AN: As I stated in my stories, I need the inspiration to write. Please enjoy the chapter.


Ch 24 The Next Stage

Leon walks down the halls of the wretched school, many of the students were staring at him. Mainly because he has his sword on him. Bumps into a student, causing her to fall on the floor, the Demon Lord looks down at the red-haired girl who seems frantic.

"Are you alright, Ms. Weasley?" Leon asked, helping the young Witch to her feet.

The girl nodded, feeling the new Professor's hand helping her up. "Y-Yes sir, I-I was just in a rush to the Gryffindor Tower." Ginny lied,

The Platinum Saber eyes Ginny, sensing something off with her. Unsure what it was, he decided to let it be for now. "Ms. Weasley, be careful where you go next time." He moves to the side, continuing his way to his office.

Ginny nodded, looking at the Demon Lord making his way past her. "Y-Yes sir," She said before rushing off to her House.

'Maybe I shouldn't let her go,' Leon couldn't help if leaving Ginny be with the strange sense he was feeling was right. However once done it's done, there's always next time.

"Professor Cromwell." Leon turns around, seeing the Witch that goes by McGonagall making her way over to him. "May I have some of your time for a moment?" She asked politely.

The Demon Lord sighs, agitated that he can't have some peace and quiet for a moment. But he's an instructor now, thanks to Guy to keep an eye on this place he needs to be open to everyone. "Yes, Professor McGonagall; Is there something you need of me?" Leon asked the Transfiguration Professor.

McGonagall nodded at the Professor she'd hired. "Yes, as you were aware Professor Snape is busy concocting the antidote with Ms. Ultima and Ms. Albis for the petrified students." She explains. "Thus, he cannot make it to his duties to oversee the study hall."

"So in short, you want me to take over his duties correct?" Leon sighs seeing that this was the case. "Very well, lead the way, Professor." He obliges the Deputy Headmistress.

McGonagall nodded, motioning her hands to the other end of the hallway. "It's this way, Professor Cromwell." The Head of Gryffindor House leads the Demon Lord to where the students were gathered. Each of the young Wizards and Witches was in their little study group, Leon spots Harry studying with his two friends; behind Harry was Diablo observing his progress.

"Professor," Leon blinks, looking at the old Witch. She smiles, directing the Demon Lord to where a little Professor was helping out another student. "That table is where we Professor sit and the students will come to you if they need help."

Leon nodded, understanding the role here in the study hall. "Understood," He walks over to the table with McGonagall, awaiting for any students to come up to him.

The Golden Trio observes Leon, taking out the book he brought to pass the time. "Merlin, Professor Cromwell is something, look how he made a fool out of Malfoy," Ron commented, snickering at the embarrassment that the Pureblood endured.

"So, how do know the Professor Harry? You've called him Lord Cromwell, is he someone in power?" Hermione asked, curious about his relations with the blonde Demon Lord.

Harry crosses his arms, thinking about his relationship with Leon. "Well, he's one of the Octagram like my Dad and Guy. I do not really know him that well to be honest," The young Majin explains to his friends. "However I do know that he's skilled with a sword; the Platinum Saber, that's what my Dad and the other members call him during meetings,"

"Platinum Saber?" Ron questions, liking the ring to the Demon Lord's title. "I like it, sounds fitting considering with his wicked sword." He smiles.

Hermione agreed, "Anyways, I'm curious about this Octagram. If it's not any trouble then-" Suddenly the doors opened, Filch rushed over to McGonagall and whispered in her ears.

McGonagall's eyes widen, looking at her fellow Professors. Both Flitwick and Leon got up and follow the elder Professor into the halls.

Every student saw their sudden rush to get out of the halls, "What was that about?" Ron wonders at them running off like that.

'Harry-sama, there's another petrification incident just outside the study hall.' Padfoot reported to his young master and the Primordial Demon of Black.

Harry turns to Diablo who received the information. He closes his eyes, walking to the exit to meet up with the others.

"What got him going too?" Ron asked, noticing Diablo leaving the hall.

Harry got up, following the Demon butler into the hall, Hermione and Ron follow him. After a few turns, they arrived at a small crowd of staff and subordinates discussing something over a petrified Justin Fletchly on the ground.

"That's Justin Fletchly, I spoke to him right after Lord Cromwell's lesson…" Harry trails off, seeing the friend he just made in a frozen state.

Hermione comforts her friend, seeing how devastated he was about the Hufflepuff. "Oh, Harry,"

Ultima turns her head, seeing the young master and his friends staring at the scene. She taps on Shuna gaining her attention. "Shuna," She motions her head to the young Majin.

