CHapter 3

Frowning Harry sat down at the desk in his office. Like the rest of his Manor the office was decorated in his house colors a mix of obsidian, crimson and silver, the desk a large oak affair had his Family Crest engraved on the front , a black and silver Phoenix in flight on a background of crimson flames. It was a Crest he was proud of and as was tradition for a member of his Clan who was the first on a new world it had been changed to match his first Animagus form, a Death Phoenix.

A rare bird even among the rare Phoenix race, a Death Phoenix is born when a Phoenix in it's first few years of life is exposed to death in some form. Like all other Phoenix races it's tears will heal even the worst of wounds but unlike the rest it's song does not bolster courage in anyone, Light or Dark. The Song of the Death Phoenix is one of the most beautiful things to grace any world and it is considered an honor to ever hear its strains. It's also seen as one of the least honorable ways to die as the one who does has done something to evoke the rage of the normally docile bird. It was how Voldemort and his Death Eaters died much to the chagrin of most of the Pureblood Families their own traditions boxing them in when family and friends died from the song.

Looking up from the scout report he was reading at the sound of footsteps in the long hall approaching his office Harry smiled his mood lifting from the funk of paperwork. Leaning back down over the report his smile grew wider finally the two watchers had decided to come to his gates and talk. Calling out for the group to enter at the knock, Harry signed that he had read the report before placing it in his outbox watching as it disappeared after touching the bottom of the basket.

"Thank you, Lewis." Harry said as he studied the two guests with a mask of polite indifference. The woman would be termed as an exotic beauty by most men with long raven wing black hair done up in an elaborate braid and a strong athletic body with exotic olive skin tone. She would have turned any straight man's head in a second , it was her eyes though that would get her attention from all others who saw her. If the eyes are the windows to the soul her soul was the starry night sky . It was like looking through a telescope on a perfectly clear night. From what his scouts had been able to get out of a little discreet listening to the nearby mortals they called her the Star-eyed and she was the patron Goddess of this region, most likely here to see if I mean harm to her mortals though she obviously knows what my people are.

It was the man that really caught his attention though his hair a sunshine blond and his eyes bluer then the clearest sky and skin almost as pale as Harry's own though he had a slight tan as though he spent some time out in the sun where Harry was no longer able to tan no matter how long he spent in the sunlight. He had a lithe body obviously built more for speed then power though by the toned look of his muscles he had plenty of power also. He was about a head taller then Harry's own 5'8" the man was like a Greek god with a beauty even few women could compare to and Harry felt himself falling instantly in love with the man/God. He never thought he would find a mate that could match him and always figured he would have to tone down his abilities for awhile but from what he could feel the man was just as powerful as he was even after that weird cocoon thing that nearly tripled his already massive reserves.

"Greetings, I am Lord Stefan Valrayven, the Death Phoenix, first of my line in this world." Harry told the two as he walked around the far side of his desk and stopped by one of the chairs standing across from it before bowing slightly to each of them his attention hardly leaving the other man as he waved the servant still standing by the door out of the room with a discreet hand sign to bring snacks. Gesturing to the chairs near them with a polite smile Harry made sure to sit as far away as he could and not touch the other man. With two beings as powerful as them the first touch would place a light bond that would grow with time and he wanted the man to have a choice before starting even the lightest of bonds. Whatever the consequences for himself.

"I am called Shadowstar among my people though the mortals here call me the Star Eyed Goddess. I'm sure you already knew that though… what with all the 'scouts' we have seen leaving." the woman said raising an elegant eyebrow at Harry as he barely glanced at her at that comment not even trying to deny it.

"When in a new area, milady, it is a good idea to get the lay of the land no matter how short a time you plan on staying in the area."

"Oh you plan on leaving? I was under the impression that one of your kind stayed where they first landed."

"Oh we do milady," Harry said glancing at her briefly before returning to his staring contest with the now smirking man across from him, "I am however going to be around for awhile and I don't want to have to deal with humans who may take it into their minds to hunt my people. The mortals are no danger to me but some of my people are fairly young and a mortal could do some damage to them. I would prefer not to deal with the issues that would bring up."

"Issues?" the man said before wincing slightly looking embarrassed. "I'm sorry I haven't introduced myself, I am Justyn, called the Sun Lord by the mortals in my sphere." he finished before bowing slightly in his chair.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, my Lord." Harry said bowing back a little deeper then he had to the woman. "The issues I mean is that my race is one ruled by power if I let one of the mortals kill or injure one of my people without doing anything about it. One of the more power hungry would challenge me for power and the only thing that I could do about it was declare war on the village in question. With how highly trained in both magic and combat my guards are…. It would be a slaughter. Which would bring your mother here down on me and I wouldn't be able to retaliate against her because it would hurt you. So I figured it would be a better idea if I got our settlement away from any mortals."

"Where do you plan to move it?" Justyn asked neither man really aware of the woman watching them any longer.

"Not so much move as twist, really. I felt the Void that contains a lot of magic all around us and in the last week I developed a way to twist my manor in space/time and place it in the void itself. Much safer there and I can set it so the land around the manor that would come with can expand as needed."

Stepping back into the conversation and smirking as the two men jumped at the sound of her voice, Shadowstar asked, "I have never heard of one of your kind moving to a world so soon after it's creation why is that?"

