(Chapter 2: Loose Ends)
It would soon be the latter half of September as our quartet enjoyed their 3-week long vacation which they enjoyed considering that it was their first real vacation in nearly 4 months, therefore they would take clear advantage of it. With Raphael having enjoyed their vacation in Germany in having traveled to the German capital as well as Munich with the young wizard, having never thought that he'd be able to do such things like this when he was still under the Dursleys, yet here he was having one of the best times of his life.
Yet it would soon come to a close when they soon began to pack up and head towards Volgograd in order to take out the lich there and claim their reward, before soon heading towards Britain to close up a loose end in the form of Arabella Figg.
(September 29th, 2017, Volgograd, Russia, 8:52 Pm)
It was 8 minutes till 9 as they were standing before the house of said Lich which was due to it being night filled with undead, with our heroes standing before it as Raphael already had a spell scroll out to clear out the undead that would no doubtedly get in their way.
"Well is everyone ready for this?" Raphael spoke as he started to unfurl the spell scroll
"I've been waiting for this, since our vacation Raphael. Let's get the show on the road!" Orianna replied as the tiefling paladin was too excited to slay a Lich
"Alright then, let's get this show on the road." Raphael spoke as he began focusing on the spell scroll
With him reading the runic writing inscribed on the spell scroll with arcane energy beginning to come out of it in wisps of raw power as it began to turn into ash and energy, for once he was done reading from it had become an orb of arcane energy which was soon exploded forth into a mighty conflagration of arcane fire. Soon every undead in a hundred-foot radius of the house the lich resided in was consumed in the hellish blaze, with rotting flesh and pale bone soon melting and scorched into ashes that littered the now smoking field that was left barren by the literal fire-storm unleashed.
With the house smoking with flames covering the house while out of it rushed out the Lich who was a man of average height that had a deathly pallor to his body with small parts of his flesh starting to rot, and his eyes jet black voids with violet pits for pupils. For he wore robes of obsidian that had silvery runes adorned upon it as though made of liquid quicksilver, which Matthew soon recognized as archmagi robes and now wanted the lich dead even more so that he could gain his robes.
That in mind everyone encircled him before soon enough Halos rushed after him with his Sunburst rapier with the Lich having tried to use a spell to shield himself only for Halos to used his great dexterity and agility to shift himself to stabbing him a few inches above his kidneys and stomach causing brackish black blood to lead from the wound. Taking advantage of this distraction Orianna rushed in as well after Halos had slunk away back into the shadows, with the first cleave that was empowered with divine energy carved through its chest releasing a gout of brackish blood as some of his ribs broke; yet when the 2nd strike failed as it failed to get through the barrier she once cleaved through.
"How dare you have the audacity to attack my home." The lich spat as it felt dark hate at being wounded by the wood elf and tiefling
"Well considering how you've been raising undead to kidnap people for your undead army, I feel as though it gives us plenty of ample opportunity to attack you." Raphael spoke as Jade had to step in and used her trident to absorb some of the destructive force of a potent bolt of arcane lightning
"At least all of you, will make great additions to my horde." The Lich said before attempting to move out of the way from Orianna
Yet the moment he did so as he tried to cast a blight spell upon him she attacked furiously with her battleaxe cleaving into the arm that was raised to make the attack with another divine smite, the potency of the attack actually breaking the bones in his right forearm. With him recoiling in pain as the divine energy had caustically burnt the entirety of his forearm down to his knuckles and up to his lower bicep, even made further evident by the fact the divine energy caused his undead flesh to melt and hiss like hot tar on the pavement.
With Halos having distracted him by attacking with his rapier but it was all a ruse as Jade and Raphael unleashed both of their attacks on the Lich, for Raphael unleashed a beam of radiant teal-colored starlight out at the Lich, while Jade unleashed a blast of brilliant light that lit up the night. The two attacks soon collided like cannon blasts and struck the Lich head-on in a corona like explosion of light that was nearly blinding to the quartet who bore witness to its destructive might.
The result of all of this being a smoking crater that gouged out the earth and part of the house where the undead creature resided with his undead flesh showing 2nd-degree caustic burns all across his body, all the while his eyes burned from the attack rendering him blind. Which our heroes saw as a perfect opportunity to strike evident by the fact that when Halos was able to strike at him once more with his rapier he was able to take the Lich's already wounded arm clean off it's body at the elbow.
