Dawn of Heroes
Author Notes: Harry Potter was frozen in a magical stasis for ten years. He awakes in a world without magic and his friends do not exist. He is instead, trained in the Arts of the Shadow Assassin and joins a secret society known as The Order. He is their best operative, but his path and destiny may have a bigger calling as the world is crying out for the heroes to join forces and save the world.
Chapter 01: The Shadow Assassin
London, United Kingdom December 31st, 2010
The City of London was no stranger to the bitter cold of winter. They have seen their fair share of snow and ice covering their great city. With the year coming to a close, people were beginning to make plans for the New Year, some were heading to parties hosted by friends or their companies.
The cold made people wear heaving clothing, some in a weird fashion sense.
It's because of this, no one bothered to turn to see a lone figure walking the streets of London, wearing all white with a hood across his face and a winter mask on his face. Making it impossible to see who he was. However, no one paid any attention to him as it was common for people to wear face guards on their face to protect them from the winter winds.
No one, would have guess the person underneath the clothing was once named Harry Potter.
Harry stops and looks up at the building second floor. The building seemed normally, but The Order information told him this was a safe house of an International Government. His target was a human trafficker as well as a drug lord and murderer. Apparently he surrender himself to a government agency for protection. However, The Order wanted him dead as he was a very corrupt individual and would only cause do more harm than good.
It was because of this, Harry had two objectives; the first was to kill the man. The second was to secure any information the target had and the government had.
Harry knew there would be no scene if he walks in the front. So he crosses the street and enters the building.
He opens the front door with ease, using his abilities to open the locked secure door.
He walks up the stairs and thanks to his electromagnetism abilities, he was able to release a small EMP in the building that disabled all of its securities.
The moment the lights went out Harry moved to the safe house entrance, he could see two shadows by the door and whispers behind the closed door. He knew they were arming themselves for a possible attack. Harry opens the door and moving as quick as he could, unsheathes his hidden blade from his shadow bracers and stabs the first guard in the heart before letting the man drop and stabbing his partner.
Harry quickly moves in the shadows as two more people appeared but Harry quickly used his training and skills to disarm them and kill them without making a sound.
Harry pulls out two throwing knives, spinning around he releases them from his grasp as they killed two more agents. Harry opens the door and could see the man cowering behind the bed.
"Please, don't kill me. I never meant to betray them. I swear, I was just trying to get some inside information on S.H.I.E.L.D." The man said in a desperate and pleading tone.
Harry looked at Steven Doyle through his Shadow Goggles, on the small side of his goggles, only visible to his eyes, he could see the man's heart rate raising. He didn't need to know that the man was lying through his teeth to try and save his own skin.
Harry walks forward without saying a word. The man grabs a knife and throws it at Harry. Harry catches the knife in midair without little trouble. He throws the knife aside and steps forward as the man tries to run towards the window. Harry moved faster than he could see. Quick as a snake sinking its fangs into its prey, Harry's hidden blade sank into Steven Doyle's heart as he widen his eyes in terror and all life left him.
Harry then swept the apartment and found a computer. Removing a specialize USB Flash Drive, Harry plugs it in and copies all the files the computer had.
Leaving the apartment, Harry disappeared into the streets of London.
Director Nicholas Fury, the Director and Head of the Strategic Homeland Intervention and Enforcement Logistics Division. Better known as S.H.I.E.L.D. walk through the London safe house and was puzzled. Six of his best men, laid dead before them. What was worse, they appeared to be no signs of a break-in, no signs of a struggle. To make matters worse, there wasn't a sign of a fight. Yet he stared at his dead agents all of them were killed with a single blow, and they didn't fire not one shot. He knew there was only half a dozen people in the world with this type of skills and training. Yet, he had nearly all of them working for S.H.I.E.L.D. and the only one who could do this was a Ghost. The Winter Soldier. At first the thought the Winter Soldier was targeting them, but then realized this wasn't the Winter Soldier's M.O. He used a Soviet Slug with no Rifling. Just looking at the wounds told him these were knife wounds. Meaning that whoever killed his agents got up close and killed them before they could react. He past the techs as they were trying to see what was wrong with their security.
