to make my Aincrad and a month to perfect the defenses.
I used anything from gathering seven dragon balls throughout the floating castle to hiding the door to the next level under the Invisibility cloak inside my soul to make the defenses solid.
My innermost memories are more or less safe for now.
I also took plenty of time to get to know Shion. From what I know, I won't be getting any more favours from my future self.
It was during this time that I and Rias were informed about the public appeal.
Amelia Bones apparently had more intelligence than half of the people….90% of the people in Wizarding Britain. She was the one who had this news published.
I was actually planning for the Quibbler to be released but Rias said that some final touches needed The Prophet to set the stage and held back the release.
Apparently the Prophet has had a field day since then.
Lord Harrison Sirius Black former Harry James Potter – The True-Boy-who-Lived.
The True-Boy-who-Lived abused as a child.
Yes, dear readers. It is not a hoax or a rumor. This reporter has heard this through reliable sources that the former son of the Potters, Harrison Sirius Black formerly known as Harry James Potter a student of the sixth year, Slytherin House, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the twin brother Alex Potter is the true savior and slayer of You-know-who.
It had come out during a confrontation in Diagon Alley in front of the Gringotts Bank in which the wife of Lord Black, a title he gained from his Godfather, the recently deceased Sirius Orion Black III, accused the Head of Potter House of throwing her husband to the abusive home of his muggle in-laws.
It must be remembered that Lily Marie Potter nee Evans was a muggleborn witch and her Sister and family are muggles with whom Lord Black had to spend the early parts of his life with.
While Lady Potter looked surprised at the news, Lord Potter looked like he already knew what was going on and kept silent. It was during this that Lady Black revealed that Lord Potter had already disowned Lord Black and only came back now that they have realized that he was the True-Boy-who-Lived.
For further information on the history of Lord Harrison Sirius Black refer to page 4.
For further information on the history of the Potter House, refer to page 6.
Alex Potter, the Boy-who-Lied, a puppet of You-know-who.
It was in a shocking turn of events that Alex Potter, formerly known as the Boy-who-Lived by the world turned out to be a puppet of You-know-who. In front of a decent number of people, he burned down the home of the Weasley's in Devon, The Burrow using Fiendfyre.
It was later through reliable sources that we obtained revealed that Alex Potter had been possessed by You-know-who, since the night of Halloween.
The Dark Lord walked among us taking all the glory earned by the Boy-who-Lived while the real Boy-who-Lived suffered.
The Dark Lord stayed with our children at Hogwarts, the so-called safest place in the world. It chills my heart to think what would or rather has happened inside Hogwarts in the last five years.
Were the so-called Golden Trio really the saviours or rather budding Dark Wizards and Witches trained by the Dark Lord?
What was Dumbledore doing all this time?
Can we really trust the staff of Hogwarts with the lives and futures of our children?
Who do we have to blame for it?
We will ask for an interview with Lord and Lady Black if they will permit us an opportunity.
For further information on Hogwarts, see page 6.
For further information on Dumbledore, see page 10.
For further information on You-know-who, see page 10.
There were also articles about the Dursleys and the prophecy.
The Dursleys' articles got buried under a lot of crap and the prophecy was unknown by almost everyone but a few. I was surprised to find out that even James didn't know about the prophecy or rather the exact wordings of the prophecy to be precise.
And now with the Quibler's release scheduled in two days, we have decided to take the next step.
The article calling for us was just a bonus.
"So, what do you think it will be about?" Rias asked me as we stepped into the elevator.
"It's probably about the prophecy. They will also want me to issue a case against the Dursleys. I will probably be called to be the poster boy. Not from Amelia Bones. She is too smart and principled for that but the others wouldn't think twice before trying so."
"Will you reveal the details of the prophecy?" Rias asked me.
"It will lessen the impact of Luna's article. I think I will ask for a press conference two days later. What did Fleur tell you about the situation in the Ministry?"
Rias shook her head. "Nothing. Muggleborns are not recruited into the ministry, at least at the place where they could hear things. I think you should place some shadows here for now too."
I nodded and by the time we reached the gates of The DMLE, Amelia Bones was already present with the current acting head of the DMLE, Scrimgeour.
"Lord Black." Amelia greeted me. "and Lady Black I presume."
"Rias Aurelia Black, nice to meet you Madam Bones. I have heard a lot about your work as the Head of the DMLE and am happy to have a chance to see it in person today. I have complete trust that you will not let any injustice happen towards House Black or its allies." Rias extended her hand towards Amelia with a smile that has been drilled into her since childhood. Some things can only be cultivated through time. Her bearing is all a result of her training as an Heiress since childhood.
Amelia Bones as a pureblood has been in a similar situation and thus understands such a bearing quite well. It will make them think twice before trying schemes that might have worked on muggleborns or muggle-raised wizards on me. My own Dexterity Perk makes my movements look extremely graceful.
That said, I cannot imitate the language and behavior like Rias. Maybe I will have to take etiquette lessons from Venelana or Rias too.
Rias' words also ensured that Amelia understands that this will involve the political opinions of the entire House Black and whoever our allies are.
Sirius had made quite a lot of allies on the Light Side but that all went down the drain because he was losing trust in Dumbledore and James and finally started working towards the neutral houses.
Now according to the old nosey headmaster, anyone who doesn't side with Dumbles is Dark so Sirius lost quite a lot of support just because he didn't break his alliances with the neutrals.
It had something to do with how similar Harry's treatment was to his own when he was sorted into a different house at Hogwarts back in the time.
It broke Sirius' trust in Dumbles and James completely and so he made some backups with the neutrals.
I recently found out that after Sirius solidified his position with the Neutrals, Dumbles then wanted him to bring them towards the 'Light' or in simple words to suck his saggy old limp dick.
I think it is easy to explain the Neutrals with a simple statement. They are only allies of profit and whatever keeps them out of any messes.
They never actively distance anyone as long as the other party doesn't interfere with their interests or isn't asking them to take sides.
One might call them cowards but I will call those people….idiotic Gryffindor's.
This stance of the neutrals has worked very well because they have had the least number of casualties in both these blood wars.
I'd say that they are the smart ones. Stay out of all the crap and only interfere when there is profit to be made.
The Blacks, Mcmillans, Greengrass, Abbot and Brown made up a decently strong alliance on the neutral side. Bones were added to it, only recently as well, so Rias saying these words must have made her standing clear to Amelia who has been playing this game for a long time.
We were led to the office of the DMLE Head.
We took our seats as she took the chair in front of us while Rufus, whose office it was supposed to be, stood, showing his position.
Amelia, seeing that we didn't speak anything, started first.