"Damn you all for this! I'll make sure your bodies will rot in the ground for this!" The lich bellowed as he blindly lashed out a disintegration spell at Orianna
"Over my cold dead corpse, you will." Raphael replied as with a snap of his fingers a pulse of arcane energy radiated forth and dispersed the spell before it even reached her
"Jade how about you show him what the power of your God looks like." Raphael added as Jade nodded
"Of course." Jade spoke as she channeled forth the divine might of Thor into the trident
That in mind the trident began to rapidly hum and pulse with electricity before a potent bolt of lightning shot from the trident like it was an artillery shell and blasting the lich head on who was even shock of the potency that shredded and electrocuted his body with divine lightning. With Matthew following through by channeling as much magic as he possibly could and shot forth his own disintegration spell this time the thin green ray of power struck it dead center of its chest, with fractions of its body soon turning into pale grey dust.
With Orianna following through and charging up a divine smite that cleaved it's away into the side of his neck with darkened viscera spraying out of the wound before another strike was made this time beheading the Lich at the base of the neck. The result was gouts of brackish almost tar-like blood spraying from the now headless corpse of the Lich that fell to the ground, its body still twitching as all signs of its extended life began to rapidly fade.
"Great job Orianna, as now you can add Lich-slayer to the list of things your good at." Raphael spoke as the tiefling looked immensely happy
"It's official my life is now infinitely more awesome right now!" Orianna said happily despite being covered in the gore and blood of the lich she just killed
"Well we're not out of the woods yet, as we still have to have to find its phylactery to prevent it from coming back." Raphael spoke as he soon started taking off the Lich's archmagi robes
"I think that whatever it is Raphael, its inside of him." Jade told him as she saw a pulsing orb glowing with royal violet energy
"Huh well I'll be damned, of all the places he could've hidden it way in. He chose to put it inside of himself. I'd say its ingenious considering that while everyone's looking for it to be hidden away in some secret room; it's instead buried underneath his guts." Raphael spoke as he saw warding around the flesh that wrapped around the gem-like phylactery
"Anyways guys you go inside and secure the house, as I'll be awhile considering that he booby trapped his body to where if I take it out wrong without disabling the wards; then we'll be looking at one giant mess." Raphael spoke as he knew that this was going to take a good long while to disable the warding surrounding the phylactery
That in mind the others went inside the house securing any items they found inside while being wary of any traps inside the lich would have instore for any intruders that would dare to invade it, meanwhile Raphael remained hard at work disabling the wards within the Lich's body. With it being nearly an hour and a half of intensive work before he was able to finally disable every ward within the lich's body, allowing him to take out the phylactery which was a heptagonal amethyst.
With Raphael proceeding to charge up another disintegration spell this time, however, he forced his magic to make the spell yield its maximum destructive force and the end result being that the container holding the soul of the Lich was soon reduced to pale grey dust. That out of the way Raphael rejoined his group in the house as they soon began to back up anything that would be of use to them, with Raphael finding quite a number of spell scrolls and books that he would have no doubt enjoying learning and delving into for later use.
Once they found all they could that would be of value and bagged it up; Jade soon called upon the divine powers of her god to summon forth lightning to repeatedly strike down the now barren lair of the Lich until it was no more than a smoldering wreck. With the quartet soon leaving in feeling great from having defeated a Lich, but yet and still there was one present thought still on Raphael's mind once they claimed their reward and that was returning to Privet Drive and erasing the last remaining part to his past.
"Well, its nothing personal Mrs. Figg. But I refuse to let any shred of my past remain alive, as I will gain freedom once I get what I need to know and close the chapter on that part of my life." Raphael said to himself as the quartet continued to travel through the night
(October 11th, 2017, Privet Drive, 6:30 Pm, 1 week and a half later)
It was half-past 6 as Arabella Figg had returned from grocery shopping as she'd soon went and put up the groceries and then started locking up the doors, yet the moment she went into the living room she saw Raphael sitting in the recliner yet what shocked her most were the tiefling and water genasi in full armor and their weapons trained on her.
