Chapter Two: New Students
Raziel and Kain arrived in Dumbledore's office after Kain had Raziel moved the gargoyle statue after it refused the password to the office. Kain had been more than ready to shatter the statue right then, but Raziel had intervened. Kain knocked three times and waited for a reply, when he got one he stepped through the doorway and saw Dumbledore.
"Ah Professor Mortanium, what can I do you for?" asked Dumbledore.
"I need to excuse Raziel from classes for a few weeks. It has to deal with a war brewing in our homeland, another is stretching its grip for total control. The official reason, if anybody asks is that Raziel's mother is extremely ill," said Kain.
"Of course, Raziel is excused from classes to visit his mother until mid-November. I believe that is acceptable, please give my regards for her to get well soon," said Dumbledore.
They nodded and left the office and made their way to the area between the castle and Hagrid's cabin. Kain stopped and chanted Nosgothian and he opened a portal and Raziel switched to his early reaver form and watched Kain stabilize the portal. He looked around and then to the Gryffindor tower and saw the Weasley twins looking out the window at them. He turned back toward the portal and walked through and evidently came out of the portal in the Chronoplast Chamber, which was Moebiun's inheritance from his great-great-grandfather Moebius himself. He and Kain walked out of the room and passed the portals and made their way through Moebius' maze and into the Oracle's Cave. They made their way through that and into the Ash Village towards the Ruined City of the Dumahem.
"Dumah!" roared Kain, and soon Dumah came walking out of his fortress towards Kain.
"Yes Kain?" asked Dumah.
"Have you gathered your remaining forces together?" demanded Kain.
"Yes Kain, Turel is still gathering his forces, but it difficult, because of the water that surrounds where some are hiding. Turel will be at the Sanctuary within the day," said Dumah.
"No, we won't meet at the Sanctuary, the pillars are there and the Elder's chamber is ironically right beneath them, my domain would be wiser. It is all but abandoned, except for the lingering Dumahem and there is a pathway from there to Rahab's domain. He can meet us there with his army Zephon's forces can arrive through the Warp Gates. Melchiah can reach us easy enough and I can try and get the humans to help us. They believe me to be their avenging angel and I won't hesitate to show them that Nosgoth will survive. I believe the Elder is using the abyss to stretch across Nosgoth," said Raziel.
Kain nodded and the three of them made their way to the warp gate and stepped through to Raziel's territory. There the remaining remnants of the clans were waiting with their masters. They saw Raziel and tried to attack, but then they saw Kain and Dumah beside him. Raziel changed his form to his new version of his reaver form and stretched his wings wide.
"Everyone is here Kain, we wait to know what is going on!" said Rahab.
"The Elder is trying to take control of Nosgoth forcefully, he has taken the pillars already. The abyss is how he reaches so far across Nosgoth. Raziel and I have battled throughout time periods and have seen Nosgoth's future if we do not succeed. The vampires shall cease to exist and the Elder shall have corrupted the land worse than it already is and it shall destroy the planet, along with itself. However if we succeed us highborn vampires shall be but legends. However a hybrid shall be born of the lesser vampires and the higher vampires. They shall resemble Melchiah's clan in some ways, but they move like a Dumahem and are as aggressive as a Rahabem. They have the great leaping abilities of a Zephonem, but the stupidity of a Turelem. However since Raziel's clan was wiped out, they shall not have any abilities of them. But some of the lesser vampires have the characteristics of a Razielem vampire. Remember you shall all fall in battle, so let us destroy the monstrosity that threatens our very existence! We are at war, a war between vampires and the Elder!" roared Kain.
A cheer went up from the army and the Rahabem made their way to the waters and the Zephonem took to the mountains. The Dumahem took to the wide-open areas of Nosgoth and Turelem took to the caves and tunnels of Nosgoth, while the Melchiahem took to the crypts, monuments, temples, and other places they could reach. The clan leaders went after each of their clans leaving Raziel and Kain to take the Sanctuary of the Clans, where the pillars stood and Azurimuth. They blasted their way into the Sanctuary from the rusted doors and made their way down the hall with a small escort of Dumahem and Turelem following behind them.
