Chapter 2: Crystal of Light
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Spells/Abilities/Primals
Mother Crystal
Thoughts
Harry had not always enjoyed gardening. When he was younger his hands would always be covered in scrapes and bruises. His knees would ache for days afterwards. As he grew older and his hands and knees became calloused he found that he enjoyed brining color and life into his drab little home. Sure Aunt Petunia took the credit for his hard work but he didn't care he knew that the plants were his and he could swear he felt the flowers praise his efforts. Plus, like all little boys he was fascinated with dinosaurs and so when the school began teaching ancient history pretending to be an archeologist on a dig was easy for Harry.
Even now after nearly eleven years with the Dursley's Harry imagination was still strong. Today he would be finding the Pottersaurus Rex true king of the late Cretaceous not like that pretender Tyrannosaurus.
Harry smiled to himself as he worked in the garden digging a little howl with his trowel his mind already forming the picture of the Pottersaurus jaw bone when he heard a clink. Snapped out of his reverie he saw a shiny surface beneath his trowel.
"Have I really discovered something?" Harry asked himself excitedly.
He began to excavate carefully so as not to damage the artifact in question. Harry soon found himself unearthing a shining purple crystal.
"What is this?" Harry asks himself, "It is clearly not normal since crystals do not shine with an inner light."
Harry reaches out and touches the crystal. The world turns into pain and white light. Unable to scream violet electrical energy floods his body. As he fades into unconsciousness he hears a voice.
"Do not fear little one this pain will pass. Through Lightning you are purified and through Light you are Reborn."
Harry's eyes close and an inhuman scream is heard throughout the neighborhood. Harry's scar bursts open splattering blood and a black tar like substance all over the garden. A black mist rises from Harry's prone body and dissipates with one final screech.
Petunia and Vernon hearing the scream rush outside to find Harry covered in blood. Taking a quick look around to make sure no one has seen, Vernon grabs Harry and rushes inside to dump him in the cupboard.
"What happened to him Vernon?"
"I don't know Pet it looks like someone threw a rock at him and split his head open. He will be fine though head wounds bleed a lot even the minor ones."
"And if he is not fine by tomorrow?" Petunia asks.
"Then we will do what needs to be done." Replies Vernon.
As all this was happening around Harry's unconscious body his mind was moving a mile a minute as knowledge fills his mind. Once again Harry finds himself in the black abyssal sea stars swirling around him and a great light building up behind him. He turns to light and hears the motherly voice once again.
"Hear Feel Think."
Harry walks towards a star larger than the others swirling around him. As he steps closer a black portal spawns and a man in a black robe wearing a blood red masks appears before him. As the robed figure looks at Harry the star that he (Harry) was moving towards flies from behind the robed man and move in front of Harry. A burst of Light envelopes Harry. As the Light dissipates Harry is now wearing armor that he had never seen before. The armor begins to fade away only to be replaced by another and then another. The armor cycles through many different outfits. The robed man screams at Harry and a Red Crest forms in front of the blood red mask. This causes Harry to react like he is drawing a weapon from his side. Light begins to coalesce in his hand taking the form of a weapon that also cycles in sync with the armors. Harry raises the weapon to the sky. This act causes the robed man to rush towards Harry in an attack. Harry brings the weapon down and slashes at his attacker. In a flash of Light, the robed man is gone.
Harry shakes his head trying to make sense of this dream. He notices a flash of purple in the corner of his eye. He turns to look and sees the purple crystal he touched just before everything went crazy. Harry wants nothing to do with the crystal but his body is not his to control at the moment. He walks toward the crystal and picks it up. He mentally cringes but nothing happens to him. Just as he feels relief, what he could only describe as a magic circle springs into being beneath his feet. A circle with multiple other circles around the center in which he stands. In a flash the crystal in his hand jumps to one of the other circle. The crystal seems to charge up and releases a beam of light up wards. Like a fire work the light beam explodes and showers Harry in sparks of light. Once again Harry's world fades to white. Again hears the voice.
"Hear Feel Think."
A rumble fills the air and Harry looks around for the source. Harry looks up to see a fiery hole in space with meteors raining down from its center. As Harry watches he feels a bit of dread. Harry relaxes as the world fades to white again.
"The hell is going on?" Harry asks himself.
Once more Harry finds himself in the black sea surrounded by stars. The difference is that he too is glowing with inner Light. And then he hears her.
"Crystal Bearer…"
Harry looks around and sees a large crystal floating towards him. Harry wills himself closer to the crystal.
"I am Gaia, all made one. A Light that once was shone throughout the realm… yet it hath since grown dim."
Harry looks down and sees another crystal rising up to meet the first.
"And as it hath faltered, so hath darkness risen up in its stead, presaging on an end to Life. For the sake of all I beseech thee, deliver us from this fate!"
More crystals begin to appear forming a large circle.
"The power to banish the Darkness dewelleth in the Crystals of Light. Journey forth and lay claim to them."
A gigantic crystal appears in the center and the smaller ones begin to orbit her.
Harry's eyes widen, "This must be Gaia. Gaia is an old name for our planet… Does that mean the planet is a sentient being? Can this crystal be the embodiment of Gaia's soul in the astral plane?"
Harry is brought out of his thoughts when Gaia speaks again.
"By thy deeds shall the Crystal reveal themselves to thee. Only believe, for the light liveth in thy heart."
Harry begins to fly around Gaia's crystal form.
"Go now, my child, and shine thy light on all creation."
As Harry's world fade to white once more his last thought echoing across the astral plane.
"What do you call crystal that embodies the will of the planet?"
To Harry's astonishment she answers.
"In ages past my children called me the Mother Crystal. For I am mother of all."
"I will do what I can great mother." Harry answers back, "Now all I have to do is wa…"
"..ke up! Harry please wake up!"
