04/01/2020: Hello everyone. This is ThunderReborn. This chapter has been edited by Darklord331, my current Beta Reader before, and Grammarly (not sponsored by them). Hope you enjoy the newly edited chapter.
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"Hello." – Normal talking
"Hello." – Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
"₲: Hello Human. : ₲" – Goblin Language
"₣: Hello :₣" – French.
"$: Hello :$" – Parseltongue
One of the nearby goblins spotted the situation and walked towards them. This goblin was dressed in a traditional business suit.
"₲: What seems to be the problem? :₲" The new goblin asked. Kaien and Artoria heard a harsh, rasping language.
"₲: The lady has traces of Fae magic on her? :₲" One of the goblin sentries reported in their native language.
"₲ I see… I will take care of it. :₲"
"₲ Very well Head Goblin Nagnok. :₲" The new goblin turned to Kaien and Artoria.
"Please come with me." The goblin sentries allowed them to proceed. They followed Nagnok through a passageway. They soon arrived at a door. The name Head Goblin Nagnok was etched on a golden plaque on the door. The goblin opened the door and motioned for them to enter the office. The office appeared to be similar to a regular business office with a wooden desk and a few wooden chairs. The office was lit by candles. "Have a seat." Kain and Artoria sat down and waited for the goblin to sit down and face them. "If you couldn't tell, I am Head Goblin Nagnok and you are?"
"My name is Kaien Shiba." Kaien said.
"I am Artoria Shiba." Artoria said.
"You may be wondering why you were stopped by the guards," Nagnok said.
"We were wondering about that," Kaien replied.
"As you know, Goblins are very sensitive to different types of magic. One of the guards detected Fae magic on Artoria here." Nagnok said. "Would either one of you know why that is?" Kaien looked at Artoria.
"Do you have any idea what to say?" He asked.
"The truth?" Artoria said.
"The reason that I have Fae magic is that I have this." Artoria summoned Excalibur and Avalon. Nagnok's eyes widen.
"Is-is that what I think it is?" Artoria smirked.
"What do you think it is?"
"It's Excalibur: Sword of Promised Victory and Avalon: The Everdistant Utopia," Nagnok said. Artoria pulled Excalibur out of Avalon. He then looked at Artoria. "Legend states that Excalibur was returned to the Fae while Avalon was lost in time. But you have them." Nagnok's eyes widen with realization. "That means you're a descendant of King Arthur."
"Close but no cigar," Artoria said. "I am Artoria Pendragon, King of Knights and Once and Future King of Britannia." She declared. Nagnok stood there in shock.
"Impossible. King Arthur died close to 2 millennia ago. Yet here is someone who claims to be King Arthur. Is she lying? But she has King Arthur's legendary armaments. However, she looks no older than eighteen. I must verify this claim."
"Your highness," Nagnok said. "May I request a drop of your blood."
"Why?" Artoria glared at Nagnok.
"I wish to use it to verify your identity."
"Fine then." Nagnok pulled out a knife and a sheet of parchment.
"Use that knife to cut yourself and let one drop of blood on the parchment." Artoria followed Nagnok's instructions as she took the knife from Nagnok's desk and gently raked the blade over the palm of her hand. Closing her hand into a fist, allowing a drop of blood to land on the parchment. The parchment began to glow red. Slowly black ink began to appear in front of them, spelling out Artoria's name and title. Nagnok's eyes widen even further.
"I…I need to let my king know about this development."
"Oh?" Artoria said. "How come." She asked as she used her authority.
"Because your unexpected return could be a gift or curse for our people," Nagnok said.
"Why did I say that?" Nagnok thought
"Well then. Let's go meet the King of the Goblins." Artoria said.
"Um…" Nagnok said.
"You will take us to the King of the Goblins," Artoria said as she used her authority once again.
"Yes, your Majesty," Nagnok said as he led them down a hallway. Artoria sheathed Excalibur in Avalon and had it on her waist, ready for a moment's notice. As they silently walk everyone was deep in their thoughts.
"Why am I leading them to the King?" Nagnok thought. "Did they cast a spell on me?" Nagnok considered. "There wasn't a magical instrument in sight."
"Artoria, is it a good idea to do this?" Kaien asked.
"Honesty… I wasn't expecting this, but we could use this to our benefit."
"How?"
"I might be able to answer that." Kyōka chimed in.
"Please explain," Kaien asked.
"According to the history books, which may be bias, the goblins and wizards/witches have always been at war many times. The history books portrayed that Goblins hold a lot of lost magic. During one of the treaties, in exchange from some of this knowledge, the land on and underneath Gringotts was given to the Goblins, as their nation."
"What!" Artoria snarled. "How dare those fools to think they could split my country apart."
The trio soon arrived at a giant steel door. In front of the door is two goblin guards, dressed in armor and wielding axes.
"₲: Head Goblin Nagnok, why have you brought two humans here? :₲" One of the guards asked
"₲: I bring news that King Gringott XX must hear about. :₲" Nagnok replied.
"₲: Does this news explain why you are bringing two humans with you to see him? ₲"
"₲: It does. :₲" The guards stared at Nagnok for a moment.
"₲: Very well. All guards will be standing by to protect the King while you and your…" The guard looked at Kaien and Artoria. "guests are there. :₲"
"₲: Very well. :₲" Nagnok replied. The steel doors slowly opened up. Nagnok entered the room; followed by Kaien and Artoria. They were in a large room. It was decorated with various pieces of armor and weapons. In the middle is another goblin. He was dressed in a similar suit to the other goblins. However, on top of his head was a golden crown with various gems embedded in the crown. Kaien and Artoria could see more goblin guards filing in the room; surrounding them in the process. The King stood up from the table. All the goblins took a knee and bowed at the king. Kaien and Artoria remained standing, staring at the king.
"What are you two doing?" Nagnok whispered.
"Please don't do this." Nagnok prayed.
"A King does not bow to another King unless admitting defeat," Artoria said.
"Oh?" King Gringott XX said as he stood up from his throne. "A pair of humans dare enter my domain and dare declare themselves my equal?" The goblin guards pointed their weapons at them.
"I do dare because my Kingship is much older than yours." Artoria declared.
"Wait!" Nagnok yelled as he stood up. "I have proof that she is speaking the truth."
"Oh? Do show me Nagnok." Nagnok took the parchment with Artoria's true identity and handed it to one of the goblin guards. The goblin guard took the parchment and presented it to King Gringott XX. King Gringott XX took the parchment and began to read it.
"Impossible!" He yelled as he threw the parchment away.
"It is possible King of the Goblins," Artoria said.
"Guards!" King Gringott XX yelled. "Attack these fools! :₲" He ordered. The guards raised their weapons at them.
"Stand down and bow to your rightful ruler," Artoria ordered, channeling her authority. King Gringott XX's eyes widen in shock as all of his goblin guards bowed towards Artoria. Before he realized it, he was also on the ground, bowing to her. "Stand." She ordered. Everyone stood up.
"What horrid magic did you use on us!" King Gringott XX yelled.
"It's simple. It is magic's way of expressing my authority over my people." She said.
"What!?" All the goblins were shocked to hear this.
"But according to the treaties, this land is ours!" King Gringott XX yelled.
"Did those wizards and witches have the authority to do so?" Artoria countered.
"They said they did."
"Both you and they believed that they did," Artoria said.
"But magic flashed golden when the treaty was signed."
"In that case, both of you are separate but still under my rule." She said.
