A/N : Before you start reading this new chapter of 'The Black King of Kuoh' I have things to say first :
-For starting, I thank those the people who recently followed or/and favored this story along with the reviews you sent to me.
-Secondly, I ask this again : do you want to see Harry as a Dragon God (it will be hybrid of course) or a Lion God ? Send me your answers !
-Thirdly, I also wanted to ask you if you have an idea of what Harry should be the God of as I have currently no idea… If you have some then tell me what you have in mind.
Now I should stop wasting more of your time and let you enjoy this chapter in peace… GOOD READING !
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It was the middle of the night, and Harry Peverell Gryffindor Ravenclaw Slytherin Emrys Le Fay was sleeping peacefully on his bed, surrounded by the bodies of Akeno, Kuroka, Tiamat, Ophis, Raynare and Gabriel. A few hours ago, Harry got to meet his cousin Arthur and Le Fay Pendragon, descendant of King Arthur of England.
Arthur was calm, polite, and a true gentleman (from what the girls said) who possessed the Holy King Sword, Caliburn. Arthur was also a caring and a loving person as it was obvious of how protective he was for his little sister Le Fay.
Le Fay was a really expressive young woman who seemed mostly happy or really enthusiastic but she was also really polite as she hadn't stopped calling everyone with the suffix "sama". From what Arthur said, Le Fay seemed to be slightly scared on insects which was a bit funny in his opinion.
Unlike her older brother, Le Fay was magical but contrary to Harry, she wasn't a Wizard but a Mage. However, that didn't stopped the two for having a nice conversation about magic and spells. Le Fay had been really curious about the Wizard type of Magic but was unable to enter the Wizarding World as she wasn't even one.
Amused by her behavior, Harry had given her access to his Library and he received a tight hug from his cousin and a thankful nod from Arthur… who demanded to duel him afterwards. The young Lord had of course, accepted the challenge and used his loyal Sword, the Sword of Gryffindor, to battle against his cousin.
The duel itself was a sight to see and even Le Fay had commented about how good he was with a sword. Arthur had bowed to the waist as he was happy to have found a good opponent for Caliburn . It was at this moment that Le Fay explained to Harry that her older brother was obsessed with finding strong people to fight.
After that, Arthur, Le Fay and Harry discussed over other things while Kuroka and the others left them alone as they thought Harry needed to bond with his newfound family members. The young Lord was astonished to hear that his cousins were part of Vali's group alongside Kuroka as Vali was none other than the Wielder of the White Dragon Emperor Albion, the nemesis of Ddraig.
He also learned that Vali still wanted to fight Issei as they were destined to oppose each other like their predecessors before them. Vali was like Sairaorg or Arthur in his opinion : Battle Maniacs.
Even better, Arthur told him that Le Fay was apparently good friends with Fenrir , Loki's son and the Giant Wolf he fought some time ago. Apparently, Fenrir was not as big as he was the last time he saw him and seemed to have grown quite attached to the Mage. Harry was internally happy that his cousin got such a powerful ally as himself couldn't help but liking le Fey because her behavior was similar to Asia's or Kunou's.
The young Lord was happy to have new members in his family especially when they were of his blood ! Of course Arthur and Le Fay were distant cousins but still, they shared the blood of King Arthur and Morgan Le Fay. The last people of his blood treated him worse than vermin so it was nice to be loved by relatives for once.
After 3 hours, Le Fay and Arthur had to leave but the former promised to come back as she had full access of the Peverell Library and Harry had informed them that they would be always welcome in his home. Kuroka, had decided to stay with Harry as she wanted some time with him but sadly, she had to shared him with the other girls.
Yasaka and Kunou, who were there earlier, left the domain a few minutes after Arthur, Le Fay, and Kuroka's arrival as the Leader of the Youkai Faction had some duties to take care of. Kunou had hugged Harry's waist tightly but had promised to come visit him again in the future… like her mother.
Serafall had to leave because she herself had paperworks to do and Harry had expressed his sympathy for the Maou Leviathan as paperworks were nothing but pain in the ass for everyone. Strangely, Muerte didn't came to visit but Harry assumed that the Primordial Deity was either busy or watching one of her favorites manga.
After the departure of Arthur, Le Fay, Kunou and Yasaka, Harry went to the Library to finish his homework (he still attended school after all) while the other girls went to do some shopping. Ah Girls and Shopping, a long love story… Anyway, later, once he finished Rossweisse' assignment, he and the other girls (who returned with mountains of bags) shared a nice meal cooked by the House-Elves before going straight to bed.
That night, he didn't had to have sex with his girlfriends as he had to recover from his battles with Sairaorg and Regulus… even if internally he wasn't THAT tired but his girlfriends still wanted him in his full prime so he could take care of them properly (I'm pretty sure you know what I mean ).
However that night, when everyone was sleeping, he was unaware of what was going to happen. Surrounded by the girls he loved, Harry was sleeping peacefully with a soft smile on his face but then it turned into a frown as something happened in his dream.
000(Harry's dream)000
Harry was laying down on the grasses with his girlfriends and friends not too far from him. They were all near Kuoh Academy and the young Lord smiled warmly when he saw the people he considered his family enjoying their times by either chatting with each other, reading books or simply playing around.
The young Lord went back on his feet and decided to join his friends and loved ones but just as he took a few steps forward, everything around him turned dark and you could see nothing but Darkness. Harry panicked as he looked around trying to find someone but there were no one else beside apart of him.
"GUYS ! GUYS WHERE ARE YOU ?!" Harry cried out in concern and alarm as he searched for his girlfriends and friends but there was no response.
A few moments passed and still answers… nothing except silence… dead silence.
"They aren't here..." a deep growl-like tone echoed behind him and he turned around to see who it was…
… only to gasp in shock and surprise by what he saw.
The Humanoid being standing a few feet away from him looked like him but with a lot of differences. For starter, the guy, who was shirtless, was covered in black fur , had sharp claws instead of nails and a tail was seen waving lazily behind him. In addition, his hair were long and descended down his back like waterfalls and strangely looked like a mane because of how big it was.
The newcomer also had sharp fangs instead of teeth which was strange on a human being but was shocked him the most were the eyes. Instead of green emerald like himself, the guy's eyes were completely red in color but not any red : blood red. There were also slit-like pupils.
Harry noted that this guy's appearance looked strangely like his Were-Lion Form except that he was as big as a himself and his face was not Lion-like but that of a normal human with slight pointy ears.
"Who are you ?" Harry asked him with narrowed eyes after a few moments of stunned silence.
The unknown being didn't responded at first as he reared his head back to let out a evil cackle which sent shivers down his spines as he stared at the dark man-beast before him. For a moment, the creature laughed but once he regained his composure, he stared back at Harry with a toothy evil grin.
"I am you..." the Being responded with amusement as his interlocutor's confusion.
"What ?!" Harry asked loudly in shock and disbelief as he stared at the creature before him with wide eyes
"What do you mean you are me ?!" the young Lord asked the Lion-Man with confusion clear on his face.
"I mean exactly what I said… I am you or more precisely your darker side..." The Black Humanoid Creature explained with a shrug as he stared at the green eyed young man before him.
"My dark side ?" Harry asked softy to no one in particular but sadly his interlocutor heard it clearly thanks to his Lion's sense.
"Yes… You tried for years to restrain all your darkest feelings inside you and thanks to this, I was created… However I wasn't able to talk to you until now…" the Dark Man-Beast explained to the young Lord as calmly as he could with crossed arms.
Harry calmly listened with a frown but his narrowed eyes clearly showed that he didn't believed the guy before him one bit. However, as the guy talked, Harry saw no sigh of lies in the Man-Beast's voice and he was clearly speaking in a normal tone. What if it was true ?
Not many knew about what he endured back when he lived in England except his friends, girlfriends and recently his newfound cousins. Then how could this guy knew about his past if he wasn't really a part of him ?
"Prove it ! Tell me what are the feelings I hold deep inside me ?" Harry retorted challengingly to the Man-Beast who smirked toothily in response.
It was as if he knew it would happen.
"Very well… Deep inside you, you hold all your frustration ,your rage and hatred ! Your frustration for the people who never helped you despite SEEING you needed help but still did nothing !" The Lion-Man began to say still smirking before resuming
"Your rage because of what your own family did to you ! And lastly your hatred...Hatred toward your parents for abandoning you… your hatred for Albus Dumbledore for being the one who convince your parents to give you up… the hatred you hold for the Dursleys for torturing you… The Hatred you had for Wizard-kind and every English People..."
