Sorry for not updating in so long. Life is a pain my fellow peeps! Anyway! On with the show!
London
Marcus entered the grounds of the British Parliament and found it lacking any security. He frowned, he expected there to be at least some sort of security force with all the Lords meeting. He walked up to the side entrance of the building where a bunch of tourists were taking pictures. He put on a cap to hide his face as the group of Americans chatted, being around them...it reminded him of Daniel and in turn made his heart clench. He missed him, he wanted to save him, but the problem was he had no idea where he was.
"Hey buddy? You a Brit?" one of the guys asked, Marcus looked up to see the group of ten Americans looking at him. They were all young adults Marcus noted maybe five years older than him. He nodded to the mans question and he looked around "Shouldn't there be some kind of security detail here or something I mean we haven't seen anyone here and it's a little unnerving dude." he said which shocked Marcus since he had been thinking the exact same thing.
"I'm nineteen...how would I know any of that?" Marcus asked and the guy shrugged before the group walked off. Marcus shook that weird interaction out of his mind as he entered Parliament, he had to resist the urge to be awestruck at the magnificent and beautiful building he was in. He had to find Marrow! He walked up a set of stairs and looked for any signs of Marrow but the building was huge and he was just one person. It was like finding a needle in a haystack, he had no idea where to possibly begin.
He had just finished searching an office when he heard a door slam in the distance. He peeked out into the hall and saw a man walking away, he was wearing a suit and looked like some kind of secret service. He sighed in relief "Excuse me!? Sir?!" Marcus shouted as he ran down the hall. The man turned and stared at him and Marcus froze...
Corban Yaxley, the new Head of Magical Law Enforcement!
Marcus stopped as Yaxley snarled and drew his wand "Dine, I was hoping I'd be the one to finally kill you!" he said as he fired a curse. Marcus quickly dodged it and tried to open a door but it was locked, he saw Yaxley fire another curse and he backed up and before he could even move the door in front of him flew open and someone ran out and tackled him. They went through another door as Yaxley fired at them. The mysterious man waved his hand and the door slammed shut and locked itself.
"Are you insane!?" the man said and Marcus recognized that voice, the man in front of him was the same American that he had talked to outside.
"You?!" they both said at the same time "Who are you?" Marcus demanded to know. They heard rushing footsteps and multiple voiced coming there way, the two men got up and ran through another door and kept running to try and lose the Death Eaters.
"My name is James, I'm with MACUSA! We were sent to try and help any way we can! Who are you?! Because the way I see it you just blew my cover!" He said angrily and Marcus scoffed. Was he for real?!
"I blew your cover?! You have the subtlety of an elephant! Instead of opening the door to let me in you open the door and tackle me into a room. Very American I must say." Marcus said and James glared at him as they opened a door into another hallway that was clear. They ran down some stairs where they saw the door opening "Back back back!" Marcus hissed pushing James against the wall as Marcus looked below them.
Yaxley walked in looking angry with Salvius Marrow and Albert Runcorn in tow, roughly fifteen Death Eaters were with them. Yaxley turned to his men "Runcorn? Get back to the Ministry and make sure you double security! I don't want anyway in or out without my knowledge. Understood?!" He demanded and Runcorn nodded before leaving. Then he turned to Marrow "That idiotic Dine boy is here! I am so sick and tired of that wretched family being thorns! Find him! Kill him! I swear if I hear that he survived I will burn you alive!" he shouted.
"Yes sir!" Marrow said as Yaxley walked out with five of the Death Eaters. Marrow scowled "Fan out, find the kid! If you do see him bring him alive! He owes me a rematch." he ordered and all of the Death Eaters drew wands and split up in pairs.
Marcus saw two of them ascending the stairs "Go go go go!" Marcus said pushing James down the hall. They ran as fast as they could until they heard someone hiss they turned and saw a girl waving them into the room. It was one of the girls from the tour. They quickly ran in and Marcus counted all ten of the tourists holding wands and talking strategy before they all stopped and looked at James and Marcus.
"Guys, he's one of the good guys. This is...what was your name anyway?" he asked. Marcus quickly introduced himself "Right, anyway we are outnumbered! Now our mission is to protect the Lords and help the British Government however we can. Any plans guys?" James asked as he walked over to his comrades.