"Grr." King Gringott XX growled as he pulled out his sword and attacked her. She drew Excalibur and blocked the attack. King Gringott XX continued to attack her. "Nagnok, do you know who is next in line for the throne?" She asked as she blocked King Gringott XX's attacks with Excalibur.
"It will be me." He replied.
"Do you agree that King Gringott XX attacked me first." She asked as she blocked an overhead slash. "And that if I were to kill him, it would be under self-defense." Nagnok sighed.
"Yes, I will."
"Good," Artoria said as she sidestepped away from King Gringott XX, causing him to lose balance. Artoria raised Excalibur and brought it straight down on King Gringott XX, decapitating him. King Gringott XX's head flew and landed a few feet from Nagnok. The crown flew off and Nagnok caught it. He placed the crown on his head.
"I present you the new King of the Goblins." Artoria declared.
"Hail King Nagnok the XI!" The goblins chanted.
"Thank you. Thank you." King Nagnok XI said. "May I be allowed to perform the traditional goblin funeral ceremony for my father?"
"You may," Artoria replied.
"Thank you." King Nagnok XI replied. "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
"We were interested in learning more about the goblins," Kaien said.
"I see…may we have this discussion at a later date?"
"Sure," Kaien said.
"₲: Guards please escort her majesty and her guest out of Gringotts. :₲" King Nagnok XI ordered. The guards nodded and escorted them out.
Kaien and Artoria were quickly and quietly escorted out of Gringotts. They could tell that their goblin escorts were filled with mixed emotions about them.
"Artoria," Kaien called out.
"Yes?" She replied.
"Do you want to see if you can get a wand?" He asked.
"A wand…why?"
"According to your legend, you received a dragon's magic core, allowing you to perform magic with your sword." She nodded her head. "Is it possible for you to use that magic core to perform spells as well?"
"Hm…I don't know."
"Most people wouldn't expect you to suddenly pull out a wand and attack them with spells."
"Fine." Artoria agreed. As they were walking down Diagon Alley, they arrived at Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C. They entered the wand shop. The shop was tiny, empty except for a single, spindly chair in the corner. Thousands of narrow boxes containing wands were piled right up to the ceiling of the tiny shop, and the whole place had a thin layer of dust about it. Suddenly an old man with pale silvery eyes and white skin appeared.
"Welcome to Ollivanders. I am Mr. Garrick Ollivander. May I know the names of my customers?" He asked.
"My name is Kaien Shiba."
"My name is Artoria Shiba."
"She needs a wand," Kaien said. Mr. Ollivander turned to Artoria.
"Oh? I don't remember ever selling her a wand." He commented.
"I wasn't raised in England," Artoria replied.
"I see… very well then." said as he pulled a long tape measure with silver markings out of his pocket. "Which is your wand arm?" He asked.
"Wand arm?" Kaien asked.
"I am ambidextrous." She replied.
"I see…stick out your right arm," said as the tape measure began to measure Artoria's right shoulder to right finger then right wrist. The tape measure began to measure from her right shoulder to the floor. Then from her knee to her armpit. He repeated this process on her left side of the body. After that, he measured her neck. Soon the tape measure returned to 's pocket. "Hm… none of my premade wands will work for you."
"I see…" Artoria said.
"However, that may be expected due to your age," whispered as he went to the back. He pushed out a cart with different small compartments. "I want you to slowly move your hand over each compartment and let me know which one feels right for you." Artoria nodded as she began to wave her hand over the compartments.
"I founded three compartments," Artoria said as she pointed out the different compartments. walked over and opened the first compartments.
"Blackthorn best suited to a warrior." He opened the second compartment. "Cypress associated with nobility." Soon he opened the final compartment. "Rowan is best suited for the protector." He pushed the cart away her he pushed out another cart with more compartment. "Next will the wand cores. Repeat the same process as before but hold all the wood in your other hand." He instructed. Artoria held the wood in her left hand and began to repeat the process with her right hand.
"None of them responded." She said.
"Interesting," said as he pushed the cart into the back as another one was pushed towards her. This continued "These wand cores were picked by my other family members." said as Artoria repeated the process. "I found two," Artoria said. opened the compartments.
"Hm…to think these heartstrings will finally be used," said.
"Are those heartstrings special?" Kaien asked.
"It is. According to our journals, one of my ancestors, Dewin Ollivannder, was an apprentice of Merlin. Merlin was tasked with finding a magical core for the heir to the throne. On their journey, they encountered two dragons. One of the dragons was a large red Western Dragon, with a long neck and green eyes. The dragon has red and golden spikes throughout his body."
"Why do I have a bad feeling about this." Kaien thought.
"While the other one is a white Western Dragon, with blue eyes and two gold horns. They were battling a different being. That being noticed them and asked for their assistance. In reward, they may claim any part of the dragons if they were victorious. In the end, the red and white dragons were killed. Dewin Ollivannder took the heartstrings of both dragons, while Merlin took the fractured magic cores of both dragons." said.
"Interesting story," Artoria said.
"To think your body houses parts of Ddraig and Albion." Kaien thought.
"Ddraig? Albion?" Artoria thought.
"I'll explain later," Kaien replied.
"So how much will this wand cost?"
"Hm…I will not charge you for this wand." Mr. Ollivander said.
"How come?" Artoria asked.
"It fills me with much pleasure in creating a wand with such old and powerful wand cores." Mr. Ollivander said. He turned to Kaien. "Do you need a wand?"
"No, I don't," Kaien said.
"I see…but you must have staff." He said. Kaien raised his eyebrow.
"How could you tell?"
"Your magic…is very potent. No wand would be able to handle that." Kaien sighed.
"I will bring out my staff if I get a magical oath that you will not reveal any information about my staff."
"Very well." Mr. Ollivander said. "I, Garrick Ollivander, swear on my life and magic that I will not reveal any information regarding Kaien and his staff." He said. There was a brief flash of magic. Kaien summoned his staff and presented it to Mr. Ollivander.
"Amazing." Mr. Ollivander said as he gently held it in his hands. "Does it have a name?"
"She does. Her name is Mysteria."
"I see." Mr. Ollivander said. " I could see that a Rainbow Moonstone, a Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Topaz, Black and White Star Gemstone was used in the top." Kaien nodded his head. "Then the wood used was Ash, Aspen, Ebony, Elder, Fir, Pine, and Yew." Once again Kaien nodded his head. "For the Staff Cores… I could tell that there is a phoenix feather and Thestral Hairs were used as well as something from three dragons and two Japanese foxes."
"Close enough," Kaien said. "May I have her back?"
"Sure." Mr. Ollivander said as he handed the staff back to Kaien. Kaien sent the staff back to his mindscape. "Come back in a few hours to pick the wand up." Kaien and Artoria nodded their heads and left 's shop.
"It's almost lunchtime," Kaien said. They returned to the Leaky Cauldron and approach the counter.
"Good afternoon. What can I getcha." Tom said.
"We'll get two plates of Fish n Chips and two butterbeers," Kaien said.
"Anything else?" He asked.
"No," Kaien replied.
"That will be 2 galleons," Tom replied. Kaien took out 2 galleons and handed it to Tom.
"We're expecting Professor McGonigal to arrive in a bit. Let her know where we are."
"Ok then," Tom said. Kaien and Artoria sat down at a table.
"Earlier you said something about those dragons…" Artoria said. Kaien cast a privacy ward around them.
