Ok my dear readers , sorry for the wait and here is chapter 11 of Battle Brother Potter .
I'm in need of a beta due to concerns being raised on my grammar . Anyone wants to become my beta please send me a message and we can work something out .
Enjoy and please review .
Chapter 11
"We're home !" Harry happily yelled out as he teleported himself , Rolo and Nunnally home from school .
"How was school today Harry ?" Thaddeus , the only one present in the deck hall at the time asked the trio .
"It's boring as usual . We are ahead of the class my at least a year . " Harry replied , obviously bored .
"Come on , Harry , it's not that bad , at least Ms. Ackerman is funny ." Nunnally chimed in . Rolo only nodded at that .
"I see , I'm turning off the TV now , you guys do your homework ." Thaddeus said as he grabbed the remote .
The trio sat around the coffee table and pulled out their books .
Half an hour later .
"Finally , it's done !" Harry exclaimed as he finished the last of the math problem .
"Now I can go to the training hall and practice ." Rolo said , closing his book .
"I'm going to the kitchen , in case uncle Avitus need help with dinner ." Nunnally joyfully said .
"Then I guess I'm going to stay here and finish this ." Harry said as he took out Rolo's carving knife and a long block of wood and began cutting away small thin strand of wood along the length of the block .
Fifteen minutes later , the wooden block is taking a distinctive shape of a sword . Harry decided he would modeled it after a Roman gladius but longer . As he was refining the shape of the sword , Harry notice an egg-shaped object on top of the mini-bar . Harry gently put the carving knife and the half-completed sword down on the coffee table and headed towards the mini-bar and picked up the jeweled egg .
"So magnificent ." Harry said in awe as he admire the egg's craftsmanship . He then noticed the three prime gems and traced his finger along the three rings of the egg . That is when he discovered that the ring could be turned .
"I wonder what would happened if I get the three gems in a line ." Harry thought as he grabbed the top and bottom of the egg and began to turn them to align the three gems .
"Well it does looks better , but still nothing happened ." Harry thought as he put the egg down on the coffee table and look at it . Suddenly he felt the air thickens with energy , which seems to be pouring out from the jeweled egg . Then three streams of energy , one yellow , one red and one blue , shot out of the egg and flow around the deck hall before converging with a blinding flash that knocked Harry out .
Meanwhile , across the ship :
"AGGGHHH ! What happened to the water , it's bloody freezing ." Apothecary Gordian cursed as he hopped out of his bath tub , which was hot until 3 seconds ago . The Apothecary looked at the tub again only to see a whole tube of ice and stormed off .
"I swear if this is another of Martellus or Thaddeus' prank , they are going to regret it ."
"Uhm , uncle Avitus , are you alright ? " Nunnally asked the ashen-faced Marine in front of her .
"I'm fine , Nunnally , just , surprised ." the Devastator Sergeant turned to face her and Nunnally tried very hard not to burst out laughing . Avitus was making Chinese Stir-fry when the flame from the stove flared up and licked his whole face . The Sergeant then turned off the stove and walk off to find Martellus .
"So how's Harry weapons coming along ?" Davian asked Martellus as the Techmarine was assembling something on his work bench .
"Almost done , we will give it to him on his 11th Birthday right ?" Martellus asked . "Pass me that hammer on my desk ." He added in binaric cant to the servo arm on his left shoulder guard . "Right away , boss ." Came the reply as the arm extended itself to grab the hammer in question .
"The weapon it self will have four fo…." Martellus never finished his sentence when the power in the Armory was cut abruptly and his servo arm dropped the hammer directly over his head with a loud "CLANK !" .
"Hey , who turn off the light ? Martellus ? Martellus ?" Davian asked .
A pained groan was all he got for answers .
When Harry opened his eyes , the three energy streams are gone . He sit up to find a pure white bird perching on top of the egg .
"Oh hello ? Since you are the only one here , I guess you are the one that freed me from that prison ." A young male voice seeped into Harry's head .
"What are you ? " Harry asked .
"I am a primordial phoenix , or a Prime phoenix for short. You can call me Kael ." The voice answered with a hint of pride in his voice .
"So Kael , why are you here ?" Harry questioned as he sat up straight .
"Long ago , when mankind first known and seek to harness magic , the phoenixes were their mentors . But over time , men began to overuse and abuse magic so we phoenixes , unable to stop them and unwilling to watch the world balance being disrupted , sealed ourselves away in eggs like this .or at least a majority of us did , while others live on alongside humans or standing guard over our slumbering brethren . I was sealed in this egg for thousands of years and it's so boring that I vowed that I will bond myself to whomever that free me from this prison ." The white bird said as his left talon tapped repeatedly on the egg he just escape from .
