Well, people this is the end. About time I finished it too... Anywho, got nothing else to say so lets get right to it!
Previously:
Outside Harry's Mind
The body in Braden's arms began to move. A pang of fear crossed his mind, not sure if the Heaven's Cry had destroyed Permafrost's soul completely. Green eyes looked into his teary blue ones. "Braeden?", Harry said softly. Unable to speak, the vampire just hugged his mate and cried. The beaten young man, painfully wrapped an arm around the sobbing teen and hugged him.
"It's over Brae, he's gone."
Hell Raiser: The Stand
by: K.L. Bloodfang
Chapter 11: A New Beginning
It was finally over; their nightmare was over. Braeden let go of Harry and began to clean and bandage his wounds. It was bittersweet moment. He had gotten back his mate, but in the process had lost his parents. He cried ones again, this time out of sorrow. Harry looked at him, full of concerned.
"Brae, why do you cry? It's over. Permafrost is gone and he can hurt us anymore," said Harry, looking and Braeden. The young vampire looked at him, his eyes red from all the fallen tears.
"It's true; Permafrost is gone. But for him to be destroyed, my parents had to give up their souls. They will remain in Hell for this," answered the distraught boy. Harry stared at him in confusion. Braeden explained all about the Heaven's Cry and how they had gotten it. The wizard boy hugged his mate tightly.
"Brae, this is all my fault. Because of me, your parents are gone. I'm so sorry," he said, crying.
Amaya and Lilith had been looking at the two boys the entire time. They walked to them. "Harry, this is not your fault; they chose to do this so you can't blame yourself," said Amaya.
"Yes, but if I hadn't been possessed by that bastard and if he hadn't taken Braeden they wouldn't have had to do that!", argued Harry.
"Everyone is responsible for their own actions. That said an action is the result of something one has done is a whole 'nother matter. So stop beating yourself. Beside, dad and pops wouldn't have like it anyways," said Lilith will patting the boys in the back.
"I see the Caelestis Flere worked after all!", said a voice from behind them. All of them, including the Reaper looked back. The Seraph Malak stood by the doorway. "Malak? What are you doing here?", asked the Reaper in confusion.
"Aww, not happy to see me?", asked the angel in mock pain. Grim glared at him. "This isn't the right time to be making jokes, don't you think? This children are mourning. Their parents are deceased, by Christ's sakes.
"I can't believe it! Two big words in one sentence! I'm so proud of you, Grimmy," said another voice, again from behind them . "Well, aren't you three gonna give your father a hug," said Azarius, joking. The siblings all ran to their father's opened arms and cried. Reaper stared at him as if he had grown another head. He then looked at Malak.
"But I thought Azarius and Kestrel gave their souls for the Heaven's Cry and they were going to spend the rest of Eternity in there! I don't get it!" Malak laughed at the Reaper's confusion. "The thing is, my dear Grim, that the Caelestis Flere is undoing all the damage the Hell Raiser caused. The world is coming back to normal, all those that were killed are coming back to life and the Ice Ghouls are getting back their souls, becoming normal people once again", explained Malak. As he did so, a giant piece of ice crashed on the floor, missing the seraph by mere inches. "Also, this castle is melting so we should get out of here."
They all ran out of the palace, except Harry, who limped out with the help of Braeden. And just in time too, the rest of the castle turned to water right after they got out. "A little to close for comfort," said Harry.
Suddenly, something grabbed from behind and hugged him, hard. "MY BABY! Oh my God, your okay! I was so worried! Finally, I get to hold my little boy in my arms again," said Lily Potter, as she strangled her son in her bliss.
"Mom? Shocking, not breathing!"
"OH!" Lily let go of Harry and looked at him. "You still look like him, but at least you got my eyes back."
"Doesn't matter. If your here, then were are Dad, Remus, Sirius and my friends?" Just then, someone else delivered another bone crushing hug to the injured Harry. "MY SON! You're alright! I'm so happy," yelled James. "Dad! Shocking, not breathing!", said Harry again.
