I can't believe I got so many reviews for chapter 21!!! I have to say, I was pretty proud of myself when I wrote it! And I finally have more than 200 reviews!!!! WOW!!!! Thanx so much you guys!!! I owe it all to you!
Midnight Lilly: I know it's not Merlin who created the sword, but Merlin's the one who wield it mostly.
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Well, now that I've thanked my reviewers, I'll continue the 22nd chapter! (Can you believe I've come so far?! ^_^)
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Fate has brought us together
Chapter 22: Goodbye my enemy, the murderer
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*Somewhere in space*
"NO! CHAOS! DEEEP SUBMERGE!!!!" Chaos merely got out of the attack's trajectory, and he simply laughed more and continued his journey towards the Blue planet. Cosmos grinded her teeth together and let out an enraged scream, as the attack blasted a planet nearby, before giving another push of energy and flashing out of view. 'Please! Let me arrive in time!' Was the thought she left behind. Luckily, this part of the galaxy wasn't habited.
But then, she heard a desperate plea. 'How can I fight him when I don't have my wand anymore?!'
*Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry-present*
Sirius Black had trouble assimilating what the headmaster had revealed. He was gazing back and forth between Albus and his godson, trying to believe that it was truly the legendary sword of King Arthur that Harry was manipulating at this very moment. Moony also had troubles regaining his ability for speech.
Hell! Even Harry himself was gaping silently at the shining weapon in his hands. It was glowing with an inner light and seemed to be calling out to him. He gave it another wave, to confirm his wand had really disappeared to transform into that…Well, Excalibur. Once again, the enchanting sound it produced proved to be effective against the dementors, who screeched in terror.
He then gave Voldemort a chilling glare and took a battle stance, sword ready and pointing at his arch enemy. "It's just me and you, now! Come and get me." "You'll regret ever messing with me, boy!" The dark lord cackled evilly. "You may possess this sword, but do you have the power to wield it?" He raised his wand upwards.
"PRIOR INCANTATUM!!!" Hermione was baffled at the development. "How can he do this attack again?! Harry doesn't have his wand anymore! They can't possibly link!" She got nods from the members of the Order but she had spoken too fast. The bright sparkles hurled towards Harry himself and hit him head on. Harry gasped and almost dropped the sword in surprise. The ghostly figures were appearing again and he cursed weakly. "S-shit!" He closed his eyes in despair.
'How? How can I fight him when I don't have my wand anymore?!'
'Don't give up! Remember what you are fighting for!'
He opened his eyes in shock and murmured weakly; "Serenity?" He ignored the mistrust glare Voldemort gave him and closed his eyes rapidly again, shuddering at the now forming image of Voldemort's most recent victims. He concentrated hard on only one person.
'Serenity? Is that you?' 'Yes. I'm sorry I can't speak much…' Harry frowned. Her voice sounded strained and weak. Was she hurt? He reopened his mind again but she cut him before he could 'think' again. 'Concentrate on your battle! Remember! Your wand transformed into Excalibur, so you should be able to handle it just as you did your wand! Focus! I…I can't stay anymore! I'm sorry! Good luck!' 'Serenity? SERENITY???' The connection was cut abruptly and he reopened his eyes.
"Damnit!!!" He cursed out loud again. He tried to move. It was so difficult! It's as if his body weighed a ton. He gazed down at the sword and his eyes got larger. It wasn't shining anymore and the handle was beginning to transform into stone. Did he really have the power to handle such a weapon? Was he really as strong as the people expected him to be? The images took a less translucent form and Voldemort laughed maniacally. Harry's eyes glazed over and his shoulders slumped. Why was he fighting for anyway? The stone covered the ¾ of the sword and it was spreading fast. A voice interrupted his doubting thoughts. It sounded so far away, but he had heard this voice before, hadn't he?
Long black hair, deep blue eyes, sometimes playful, other concerned and worried. Comforting voice full of courage… "What's going on with him? He's not responding! HARRY!!! Answer me! Wake up!" The dog animagus was being restrained by Remus, who didn't like what he was seeing either. But what could they do? Harry's timid voice brought them back to reality.
"Si…Sirius?" He was fighting for…for…his friends, his family, Serenity-who had placed her hopes on him for this fight. And especially for…himself. 'The thirst to prove yourself' The Sorting hat had said in his first year. Harry's head snapped up and his eyes regained their shining emerald intensity. He smirked in irony. 'Another Slytherin trait. But it's what makes me who I am.' With this finally out of his mind, his conscience cleared and the sword reverted to its original self. He lifted it as high as he could and let his magic blend with the sword. He cried out in pain from the amount of energy it took from him but stood his ground nonetheless. Voldemort was getting restless. "What are you doing, you little nuisance?!