"Hello, Mrs. Figg so nice to see you again. Please, won't you have a seat." Raphael said as the woman was in understandable shock
"Harry, I can't believe it...your alive. I thought you were dead or missing after what happened" Mrs. Figg spoke yet the steel-eyed look on the evoker's face wasn't one of merriment or warmth
"It's not Harry anymore, its Raphael. So like I told you, have a seat..now." Raphael ordered as he wasn't in the mood for anything except what he wanted out of her
"I'd do what he says right now. Otherwise, you'll be getting dragged to your seat with crossbow bolts in your legs." Halos said as he appeared from behind her with his crossbow bolt aimed at her
"I'd do what he says immediately, and don't even bother trying to call for any help. Since my friend with the crossbow and I took the liberty of disabling all communications in your house. Mundane or magical, therefore you have no other choice but to comply." Raphael said considering that he and Halos destroyed and disable any form of communication that Mrs. Figg could use to radio for help
That in mind Arabella Figg sat down with great unease considering that she was a squib who had no means of calling for help from the Order, meaning that she was here with a bloodthirsty paladin, a wood elf thief, a cleric to Thor and a rather menacing looking Raphael who had the feel of a realized arcanist.
"Now then your gonna answer some questions that I need out of you, and if you don't answer them as truthfully as possible. Then my friend wielding the battleaxe is going to give you incentive to make you tell the truth." Raphael told her as Orianna could only smile
"And trust me I don't play nice." Orianna told her as she put a clawed hand on her shoulder
"Now then the first question. Why is it that you left me with the Dursleys? Because I want to know for what asinine reason you had for leaving me with them and it'd better be a real good one." Raphael questioned the squib
"I-It was too protect you." Mrs. Figg spoke
"I'm sorry I don't think I heard you correctly, you said I was left in that hell to protect me. Because you knew damned well of what they did to me, every day working me like I was a slave, beating me for being a freak when I was some far greater. Because tell me something Mrs. Figg do you even know what its like to be used as an ashtray for Uncle Vernon's cigars?" Raphael spoke as he rolled up his sleeves and showed old burn scars on his forearms, stomach and side of his chest
"Because I do and it was some of the most unpleasant things of what I had to endure, yet that was one of the less sever punishments I had. Since he said this is what I get for being a freak, and that it builds character." Raphael added as it was thanks to Vernon that he always wore long sleeved attire or anything so that he wouldn't be reminded of the scars he still wore
"Please, you had to understand there was a blood protection that was too protect you from the dark lord's followers, as it was for your own safety that you were put there. Since it was on his orders that you were put there for your protection. Since if you were put anywhere else it wouldn't…." Mrs. Figg spoke before the oppressing feeling of Raphael's magic and the harsh glares coming from Halos, Orianna and Jade
"What man would allow a child to be used as an overworked slave. For I will swear on my life you humans can be true monsters." Halos spat in disgust
"I must agree since I'm surprised that Lord Thor didn't strike you down and those wretched excuses for life, for what they've done to an innocent person." Jade agreed in finding the actions of Mrs. Figg and the Dursleys to be abhorrent
"Orianna. Do you have anything to say on the actions of her standing by while I suffered to be 'protected' by my supposed 'family' members?" Raphael questioned the paladin
"Nothing more that hasn't already been said at how much of disgusting cunt she is for letting you be tormented. Although once we get what we need from her I wanna cut off her damn head, since that's what I feel is deserving of her." Orianna said as her golden eyes looked down on the now cowering woman
"Harry please, I..I only did this to keep you safe. Had their been any other way I would've done it immediately." Mrs. Figg spoke yet Raphael's hands were smoldering with arcane flame, yet only cruel hate was set in the emerald orbs of the wizard
"Oh, there were plenty of ways that you could've kept me safe. But I feel as though I'll have to decline on letting you do that Orianna, because that would be allowing her to have a swift death. Something that she is far from deserving." Raphael responded causing fear to settle into her
"Now then the next question on whose orders was it that I be left with the Dursleys? However, if you've forgotten what will happen if you so much as dare to utter a lie...well Orianna if you'd be so kind." Raphael questioned before Orianna held a malevolent grin on her face
That in mind she raised her axe and chopped off half off Mrs. Figg's right foot with her screeching in pain as blood gushed forth from the wound, with Jade healing it after she stopped screaming but the terror in Arabella Figg was only heightened as she realized what the penalty was should she lie to him.
