Yeah, I lied. Forgive me. It really was written, but it deleted itself… jerk.
I thought I made it perfectly clear… apparently not…
HOMOSEXUAL!!!
If this word strikes fear into your heart, Go to hell, or at least away from this story!
I'm sorry if you don't like gayness but I DO!!
So YES
Draco is Gay
Harry is Gay
Remus is Gay
Sirius is Gay
So is the screwed up king, so are those creepy council girls…
GET OVER IT!!
Thank you, come again.
Most likely is not going to be so good… next one should be better… Love You All!
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Into the Emerald
Harry and Draco arrived in the city of Sepentra at around noon.
It was a strange city indeed…
"It's so—Slytherin…" Harry said. And it really was. All the houses had deep emerald colors and the windows were tinted forest green.
The grass was so well keep that you'd think they worshipped it as a deity.
Harry had never seen so much green in one place.
There was also a lot of silver; the poles of the green street lamps were silver, the sidewalks were silver… it was actually quite uncomfortable for the Gryffindor.
"I could get used to this." Draco said, he looked rather happy to be in such familiar looking grounds.
Harry rolled his eyes, "Come on, the tower's over there."
The tower was, like the others, reaching up towards the sky. It was very silver and it makes one wonder how many people had been blinded by it when the sunlight hit it… that goodness for them that it was cloudy.
Before they could even knock on the tower doors, the doors swung upon and they were ushered inside by silver clad girls. Who's faces looked eerily metallic.
In what seemed like the blink of an eye, they were on the silver elevator up to the top floor.
~*~
Remus landed heavily on a bed of mossy grass.
He groaned and stood, rubbing his aching backside, he scanned the area. It was actually quite attractive. Like the English countryside.
Eyeing what looked like a small town in the distance, he headed in that direction.
"So the adventure begins." He smiled to himself, and headed towards town silhouetted in the setting sun.
~*~
Draco and Harry stood in the elevator they'd been pushed on. The buttons had pushed themselves and without words the elevator hurtled to the 225th floor.
"What do you think we'll have to do?" Harry commented.
"Maybe we'll have to chop off our own heads and eat flubberworms," Draco returned sarcastically. "How am I supposed to know?"
Harry rolled his eyes, so much for polite conversation.
The elevator dinged on the 112th floor.
"What the—I though we were going to the 225?" Draco said, he stood up straight from where he'd been leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
"I think someone's getting on." Harry said.
When the silver doors slide open, two people were standing there.
"Well I don't think she –" It was Star…
"You." Draco said, and Star and Aster looked up.
"Fuc-" Star clamped a hand over her mouth and the two girls took of running in the other direction.
Harry raised an eyebrow, well that was interesting.
"You think they're all connected?" Draco asked, not really wanting an answer, it was frightening obvious.
"Not at all." Harry replied sarcastically, he was suddenly getting a really bad feeling.
When the elevator finally reached the top floor, when the doors opened, it was very dark.
"Hey, anybody in here?" Harry called to the darkness, no answer.
"Well this is brilliant." Draco muttered, glaring at the blackness.
Then… "Come here." A snakelike voice said and Draco and Harry exchanged glances.
"Ladies first." Draco said and shoved Harry forwards.
Not having time to think of a witty comeback, Harry gulped and stepping farther into the darkness.
"I won't hurt you--- at least not yet." The voice said.
"How about some lights then?" Draco said.
"Are you afraid of the dark, boy?" The voice asked.
"Certainly not, I'm a Malfoy, Malfoys are not—"
The lights flickered on.
They were in what looked like some sort of a battledome you see on television.
There were stonewalls all around and at the far end was a silver throne, on which sat a figure they couldn't quite make out yet.
There were white lines drawn on the stone floor and a score board on the right wall, it read Spade: 999 / Visitors: 0
"Well, come on then." The figure said, motioning them over to the throne with a hand gesture.
The voice had lost some of it's power when the lights had turned on… it was less menacing.
They approached the throne.
There was a female figure perched on the arm. She was wearing a black and green robe with the hood draped over her eyes just so you couldn't see her whole face. In her hand she held a silver staff with a green orb on the top. She looked like something out of a movie.
"Who are you?" Draco asked, pretending to not be intimidating or impressed.