The Boy-who-lived was too far gone to even answer him. In an act of faith, he let the sword act as a wand. "DELETRIUS!!!" The couple of seconds it took for the sword to react to his new and still very young master seemed like hours for Harry. Finally, a shimmering light flew out of the sword and cut the connection between the fighting duo. The images abruptly fade away into nothingness as if they had never been called. Voldemort let out a scream of rage and pointed his wand yet again towards him.
"CRUCIO!!!" Lucky for Harry, he had gained fast reflexes over the last months. The sword seemed to call to him again. 'Fight!' It seemed to say. He let the sword's instincts take over and put the end of the blade on the ground. He winced again as his magic was drained out but the result was well worth it. A fissure started to create on the ground, starting from where he had put the blade. With a grumble, it got larger and larger still and when it got near the crucio attack enough, sharp looking morsels of earth emerged from the ground and blocked the path of the painful dark magic attack, absorbing it. Voldemort looked like a deer caught in daylight. He growled but he clearly looked scared…Well, as scared as a snake faced 'man' could look like, anyway. He started to back away slightly and stumbled a little backwards.
"Why you little brat!" Harry sensed he was desperate enough to harm anything in his line of view so he took a step in his direction. Riddle was too enraged to see anything else but Harry and lunged towards him, revenge clearly written in these blood red eyes of his. "Now you don't have this girl to protect you anymore! You will perish by my hands!!! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!.........................AVADA KEDAVRA!!!"
Gasps filled the desolate ground of Hogwarts as Harry started to run in the direction of Voldemort and the deadly attack. The instinct of the sword had completely taken over. Harry didn't even sense what he was doing, eyes nearing the color of black. He looked as if he was in a trance. Excalibur was still too strong for him and reacted on its own, no matter how much energy it had to take to retaliate.
The green mist came in contact with the blade of the sword before anyone had the time to react. Then, everyone gapped. Harry was still running. Very much alive. The mist surrounded the shining blade but went no further than the beginning of the handle. The sword was containing the attack! Then, everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Voldemort didn't have anytime left to react, eyes wide in terror, before a deep pain increased in his chest. He looked down, disbelieving. That's the last look he gave before falling onto the cold, earthy ground. A quick death. Harry was still gazing down at him from his position, above the now dead terror of the wizarding world, an impassive and empty gaze. Then, his eyes snapped open, as if the force controlling him had left his mind. He tried to let go of the sword but it was curiously standing upward, as if lodged into something. He gazed down and stared. Had his mind unconsciously do that?! The weapon from the Lady of the lake, the Excalibur, was firmly embedded in Tom Riddle's chest. The death had been immediate, since the contained Avada Kedavra had instantly transferred into his body. He started to breathe quickly. It was getting harder to stand and the sky was darkening even more. Thunder resonated through the atmosphere.
Ron yelped and jumped sideways as a Confundus charm was thrown at him. The battle was far from being over, it seem. The remaining Death Eaters and dementors didn't look the least bit happy, and since they didn't have a master to order them around, they were going to do everything to become the next dark lord.
Sirius ran to cover his godson, since he didn't look in top shape. But he never got the chance to sacrifice his life for him, for a bright meteorite of energy coming from the depth of the Milky Way flew above his head and struck the ground, destroying the rest of the dark army, and a part of the battlefield as well. Oddly, no one from the light side was hurt. Silence ensued before cries of fright filled the area. A bright flash of light, probably caused by a massive explosion, could be seeing in space. Helios gained attention when he gasped. He had stayed outside during the battle area but nothing could've stopped him from showing his worries now.
Remus Lupin, although limping because of an injured leg, walked to him, eyeing him with dread. "What's happening, Helios? What was that light?" A small and strained voice wheezed out before the Pegasus 'animagus', as they called him, could answer. "She's. Fighting him. Isn't she?" Harry had more and more trouble to breathe. He had taken the sword out of his ex-enemy's body but had let it fall to the ground with a 'thud!' because he didn't even had the strength to lift it anymore. His vision was starting to get foggy and he leaned on his godfather for support.
Hermione let out a gasp and gave Helios a scared look. Helios took a calming breath but everyone could see he was shaking. He spoke silently, seriously. "Yes, she's fighting him. That light you saw was probably an attack, from whom I cannot know, but it likely destroyed an entire planet from the intensity of the blast…And it looks like they are heading towards Earth……
Dumbledore's eyes got larger. Everyone's eyes held fear and turned to the sky, waiting. A battle had been won, was the war also going to be?
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(stretches and yawns…) I'm tired. My cold is killing me, I swear. It really sucks! I have to go to work, stay 8 hours up straight, with a damn headache and the urge to sniff every 2 seconds…-_-;;;
I'll stop this chapter here. Consider yourselves lucky that I even updated right now. And it was a looong chapter, too!
It's a way of thanking my numerous reviewers! God! I'm lucky to have you guys!
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Eternal Cosmos, signing out. ^_^