"Now that you understand penalty for lying will be you losing body parts, let's continue with you answering with whose orders it was to have me kept in that hellhole." Raphael spoke his tone still cordial yet it still never lost the steel or menace within
"It was on the orders of Albus Dumbledore." Mrs. Figg told him
"And why does Albus Dumbledore that involved in my life? Because I've not heard a single shred of him being connected to me in any way, shape or form?" Raphael questioned as to why the old goat was that involved in his life
"Well, he was appointed your magical guardian after what happened with your godfather." Mrs. Figg answered back causing Raphael's eyes to widen
"I was never told about my having a godfather, as I was told by those rotten excuses for human life that I was left with that I was an unwanted bastard that my parents could care less about. Yet here I am being told that I have a godfather of all things? Just my luck that I have someone who could've taken me away from their and given me a happy childhood." Raphael spoke feeling his heart drop at this source of news
"Who is this man and where is he?" Jade questioned as to the whereabouts of Raphael's godfather
"His name is Sirius Black and he's currently hiding out at Number 12 Grimmauld Place." Mrs. Figg answered back as she refused to lie in any circumstance in knowing that it'd cost her more limbs
"What do you mean he's hiding out, as what the hell happened to my godfather that he has to hide out like a common criminal?" Raphael demanded as to why Sirius had to hide himself away
That in mind Arabella Figg told them of how Sirius was framed for the murder of nearly a dozen muggles that was committed by Peter Pettigrew and was thrown in Azkaban without so much as a trial or better yet a fair one to be exact. With him only having escaped last year and had been in deep cover to avoid detection and risk being sent back, for the fact that Raphael was cheated out of having the love and support of someone who truly cared for him enraged him to no end.
"Raphael? Are you good?" Halos questioned as small but minor discharges of arcane energy began to come out of him
"I'm fine, I'm just…absolutely livid with the current situation right now." Raphael answered back in anger of the fact that he'd been cheated out of being with Sirius
"Now then, this is the last question and depending on how you answer things can either go quickly or very painful for you." Raphael spoke as he now stood up and walked in front of her
"After everything you did in standing by and letting me be tormented by the Dursleys, letting them use me as a human ashtray, whipping me with a belt or breaking of a chair leg to beat me until I had bruises or a cracked rib here or there. Or their working me as a slave to get free child labor out of me, as in their words a freak like you deserves. Do you think that after standing by and allowing for me to suffer through all of this that you deserve to live Arabella Figg?" Raphael questioned the woman in front of him
"No I do not, as I know it was for your own good to protect you from the Dark Lord's followers but every day I still carry the regret of having to let it happen for your safety." Mrs. Figg answered back somberly in knowing that after having to watch for nearly a decade of Raphael's abuse that she didn't deserve it
"Well at least you gave an honest answer then. Orianna, I changed my mind you can behead her as you'd previously wanted." Raphael spoke as the tiefling grinned and raised her battleaxe before in one swift motion she hacked off Arabella's head from her body
That in mind everyone except Halos and Raphael went out of the house with Halos having brought with him containers full of kerosene that they soon began dousing the house with, once it was all properly soaked through with the flammable liquid; Raphael then proceed to shoot a high powered bolt of white-hot flame at the nearest wall. With it not being long before the house soon caught fire as Raphael to speed up the process shot 5 more bolts of flame at the house until soon enough it was consumed in hellish flame, that out of the way Raphael soon joined hands with his group and teleported away from the scene.
(3 days later, Liverpool, October 14th, 2017, 4:32 pm)
It was a few days later as Raphael while he did feel a sense of completion and a measure of freedom in having tied up the last remaining link to his past with the Dursleys and the suffering that came with it, he had now one thing that was present on his mind and that was tracking down Sirius Black.