"Ah. Those two dragons that Mr. Ollivander mentioned were the Ddraig and Albion, the Two Heavenly Dragons. It appears that Myrddin and his ancestor allied with the Christian God to help kill them. The Christian God took their souls and made them into Sacred Gears."
"What are Sacred Gears?"
"Sacred Gears are items with powerful abilities bestowed upon humans by the Christian God," Kaien explained.
"I see…you mentioned that you know where Ddraig and Albion are?"
"Ddraig is currently with Issei, our next-door neighbor. While Albion is Vali, a devil/human hybrid."
"I see…" Artoria said. Kaien looked up to see an elderly witch dressed in emerald green robes. She wore square spectacles and a pointed hat cocked to one side. Kaien took down the privacy ward.
"I assume you are Kaien Shiba and Artoria Shiba?" She asked.
"May I also assume you are Professor Minerva McGonagall?" Kaien asked.
"I am." She replied.
"Nice to meet you." Kaien greeted. She joined them at their table.
"According to your letter, you wish to learn more about the Magic that we teach." Professor McGonagall said.
"Correct," Kaien said. "I never attended Mahoutokoro School of Magic. I was homeschooled for most of my time due to a unique magical illness. When I was finally cured, I lost the opportunity to finish my schooling at Mahoutokoro School of Magic. However, I still retained a drive to explore and learn."
"I see… but why Hogwarts?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"It's actually because of me," Artoria said.
"Oh?" She looked at Artoria. "I am his adopted sister. I originated from England." Professor McGonagall took a closer look.
"She does looks have more European characteristics." Professor McGonagall thought.
"Please continue."
"When I heard that Kaien was planning to travel the world, I suggested Hogwarts. It allows me to visit my home country and allows Kaien to learn more about Western Magic."
"I see…"
"I've heard that you also teach Transfiguration at Hogwarts. Is that true?" Kaien asked.
"That is true. Do you have a question about it?"
"I do. Have you heard of the Law of Conservation of Mass?"
"No, I haven't."
"The Law of Conservation of Mass is a law created by Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, a nonmagical scientist. It states that Mass cannot be destroyed or created."
"What is mass?"
"Mass was defined as the amount of stuff that an object has. Think of a box with little beads in the box."
"How does that relate with Transfiguration?" She asked.
"When you transfigure a small object to something bigger, do you create matter, or you use something else as a substitute?" Kaien could tell that Professor McGonagall looked confused. "Think of a small box made from bricks." She nodded her head. "Now then, you take the small box apart and use those bricks to make a wall. Now then, you realize that you need more bricks to make your wall. So you create more of the bricks or do you transfigure the air around you to make more bricks?"
"I do not have an answer to that scenario." Professor McGonagall admitted.
"I did think of a possible explanation," Kaien said.
"Oh? Do explain." Professor McGonagall replied.
"Nonmagical scientists also determined that the air around us also has mass. So, my theory is that in transfiguration, it uses the surrounding air to provide more mass to finish the transfiguration or the excess mass is turned into the air to get rid of."
"Interesting theory. Too bad we can't test it right now."
"We could test it later on in Hogwarts," Kaien suggested.
"Good idea." Professor McGonagall said.
"Then we will see you at Hogwarts," Kaien said. Professor McGonagall nodded her head. She suddenly stopped when she realized that she granted their request. "So how will we get to Hogwarts?" Kaien asked.
"You will need to go to northwestern London. There is a train station called King's Cross Station. You must walk down the platforms until you see a sign indicating Platform 9 and Platform 10. You must walk through the wall. The wall is an illusion for the muggles. You will then board the Hogwarts Express." She explained.
"I see…" Kaien said. Professor McGonagall stood up from her seat.
"Nice meeting with you Professor McGonagall," Kaien said as he extended his hand. Professor McGonagall looked at for a few seconds before shaking his hand. Professor McGonagall walked away from their table.
"2 Fish-n-Chips and 2 Butterbeers," Tom said as he placed two plates of fish-n-chips and 2 bottles of butterbeer on the table.
"Thank you." Kaien thanked as Tom walked away. They sat down and ate their meal.
"Sneaky. Using Transfiguration, a subject she's an expert on, as a way to get her trust." Artoria commented. Kaien chuckled.
"That was an additional effect. I was curious about it. There are Laws in Transfiguration where you can't 'conjure' food or certain metals. I wonder if it's because of a lack of understanding of the inner components in the food and metals or not enough power in the act." Kaien said.
"Hm," Artoria said. "What do you want to do after?"
"Well…I saw a sign that pointing down a dark alleyway called Knockturn Alley." Kaien said. "Want to explore it?"
"Sure," Artoria said. They stood up and returned to Diagon Alley. As they walked down the street, they spotted an old worn wooden arrow with the words, Knockturn Alley, on it. Kaien and Artoria pulled their hoods up, covering their face, and walked down Knockturn Alley. As they walked down, they spotted a few people quickly walking around Knockturn Alley with their hoods up, as if they're trying to quickly take care of their business and leave the Alley. They spotted a store called Borgin and Burkes.
"Let's try that place," Artoria whispered. Kaien nodded his head as they entered the store. They spotted a glass case with a withered hand on a cushion. In another display case, there was a blood-stained pack of cards. Evil-looking masks stared down from the walls, an assortment of human bones lay upon the counter, and rusty, spiked instruments hung from the ceiling. At the counter was a stooping man with oily hair.
"Good afternoon. I am Mr. Borgin and how can I help you?" Mr. Borgin asked.
"We're here to buy knowledge," Kaien said.
"Knowledge? What kind of knowledge?" Mr. Borgin asked.
"All kinds of magical knowledge," Kaien replied.
"Hm…" Mr. Borgin said as he walked away from his counter towards a brick wall. He tapped the brick wall. The brick wall began to slowly move forward, to reveal a hidden bookshelf. "Have a look." Mr. Borgin said. Kaien and Artoria walked to the hidden bookshelf and began to look at the books. He returned to his counter and waited for them.
"Some of these seem interesting," Kaien said as he pulled out a book written in Parseltongue. Artoria looked at the books in confusion.
"Kaien what are you talking about? All I see are squiggly lines."
"Mr. Borgin." Kaien called out.
"Yes?"
"What language is this book in?"
"Ah. That is a book in Parseltongue." Mr. Borgin answered.
"Oh, that explained it." Kaien thought.
"Hm?"
"Ophis granted me the ability to read and speak Parseltongue."
"Oh," Artoria replied.
"Besides this book, do you have any more books about Parseltongue?"
"Hm…Parseltongue books." Mr. Borgin walked to the back of his shop before returning with two books and a tomb. Kaien walked back to Mr. Borgin and looked at the books and tomb.
"We'll buy those books as well as these," Kaien said as Artoria carried over twenty books to Mr. Borgin.
"Interesting selection." Mr. Borgin said as he looked over the selected books. Some of the topics ranged from combat spells to illegal blood rituals. "How about 1200 galleons."
"Good offer," Kaien said. "But I know that some of these books have stayed in your store for a long time Mr. Borgin. But I also understand the need for business. What about 900 galleons with a promise to come back and purchase more from your store."
"Hm…1100 galleons." Mr. Borgin offered.
"Let's go down the middle with 1000 galleons." Kaien countered.
"Hm…fine." Mr. Borgin agreed. Kaien quickly paid for all the books. Kaien sent the books to his mindscape.
"Good business Mr. Borgin," Kaien said.