They started talking and Marcus looked out the door and saw that the coast was clear. He shut the door and tried to get his breathing under control, he had forgotten how terrifying Marrow could be, he had no trouble doing dirty work and right now that dirty work was to kill him. He felt a hand on his shoulder and jumped as he turned and found James "We have a plan. If you want, we could really use your help." he asked. Marcus got his breathing under control and nodded, James smiled "So that guy down there, the leader. You seem to know him, what do you know about him." he asked as they sat down.
"Salvius Marrow. He's an 'Auror' for the Ministry." Marcus started making sure to using quotations around his job "Before the Ministry fell he was known for his temper and how much he hated muggle born wizards. The issue now is that he doesn't have to keep that ideal a secret. He's been terrorizing whoever he wants since Scrimgeour took office. Now with a puppet Minister he has free reign. That man down there that was ordering him around? That was Corban Yaxley, his boss and he has the same views as Marrow. Together they are practically killing as many muggle borns as possible." Marcus explained and when he was finished James looked spaced out.
"Hello? Did you hear me?" Marcus asked as he snapped his finger in his face and finally James gulped hard.
"You said...that the Ministry fell? A Puppet Minister?" he asked with a shaky voice.
Marcus nodded "Yes Pius Thicknesse, why?" he asked and James whimpered a little.
"We...We had no idea...we told the Ministry we were coming. We said that we were coming to help end the threat." James said putting his face in his hands. Marcus gasped and his stomach felt like he had swallowed a bag of rocks. Of course MACUSA didn't know the Ministry had completely fallen under Death Eater control yet! They made sure that it was quiet and swift! Now the Death Eaters had the advantage!
Marcus opened his mouth just as the door exploded.
A bunch of curses shot through the smoke and hit two of the MACUSA wizards, killing them. The rest of them drew their wands and started firing back at the Death Eaters. Marcus and James drew their wands as another MACUSA agent was killed, he aimed at the wall just next to the door "Bombarda!" he shouted and the wall exploded and he heard a bunch of shouts and grunts. He ran out and four Death Eaters were lying on the ground, he looked down the hall as a number of voices were heard. "We gotta go! Now!" Marcus said as a Death eater rounded the corner. He fired the Knockback Jinx and sent him into the wall, meanwhile the rest of the MACUSA agents ran down. There were only seven left and five Death Eaters but that can easily be changed if the Death Eaters are quicker.
They all ran into a large hall and Marcus froze at the sight.
Marrow standing there with Sam Millegan in his arms, a wand to Sams throat. The rest of the Death Eaters were standing behind him with their wands aimed at him.
Everyone stopped as Marrow grinned "Hey pipsqueak! Long time no see! How you been?" he asked with a grin. Marcus looked at Sam and he had a few cuts on his face but he could see the relief in his eyes. He was happy to see his friend again, he had hope now. Marcus was going to make sure he saved him no matter what.
"Let him go Marrow, he has nothing to do with this!" Marcus ordered but Marrow just chuckled as he pressed the wand farther against Sams neck.
"On the contrary, see...you humiliated me kid. You took my wand! Luckily I have a new one, Yaxley was nice enough to give me Scrimgeours old wand since he won't need it anymore." he said chuckling. Marcus glared at him as Marrow turned to his men "Kill them all." he ordered and Marcus jumped out of the way, as did James as the agents and Death Eaters opened fire on each other.
Marcus could only watch in horror as the MACUSA agents were slowly murdered and while most of the Death Eaters of were killed as well the MACUSA agents were all killed with one Death Eater remaining. Marcus looked out into the hall and saw the Death Eater aim at him and then James fired a curse and hit the man in the chest, sending him to the ground. Marcus let out a breath as James helped him up, they smiled at each other only for a green flash to strike James in the back. His smile turned to a gasp as he fell to his knees and then dropped dead in front of Marcus his hand still tightly clutching Marcus' hand. He was shaking as he looked at the now dead man in front of him, he turned to see Marrow running with Sam struggling in his arms to break free.