Harry stood there with a straight face : what this Creature said was true. He couldn't denied it as he was indeed what it felt during the time he was nothing but the Freak of Privet Drive, the Dursley's punching-ball or the Squib in the Wizarding World.
At first he had wanted to get revenge on those who wronged him but then, he realized that if he did, he would be no better than them so he left them be. He didn't wanted to be a killer but he was willing to take someone's life if it mean protecting someone he cared.
However, Harry, as he processed what he was hearing, couldn't help but wondering about something : why didn't his darker side revealed himself sooner ? After all, he was a part of him so why just now ? Didn't he had the possibility to did it before ? So many questions but yet no answers.
"Why ?" Harry asked softy to break the silence after a few moments.
"Why what ?" The Lion-Man asked him with a frown of confusion with his arms still crossed against his chest.
"Why now ? Why waiting so long to see me ?" Harry asked the Dark Man-Beast before him with suspicion as he couldn't help but having a bad feeling about this.
"It was mostly because of you ! For years, you restrained yourself and so you restrained ME !" The Lion-Man snarled in anger before explaining in a calmer tone
"I was restrained by a magical barrier you unconsciously putted on me ! But then one day it started to shatter… until it broke totally !"
"How ?" Harry asked him with curiosity but he didn't showed it as his green emerald eyes were narrowing at the Lion-Man before him.
"It shattered each time you became angry…But the cracks were bigger during Three different occasions… " The Dark Humanoid Creature answered with a fanged grin.
"Which 'occasions' ?" Harry asked him defiantly as deep down he wanted to know how he could have released his darker side from its 'prison'.
"The first time was during your match against this guy Riser Phenex..." The Lion-Man responded calmly before adding with a grin "or do you prefer Chicken Brain ?"
Harry snorted in amusement before answering back "Frying Turkey is good as well..."
The Man-Beast nodded his head with a snort in response before going serious again.
"The second event was during the Peace Treaty… when you killed Katarea Leviathan and some of her clowns..."
Harry sighed as he DID remembered that night when the Leaders of the Three Factions decided to make a peace treaty to avoid more bloodsheds betweens the Devils, the Fallen Angels and the Angels. Of course it had been a bit interrupted by Katarea and her army of Magicians… until Harry got angry and slaughtered a lot of them.
"And the last event ?" Harry asked him softy as he glared at his interlocutor.
"When Sirius told you about what your former world wanted from you..." was the Lion-Man's answer.
Harry, for a moment, staid silent as his mind processed what he just heard : for years, he managed to restrain his darker side inside him but then each time he got angry, the barriers weakened to the point that the Lion-Man was able to free himself.
"Was there only those events ? Or were there more ?" Harry asked the Man-Beast after a moment of silence.
"A few… like your battle with the pussycat Regulus or your little tussle with this mutt Fenrir..." The Lion-Man answered with a shrug as if it was nothing important.
"So… Now that you are free… What do you want ?" Harry asked him with narrowed eyes.
"I wanted to talk to you first…" the Lion-Man answered gruffly before adding in a sterner tone " before taking over your body..."
"WHAT ?!"Harry cried out in anger, shock and disbelief as he hadn't expected this answer.
"You heard me ! You are weak and pathetic ! You are stronger than the despicable creature you associate yourself with and yet you do nothing with your powers !" The Man-Beast explained with anger as his red eyes glowed brightly. After a second, the Dark Humanoid Creature re-opened his mouth to add in the same tone.
"You could take over the Underworld, Heaven or even the whole World but you do nothing ! You are strong enough to fight against Great Red himself and possibly kill him but yet again you do nothing !"
Harry didn't say anything and instead simply watched his darker-side ranting. However, his whole body was tense , his hands were now fists and his own eyes were glowing with power as if he was sure the Man-Beast would attack him at any seconds now.
"Once I take over your body, I will rectify all of this : I will use our power to take our rightful place in this world ! I will kill everyone in the Wizarding World like YOU should have done in the first place and I will fight and take Great Red's place the most Creature in existence !" The Lion-Man snarled at the young human before him as he readied his claws.
"While I would not stop you if you want to destroy the Wizarding World what about m-our friends ? The girls who love us ! What about Sirius, Remus and Tonks ? And our friends ?" Harry asked him as he readied himself in case the Man-Beast attacked him.
"Apart of Ophis they are all weak ! They are all bellow us ! We deserved way better !" The Lion-Man snarled in response
Hearing this, Harry was filled with nothing but anger which caused his darker-side to grin toothily
"I will not let you hurt them ! Not on my watch !" the green eyed young Lord hissed in response as he glared daggers at the Man-Beast.
"Then you're going to have to kill me !" The Black Lion-Man inquired with a fanged grin as he went into pouncing position.
Harry didn't responded and instead went into a defensive position, waiting for his opponent to strike. He didn't waited for long as the Lion-Beast lunged at him with a roar-like battle-cry. However before he could even touch him, mist surrounded Harry who yelped when he was suddenly surrounded by it.
A roar of outrage and anger echoed nearby before the Man-Beast's voice could be heard echoing in the air
"This is not over ! Mark my word , I will take over your body ! Word of Duncan !"
As his darker side screamed those words, a bright light was engulfing Harry, blinding him completely.
00( Harry's bedroom)00
Harry woke up with a loud gasp as he rose slightly from his bed, panting deeply. He looked around in alarm but quickly calmed down when he saw the sleeping forms of Raynare, Tiamat, Kuroka, Ophis, Gabriel and Akeno surrounding him. Sighing deeply in relief, he slowly laid back on the bed but found himself unable to sleep as he was still thinking about Duncan and what he just learned.
/(Elsewhere)/
While Harry was having trouble to sleep, far away from there, in his birth country, something was happening in the south-west of England more precisely in the Wiltshire. It was in this area that lived a famous Pure-Blood Magical Family : The Malfoy.
The Manor itself was good looking and was surrounded by elaborate gardens, including a fountain
Lucius Malfoy was actually the Patriarch of the Family but since recently he had authorized people to lived permanently in his domain… and among them was someone who wasn't really happy at the moment
"LUCIUS !" Someone called out loudly for the Head of Malfoy House.
It was the most feared Dark Wizard of England : Lord Voldemort. He had pale white skin, a skeletally thin body, and dark scarlet eyes with cat-like slits for pupils. He had a chalk-white face that resembled a skull, snake-like slits for nostrils, and large hands with unnaturally long fingers like spider's legs. He also had no hair and lips along with sharp blue fingernails and was wearing a black robe and no shoes.
Not many of his followers knew about his true origin : his true name was Tom Marvolo Riddle, a Half-Blood who had suffered at the hands of Muggles during his childhood after his father Tom Riddle abandoned his family. He was later sorted into Slytherin and had tried to attain Immortality which he succeeded by making Horcruxes.
Once he was strong enough, he abandoned his Muggle Name to take the anagram 'Lord Voldemort' and committed countless atrocities until he was 'killed' in 1981 when he attacked Godric Hollow. For the next years, he had lived as a Wraith before he was able to create another body.
"Yes my Lord ?" Lord Malfoy asked the snake-like man after bowing before Malfoy had a pale, pointed face, with pale blond hair and cold grey eyes.
"What are the news of our target ?" Voldemort asked the Head of House Malfoy in a high cold tone as , coiled at his feet, was a long green female snake who was none other than Nagini, his familiar and pet.
"My Lord … I'm sorry but… so far, our men hadn't found the boy…" Lucious began to say before being stopped by a snarl from Voldemort
"CRUCIO !"
Lucius screamed in agony as his body knew nothing but pain. The Cruciatus Curse was one of the Three Unforgivable Curses and one Voldemort used frequently against his followers for whatever reasons.
"I am surrounded by incapables !" Voldemort snarled in frustration and anger as he glared at his followers who all flinched when Nagini hissed at them alongside her master.
"My Lord… it is not our fault ! The Potter Brat might be anywhere in the world !" one of the Death-Eaters inquired from his place to the Dark Lord. He had a long, pale, burly twisted face and dark hair : his name was Antonin Dolohov.
"CRUCIO !" Voldemort hissed coldly as he pointed his wand at Dolohov who rolled on the ground with agony.
"Never talk back to me Dolohov !" The Dark Lord snarled to the Death-Eaters who nodded his head in acknowledgement, no wanting to anger his Lord more than he already was.
"Bellatrix ! Which countries hadn't been checked yet ?" Voldemort asked his most loyal follower in a calmer tone.