He came because of the Safe House which was holding a highly possible asset went dark for three minutes. His agents reported they had lost contact and all power in the building went dark. After power was restored, the agent condition was silence and the asset was unknown.
So Fury came to see what had Field Supervisor Jasper Sitwell had reported. Just seeing it was worse than he thought. All of his agents were killed in the small apartment, just before the asset was going to be moved. Worse, all of the Intel they had on what he had given was also missing. The Advance Idea Mechanics had deeper connections than S.H.I.E.L.D. thought, worse, they seemed to have a partnership with an assassin. Fury walks in and sees his Senior Field Officer, Phil Coulson looking at the scene, and wasn't moving a muscle. To anyone, it would look like Agent Coulson wasn't doing his job and merely observing. However, Fury knew Coulson was trying to picture the events in his head, just by looking around the room.
"Agent Coulson, report."
"Sir, whoever did this, is highly trained and skilled."
"I know that, is there anything you can tell me?" Fury said.
"This was done by one person. The individual enters the apartment and quickly kills the first guard. The second guard sees the attacker but can't shoot without shooting the agent. He then attacks the second guard with no trouble and moves in and takes down these two before killing these two by the kitchen with throwing knives."
"Throwing Knives."
"The knife wounds are all directed at the first four agent's heart. Killing them instantly. The two near the kitchen, died from something entering their throat. I'm sure he killed them with throwing knives as he could not have cross the distance in time. Also, I'm sure they came out but couldn't shoot without hitting the agents by the door."
"The timing doesn't make sense. Also the skills of the individual would mean…" Agent Maria Hill said.
"The individual is better trained than our agents." Fury finished.
"Is that possible. We have the best training in the world, and our agents are concerned to be the best. If there is someone out there with better training…" Agent Hill began.
"Narrow our field, trying to see what organizations and intelligence agents exist that has this kind of training. Agent Romanoff, report."
"We got nothing." Agent Romanoff reports through the earpiece.
"I beg your pardon." Nick Fury said in a would be calm tone of voice.
"Everything for three minutes is blank. All our security cameras, sensors and alarms went dark in the event of the attack. Whoever did this, has some impressive technology in their hands.
"Are we talking about an EMP attack?" Agent Coulson said.
"Similar, I've never seen anything like this." Agent Romanoff replied.
"Agent Hill, report back to base, look into anything that has similarities like this. I want any leads we have on this individual to come up immediately. Check around the area and hack into cameras in the area. Do a background check on everyone in the area and see who doesn't fit. Find me something."
"Yes sir."
Nick Fury sighs as he turns around and leaves the apartment.
Harry walks in the building and quickly exits the back before walking down the alley to enter another apartment complex. He enters and walks towards the side where the laundry room was. He walks in and picks up the set of keys inside. Harry then turns around and walks up the flight of stairs towards the fourth floor where he opens the door.
"Steven Doyle is dead." Harry said as he places the USB Flash Drive on the table and enters the living room. It was an average size apartment, but it was a good meeting spot.
"You've done well. Did you get the Intel we need."
"I did." Harry replied.
"Do you wish to rest, or do you want to take another assignment?" the handler asks.
"I'll take another assignment." Harry replies.
The handler places a folder on the table as he gets up and picks up the USB. He then goes to his computer and plugs it in.
"I will transfer the Intel to the network. The Mentor will decided how we shall proceed." The Handler said.
Harry nods as he reads the target.
Victor Kozlov, sixty five years old and was a Russian Mobster. He was a violent man with over dozens of murders, kidnapping, extortion, blackmail and arms dealer. He was on Interpol's most wanted list but has never been convicted because he buys politicians, judges and cops in Russian and Europe. He was also one of the richest mobsters in history. With his incoming hitting the hundreds of millions.