"Good business." Mr. Borgin said before realizing he didn't know the name of his newest customers. "I apologize, but what's your name?"
"Aizen," Kaien said. Mr. Borgin nodded his head.
"Good day to you Mr. Aizen." Mr. Borgin said as Kaien and Artoria left the shop. They quickly and calmly left Knockturn Alley. They went back to Ollivanders.
"Ah. Mister and Miss Shiba." Mr. Ollivander greeted.
"Hello, Mr. Ollivander," Kaien said.
"I just finished Miss Shiba's hand." Mr. Ollivander pulled out a wand. "Ten inches wand made from Blackthorn, Cypress and Rowan with two dragon heartstrings." Artoria looked at the wand. It was dark red to black. She carefully took the wand. Everyone could feel the rush of magic from her.
"It's perfect." She said.
"Good." Mr. Ollivander said.
"Do you have a holster for this?"
"I do." Mr. Ollivander presented her with a small leather holster. "This goes around your wrist. It has anti-summoning, anti-detection and anti-theft charms on it."
"How much is it?" Artoria asked.
"15 Galleons." Artoria handed Mr. Ollivander 15 galleons. Artoria attached the wand holster on her left arm; hidden by her robes. She inserted the wand in. "You have to flick your wrist for the wand holster to eject your wand." Artoria flicked her wrist. Her wand shot out of her wand holster and into her left hand. With that, they went back to their hotel room. They arrived to see Kyōka, Mysteria and Hōgyoku either reading the new books or using the new ingredients they purchased earlier.
"Looks like they already started," Kaien said.
"Artoria lets start your magic training," Mysteria said.
"What?" Artoria looked confused.
"Kyōka. If you please." Mysteria asked. Kyōka pulled out the Trainer and sent them into the Trainer.
"I'm going to take a nap," Kaien said.
"Ok Kaien." Kyōka said as Kaien want to sleep.
Time Skip: 2 Days
Kaien, Kyōka, and Hōgyoku spent the next two days reading all the new books and trying out the new spells with his staff. Artoria spent those two days learning how to use her magic. Kaien was reading one of the books when an owl arrived outside his window. He walked over and opened it and took the letter from the owl.
"Are you here to wait for a reply?" The owl nodded its head. Kaien walked to his desk and opened the envelope.
"Dear Kaien Shiba and Artoria Pendragon. This is King Nagnok the XI. Thank you for waiting patiently as we settled all the necessary tasks. We wish to invite both of you to Gringotts today or tomorrow for a meeting. Please reply as soon as possible. Sincerely King Nagnok the XI."
Kaien looked at the clock.
"Four hours should be enough time to prepare for this meeting." Kaien thought as he pulled out a sheet of paper.
"Dear King Nagnok the XI, Artoria and I would meet with you later day. We will be there at 2 PM. Kaien Shiba and Artoria Shiba." Kaien folded the letter up and handed it to the owl. The owl flew away. Kaien closed the window.
"Mysteria and Artoria. If you can, can I see you right now." Kaien said. A few seconds later, Artoria and Mysteria appeared.
"What's going on Kaien?" Artoria asked. Kaien handed Artoria the letter. "Do we know anything about the Goblins?" Artoria asked
"We do," Kyōka said as she brought out a few old books. With that, everyone spent the next two hours reading up on Goblins.
Time Skip: 4 Hours
Kaien and Artoria walked down Diagon Alley. They soon arrived at Gringotts. The guards immediately recognized them. They nodded their heads at Kaien and Artoria. Kaien nodded his head in return. They soon entered the bank's lobby. A goblin quickly approached them.
"Honorable guests. May your vault flow with gold." The goblin said.
"Greetings Goblin. May your enemies fear your blade." Kaien replied.
We've been expecting you." The goblin said. "Follow me." Artoria and Kaien followed behind the unnamed goblin.
"May I know your name Goblin?" Kaien asked.
"It is Griphook." He answered. They soon arrived at the throne room. They entered to see Nagnok sitting on the throne, looking at various paperwork.
"Welcome, Kaien and Artoria. May your enemy know your strength." King Nagnok said.
"May your enemy taste defeat against you," Kaien replied.
"Let go somewhere more comfortable." King Nagnok said as he stood up from his throne. "Follow me." He led them down to a wall behind the throne. He placed his hand on the wall. The wall began to open up to reveal a private office. They all entered the office. King Nagnok sat on one side while Kaien and Artoria sat on the other side.
"So how can Gringotts help you?" King Nagnok asked.
"Is a King supposed to do this?" Kaien asked.
"Normally no. However, due to Artoria's true status, it only makes sense for me to deal with." King Nagnok replied. "Anyways…what can Gringotts do for you?"
"Well… we have a few questions for you." Kaien said.
"Go ahead."
"The first question is it possible for us to learn your language," Kaien asked.
"Hm…normally most witches and wizards disregard our language by calling it that humiliating name."
"Guess not calling their language Gobbledygook was a good thing." Kaien thought.
"I agree," Artoria replied.
"Each language has its distinguishable name and it should be respected."
"Very well." King Nagnok said he pulled out a sheet of parchment and wrote their first request down. "What else do you wish?"
"What services does Gringotts offer?" Artoria asked. King Nagnok cracked a smile.
"Gringotts offers a lot of different services. We have Curse-Breakers, Ward Makers, Weapons Smiths, Armor Smiths, Goblin Doctors, and Networking."
"Interesting," Kaien said.
"Do you have any books Warding, Curse Breaking, and Enchanting books that we could purchase from you?"
"Hm…We could sell you those books but there are a few things that need to be done beforehand."
"Oh?" Artoria asked.
"We need you to sign a contract that you will not use your knowledge to go against us in any shape or form."
"Elaborate," Kaien asked.
"The knowledge that you gain from our books will not be used to attack us physically or sell objects that have been enchanted by this knowledge."
"What is the duration of the contract?" Kaien replied.
"Fifteen Years." King Nagnok said.
"That long?" Kaien said.
"That is the standard duration."
"Oh? So, we get the standard duration. It appears you think we are not equal in this discussion." Artoria said as she glared at King Nagnok. King Nagnok could feel Artoria's cold glare at him.
"T-ten years. That's as low as I can do." King Nagnok said.
"It's fine Artoria. We should be out of the contract by the time we go back to our time." Kaien said.
"If you say so," Artoria said. "I could simply take it from them."
"Not a good idea. We want them as allies; not enemies." Kaien replied.
"Fine."
"Ten years is fine," Kaien said.
"Anything else?"
"We also wish for other books about the old Magick."
"Hm…you're aware that the old Magick you speak of is banned by many countries."
"Does your country ban them?" Artoria asked as she rolled her eyes. King Nagnok smirked.
"No, we don't." King Nagnok said as he wrote on the parchment. "Is there anything else?" Artoria and Kaien shook their heads. King Nagnok placed the parchment on a tray. It soon vanished.
"Give it 10 to 15 minutes for the items to be collected." King Nagnok said. "If you don't mind me asking how is this possible that you are here Artoria."
"Should we tell him the truth?"
"No," Kaien replied.
"I got this," Artoria reassured.
"It was due to Myrddin," Artoria started
"Myrddin?"
"Over time his name transformed into Merlin," Artoria said.
"Oh. Please continue."