"So Kain you have come back to Nosgoth I see. You know you cannot win, I am more powerful than Azimuth ever was. Surrender and pledge your allegiance to the master or die. Without your precious Soul Reaver you cannot hope to defeat me," said Azurimuth.
"Who says Raziel holds the Soul Reaver anymore, he freed his other from the blade and they merged together long before you came. As a matter of fact I believe this will show you I am more than capable of killing you," said Kain as he unsheathed the sword from its scabbard on his back.
Azurimuth gasped and looked at the sword Kain held within his cloven hands and it was the most feared sword imaginable, the Soul Reaver. She quickly blasted the sword with a spell and it shattered into pieces.
"You tried to scare me into submission with an imitation of the Soul Reaver! Fool you shall truly die now, along with Raziel!" screamed Azurimuth.
"Who said that was Raziel? You know us, we hate each other Azurimuth, he would sooner kill the Elder than me though," said Kain with a smirk.
"What?! No master you are in danger, no!!" she screamed until Kain took her life with his claw thrust through her stomach and Kain removing her head.
Meanwhile Raziel had entered the Elder's chambers and saw that it watched him closely, but Raziel knew that the squid was just host for the real Elder. Raziel climbed until he found a platform that connected to the stairway that led to the pillars. There in the middle of the platform was a throne and a being sat in it.
"So you have found me Raziel, I was sure that you wouldn't be able to find me. It has been such a long time since I left that worthless squid body. Now I have taken over a body that suited me just as well. You may recognize it has it was belonged to Janos Audron, until you killed him and took his Black Heart. I can posses anybody I want, since Kain destroyed my first body," said the Elder.
"So you are Hash'ak'gik or at least the incarnation of him," said Raziel.
"Quite impressive Raziel, yes I am the incarnation of Hash'ak'gik I am one of his children and so was the other Hash'ak'gik. What makes you think you can defeat me Raziel? Hmm, your ability to be resurrected in my chambers or your ability to become both versions of the Devourer of Souls and human?" asked the Elder.
"No, my ability to become three others, granted to me by Anubis, the Eldress, and the Eldest. Remember I warned you I had powerful allies and now I have a world of wizards that can help me. Your going to die Elder, and I'm not letting you take the planet with you," said Raziel as he quickly ran the Elder through with the Soul Reaver and the Holy Reaver.
"How did you move so fast Raziel? My wretched relatives, they helped you! They are dying you know, since their power was destroyed by Hash'ak'gik. They are also incarnations of him, however they chose to go against him and now they pay the price for it, the demons shall be unleashed upon Nosgoth and I shall return if you kill me Raziel," said the Elder.
Raziel moved the two blades together and they merged and the emitting shockwave and combining of energies within the Elder destroyed his new body and left his soul hanging there. Raziel slashed the soul and realized that he had just killed the Elder and not absorbed his abilities. Of course the other times Raziel had reaved their souls. He turned to the stairs and knew that the demons would be unleashed, however since the Elder could no longer influence them they were trapped in their dimension. The ones that already inhabited Nosgoth would slowly devolve and be made pathetic. He moved through the portal that would open to the pillars and saw clearly that Kain had killed Azurimuth and drained her of her edible blood and gained her powers.
"I assume that the Elder is dead and Nosgoth will find peace for now - good let us find Dumah, Melchiah, Rahab, Turel, and Zephon. Only two will join you and you have the choice of which ones, I was able to evolve them to your state in eating abilities and resistances," said Kain.
"Rahab and Melchiah you shall accompany me and the rest of you shall accompany Kain back to the world we shall be staying in, we will be going to a school for wizards and witches in the guise as teenagers. You no longer need blood to survive, you can eat like a normal human would. Water and sunlight are no longer devastating to us and fire will merely burn if you touch it, though you shall not catch on fire," explained Raziel, "Also Melchiah you no longer rot your skin and what you have now is permanent until we leave that world for good and start to evolve again."
They nodded and Kain opened the portal and they entered and came out in the courtyard, with Raziel in his human guise. His two brothers followed him up the steps and noticed they were wearing robes and had wands and pets, along with everything else they needed. When they reached the entrance to the great hall McGonagall was waiting for the seven of them.
