A/N: Here's Chapter 2, I hope you enjoy. Also: I have not picked a pairing yet, although I am interested in hearing what you might like. I also have a poll on my profile so don't forget to vote.
I feel I should mention that this story will be full of character death and betrayal. Not all is as it seems. Not everyone is as honest as they seem. Be prepared for the worst, and the best too I think.
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The Kingdom of Albion
Chapter 2
The Senate Room, The Lord's Tower, Founder City, 2000 AD
Prince Harry sat next to his grandfather King Charlus as they listened to the Lords in the chamber bicker back and fourth, someone had decided to bring up the war against Lord Dumbledore. The King sighed dejectedly as he glared at his heir, who had foolishly caused an argument within the noble body.
The King knew that Harry had his reasons for getting the chamber riled up, obviously it was to get them to go along with whatever he had planned for that front.
King Charlus watched with a bored expression on his face as his grandson stood and walked towards the center of the chamber and addressed the members of the chamber, "Lords and Ladies, please settle, settle." He stood proudly as he waited for the last of the members quieted down to hear what he had to say.
"Very recently one of my contacts has come to me with a compiled list of names of important members of Dumbledore's Army." Even the King sat up to listen attentively, "and effective immediately, Bellatrix Lestrange, Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastian Lestrange, Severus Snape, Alastor Moody, Elias Dodge, Hestia Jones and Peter Pettigrew are wanted dead or alive with a 20 thousand galleon bounty for each of them."
Murmurs ran through the hall as Harry continued to speak, "Albus Dumbledore is also wanted for treason, alive for 100 thousand galleons or dead for fifty thousand. And as of right now, everyone in the Kingdom will know their faces – should they come here we will find them the second they step inside our cities."
"This is excellent news!" called Lord Lucius Malfoy from one of the upper seats of the room, "but what can you tell us about the Arch Angel Initiative? Is it successful?"
Harry stared down the Pureblooded Lord, "Actually Lord Malfoy there is a test run tonight that you are more than welcome to join." He spoke coldly, and Lucius knew he had crossed a line with the young Prince and just nodded his head affirmatively. He would go to that viewing so that he could finally see what had gotten the young Prince so excited.
The excited voices of the Lord's of the Chamber carried throughout the room as they talked about the Arch Angel Initiative and what it could mean, none of them of course knew what it was or what it would do.
From the back of the room a voice called, "That's all swell your Majesty, but the real question is who will be leading the hunt for your list of traitors? Hmm?" the voice was snide and sharp, you could hear the dislike he held for the Prince as he spoke.
Prince Harry narrowed his eyes at the naysayer and spoke crisply, "Lord Cornelius Fudge, I'm glad you asked." He paused and turned to the door of the Chambers as it opened and dark figure walked in. "General Regulus Black II will be leading the hunt for these traitors."
The entire chamber went silent as they observed General Regulus Black II stop in front of Prince Harry before bringing himself into a kneeling position.
"You will of course remember that General Black is the brother of our esteemed member Lord Sirius Black II. Also, do not forget that it was he who put down the vampire uprising of '94 with very low casualties on our side." He stared down the known dissenters of the group before speaking once more, "He also has my full confidence that he will be nothing but successful."
Secret Hideout, Founder City, 2000 AD
Bellatrix was beyond furious, this simple mission had just become a lot harder for them to complete. Once they had found the perfect hideout in an apartment near the Hogwarts Academy she had sent one of her soldiers out under a disguise.
He had returned not an hour later with wanted posters that proclaimed a 20 thousand-galleon reward for the capture or death of Moody and herself – this effectively benched them for the remainder of the mission since everyone would know their faces. That left a lot of the work to the men and women who came with them, these fresh recruits were going to be under a lot of pressure, and that could end up making or breaking the mission.
Bellatrix silently cursed whoever had the idea to pass around these posters.