"Myrddin saw a vision of my coming death. He knew that he couldn't tell me of my fated demise. So, he cast a spell on me, to send me to Avalon when I was on the brink of death. There I laid as Avalon, the scabbard, slowly healed my body. What Myrddin didn't know was that I wasn't able to leave Avalon without opening a dimensional rift. It took me a long time before I was able to gather enough energy to open a dimensional rift. I didn't realize that the spell also forced me to reincarnate into this world."
"That's when my family discovered an abandoned baby in the forest," Kaien said. "They decided to take her with us and adopted her into the family."
"As I grew up, I soon began regained my memories of my past," Artoria said.
"I see." King Nagnok said. Suddenly they heard some knocking on the door. "Enter!" The door opened as two goblins carried two stacks of books. "Place them on the table." The goblins quickly placed the books on the table. "You may go." King Nagnok said. The nervous Goblins quick and quietly left them. Artoria and Kaien looked over the books. "Are you satisfied with the selection?"
"How would we know? Some of these books are writing in your language. Until we learn it, we can't determine if they are genuine ones." Kaien said. King Nagnok smiled. He grabbed the first book on the pile.
"This book was written by Primis Flitwick (1). He was the first child of a witch and a goblin. At a young age, he learned English and our language. Eventually, he wrote a series of books to help those knew English learn our language." King Nagnok said.
"I see…" Kaien said. "For now, we'll take Primis Flitwick's series." King Nagnok nodded his head.
"Smart choice."
"How much are the books?" Artoria asked.
"For both of you…it will be free." King Nagnok said. Kaien opened his mouth; ready to comment. "Don't worry. Not all books will be free. Just these."
"Very well," Artoria said.
"I do have something else." King Nagnok said as he pulled out two tickets. "In one week, Britain will be hosting this year's Quidditch World Cup Finals. An associate of mine passed this to me and was wondering if you two were interested."
"Hm," Kaien said.
"It would be interested in seeing a Quidditch match," Artoria said.
"We'll take them," Kaien said.
"Excellent." King Nagnok said. "That will be 20 galleons." Kaien opened his pouch and handed him the 20 galleons. "The Quidditch stadium is in Dartmoor in South Devon. There will be a few Ministry issued portkey available to take you there." Kaien nodded his head.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
"I do," Kaien said. "Are you able to invest in the nonmagical world?"
"It's not often someone suggests it, but we are capable to do it."
"I know a few companies that I wish to invest in," Kaien said. King Nagnok pulled out a sheet of parchment, ready to write these companies down. "However, I wish for a nondisclosure agreement."
"All of our customers are protected by our customer confidentiality policy."
"I understand that. However, the information that I will provide may not be applicable now, but in the late future." King Nagnok realized what Kaien said.
"He's a time traveler…interesting."
"I understand. Due to this knowledge, Gringotts itself would also wish to use this knowledge to our benefit as well."
"How about this," Kaien said. "In my instructions will have a date in which a transaction shall occur. Two days after the transaction, you are allowed to share that piece of information. If you make any profit through sharing this knowledge in any shape or form, I get a ten percent commission."
"That commission is higher than bribing corporate leakers!" King Nagnok yelled.
"It is. Corporate leakers are illegally leaking this information out to anyone willing to pay for it. However, this information is being leaked exclusively to you." Kaien countered.
"As of right now, this is a very high-risk investment. His knowledge is from the future…a future that hasn't happened yet." King Nagnok thought. "However, there is much potential profit. Wait. I don't have to sell the information. I could try out a few with his own money to see if the information is accurate. If it is, I can sell the others."
"Very well then. "King Nagnok said as he wrote the contract and handed it to Kaien. He quickly read the contract.
"All of the things that I asked for are here." Kaien thought as he signed the contract and passed it back to King Nagnok. He immediately signed the contract. The contact let out a golden glowed and duplicated itself.
"Magic has made this contact binding. If either one of us breaks the contract, there are major reproductions." King Nagnok said.
"Then let me start my part of the deal," Kaien said. King Nagnok handed Kaien a quill and parchment. Kaien began to write all the information he looked up before they left. King Nagnok had to hand him more parchment and another quill. By the time Kaien finished, there were five sheets of parchment and three dull quills. King Nagnok waved his hand over the parchments. They all briefly glowed white before returning to normal. "What did you do?" Kaien asked.
"I covered all the parchment with a special illusion. Anyone who sees these sheets of paper will see generic paperwork."
"Interesting spell," Kaien said.
"Indeed. Great spell to hide secretive documents from prying eyes." King Nagnok said. "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Just hold on to those books for us," Kaien said.
"Very well." King Nagnok said as he extended his hand. Kaien and Artoria shook King Nagnok's hand.
"May your find fortune through the blood of your enemies," Kaien said.
"May your enemy fear your presence," Artoria said.
"May Heaven's angels and Hell's devils run in fear of your wrath." King Nagnok said. Kaien smirked as they left King Nagnok's office. They were once again greeted by a squad of goblin guards who escorted them out of Gringotts.
"So, what do we do now?" Artoria asked.
"For now, let's learn and grow stronger," Kaien replied. Artoria nodded her head.
Time Skip: One Week
With Mysteria's help, Artoria managed to become a deadly witch with her inhuman reflexes, a massive amount of magic and her ruthlessness. Artoria discovered that she could channel some of her spells through Excalibur, Avalon, and Rhongomyniad. With Excalibur and Rhongomyniad, she can fire weaker versions of her Mana Burst, which she dubbed as Spell Burst. To compensate for that loss of power, her Spell Bursts gains the ability of the spell. Spells such as Stupefy becomes a wave orient attack, which can hit multiple targets. Artoria founded that this is a neat trick for Excalibur and Rhongomyniad. Mysteria decided that before Artoria could be classified as a master in magic, she needed to defeat her. It made sense since Mysteria is the embodiment of all Kaien's magical knowledge and abilities. Ever since then, Artoria and Mysteria would duel each other. Each time they would duel, Kaien would sit down and watch. It took her a long time before Artoria managed to defeat Mysteria. Artoria used transfigured animals and illusions to distract Mysteria. With her distracted, Artoria summoned Excalibur and charged it with her energy. When Mysteria finally destroyed all the transfigured animals, she was met by a full-power Excalibur to the face, finally knocking her out.
"Congratulations Artoria," Kaien said.
"Thank you Kaien," Artoria replied.
"I believe we have an event to go to today," Kaien said.
"The Quidditch World Cup Finals is today?" She asked.
"It is," Kaien said as everyone left the Trainer.
Kaien and Artoria appeared in their Hotel room. Kaien transformed into Kaien and they put on their robes and left the hotel room.
"According to the ticket, we just need to go to the Portkey Terminal and show them the ticket," Kaien said. They entered Diagon Alley and founded the Portkey Terminal. Standing in front of the terminal was a wizard in red robes.
"Good morning. Are ya all for the Quidditch Finals?" He asked.
"We are," Kaien replied.
"Good. We have a group about to leave in a minute." Kaien and Artoria quickly joined the group. They were holding a long string of rope.
"Alrighty then. Hold on tight! Portkey's about to go off." Someone yelled. Soon everyone felt the familiar pull as the Portkey activated.
Scene Change: Dartmoor
Everyone appeared in a forest. A witch in red robes walked to them.
"Group from Diagon Alley?" She asked.
"Yep." Someone said.