"It has to do with power actually," Harry told her as he turned to catch her eyes. "I am more powerful then most Vampires at my age though honestly I'm not entirely sure I would count as a Vampire. The SangAstra ritual is a ritual unique to Vampire Clans each ritual is different in form though each is based on the principle of space/time. It moves the user and whoever they take with them through space to the world that their Mate will be born on and if when they arrive the ritual doesn't sense their Mate it will take them through Time on that world until it senses their Mate to be old enough and drops the vampire there."

Waiting until the two nodded, both looking entranced with the explanation though Justyn more so than his mother, "You know by now of course that Justyn is my mate, yes?" getting more nods Harry nodded before leaning back in the plush chair, relieved that Justyn didn't look like the idea was unpleasant, "Good see f from what I got from my Father the Magic of a world grows in two ways one is as it ages much like a vampire it grows more powerful as it grows older and this one applies no matter the circumstance. The second one is if the world has a King or God of Magic. In that case it shares magic with the King/God and grows more powerful in both ways, understand?"

"Yes though I don't understand what that has to do with it. I didn't know the second one. Does that have something to do with the pulse I felt in magic a week ago?"

"Yes it does, " Harry replied without really answering her question. "Anyway so at 200 a vampire would have a power boost that signals the first Maturity period, it's this they need a mate for to help balance that out, so they travel to the time when humans are powerful enough in a world to match them either before or after the turning."

"Turning?" Justyn asked looking a little apprehensive.

"Mmhmm, not something you need to worry about it's just that being basically immortal Vampires need a mate that will live as long as they do and end up having to turn their mates. You are already an immortal so I don't need to Turn you. You are perfect the way you are." Harry said with a playful smile though his eyes showed he was serious.

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"Wait!" Harry yelled out sharply a couple hours later as Shadowstar started to gather her power to travel directly from his study.

Releasing her hold on her powers Shadowstar turned back to face his chair as he stood in front of it with a hand raised, "Do you need something else from me, Lord Valrayven?" she asked politely with an elegantly arched eyebrow raised.

"No, I don't, However I thought you might like to know that my Wards are set to maximum and I have already told you that my family studied and developed Wards for millennia before I was even born." Harry said trying to keep the irritation out of his voice as she dropped the polite act and gave him an arrogant look, to keep himself from doing something unfortunate to the being who had never met someone as powerful as her that would turn their powers against her.

"Do you really think flimsy magic's set up by a Clan of Vampires would stop me from leaving if I wished to?" She asked tossing her hair behind her shoulder with an arrogant sneer.

Releasing his shield over his power and letting it flood out around him he watched dispassionately as she struggled to keep her feet, though he was overjoyed to notice that other then slight surprise his display of power did nothing to Justyn. "I think that Wards made by the best Ward Master of a Clan of Ward master's tied directly into his power and all the power he has access to would hold even your son and he is as powerful as I am." Harry said flatly staring at the woman as she sank into a chair before her knees could give out. Looking up as the door opened and guards flooded in to surround the edges of the room followed quickly by the Guard master a silvery sword already poised to strike in his hand.

Waving a hand at the guards in a signal that everything was alright Harry made sure the weapons that had been drawn were holstered or sheathed before carefully pulling the barrier around his powers back up a slight smile twitching at the corner of his mouth as he noticed a few of the guards straighten slightly at the relief. "Perhaps it would be best to walk out instead?" Harry asked patiently and seeing her pull herself together and nod he sent another signal to the guards sending 4 to follow her out of the property before turning back to the smirking Justyn. "I must apologize for how I treated your mother just now, Justyn." Harry said having got permission from him before to use his first name.

Seeing the amused look on the man's face deepen Harry relaxed slightly as he listened to the Guard Master explain his reaction. "In Vampire society there are two things that are considered to be beyond rude. The first is trying to travel directly into or out of another's home, and most vampires extend the courtesy to other races who can travel that way. Not even a phoenix will flame-travel into a Vampire Lords home. The second is to insult the security of the home, especially the Wards of a Ward Master's home. This is the first I have heard of any species insulting the Wards of a Valrayven Manor, the Valrayven Lord's have always saved their best and usually deadliest Wards for their own Manor."

"The only barrier I feel to block travel seems kind of misty to me." Justyn said after stretching out his senses to feel the magic around him.

"If you were not my destined Mate even if we haven't bonded yet that barrier would feel like an impenetrable wall, besides it's not the barrier you have to worry about they are made to be broken." Harry said as he circled his desk and pulled open the top drawer. Pulling out the contents Harry set them on the desk giving Justyn a full view of two whips which Harry attached to his belt after closing the drawer. The whips were made entirely of a silvery metal that shimmered heavily under the load of thousands of tiny runes inscribed on every inch of them, the black and crimson magic of the runes making the whips look like they were on fire.

"I have an appointment with one of my guards to teach them the whip if you would like to come watch? It's guaranteed to be bloody and work up a sweat." Harry said with a suggestive wink.

A/N: This is where I stop. The next chapter will go to when Vanyel is first leaving Forst Reach when he is 15 or 16 mainly because I suck at writing relationships almost as badly as I suck at keeping them lol. One thing I would like to ask though do you guys want Tylendel to survive THAT night or not? I would personally prefer that he lives but it changes so many things that I'm not sure if it's worth it or not. Of course that night will still happen regardless it's just whether or not he survives it more of whether Stefan can stir himself enough to save a mortal he has no personal interest in just interest through Vanyel.