Shuna nods, understanding what she needs to do. "Take care of the boy, Ultima-dono." The Oni Princess walks over to the young master and his friends as Ultima and Diablo take care of Justin.

"Harry-sama, I'm sorry that you have to see your new friend like this." Shuna empathized with her Lord's son,

"T-Thanks Shuna," Harry smiles softly at his attendant.

Ron steps forward, curious what will happen to the Hufflepuff student. "S-So what will happen to him?" He asked the Princess.

Shuna looks at each student, not wanting them to get involved in this matter. Their job is to protect the young master and any of his friends, "Right now, I suggest you go to your dorms. Diablo, Ultima, Gabiru, Albis, Pomfrey, and I will take care of everything." She urges them not to be involved.

"But-" Harry held out his out to Hermione,

"Alright, Shuna."

With that taken care of, the Golden Trio made their way back to the Gryffindor Tower after they were told to go back. "Harry, wait." Hermione held her hands out, their shoes splashing on the flooded floor.


Ron noticed the water, flooding the floor. "It's coming from the girls' lavatory." The red-haired boy points to the lavatory they were in when making the Polyjuice Potion.

Harry walks forward, curious about what's happening. "Come on, let's check it out," he stated, allowing the two to follow him inside.

Upon entering the lavatory, the entire room was flooded and the source was the sink in the middle. Moan can be heard within the stalls area of the lavatory, thus making the trio investigate.

Ron saw Moaning Myrtle crying on the widow frame, promptly pointing at her.

Myrtle's head rises up from her arms, seeing the Golden Trio before her. "A-Are you going to throw something on me?" She asked them.

"Throw something? Why would we ever do something like that?" Hermione questions her strange statement.

"Don't ask me; here I am, minding my own business…" Myrtle floated in the air, sighing at what just happened to her. "And someone thinks it's funny to throw a book at me," Her lips quiver at the insult that person did.

Being Ron, he spoke out. "But it won't hurt if someone throws a book at you." He commented, not knowing that it furthered the insult. "I mean, it'll just go right through you-"

"SURE, LET'S ALL THROW BOOKS AT MYRTLE BECAUSE SHE CAN'T FEEL IT!" Myrtle hissed at the Gryffindors. "Ten points if you get it through her stomach!" She punches Ron's stomach, causing him to shiver. "Fifty points if you get it through her HEAD!" She punches Ron's head, enraged he said that.

Hermione punches Ron for just saying that to a ghost. Harry steps up, curious about who did this. "S-So who threw it at you?" Harry asked, Myrtle, floating over to him.

"I don't know. I didn't see them." Myrtle explains to the young Majin. "I was just sitting in the U-bend, thinking about death…" She sighs before continuing. "And it fell right on top of my head." Her lips quiver before crying off into a stall, wanting to be alone.

They looked at each other, curious about who has done that to Myrtle. Then Harry saw a black book, laying on the wet floor. "Harry don't." Hermione saw what the Majin is going to do.

{Notice: The book on the floor has a powerful Aura within it.} Great Sage informed her master of her findings.

'Aura? Should I be worried when I pick it up, Great Sage?' Harry asked his Unique Skill if picking up the book is safe.

{Answer: The item in question has no curses upon touch.} Great Sage scans the book, sensing no harm will come to her master. {Suggestion: Place the item in the care of the Guardians. They might have further information on it.}

The bushy-haired girl sighs, seeing her friend picking up the book. Harry expects the strange black book before turning to his friends. "Let's go back, Shuna or Diablo might have an insight on what this is."

"Shuna and Diablo? Shouldn't we hand it over to the Headmaster?" Hermione questioned why they should hand it over to the Tempest residents.

"Yeah, Dumbledore might have more information about this book?" Ron supported Hermione's reasoning.

Harry smiles at his friends, "Well, Diablo and Shuna are some of the smartest people I know in Tempest. I was thinking of giving it to them before handing it to the Headmaster." He explains,

Both Gryffindors looked at each other before complying with Harry's reason.

Later that night Diablo finished examining the book with his Magic. Harry entered the room, wondering what the Demon has found. "So…found anything yet?" Harry asked his butler.

Diablo looks at his young master, holding the book in his hands. "To me, it's a normal book young master. However I do sense something within the book," He explains his findings on the book.

"Okay, is there anything else?" Harry asked, feeling that there's more.


"Just a name, Tom Marvolo Riddle. I believe it's a diary of some kind. Harry-sama I suggest you leave the investigating to us." Diablo stated, having a sense that it's a plot against his Lord's son. He got up from his chair, inclining his head to him. "If you would excuse me, young master; I have a meeting with Cromwell-sama. I will see you at dinner," He walks pasted the young master to meet with the Demon Lord.