According to The Order's information, he was heading to London to meet with some gangsters to set up a stronger hold. He wasn't coming through the airport where he would have to go through customs. He was coming from Paris by train and would enter at Waterloo station where security would be light and customs wouldn't be so heavy.
Harry knew the mobster would be surrounded by his most trusted lieutenants as well has hitman who would be serving as bodyguards.
"This will not be easy." Harry says.
"The Mentor knows this. That is why you will be partner with another. Someone you know very well."
"Who?" Harry asks with a raise eyebrow.
"Astoria Bennette. She just finish her own assignment an hour ago, she will meet you at Waterloo station." The handler said.
Harry nodded. Astoria Bennette was a highly talent young woman. She was raised in The Order all her life. The Order wanted her to have a normal life, but she chose to stay with The Order.
Harry leaves the apartment and immediately heads towards Waterloo Station.
Upon arriving he immediately heads to the outlook that oversaw the South Entrance.
"Astoria." Harry said as the young woman wearing the Shadow Outfit turns to look at him.
"It's been awhile Hadrian, or do you prefer Harry?" She said.
Harry smiles at the eighteen year old.
"Either is fine. How long till the target arrives?" Harry asks.
"His train will arrive within ten minutes. Should we get into position?" Astoria said.
"Yeah, we cannot kill so easily in the train station. However, we can use their ride against them. Many of the guards will be hungry and thirsty after the hour long ride to Waterloo. Remember, wait for opportunity that shows an opening. Remember, we strike in the shadows, do not attack in the open. Kill only when you have a opportunity. Take it, but do not be seen." Harry said.
"You don't have to talk to me like I'm not an amateur in The Order."
"Then let's go. Stay out of the camera's sight." Harry said as he pulls his hood up. The shadow covered his face as the two of them walks into the train station.
"Director Fury, we may have something." Agent Hill said as she walks up to him.
"What you got."
Agent Maria Hill revealed a still frame picture from a local store camera that showed the imagine of a figure wearing a strange white outfit. He also was wearing a face-guard with ballistic goggles.
"Who is he?" Fury asks.
"We don't know. But after a careful scan of the picture, we notice a couple of things. But what really caught our eyes was the weapons he had on him."
"Weapons?" Nick Fury repeated.
"Two tomahawks, and what appears to be wrist blades."
"Wrist blades."
"Retractable wrist blades. Our analyst almost miss them, but if you look closely, there are two of them underneath his wrist." Maria Hill said.
"I want all Agents with level seven clearance or higher who are available to begin all search and Intel on this individual. I also want to know who he is working for." Fury said.
"Understood sir." Maria Hill said.
"Sir, I got something." Agent Coulson said as he walks up to his leader.
"What you got?" Fury asked.
"As you know documents deaths and events began to be record carefully shortly before Desert Storm in the early nineteen nineties. According to our information we got through the C.I.A., D.O.D., F.B.I., MI-6 and Interpol there have been some unexplained murders. All of them with a single stab wound to the heart. This also caught my eye, I'm not sure if it's related however, there have been also some unexplained death's by gunshots. Either by a 9mm, or by a unknown rifle. All of them with custom made bullets. So they are untraceable. The C.I.A. calls them Ghost Bullets."
"Ghost Bullets. Been a long time since I've heard that phrase." Nick Fury said.
"What are Ghost Bullets?" Maria Hill asks.
"They are bullets that are untraceable and despite being fired, appear as if they have never been fired. So there are no markings on the bullets. Meaning we don't know what gun was used to fire the bullet. Hence the term, Ghost Bullet." Fury explained.
"Who has the resources to make such a gun?" Maria Hill asks.
"That has always been the question." Phil Coulson said.
"Coulson, I'm placing you in charge of finding all information on this individual and capture him or her. I prefer to capture them alive to have this individual question to find out their training and who they work for."
"Understood sir."
"Sir, we just got something." Agent Sitwell said as he speaks from his desk.
"What you got?"