"Professor Mortanium, Mr. Kainem, are these the late arrivals from your homeland?" asked McGonagall.
"Yes Professor, these are my brothers, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, Zephon, and Melchiah Kainem," said Raziel.
"Very well Mr. Kainem, please go take your seat with your house. Now the rest of you follow me and stay close," said McGonagall.
She led the five brothers to the sorting hat and lifted her list up and said, "Melchiah Kainem, please take a seat."
Melchiah sat and the hat was placed upon his head and it said, "Well now another Kainem, hmm... where to put you, a good place would be Hufflepuff, but no not Hufflepuff, but GRYFFINDOR!"
"Zephon Kainem."
"What!? Another Kainem, amazing you would seem to due good with Ravenclaw, but I don't know. Hmm.... I know lets put you in SLYTHERIN!"
"Rahab Kainem."
"Come now Dumbledore, how many more Kainem's are there?! Well you are fairly tricky, a love for the water I see, but a bit cocky, yet still you would do good in Ravenclaw, but I think you would due best in SLYTHERIN!"
"Dumah Kainem."
"I'm not even going to bother with how many of you there are. You are a most unusual mind, but you would do well in Gryffindor, but yet Slytherin. A tuff decision you are, but I think RAVENCLAW!"
"Turel Kainem."
"RAVENCLAW!"
The five brothers separated and went to their respected houses. They ate real food for the first time since they were human. When the feast was finished they went to their dormitories and slept at night for the first time since they were human. The next morning in the Gryffindor tower, Melchiah was being interrogated by Hermione.
"Why are you late getting here to Hogwarts? What is the name of your homeland? Are you a vampire like Raziel? Exactly why don't you share the same last name as Professor Mortanium?"
"Um, Raziel a little help here would be appreciated!" yelled Melchiah.
"Just answer her questions, except the homeland question. Remember we're on strict orders not to tell anybody where our homeland is or what its called," said Raziel.
"Alright, my brothers and I were late because we were looking after our ill mother, but now she's not around anymore. Yes I'm a vampire, but not exactly like Raziel is, he's older and stronger than I am. Its tradition to name your children after your first name and add an 'um' or 'em' on the end of it, some times an 'am' on the end as well. I'm the youngest out of all of them, so I'm also the weakest," said Melchiah.
"Now Hermione, since it's still very early, how far have you progressed with the spells I taught you? Remember they go unnoticed by the Ministry of Magic, because they don't know of the spells I gave you to practice," said Raziel
"Well I've mastered the shift spell and the force spell completely. I still have a bit of difficult with the sunlight and fire spell. The water, stone, and sound spells, I haven't even mastered. Why are you planning on continuing my lessons?" asked Hermione eagerly.
"No, just remember what I taught you of our native language. Remember until I tell you its real name call it Glyphian. If things don't become too chaotic then I'll teach you the entire language. Now let us go before we miss breakfast, I might even be generous and persuade Kain to teach you. He lived during these times and fought them personally," said Raziel.
They continued on down to breakfast where they saw Turel, Zephon, Dumah, and Rahab eating and Zephon and Rahab glaring at Malfoy. Dumah and Turel were studying the books and trying to find out how to work the spells. Raziel took his seat and ate, he looked around and noticed his brothers catch his gaze and they nodded. After breakfast was over they slipped off into the courtyard and each made sure nobody was watching them slipped out of their human guises. Raziel took on his form before the abyss had been unkind to him. Dumah took on a smaller version of himself before he was burned alive, by Raziel. Rahab took on his fish like form, but instead of a tail, he had legs. Turel took his form that resembled his clan more than anybody else. Zephon took on a form very much similar to his clans, mainly the ones that walk upright. Melchiah merely kept his appearance as if he was a fledgling. Soon enough Kain appeared in without his disguise.
"Kain, when will we be able to leave this wretched human world? Our home is better than this place, there are too many rules and laws," said Dumah.
"We will have to see what these humans can do to our home. They may be a threat to our kind and our home. You should know better than to under estimate humans Dumah. Especially after what they did to you, your clan, and your home," said Kain.