"But how do you seal yourself in the eggs ?" Harry asked .
"It's a communal sealing , where one of us perform the ceremony on himself and our half-conscious brethrens and thus is able to retain consciousness during the sealed state . I have the misfortune of being the one who performed the seal . " Kael replied .
Just then , three small current of energy burst into the deck hall and coalesced into three orbs and stated spinning slowly around Kael's head .
"Wow , what are those ?" Harry asked , awed by the amount of energy he felt radiating from the orbs .
"Oh , they are my elementals , they tends to get out of control once in a while and go around and cause trouble . The blue one is Quas , the white one is Wex , the red one is Exort . They are my elementals , the extension of my power to help me to do things . "
At the moments , the three orbs started to move across the room , leaving three trails behind that form three lines that said .
"Hello !"
"Nice to meet you !"
"We had great fun messing up this whole place ."
"Now what did you do now ?" Kael asked , irritated .
Three more lines appeared .
"Sorry boss !" Exort wrote .
"We just go around random places , doing random things . I froze a whole bath tub of water ." Quas wrote .
"And I sucked out all the power from a whole room ." Wex added .
"You three are going to get me into trouble , you know that ?" Kael sighed .
"Uhm , Kael , I think you are already in trouble ." Harry said , pointing at the door to the deck hall .
All the Blood Ravens are standing there with angry look on their face . Martellus was nursing his head with one hand and holding a dented helmet with another . Gordian only had a towel around his waist and Avitus looked like his face just got burned . And their facial expression told the boy and the phoenix that they just saw the confession being written across the room .
"Uhh … Hello ?" Kael squeaked out .
"You two have a lot of explanation to do ." Davian Thule grumbled .
After a lot of explanation , a lot of calming down of Martellus , Gordian and Avitus by Nunnally and Davian , they decided that the elementals would be working to repair the damage they caused for the next week and Kael will be kept in Harry's room .
"Tell me again why do we have to share our place with this overgrown chicken ?" Slardar asked , visibly irritated as he moved toward the Pet Corner , where there is a large straw basket that function as the snakes sleeping place .
"Because our speaker said so, now shut up and move or there will be no mating for the next 4 months . " Slithice snapped , pushing her mate to the basket .
"Now Slithice , I understand how you two feel , but do try to get along with Kael , will you ? He's new here and could be a good friend ." Harry tried to placate his two snakes as he changed into his pajamas .
"I know I am intruding , but since we are going to live here together , I guess we could try t be friends . So how about this , I will tell Exort to warm up your basket every night , as a gesture of good will . What do you think ?" Kael added , and Exort zoomed into the room and started flying several rounds around the straw basket before returning to it's orbit around the white phoenix's head .
"Well that's nice ,I guess you are not that annoying after all ." Slardar hissed out as he enjoyed the warmth and dozed off , with his mate following shortly after .
"Well Kael , looks like you are pretty good with relationships ." Harry said as he stroke the back of the white bird , who was perching on top of the wooden chair next to Harry's worktable .
"That he is , son ." A voice from behind him prompt Harry to turned around to see his adoptive father entering the room . Davian Thule was wearing a light blue wife beater and khaki bermudas instead of his power armor . He was smiling at Harry and Kael .
"You are doing mighty fine for a new guy , or should I say , new bird . There is some chocolate in the kitchen , go help yourself . " Davian said to the bird and Kael immediately disappeared in a flash of light .
"For a bird , he has quite a sweet tooth ." Harry comment dryly before looking at his adoptive father . The Blood Raven captain had been the father figure in Harry's life since the introduction in the Apothecarium . Although busy with many jobs and mission that comes from the life of a mercenary , Davian Thule always make the effort to know and care for his son . Father-son moments like this are few and therefore appreciated .
"I haven't asked you how was your weekend ." Davian said .
"It was fun , I finished my homework and help uncle Tarkus clean the storerooms . Then I pass the test on Sunday ." Harry replied . "How about you ?" He then asked .
"Our mission this time was to protect a convoy of a rich Indian man as they passed through a series of criminally infested areas .It was quite fun actually ." Davian briefly told his son of his last mission before catching sight of something on the nearby worktable .
"Is that a wooden sword you are making ?" He asked Harry .
"Yes , father , it's just to test my skill at carving wood ." Harry lied and pray that his father did not notice the lie .
If Davian notice the subtle change in Harry's voice , he did not show it . Instead , he just approached the table and picked the half-finished sword up .
"You are making an elongated gladius ?" The Captain asked as he was inspecting the sword , which is beginning to take form .