"Lord Black, as you might have already known, we received some news about your….treatment at your aunt's house. The wizarding world does take the security of its children very seriously." I scoffed mentally at this but showed a neutral expression towards them. Seeing no change in my expression, they continued although a little disappointed maybe because they wanted me to react to it. I may not be a legilimens but the Observe says more than I need in this situation. "We did conduct an investigation and….found the claims to be true. I apologise to not have heard of this and taken any action earlier. Such a thing happening under my term as the Head of DMLE is a shame to the name, and for that I apologise to you."
"Please, do not worry about it. I know that there was nothing you could have done. I was never really given any chance to speak to any aurors that weren't….very close, I think is the apt term here, to Lord Potter and Albus Dumbledore. It was simply not possible for you to find out about something those two were hiding."
This reply of mine got a raised eyebrow from both of them.
"Lord Black, are you perhaps insinuating that Albus Dumbledore and Lord Potter were aware of this?" she asked seriously.
"Since I have personally reported this to them several times and Albus Dumbledore sent the Hogwarts staff, Hagrid to bring me to Hogwarts in the second year where I was locked in a room with barred windows, I think it is clear that they knew about it already. I also have the reason behind Lord Potter's refusal to intervene, in his own words, 'That is what a snake like you deserves. Be glad that I haven't disowned you yet.'"
Their shocked expressions this time were not faked and I clutched Rias' hand in my own to help her control her anger. I didn't want her destroying the Ministry now, did I?
"Surely you cannot be serious?" Amelia asked.
"Are you insinuating that my husband is perhaps lying, Madam Bones?" Rias asked, her voice cold.
Hot damn, she would have made any Lady Black proud with this voice.
"I apologize Lady Black but that was not my intention. It is just that it was unbelievable that James Potter would say something like this, with the image the Potters have and all." She corrected herself quickly.
"The Potters have that image because they have only cared about their image, the picture perfect Light family with the support of the so-called 'Leader of Light' and the family of the 'Boy-who-Lived'. Now add a twin that they had thrown away at a young age, add to it that the young twin who was completely ignored by the whole wizarding world, unknown to the point of not even existing, was sorted into Slytherin. It is not something that Lord Potter would want in their picture to ruin their moods. With the so-called 'Leader of Light' assisting them, it was extremely easy to just shut me out from having any communication from any of the people of relevance and even if I did….who would have believed me?" I asked as I looked straight into her eyes. I have to credit her that she matched her eyes to mine for a few seconds before shaking her gaze. "Anything else you needed?"
She collected herself again. Occlumency and looked towards me and continued, "Would you like to file a formal case against the Dursleys and Lord Potter for this? We already have enough evidence for the Dursleys to send them to Azkaban. This includes all three Vernon Dursley, Petunia Dursley and Marge Dursley. Their son Dudley Dursley is still a minor in the non-magical world and thus cannot be arrested and sent to Azkaban."
"I don't have much problems with Dudley as well. He was….raised that way. I can only blame the adults that raised him to be that. A correction home in the non-magical world will be more than enough. As for the three, please use whatever is the standard procedure to handle such cases. I will file a case towards the three of them. As for Lord Potter, I have no intention of filing any case towards him. I do not have enough proof."
She looked at me with a sudden glint in her eyes. "I would like to inform you that Lord Potter already has a case on his head since two days ago. Currently he is free but still undergoing investigations. On a different note, could you tell us something about Lady Potter? I noticed that you didn't mention her name when saying who knew about your….situation."
"Oh. I didn't know that. About Lady Potter, hmm, if I had to say….how do I put it….she always seemed contradictory. Like she wanted to do something else than what she always did." I noticed the gazes exchanged between them. Did they know already? I didn't keep an eye on her to be honest.
She was more of a victim according to me. Although she did leave Harry with the Dursleys for the first few years before the potions started, it is evident that she did try to bring Harry back later on so much that she had to be potioned into compliance.
I feel pity for her at best.
Hate for leaving Harry alone for the first few years, not really. I am not Harry after all.
I asked them to confirm my suspicions, "If I am not intruding, can I ask you what the case against Lord Potter is about?"
She looked towards me and after a few moments of hesitation answered, "Lord Potter is being investigated for keeping Lady Potter under class two illegal Loyalty Potion and class three Love Potion for around a decade. It was during our questioning that she opted for a Veritaserum questioning and we had her checked for potions. She was found to have Long term Potion Poisoning. She had soon after that filed a case against Lord Potter at the same time. She used the Veritaserum questioning to make us aware of her situation."
Well would you look at that.
I am a little disappointed that all she did was file a case.
"Where is she right now?" I asked normally.
She looked at me a little surprised. "You don't seem that surprised at the reveal."
"With the things that have happened to me, I can hardly be. If she has, however filed a case against Lord Potter, I wish to ask if she is safe for the moment."
"She was offered to be taken in by Augusta Longbottom who had broken off the Potter-Longbottom alliance on behalf of her grandson since then. Lady Potter however left on her own somewhere. She did say that she will keep in contact." She paused for a moment looking at me and then after some hesitance added, "If I may add something personal here." I nodded at this. "Please give her a chance, Harry. She is a victim too. She was kept under potions for who knows how long. She didn't hurt you willingly. It is just a personal request of mine."
I didn't know that the two of them knew each other.
"You two knew each other?" I asked.
"We did. She was training to be an Unspeakable but then dropped her training later to raise her children. I now think it might have been due to the potions that she never resumed her training even when she was free, maybe because the potions would have been found out in the normal checks of the Unspeakables. I am just asking for a chance for an old friend."
I sighed.
Time to play this.
"I gave her a chance already. Who do you think gave her the flushing potion to break out?" I looked towards Rias and she simply smiled her angelic smile at the two officials in front of us.
The widened eyes and hung jaws were completely expected.
"As for forgiving her, I must also add that her potioning had started in the 1990s, three and a half years after I was sent to the Dursleys from the information I have acquired. I find it hard to completely forgive her for that but she is still in a much better position compared to Lord Potter here."
"Will you be able to give us the information or refer us to the source? It will help us tremendously. Also, what else might you know about this case?" Rufus Scrimgeour jumped in from the side, eager to obtain any information.
I merely looked back impassively. "I will reveal everything I know in an interview a day from now. Anything that I say now will never be believed without any proof."
I didn't move from my position despite him looking like he wanted me to continue.
It was then that Rias intervened, "Don't worry Madam Bones. I assure you that after that conference, you will understand why we chose that. Right now, it will cause more problems than it will solve."
"In that case, I cannot force you. I thank you for your cooperation on the matter. I however would like to ask if there will be security issues in this press conference? If so, then we would like to prepare in advance. I already have a lot on my plate and don't want another riot on hand from whatever reveal you are about to make? If not the information, can you at the very least give me the name of what type of people I will need to avoid?" She changed the route of getting information but still wanted something to show for this meeting I think.
