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A/N: I need to apologize for taking so long again, but I'm really getting bored with writing this story. I know many of you are enjoying the story and for that I'm glad, but for me it's become a tedious chore to even produce a new chapter. I'm sorry about that, but there's not much I can do about that. The joy I felt in the beginning with this story has long since abated. As such, the remainder of this story shall pass fairly quickly in terms of the number of chapters, but it might take me a while to actually get them written and up. Sorry ya'll.
Chapter 8: Of Revelations And Battle
"Thank you Deus," Tenebrae said in response to the chance they were getting, "We'll bring him by as soon as we can after the battle."
"Thank you Tenebrae," Deus replied before watching his brother vanish.
(Break)
"When will he awaken," Tenebrae asked Nyx when he returned from the Overworld. He was mentally thanking Fate and Destiny for allowing him control over the Underworld as he did every time he returned due to the blaring brightness that encompasses every single nook and cranny of the Overworld.
"I should think he'll be asleep for a few more hours, why do you ask," Nyx replied while looking at him quite suspiciously.
"Remember how we were talking about holding a wedding for Harry and Eliz," he waited for her nod before proceeding, "Well, I was thinking that maybe we could hold the wedding there or maybe here or in the Overworld. It really depends on what Dues and Athena think of him."
"Speaking of which, how did your talk with your brother go," Nyx asked as it seemed like he was avoiding the topic.
"Oh, the talk went quite well. He said that he would reserve judgment on our behavior until he and Athena got the chance to meet Harry and Eliz. Of course, that was only after I explained why we wanted to help so badly," Tenebrae explained.
"Well, that's better than nothing I suppose," she muttered before covering her eyes due to a bright flash that appeared right next to Tenebrae.
"Deus? I just left there, what's going on," Tenebrae asked puzzled.
"I don't think you need to worry about my permission to help out in the upcoming conflict," Deus muttered, still somewhat in shock.
"What do you mean brother?"
"Sit Deus," Nyx told him while guiding him into a comfortable chair.
"Right after you left I had two visitors, Fate and Destiny," he paused to let Tenebrae and Nyx close their mouths, "That's what I thought."
"What did they have to say," Nyx gasped.
"Something quite unbelievable, I assure you, but I'm stalling. They told me that should the wedding that you two are planning for Harry and his wife take place in the Overworld and be presided over by one of the Gods then both Harry and his wife will become Gods themselves," Dues told them.
"Hold up a minute," Tenebrae interrupted, "What do you mean they will become Gods? There is no known way to make a mortal person a god! Even the ascension just makes them a descendant, not a God, they still have their mortality!"
"I know, that's why I found it so hard to believe, but that's what they said. They would neither fall under Light or Dark, they would in effect…I believe they called it the 'Gods of Balance'."
"What does that mean," Nyx asked in barely a whisper hardly able to comprehend what she was hearing.
"From what I understood, it means that they would prevent the Gods from throwing things out of balance. They would be of a rank like we are. Let's see, how did they say it, oh yes, 'To mediate between the Light and Dark…Ensuring the balance is never lost due to the Gods.' Like I said, quite unbelievable."
"You've got that right," a voice moaned from the cot not too far away.
"Harry," Nyx nearly screeched, "How long have you been listening."
"I'd assume from the beginning since the bright flash kinda woke me up," Harry chuckled darkly.
"What are your thoughts on this young man," Dues asked while eyeing Harry with a look of comprehension. The moment Deus had looked upon Harry, the knowledge of his entire life, up to this point, flashed through his mind, since he is pretty much omnipotent. He just tends to forget things sometimes.
"Well, I think I need to worry about living through the upcoming battle before I worry about whether I get to play mediator to the Gods. I may have the weapons to do it, but that doesn't ensure victory," Harry replied. Deus gave him an approving smile. "Besides, should I live through the conflict I already have to rebuild Atlantis before I can even think about that. Once Atlantis is a booming civilization again then and only then would Eliz and I be able to seriously think about it happening."
"You two made a good choice," Deus muttered only loud enough for the other two Gods to hear. The two smiled at him for his tentative approval when Harry gasped loudly clutching his scar.
"He's attacking Hogwarts, send me there," Harry moaned while clutching his forehead. Nyx nodded sadly and sent him to the Great Hall while she and Tenebrae followed after giving Deus a nod telling him they'd see him later. When Harry arrived, the first thing he noticed was that all the students were in the Great Hall and were up against the back wall by the staff table. Looking around it was easy to see why, Voldemort himself was standing at the doors of the Great Hall.
"Voldemort," Harry spat.
"And who might you be," came the hissing reply.
"Harry Potter," Harry responded with all the confidence he could muster, "Why don't we finish this Voldy, just you and me, outside?"
"You insolent whelp! Do you think you can stand up to the greatest wizard who ever lived," Voldemort screeched.
"You don't look like much, but then again…I guess I can spare 5 minutes to mop the floor with you," Harry replied with as much sarcasm as he could.
"Outside…30 minutes…Your forces against mine," was all the reply Voldemort could come up with due to his rage.
"I'll be there Moldy," Harry shot back as Voldemort swept from the school to gather his troops.
"Harry, what do you think you are doing," Eliz yelled as she came up beside him, before nearly suffocating him in a hug.
"I'm putting an end to this war once and for all. There's a lot we need to talk about should I make it through this, but I need to ask you, keep everyone inside when the time comes. The spells I'm going to be using could create casualties on our side as well as theirs and I don't want that."
