AN: This is my first story, so please criticize my work, but don't flame me unless its absolutely necessary (use common sense to determine what is necessary and what is not).

This story is a HP fanfic, but I will include various references / ideas from several different anime/manga series. I will give credit to those which I have taken from at the end of every chapter.

The story starts out dark, focusing on an OC that plays a major role in the story (and no, it is not a love interest for Harry. I'll decide whether to have a romance in the story later on). Enjoy.

-Soul

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Alone he walked the streets. He thought about his family and friends, and how he knew he would be greeted once he reached the house. For today it was his birthday, and his friends and family were terrible at hiding surprises. Not that it mattered. He walked blissfully unaware of his surroundings. He should have gotten a ride home.

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He heard the sound of a blade drawn out of its sheath. He turned around, scanning the deserted road for any signs of attackers. There was none. "I'm just hearing things..." he thought to himself. But as he walked along, the sound of glass breaking rang through the night.

The street lights surrounding him were destroyed. Knowing that he was about to be attacked, he pulled out a Deagle from the front of his pants, and began to brace himself. But before he could get into position, he saw a pair of shining orbs in front of him, each no bigger than the face of a quarter. Seconds later he realized that those were not orbs in front of him, they were eyes. Suddenly, the eyes turned blood red.

"MANGEKYOU BOUSHI RANPU!" a voice called.

Seconds later the man lay dead on the ground, his body charred and blistered. It was as if the fires of hell itself engulfed him, as he lay there lifeless. Standing in front of the dead body, stood a figure seemingly covered with darkness. The sun began to rise, as the figure threw of his cloak and laid it over the dead body.

"... Mission accomplished," said the figure. With a puff of smoke, the figure vanished, literally, into thin air.

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FIRST CHAPTER UP. Please review, tell me if I should keep going or not. Very short chap I know, ill try to make them longer in the future.