"… General Regulus Black II is considered by many to be the most ruthless General in all of the Kingdom's history… as a young officer in the Hitwizard Corps. He proved his efficiency by successfully planning and orchestrating many missions…"
"… He was elevated to the rank of General in 1993, a year before the Vampire Uprising… It was during the Vampire uprising that he proved just how ruthless he could be to get what he wanted…"
"… With the permission of the Royal Court he was allowed to use a few Muggle's as bait to find the Vampire Covens… He in turn used just under a million muggle's from across Europe and the Kingdom… None survived…"
"… After the Kingdom had to spend the next months covering up the entire fiasco to stop the muggle's from ever knowing that so many of their brethren had been killed it had turned out that General Regulus Black II's use of the muggle's was a success since he had then hunted down and destroyed every single Vampire Coven across the Kingdom of Albion…"
"… Six years later, in 2000 AD General Regulus Black II was chosen again to serve King and Country by Prince Harry, and was ordered to track down and bring to justice the traitors who had sided with Dumbledore in the cataclysm of 1981…"
-Exert from: Famous General's of the Kingdom by Joshua Goyle
Founder City, 2000 AD
Prince Harry was walking out of the Lord's Tower as he felt a presence walk up beside him. "Hello Tom, what can I do for you?"
Lord Thomas Slytherin stepped in line next to Prince Harry, "Harry are you sure it's a good idea to use Regulus to hunt down those traitors? You know how enthusiastic he can be."
Harry chuckled as he could almost hear the infliction of worry in Tom's voice, the normally stoic and cold Lord was fond of Regulus and Harry knew that should something happen to him, Tom would mourn him like a father would mourn a son.
"Don't you worry, old friend," he said with a smile to Tom, "Regulus knows exactly what he's to do. He will not come in harms way." Harry continued walking into the busy streets of Founder City with Tom following in step. "You know Tom, I one day will inherit the Throne, and when that day comes I wish to expand our Kingdom."
Realization dawned in Tom's eyes, "You're using Regulus to test the defenses of the Asian Ministries."
Harry gave him a sly smile, "Yes, yes my friend. But not only that, he will begin to set up bases around all of Magical Asia's places of importance that way we will be able to assimilate them into our Kingdom easier."
"Have you told your Grandfather about this?"
"No Tom, you know he doesn't believe we need to expand. We have all of Europe, the great Kingdom of Albion." Harry stopped and turned down a street that headed towards the Hogwarts Academy of Magic. "But we can be greater! And we will be."
Tom looked around wildly, "Aren't you worried that someone could overhear us right now?"
Harry laughed outright, "My Heir ring has a muffling spell and a notice me not charm on it, rest assured that no one has heard us on this day."
Harry stopped walking and turned to his friend, "This is where we part Tom, and I am needed at Hogwarts with Lady Andromeda to spend the rest of the day with young Lord Teddy."
"Of course your Majesty, I will see you tonight."
"Yes, until then."
Defense Tower, Founder City, 2000 AD
General Regulus Black II sat in his office at the Defense Tower, the lights were off and his eyes were closed. He was reviewing his life, and that of his House, the House of Black. He knew that many believed him a monster in the Kingdom, due to his blatant disregard for life as he sacrificed thousands of muggle's to help him achieve a goal.
And maybe he was a monster.
But that didn't change the fact that he had been a hero once. He, Regulus Black II, loyal son to the House of Black, had been a hero before he had been a monster.
It had been at the peak of peace times for the Kingdom, all was well from the west to the east of Magical Europe that was the Kingdom of Albion. Where the Throne of King Charlus of the Royal House of Potter sat.
Then the exiled Lord, the Lord Albus Dumbledore of House Dumbledore spawned a small civil war, which was named the cataclysm after Lord Albus Dumbledore attacked the Royal Castle in Godric's Hallow and killed Prince James and Princess Lily.
That was the day that changed everything.
Royal Palace, Godric's Hallow, 1981 AD
Captain Regulus Black II walked down the narrow hall of the Royal Palace, he had been placed here on active duty not even a year ago and he had done nothing but play the part of loyal soldier and the honored second son of the House of Black.
Behind him, twins Fabian Prewett and Gideon Prewett the heirs to the House of Prewett walked. The three of them had been assigned to the Royal Palace together, and even though they were his subordinates, they were also cousins and friends.
There was very little to any action at the Palace, which was a good change of pace from being on the outer area of the Kingdom where some rebel groups still fought their Imperial assimilation.
A commotion from behind him caused the twins and Regulus to turn just in time to see a Hitwizard come running towards them screaming in fear down the long hallway, Regulus looked on in confusion as he started to walk towards the man, his eyes widened in shock as he watched the man get cut down by the killing curse.