"Yes , but I'm not sure whether I should keep the blade straight or make it into an elongated oval shape ." Harry replied .
"Tough choice indeed , but an elongated oval shape have a more regal look to it . You are doing quite a good job with this . It would make a great gift … " Davian commented and he saw a flicker of surprise crossed the face of the raven-haired boy and pretend not to notice it . "…if you find someone worthy of it ." He added .
"Sure , dad ." Harry replied , relieved that his father has not know about Ginny yet . "I'll tell him eventually " He thought .
"Harry ,are you free after school tomorrow ? " Davian asked .
"Yes , dad , I usually do unless Rolo and Nunnally need me to do something with them ." Came the replied .
"I thought we could have a spar , just you and me and maybe I could teach you some more sword moves ." Davian said .
"Sure , I would love that , dad ." Harry beamed . He loved sparring with his father or Niven as they always teach him something cool , be it sword moves or psychic abilities .
"It's getting late , go rest Harry . I know in another year's time you are not going to need sleep that much but until then , you still need to rest ." Davian then said .
"Yes , dad ." Harry replied as he laid down on the bed while his father tuck him in .
"Good night Harry . See you tomorrow ." Davian said as he turned off the light .
"Good night dad ." Harry said as he closed his eyes and drifted off to dreamland .
Dream sequence.
They are facing the largest horde of daemons that was ever spawned from the warp . The abominations are lined up in vast formations across the landscape and Harry failed to divine the exact number of them as new daemons kept appearing from the three warp gate above the battle field to join their brethren below .
"I wonder why aren't they attacking yet ?" Harry heard himself say as he looked down from the hill he was standing on . The voice he heard was an older , much more matured voice than his own .
"I don't know , I don't really care either . But that is going to take a lot of time to kill ." A voice replied and Harry turned around to acknowledge the owner of the deep , feral voice . Met his sight was a warrior in grey power armor with multiple wolf-related fetish decorating the ornate suit and a long red cloak that flutter in the wind . On his belt was a katana whose hilt fabric was slightly damaged . He has a youthful but feral face and a pair of wolf's ear that perked atop his white mane of hair .
"Quit your whining mutt , we'll just have to keep killing them until there is no more . That's all that matter ." . Another voice , this one more gruff and laced with aggression . The owner of that voice walked up from the other side of the hill . This one wears a blood red power armor with various chip and dent that comes from many battle , but not serious enough to compromise the armor .He has red hair and an angular face with a high nose and an always excited expression . The most striking feature on his face however , was his eyes . It has a deep blood red color that gives people immense fear when gazed upon . Carelessly slung across his back was a Japanese odachi , or great sword . It shine eerily under the warp illuminated sky . His comment , although insulting , but bears no malice towards the grey-armored warrior . It is as if they have been giving and receiving insults like that for a long time .
"How many time have I told you, stop calling me a mutt !" The feral youth bellowed .
"Your real name is a mouthful , "mutt" is shorter and easier to pronounce ." Harry heard himself say again . The growl that they got as reply told him that he have pissed his feral brother off again .
"Will you two stop picking on him ." Another voice interrupted . This one came from a young warrior in jet black power armor with a big white skull at the center of his chest . He has bright spiky orange hair , an ever-frowning face and a lanky frame that makes him appear thin even in power armor , not unlike the red-armored one , which is the tallest one present . His weapon was also slung across his shoulder . It is a huge but elegant cleaver wrapped in a long strip of white cloth .
"So , are we ready ?" Harry asked .
"We are ." Replied the red-armored warrior as they felt the swarm of daemon approached .
"Never thought that I'm going to fight alongside a psyker ." The feral youth said as he unsheathed his sword , transforming it into an oversize fang blade .
"How about fighting alongside your brothers ." Harry said as he took out a cylinder and pressed a button , transforming it into a sword .
"Sounds good to me ." The orange haired commented dryly as he pulled his sword out of the cloth sheath .
"Hear , hear ." The blood-red armored warrior added as he brandished his sword .
"All right , LET'S GO !" The orange-haired warrior raised his sword .
"GETSUGA TENSHO !"
"MUMYO JINPU RYU SUZAKU !"
"ETHEREAL BLADE BARRAGE !"
"WIND SCAR !"
End dream sequence .
That's chapter 11 for you . My guess is that Harry's dream sequence caught some people by surprise .
Question for you to ponder : 1- Who do you think are the warriors in Harry's dream ?(the 1st two are giveaways .)
2-Who do you think they are made from ?(for hardcore Warhammer 40k people who are reading this fic)
3- When do you think I should arrange for Harry to meet them ?
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