Let's throw a bait.
"I can only advise you to prepare a maximum security prison with auror's that have been sworn to you in-charge of the cell. You will have a very special guest coming into your custody. I would however like for your word that you will use any means necessary to extract information from that person. I don't think legality will be any problem in this case specially. No one will complain when they find out just who exactly that person is."
"You make it sound like you are bringing in Voldemort himself." Rufus scoffed.
I merely smiled at him and then I rose from my seat, Rias following my lead. "Take it as you will but do pay heed to my advice, I am not joking."
"Can you at least tell me about the prophecy? Was it even true?" Amelia asked from behind me.
"It will all be revealed in two days. Also bring in at least a hundred aurors that you can trust. Not ones who are in the pockets of Volde's lackeys or Dumbledore for that matter then. If you need to contact me after this, do contact the Goblins and ask for Fleur Delacour. She is an employee of House Black."
I left the last part vague for them as both I and Rias left the office and walked upto the floo and then floo'd to Diagon Alley.
- Amelia Bones –
Amelia heaved a sigh of breath as she slumped down the chair. In the seat in front of her, Rufus did the same.
This….had not been what she was expecting.
Was that boy really a sixth year student?
Also, how old was that girl?
No….it is better to call them a man and a woman.
"What do you think about the new Lady and Lord Black boss?"
"I was wondering what it is in the House of Black that all the Heads of the House turn out like….that." She cleaned her monocle and kept it on the table.
"Crazy? They didn't seem like that to me?"
"I would have preferred the world troublesome and I would also prefer crazy to this any day. These ones are different."
"What do you mean boss? Are you insinuating that these children are more dangerous than Belatrix Lestrange? I mean yes, that flushing potion trick was good but…."
"It was not only the flushing potion thing Rufus. Also do not underestimate them as mere kids. The boy is dangerous. Call it my instinct but I had merely thought for a moment to pressure them and I felt alarm bells ringing in my head. I haven't had this feeling with anyone….not even Voldemort."
"Are you saying that he is….dark?"
"No….that is not the exact word….I am saying that he is dangerous. Anyways, the Bones are allied with the House of Black and the alliance and thus he was quite amiable towards me. He also didn't seem like the type to interfere until someone involves him personally….which is much better than what I can say about most of the Wizengamot houses. At least he will keep his nose out of where it doesn't belong; it is the girl I am talking about."
Rufus raised an eyebrow.
"The girl?"
"The girl." Amelia nodded back. "She was well trained or rather the correct word will be well raised. She had all the qualities that all the pureblood families try to instill their children with but fail most of the time. The pride but not to the extent of vanity or downright arrogance was kept well balanced by the girl." Amelia took a sip of water and continued, "I can tell by the look in her eyes that she is out for blood."
Rufus' eyes widened but he soon controlled himself showcasing his abilities as a veteran auror.
"Not the way you think it but rather….she intends to ruin anyone who has hurt her husband. At least that is what I could glean on this matter. If anything it will be a political and social massacre rather than a literal one. That bloody Dumbledore and his pet dog James needed to be brought down a peg or ten anyways. I'd advise you to arrange the aurors for the conference. Bring the ones who have no connection to bigots or Dumbledore. That doesn't leave us with much numbers but bring any who match those qualifications. I have a feeling that this conference will be much worse than the reveal of Voldemort in the ministry."
"….yes Boss."
- Lily Potter –
Lily checked the time using a quick Tempus charm. It was 9:20pm. The area around the place she was waiting was quiet with only the occasional sounds of crickets and rustling wind.
She watched the door of the place as she sat on the rickety chair and thought about the events of the past few days.
Ten years.
For ten years, she had been under potions.
It started as normal compulsion charms first and then, when it started being useless, it came to long term mind control potions.
She couldn't even have thought that James could fall so low.
He had been a bully in their school days but it was something that was in the past.
Did she see it all wrong?
Had he never really grown out of his past all this time?
Making someone suffer just because you hold a bias against them? Even if that someone is your own son? Your own blood?
It disgusted her to the extent that she was physically repulsed with the idea that she ….she too had been an accessory in that crime….in ostracizing her own baby…. She had thrown her baby boy away willingly.
Even now she didn't know what had possessed her to do that.
But all this while, her baby boy had suffered for it.
After she was done with James today, she would pay a visit to Petunia and that fat pile of shit that she calls husband.
Were all years just a lie to her? Was she even in love with him in the first place? Lily had only held herself with her moderate skill in occlumency.
She also had to wonder why her skills in mind arts hadn't seen any improvements since the early days of her marriage. It was through carefully thinking and pulling out the memories that she realized that every time she had tried to work on her skills, she was always distracted by James or something else.
Every single time.
This became even more prominent when the children were born and she had basically given up on training after the attack on Halloween.
Occlumency cannot remove the effects of potions but it can however allow a person to notice holes in their memories earlier.
She could have noticed it much faster. She could have prevented it much earlier.
She noticed that she was clenching her wand and her breathing had gotten faster, so she took a deep breath and controlled herself.
She couldn't afford to mess up now. Everything up till this point was already planned out and executed. This was probably her last chance to do something good for her baby. She needed to control her anger for now.
She had gotten this chance after almost a miracle and she couldn't afford to lose it at all now.
She heard a popping sound outside the place.
She had chosen this place after much consideration after all. It was quite secluded and no one will interfere here too.
The sound of footsteps were heard as they closed in and soon the door to the room was opened revealing a haggard and drunk James Potter.
"L-lily WHY?" he slurred as he walked unsteadily towards her. She backed away, while increasing the grip on her wand. "Why do all this? After all I did…."
She fired a quick stunner to not have to listen to his drivel.
After using the ropes to secure him, she took away his wand and renernavated him.
It was time for some answers.
She was actually relieved that the stunner had done more than she had expected and she did not have to deal with his drunken blabbering anymore.
"W-what are you doi-doing Lily? Untie me right now."
"No."
"Wh…"
"I will not untie you until you answer all of my questions."
"Stop being foolish Lily. Untie me and come back home, we can discuss everything there." His voice picked up volume as he tried to suppress her with a raised voice and faux show of bravery….typical Gryfindor. Raise your voice and charge at everything. Oh how she hated it right now.
Why did she even fall for this?
Self-blame and hate drove her and she raised her wand as the word flowed out almost naturally.
"Crucio."
"AAAAAAAAgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh"
A few tens of seconds of exposure to crucio softened the attitude of the prisoner as he was completely snapped out of his exposure from his drunken state.
"Why did you do it? Why did you make my child's life hell?" her voice was cold to the point of being almost emotionless.
"L-lily, t-this is not you."
"Crucio"
"AAAAAAAAggggggHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHughhhh"
"Why?"