"Yall got all ye tickets?" She asked. Everyone took out their tickets and presented them to her. She took out her wand and tapped each of the tickets. "All righty then. Yall need to go down the path to find where ye campsite's at." She said. The group nodded and began to walk down the path. Kaien and Artoria quietly followed them. They soon spotted a man standing by a giant map of Dartmoor with a clipboard. Everyone got in line and spoke with the man. Soon Kaien and Artoria's turn.
"Name?" He asked.
"Kaien and Artoria Shiba."
"Shiba. Shiba. Shiba." The man mumbled. "Names not on ye list. No campsite for ye." The man said. Kaien shrugged his shoulders and they walked away from the man.
"Let's see what people are doing before the game starts," Kaien suggested.
"Sure," Artoria replied. They walked around all the campsites. They spotted a few ordinary looking tents and a lot of abnormal tents. Some tents had chimneys on top of their tents, others had large signs that read 'GO IRELAND!". The strangest tent was one where it has a wooden fence and a few albino peacocks walking around. As they were walking, someone bumped behind Kaien. He turned to see a soaked young boy on the ground. Besides him was a bucket. Kaien took a knee and helped the young boy up. He got a closer look at the young boy. He has blue eyes and his face is covered with a few freckles.
"You alright?" Kaien asked.
"Ya…"
"Ronald." Kaien looked up to see Hermione and another boy showed up. The boy has untidy jet-black hair. He has almond-shaped startlingly green eyes. He is comparably smaller than the other two.
"It seems we meet again, Hermione," Artoria said.
"Artoria," Hermione said. "What are both of you doing here?"
"We're here to see if Quidditch is as exciting as the locals said," Kaien said.
"Um…" The boy with the black hair said. "Who are you?"
"Ah. I apologize. My name is Kaien Shiba."
"I am Artoria Shiba."
"My name is Harry Potter," Harry said. Harry prepared for the inevitable reaction when people meet Harry. However, Kaien raised his hand. Harry shook his hand. He let go and turned to the other boy.
"Any you?"
"My name is Ron Weasley," Ron said.
"Nice to meet you but we need to get more water," Harry said.
"And I need to get change. I'm starting to get a cold." Ron admitted.
"Allow me to help," Kaien said. Before anyone could comment. They watched as the water on Ron's clothing began to move away from his shirt. Kaien moved the floating water back into the bucket. He pulled the moister from the wet ground and added it back to the bucket of water. Ron quickly touched his shirt.
"It…dry," Ron said. Hermione touched the ground.
"It's also dry," Hermione said.
"I'm able to manipulate the elements, to a certain extent." Kaien lied.
"Wow! How?" Hermione asked. "You didn't use a wand. How did you charm the water to obey like that or is it something else?" Kaien chuckled.
"Why don't I explain it while we walk with you," Kaien suggested.
"Sure," Hermione said. Kaien and Hermione were in front of their group. While Artoria was in the back with Harry and Ron. That's when he got a closer look at Artoria.
"You have green eyes...it looks like mine," Harry admitted. Ron looked at Artoria and then back to Harry.
"Now that you pointed it out mate, it does." Ron agreed. "What if both of you are related?" Ron joked.
"Ron, that is impossible. Aunt Petunia never mentioned any other siblings besides Mum."
"Hm… It is possible." Artoria thought. "Morgan would have likely done a few attempts to make sure that her Homunculus child would be strong enough to do whatever she needed. It could be possible that one of the 'defects' managed to escape and survived (2). Another possibility is that Mordred managed to survive and somehow have children (3). Or the least likely possibility is that Guinevere managed to have a child with me." Artoria thought. They soon arrived back at the Weasley Campsite. They could see two small white tents there.
"Ah. Finally made it back but with some strangers." Someone from the tent said. A man walked out of the tent. He has bright red hair. He has blue eyes with a tall and thin body.
"Mr. Weasley," Hermione said. "I'm sorry. This is Kaien and Artoria Shiba. They helped me buy some books at Diagon Alley. You don't mind that I brought them over here.
"No. No. That is fine Hermione." Mr. Weasley said. He turned to Kaien and Artoria. "My name is Arthur Weasley."
"Nice to meet you," Kaien said. They shook hands. Soon more people came out of the tent, all of them sharing similar redheads.
"Kaien and Artoria. Meet my other children: Percival-"
"Percy," Percy interjected.
"I mean Percy, Fred, George, and Ginny," Arthur said.
"Dad. That's Fred." One of the twins said.
"And I'm George." The other twins said.
"Oh. I'm sorry George and Fred." Mr. Weasley said.
"Oh, Dad. We're joking. I was Fred all along." 'George' said.
"And it was George." 'Fred' said. Mr. Weasley groaned as the twin's high-five each other.
"Why don't all of you go explore the rest of the area." Mr. Weasley suggested.
"Is that a good idea Mr. Weasley?" Hermione asked.
"It should be fine. Aurors are patrolling the area and all of you are staying together." Mr. Weasley briefly paused as he stared at Fred and George. "Right?"
"Yes, Dad." Fred and George answered. Everyone walked away from their group.
"What is an Auror?" Kaien asked.
"Aurors are the equivalent to magical police. They usually wear red robes." Hermione said.
"Like that one?" Kaien asked as he pointed at a wizard in red robes.
"Exactly." They soon arrived to see a bunch of booths, selling all kinds of stuff.
"Oh, let's stop here for a bit," Ginny suggested. They all nodded as they looked at the booths. Many of the booths were selling Quidditch related merchandise, such as official Quidditch jerseys of the finalists. Other booths sold various kinds of food. Soon they heard a loud ringing.
"What's going on?" Ron asked. Kaien looked at his watch.
"I think it's time for everyone to find their seats," Kaien said. Everyone quickly finished their purchases and went to the stadium. The ticket also had their assigned seats. Kaien and Artoria founded out that they were sitting next to the Weasley group. After twenty minutes, they founded their seats in the stadium, at the very top of the stadium. They all sat down and showed off their purchases.
"According to the pamphlet, each team will show off their respective mascot," Hermione said. Slowly more and more people began to fill the stadium. Kaien watched as Harry shook hands with all the wizards and witches who saw him. Kaien spotted a little man with grey hair and dressed in a pinstriped cloak and a lime-green bowler hat. He was surrounded by a few people; who appeared to suffer from the language barrier. The older wizard acted as if he was old friends with Harry.
"Who is he?" Kaien whispered to Hermione.
"He is Minister Fudge, in charge of the Ministry of Magic," Hermione whispered.
"I see," Kaien said.
"Harry Potter, you know," he told the wizard who was wearing splendid robes of black velvet trimmed with gold. The other wizard looked confused. "Harry Potter ... oh come on now, you know who he is ... the boy who survived You-Know-Who ... you do know who he is -" Minister Fudge added. The wizard spotted Harry's scar and started speaking rapidly in Bulgarian. "Knew we'd get there in the end," said Fudge wearily to Harry. "I'm no great shakes at languages; I need Barty Crouch for this sort of thing. Ah, I see his House Elf's saving him a seat... Good job too, these Bulgarian blighters have been trying to cadge all the best places ... ah, and here's Lucius!" Everyone looked to see wizard, sitting three rows behind them stand up. He appears pale with a pointed face and white-blond hair.
"Ah, Fudge," said Mr. Malfoy, holding out his hand as he reached the Minister of Magic. "How are you? I don't think you've met my wife, Narcissa? Or our son, Draco?"