Then stepping out from the lines of Death-Eaters to face the snake-man, was a tall woman with long, thick, shiny dark hair whose face possessed a strong jaw, a thin mouth, and heavily lidded eyes with long eyelashes. She was a beautiful woman but really thin and had a gaunt like face.
She was Bellatrix Lestrange, wife of Rodolphus Lestrange , and sister of Narcissa Malfoy, wife of Lucius. Bellatrix and Narcissa were both members of the House of Black before being casted out by the actual Lord Black, Sirius. She had been imprisoned in Azkaban for what she did to Alice and Frank Longbottoms alongside her husband and her brother-in-law and that's why she was so thin.
"From what I heard my Lord, Japan, Russia, Pacific Isles and Mongolia are the few countries left..." Bellatrix inquired to her Lord with a mad grin on her face.
She was Voldemort's most loyal servant and a fierce fighter in combat and thats why many Death-Eaters feared her.
"Send people to those countries ! Harry Potter must be found ! I need him to crush our enemies' hope !" Voldemort snarled to his followers who cowed in fright at their master's tone.
"My Lord… We cannot go in Japan… Not after what Dolores Umbridge did..." Rodolphus Lestrange inquired to his Lord in a neutral tone from his place.
Voldemort sighed when those words reached his ears : he heard about this incident and knew that it was no good for Magical England to go to war with Japan. He hated to admit it but Japan was superior to them magically and in addition, unlike Dumbledore and his cronies, the Japaneses wouldn't hesitate to kill them.
"Thank you for the reminder Rodolphus… I almost forgot about it …" Voldemort began to say in a soft cold tone before adding louder " Stay away as far as possible from Japan ! I don't want them getting involved into our affair !"
They all nodded in agreement before leaving the room after their master dismissed them. Sitting on his throne-like chair, Voldemort went deep into thought , his eyes closed. Nagini rose from her place to slither up to the Dark Lord's shoulders. Voldemort opened an eye to stare at his familiar before extending a hand to scratch her head, much to her pleasure.
The snake-like man remembered the fiasco at the Department of Mysteries and the shock he got when he saw that Jacob Potter wasn't the one who defeated him that night but his brother Harry. He remembered the boy clearly and the defiance he showed him that night. When he heard from Lucius that Harry Potter wasn't in the country, Voldemort did something that shocked many of his followers.
He reabsorbed his Horcruxes.
He used an old ritual to summon them all and he was shocked to see that some were missing : Ravenclaw's Diadem and Slytherin's some of his other Horcruxes were still there : Nagini, his old Diary, Marvolo Gaunt's Ring and Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.
However, to be sure that he would came back if something happened, he still left a portion of his soul in the Cup before locking it in Bellatrix's Vault at Gringotts. The Cup was the only Horcrux he had now. But that didn't bothered him as he now felt stronger than before, maybe because his soul was almost normal.
Back to present, the Dark Lord caressed his familiar's head before his expression turned mad.
"Harry Potter… No matter where you are… I will destroy you !" The Dark Lord promised to himself before cackling loudly like a mad scientist. The cackles sent shivers to every Death-Eaters who heard it.
/(Time Skip)/
The following few days, things weren't good for Harry. He avoided sleeping as much as possible and when he was feeling tired, the young Lord would drink one of his potions called 'Invigoration Draught' to regain composure. The Invigoration Draught boosted someone's energy and got rid of any signs of tiredness.
In addition of this, Harry was constantly thinking about his darker part, who named himself Duncan which meant 'Dark-Skinned Warrior' in Scottish. Which was fitting for the Man-Beast because he was completely covered in black fur. Harry was still shocked that all his dark feelings turned into a second entity of him who was now trying to take over his body.
Something Harry refused to allow because if Duncan succeeded, he would use all his strength and power to hurt people he grew to love as his family. The young Lord wanted to ask for help but, sadly, being part Lion, he inherited something from his animal side : pride.
He wanted to do this on his own by stopping sleeping which was easy… at first. But as the time passed, his body was becoming harder for him to support as it was sore of the lack of rest and sleep. His state worried his girlfriends immensely and they often spoke about it when he wasn't around.
"Why is he like this ?" Raynare asked her Harem-sisters with some concern as she eyed Harry who was laying on the sofa, reading a book… or at least trying to because of how tired he looked.
"I don't know… He had been like this since the day following his battles against the Heir of Bael and his Pawn..." Akeno replied back as she too was concerned for Harry.
"What should we do ? Should we ask him ?" Tiamat asked them with a sideway glance toward Harry who was unaware of what the girls were talking about as they were too far for him to hear them.
"First, we must tell the others about this nya… Harry-kun is too stubborn and would surely refuse to tell us what is going on nya…" Kuroka replied firmly to the others who nodded in agreement.
"But we could always try ! However, who want to approach Harry to ask ?" Raynare asked the girls with a raise-brow and crossed arms.
For a moment, we could hear a buzzing sound as a fly flied above them. The Fallen Angel stared back and forth between the others, seeing WHO will have volunteer… but there was no answer. At least until…
"I will go see Rias… Maybe she can help..." Akeno inquired quickly but softy before disappearing through a portal.
"I will look for Ophis… If I'm lucky Muerte would be with her..." Tiamat replied a few seconds after Akeno disappeared before leaving just as quickly.
"I will call Le Fay and Arthur nya ! They might be useful nya ! " Kuroka quickly inquired without giving Raynare the chance to speak before disappearing in thin air.
The Fallen Angel stood there, staring blankly at the spots where the girls stood a moment ago before grumbling in frustration under her breath "You damn cowards !"
Sighing in an attempt to calm herself, Raynare then made her way toward Harry whose eyes were closed. When the Fallen Angel was close enough, she could see that her boyfriend was doing everything he could to stop himself for falling asleep and she was wondering why as she stopped right beside him.
"Harry ?" she called softy to him and he turned his head to look.
Needless to say that her concern for him grew when she saw the big bags under his eyes, a clear sign of fatigue.
"Yes love ?" Harry asked her with tiredness in his tone.
"Harry what's going on with you ?! You look like you hadn't slept for days !" the Fallen Angel remarked with narrowed eyes as she tapped her foot on the ground while crossing her arms over her bust.
She was clearly demanding answers.
" I'm fine Raynare… I am just a bit tired that's all..." the young Lord mumbled in an attempt to avoid having to discuss his current problem.
However, it didn't worked on the Fallen Angel whose eyes narrowed even deeper after those words left his lips.
"A bit tired ? A bit tired ?! Are you kidding me ?! Just this morning, you bumped into a wall !" Raynare inquired in a harsh tone as she glared down at him
"It was just one time...Not a big de-" Harry began to say to defend himself but Raynare bluntly retorted
"You bumped into the same wall thrice ! Then you bumped into the chairs, the table and you even tumbled down the stairs of your labs yesterday !"
Harry stared at Raynare in annoyance but then turned his head away from her stern glare to look away grumbling "I don't have anything to say to you..."
Those words angered Raynare who growled in outrage at seeing him refusing to tell her what he had and quickly lost her composure as she used a technique Muerte taught her to perform on Harry when angered.
"HARRY PEVERELL GRYFFINDOR RAVENCLAW SLYTHERIN EMRYS LE FAY ! YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON OR I AM CALLING YOU-KNOW-WHO !" the Fallen Angel threatened her boyfriend with an ultimatum.
Harry winced at the use of his full title and couldn't help but cursing a certain Primordial Deity for teaching his girlfriends this move. Glancing at Raynare, he could clearly read in her eyes all the concern she had for him and for a moment, he wanted to tell her… about Duncan.
But then he shook his head to get rid of those thoughts before glaring daggers at the Fallen Angel : because of his constant tiredness, the young Lord was more irritable than usual. The House-Elves had noticed it and they thought it was better to let their masters alone when he was in this state.
"It is NOT your business Raynare !" Harry snarled furiously at the Fallen Angel who backed down with wide eyes at her boyfriend's reaction.
He had never treated her this for a long time and Raynare felt hurt in her heart at seeing this reaction from the man she loved. He had never spoke with anyone with such anger on his face… Well that wasn't true : he had spoken like this with Raynare before the two got together or with Rias (at first).
It had been a long time since he had looked at her with such an expression. And that hurt her more than she thought.
Raynare and Harry locked eyes for a moment, none of them wanted to back down. The young Lord, who wanted his conversation to be over, said something that literally broke the Fallen Angel's heart
"What I do is none of your concern ! Only mine ! I don't need you people to tell me what to do !" he snarled at Raynare who recoiled in shock at the outburst with wide eyes.