"D-d-dumbledore said….focus on A-alex and l-leave Harry alone. Alex needs more care."
"Why didn't you let Sirius take care of Harry? He wanted to do so. He even fought you for it. Why did you send Harry to them?"
"Dumbledore said that Harry would be jealous if he saw Alex's fame, so as to keep him out of the wizarding world completely."
Lily couldn't believe the extent of this bullshit.
She was told that they had to go under the protection of blood wards and that they couldn't support more than three people. It was one of the reasons they never had another child. She was told that Harry would be safe with Petunia. She should have disagreed. How long had she been under the potions anyways.
"How long?"
James probably didn't understand it so merely raised an eyebrow.
"How long did you keep me potioned? When did you start?"
"L-lily, it was for your own good. Dumbledore said that you would burn yourself out if you kept thinking about Harry and Alex needed all the lov….aaaaaagrhhhhhhhhhhhh."
Another several moments of crucio later, she stopped. Alex needed love? And Harry didn't?
She didn't hate her son before? At least not until he had disgusted her with his behavior….but even then she couldn't bring herself to attack her son, any of the two. It disgusted her to even think of that. They were her own blood after all. She had kept them inside her womb for a whole nine months.
Also back at that time, Alex was innocent. No back then the ones at fault were Dumbledore, who wanted everyone to dance to his tune, James who danced to his tune and ….her, who couldn't do anything to prevent it.
Alex came to be at fault much later when he started to hurt his own brother.
She and Petunia had never had a good relationship after her powers as a witch were known. However Petunia never attacked her like that.
Then again she had used all that on her son, so she could forget a peaceful life. Maybe when she is done with this, she could pay a visit to Azkaban.
"T-they won't let you get away with this….you will rot in the de-deepest cells of Azkaban….you worthless whor….argggggggghhhhhhhh."
"When did you start potioning me and who was involved?"
James couldn't brew the potions at all and she was not going to be fooled by normal potions, she had no idea which potions she was administered but they were different from the normal ones available.
"D-dumble-dore gave me the potions."
Of course he did.
"When?"
"Around three and a half years later when the compulsions were thinning and you were resisting them all." probably the hate was overwhelming him now so he threw all caution out of the window. "I will not let you get away with this….y-you mudblood."
And there it was, the classic pureblood insult when all their means come to an end.
"And what makes you think you will have any chance to do so?"
It took him a few seconds to understand the meaning of the words before his eyes widened to the size of plates, "Y-you can't do that. T-they will never let you get away with this?"
"I don't think they will do anything about this. You see, right now Lily Potter is sitting in the Leaky Cauldron, drinking away her woes….with polyjuice. I have literally hundreds of people as my alibi right now. As for you though, The DMLE will find the letter written by you as well as the will that YOU sent to Gringotts two days ago. It states that you are deeply regretting not being able to identify that Alex had been possessed by Voldemort, Harry's abuse and your potioning of me by falling under Dumbledore's influence. Thus, to repent for your actions, you have named all the House Potter's inheritance to Harry to do with it as he pleases and went on to fight Voldemort and try to redeem yourself. When your body is found in the Three Broomsticks with Dark Magic all over your body, the case will be closed and the name of House Potter will be redeemed for my son to use it without shaming himself at all in the future." Lily spoke, enjoying the shocked look in front of her.
"I-I never…."
"I know what you did after all I was the one who kept you under Imperius for all of this. It was done right after you came back home from watching the Burrow burn. I had obliviated your memory of it back then. Couldn't risk anyone finding out about it now."
She watched as slowly, his hopes turned into despair as he realized that there was no escape.
"Twelve years of servitude in my own body, in my own mind. That was much worse than I intend to do to you but I'd rather not dirty myself anymore here and now. I still have to deal with that filthy sack of shit that sits on his throne in Hogwarts. This is the only thing I can do for my son now. I lost one child because of you while I have made the other one detest me enough to consider me dead, I am not going to lose anymore. Not anymore. Never, never, never Avada Kedavra."
A flash of green lighted up the room and then there was a sound of a body falling to the ground with a thump.
The adrenaline in her veins slowly drained out as Lily Potter dropped to her knees….the situation hitting her at that moment as she let herself out and threw her food all over the place.
The room was silent for a while before cries of a woman were heard inside.
The night however had a long time till it passed.
- Shin –
The meeting in The DMLE went better than I expected.
"I didn't expect Amelia Bones to give in that easily." I said as I dried myself with a towel.
Rias was in front of me choosing my clothes.
It is something I am really thankful for because honestly, I suck at that.
"She had much better instincts than I had expected. It must be her senses as an auror there. She probably sensed our power or rather the danger we could pose." she answered as she picked up a crimson red shirt and a black suit along with a black tie with green stripes.
"Why are we doing this again? I could always dress as I normally do." I asked a little confused at the necessity of all this.
"The tie really matches well with your eyes. I think that taking off the glasses for today will be much better. While I like your slightly dorky look, which makes you look totally adorable really, that look is not something you should face your enemies with. I will not allow you to finish off a Dark Lord with bed hair. You need to dress up for this. Now hold straight as I help you with the tie." She said in a very serious tone of voice. I really don't understand women and their obsession with all things clothes.
I am going to kill a Dark Lord not to my prom.
With the tie all in place, she moved on to my hair.
I like the normal Harry's hair because it makes people underestimate me and then I can easily tear them apart. It also makes people let down their guard against me. The glasses and the hair make me look quite harmless. I mean it is the truth of all anime and cartoons.
This is what Superman did.
This is what Aizen-sama taught us.
And now I am giving this up and dressing up to kill a Dark Lord.
Makes me feel like Barney Stinson, suiting up and knocking on the door to say 'Daddy's Home'….just not in the same context.
"Alright, now put on the suit and show me how you look." Rias said as she set my hair into place.
I had already given up on arguing about all this.
I somehow didn't have the heart to refuse when I saw that excited glint in her eyes. It was the same one she has when a new anime is out.
I personally love it.
"So when is the meeting?" I asked putting on the suit. I do have to say that I looked awesome right now.
"It is in half an hour at the Malfoy mansion. They have received the news of your conference and are planning on crashing it. It would be a massive hit on the morale of the people after their so-called Boy-who-Lived turned out to not only be a fake but apparently a Dark Lord. It is already causing the entire Light Faction to hide away." Rias commented in amusement.
"Have Merlin and Meredith returned?"
"Hmm, they returned just a while ago."
"Did Fleur find anything new?"
"Yup. She has been following Augusta Longbottom. Apparently her behavior during the meeting of the Order was somewhat odd. I had sent her to investigate it. She found something interesting."
I raised an eyebrow at this.
"Anything I should know of?"