"So Jade how's the scrying for my godfather going?" Raphael asked the water genasi as to how the task was going so far
"It has been a success so far, since I've managed to pin down the general area of his location. But it's proven a bit difficult due to warding around the area that protects against detection." Jade answered back as she'd managed to get a general lock on Sirius's location but the warding around the area was proving to be a measure of interference
"Well, anything I can do to help you out?" Raphael questioned if there was anything he could do to help
"I should be fine. Since its nothing that I can't handle. Because at the rate I'm going I should be able to pin down a location by Monday at the earliest and Tuesday evening at the latest." Jade informed him considering that she did like a challenge and this was one she was all for
"Once again I can not even begin to express my thanks for you doing this Jade." Raphael thanked the cleric for her help in tracking down his godfather
"It's no problem for me to do this for you Raphael, after all we've known each other the longest out of anyone in the group. So I'm happy to help you, because you more than anyone are essentially my brother with all we've been through." Jade responded her large bluish-black eyes looking up at Raphael with the calm that had been a source of relief for Raphael years
With Jade being the first person of Raphael's pseudo-family that he met and as such had formed a brother and sister relationship with the cleric, as she was the one throughout all of this that made it feel like he was apart of an actual family by showing him real kindness.
"Well, your the best kind of sister I could ask for. Seeing as how we'd be in far dire straits without you as our voice of reason." Raphael spoke since Jade despite being fiercely willing to bring down the wrath of Thor upon her enemies, she was nonetheless a voice of reason and calm for the group
"Someone has to be. Because you guys are the closest thing to a family I've had for a long time now. Which is why I will do all that is within my power to keep you guys safe and preventing all of us from falling to ruin." Jade replied since she would do all that was within her power to prevent everyone from getting killed or worse
"Which you have my eternal gratitude for." Raphael spoke as a serene smile spread across her face
"You can show your gratitude by staying alive because I refuse to let anyone of you be taken away from me. Because we are a family, and being a family means that we now only fight for and beside each other. It also means that we stand by each other when things become hard for the other, just like how things are with the revelation that you have a godfather." Jade spoke considering that as part of the little family she made with Raphael, Halos and Orianna they would always fight beside each other and stand by each other
"You're right about that Jade. Since there is no greater thing in this world besides all the arcane knowledge and power I've amassed over the years, it would be the loyalty we hold for each other. Because I cherish that above all else since it is something that I will not only fight till my last breath to protect but also die for as well." Raphael told her considering that the one thing he cherished most out of the group was the level of loyalty and sort of familial love they held for each other
"And it is because of that bond that should worst come to worst when we meet your godfather, that we'll be right there to lift you right back up should you fall. Because we will be their to support you even when its your darkest hours." Jade said considering that no matter what they'd stand by Raphael in his darkest hours like they've done from the start
"Once again thank you, Jade, since I'd be a far worse man had it not been for you being there." Raphael replied as the serene smile on the water genasi's face still remained present
"No problem its what I'm here for Raphael. Since I'll never let you go or let you down, and even when your darkest hour comes I'll be there to lift you back up with all my strength and the power of my lord." Jade told him as Raphael gave her a hug
"Thanks for being the sister I've always wanted, and an additional thanks for helping to track down my godfather." Raphael replied as the cleric returned the hug
"It's no problem now then Raphael I've got scrying I need to continue, you need to prepare yourself for when you have your reunion with your godfather and finish learning those new spells we found at the lich's hideout. Also, where are Orianna and Halos?" Jade wondered as she began to go back to scrying
"They're out grocery shopping, and don't worry I gave them illusion charms to make them look human. So they're in the clear as far as anyone freaking the hell out about what they actually look like is concerned." Raphael told her while the cleric breathed a sigh of relief
"Great to know because it'd be a complete mess if some wizard freaked out over what they looked like." Jade said in relief as Raphael nodded in agreement
"You got that right, anyways until they get back I'm gonna finish recording some of these spell scrolls." Raphael replied as he went to finish recording spell scrolls into his spellbook
(4 days later, October 18th,2017, Number 12 Grimmauld Place, 1:45 Pm)
It was soon a Wednesday afternoon as our quartet now stood where the location of Sirius Black was, with Raphael understandably feeling quite a bit of nerves due to the circumstances.