"How do you do, how do you do?" said Fudge, smiling and bowing to Mrs. Malfoy. "And allow me to introduce you to Mr. Oblansk he's the Bulgarian Minister of Magic, and he can't understand a word I'm saying anyway, so never mind. And let's see who else - you know Arthur Weasley, I daresay?" Kaien could see Mr. Weasley and Mr. Malfoy staring at each other, like two animals ready to attack at the sudden movement. The tense scene was broken by a loud shout.
"Ladies and gentlemen. . . Welcome! Welcome to the final of the four hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup!" The announcer yelled. "I am your announcer, Ludo Bagman."
Mr. Weasley and Mr. Malfoy quickly sat down. The spectators screamed and clapped. Thousands of flags waved, adding their discordant national anthems to the racket. The huge blackboard opposite them was wiped clear of its last message and now showed BULGARIA: 0, IRELAND: 0. "And now, without further ado, allow me to introduce. . . the Bulgarian National Team Mascots!" The announcer yelled. The right-hand side of the stands, which was a solid block of scarlet, roared its approval.
"I wonder what they've brought," said Mr. Weasley, leaning forward in his seat. "Aaah!" He suddenly whipped off his glasses and polished them hurriedly on his robes. "Veela!"
"What are veel -?" Harry said. Kaien was also curious about it. Their answer was quickly answered when a hundred veelas were now gliding out onto the field, and their question was answered for them. Veelas are women. Kaien could tell that these aren't ordinary women. Kaien could tell that this beauty was too much for a human. The Vella began to dance. Kaien could feel the veela letting out some kind of aura; towards the men. Kaien managed to force the aura away from him. Kaien watched as the aura affect the men, making them go crazy. Kaien noticed that Harry and Ron were about to leap from their seats. Kaien smacked them on the forehead, forcing the veela's aura away from them.
"W-wha happened?" Harry asked. Hermione made a loud tutting noise. She reached up and pulled Harry back into his seat.
"Honestly!" she said.
"And now," roared Ludo Bagman's voice, "kindly put your wands in the air. . . for the Irish National Team Mascots!" The next moment, what seemed to be a great green-and-gold comet came zooming into the stadium. It did one circuit of the stadium, then split into two smaller comets, each hurtling toward the goalposts. A rainbow arced suddenly across the field, connecting the two balls of light.
"Oooooh." The crowd said as though at a fireworks display. Now the rainbow faded, and the balls of light reunited and merged; they had formed a great shimmering shamrock, which rose into the sky and began to soar over the stands.
"Excellent!" yelled Ron as the shamrock soared over them, and heavy gold coins rained from it, bouncing off their heads and seats. Squinting up at the shamrock, Harry realized that it was comprised of thousands of tiny little bearded men with red vests, each carrying a minute lamp of gold or green.
"Leprechauns!" said Mr. Weasley over the tumultuous applause of the crowd, many of whom were still fighting and rummaging around under their chairs to retrieve the gold. Kaien caught one of the gold coins in his hand. Kaien looked and immediately could tell the gold coins were not galleons.
"These are not galleons," Kaien said, Ron stopped grabbing the golden coins.
"That's correct." Mr. Weasley said. "This is leprechaun gold. It vanishes in a few hours." Ron dropped all the gold he collected and sat back down on his seat, embarrassed beyond belief.
"There's no such thing as easy anything," Kaien said. Hermione and Mr. Weasley nodded their heads.
"Please. That's an answer for the poor people." Someone said. They turned to see the Draco Malfoy, the son of Mr. Malfoy, interjected.
"Oh? You have something to say?"
"I do. That's an answer for the poor people." Draco said.
"And that is the answer someone who has been spoon-fed everything in their entire life," Kaien replied.
"I'm not a baby," Draco yelled.
"Draco, sit down." Mr. Malfoy interjected. Draco turned around and sat back down.
"Theeeeeeeey're OFF!" screamed Bagman. Kaien watched as the wizards fly around their broom. Kaien tuned out Bagman's play by play. He looked to Artoria watching the game with a bored expression.
"Game not interesting?" Kaien asked.
"It's not." She answered. "What about you?"
"I've gone faster, and I've already founded the snitch," Kaien replied. Artoria laid her head on Kaien's shoulder and took a nap. Kaien was slowly dozing off. Kaien heard loud screaming. He opened his eyes and turned to see everyone jumping around.
"What happened?" Hermione turned to Kaien. "Ireland won and Krum got the snitch."
"Oh," Kaien said as he let out a yawn. He gently shook Artoria. "Artoria, the game is over." She stretched as she slowly stood up.
"Let's go." Everyone slowly walked back downstairs and back to their tent. They could see everyone who supported Ireland was celebrating their victory. They soon arrived back at the Weasley Campsite. They all celebrated Ireland's victory. Kaien and Artoria sat in the back and watched everyone else enjoy themselves. They both decided to not let them know about their nap. Soon everyone went to bed. Kaien and Artoria were separated. With that Kaien went to sleep.
Time Skip
Kaien was asleep when he felt someone approaching him. He immediately lunged forward and caught the hand. He stared at the shocked face of Mr. Weasley.
"What is going on?" Kaien asked.
"Death Eaters are attacking." Mr. Weasley said. Kaien could now hear the screaming in the distance.
"Artoria," Kaien said. Suddenly Artoria appeared by Kaien's side. "We'll stall them. Get your family and the rest of the people to safety." Kaien said as they walked out. Mr. Weasley stared at them for a few seconds before running to wake up the others.
Kaien and Artoria left the tent to see wizards and witches are screaming and running away. They spotted a group of people walking towards the running crowd. They were wearing all black with white skull masks they were setting fire to the nearby tents Kaien summoned Kokugatsu.
"Looks like we found these Death Eaters," Artoria said. Kaien nodded his head.
"Artoria, can you go search for anyone who needs help." He said.
"Very well," Artoria replied as she entered the burning tents. Kaien looked at Death Eaters and charged at them. One of the Death Eaters noticed Kaien and pointed his wand and fired a violet spell. Kaien moved to the side. Before that Death Eater could act, Kaien cut off his hand and cauterized the wound.
"GAHH!" He screamed, attracting the attention of the others. They all turned to Kaien and began to fire spells at him. Kaien continued to run towards them, dodging the spells at the last moment (4). Before they could escape, Kaien cut off all their wand arm and cauterized the wound. Kaien spotted Artoria returning.
"All of the fires been put out no one was trapped in the burning tents." Suddenly they heard loud screaming. Kaien quickly ran towards the screaming. He spotted a Death Eater pointing his wand at a teenage girl with blond hair. In front of her was another younger girl with similar blond hair. Kaien stabbed Kokugatsu in the Death Eater's stomach, forcing him to end the spell. Kaien forced the blade to the side. He kicked the Death Eater away and quickly cut his arm off. The area was filled with his screams of pain. Kaien ignored him as he slowly approaches the two girls.
"It's alright now," Kaien said as he placed Kokugatsu on the ground and continued to walk towards the girls.
"E'cuse me." Someone said. Kaien turned to see an older man with blond hair stood there. The two girls looked up and ran over to the man and started to speak in French.
"₣: Papa! : ₣" The younger one cried. She carefully ran over and hugged her father.
"₣: Gabrielle. Are you two ok? : ₣" The father asked.
"₣: Fleur isn't. : ₣" The younger girl said. "₣: That man, :₣" She pointed at the Death Eater, "Cast a spell at Fleur and made her scream. : ₣" The man turned to who Kaien assumed as Fleur.
"₣: Fleur are you alright? :₣" The father asked.