Huffing, Harry sent quickly dashed out of the Library to head toward his bedroom where he locked the door, preventing anyone to go see him. To be sure that no one would came INTO the room, he placed wards anti-portals, powerful to prevent Sirzechs himself to enter if the Maou Lucifer planned to see him.
In the Library, Raynare was still standing where she was, her wide eyes in shock as her mind was repeating again and again what her boyfriend had just snarled to her. Tears started to pour down her cheeks as she reared her head back to scream out her frustration and anger before falling on the sofa, sobbing.
Elsewhere, in the Occult Research Club clubroom, Akeno was telling Rias about Harry and his constant state of tiredness. The Heiress of Gremory House was troubled by Harry's new attitude and she didn't liked it one bit. She had noticed how bad he looked but she thought it was nothing serious. Look like she was wrong. Koneko was concerned for her itoko while Kiba and Xenovia glanced at each other with uneasiness.
"What are we waiting for ? We should confront Harry and ask him what's going on !" Issei voiced his opinion to his fellow Devils to break the silence.
"I want to help Oniisan !" Asia inquired to her King with cute puppy eyes as she was concerned for her brother figure.
"And you say he started to act like this since his meeting with the Pendragon siblings ?" Rias asked her Queen, momentarily ignoring the two.
"Yes… and he had become distant to his girlfriends ! To me !" Akeno inquired to her King with a hurt look on her face, which saddened Rias even more.
"He is definitely hiding something… However, we cannot confront him directly about this…" the redhead began to say before being interrupted by a certain brown haired pervert.
"And why not ?!" Issei asked his King with some confusion.
"Do you really think Harry would say anything to us ?" Rias asked him back calmly but an eye-brow raised.
"No..." Issei admit after a few seconds of silence.
"So what are we gonna do ?" Kiba asked everyone with a tone laced with worry.
After all, the Knight grew to respect Harry and saw him as a honorable and powerful ally and friend.
"Lord Peverell had done a lot of things for us all… It would dishonorable to not help him in return…" Rossweisse inquired with a straight face from her place.
"Can't you just call him Harry ?" Issei asked her with a blank stare which caused the teacher to flush a bit in embarrassment.
"Anyway, first we must talk with his girlfriends and his aunt ! They might help us !" Rias inquired to her Peerage who all nodded in agreement.
"Then let's go !" Asia inquired the group with clear enthusiasm as she wanted to help her older brother-in-all-but-blood.
The rest of her Peerage all looked at her with amusement before Rias used her portal to go straight to Peverell Mansion. Just as they appeared on the domain's garden, they came face to face with Kuroka, Arthur Pendragon, Le Fay Pendragon, Ophis, Tiamat and Muerte.
"You came to see Harry too ?" Rias asked the other group who all nodded their heads.
"Where is Raynare ?" Akeno asked out-loud as she glanced around, not seeing the Fallen Angel.
"We kinda left her there with Harry hehe nya..." Kuroka replied with a nervous chuckle as she rubbed the back of her head with a hand.
Everyone stared at Kuroka, Tiamat and Akeno who blank stares as the trio looked nervous.
Muerte rolled her eyes at the scene before making her way toward the Mansion's front doors. Just as she opened them, the rest of the group stopped staring at Kuroka, Tiamat and Akeno to rush after her. As they passed near the Library, they heard someone sobbing and looked inside to see Raynare laying on the sofa with her head in her hands.
"Raynare ?" Kuroka called out for the Fallen Angel in a worried tone.
Raynare then raised her head to stare at the group who could clearly see the tears streaming down her cheeks. For most of them, it was a surprise as Raynare wasn't clearly the type of girl to cry so seeing her like this was shocking to say the least.
"What happened ?" Tiamat asked her Harem-sister with concern as she stepped closer.
Soon the entire group was circling Raynare who sniffed a bit before opening her mouth to answer
"Me and Harry got into an argument… He said It wasn't my business what he do and that he didn't needed people to tell him what to do !" the Fallen Angel began to say with tearful eyes as Tiamat wrapped an arm over her shoulders to bring her closer.
"And that made you cry ?" Issei asked the Fallen Angel with a 'Are you serious ?' look before yelping in fright when everyone shot him furious glares, silently telling him to shut up.
"NO ! It was the look he gave me..." The Fallen Angel said softy as a single tear fell down her left cheek.
"What look ?" Tiamat asked her gently but still curious and worried about the situation.
The others leaned closer to Raynare curious about what her answer would be. Muerte was the only one who didn't approached the sad Fallen Angel as she might have an idea of what her nephew-in-all-but-blood was enduring right now. However that didn't stopped her from listening.
"A look I didn't saw for a long time… a look of pure anger…" Raynare whispered softy as she looked down at the ground.
Issei opened his mouth to let out a spiteful comment of his own but a sharp glare from Kuroka stopped him from saying anything. The wielder of Ddraig had still haven't forgiven Raynare for almost killing him months ago or trying to take Asia' s Sacred Gear but tolerated her as she was one of Harry's girls.
Muerte staid silent for a moment but then looked toward where Harry's bedroom was situated as she knew he was probably there as she felt his presence in this part of the Mansion. Her eyes narrowed as she marched toward his room and the others who were still processing what Raynare just told them, didn't noticed the Primordial Deity's departure. At least until…
"HARRY PEVERELL GRYFFINDOR RAVENCLAW SLYTHERIN EMRYS LE FAY !" YOU HAVE 5 SECONDS TO OPEN THIS DOOR OR SO HELP ME I WILL SKIN YOU !" Muerte's angry voice echoed throughout the halls.
The others blinked at the sudden shout but then dashed toward where the Primordial Deity was only to find her standing in front of Harry's door, tapping her foot in impatience. Arthur and Le Fay Pendragon were staring at Muerte with a mixture of fear and shock (and amazement in Le Fay's case) as they heard from Kuroka who she was.
"LEAVE ME ALONE !" Harry's voice echoed from the other side of the door after a minute of silence.
"DON'T FORCE ME TO ENTER THIS ROOM MISTER !" Muerte hissed in anger as she released some of her aura which caused everyone present (minus Ophis) to pale drastically in fright.
Then for the next few minutes, nothing happened. There was nothing but silence.
"Big Brother ? Why doesn't our cousin answ-" Le Fay began to ask Arthur but then someone interrupted her at the end of her sentence.
"HARRY ! DON'T IGNORE US !" The Primordial Deity inquired loudly in frustration as she released more of her aura.
"You have your answer..." Arthur replied bluntly to his younger sister
Rias herself was annoyed by Harry's behavior and tried to open a portal to go inside the stubborn boy's bedroom… only to find out that she couldn't. Blinking in surprise, the redhead tried again… only for being blocked again.
"Of course he put anti-portal wards..." Muerte grumbled in annoyance before touching the door with a hand.
Instantly a crack-like sound was heard followed by what sounded like shattering glasses. Without giving the others the time to ask what she did, the Primordial Deity quickly opened the front door before entering the room.
What they discovered once they stepped in the bedroom shocked some of them.
Harry was sitting on the bed with a look of pure annoyance on his face as he glared at them. But it was not what had shocked the group : it was the large black bags under his eyes and the look of tiredness he harbored on his face.
"Harry man what happened to you ?!" Issei was the first one to voice what he had in mind.
However, the brunette quickly flinched in fright at the vicious glare Harry sent him
"It none of your business !" The young Lord snarled as his green eyes momentarily turned blood red.
"Harry stop this madness !" Rias inquired him in a stern tone as she glared at him firmly.
The young Lord scoffed at her but then was roughly pushed on the bed by an unknown force. Snarling in anger, he tried to go back on his feet… only to find himself unable to move a single muscle.
"LET ME GO !" Harry snarled at them with rage as his eyes was still red in color. However, they also noticed that his fangs slightly grew.
Then before someone could denied him his request, a small voice caught everyone's attention.
"Oniisan..."
Harry stopped struggling as his eyes landed on the voice's owner : Asia. Her face was showing nothing but concern as she moved closer to him. Seeing this expression caused Harry's heart to broke slightly with remorse. Muerte saw the change in her nephew's behavior and smiled slightly but then frowned when she saw the red eyes going back into emerald.
"Harry ? What's going on with you ?" the Primordial Deity asked her nephew-in-all-but-blood in a calm tone, the same one she used back when he saw a young child.
The young Lord opened his mouth to retort that he was fine but then he saw Asia's face : a cute expression of pure concern written of her visage. He knew he couldn't lie to her and so took a deep breath before opening his mouth to answer.
"Someone is trying to take over my body..."
"WHAT ?!" Rias, her Peerage, Le Fay and his girlfriends screamed loudly with shock as they hadn't expected this.