"To arms! The Palace is under attack!" Regulus called as he and the Prewett's made their way down the hall to meet the attackers.
"Rupere foedus impius lumen!" Called Regulus as a black light spun out of his wand and stuck the Enemy Wizards and made their bodies shrivel up and die.
He heard Fabian and Gideon throw their own spells at the enemy, and watched in grim satisfaction as the last of the Enemy Wizards were taken down.
Regulus turned to speak when the wall just ahead of them was blown apart, Regulus and the Prewett twins watched as one of the attackers was thrown through the wall. He had come from the Main Entry way Regulus noted to himself.
"Fab, that's the Main Entry way!" Gideon remarked to his twin.
"I know Deon, what do you suppose we do Captain?" Fabian asked their superior officer.
Regulus didn't turn to them as he spoke, "we check it out." And started to walk towards the hole, Fabian and Gideon followed him.
What they saw was not at all what they were expecting: bodies littered the floor, both Hitwizards and those who had been attacking the Palace. The tall pillars that used to be spread throughout the room were nothing but crumbling ruins, the paintings and statues also lay in waste. In the center of the Main Entry hall was a lone figure kneeling over another body that was lying limp on the floor.
The power could be felt throughout the entire hall, this wizard had been the one to do the damage.
"Captain Black." the voice spoke coldly, but Regulus recognized it instantly.
"Milord Slytherin, what is going on?" he asked in shock, "who would do such a thing?"
"My nephew, Black." A choked out gasp came from the kneeling Lord, "They took my Nephew."
"My Lord," Regulus spoke softly as he stepped into the ruined hall, he shot the Prewett twin's a curious look. "I'm not sure I understand, who did this?"
Lord Thomas Slytherin stood up straight with his back to the Hitwizards; they could literally feel the anger and power reeling off of him, as he turned to face them.
"Dumbledore has betrayed the Kingdom, Black." He spoke coldly and Regulus recoiled in shock, "My nephew, Prince James, the Heir to the Throne was cut down by that usurper. Is that clear enough for you? He lays dead because he wouldn't bow to Dumbledore."
The Hitwizards stared in horror, "What of these attackers? Who are they?"
Lord Slytherin held his nose up as if he had smelled something foul. "Who they are doesn't matter, the fact that they serve Dumbledore and betray the King and Kingdom means their lives are forfeit."
An explosion could be heard from the left wing of the Palace, and Lord Thomas Slytherin turned to his companions. "We need to get Princess Lily and Prince Harry to safety, that is our main priority."
The Hitwizards nodded their heads, "When we locate them, you are to get them out of here and to Founder City where they will be safe with the King and Queen. If Dumbledore is there, only I will engage him. We have an old score to settle. Understood?"
The Hitwizards quickly agreed and set off following Lord Slytherin to the left wing where they had heard the explosions. They had reached the room at the end of the wing where they knew the Royal Nursery was located.
They had just entered the large Nursery just in time to see Princess Lily be cut down by a killing curse from Lord Albus Dumbledore, the ex-Headmaster of Hogwarts. He turned just in time to repel and counter Lord Thomas Slytherin's instant attack.
Regulus turned to the Prewett twins, "We need to find Prince Harry, and he is the most important person in the Kingdom. Our lives mean nothing if he dies."
He needed no response from the twins as they made their way across the room to where the cradle sat. In it, a tiny black haired, green-eyed baby sat quietly staring up at him. Regulus picked him up and cradled the child to his chest with his left arm, so that he could still cast spells with his right arm.
He turned and saw that the twins were watching Lord Albus Dumbledore and Lord Thomas Slytherin duel, it was a sight of grand magic that even Regulus had trouble following. Dumbledore was using his mastery of transfiguration to his benefit as he sent a bear and lion towards Lord Slytherin.
But Lord Slytherin was no slouch either, as a master of both the Dark Arts and Summoning he was able to combat Dumbledore's chaotic style effectively as he summoned creatures made entirely of flames to meet Dumbledore's transfigured animals.
The whole entire Palace shook by the magic being used in the room before them.
"We need to get out of here." Gideon spoke as if he was in a trance, and in a way the duel before him had captivated himself and his companions.
"Yeah, dear brother, no shit." Fabian spoke, as he turned and started towards the door that they had came from. "Quickly, the way we came. We can get out through the front entrance."