"You should talk Kain, you are teaching that Malfoy brat everything you know about magic. Raziel's magic is the exception, it is glyph magic and very difficult to control or even learn. At least he is teaching a human that would sooner help us than turn on us," argued Dumah.
"Dumah makes a valid point Kain, you are teaching Malfoy to much. Your magic is the most dangerous, it is older than even you are! Malfoy is unpredictable and in the case of his father, we may well have enemies worse than the Sarafan ever were!" exclaimed Zephon.
"You and Dumah should talk, all six of you were once Sarafan Warrior Priests! Raziel especially since he killed all of you when you were human, even his own self! If not for him and me then you would have probably carried the Sarafan on and defeated me in battle, before I defeated all the circle members!" roared Kain.
"True enough Kain, but Vorador would have killed us, in order to smite Malek! There would be too many different outcomes, it was for the best that what happened did happen. The point is still Malfoy cannot be trusted with such secrets of our magic. These wands may help channel our magic, but for us Kain it restricts our ability to use it," said Rahab.
"You need to learn restrictions anyway all six of you, Raziel has learned more restrictions than any of you combined. So don't complain Rahab, or the rest of you, when this terms is over you five and me will go back to Nosgoth. Raziel has to stay here this summer, the previous summer his story was that he was visiting me. Now get back inside before I decide to throw you each into the abyss myself," said Kain.
They were each about to leave when they heard a bit of rustling in the bush next to them. Zephon was the quickest and leapt over to the other side of the bush and dragged the person in the bush out in front of the others.
"Well now it seems Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, have decided to be little snoops. Now what are you three doing spying on us?" demanded Zephon.
"I don't have to tell you anything, you're not my boss!" stated Malfoy.
"They may not be Malfoy, but I am!!! Now he asked you a question and your going to answer it!!!" roared Kain.
"I was wondering why the two Kainem's were associating themselves with other houses. Slytherin's don't associate with anybody but themselves and those loyal to them," sneered Malfoy.
"Well you have seen to much, so you have a choice either hold your tongue or I attempt a memory charm for the first time. Its your choice on what I do Malfoy, either way your apprenticeship with me is terminated as of now," snarled Kain.
"Um, I'll keep quite for now, but I know your secrets and you won't survive long here without blood and somebody noticing," sneered Malfoy.
"I can go back to my home and feed their fool. Do you think I would not come here without a steady supply of food for long?" snarled Kain.
He threw Malfoy into his friends and they ran off back into the castle. The seven of them watched them run off and they dawned their disguises again and walked inside. The next few days were the toughest for Harry and them as they were constantly reminding Malfoy and his friends to keep their mouth shut or else. As they sat in potions Harry was called from class for pictures for the champions. He continued brewing his ingredients carefully and he noticed Malfoy glaring at him and he smirked back at him. Then Snape walked over to him and checked to make sure he didn't screw up his potion. He moved back up front and picked something out of his desk and walked back among the students and filled one of the flasks and grabbed a few empty ones and walked among the class and set them down in front of the students.
"You will find a flask in front of you, drink from it. Whoever doesn't have pumpkin juice will have the poison and they will test their antidote," said Snape.
Each student drank from the flask and all but Raziel had pumpkin juice. He drank and knew it wasn't pumpkin juice, as a matter of fact it tasted awful. He gulped it down and felt it taking a strange effect in his system and he felt his old hunger for souls coming back to him.
"I see that Mr. Kainem has drank the poison, tell us what effects is it causing with you?"
"Hunger... the old hunger is returning!! Must fight it, but so strong, so strong the hunger," said Raziel.
"Hunger?? Hunger for what Mr. Kainem, water, pumpkin juice, blood?"
"Will not tell you Snape, must fight it, you will not get any answers from me Snape," said Raziel.
Raziel was sweating and was fighting to keep control of his disguise and not switch forms, so his body started to develop an immunity to it. His mind was chanting the words to the fire glyph spell, so when he started to breath real hard a wave of fire emanated from his body and burned most of the Slytherin brews into an over heated state, rendering them useless.
"Gryffindor is not to give him the antidote and seeing as how he destroyed all the perfect antidotes of Slytherin that will be fifty points from Gryffindor. Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, and the two Kainem's take him to the hospital wing now. Tell Madam Pomfrey that the antidotes were rendered useless," said Snape.