Harry watches the Primordial Demon of Black leaving him alone in the room. He looks over to the book, opening through the empty pages. "It's blank…every page." He commented. He looks over to the quill and ink, humoring himself he decided to write something in it.

An ink drop fell on the page, disappearing like it was never there. {Notice: The item in hand is enchanted by an unknown type of Magic.} Great Sage detected the sudden change.

"Huh?" Harry saw the ink disappearing, wanting to go further he wrote down his name. "My name is Harry Tempest." He watches the ink disappeared and be replaced by new words.

Hello Harry Tempest, my name is Tom Morvalo Riddle.

{Suggestion: Write questions that revolve around the topic of the Chamber of Secrets.} Great Sage suggested to the young master.

'That's a good idea. Thanks!' Harry proceeds to ask many questions about the Chamber of Secrets and what lies within it. After a few questions, he reaches the final question about the topic however it was the same answer. No.

Harry sighs, coming at a block in his investigation. "This is getting nowhere."

{Suggestion: Ask the diary if he can do anything else than telling you about said topic.} Great Sage advises the young Majin.

Harry ponders before writing more on the page. "Can you give any information about the Chamber without telling me? Like a picture?" He wrote down.

Yes. Better yet, I can show you.

"Huh?" In a flash, the book engulfs Harry and dragged him inside the diary.

Diablo shortly returns with Shuna and Ultima in their room, after a meeting with everyone. "It seems someone has already planned this to happen. Attacking those who aren't Pureblood." Diablo ponders out loud.

"Sounds like genocide, especially if this person is getting children involved. He has a personal vendetta against them." Ultima commented, seeing the pieces of this puzzle. "In any case, I believe that the young master needs to be watched carefully."

Shuna nodded, agreeing with the Primordial Demon of Purple. "Yes, Harry-sama is considered in this world's standard, a Half-blood." The Oni Princess explains the danger their young master is. "He's already in the line of being petrified."

Diablo's eyes grew dark at the thought of their young master being frozen in place. "Whoever created this plan shall pay dearly for threatening our master's son." He growls before pausing, his eyes caught Padfoot sitting in their room with Hedwig on his head. "Padfoot-dono? What are you doing here?"

Padfoot jumps causing Hedwig to flutter above him. "Ah, Diablo-sama, Harry-sama was-" Before the Tempest Wolf could explain, the diary opened spitting out Harry into him.

"GAH!" Harry rubs his head, having a headache after what Tom shows him. "Ow, my head…"

"Harry-sama, are you alright?" Shuna asked the young master, helping him up from Padfoot.

Harry nodded, being brought up to his feet by his attendant. "Yeah, I am. Thanks, Shuna." He smiles.

Ultima walks over, curious about how her young master appeared like that. "Young master, where did you come from exactly?" She asked; Diablo walks over to the diary, examining it once more.

"Well, I was curious about the diary, so I decided…" Harry explains how he wanted to try to write in the diary, the next thing he knew the book took him inside and showed him what transpired years ago.

Diablo nodded, looking at the diary in his hand. "It seems that this being an enchanted item was correct. Though next Harry-sama, try not to get yourself into danger when discovering new magic items." He sighs, placing the book down on the desk. "In any case, what have you found my young master?" He asked, knowing there's something important during his little adventure.

Harry nodded, ready to comply to help his father's subordinates. Diablo handed back the diary, entrusting its safety to him. "It's Hagrid, the diary showed me that Hagrid was hiding something." He informed the monsters in the room.

"HAGRID? Are you being serious Harry?" Hermione asked, finding the most friendly Giant to cause this much chaos in the school. "Hagrid can't be the heir of Slytherin."

"Well, that's what Tom Riddle showed me. Hagrid was hiding something, most likely that it's whatever causing the petrification." Harry explains to his friends what he saw.

Ron chuckled, finding that part unbelievable. "Whoever this Tom Riddle is, he's a snitch." He commented, "Just picture how the conversation will go, 'hey Hagrid did you released something big and hairy around the school lately?' Yeah, it'll go so well-"

" Big and hairy? ey hope it's not me." The Trio turns around, seeing their friend stand with a green canister.

"No," The three responded, letting the silence be awkward.


Harry cleared her throat, looking away then back at Hagrid. "What's that you got Hagrid?" He asked,

Hagrid looks down at the canister. "Oh, it's flesh-eatin slug repellent." He explains, "For the mandrakes, ye know."

"That lady Ultima and perfessor sprout said those little creatures are too young. But once their acne is cleared up then Albis can concoct special potions so the people will get unpetrified in the hospital." Hagrid explains, being hopeful for the victims.