"Let's go to the living room, I will explain everything there. On a different note though, I got a call from Sona."
"Oh, what did she say?" I smiled. Sona has been acting childishly with me since that Magical Girl incident.
"Jibril is starring in the new Magical Girl show that is going to be aired next season."
"It is a good thing that she is busy with this. Anything is better than her going on a rampage anytime. How is Shion doing?"
"She already knows Japanese quite well. The written part too. I think she can join everyone soon enough."
I nodded as we walked towards the living room while discussing things.
Everyone was already in their seats.
I could handle this on my own but I have decided to not take any risk at all.
"Are the preparations on that end finished?" I asked Merlin and Meredith as I sat down. Sakuya had prepared the plates and served our dinner.
"Hmm, the area is warded already. Once you give us a signal, even Satan-Class attacks inside the area will not be registered anywhere. You can go all out when inside." replied Merlin.
I looked towards Meredith who had already started her dinner. She took a moment to finish and then replied, "I have convinced some of them that Fleur had marked previously to call every one of the known Death Eaters to that place tonight. The ones I worked on contained some of the inner circle ones so they will gather quite a lot of the foot soldiers. You can finish them all at once boss. I also found out that the snake is always by the idiot's side so it cannot escape from there anymore."
"Great work. Have you made any progress on the work for the conference in two days?" I asked again.
Meredith's Sacred Gear is extremely potent at brainwashing people. She can make the work much easier by convincing some key people to question or not question certain important things during the conference.
"Master, are you going for a battle? Should I accompany you?" asked a very excited Shion.
"Hmm. I need to do this myself, Shion. There is a prophecy and I need to make sure that no one else kills the enemy except me or there will be trouble."
She looked a little disappointed but agreed nonetheless.
I don't really need any complications in this matter.
We discussed the plans fully once more and then I teleported right outside the mansion when the meeting had started. Shadows have already latched on to the people Meredith had planted.
Wards cannot stop me because of this….I can also simply shadow walk through wards.
Malfoy mansion would have looked amazing if not for the dark clouds over the place. Right now it looked more like a haunted house than anything else.
I stepped inside the boundary of the wards as I signaled Merlin to activate the barriers.
I sensed the barriers activating almost instantly
Shadow Servants were deployed. At my current level I can make over five hundred of them.
The mansion fell under my surveillance under the first few second I was in.
It took a full ten minutes for there to be any response. I checked inside through the Eye of Darkness and found that the Death Eaters were in a hurry and Riddle looked quite pleased.
The surroundings were soon covered in the Death Eaters that came out of the Mansion. I counted about 423 of them. The fuck are those idiots even thinking. The total population of wizarding Britain is about 8 thousand wizards alone. That is not counting the magical creatures in it.
Did they think they could conquer the entire Britain with this much force considering that everyone had a wand of their own?
But then again my thoughts went back to how close they had been to winning last time and I realized that eight thousand wizards means hippogriff shit if they are too sissy to do anything.
Then came the coward himself walking from between the crowd. "Well, well who do we have here? Harry Potter….oh or would you rather call yourself Lord Black now hahahaha."
"The Lord Black title belongs to me filthy Half-Blood. I will take it after you die today." growled a certain do-Draco.
I merely looked at him and smiled and then looked back at Baldymort.
"Sup. Long time no see. I heard that you wanted to meet me?" I asked as I walked towards the center of the crowd. A noise was raised within the crowd as they grew impatient.
A spell was shot towards me, a dirty yellow light which I dodged by simply stepping aside.
"NOOOOO!." shouted Lord Baldymort, "He is my prey."
And just like that everyone quieted down.
"What brings you here boy or should I call you man now that you are married?" mocked Riddle.
"Thrice a man if you will, thank you very much." I smiled as I felt a legilimens probe in my head which was swatted aside casually.
I smirked inside at the flicker of rage on his face. He is still sure that he has me in the palm of his hand and isn't bothered much which was evident because he soon gained his head and raised his wand towards me.
"So, how would you like to die today Black?"
"Hmm. Straight to the climax. Are you sure you can please a girl like that?" A look of rage covered his face but I continued on again, "If you are asking my wish then I would like to play a game of chess first."
"HAHAHAHA and what makes you think that you are in a position to ask anything?"
"Oho….could it be, that the infamous Dark Lord Voldemort is afraid of losing to me….again?"
He flicked his wand and I simply moved towards the side as a sickly yellow spell flew from beside me and hit a tree behind me shattering it into pieces.
"Mind what you say Black," hissed the snakeface trying to intimidate me. Honestly watching Tannin face to face was much more intimidating than a deformed….whatever this is.
"Well amuse me then. You carry the title of Lord but you don't have the etiquette of one. Take this as a last wish of sorts, a game of chess. It is a game played by the nobility after all."
That part must have struck him in his feeble ego.
"Hehehaha hahahaha very well. A simple game of chess you say. Then I will grant you that. Let it not be said that Lord Voldemort doesn't give his enemies chances."
….
The idiot actually accepted it?
Is it due to the CHA stat or is my Bullshitting skill leveling up without me watching it?
I don't really have much of a reason to play chess to be honest. It is just that I have just had my dinner and I'd rather sit down and rest now.
Honestly I was actually thinking he would give the cliché speech or something before trying to attack me seriously, but who knew. I even egged him on for it but I guess his confidence in defeating me and then killing me must have grown exponentially after seeing me in this place.
He waved his wand and two chairs and a table with an entire set of pieces took their place.
The transfiguration is impressive….for a wizard. For me, I can simply will it and throw around enough magic to make it happen.
I was offered the white pieces….how predictable.
"Make your move Black."
I played my move, pawn two step forwards.
"I must say that I am quite surprised that you came here willingly? Even knowing who the 'True child from the prophecy' is, or is it that you think you can defeat me and" he spreads his arms, "my army all on your own now." and the morons behind him all cheered.
"It is nothing that complicated. I honestly don't give a rat's arse about who the so-called 'child from the prophecy' is. I don't even care if the entire wizarding world burns to cinders either."
The atmosphere suddenly quieted down.
It might have been my casual tone or simple indifference to the destruction of the entire wizarding world that probably stunned all present.
It took a few moments after which Volde broke out in laughter, "Oh, how would the people of wizarding Britain react, how would the mudbloods cry and halfbloods shiver in despair when they realize that their so called savior isn't worried about them at all, that the 'True Boy-who-Lived' hahahaha has forsaken them."
Say whatever it is that you will about Riddle but the guy knew his dramatics quite well.
The dumb fools around us also roared in laughter and cheered.
I moved another piece forward and waited for them to calm down.