"Are you sure that this is the right place because I'm not seeing it?" Orianna questioned as to where Number 12 Grimmauld Place was
"Oh its the right location. I just haven't dispelled the magic that hides it from view just yet, so give me just a quick moment and it'll be here in no time." Raphael answered as he soon dispelled the magic hiding it from view and revealed a 3 story house that was a bit rundown and could use a new coat of paint
"Man, this place looks like crap..no offense to your godfather or anything Raphael. But seriously you'd think he could at least fix the place up or at least dust it off and put a fresh coat of paint on it or something to not make it look like shit." Halos spoke considering that he really found the place as far as housing went to be pretty crappy
"Well, that's one of the things we can do while we're here Halos. Considering that my godfathers' been living here is unacceptable, therefore once we get things settled we're gonna fix this place up and make it look great." Raphael replied considering that he refused to let Sirius further live in Grimmauld Place in the state it was in
"I am all for that because this place needs fixing up." Halos spoke since he was all for fixing up Grimmauld Place
"Hey if we can install a training room in here then sign me up for cleaning up this place, since if we're not gonna be out on jobs then I want to at least get some training in." Orianna added considering she wanted a training room to have seeing as how if they weren't going to be going out on jobs then they should train
"I agree with Orianna on the subject, since we should be taking the opportunity to maintain our strength. Especially now that we're in the least hospitable of places to people that don't like us for our appearances." Jade spoke as they approached the door
"So are you alright Raphael?" Jade questioned the wizard who had a look of apprehension and nervousness on his face
"Not necessarily. Considering I'm more nervous than I've ever really been since that night, as my stomach is in knots, my legs feel like they have cinderblocks attached to them and my throat feels like it's gone dry. Since I'm meeting my godfather for the first time, and to be honest I'm quite nervous and a bit scared that he'll turn me away and reject me." Raphael answered back considering this was one of the few things that actually made him nervous
Considering that if he got turned away by his godfather then the one chance he had to connect with the closest remaining thing to a family member, well it'd crush him in knowing that once again no one from either part of his family would ever want him.
"Are you kidding me Raphael there's no way he'd turn you away. Because I've spent years adventuring beside you and hanging out with you, and I know full well that you're a good kid...granted a kid that can level buildings with a snap of his fingers. But the point still stands that your a good kid nonetheless, and he'd be a fool to turn you away otherwise." Halos spoke considering that he wouldn't see why anyone would turn the wizard who'd been like a little brother to him away
"Look you've been my best friend for almost 3 years now, and we've fought against everything from bone devils, oni's, werewolves, glabrezu's, dragons and everything else in-between. With it being throughout it all you've never left my side, and if anything finally been someone who shares what I love. So if your godfather can't see you as the good guy I do then I'll take his head off no questions asked." Orianna said considering that after everything they've gone through if her best friend's godfather couldn't see him as the awesome person she did and turned him away then she'd behead him right then and there
"We've been through everything together, so you should have no doubt by this point that should things be at their worst that I'll still be right here to lift you right back up." Jade added since she'd been there the longest to see the evoker at his highs and lows and would still be there to pull him up should anything happen to him
"Thank you guys for the votes of confidence guys, nevertheless here goes nothing." Raphael said as he took a deep breath and knocked on the door until he heard footsteps coming
"I swear to Merlin if this is Snape coming to check on me again, then I punch you so hard in your face it'll straighten out your nose." Sirius said as he didn't feel like having to remotely be around the potion's master in any real capacity
"Ok, I like him already." Orianna replied as the door opened up to reveal Sirius Black
Sirius Black was a man in the middle of his 30's who despite everything he's endured in Azkaban he still had the confidence of someone who could take on the world, even if he did look aged about a decade or so prematurely. With him having a wild mane of onyx hair that nearly touched his shoulders, fierce grey eyes that held a newfound mix of emotions at what was before him, and his overall form slightly pale and gaunt from his years of imprisonment; as well as facial features that made him look somewhere between a crime boss you'd see in the movies and a nobleman.
Yet the 6-foot tall man still carries himself with an aura of charisma that was of almost casual elegance and still rowdy rebelliousness, with broad shoulders and a regaining musculature that made him imposing, to say the least. For he wore a simple pair of dark blue pants and blue and black button shirt that was slightly unbuttoned and a pair of old black shoes that were slightly moth-eaten, while his full mustache and beard were quite a bit unkempt.