Rahab and Zephon stood up and grabbed Raziel, while Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe, led the way and opened the door and made sure there was nothing in the way. On the way they ran into Professor McGonagall, who was heading to her office.
"Hold it right there Mr. Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe, and Kainem, what are you doing out of class?" asked McGonagall.
"Raziel was given poison in class and he was suppose to drink his antidote potion, but ended up destroying all the perfect ones. The others are missing ingredients and/or not hot enough. Professor Snape told us to take him to Madam Pomfrey," said Zephon.
"Very well, get him to Madam Pomfrey then," said McGonagall.
They continued on their way to the Hospital Wing when they ran into Kain himself.
"Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Rahab, Zephon, where are you taking Raziel?"
"The Hospital Wing, Kain, he's been poisoned by Snape and Raziel lost control a bit and destroyed all the useful antidotes," said Rahab.
"Leave him with me and get back to class now!!"
"But Professor Mortanium, Professor Snape said to take him to the Hospital Wing," said Malfoy.
"Well I said leave him with me and don't argue with me!! That will be fifty points from Slytherin, now leave him with me and any further protests and you will loose fifty points for each one!!"
They left him with Kain who looked around and made sure nobody was watching and charged his lightning bolt and shot Raziel in the chest with it, causing him to fade into the Spectral Realm. When Raziel reappeared he was completely immune to the poison and checked to make sure he was still in his human disguise.
"Get back to class now Raziel and tell Snape I wish to speak with him in my office," said Kain as he started to walk away.
When Raziel arrived back in class Snape didn't bother looking up from his checking of the potions, but then the bell rang.
"Homework, all whose potions were destroyed remake them and all whose potions weren't remake them as well," said Snape.
Raziel walked up to Snape's desk and waited until Snape noticed him.
"Well Kainem feeling better now, what do you want?"
"Professor Mortanium wishes to speak with you in his office right away," said Raziel who grabbed his things and left.
Meanwhile Kain was busy helping McGonagall grade papers on transfiguration, when Snape walked into his office.
"You wished to speak with me Professor Mortanium?"
"Sit down now Snape and I'll be with you in a moment," said Kain.
A few minutes later Kain said, "Now Snape, I hear you poisoned Raziel, is this true or was it a potion gone wrong?"
"I poisoned him, but he had the antidote in front of him. He somehow managed to overheat all the finished antidotes. So I had him sent to the Hospital Wing, where Madam Pomfrey must have cured him of the poison," said Snape.
"I cured him Snape and your poison could very well have endangered the entire school! I'm sure Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle have told you we are not normal humans," said Kain, "We're vampires or more specifically higher blood vampires, and we are the strongest vampires. I am warning you if you ever poison Raziel again and I find out you will wish you would have had your Ministry of Magic eliminate me right away."
"Professor it is none of your business what I do in my class. You are just an assistant to the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and by the looks of it now, Transfiguration. I am not afraid of you Mortanium, so do not threaten me!" said Snape.
In an instant Snape was rammed against the stonewall and lifted up off the floor. Kain dropped his disguise and looked Snape in the eyes and said, "Do I scare you now Snape? I am not an ordinary vampire, but a Master Vampire and if you think you can talk to me that way, then you are sadly mistaken. This is your last chance Snape, I will tolerate you when there are witnesses, but alone you are at my mercy. Tell anybody of what I've said and of what you've seen with me and you will live to regret the day you were born, now get out of my office."
He dropped Snape and resumed his disguise and went back to work grading papers. The following day Malfoy and his friends were making fun of Harry. When they got into Transfiguration, McGonagall stood at the front of the class with Kain standing behind her with his usual scowl upon his face.
"Today class Professor Mortanium has agreed to teach you how to discover if you are an Animagus. I know this would usually be around the fifth and sixth year, but Professor Mortanium felt that you needed to learn this interesting bit of information, Professor," said McGonagall.
"Alright, wands away keep your focus at the front of the class. You are about to see how I became an Animagus as you call it. Normally you would have to be born an Animagus, however now days it is very hard to learn how, but still possible. In my day when I was between about twenty-five and thirty, you weren't born an Animagus, you could learn how to become one, but it was a selection of two animals only, either one or the other, sometimes both," explained Kain.