"Sorry. Are you alright? You look like shit," said James, which got him a slapped over the head. The black-haired man rubbed his sore head and looked at the glaring face of his wife. Bark-like laughter was heard nearby. Sirius and Remus were walking towards them. Sirius hugged his godson, gently. "Are you okay, Harry? Should we take to a hospital or something," asked Remus. Harry shock his head and looked down. Soon, Hermione, Ron, the rest of the Weasleys, and the members of the Order of the Phoenix were surrounding him and congratulating him on destroying both Voldemort and Permafrost.
"You shouldn't be congratulating me. Not only did I killed you all, but I nearly destroyed the world in the process. You should all hate me," said Harry, looking down at the floor.
"Well, mate, better being killed by you than by Voldemort. Besides we're hear now and the World still stands so don't beat yourself up so much," said Ron patting his friend on the back. Harry stared at him." Ron, that's the smartest thing you have EVER said. I guess killing you wasn't so bad." All the people surrounding them laughed, while Ron glared daggers at him.
The Vampire Lord and his family walked over to Harry. "Harry Potter, I don't know how to thank you. You saved my son," said Kestrel, hugging Braeden as he said so.
"I didn't saved him; you guys did."
"You're wrong. It was you who gave Permafrost the final blow. We just helped a little," answered Azarius.
"Papa is right, Harry. Besides, you protected me countless times. I would be dead right now if it weren't for you and you know it," said Braeden. He then walked towards Harry and kissed him. Everyone stared at the two boys making out before them. Lily was happy that her son had found such I handsome young man to be with and Hermione and Ginny thought they looked cute together. Remus cheered them on and Sirius thought that they shouldn't be the only ones having fun so he began kissing Remus too. James from his son to his friends.
"WAIT A MINUTE! You guys are together!" he yelled pointing at Sirius and Remus. They nodded and got back to playing tongue twister.
Grim walked towards the group, Malak behind him. "So, Lord Azarius what should we do now," asked the Reaper. Azarius looked at the sky before he answered. "Simple; we rebuild."
A year later...
The world had finally gotten back in order. Harry was now the Minister of Magic. It hadn't been easy, rebuilding the whole entire Ministry of Magic and getting everything up and running again. It took a while for the people in the world to actually believe that he was Harry Potter but now they trust him.
After Permafrost's death, the Pact with the Lords was terminated. With both Voldemort and Permafrost gone, and Permafrost unable to produce an heir, the Pact was nullified. Harry knew how important the Pact with the Lords was to the defeat of Voldemort so he created a new law to protect the creatures. Werewolves got more rights than before, many of them able to lead a more normal life. Vampires weren't hunted now, only those that killed for the fun of it were killed. Dragons got their own vast lands, away from the humans, were they could live in peace. All in all, the Lords were satisfied.
As for Harry and Braeden, they got married in a rather simple ceremony eight months after it was all over. After a war over the bouquet was raged, it actually landed in Remus hands, but that's another story. Anyways, they went to Japan for their Honeymoon and are now talking about having children in the near future. Braeden is Harry's secretary, by the way. "I'm not gonna have some hoochie all over my husband", he had said when he took the job.
Braeden and Harry walked through were having a relaxing stroll through the park one evening. They did so once a week, but this day felt kind of weird for them. "Harry, lets go home. I feel like we're being watched," said Braeden, latching to Harry's arm. "Yeah, your right."
Icy-blue eyes watched them as they left the park. "I'm not doe with you yet, Harry Potter. Permafrost cannot be destroy that easily. You just wait, when the time becomes right, I'll have my vengeance."
The End
Well, there you go! The end of Hell Raiser: The Stand. This story was supposed to have another part, Hell Raiser: Vengeance, But since so little people are reviewing, I don't think I'll write it. Unless I get enough reviews telling me to continue.