"I? I am Spade Silver. The next task you must overcome before you make it any farther."
"You!" Harry accused, "Are the one who made it so we could read each others minds!"
"And you were in my house!!"
They could see Spade's smirk. "Yes, one of my brighter ideas, brilliant, no? and you Draco… perhaps I'll deal with you later… IF you can pass my task… "
"You---"
"Just tell us what to do, so we can be on our way." Draco said impatiently.
Spade stood up straight and motioned towards the scoreboard as if she hadn't heard him.
"No one who ever came here as defeated me, as you can see. 999 people ago I was a nobody, as my power grew, the greater I became…"
"Yes, yes, that's all nice and all but can we get on with this task already?"
Still Spade went on as if he hadn't interrupted, "I have dreamed of the day I destroyed my 1000th challenger… If I defeat you, my power will become much greater…"
Draco and Harry frowned, what was she on about?
"You." She pointed at Harry and instantly he felt as though his inside were entwining. "And you." She said and pointed at Draco who felt the same gut wrenching feeling. "Destroying you both will count at 1001, I have no desire for that." Harry panicked. What was that supposed to mean?
"So…" Spade said and waved her staff in a circle. "Will fight as one."
As the words left her mouth, realization spread into each boy. "What?" They said in unison as their bodies rocketed towards each other, colliding, they stood back to back , unable to move away from each other.
"How is this fair!?" Draco called.
"Fair? Two against one seems quite fair to me… besides… sssssnakes don't play fair." Spade smirked and throwing her cloak into the air, the lights flicked off and green fire lit up the room.
~*~
Sapphire was sitting in Remellus' throne, feet thrown over the side, head hanging off the other side.
She massaged her temples.
Being the king's advisor was much like babysitting.
"You know, if you think the king is oblivious, you are not paying attention." A voice to the side said.
Sapphire sat up and glared.
"What are you still doing here, Winters? Shouldn't you be Tarot Reading for some peasants?"
"I'm offering you advice to heed, your plan will never work if you do not pay attention…"
"Whose side are you on anyway?" Sapphire said and stood up.
"I am on no side," Diamond replied. "I look out for the best interests of this world…"
"You're a meddler," Sapphire said. "A confused, lowly maid who thinks her mystique and karma makes up for her shortcomings."
"Insulting one another will get us nowhere."
"Fine then, what do you think of this engagement?"
"I think that if the time is right, it may be the best thing that ever happened to this world."
"What are you on about?"
Diamond smiled and made her way to the door, before leaving she turned and faced her former friend, "You were right to make Remellus wait, because by then he will be here… then things will get really interesting."
~*~
Remus made his way through the people in the streets, looking for somewhere to ask for directions.
As he entered the streets, people seemed to panic, they dashed out of his way and bowed.
Remus frowned, what is this all about?
People continued to run from him and no one would look him in the eye.
"Your majesty!" Someone cried and Remus saw a short fat man running towards him. "We were not expecting you!"
Remus frowned and looked around, perhaps someone was behind him?
The fat short man hugged his leg. "Forgive us! We have nothing to give to you! Please spare my village!"
"Um… I think you have the wrong—" He was cut off by the man's sobs.
"FORGIVE US!" The town began to chant.
Remus stared around, something was very wrong with this town.
"HEY!" Remus called and immediately the town quietened.
"I think you have the wrong person, I'm not a king—"
"Nonsense! Remellus, oh God of our realm! Please honour us with your presence, come into our houses and eat our food, drink our wine! We may be small but we will cater to your ever whim! If you'd only let us!"
Remus sighed; these people were obviously dead bent on this crazy idea.
"Alright then-" He said. "I-uh… me… the king, I want… to know about two travellers from the other dimension—"
There was a silent wave that spread through the town, strange looks from all around.
"They are—travelling towards the Snake Medallion." The man said. Looking up at him strangely.
"Oh yes… I remember now… and where is this Snake Medallion?"
More strange looks.
"The Northeast… Lady Spade's domain…"
"Ah yes," Remus said. "Would you be so kind as to arrange transportation for me to Lady Spade's Domain?"
"Yes of course!" The man cried and giving a bunch of orders, Remus was soon on his way towards Spade's Domain of Sepentra… and towards Draco and Harry…
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