All three of the wizards made their way with the Royal Heir, Prince Harry safely in Regulus' arms. Regulus wasn't certain that leaving Lord Slytherin there was the best idea, but if he had stayed and something happened to the young Prince Harry then he'd never forgive himself.
After all, Regulus had married Prince James' sister, Jasmine. That made him Prince Harry's uncle, and he would never shame himself or his House with failing the young Prince.
They came to the Main Entry hall where they were immediately cornered by a group of the attacking wizards. Fabian quickly sent out a wide area-shearing curse that took out two of the Wizards, while Gideon used a gust of wind to send the three on the right into the wall with a sickening crunch.
One handedly, Regulus summoned the heart of one of the middle two wizards, and sent an explosion hex at the others head, blowing it clean off. Regulus and the Prewett twins had made it to the front entrance, when the door was blown open sending them flying backwards from the backlash. Regulus luckily kept his arms wrapped tightly around the young Prince.
As they got to their feet they noticed four new figures in the destroyed entrance, two they recognized, Severus Snape and Alastor Moody.
"Severus! You'd betray your first friend?" Regulus spoke quietly, although all heard him, "Princess Lily is dead. Dumbledore killed her. Is this what you wanted?"
Severus said nothing as the two unknown wizards rushed forward to engage the Hitwizards. Fabian turned to Regulus and spoke in a hushed tone, "Captain, you go out through the back, it should be clear. We will take care of these guys."
"You need to get Prince Harry to safety." It was Gideon who spoke this time.
"What- Are you sure?" There was hesitation in Regulus' voice.
"Yes, go Captain!" yelled Gideon as he sent a pulse from his wand that sent the approaching wizards backwards. He followed it up with a cutting curse to one of the unknown wizards midsection, effectively severing him in two.
Fabian engaged both Severus and the other unknown wizard sending a thousand needles from his wand into the body of the unknown wizard, and then shielding from Snape's Rotting curse.
Snape sent out two cutting curses and then a killing curse, watching as Fabian dodged the first two and ducked the other.
Moody and Gideon quickly came to blows using explosion hex after explosion hex in an attempt to blow each other up, but only really destroying the room more.
Gideon quickly dodged a killing curse from Moody, and sent out a stunner and then a cutting curse. Moody dodged the stunner but was caught by the cutting curse: he fell hard to the ground his right leg cut right below the kneecap.
Gideon breathed a sigh of relief as he felt his energy drop. He turned and went to assist his brother with Snape when he saw a green glow creep up from behind and then suddenly he knew no more.
Fabian saw his brother get hit by the killing curse, and used his magic to push Snape back into the wall, he turned to see his brother fall to the ground, as Moody dropped his wand arm, he had obviously used up a lot of magic to send out that killing curse.
Fabian saw red and unleashed an area-shredding curse that tore Moody apart, permanently disfiguring him and taking his left eye.
Snape saw his chance and cast a killing curse, taking Fabian down for good. Snape crawled over to Moody and felt and feint pulse. Coughing and muttering about crazy old men, he used his emergency port key to get them to safety.
Defense Tower, Founder City, 2000 AD
Regulus had gotten Prince Harry to safety that day, and had later went home and held his own daughter and cried about the loss of his brother and sister-in-law.
But it was in that moment that he swore he would serve Prince Harry faithfully and unconditionally forever, because he had failed to save the boys parents whom it had been his job to protect.
A few days after, Lord Slytherin had approached him with the hand of friendship, and since then they had worked together to get many things done in their world, and Regulus himself had benefitted from it by being promoted many times over the years.
Regulus smiled as he saw a photo on the desk of a young Prince Harry and his daughter, Ariel Black sitting together on a porch swing at one of the Black's many cottages. They were best friends during childhood, since they were cousins and born the same year – it meant they grew up together, often taking many of the same classes.
Regulus for many years had hoped that Harry might show an interest in Ariel, so that they may marry. Not because he wanted her to be Queen, but because he didn't trust anyone else with her hand. Unfortunately his daughter had gone off to play in the social circles of Beauxbaton City right after she graduated from Hogwarts and he knew that it wouldn't be long before one of the French Magical Houses of the Kingdom approached him with a betrothal contract.
But, there was always the hope that she might one day end up with the young Prince like he wanted.
If only.
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