"Who ?!" Issei asked his friend with disbelief but also with anger
"My darker side..." was Harry's blunt answer.
Silence followed those words as they all stared at him with confusion or wide eyes of shock. Ophis, however, didn't looked really surprised as she remembered something Muerte told her back when she and her watched Harry fighting against Sairaorg and Regulus : something about Harry having to fight against himself.
"What are you talking about Harry ?" Akeno gently asked her boyfriend as she went to sit by his right side, gently caressing his hairs with a hand.
Harry opened his mouth to answer but then a hand placed itself on his lips, preventing him from doing so. Looking at who it belonged, the young Lord saw the serious look mixed with interest of his honorable aunt.
"Take a deep breath and explain slowly..." Muerte inquired to her nephew-in-all-but-blood in a gentle tone as she removed her hand from his lips.
Harry was a bit nervous about talking about this but seeing the serious looks he was getting from those present… he knew he couldn't hide it much longer. For the first time since this whole situation started, he was about to share what happened that night days ago.
"Alright…" Harry sighed in resignation as he would have prefered to not say anything.
He saw everyone's faces brightening after those words escaped his mouth and Muerte released whatever was holding him down so he could make himself comfortable. As he sat on the bed, his girlfriends instantly sat at his side with Ophis and Akeno being the closest. The others circled the bed, waiting for the young Lord to explain himself.
"Before starting, I have to apologize for being so distant with you… and I'm sorry Raynare for what I said to you earlier…" Harry inquired to the Fallen Angel in an ashamed tone.
Raynare didn't respond for a second but then swiftly pressed her lips against his in a deep kiss which he returned after a few seconds of stunned silence.
"GET A ROOM YOU TWO !" Issei cried out with a red face as beside him Asia was blushing madly.
Pulling away from him, Raynare shot the group a mischievous grin before flicking Harry on the nose
"Don't you dare doing this again , am I clear ?" she asked menacingly to Harry who nodded his head.
"Good !"
The young Lord smiled fondly at the Fallen Angel before looking over at Muerte when the Primordial Deity coughed in her fist
"So you wanted to say ?" she inquired her nephew with a raise-brow.
Harry sighed deeply again, unsure of how to explain things but then he felt hands on his shoulders and glanced to his left and right to see his girlfriends giving him warm smiles, as if to encourage him to speak freely. Galvanized, Harry turned his head to look back at the assistance before taking a deep breath
"I'm sure you all noticed my constant state of tiredness..." he began to say before being interrupted by a certain pervert.
"Hard to miss if you ask me..." Issei grumbled under his breath but it was loud enough for the others to hear.
Koneko sighed in annoyance before punching him in the guts
"OW !"
"Idiot..." the white haired Nekoshou said in a cold tone as he laid on the ground, rubbing the spot where he was hit.
Harry chuckled in amusement at the scene before him but then his expression turned serious again as he looked back at the group.
"It all started the night after I met my cousins..." Harry began to say as he glanced at where the Pendragon Siblings stood.
Le Fay was staring back at him with concern clear on her face while Arthur was expressionless… at least the face was because the eyes were shining with some worry. However his eyes quickly narrowed defiantly when he saw some of the people present staring at them suspiciously especially Rias' Peerage (less Akeno)
"They are not responsible from what is happening to me..." Harry hissed at them from his place before taking a deep breath to regain his composure
"The night after I met them , someone came to see me in my dream..."
"Another girl for your Harem Harry-kun ?~" Akeno cooed at him teasingly and he shot her an amused glare before answering
"No… the guy in my dream..." he began to say before being interrupted by Raynare this time
"Oh ? I didn't know you switched both ways !" the Fallen Angel inquired with fake-shock
"ITS NOTHING LIKE THAT !" Harry retorted with a glare that could melt eyes as his cheeks were as red as Rias' hairs.
"Just kidding~" Raynare cooed at her boyfriend before giggling into her hands, quickly followed by almost everyone present.
Annoyed, Harry grumbled something inaudible under his breath before looking back at the assistance
"As I said… the guy in my dream… well in short he looked like me but not totally..." the young Lord explained to the group who blinked in confusion.
"What do you mean cousin ?" Le Fay asked him with a titled head and a look of curiosity in her eyes (which was cute).
"Well… He looked like me but with black fir covering his body, had a tail, claws instead of nails and fangs instead of canines… He also had blood red eyes..." Harry explained somberly to the assistance as his mind went back to the moment he met his dark-counterpart.
"So you were facing your Were-Lion Form ?" Issei asked him with a raise-brow
Le Fay and Arthur looked back at their cousin with sharp eyes : Harry , during their meeting, had mentioned his Were-Lion Form but never saw it. And thanks to Kuroka, they got to see his Full Lion Form as she recorded his fight with Regulus.
"Not exactly… He looked more human-like in appearance and just had fur, tail, claws and fangs from the Lion..." Harry responded with a sigh.
"Interesting… Did he said something about his origins ?" Rias asked him with a finger under her chin in thought.
"He said he was created thanks to the amount of dark emotions I kept inside me…" Harry replied with a sigh.
"Dark emotions ?" Asia asked him with a frown of confusion as well as eyes of curiosity.
Harry opened his mouth to answer but Muerte beat him to it
"Harry's dark emotions are Anger, Frustration, Rage and Hatred… Each one caused by people I think you already heard about..." the Primordial Deity inquired as she shot the group a look as if she was asking them 'Right ?'.
They all growled in anger as they knew who she was talking about : the people from England. Arthur and Le Fay were equally unhappy with how their cousin had been treated but also pained by what people of England became after the death of King Arthur. How could people be so cruel to one of their own ?
"Okay so you have a darker you residing inside you ? What else ?" Issei asked Harry with a sigh.
"As I said earlier, he wants to take over my body..." Harry replied with a shiver as he remembered this moment of the meeting with Duncan.
"But why nya ?!" Kuroka asked him with concern and a bit of worry in her tone.
"Apparently, he doesn't approve of what I do and wants to change it… He wants to take over my body so he could use all my powers to challenge Great Red and becoming the most Powerful Creature in existence !" Harry explained painfully to the group who froze in stupor after those words left his mouth.
Muerte, for her part, sighed deeply as she pressed a hand against her face. She had to fake her surprise as the Primordial Deity KNEW it would happen… eventually. She hoped that it wouldn't be too soon but when Harry first used his powers against Riser, she internally felt that things would change in the future.
She knew Harry will have to face his darkest emotions to become stronger but she hoped it wouldn't be before a long time. Look like Fate , her sister, was more sadistic than she first thought. Yes you heard me right Fate was Muerte's sister… alongside the Primordial Deity of Life.
However, her thoughts were quickly interrupted by Harry's voice as he spoke again.
"To prevent him from taking over my body, I… I stopped sleeping… that's why I'm like this… I tried to hide it with a potion of mine, the Invigoration Draught to keep myself in check…" the young Lord explained softy to the group who listened patiently.
"Invigoration Draught ?" Issei asked him with a frown of confusion
"I read about this : this potion, once drank, boosts someone's energy and get rid of any tiredness..." Rias explained as she looked down at Harry with a stern expression on her face.
"Exact… Look like you enjoyed my books..." Harry commented with some amusement to the Gremory Heiress who glare at him while some others snickered.
"Why you didn't told us ? We could have helped you !" Raynare inquired to Harry with a sharp look in her eyes.
"I didn't know how you would react that I have a dark side in me… that and maybe my Lion Side ordered me not to..." Harry replied back sheepishly as he used a hand to rub the back of his head.
"Lions and their prides..." Rossweisse commented softy to herself as she pinched the bridge of her nose as if exasperated.
The others snickered in amusement while Harry stared blankly at the previous Valkyrie before shaking his head to hide his own amusement as it was indeed true.
Ophis, however, was the only one who wasn't laughing as she was glancing at Muerte with a blank stare. The Infinite Dragon knew that the Primordial Deity had predicted this and wanted to tell Harry what he had to do but had promised to not say anything… much to her frustration.
"Muerte… How can we help him ?" Ophis bluntly asked the Primordial Deity who shot her a secretive annoyed glare before looking back at her nephew, ignoring the question completely.
"Harry ? Could you please lay back on the bed ?" Muerte asked her nephew gently but still firmly.
The green eyed young Lord blinked at the unexpected request but shrugged as he did what he was told. However the second his head laid against the puddle, Muerte pressed a hand against his forehead before saying something in another language. Almost instantly, Harry started to feel dizzy as the world around him became nothing but darkness. Soon, he felt unconscious on the bed.
