Chapter 25-A World of War
"Severus?" Hermione asked in shock. Severus grinned at her and pulled her in for a kiss.
"Thought you'd got me killed didn't you?"
Hermione laughed and embraced him. She was glad he wasn't dead. He was, after all, her husband.
"We have work to do." He told her seriously and Hermione looked up at him curiously.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"It seems that our other selves in that world also have the final weapon. Do you know what I mean?"
Recognition was in her eyes and then she looked mad, "I saw her have it and I didn't make the connection!"
"Love, it's all right. I have no idea either. This is what we have to do. She is stuck in some other world, lost. We just have to find her."
The plan settled they smiled at each other.
Hermione was sitting across from Ginny and had just finished telling her story.
"Well it was nice to hear it from you. I wish I could have stayed to help you, Hermione."
Hermione narrowed her eyes and clutched at the sword. What was she talking about? Ginny conjured something and hid it behind her back. She got up and walked around Hermione and stood behind her.
"I said I would always be with you." Then she brought a brush through her hair.
"Oh my god…" Hermione breathed and turned around so quickly that she almost fell over. Ginny was smiling at her.
"Sit back down and we'll have a little talk about how I got here. It's only fair since you told me your story." Ginny said with a laugh and she continued to brush her hair.
Severus was furious. He was teaching at the moment, he had a lesson for the sixth years and they were making a burn salve. Or rather they were failing to make a burn salve. He could hardly focus on anything. He had no idea where Hermione was it had been two whole days. He had no way to contact her or help her. He was just furious.
An explosion shook the whole room and Severus looked up in shock. Nothing in a burn salve would cause that kind of reaction.
The other Severus was standing there in the middle of the class and the students were screaming.
"Silence. Class dismissed." He ordered but the other Severus blocked the door.
"Wait just a second. I love kids! Let them stay." The other Severus said with an evil twinkle in his eyes.
Severus didn't hesitate in his actions. The other Severus was thrown sideways and slammed into the desks by Severus's hand. This was the first time he had used his magic that way and it felt very good.
The children ran from the room as fast as they could and Severus sighed with relief when they were all gone.
Hermione appeared and for just a second he thought it was his Hermione, but no it was the other one.
"We haven't had any luck searching for your girl so we've decided to draw her out. You'll be coming with us."
"Like hell…" Severus said but then he looked around. They were already gone. How was that possible?
"The two of us together is more than enough to move you without even touching you. Now, we'll just have to wait and see, I suppose."
"She won't know that I'm here." Severus told them. The other Severus laughed, "I left a note."
Hermione was reeling from Ginny's explanation.
"I'm a part of you and that means part Leviathan. When you shifted into that world, I don't know how, but I became real again. So I left you and went to find my own world, somewhere I could belong. I wish I knew how it happened but I don't. I never thought we would meet again, but you've proved me wrong. You'll have to come visit me…." Ginny trailed off and put the brush down. Ginny came in front of her and smiled.
"Now I have to ask, do you have any idea of what you're carrying?"
Severus was calm and silent. He knew Hermione would know it was a trap, or maybe she wouldn't know and she would be killed the second she got here. Severus hoped that Hermione hadn't found out what the sword was. She could be in any world and there might be others who have heard of such a weapon.
It had been passed down throughout the Elemental line. It was just luck that his great grandfather had owned the sword and it had been given to him when he was sixteen. Only he didn't know what it was until in a dream, his grandfather told him. There was only one way to find out and he swore he wouldn't do that, no matter the circumstances. But now, it seemed as though his other self, the Leviathan, he wanted to expose them all. He was supposed to be intelligent. Didn't he know the consequences of doing what he wanted to do? Severus thought that maybe he was too power hungry to think about such things. This Severus craved power like it was what kept the blood flowing to his veins. Severus had made the same mistake when he was seventeen and joined the Dark Lord. He had wanted power and dark magic is so seductive and persuasive. He wondered if it was the same for this Severus or if he was just dark because he was a Leviathan. Either way he was no friend to Severus and he was starting something that he would have to finish. It might even come to a war. While Severus had no army he would put up one hell of a fight. By nature Elementals have more power than Leviathans. Another thought he had was why they hadn't tried to feed on him. It was their nature to feed on Elementals so why not? What reason could they have from refraining to feed? These were pointless questions that he didn't have the answers to.
"I want the sword!" He heard someone yell.
"Sir, I've found her. She's in the world of war!"
"Alright! Everyone get ready because were joining a war! Let's go move it!" That was his other self and he had a horrible feeling.
Light footsteps came down the stairs to his cell and it was Hermione.
"Severus." She said as a greeting.
"Hermione." He countered. She smiled at him but he could tell the difference between her smile and his Hermione's smile.
"Ready to go?" She asked and he nodded. She opened the cell and took his hand ignoring the initial painful spark.
"Do you miss her?" She asked suddenly.
"Hermione? Of course." He answered softly.
"I miss Severus when he's away. I just wondered if it was the same between you two. There are so many similarities and differences between the pair of us."
"I agree. I only have the faintest idea of why your Severus and I are connected. I just can't figure it out." He was mostly talking to himself but Hermione laughed.
"It's the swords. They are what's binding you. Once the swords are activated then that bond with end."
The came to the upper level of the castle and Hermione kissed her Severus goodbye. It was then that Severus saw the size of the army. There at least 50 thousands soldiers.
"There are 75 thousand soldiers at my command." The Leviathan said to Severus. Severus sighed and kept his hands in Hermione to shift to the other worlds where his Hermione was.
Hermione was still talking with Ginny when she heard the sound of curses and yells.
"Retreat retreat!" They were yelling and Hermione and Ginny looked out the glass window. A huge army was charging the gates and Hermione spotted herself at the front of it. She was hand and hand with…her Severus. The Dark one was holding his sword and ran into the fight ready for battle.
"They've come for the sword. You seem to have brought a whole army with you." Ginny said with a heavy sigh.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know…"
"I'm not blaming you, but stating the obvious. I hope you plan to fight."
"Of course. I'm ready."
"You must listen to me. Do not let that sword into their hands. Protect it with your life."
Hermione looked at Ginny's serious face, "I promise."
"Good, now let's go join the fight."
Hermione made her way through the battle cutting down every Leviathan she came across. She was really looking for Severus.
"Hermione!" She turned around and saw Severus, her Severus fighting off Leviathans himself. She ran over to him and kissed his right on the mouth for a small second before slicing the head off the Leviathan try to drive his sword into her gut. Blood smeared over her feet but she ignored it.
She felt something grab her wrist and bend it painfully. The sword fell to the ground and before she could pick it up and foot slammed into her hand. Severus also reached for it but he was too late. The dark Severus had both swords and held them together for a moment and then there was a flash of light then a cloud of smoke. The battle stopped falling silent as they witnessed something incredible.
Two men she had only seen in photographs stood before her.
Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin.
A/N: Sorry I didn't update yesterday. Reviews please.