He looked at me for a while and then moved his own piece and said, "Why don't you join me Black? It seems that you have also seen the true face of the blood traitors. They have treated you just as bad. In that aspect you and I are more similar than anyone else." I looked towards him and he continued, "Join me. You have the talent and you are from the Noble House of Slytherin, not like those traitors Gryffindors. I always welcome talented people who are faithful towards my cause. Join me and you shall have whatever you want, whatever you wish for….all you have to do is swear your fealty towards me."
Mind magic blocked by Gamers Mind.
A compulsion, useless though.
Before I could say anything, someone else interrupted me. "MY LORD, how can you allow this blood traitor to live? He has stolen from me the right to be Lord Black, something that belonged to me since birth." Shouted an irate Draco Malfoy causing his father to almost piss his pants as he tried to drag his son away.
"Forgive my son for his imprudence, he is still young. I shall discipline him myself." apologized Lucius, however it was too late for at the very next instant a voice sounded as Riddle flicked his wand, "Crucio."
"Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."
The scream echoed in the yard of the Malfy mansion as Draco shook writhing on the ground. I have often wondered if the entire Dark faction were a bunch of sado-masochists. They can be pretty sadistic when it comes to their treatment of anyone who they consider to be their lower, whereas they become submissive bitches when it comes to little Tommy.
Is the Slytherin name or that hissy talk really that attractive to these idiots?
Hell the only one laughing right now is Bellatrix and that means that something crazy is going on.
I shook my head and moved my piece.
"Did that teach you some manners Draco? If not then I can always teach you how to behave like a proper Heir of a Pureblood wizarding family such as the Malfoys." Mocked Riddle as Draco was lying in a quivering mess. "LUCIUS, take your spawn away." He looked around towards the crowd, "Anyone else have any questions for me?"
He shook it away and pushed his own piece forward.
My shadows have found the snake in the meantime and already destroyed it.
With my reason for stalling finally gone, I threw away the pretense. It would have been just as easy to hold them down with my shadows and find and kill the snake but….why work harder when simply talking can solve things.
"Me joining you though? And what position would I have? A knight or perhaps a Rook….or would I be a simple pawn instead?" I asked in amusement.
He took it as a sign of agreement and smiled a smile that made him look like something which mothers use to scare their babies when they don't sleep at nights. "You could be the Bishop. The Blacks have the name and that will be granted a position worthy of its honour as well."
"Tell me something then, where would you place the wizards among the supernatural races of the world….and I mean the true supernatural races….not the ones known to our secluded part of it."
His eyes widened slightly before he answered, "So, you have learned about the outside world. Then again the Blacks were an old family with connections to those too. It is not surprising that you know about them. What is it about them all though? They are just a bunch of filthy creatures and half breeds, none on par with the Pureblood wizarding kind. They only have one end reserved for them. They will all bow before Dark Lord Voldemort, and you can have a place on the side."
And the idiot brigade cheered again?
I actually had a thought of if they would cheer if I said anything and then added Lord Voldemort at the end of it.
Like 'fuck this son of a bitch who calls himself LORD VOLDEMORT'.
Anyways, thoughts for another time.
It was the stupidity of his comments that broke my calm façade. It was so utterly ridiculous that I actually laughed….and I laughed hard.
"HAHAHAHA ….Oh man, I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Well it again goes to show just how utterly idiotic wizards can be." His face twitched but I continued, "Compared to the monsters in the world, wizards don't even have a place on the board as a pawn. I find your ignorance truly funny."
"YOU DARE FILTHY HALF-BLOOD?" came the shrill cry of Belatrix Lestrange.
I however paid it no mind.
"I'd thank you for the invite but….no thanks. My current name is enough Darkness for me to handle." I grimace at my mark of chunni that will stick to me my entire life. "But tell me something Tom," The rage on his face growing more prominent, "Just what made you compare yourself to me? Please do not joke. I don't have a massive father complex like you, evident from the fact that I gave away my name unlike you who made an anagram out of it, whereas you could have easily changed it to something like….Slytherin. What is it Tom, missing daddy?" I smirked.
His rage grew apocalyptic.
"That aside, answer a question for me, why is a game of chess between two people with vast differences in strength generally meaningless?" His enraged look turned into a bit of confusion as eyebrows rose. I deactivated the bracelet and let loose of my demonic power and let the wings on my back spread out.
Ten Dark Devil Wings spread out in all of their unholy glory.
The look on Riddle's and all of the surrounding faces turned to abject shock but I am already done with this.
"It is because….if the stronger one gets bored….he can just overturn the board." And the shadows gripped the entire crowd. The spies or rather brainwashed lackeys Meredith had planted were all shifted towards the corners of the boundaries and the rest were completely immobilized.
I did take this moment to use a skill I had kept until now. I was actually planning to use it on Kokabiel but due to the presence of the Leaders of the Three Factions, I had avoided that.
Steal Shadow
The shadows of the four hundred Death Eaters were torn off as they rose on their own.
They might only have a tenth of the original's strength but right now even that is enough.
I could always level them up later on.
The sheer amount of Demonic Power that I had surpassed even that of Sirzechs and when this demonic power was released in a place as small as this….bad things happen.
The Death Eaters whose shadows had been stolen were simply crushed under the weight of the power.
They can't even stand in my presence and they want to conquer the whole world.
What an idiotic joke.
With my extra work here all done, I concentrated on the main issue.
With my extra work here all done, I concentrated on the main issue.
"Y-y-you….WHAT HAVE YOU DONE BLACK?"
I decided to rub in the last part as I brought up my ring, "That will be Lord Slytherin to you."
"Damned Blood traitor, you won't escape this. I will return, I will tear apart everything you hold dear right before your very own eyes. I cannot be defeated by anyone. I AM LORD VOLDEMORT, I AM IMMORTAL!."
"Ah, yeah about that. I have already finished off all of your anchors. The Diary, the ring, the cup, the Diadem, the locket, your snake familiar and….the piece in Alex Potter's head. This time it is permanent."
With that said, I created an orb of the PoD and it increased in size till it was 20meetres in diameter.
"Goodbye Tom. Death has already prepared a special room for you when you return. I really hope the game was as fun to you as it was to me."
And the orb of the PoD crashed down and soon exploded into a blast of crimson and black.
When the light subsided, all that was left there was a massive crater with nothing inside it.
Tom Marvolo Riddle aka Lord Voldemort was now dead.
The Prophecy was finally complete.
I am finally free to do whatever I want..
Quest Completed
[Death watches all]
Some people think themselves above Death. Petty trickery to escape is not something new and not something done for the first time, neither will it be the last either. Show Tom Marvolo Riddle that no matter what means he conjures, he will have to face his judgment at the hands of death.
Objective : Destroy all soul pieces of Tom Marvolo Riddle (7/7) and kill him.