"If you think you are going out there without me then you are insane! There is no way in Hell I am letting you go out there alone," she screeched.
"Do not worry Eliz," Nyx said, coming to Harry's rescue, "He will not be alone. His spells cannot harm Tenebrae and myself so we will be going with him."
"Nyx! When did you get here," Eliz said as she enveloped the elder woman in a hug.
"We arrived a moment after Harry, and we got to see him thoroughly piss off Voldemort, but Harry is right, there are a lot of things that need to be discussed once this battle is finished. We will do our best to ensure Harry lives through this battle."
"Thank you," Eliz said before hugging Tenebrae as well, catching the man by surprise as she did so, "I don't know how we could ever repay you."
"You don't need to repay us for anything child, but we will talk about all of that later," he told her gently as he hugged her back.
"We should go outside and wait, is there anyway you two could shield the school from the Dragu Slave so it doesn't get obliterated," Harry asked to which Eliz's eyebrow's disappeared into her bangs.
"What do you mean it could obliterate the school," she asked dangerously.
"Well…uh…see…"
"Don't worry Eliz, we'll shield everything except for Voldemort's forces from the blast so that nothing gets damaged," Nyx placated her, much to Harry's relief. Harry gave Eliz a scorching kiss and a bear hug leaving her quite weak in the knees before he and the two Gods walked themselves outside for what would hopefully be the final battle.
(Break)
"ARE YOU READY VOLDY," Harry yelled across the field to were the scourge of the Wizarding world was standing with an army of no less than 800 zombies and 100 Death Eaters.
"Do you really think you can win with only two other fighters," Voldemort mocked.
"Oh, they aren't fighting," Harry responded with a grin, "They're only here to make sure I don't damage the school, forest, or town!"
"You are over-confident if you believe you can beat these odds alone Potter," Voldemort yelled. Instead of replying Harry began his chant knowing that Nyx and Tenebrae had shielded everything the moment he stepped outside of the school.
"Darkness beyond twilight…Crimson beyond blood that flows…Buried in the stream of time is where your power grows…I pledge myself to conquer…All the foes who stand…Before the mighty gift bestowed…In my unworthy hand…DRAGU SLAVE!"
(Break)
"Do you believe that Harry will be able to immerge victorious with the odds that he is facing," Albus questioned Eliz fearfully.
"He wouldn't have gone out there with only Lady Nyx and Lord Tenebrae if he wasn't absolutely positive he could win. He would head out there knowing that he'd win at the cost of his life, but he wouldn't go out there with any doubt in his mind that he could lose," Eliz reassured Albus.
"Somehow that doesn't put my mind at ease," Albus replied with a hint of sarcasm which shocked the teachers surrounding him and Eliz.
(Break)
Harry threw his hands forward as he finished chanting the spell letting loose the full power of one of the most destructive spells ever created. The red beam shot forward straight at Voldemort who cast the strongest shield he could think of. Once the Dragu Slave touched the shield it detonated, incinerating the zombies and the Death Eaters that had been surrounding Voldemort within an instant. The shields that Nyx and Tenebrae had created forced the blast of the spell to double back on itself effectively creating one huge column of destructive power that wasn't able to be absorbed or channeled by newer wizard magics. When the blast cleared Voldemort could still be seen, but he was hurting quite badly. When he noticed that all of his troops were disposed of he began getting quite frightened, which was a new experience for him.
"Where did you learn that spell," he screeched.
"I'd like to introduce you to my mentors," Harry began, knowing it would piss Voldemort off even more, "Lord Tenebrae, the Lord of the Dark Gods, and his wife, Lady Nyx, Goddess of the Night."
"You are the icon of the Light side, how can you be tutored by Dark Gods," Voldemort yelled before going off in a rant about the way things worked and basically throwing a temper tantrum like a two year old would.
"I suppose I should finish this now, if this doesn't work I'll need you two to get me out of here because I'll pass out from the amount of power I'm using," Harry told them quietly before he began his chant. "Lord of the dreams that terrify…Sword of cold and darkness…Free yourself from the heaven's bond…become one with my power…"
"Avada Kedavra," Voldemort cast hoping to stop whatever his opponent seemed to be doing. He didn't trust that he would survive if he let Potter finish the spell he was incanting. Unfortunately for him Tenebrae and Nyx stepped in front of Harry and deflected the curse to give Harry more time.
"One with my body…And let us walk the path of destruction together…Power that can smash even the souls of the God's…RAGNA BLADE," when Harry finished he was holding the sword of Darkness in his hands. The sword itself was made of pure black energy with golden lightning playing over it occasionally, and it wasn't only as long as Hagrid is tall but the blade was as tall as Harry was broad. Fortunately since it was made out of pure energy it didn't have the weight that a real sword that size would carry. Voldemort took one look at the blade and burst out laughing since he didn't believe that any weapon could really kill him, of course, the stress of the situation has made him even more off kilter than normal. Harry just shook his head and began to advance slowly making sure not to pierce Nyx or Tenebrae with the blade because the chaos words were quite correct when they said that the sword could kill a god. When Harry reached striking distance of Voldemort he decided to make one last statement to this creature, "I hope you enjoy the depths of Hell because Lord Tenebrae is sending you to an area that you can never escape and you will be so tortured he will never want to check on you." With that Harry swung taking Voldemort's head from his body and severing his attachment to the astral plane as well. Before the head even hit the ground the sword had disappeared and Harry himself was falling to the ground.
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