"Police in the United Kingdom just pick up the body of Victor Kozlov a single stab wound to his heart. All of his lieutenants and bodyguards also have a single stab wound to the heart."
"Any footage of the killings?"
"No sir. Whoever killed Victor Kozlov, manage to kill him in the security camera's blind spots. There are also no witnesses. No one saw anything."
"What makes you think it's connected?" Nick Fury said. It was a pointless question, but he asked regardless.
"I decided to look backwards of the security footage. Ten minutes before Victor Kozlov arrived at Waterloo station, our analyst spotted something." Agent Sitwell said as he transfers a security footage image.
Nick Fury, Agent Hill and Agent Coulson looks at the security imagine of the South Entrance of Waterloo station. Two individuals wearing the same outfit were walking in, both had wrist blades and were hiding in the crowd.
Author Notes: A little fast pace, but I'm replacing this story of Avengers: Shadow Agent. Sorry But I felt i was moving too fast and not developing the story well enough. So I'm starting over and trying to go at a slower pace.
Please note this story starts six months before the events of Iron Man.
This is a slight Assassin's Creed crossover. The Outfit Harry is wearing is similar to the Assassin's wear. The Shadow Bracer that hold the Hidden Blade is the same as the Assassin's Bracer's. Astoria Bennette (her last name is base off of Chloe Bennet, the actress who plays Skye in Agents of SHIELD) is an OC and will be a romance character for Harry. I will also be doing a poll base on the readers choice of adding Scarlet Witch as a possible partner for Harry as well.
The Order is very much the Assassin's Creed. I will explain this more in later chapters, but the Earth is divided by three humanoid species. The Humans, Inhumans and Terran's.
Humans are those without special abilities, but some may posses unique abilities.
Inhumans are those who are humans but were experiment by the Kree or their ancestors were and have awaken unique and special powers and abilities.
Terran's were originally the first true rulers of the Earth. However, due to unknown reason, they disappeared as rulers of the Earth and live in the shadows of the Earth. Many are apart of The Order. Their strength and abilities are far greater than a average human's. Many posses unique and special powers. They also have a high level of intelligence. In this story, the Terran's are a replacement for the Magical Committee. I didn't want to deal with a hidden community in the world and instead decided to create a secret society. Like I said, I will be revealing more in later chapters.
Here's a short bio of Harry abilities and class. Please note, his magical abilities will be downgraded a bit so he's not so overpowered.
Name: Harry James Potter
Alias: Hadrian Evans Black
Code Name: Cypher
Birth-date: July 31st 1980 (7 - 31 - 1980)
Current Age: 21 (Due to being trap in a Magical Stasis for ten years)
Species: Terran
Identity: Secret
Height: Five Foot and Nine Inches (5'9")
Hair: Black
Eyes: Green
Skin: Light
Marital Status: Currently Single
Profession: Shadow Assassin and member of The Order.
Occupation: Owner and CEO of WebCorps (A Billionaire that rivals Tony Stark.)
Powers and Unique Abilities: Magic - Electromagnetism - Telepathic - Eagle Vision (Enhance Vision and Binoculars Vision)
Weapon/s: Shadow Bracers (Lower Wrist: Hidden Blade, Phantom Blade. Upper: Wrist Launcher; Grappling Hook, Dart Launcher - Poison, Sleep, Berserk, Hallucination) Two Tomahawks, Short Sword, Two SIG P226, Varies Throwing Knives.
Armor: Shadow Armor (It's like modern Dragon Skin, but a little more advance. Also design like the assassin's in Assassin's Creed Series) Shadow Face Guard (Voice Changer, Breathe Mask with Underwater Oxygen Filter. Goggles comes with network scanner, internal heat sensor's, night vision, x-ray capabilities {up to 20 feet} voice and facial recognition and video recorder.
Color/s: Black
Special Features: Shadow Armor has a holographic mimicker that allows the user to appear as another person as well as cloaking abilities to turn invisible if need be.