He used a bit of magic and the entire classroom was filled with a sort of memory on how he became a wolf. It showed he entered a dark came and used a lighting spell and then came upon a giant picture of the wolf carved into the ground and he transformed. However in order to be able to permanently be able to use it again he had to go through an obstacle and survive the attacking creatures. He was able to get past the creatures, but then he came upon humans attempting to kill him, but he got the better of them and finally found the spell that allowed him to be able to become the wolf again. He then showed how right away after fighting his way through the creatures and humans, he was able to acquire the spell that would allow him to become the bat. Then the room returned to normal and he looked at the students.
"Then the wolf was used to get to areas previously unable to be reached on foot by any normal person, however the wolf's leaping abilities made it a formidable opponent. Sadly though in this form you would be what is considered today as a werewolf. It was extremely aggressive and other wolves tried to kill it, because of this. However the bat form wasn't used for anything else than for long distance travel or reaching areas unable to be reached by man or wolf. I used this ability to travel great distances in my homeland," said Kain, "Now are there any questions, besides where is my homeland and what the name of it is?"
"Um, professor, you said this was when you were between about twenty-five or thirty, how can this be when you don't look older than twenty-five or thirty?" asked Hermione.
"A simple question and a simple answer, it has to do with a disguise spell that allows me to pass as any age I wish and as a peasant or nobleman," said Kain.
"Professor, how long ago did that take place exactly?" asked Malfoy smirking.
"This answer will shock you all, but keep in mind that I am a vampire and age much more slowly than the normal person. That took place over three thousand years ago for me, Malfoy," said Kain.
"Sir I've read about ancient vampires in mythological books, mainly muggle books though, and they all say that the ancient vampires went into a hibernation state every now and then and came out looking different. There were two distinct vampires mentioned, but one more so than the other," said Hermione, "The first mentioned is a Vorador the Vampire Champion who was beheaded after being dragged from his home and the other was called Kain, though no last or middle name. Sir would this be you that it mentions and could you show us if the first part was true?"
Kain was startled and replied, "Yes it is, may I see this book of yours Miss Granger?"
She nodded and handed the book to him and surprisingly instead of a normal hand there was a claw grasping the book. She looked up and saw Kain without his disguise on and he said, "Is this what you mean Miss Granger? This happens to be what I really look like after three thousand years of being around. Now not all things said about vampires are true, and this is to be kept strictly between everyone in this room and me and my sons, understood?"
Everyone nodded and Kain smiled putting his disguise back on and he said, "Good, now are there anymore questions about me being an Animagus?"
"Um just one Professor Mortanium, how long did it take you to learn how to master them and learn them all together?" asked Ron.
"It was pretty much instantly that I learned how to use these forms and I mastered them the moment I first used them. Now if you will excuse me I have a Defense Against the Dark Arts class to assist with, Professor McGonagall the class is again yours to do with as you please," said Kain as he walked out of the classroom and everyone was attempting to transfigure items into animals.
The following day they went to visit the Hogsmeade Village. Raziel was with them as normal and Melchiah even tagged along with them. However Filch stopped the two from going any further.
"Yer name's not on the list to go to the Hogsmeade Village, so stay on Hogwarts grounds," said Filch.
"We have permission to go to the Hogsmeade Village, just ask Professor Mortanium," said Raziel impatiently.
"Fine then follow me you two and we'll have a chat about trying to leave Hogwarts grounds," said Filch.
They arrived at Kain's office and saw that he had Dumah, Rahab, Zephon, and Turel in there with them all sitting or leaning against the wall.
"Beggin' yer pardon professor, but these two tried to leave Hogwarts grounds without there names bein' on the list. They said you gave them permission to go to the Hogsmeade Village," said Filch.
"Indeed I did Filch, they have my permission to go if they want. I have personally delivered all the permission slips to their head of houses and they assure me that they can go. Now Filch I wanted to speak with you, if they get out of line and break any school rules and you catch them, you have my permission to do everything you used to do to students to these six. However only if they have been caught out of bed after dark or if they break any school rules and you catch them with proof," said Kain.