"What did you do ?" Rias asked the Primordial Deity with some worry as Harry was one of her best friends after all.
"I lured him into sleep… The rest if up to him now..." Muerte explained vaguely and it was easy to see that her answer didn't satisfied the only people present
"How having him sleeping will help ?" Issei asked the Deity in a harsh tone, momentarily forgetting who he was speaking with.
As the others stared at Issei like he had two heads, the Primordial Deity's eyes narrowed dangerously as she instantly turned into a large dark cloaked figure surrounded by shadows with a large sharp scythe in its hand.
"BECAUSE YOU FOOL, HARRY HAD TO DO THIS ON HIS OWN ! HE MUST TAME HIS DARK SIDE BY HIMSELF !" The figure inquired in a deep-feminine tone that sent shivers down everyone's spines and even Ophis had a sweat-drop falling down her forehead.
Muerte then went back to her normal form, sighing deeply as she caressed her nephew's head gently. The others, who were still frozen in shock by what just happened, slowly regained their composures to look down at the sleeping form of Harry
"So… Why do he have to do this alone ?" Kiba asked the Primordial Deity with some nervousness
"Because Harry had ,since he was born, been destined to become more than he is… I won't tell you why but the Three Primordial Deities had predicted the birth of a new powerful being..." Muerte explained softy in a calm tone but without turning her head away from Harry's sleeping form.
The others waited for the Deity to say more but after a few minutes, seeing that it won't be the case, they all sighed in resignation and now had to wait for Harry to wake up.
"Will he be alright ?" Le Fay asked Muerte in a concerned tone.
Despite having met him a few days ago, Le Fay liked her cousin and didn't wanted to lose him. Arthur, despite not saying anything, was clearly feeling the same.
"He is strong… He will success…" The Primordial Deity assured the Blond Mage gently but also with confidence.
"So now what ? We are just sitting there waiting ?" Issei asked everyone with some impatience.
"Not necessary… We can stay around for a while… I still haven't read all his books yet~" Rias inquired with a giggle as she dashed away from the room toward the Library.
"Wait for me !" Le Fay inquired the redhead before rushing after her, quickly followed by her older brother.
"I think I will go with them… I'm curious about what books Lord Peverell had in this Library of his..." Rossweisse whispered to herself as she left the room after Rias , Arthur and Le Fay.
"Alright then… Kiba wanna spar ?" Issei asked Rias' Knight but nodded at him before the two of them made their ways out of the room.
"I will go with you !" Xenovia inquired the two as she went after them.
Now there were only Muerte, Kuroka, Koneko, Asia, Tiamat, Ophis, Akeno and Raynare in the room. They all went to sit beside Harry, silently praying for him to success.
00(Harry's dream)00
"Damn you aunt Mu..." Harry grumbled under his breath when he regained consciousness but then froze when he stared at his surroundings.
All around him, there was nothing but darkness. And the only sound you could hear is the air was silence. However, there was also some mists surrounding him.
"No… It cannot be..." Harry whispered softy in horror as he realized where he was : he was back in his dream. He tried to use his powers but to his shock, they were working. He felt helpless all of a sudden as he fell on his knees in despair.
He had made sure to not fall asleep but thanks to his honorable aunt, it was futile because he was back to his dark place. But then he froze when he noticed something : if he was back, then where was Duncan ? Internally, he hoped the Lion-Man wasn't there because it would be impossible for him to beat him.
"Looking for me ?" a familiar growl-like voice echoed behind him with what sounded like irony in his tone.
He just had to think of him.
"Great..." Harry grumbled under his breath as he turned his head to face the Black Lion-Man who was indeed there, standing a few feet away from him.
The Man-Beast had his arms crossed against his chest with an evil grin on his black furred face while his tail was lazily wagging behind him.
"Long time no see… Do you really think you could stop destiny ?" Duncan asked him with a raise-brow and what sounded like a blank tone.
"It was worth to try..." Harry answered with a shrug : he should have known that you couldn't avoid Fate… unfortunately.
"Maybe… But now… you cannot escape… Unlike last time, you won't wake up..." Duncan inquired as he narrowed his eyes at the young Lord.
"And why that ?" Harry asked him challengingly as he went into a defensive position in case his enemy attacked him.
"Because of your attempts to avoid sleeping, your body… no… OUR body is now exhausted ! Now that you are here, your body won't wake up after some times !" The Black Lion-Man answered in a serious tone.
"But that would mean-" Harry began to say in horror when he realized what he had done.
"By trying to avoid meeting me again, you only delayed it ! Now you are stuck here with me !" Duncan resumed for him with a look of amusement in his blood red eyes at how ironic the situation was.
Harry stared at his darker-side for a second before slapping his face hard with a hand, grumbling about how stupid he was, much to the amusement of the Man-Beast standing nearby. Sighing deeply, the young Lord then looked back at Duncan with narrowed eyes
"So… what now ?" He asked the Man-Beast in a firm tone.
He had no choice but to face whatever was going to happen now. Again he cursed Fate for doing this to him.
"Now… we fight !" Duncan retorted with clear excitement as he unsheathed his claws while barring his fangs.
"Do we really have to do this ? You and I are the same !" Harry tried to reason one last time with the Lion-Man… in vain.
"No ! I am the better part of you ! I AM YOUR RAGE ! I AM YOUR ANGER !" Duncan roared in response as he lunged at the young Lord without warning.
Harry dodged his enemy's claws but he was severely disadvantaged as he had no weapons to use against Duncan who was now Half-Lion ! So unlike him, he inherited the strength, speed and durability of their Black Nemean Lion part.
The young Lord tried to strike his enemy but Duncan was faster as he delivered a strong kick aimed at his guts. Harry groaned in pain but before he could recover, he received a strong punch right on his face, sending him flying away from his opponent.
As quickly as he could, he tried to go back on his feet but in vain as Duncan fell on him like waves on the beach. Harry didn't have the time to react as the Man-Beast punched him repeatedly with a speed that could surprise many.
Harry cried out in pain at each punch he received but then the beating stopped after a few moment of it. However, before he could breath in relief, a hand grabbed him by the neck before lifting him off the 'ground'. Now he was face to face with Duncan who was grinning at him victoriously.
Then without saying anything, the Lion-Man threw Harry away like he was nothing but a vile rag-doll. The young Lord grunted in pain as he rolled on the ground to sound lay down on his face. He was trying to get up when he heard Duncan's voice echoing behind him
"You are pathetic… How have you beaten Riser, Kokabiel, Fenrir, Sairaorg and Regulus are beyond me ! You are so weak !" The Lion-Man hissed with pure disappointment before taking a couple of steps forward toward his opponent.
Harry, for his part, was fighting against the pain he was enduring thanks to Duncan's attacks. He half-listened to what his opponent was saying but inside him he was agreeing with the Lion-Man. He was weak… Without his powers, he was nothing. How could he beat Duncan without powers ?!
But then flash of memories passed through his minds : the moments he had with his friends, his pranks on Issei, his playing-session with Kunou or Asia, him teaching Ravel, his intimate moments with his girlfriends… Tears fell from his eyes as he realized that he might not see them again : Duncan would kill them all after taking over his body.
However, just as he remembered this detail, Harry's heart found itself filled with a strong feeling : determination. He couldn't let Duncan kill the people he loved… no… He WOULDN'T let the Lion-Man hurt his loved ones. A deep growl escaped his throat as he re-opened his eyes to reveal nothing but two bright emerald green orbs.
Unaware of this, Duncan slowly approaching his enemy whose back was turned at him. Thinking that he won, the Lion-Man decided to taunt his opponent a bit
"You are nothing but a weak child ! You are still the pathetic FREAK people used to hate back in England ! But don't worry, I will make sure everyone know who is the Top Creature in the World !" Duncan inquired evilly to Harry who hadn't turned around to look at him during his 'speech'.
"NOW DIE !" The Lion-Man roared out as he charged his enemy, reading his claws so he could use them to skin his opponent.
Suddenly Harry turned around with a fist raised and a roar-like battle cry. Duncan was shocked when he saw the fist covering itself with black fur heading toward him but didn't have the time to dodge at the fist made contact with his face.
With another cry, Harry sent his opponent crashing hard against the ground, creating a large crater where Duncan landed. The Lion-Man groaned in pain as he went back on his feet before turning his head to look at his opponent… only to widen his eyes which shock at what he saw.
Harry's body was changing right before his eyes : his body started to cover itself with black fur , a tail sprouted out of his backside, his nails turned into claws and his hairs grew in size while descending all the way down his back.