Rewards : Increased power of the MEoDP, +5 Affection with Death, +1 Premium Gacha Token, Massively Increased Reputation with wizarding Britain, Massively decreased reputation with Blood Bigots.
I stood and watched the destruction I had caused and realized just how much my life had changed since I was reborn in this world and became a Gamer.
"Meredith."
The teleportation circle lit up beside me as Meredith appeared from inside it.
"Start with the next phase of the plan."
Only the last part left before wizarding Britain is under my control.
- Azazel –
Azazel waited in the private cabin of his favourite Oppai Bar for his guests to arrive.
The meeting with the Greek faction was….mixed of sorts.
It was tense because of how bad Hades haad messed things up. Due to the souls of the Abrahamic religion, Hades' strength had risen above that of Zeus and Poseidon and while the two of them together could still defeat Hades, the damage to the entire faction would have been too much to consider it a win, so they had agreed to the most common solution….ignoring.
They basically let Hades get away with whatever he did as long as he didn't bring trouble back to Olympus.
That had worked until now but….this mess with Shin brought all that crumbling down.
The Greek Faction were already on a decline and the faith they got from their followers was declining too. It was only because the Gods and Goddesses were originally strong enough to have their own place in the world even without the prayers of their worshipers increasing their powers even more.
Losing the souls of the Abrahamic religion was not really bad for them because it didn't affect them in any way, it only affected Hades directly. No, it was losing the two-third souls of the Greek Pantheon that had their panties in the wad. Losing souls of their followers means not being able to control their afterlife and thus losing a lot of what they could offer like normal Gods, the place in paradise or purgatory. It took away a lot of their authority if they couldn't punish or reward their followers.
Safe to say that they had all been pissed. Ares wanted to declare a war on the one who was responsible and had even gotten enough support….that is until he heard exactly who had been responsible for it, their title to be precise….and then they had been pissed for a whole nother reason.
Having the Champion of an abstract entity especially one such as Death pissed off at oneself is something that can make anyone perspire in tension.
Safe to say they gave up the plan of retaliation against Shin and turned all their anger towards the only one who they could vent on….Hades.
While they wouldn't be joining the Peace Conference early on, they now definitely have a good enough reason to do so if only that was to get close to Shin and regain the influence of the lost two thirds of the Greek souls.
With the particular look that Azazel saw in Aphrodite's eyes, Shin could be looking at really good times ahead.
As he was thinking about all of the recent happenings, the door to the room opened and in came his long awaited guest.
A man with a long white beard and a monocle walked in followed by a silver white haired girl in a business suit. The man smiled at Azazel and walked in.
"Odin, you lecherous bastard, it's so nice to see you." Azazel greeted the Norse King of Gods.
"Azazel, you perverted brat, this is a nice place you have found for yourself."
"It is. Some of our girls run this place. It is good for entertainment."
"Oho they do have amazing boobs after all."
"O-Odin-sama p-please behave yourself properly. You are in a meeting representing the Norse Faction, please act accordingly." shouted the silver-haired girl from behind the Old God of the Norse.
"Tch, calm down and relax Rossweisse. This is why you still haven't had a boyfriend in all this time." replied Odin as he went on for his usual lechery leaving the girl depressed all on her own.
"Hahahaha relax relax, you can wait outside if you want. This old man will not be missing this opportunity though." Azazel laughed at the girl.
She left after getting a nod from the Old God.
After she left, Azazel signaled the strippers to leave the room through the other door.
"So, what is it that you wanted to talk about Azazel brat? It seemed to be something important from your tone of voice." Odin asked, picking up the seriousness of the topic.
Azazel sighed as he slunk down on the couch. "It is. It's more than serious for me because this problem started because one of mine went rogue." Odin raised an eyebrow at this so Azazel continued. "Kokabiel went rogue and not only that but he attacked some major churches and stole some Excalibur fragments. He then had the bright idea to take hundreds of fallen angels and attack the territory of Sirzechs and Serafall's little sister and Sirzechs' brother-in-law."
The Norse King of Gods showed his experience and took the news of something that could have been the start of another Great War with just a raised eyebrow.
"The fact that you are currently here with me and not preparing for a war right now tells me that it was prevented somehow."
Azazel nodded at that. "Oh, it was prevented alright. I had sent the Slash Dog team and Heaven sent Gabriel herself due to some previous misunderstandings. The Devils had the peerages of the three High Class Devils. It would have been a nightmare if we hadn't sent the people though. Hades had somehow gotten involved. He had sent a couple hundred of his own Grim Reapers headed by Pluto."
Now that was something which caught the Old God's attention.
"Hades? Are you sure about this?"
"Pluto was there himself. Those pesky things are too loyal to the old bag of bones to go rogue. Shin later confirmed that they were acting on Hades' orders."
"That is quite true. Those things are that loyal to the God of the Dead. I knew that he hated the Biblical factions but to act this openly was still surprising. So, who defeated Pluto, that Slash Dog brat? I assume that Kokabiel was defeated by Gabriel then."
"No." Azazel shook his head, "Tobio was incapacitated even before the battle while Gabriel was rendered powerless at the very start. The same was the case for Lavinia. None of them took part in the battle." Azazel sipped his scotch and continued, "Pluto was completely erased by Shin's Rook while Kokabiel himself was completely brutalized by Shin. He lost most of his wings, an arm, a leg and four fingers in the arm that was left along with a broken sanity. We personally think that it will be better to let him live rather than kill him to make him suffer."
"Shin? You mean the brother-in-law of Sirzechs or the illegitimate child of Zekram or something I have been hearing about? I have heard that he made quite some waves in the underworld, however I was too busy to pay attention to it. The little brat did that? And who is the rook? From my knowledge, both Kokabiel and Pluto were Ultimate Class at the very least in strength."
"No. Now this is the real troubling news. Both Kokabiel and Pluto were enhanced using the power of the 'Infinity." They had surpassed their normal strengths. Kokabiel and Pluto were both stronger than me from the reports I have seen. It was stated by Gabriel herself so it cannot be wrong anyways. Also that illegitimate child thing was a baseless rumor. Their personalities however have some similar traits which gave that rumor some air though."
This caused a frown to appear on the Norse God's face. "Are you sure that 'it' was involved?"
Azazel nodded. "I have received information that an organization has been formed by the wanted people of many supernatural factions. Bad eggs from all around have joined that organization and at the head of it all is the Ouroboros Dragon. We still don't know what her purpose is or what the organization wants. This is one of the reasons that I wanted to talk to you."
"What happened to Hades?" asked Odin.