Filch nodded smiling and the five of the six brothers left Kain's office, along with Filch.
"Kain you know of course that while I was exiled here that I was adopted by a human family. However what you don't know is that they consider me their adopted nephew and Harry's adopted cousin. I've done some research and it tells me that Harry would there for be your adopted nephew. While the other five are also his adopted cousins and vice versa. Harry seems to be the key to most of the trouble around Hogwarts when it comes to these Dark Arts," said Raziel as he turned and left Kain's office and quickly flew to the Hogsmeade Village.
He found Harry, Hermione, and Ron at the Three Broomsticks and he slipped into their table and had a butterbeer and talked with them. The next few months were plenty uneventful, except for the usual, Snape being a jerk and loading them with plenty of homework. Lots of homework from Trelawney, McGonagall, Hagrid, Sprout, and Moony. Though the only exciting thing was the first task with the tournament. Soon enough though another month had gone by and Snape seemed to be in an even nastier mood. The second task had gone off without too much of a hitch, except for the aftermath of the Skeeter woman writing all sorts of lies about Harry and his friends. At long last the next allowed visit to Hogsmeade came around Raziel was traveling with Ron, Harry, and Hermione.
"You know you don't have to come with us Raziel, its okay. We're just going to be doing what we did last time, except maybe visit the joke shop," said Ron.
"I'm not stupid Ron, nor am I deaf or blind, I was there with Sirius remember? I know all about your plan, your only lucky Kain nor my brothers know about it. Besides I owe Black a visit anyway and even if you manage to loose me or stun me, I will only switch my form. Besides don't you want to know why Snape has been avoiding Kain as much as possible?" asked Raziel.
"Sure why not we've got about another five minutes before we arrive," said Ron.
So Raziel told them what Kain did Snape, when he found out that Snape poisoned him and he even showed Snape his true form and threatened to do things much worse than the Unforgivable Curses. He threatened to make his life a living hell and he wouldn't let anybody stand in his way of doing so. When they arrived in Hogsmeade Raziel decided to fly above them to avoid suspicion with Black and followed them to the base of the mountain and landed outside the fissure. Where he switched realms and it widened and he shifted back using a planer portal he found at the back of the small cave.
"So Black we meet again, how is life as a wanted man?"
"Raziel I should have known you would follow Harry and his friends. Now shall we finish what we started a year ago?"
"No, one because I have no need or want to harm you, two because if I am injured by magic Kain will go on a rampage, he already had Snape on his list of 'to kill before I leave' list. I am here to offer you a way to freedom, to make the world think you are dead," said Raziel.
"Raziel what do you mean, can you really make the Ministry think he is dead?" asked Harry hopefully.
"Yes, but he will have to study the language thoroughly and in a fight chant the words. However with the help of certain witches and wizards in my homeland I have seen that next year he will presumably die in a fight against wizards dressed similar to the Dementors. I want you to start chanting the words as soon as you start to fight them and nothing else. I will have Kain there and set a barrier up around you so you can fake your death. Though if what I know is right then this is merely another part of the world and a future version of my homeland. Here is a warning Harry, Voldemort will be there in the fight. Remember one thing if anything else next year Harry, remember this one word, Nosgoth," said Raziel.
"So Raziel how did you find them? A tracking spell perhaps?" asked Black.
"I followed from the sky Black, who would pick a fight with a vampire? Specifically the son of a Master Vampire," said Raziel.
"Professor Mortanium is a Master Vampire?! That explains why Snape doesn't mess with you and your brothers anymore," said Ron.
"So Black, have you read the slander about Harry here in the Daily Prophet?" asked Raziel.
"I've read about it, but do you care about what they say about Harry?" asked Black.
"He is my cousin, adopted or not, he is family, Kain is not my biological father, but still he raised me. I was exiled from my home, and adopted by Harry's aunt and uncle, but instead of making me their son, they made me their nephew and Harry's cousin. Kain has extended his protection to you Harry and anyone related to you, with the exception of the Dursley's. I believe it is time this Rita Seekter has an interview with the cousin of Harry Potter and learn the way I did what happens when you spread slander about someone," said Raziel.