After a few seconds, where a young human previously stood was another Man-Beast but unlike the precedent, this one had emerald green eyes instead of blood red. Harry reared his head back as he released a large roar-like cry before glaring toward where Duncan stood.
To say Duncan was shocked was understandable but the shock quickly turned into glee as it seemed that the fight was about to get even more interesting.
"Well well well… Look like it is not over huh ? Well then, come on and fight me ! MAY THE BEST WIN !" Duncan inquired his opponent who nodded in agreement as both of them glared at each other.
The Two Dark Beasts stared at each other for a second but then, roared loudly in challenge before charging forward. The moment the two clashed against each other, the impact created a big shock-wave that shook the ground for a moment.
Harry's hands and forehead were pressed against his enemy's, both of them growling threateningly with barred teeth. Then in a quick move, Harry pushed his opponent away from him before using his claws to slash Duncan on the chest.
Growling in pain, the blood eyed Lion-Man lunged forward with a cry but Harry managed to put his right arm in his enemy's trajectory before grunting in pain when he felt Duncan's fangs piercing his skin.
Using his other fist, Harry punched the red eyed Man-Beast away from him, sending him a few feet away while he checked his wound. It wasn't too deep and it was already healing… albeit slowly. Turning away from his injury, Harry glared toward Duncan who was now back on his feet, rubbing his chin with a hand.
The red eyed Man-Beast grinned maliciously at his opponent who growled at him back before the two started to circle each other. Green eyes locked on red as the two looked at each other, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
The first one to attack was Duncan who lunged forward like a mad animal with an expression of glee on his face. Harry dodged him at the last second before slashing his opponent in the face. A loud cry of pain echoed from Duncan's mouth as he jumped away from Harry while holding the place where was situated his left eye.
The green eyed Man-Beast frowned for a moment but then noticed the blood streaming down his opponent's arms and cheek and instantly knew that he must have accidentally cut his eye. He was proven right when Duncan turned his head fully to face him, pulling away his hand in the process.
Harry watched with shock as the eye returned back to normal as if nothing happened before cursing as another wound healed. Noticing his frustration, the red eyed Man-Beast smirked at his enemy before opening his mouth to say
"Do you really think it would be that easy to take me down ? Fool ! We cannot bleed here in case you haven't noticed ! Only the normal fatal wounds cannot heal here ! "
"I noticed that thank you very much ! But then, how can I defeat you or the other way around ?" Harry asked his enemy with a growl.
Why did he asked that you may ask ? Easy, seeing that brute strength won't be enough, he decided to use his brain. If Duncan was how he supposed he was, then it would be fruitful otherwise he would have to keep fighting until he had an idea of how to beat his opponent.
However, it seemed that Fate was with him for once, as Duncan fell LITERALLY into his trap !
"You cannot defeat me ! And the only way to kill someone in this place is by either slashing the neck or rip someone's heart !" The red eyed Man-Beast replied with an evil laugh with his hands on his waist.
Hearing this, Harry smirked triumphantly : it seemed that Duncan was only a brute who only use his strength in battle. After all, the red eyed Lion-Man was nothing but an entity created by his Anger, Frustration, Hatred and Rage… and in general when someone was angry, they didn't think with their heads but their fists.
"Good to know…" Harry commented softy to himself before roaring loudly at his opponent and lunging forward.
Duncan grinned gleefully at his opponent before lunging forward as well, not realizing he just revealed how to defeat him. Harry and Duncan had raised their clawed hands, ready to strike when they were close enough. However, the moment the red eyed Lion-Man swiped at his opponent, Harry punched him in the guts before using his other fist to punch his opponent in the chest.
Then as Duncan groaned in pain, Harry delivered a strong hook in his chin sending his opponent flying in the air before crashing back first into the ground. Duncan grunted as pain erupted from his body but then quickly moved out of the way when a fist crashed right where his heart was supposed to be.
Harry growled at having missed this blow but regained his composure when Duncan charged him from his right. The red eyed Lion-Man was trying to punch his opponent's face but Harry protected it with his forearms like a shield.
Duncan, as he delivered blow after blow, was thinking of only one thing : defeating his enemy. He realized what he did when Harry had almost got him in the heart and cursed himself for being so stupid. Now his opponent knew how to defeat him which make this fight more difficult than he thought.
Harry, for his part, was waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike as he protected his head from the blows Duncan was sending repeatedly to him. Suddenly he felt sharp pain in his chest and he couldn't but jumped away from his enemy. Why ? Because he hadn't seen Duncan slashing him across his chest !
"I got you now !" The red eyed Lion-Man inquired evilly with a grin before lunging forward with his right clawed hands ready to strike his opponent
"DIE !" Duncan cried out with glee as if thinking he was the winner of the fight.
However, Harry suddenly turned his head with a strange grin on his face as he lunged at his opponent as fast as wind. Duncan roared in anger and anticipation as he swung his clawed hand toward his opponent face… but then blinked in shock when Harry grabbed it with his left hand.
Then the green eyed Man-Beast's right arm swiftly swung forward and Duncan groaned loudly in pain when his neck was slashed open by the sharp claws of his opponent. Sadly before he could give a blow of his own, Harry used his legs to kick him away from him, sending him rolling down on the ground.
Duncan stopped rolling a few meters away from Harry and he laid there, breathing loudly as his neck was open. The trachea had been sectioned and he was now having trouble to breath. He didn't even have the strength to move as blood was pouring out from his wound.
Hearing footsteps, Duncan slowly turned his head to see Harry approaching him. The green eyed Man-Beast then sat on his knees when he was close enough, his eyes locked on the fallen form of his opponent.
"You did good… You aren't… as weak… as I though..." Duncan inquired painfully between breathes.
Harry didn't respond and instead looked at him in the eyes.
"Tell me… tell me why… did you seek revenge… against them ?" The red eyed Man-Beast asked him with some curiosity in his tone.
Harry knew who he was talking about and frowned
"You don't understand ?" he asked the agonizing Man-Beast with a growl-like tone.
Duncan shook his head as best as he could which caused more blood to pour out of his wound.
"Because if I went to take vengeance against England, I would have proven to myself that I was no better than them… And beside, if none of this had happened, I would never have met the people I know today… " Harry explained to the other Lion-Man who went deep in thought when those words left his opponent's lips.
It was true after all : if Dumbledore and the Potters hadn't sent him to the Dursleys, sure he would not be abused but he might have not met Muerte and would never became the young man he was now. It was thanks to the Primordial Deity that Harry was who he was now : a young man who found love and friendship after years of abuse.
"I see…" Duncan mumbled between his lips before coughing some blood out of his mouth.
Then for the next few minutes, we could hear nothing but silence except for the occasional coughs made by Duncan. Harry wanted to help but, having no power and no medicinal plants with him, he couldn't.
"Do you remember ... I menaced to kill… everyone you loved ?" Duncan suddenly asked him softy.
" Hard to forget something like that you know..." Harry replied with a frown.
"I didn't meant it… I only said this… so we could fight…" Duncan inquired with a soft chuckle before coughing some blood again.
"What about this whole 'I wanna be the Strongest Being in existence' thing ?" Harry asked him defiantly but with a raise-brow
"Well… THAT… I was serious..." Duncan admitted with a soft shrug which caused Harry to stare at him blankly for a second.
"Don't look at me like that… We are Lions after all… its in our nature… to be the dominant ones !" the agonizing Man-Beast growled to Harry who chuckle in amusement as it was indeed true.
Duncan looked at Harry for a moment as his breath became shallower before expiring for the last time. He was dead… The green eyed Man-Beast extended an arm forward to close Duncan's eyes when the dead body suddenly disintegrated itself, leaving nothing behind ! Even the blood disappeared !
Almost instantly, before he had time to recover of what just happened, a sharp pain emanated from Harry's heart as if he was pierced by a sword. He screamed in agony at the pain he was enduring but then, it disappeared as quickly as it came. Harry blinked in surprise at the lack of pain but then hissed when a bright light blinded him momentarily.
00(Harry's room)00
Muerte was sitting near her nephew's unconscious body while reading a book she summoned a few minutes ago. Around her were Raynare, Gasper, Asia, Akeno, Tiamat and Ophis. None of them had moved for a full hour now as they waited for Harry to wake up… except Kuroka and her younger sister who went away to train some more in Senjutsu.
They had been worried from time to time when they saw him moving and grunting in pain in his sleep but this was all. The Primordial Deity had explained to them a moment ago that Harry was supposed to oppose his darker counter-part as it had been righted that a new powerful being will come to life. Muerte also made them promise to never tell Harry of this which they did, albeit reluctantly.