Now this caused Azazel to smile a smile that showed his true nature, a predator and a millennia's old hunter. "He picked the worst enemy he could have chosen. That fool attacked the 'Champion of Death' Shin Kageyami, the champion of the very being who is the source of all his powers." Satisfied with Odin widened eyes and agape jaws, Azazel continued. "Hades was stripped of his control of the souls of Christianity and two-thirds of the Greek Souls, had his power drop down to that of a Satan Class and was told to piss off. You should have seen his face hahahaha. It was honestly quite satisfying to see him shiver in fear after all this time of being annoyed by his taunts and schemes for us."
The Norse God King however was too stunned to say anything.
It took him a complete moment to regain his senses, "Wait wait wait wait, 'The Champion of Death'? Are you absolutely sure it was 'The Champion of Death' and not someone else? You perhaps don't understand the implications of such a being walking among the living. What kind of person is he? Does he really have the power to influence the control of souls of a faction? What else can he do? Is he even trustworthy? This could destroy the delicate balance of the entire Supernatural world!." question after question were showered on Azazel who slumped back into the couch and made himself comfortable.
"Shin is a….live and let others live kind of a person. That said from what I have seen he is not someone who would take any kind of abuse lying down….at least not for long. He is that weird combination of Ajuka and Zekram, quite well versed in politics but likes to avoid it whenever possible. He is an inventor who can make artifacts rivaling that of my Father and many other things which make him too valuable of an asset to be on the wrong side of. I personally like him more than all the Satans and Zekram for that matter though. His peerage is one of the strongest in the underworld even now despite being half filled which makes his overall standing even higher there. The best part is that he likes the female body and is a Devil of Lust. I personally think that it makes him better than all the current Satans."
Odin who had had enough time to collect himself watched with slightly narrowed eyes before he roared out in laughter, "Is that so now. Well in that case I will have to meet him myself. A fellow connoisseur in the ways of women is always welcomed. I take it that you are here to ask for an alliance with the Norse faction?" Azazel nodded at that. "Well in that case arrange a meeting with this Shin fellow. I wish to see how 'The Champion of Death' really looks. In the meantime, tell me all that you can tell me about Shin."
And so the two old monsters went back to their jovial mood. The hidden tension lessened but still there.
Odin would have to see for himself what he was signing up for.
- Omake (An alternate take to the fight? against Voldemort. If Shin had a Major Sin of Pride.)
Shin walked in through the front gate of the Malfoy Manor. Thieves walk in sneakily, Lords always walk through the front.
The wards were broken as he entered the range. Merlin and Meredith had already surrounded the area with barriers so it wouldn't matter.
The Death Eaters ran out of the manor and began surrounding Shin while Shin kept on walking calmly towards the manor.
Their shouts began to fill the place.
"You dare come to this place, Blood Traitor?"
"Don't think of leaving this place alive anymore Potter."
"Your death won't be painless."
And other boring and cliché villainous lines were spewed.
"Hahahaha You have walked right up to me Potter….or should I call you Black now?" hissed Voldemort from behind the crowd. "How do you feel when you look at this? Did you think that could just walk up and kill me and no one would be able to do anything to you? Look with all your eyes Potter, this is my power, this is my army. Tell me how do you feel when you look at my army? Is despair settling in right now? Are you regretting coming here already?"
"How would a Dragon feel when flies come in the path of its breath?"
The crowd quieted down all of a sudden at the strange and arrogant reply.
"Does it feel despair?"
Shin took a step forward.
"Does it then get desperate?"
And another step forward.
"No. All it feels is….pity."
The crowd was too stunned to speak.
"All I feel for these insects about to die today is….pity."
A sudden shot of sickly yellow magic shot towards him from the wand of an extremely irate Draco Malfoy "DIE BLOOD TRAITOR."….however it struck a red aura of the PoD surrounding Shin and was dissipated harmlessly.
Shin turned his gaze towards the inbred blonde idiot before turning his head back and walking towards his main prey, the one who stood at the back of the crowd.
The only sound that echoed was the sound of the shoes on the concrete path below.
*Click* *Click* *Click* *Click*
"ARROGANT BRAT. DIE FIENDFYRE"
Fire roared as the cursed flames from the depths of hell rushed towards Shin and engulfed him.
The crowd cheered thinking of their Lord's victory. However this was soon quieted down as well.
"Insolent Blood Traitor died the death of a dog. This is what happens to those who stand against me."
*Click* *Click* *Click* *Click*
Out of the flame came a man in Black suit and crimson shirt. The eyes as green as the purest of emeralds stared towards the enemy with an emotionless gaze.
*Click* *Click* *Click* *Click*
"I-Impossible DIE AVADA KEDAVRA."
The spell was swatted by the back of his hand.
"H-h-how are you doing this?"
"Your paltry flames can burn me….who decided that!?."
*Click* *Click* *Click* *Click*
"Your insignificant spells can kill me….who decided that!?."
Shin raised his hand and a massive sphere of PoD appeared in it.
"Noooooooo." the crowd ran towards the gates to flee from the area.
"I will be the one to decide."
"Die."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM
A massive crater marked the place where the Malfoy mansion once stood now.
"Worry not for it was not you who was weak, it is just that I am too strong."
"Now then, Time to get back to the girls"
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Author's Note :
Hey guys. The new chapter is up.
I wanted to complete this a while ago but somehow I thought that leaving it at Lily's scene wouldn't be enough. I had made a target to finish off Voldemort in this chapter. It was just as simple as that.
I didn't see any point in dragging the scene and fighting on any longer because Shin actually didn't have any specific hatred towards Voldemort.
It was just plain business in this case.
The next chapter will be about the peace conference and at max, one more chapter to finish off the arc.
I am still thinking about writing the torture scenes of Alex, Ron and Dumbledore maybe because I have actually gotten a few requests.
I will wing it as I write though.
Anyways I hope the next two chapters will finish this arc off.
Also, we saw that this time the Peace Conference wouldn't be as simple as that.
I had already written the part about the Shinto Faction joining the alliance but now the Norse are in as well.
This will also bring one of my favourite characters Rossweisse in the story.
Also about the last Omake. It was something that Lulu, my Beta Reader and I had been planning for a long time with some other scenes. I was the one who was putting it off for later. It is just that this scene was something I thought would agree perfectly with this scene. I hope you all like it too.
By the way, how many were expecting this end for James?
Also, the end will serve other purposes as well, which will be shown in the next chapter, so keep any flames in reserve for the next week or a fortnight later.
Some people will say that Shin could have stolen the Shadows of the Fallen Angels and all in the last battle but do remember that he was in a different barrier and was pissed off for the later half of the fight. Also Kokabiel's shadow was not stolen to keep this ability as a secret Trump Card from the Leaders of the Three Factions for Shin's own safety.
I will work on this ability in the next world.
Shin vs Gekko Moria, who will be the true master of Shadows.
So please do have some patience.
Anyways enjoy the chapter.
Good Day, Peace Out.