"₣: I am now. If he didn't rescue us, then it would've been worse. : ₣" Fleur said. The man turned to Kaien. He was talking with Artoria; who dragged all the captured Death Eaters over.
"E'cuse me." Kaien and Artoria turned to face the father. "I would like to say thank you for saving my daughters." The man said with a slight French accent.
"It is no problem. I did what I felt was necessary." Kaien said. Suddenly a group of Aurors appeared out of nowhere and pointed their wands out.
"AURORS! WANDS OUT WHERE WE COULD SEE THEM." One of them yelled. Kaien raised his eyebrow.
"I don't have my wand with me," Kaien said. One of the Aurors approached them.
"You are under arrest." The Auror declared.
"Oh? For what reason?" Kaien asked.
"For wielding a dangerous weapon and used it to attack the public." Kaien stared at the wizard in front of him.
"Were you born stupid?" Kaien asked. "I used my katana to cut down these wizards who were casting spells around the place, burning down tents and causing chaos."
"And one of them used the Cruciatus Curse on my daughter." The blond man said. The wizard turned to the blond man.
"And who are you?"
"I am Monsieur Sabastian Delacour, Chef de Département of the Bureau de la Justice Magique." He said. The auror's eyes widen. "You will arrest all of these men and charge them for their crimes. If not, I will invoke my rights as a foreign representative in your country and report it as an international incident." Soon more people gathered around the crowd. Kaien walked up to the masked men and began to rip off their masks. Everyone recognized who they were. They were some of the Death Eaters who pleaded that they were under the Imperious Curse. The Aurors grabbed all the Death Eaters and escorted them away. Another Auror walked to Kaien.
"Thank you, sir, for your action. But next time, please allow us to handle it." With that, all the Aurors left.
"Um…" Kaien turned to see the two blond girls were standing there.
"Are both of you ok?"
"Yes." The older one said.
"T-thank you." The younger one said.
"It was my pleasure," Kaien said. "What's your name?"
"My name is Fleur Delacour," Fleur said with a French accent
"My name is Gabrielle." She said, also with a French accent.
"Both beautiful names." Kaien complimented.
"Um…what's your name sir?" Gabriella asked.
"Kaien Shiba." Kaien said.
"Artoria Shiba." Artoria said.
"We're in your debt, both of you," Sebastian said as he walked his daughters away. Kaien cracked a small smile as Artoria presented a Portkey. Kaien grabbed the portkey and they were whisked away.
Scene Change: Diagon Alley Portkey Terminal
Kaien and Artoria appeared at the empty portkey terminal in Diagon Alley. Kaien immediately walked towards Gringotts.
"Why are we going to Gringotts?" Artoria asked.
"The goblins should know how to arrange a private meeting with some reporters or truthful Auror," Kaien said. As they entered Gringotts. The lobby was mostly empty. It has one teller looking down at his desk. Kaien immediately approached the goblin. The goblin looked up and immediately recognized them.
"Allow me to arrange an escort." The Goblin teller said. A few minutes later, Kaien and Artoria were sitting down with King Nagnok.
"So Kaien, what can I do for you this late?" King Nagnok asked.
"Can you arrange a meeting with a trustworthy Auror and a reporter?" King Nagnok smiled, showing his sharp teeth.
"Very well. I will arrange everything. I will have two goblins escort both of you to a private room while I arrange everything." King Nagnok said as they were escorted to a private room. Kaien and Artoria sat down and waited. A few minutes later, the door to the private room opened. A goblin escorted an older woman with a square-jawed witch with close-cropped grey hair and a monocle walked in. She was dressed in the red robes of an Auror, but it had three golden stars on the shoulders.
"I assume you are Kaien and Artoria Shiba?" She asked.
"We are," Artoria replied.
"And you are?" Kaien asked.
"I am Madam Bones, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (DMLE)." She introduced.
"I see…" Kaien said as she sat down at the table.
"Are we expecting two more people?" She asked.
"Yes. Two reporters from the Daily Profit."
"I see." Madam Bones said. A few more minutes, the door opened again, and a wizard and a witch were escorted in by two goblins. Kaien turned to the two reporters.
"Hello. My name is Kaien Shiba this is Artoria Shiba. And you two are?"
"I am Michael Carneirus, a reporter from the Daily Profit."
"And I am Rebecca Almeidas, also a reporter from the Daily Profit." They immediately noticed Madam Bones in the room.
"Though we weren't informed that Madam Bones was going to be here," Rebecca said.
"Nor was I." Madam Bones said as she glared at Kaien.
"I did this so both the media and the DMLE know my perspective of the event."
"Hm…smart. It prevents other reporters from being creative with their speculation." Madam Bones said.
"It also prevents the pureblood from trying to get sympathy from the public," Michael said.
"Anyways, let's begin the interview," Kaien said. Madam Bones nodded her head as she pulled out a sheet of parchment.
"Here are the questions I will be asking. Are you fine with these questions?" Kaien looked at the sheet.
"All these questions appeared to be standard questions." Kaien thought.
"It does," Artoria commented.
"We are fine with answering these questions," Kaien answered. As he handed the parchment back to Madam Bones.
"May we get those questions?" Michael asked.
"Very well." Madam Bones said as she handed them the parchment. The two reporters quickly wrote a copy of the questions. They handed the parchment back to her. With that, the questioning process began. She asked Kaien and Artoria the question on the parchment. Kaien would be the one answering the questions while Artoria would comment if Kaien missed anything. After thirty minutes, Madam Bones concluded the questioning. She looked over the reporter's notes to verify that their information matched hers. Kaien turned to the reporters.
"Do you have any further questions?"
"As of right now, we got so much information to work," Michael said.
"We need to make sure this get published correctly and nothing gets altered," Rebecca added. Rebecca, Michael and Madam Bones were escorted out of Gringotts while Kaien and Artoria returned to King Nagnok's office.
"Oh…you need something else?"
"I do. I was wondering if you have a mail screening service?"
"We do have something like that…why do you need it?"
"Knowing my luck, we will have wizards and witches trying to harass us despite the article and the DMLE's report."
"Very well." King Nagnok said as he wrote a parchment on a sheet of paper and put it in one of his trays. A minute later, a goblin entered with two stones and a wooden box. King Nagnok took them from the goblin. The nameless goblin bowed before leaving them alone again. "This stone projects a mail-redirection ward around a person that it's keyed to. The mail will be redirected to Gringotts where it will be screened for any charms, potions or portkeys. Once the letter is clean, we will put it on a box on our end. That box will teleport the letters to your box." King Nagnok explained.
"So how much do I owe you?" Kaien asked.
"That will be 200 galleons in total with a monthly 50 galleon fee." Kaien rolled his eyes as he handed King Nagnok the 200 galleons. King Nagnok handed the stones and the wooden box to Kaien. He handed one of the stones to Artoria. "Is there anything else I can help you two with?"
"No," Kaien said as they left Gringotts.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter of Broken Dreams. Next chapter we see Kaien and Artoria finally going to Hogwarts. Follow if you love it, Review if you want to.
Notes.
1) Primis stands for the First.
2) A reference to an HP x Fate Fanfiction titled A Tale of Two Swords, by sakurademonalchemist, who also wrote Reaping the Cards, which inspired the Yu-Gi-Oh arc.
3) This is another reference to an HP x Fate Fanfiction titled The Last Knight by Ga3-Bolg.
4) Look up Kirito vs Untouchable from SAO Season 2.