For a hour, they waited for the young Lord to wake up… but so far still nothing. As the time passed, his girlfriends (or at least those present) were becoming more and more worried. Suddenly, in a burst of flame, appeared Hedwig in all her glory, thrilling loudly before stopping when she saw her master unconscious. Landing near him, the White Phoenix looked at everyone with an expression of pure concern in her amber eyes.
"He is fine Hed don't worry… He didn't slept for a few days and now he needs to rest..." Muerte inquired to the Noble Bird in a soft tone but the Phoenix kept staring at her with a look that seeming to scream 'Liar'
"Fine you won !" The Primordial Deity grumbled in both annoyance and amusement as she pressed a finger against the Bird's forehead.
A flash of silver briefly entered Hedwig's head and her amber-eyes turned silver for a moment before thrilling loudly. She looked at the Primordial Deity with reproach before nuzzling her master's hair with her beak. No one asked Muerte about what she showed the Bird as they were still preoccupied with Harry's state.
Suddenly, through a portal a worried looking Serafall who looked at everyone present before her eyes landed on the unconscious form of the young Lord.
"Harry-chan !" she called for him worriedly as she rushed to his side.
The Maou Leviathan was about to shook him a bit but was stopped by the firm tone of Muerte
"STOP ! He must wake on his own !"
"But what's going on with him ?! Rias-chan said something about him fighting his darker-self !" Serafall asked the Primordial Deity with nothing but concern as she glanced at Harry.
"In short, Harry had to face his darkest emotions to become something greater than what he is now..." Muerte answered the Maou in a calm tone as if she wasn't worried for her nephew-in-all-but-blood.
"Will he be okay ?" Serafall asked her after a moment of silence as she caressed her boyfriend's cheek with a hand.
The Primordial Deity opened her mouth to answer when suddenly Harry rose the bed with a loud gasp which caught everyone's attention
"HARRY-KUN !" Akeno, Raynare, Serafall, Tiamat and Ophis cried out in joy as they rushed toward him just as Asia and Gasper cried out a loud "Oniisan !"
However, when they were about to touch him, they were suddenly pulled away from him by an invisible force which prevented them from reaching their target.
"Stop ! We are not sure its Harry ! It might be his darker side..." Muerte began to say before stopping when something happened to Harry.
His body (who was human a few seconds ago) suddenly grew taller with black fur starting to cover his skin. His nails turned into claws as a tufted tail sprouted out of his backside. His hair grew larger and seemed to descent all the way down his back to stop above the tail. His canines grew larger to look like Fangs and his ears looked pointier.
For a moment, the people inside the room thought it was his Were-Lion Form but noticed that the Beast's head was human instead and he was not 10 feet tall in size but 2 meters. It was a Lion-Man.
Apart of Serafall, the others present had hard how Harry described his darker side and started to worry that the being before them was not the man they loved…
…but his counter-part.
For a moment, nothing happened and the only sound you could hear were the deep breathes the Man-Beast was taking. A shadow was covered his eyes so they couldn't see their color. However one thing was sure : if they were red, then it mean that Harry lost and his dark side took over his body.
Muerte's eyes narrowed at the Black Lion-Man before calling out gently "Harry ?"
The Man-Beast didn't responded at first but then he slowly raised his head to look at them : to their relief, his eyes were emerald green in color !
"Yes ?" The Lion-Man answered groggily before yelping in surprise when he was suddenly embraced by Akeno, Raynare, Ophis, Tiamat, Asia and Serafall as they dog-piled him.
"You're back !" they all said at once and Hedwig thrilled in joy at the sight of her Master who looked fine and strong.
"Yes… I beat Duncan… He is gone..." Harry explained to the people present who looked back at him with joy.
Muerte sighed with relief : she had to admit that for a moment she was worried that he lost against his counter-part.
Harry then noticed his appearance and stared at his fur before commenting "Well… Look like I got a new form..."
Then he climbed down the bed before standing on his feet. He was now 2 meters tall in size but that didn't bothered him as he reared his head back to let out a roar-like cry which echoed throughout the domain alerting the people of his presence.
When he stopped, he looked down at the people with a warm smile before the sound of footsteps caught his attention. Looking at the room's entrance, he was not really surprised to see Rias, Le Fay, Arthur, Issei, Kiba, Rossweisse, Kuroka and Koneko staring at him with happiness.
"Missed me ?" Harry asked them with a grin.
Rias rolled her eyes at his antics and opened her mouth to answer but then two projectiles barreled into him, preventing her from answering.
"ITOKO/COUSIN !" Koneko and Le Fay cried out at the same time as they hugged him as tight as they could… a gesture he wholeheartedly returned.
Arthur gave the Man-Beast a simple nod which Harry returned as he was easy to see the relief in his cousin's eyes.
"Harry ! Thanks goodness you are alright !" Issei cried out as he faced his friend who shot him a glance before asking mischievously
"Do you really think you can get rid of me so easily ?"
The two of them shared a humorous laugh as Koneko and Le Fay released their grip on him. The youngest Pendragon was looking up at her cousin with stars in her eyes as she was admiring his current appearance. Harry looked down at everyone with a soft smile before he felt something hugging him and looked down to see it was none other than Kuroka
"I'm glad you are okay nya~" the Black haired Nekoshou inquired softy in a purr-like sound as she hugged him.
Harry shot her a warm smile before lowering his head down to nuzzle the top of her head in an affectionate manner
"I'm tougher than I look..." The Man-Beast inquired with a hint of humor which caused some people to either snicker in amusement, groans in annoyance or rolling their eyes humorously.
Hedwig thrilled loudly from her spot and the sound caused Harry to look at her "Hey Hed..."
Then he extended an arm to scratch her at the back of her head, earning a content thrill from the Noble Bird who pressed her head further against his head to enjoy it even more.
"Harry… I am sorry but it is not over yet..." Muerte inquired to her nephew-in-all-but-blood in an neutral tone and a straight face.
"What do you mean ?" Harry asked his aunt with a look of worry on his face.
"You will see… However, you have to come with me… alone" The Primordial Deity explained as she glanced at the people present. The word 'alone' was said with a deep voice like the one she used when she was in her 'Professional Form'.
Of course, the young Lord's girlfriends instantly protested as they wanted to be there for him but a glare from the Deity was enough to shut them up
"I'm sorry but this is no negotiable !" Muerte retorted in a tone of finality while releasing some of her aura.
Apart of Ophis, the rest of Harry's girlfriends (minus Yasaka and Gabriel because the two weren't there) reluctantly accepted as they couldn't do anything to a Primordial Deity.
"You, however can come Ophis..." Muerte inquired to the Infinite Dragon who nodded at her before shooting a devious grin at her Harem-sisters who glared at her with jealousy. Even Asia looked disappointed to have go with her brother figure.
"You can come too Hed~" The Primordial Deity inquired to the White Royal Phoenix who thrilled in joy in response.
"What have you planned this time Aunt Mu ?" Harry asked her suspiciously as he crossed his arms against his furry chest, narrowing his eyes.
The Primordial Deity shot him a grin before answering mysteriously "You will see..."
Ignoring his annoyed glare, Muerte then turned her head away from her nephew to look at the other people "I will come fetch you all once it is done… You are free to tell others what happened here…"
Rias, her Peerage, the Pendragon siblings, Tiamat, Raynare , Serafall and Kuroka nodded in understanding in response.
"However, I can tell that you are in for a big surprise~" Muerte inquired them with a giggle as she thought about the faces they would surely make later once she was done with Harry.
Without giving them the time to ask what she meant, Muerte used her Magic to sent herself, Harry, Hedwig and Ophis to who-know-where, leaving behind a group of stunned people.
"Sometimes I hate when she does that..." Tiamat commented softy as she pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance.
"Well… We will just have to wait and see..." Rias inquired with defeat as she knew she couldn't do anything right now except telling Sona, her Peerage and her brother what had happened at Peverell Mansion.
They all nodded in agreement before leaving the room, while thinking of what the Primordial Deity of Death had planned for their emerald green eyed friend.
(To be continue…)
Note : What do you think of this chapter so far ! Harry had defeated his inner darkness and was now good from what's going on next !
I won't spoil what will happen but many things will happen and/or will be revealed !
Now quick questions :
1) What do you want to see Harry as ?
-A Lion God
- A Dragon God
- A Dragon-Lion Hybrid God
2) What should be Harry's title as God ?
3) What should be Harry's Godly name ?
Send me your answers by reviews !