He stood to leave, but Hermione stopped him and said, "How were you taught not to spread slander Raziel, how did Kain teach you?"
Raziel turned to her and looked her in the eyes and said, "He beat me until I was near death, as was it with the others. Kain was not a very sensible person, he doesn't trust to many humans, because they are easily corruptible."
"One more question, you said last year that if I ever guessed your homeland's name that you would tell me everything about you. Well is Nosgoth the name of your homeland?" asked Hermione.
Raziel turned swiftly to her and glared at her menacingly, "How did you find out Hermione? What do you know of Nosgoth?"
"I know that it was a barren wasteland and that it had six rulers under Kain. One of the rulers was executed, while another was ambushed and executed by humans," said Hermione.
"What I am about to tell you, do not repeat to another soul understand?" threatened Raziel.
"I promise not to tell anybody without your permission or unless I'm given a truth potion," said Hermione, with Harry, Ron and Black nodding in agreement.
"Kain is deified, the clans tell tales of him; few know the truth he was mortal once, as were we all. However his contempt for humanity drove him to create me and my brethren. I am Raziel, first born of his lieutenants, I stood with Kain and my brethren at the dawn of the empire, I have served him a millennia. Over time we became less human and more.... divine. Kain would enter the state of change and emerge with a new gift, some years after the master our evolution would follow, until I had the honor of surpassing my lord. For my transgressions I earned a new sense of reward.... agony. There was only one possible outcome, my eternal damnation. I Raziel, was to suffer the fate of weaklings and traitors, to be cast into the Lake of the Dead. Tumbling, burning with white-hot fire, I plunged into the depths of the abyss, unspeakable pain, relentless agony, time ceased to exist, only this torture and a deepening hatred of the hypocrisy that damned me to this hell. An eternity passed and my torment receded, bringing me back from the precipice of madness, the decent had destroyed me, and yet I lived," explained Raziel.
"Under the guidance of the Elder, a mysterious being of great power, I was able to learn the uses of my changed body. When I first saw vampires after so long it was one of Dumah's clan members, a wretched scavenger. I dispatched with them quickly and discovered I was able to move giant stone blocks effortlessly. When I came upon the Sanctuary of the Clans, it was in ruins. I dispatched a few Dumahem that were in my way and made my way to the abyss. The womb of my demise and rebirth, curiously I wandered to the west to see how my clan had fared in my absence. When I arrived in my clan territory it was abandoned, I knew Kain had wiped them out. So I ventured on into Melchiah's territory where I spared a human hunting his clan members. At first I didn't recognize them, but their stench was all too familiar. Since Melchiah was the last to be born, he received the poorest portion of Kain's gift. After searching around and defeating a few vampires I came upon a room where I had to shift into the spectral realm. It was there I came upon my first encounter with a Vampire Wraith, a vampire soul that had adapted to the spectral plane. It resembled a Dementor quite a bit, but they had eyes. I defeated it solved a few puzzles and then I made my way into a new area of Melchiah's territory. I solved more puzzles and burned a few more vampires with sunlight. When I found Melchiah in order to slow him enough to finally defeat him I dropped two spiked gates into him and finally smashed him with a giant meat grinder while he still lived. I absorbed his soul and was endowed with the ability to pass through gates or bars in the spectral realms. His last words were, 'I am released!'" continued Raziel.
He continued his story of his journeys through Nosgoth, then into the past, where he started his journey through different dimensions. He told them he visited some dimensions two or three times before he was finally banished to another dimension where he found a way to escape it, but wound up in the one they were currently in.
"Amazing before you recovered your humanity and became as strong in magic as you are, you just wanted revenge. Whatever happened to this Kayura?" asked Ron.
"She became human again through magic and returned to her own dimension. I have been back to Nosgoth and the one who banished us has been taken care of, however as to put the pieces into place where humans become dominant over Nosgoth we left. That is the reason they are here, mine is also that, but also I have grown fond of this world. For the first time since I was a human child I have friends and can feed, feel, and sleep like a human, yet retain what makes me who I am. I believe we had better get going quickly now, or we may be missed at the village," said Raziel.