AN – Hey guys and girls, here we go for
Chapter 38
Harry stood in the clearing with Voldemort; breathing heavily and his body bruised he looked at the man he could have become. They had endured the same torment throughout their childhood years; their experiences created this scenario
"Give up Tom" Harry said which shocked the older wizard. No one dared call him that except the old fool
"So you're Dumbledore's man?" Voldemort asked
"No, I'm just addressing you by your name and not your self-given title" Harry said
"So you know about my past then?" he asked curiously
"I do, I know you struggled with the same pains I did. Being bullied, being excluded, being made to feel like you're worth less than everyone else, being abused at the hands of those who were to care for you and then you find out about the power you have and your world view changes. They didn't beat you because you were weak, they did it because they were scared" Harry said, he had to buy them time. They hadn't given him the sign yet and he couldn't do what needed to be done
"They will all fear me, I will make them cower in fear. Once you are defeated no one will dare stand up to me" Voldemort shouted
"Why do you need to pass on the pain? That only causes a new threat" Harry reasoned
"You think you're a threat?" he laughed at the younger wizard
"I am, but we can also be allies. We can walk a path for the betterment of the world; both Magical and Muggle. We can punish those inflicting pain and suffering in both worlds. They aren't that much different from us Tom" Harry said
"I wish to destroy them!" he shouted
"And I wish to protect the good, even the good within you Tom" Harry said
"That name died with me the first time, I am truly Lord Voldemort now. Heir of Slytherin" he announced
"And I am Harry James Potter, Heir of Gryffindor. We can build together, look at what they built together" he gestured to the school behind him "We can build something better, something that does not allow the evil you've created to exist again"
"You cannot save me Harry James Potter, I have gone too far to ensure my survival and my victory. Your killing of my Nagini means far more than you know but her death will not impede my triumph"
"Why are you hell bent on destroying the world?"
"So I can rebuild it in my image, I will be the God of this new world"
Harry saw the fireworks go off in the distance, the time had come. The time to end the evil known as Lord Voldemort; but in front of him he just saw the young boy from the orphanage, the same one who had dealt with torture and abuse just like he had. How could he defeat himself, he watched Voldemort go down on one knee
"So you knew what Nagini was then?" he panted
"I've known for a year now, your magic and experience was complex to overcome. This doesn't have to end in a fight Tom" Harry said and threw the sword in the ground
"I told you Tom…" he started
"No he didn't! He is still there in you, otherwise you wouldn't be persecuting Muggles and muggleborn" Harry shouted
"That will die with you" Voldemort said getting to his feet
"Then I have no choice. I, Harry James Potter, challenge you Tom Marvolo Riddle to a duel to the death. No one else to interfere, for the fate of the magical world's future and the survival of the Muggle world. Heir of Slytherin against the Heir of Gryffindor"
"I accept your challenge. Let us begin" Voldemort said standing there in plain black robes
"Three" Harry counted off as he removed his robes and stood there in a pair of sneakers, jeans and a shirt
"Two" Voldemort shouted and watched Harry remove a second wand, the Elder wand
"ONE!" They shouted together and the fight started
Both dissolved into smoke and clashed into one another, green and red lines in the figures. Harry reformed and shot off three cutting curses and a curse to force Tom into his physical form; Tom dodged all three cutters but was hit by the fourth curse and landed on his feet.
"You're better than I expected" Tom said grinning "A fight for the ages then" he drew his wand and fired off three Killing curses in rapid succession. Harry raised a wall of sand to block it and immediately took off to the right and fired off six bone crushing curses. Tom barely avoided the curses and sent off his own curses, next he conjured a few snakes and sent them off to attack Harry.
Voldemort took time to gather magic and created a sword made of pure magic, he attack Harry as well; Harry had just killed the last snake and immediately had to dodge a sword. But had his pony tail cut off; his hair fell over his face.
"Close" Harry muttered and stowed both wands and summoned the sword
"A sword fight" Voldemort laughed and stowed his wand as well
"Let's go" Harry said and rushed him
Voldemort brought his sword down hard but was parried by Harry's; he spun and went for Harry's mid-section but was blocked by the quickest reflexes he'd ever seen. Harry kicked him in the chest and watched him roll backwards. Harry dissolved into smoke and surrounded Voldemort but he was also forced back into his solid form
"No more parlour tricks" he said
Then the fight started once more; Harry swung his sword upward but missed Voldemort only cutting his robes. He stepped forward and put his full power behind his next blow and went for Voldemort's mid-section; Voldemort saw the strike coming and intercepted the blade. The light from the blades hitting one another was blinding and both men closed their eyes. When Harry opened his eyes he looked down at the sword and saw that it had cracked
"I think that might be a first, a goblin blade being broken" Voldemort laughed, Harry saw that the blade Tom had summoned had dissipated and that his hand was burnt. He drew his wands and sent off three bone breaking curses which Voldemort summoned a shield to block them
"Not interested in exchanging words with me? Tired of trying to save me?" He laughed
"I'm not, I've just decided to save the world first" he said and cast a powered ascendio and flew high in the sky and sent off thousands of flaming arrows from up high. Voldemort watched as they came flying down and used a combination of shields and dodging to stay uninjured but three arrows pierced his right leg, Harry landed and pressed his advantage by sending a barrage of curses on a weakened Voldemort. The older wizard fired off a few killing curses only for them to be intercepted by a few canaries, he sent off a crucio but Harry threw it off without second thought.
Harry swapped wands and had the Elder wand in his right and summoned a fire whip and hit Voldemort right in the chest. He drew the whip back but it faded and he dropped to his knees; his magic was almost completely gone, how long had they been fighting? He looked to the horizon and saw that the sun was almost rising
"Tired Harry?" Voldemort asked and pulled himself to his feet
"I can still beat you" he said
''Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort shouted but no spell burst forth from his wand
Harry stepped forward so that they were only feet apart
"Give up, we've defeated your army. You're soul anchors are destroyed and you're magically exhausted" Harry said
"But you forget I was raised by muggles" he said and swung his left fist and caught Harry in the side. Harry raised his fists and tried for a jab but Voldemort moved backward; Harry's vision would be impaired shortly if the sun rose which was mere moments away. He started flanking Voldemort trying to get the older man to face the rising sun; which he did. Harry attacked but was out classed in the fist fight, all he could do was wait for his moment. He heard Hagrid's roosters make a noise and knew it wasn't far away now; he ducked a high right hook and then the sun rose blinding Voldemort. Harry summoned the sword and slashed upwards with all his might; being so close Voldemort knew that this was it. He could not dodge this end; the sword entered right above his left hip and slashed through his chest where he felt the blade break off and the rest of it still in Harry's hand
"Congratulations" He muttered
"Good bye Tom" he said and watched the older man die. He looked around and got his bearings, gathered a handful of the older man's robes and set off for the castle. He dragged the body through the forest and then over the fields; he reached the door of the castle and lifted the body of Voldemort and threw it over his shoulder. Pressing his hand against the door and letting some magic undo his spell; the doors flew open and he was faced with shocked faces.
"Harry!" Bella shouted and forced her way through the crowd "Is he?"
"Dead? Yes he is Bella. We're free of his tyranny" Harry said and dropped the body for all to see
"Old Voldy is dead" Peeves shouted through the castle and cheers erupted as the message spread
"Are you okay?" Bella asked as Harry sat on the floor
"I'm good now" he said pulling her into his lap and kissing her "Now about that promise" he said grinning at her which caused he to blush deeply
AN – One more closing chapter and then we'll be done. Thank you for all the reviews, favourites, follows and PMs