Hagrid's face became serious, looking at his little friends sternly. "In the meantime, ye three must be extra careful. Alright?" The Gryffindor students nodded, watching Hagrid leave the courtyard to meet with Sprout and Ultima,

Neville came rushing over to the trio in a panic. "Guys, guys, you better see something at our House." The Trio looked at each other before following Neville back to Gryffindor Tower.

Upon arrival at their House, Shuna sighs at the ransacked room of Harry and Ron. "Someone took the dairy…" His head turned around, seeing Harry and his friends arriving at the scene.

"Shuna, what happened?" Harry asked the Oni Princess; he stops seeing their room in a mess.

"Harry-sama, someone has trespassed in your dorm," Shuna explains, seeing the young Majin walking inside the mess. "And has taken something from here."

Harry turns to his attendant; his eyes widen when she told him. "The dairy?" Her silent nod is all confirmation he needs.

Hermione steps forward, "No one can enter Gryffindor Tower unless they are a student or authorized staff." She informed them.

"Whoever did this must have something against you if they took something from our room," Ron stated, picking up his stuff from the ground.

Harry nodded, thinking the same thing as everyone else. Someone must have it for him if they ransack his dorm like this.

The next day Harry was sitting with his Quidditch Team reviewing the strategy against Hufflepuff. "Alright, that's it, team. If we fly faster and harder, Hufflepuff doesn't stand a chance." Wood stated, singling his team to get up.

"Of course Hufflepuff doesn't stand a chance, we're Gryffindors." George grins,

The team was about to exit the tent when McGonagall entered with a concerned expression. "Professor, here to cheer us on?" Wood asked the Transfiguration Professor.

"Today's match is canceled," McGonagall rips off that band-aid quickly, knowing how this sport is to Gryffindor.

"What? You can't cancel Quidditch!" Wood steps forward in McGonagall.

McGonagall looks at Oliver for speaking out of term. "Quiet Wood," Her eyes turn to Harry, "Wood, take the Quidditch team back to Gryffindor Tower; Mr. Potter you and I shall find Mr. Weasley, there's something both of you must see."

Harry blinks, having a bad feeling about this. "Alright,"

McGonagall lead Harry and Ron into the Infirmary, where Albis, Ultima, and Gabiru stood in the center. "I warn you, this will give you a bit of a shock." She said softly.

Harry and Ron's eyes widen, seeing Hermione petrified on the bed. "Hermione…" Ron gasps, coming up to the Muggle Born.

Harry looks at McGonagall, taking a mirror from her bedside. "I found the young lady near the library when I was carrying some cargo of pesticides to the Green House, young master." Gabiru steps forward. "She was already like this when I arrived."

"She was carrying this too," McGonagall showed the mirror to the two boys, hoping it'll be a clue. "Does this mirror have any significance to you two?" she asked.

Harry shook his head, "No," he looks at his friend, 'Great Sage, is there anything we can do?' he asked his Unique Skill.

{Answer: Unable to determine. Evolution required to unpetrified individual.} Great Sage replied, giving him some sort of answer. {Current status of your power is on basic Majin level. The power you seek is around the individuals of Shuna, and Albis or higher such as Diablo, and Ultima.}

'Evolution?' Harry ponders on the answer his skill gives. He remembered that he'd evolved not too long ago, from a Wizard to his current race as a Majin. 'Hey Great Sage, what's the next stage of my evolution?' he asked, wanting to know more to save his fellow students.

{Answer: The likely stage you desire is an Arch Mage. Bringing you closer to the final stage of Demon Lord.} Great Sage informed her master. {However, one stage is left for the level of Demon Lord.}

Harry ponders on what she told him. 'Alright,' he made up his mind, he wants to get stronger. He needs to get stronger so he can save his friends and protect them. 'I made up my mind, what are my requirements to evolve?' he asked.

{Answer: Due to your unique relation to the Demon Lord Rimuru, almost all the requirements have been met; leaving one requirement required, a broken soul.} Harry blinks, seeing Albis walking up to him.

Albis and Ultima inclined their heads to the young Majin, paying their respects to him. "Young master, we're sorry for what happen," Ultima said,

"Harry-sama, as one of Carrion-sama's Beastketeers; I swear to finish the antidote as soon as possible," Albis stated, understanding how Harry is feeling.

"Thank you, Albis." Harry smiles before being taken back to his House with Ron after questioning by McGonagall.


AN: So here's my plan for Harry's evolution: Wizard- Majin- Arch Mage-?- Demon Lord.
The questions mark is universal, so anything goes for Harry. Anyways, if you read the new prophecy then you know what's next. Please leave a comment or review.