A violent and extreme feeling of anger overwhelmed Marcus as he ran down the hall after the Auror and his friend. He was barely able to keep up as he chased them through the building. Finally he turned a corner and glanced through a window, he had made his way to the other side of the building. He was looking at the Thames now and he couldn't admire the view because he had to save his friend and end this once and for wall. He turned and Marrow had his wand aimed at Marcus "AVADA KEDAVRA!" he shouted and Marcus dropped into a slide with his foot raised, the spell flew over Marcus as he kicked Marrow in the knee. The man shrieked in pain and anger as he let go of Sam and fell to the ground. Marcus got up and grabbed Sam and started running, they were almost at the corner when suddenly Sam started screaming in agony. Marcus fell along with Sam as he continued to scream his head off, he looked back and saw Marrow leaning on a table, pointing his wand at Sam.
The Cruciatus Curse!
Marcus scowled and waved his wand causing papers and furniture to fly in front of Marrow causing him to lose his concentration. Sam stopped screaming but was whimpering as he laid on the ground. Marcus stood in front of Sam as Marrow regained his footing and glared daggers at the young man. Marrow smiled through the pain he was in "Finally...let's end this shall we?" Marrow asked before he shouted a curse and Marcus fired one back. Their wands connected and the hallway rumbled and paintings were ripped apart at the force of their wands. Marrow laughed but Marcus focused all of his rage and anger towards the man and held his ground. Marrows laughing subsided as he noticed Marcus not backing down or even flinching as he stared the Auror down. As the duel continued Marrow started to sweat but the glare on Marcus never faltered as he started to walk forward, pushing Marrow back and down the hall. Marrow was no longer smiling he had a look of worry on his face as Marcus continued forward.
"Now hang on a second kid!" Marrow shouted over the roar of the duel. Marcus wasn't listening he was done listening, he hated this man, he hated everything about him. He was a cruel and foul man who only looked out for himself, he would hurt and kill anyone that had crossed him slightly. He hated him!
Marcus dropped his arm and the spells stopped as Marrow stared at him in bewilderment at his strength and tried to catch his breath. Marcus wanted to kill him, he wanted to using the Killing Curse on Marrow but he looked at the man and felt only pity. What kind of life does this man have when he has nothing but hatred and violence in his heart? If Marcus killed him he would be just the same regardless of his reason.
"You're done." He said softly but with enough anger to bring fear into Marrows eyes. Marcus stomped on Marrows wand and shattered it, then he leaned forward and Marrow flinched. He opened his jacket and found Sams wand right where he suspected and took it before he turned and walked back down the hall.
He found Sam leaning against the wall breathing heavily, Marcus knelt down and handed him his wand, Sam quickly pulled Marcus into a hug "Th-Thank you! Thank you Mark! You saved me!" he said softly. Marcus gave him a smile before helping him up. Sam looked over his shoulder and gasped, Marcus turned to find Marrow holding a sword and bringing it down on the two. Marcus grabbed Sam and they both dove to the ground as Marrow swiped the sword and missed. Marcus looked up and saw Marrow glaring at him and for a second, holding that sword, Marcus didn't see Marrow he saw Cassius. He saw the man that ruined his family, tortured his friends parents, tortured him, killed Caleb Montgomery, killed his grandmother, killed his pet, ruined him!
Marcus couldn't think as he raised his wand...
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" he screamed and a green flash flew from his wand and struck Marrow with such force he was propelled backwards and slammed into a window, shattering it. The man flew through the air down into the Thames and out of sight. Marcus only heard muffled sounds and ringing in his ears as he stared at where the corrupt Auror once stood. He felt someone grab him and pull him to his feet but he couldn't register anything, finally his hearing returned and he blankly looked over at Sam who was screaming his name.
"We gotta go! Mark!? Can you hear me?!" he shouted, Marcus nodded and suddenly his senses came back. He realized where he was, what had happened, and who was with him, he pulled Sam into another hug which he returned happily.
"I'm so glad you're okay!" Marcus said smiling, Sam smiled too as they pulled apart.
"So am I, you...you just cast an Unforgivable Curse though. I never thought you'd be able to do it." Sam said amazed and Marcus couldn't agree more. He had never felt so much anger and pain before, the thought of Cassius legitimately made his blood boil.
Marcus took a deep breath "Come on! Let's get you back to my house. Keep you safe while I find the others." he said grabbing Sams hand but he pulled back a little.
He looked back and saw Sam staring at him "I...I actually know where Anna is. I can help." he said sadly as if the place where she was was the worst place in the world.
Marcus nodded "First let's get out of here." he said and Sam nodded in agreement.
Then they Apparated away.
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