"Hey, um I don't know how to really say this but...I'm your long lost godson." Raphael spoke before he was soon caught in a bear hug by Sirius who looked to be overjoyed by seeing his godson
"I can't believe that you're alive Harry! Finally, after almost 15 blasted years I can see my own godson!" Sirius cheered as Raphael just returned the hug in being happy to see his godfather again
"Good for him that his godfather likes him, as you deserve this after everything you've been through." Jade thought to herself as Raphael shared this moment with his godfather
"Anyways you have to tell me what you've been up to all these years, as I've gotta know the strapping young lad my godson's turned into. Hopefully, you've had more luck with the ladies than your father did." Sirius spoke as he wanted to know what Raphael had been up to all this time
"Trust me I'll be glad to tell you everything Uncle Sirius, heck you probably won't believe half the stuff I've been up to. Also, I changed my name to Raphael awhile back for personal reasons." Raphael told his godfather considering that there was a lot he wanted to tell him
"But where are my manners as let me introduce you to the people who've been my family for nearly several years. The wood elf here is Halos, the giant tiefling woman is Orianna and last but not least our resident genasi Jade." Raphael introduced his godfather to his pseudo-family
"Pleasure to meet you Mr. Black." Jade greeted Sirius
"Nice to meet you there Sirius, by the way we are definitely gonna fix this place right up." Halos spoke waving to the Black patriarch
"Well its a pleasure to see you, by the way; I like the cut of your jib." Orianna said as she shook Sirius's hand who was surprised by the strength the amazon for a paladin possessed
"Nice to meet all of you too. You sure have made some interesting friends Ha..I mean Raphael. Sorry its gonna take awhile to get used to calling you that." Sirius said a bit bashfully as he had to admit that his godson's friends were quite a strange lot, then again the same could be said when he first formed the Marauder's years ago
"Anyways Uncle Sirius, I hope you don't mind but my friends and I are gonna stay here for awhile until one of the jobs we do comes up. Besides you could use a little bit of help in fixing this place up, not to mention that I'd love to spend some time with my godfather." Raphael responded considering that he wanted to spend time with Sirius
"Are you kidding me, you and your friends are more than happy to stay here!" Sirius told them considering that he was delighted to have his godson stay with him for awhile
"Excellent to hear. Come on guys let's get settled in." Raphael spoke as they nodded and went off to grab their bags and gear and head in
"My day has just become infinitely better." Sirius thought to himself as to how his luck in life had drastically increased
So with the defeat of a Lich and having tied up the loose ends in his life that connects him to part of his past, Raphael now meets his godfather in Sirius and with the reunion between godfather and godson complete things look to be in a continued upswing. But will things continue to go well for Raphael or will they soon fall apart, well you'll have to find out in the new chapters of Harry Potter: An Evoker's Tale
Now then onto reviews from last chapter.
Kourtney Uzu Yato: I understand if you don't know much about D&D but still glad you like the story so far. And trust me the Dursleys burning is the least of their problems for their foreseeable afterlife, seeing as how they're souls are most likely in the 9 hells. And hope you like Raphael's group so far, and as for what Raphael can do well let me put it like this in that he's still winding up in terms of his full power.
Te Nellis: Glad you like the story man and hope you continue to read it
SkylerHollow: I'm happy you find the story interesting seeing as how there's a whole lot I can't wait to dive into as the story progresses
Stratos263: Once again happy you like it. Also trust me Dumbledore's Greater Good has enough skeletons in the closet to do the work of screwing him over.
Well hope you guys liked this chapter and all that it entailed since it was a lot of fun to have written out, but without further delay let's get down to it now shall we.
First up we've got the group going up against a Lich which I hoped you guys liked as a dope fight scene.
Next up we've got the loose end that is Arabella Figg being tied up by Raphael and company which I really liked writing in showing off more of Raphael's personality as closer to Lawful Evil more than anything considering you don't get many good dark Harry stories where he's like that.
Next up there's the bit between Jade and Raphael scrying for Sirius which I did to show more of the familial relationship between the group considering that the group itself is something Raphael's family, which I will be happily delving more into.
Lastly there's the reunion between Sirius and Raphael which I hoped y'all liked since these kinds of scenes aren't truly my strong suit, but still I hoped you liked it nonetheless.
So then with all that being said please favorite, follow, review and share this story out as much as possible and thanks for the support given to the story, as I really appreciate it. And remember reviews help the story a lot since it means quite a bit to me and who knows I may gain future ideas from them also remember flames will be ignored while criticism that's well thought out and reasonable will be accepted.
That being said this is Nomadic Chaos using the power of said chaos to give you guys good content to read, as the next chapter will be more time with Sirius and the Triwizard Tournament happening so stay tuned for that.
Part 1 Theme Song: Magic Zone by Volbeat
Random End Song: Even Flow by Pearl Jam
