|Such a waste, to have to limit yourself due to your poor excuses of a parents and missing your dear sister. Such a tragic life you have hatchling|
"?"
"Who's there?"
|You will meet me once you are ready to fly, in the meantime little hatchling, your friends are trying to wake you up|
XXX
"Hello! Earth to Danny! Wake up corpse breath!" Percy yelled right in front of Danny's face, said boy woke up with a bemused expression.
"I'll hit you moss for brains if you don't get away from my face" Danny intended to sound threatening but came out like a wine, but he was too tired for this.
"Psh, try to hit me then chalk mask"
"Chalk mask?"
Percy shrugged "You look paler when you sleep looks like you're wearing a mask, it's actually creepy how still you are when you're asleep. It's like looking into a coffin with a corpse"
Danny looked at Percy weirdly "You watch me sleep?"
"…"
"…"
"Any way Caimy told me to wake you up she has a feeling our new member will show up" Percy quickly said getting off the bed and started to fast walk out of the room.
Danny looked at Percy as he left blinking and questioning if he really was awake "Maybe hot choco will help" Danny asked as he got up and made his rounds and freshen up before meeting with the others.
XXX
Danny made his way down the main hall of the fairly cheap but nice hotel they were staying at, he saw near the entrance a smiling Caimy and a red-faced Percy once they made eye contact. Choosing to tease his fellow peerage member later he looked at Caimy and asked "So, you have an idea where our next tragic little friend will be?"
"Tragic?" Caimy asked as the trio made their way out and onto the streets of London, the city was as always filled with people doing their own thing and living their own lives. Paying Danny and his friends no mind, it was a particularly sunny day in the city, a contrast to the stereotype of always dreary always cloudy place it was associated with.
"Well… have you seen us?" Danny pointed at himself, then Percy and finally Caimy.
"Point taken, but isn't it bad assuming that our next member will be sad, lonely and have depressing back story?"
This time it was Percy who replied "Like that that kid around our age who has my and Danny's black hair and Danny's green eyes? Who I might add is being dragged like unwanted luggage clear out in the open?" Percy pointed to a large man who looked as heavy as a small car not so gently pulling along a kid about their age.
Caimy sighed in exasperation "So that's what I have been feeling for the past hour… a wizard, great" the way she worded 'wizard' was not lost to Danny and Percy.
Before either Danny or Percy could comment Caimy was already walking towards the potentially new recruit 'glaze' Caimy whispered, and before long the fat man holding the young boy let go and walked away as if in a trance.
Before the boy even registered what happened Caimy was already dragging him towards Percy and Danny, she gave them a look and after a few moments followed their friend with a confused fellow Blackett with them.
(Sometime later)
"T-thank y-you miss…" spoke the new addition to our odd trio, now that Danny, Percy and Caimy got a good look at their new (potential) companion they saw how malnourish he is, and how meek and nervous he is around people.
"Dude, chill we won't eat you or whatever" said Percy drinking a milkshake, while Danny was munching on some cinnamon rolls and Caimy opted for some Black tea.
"So, what's your name? and who was that man dragging you all around the street like un-wanted trash" Asked Caimy looking at him in the eye, the boy cowered under the gaze and stuttered a response.
"H-He w-was m-my uncle… and m-my name is H-Harry, H-Harry Potter"
Danny narrowed his eyes "Uncle? His family then?"
Harry nodded "H-He's the H-Husband o-of my aunt f-from M-moms side"
"I see…"
Danny said no more and continued to enjoy his cinnamon roll, though he was less happy than before. Caimy sighed and asked another question "Why was he like that? He looked like you were a hassle then part of the family"
Harry looked down and said barely in a whisper "…they don't see me as family" even though Harry said it as quite as he can the others still heard it, devil hearing and all that.
Percy looked on in sympathy, while Danny ate his cinnamon roll angrily Caimy looked between Danny and Harry noting the similarities of their shared hardship.
'Maybe they could help each other?' she asked in her mind, before she stored the idea for a later date "you don't have any more family members Harry?"
Harry shook his head "N-no, Aunt petunia said M-mom and D-dad died in an Accident."
Caimy now felt immense guilt and hugged the younger boy "it's ok Harry"
At first Harry tensed and then relaxed but never hugged back only setting his head on the crook of her neck "…thank you" he managed to mutter out.
They broke the hug and with a subtle look at Danny's direction she motioned her hands, Danny nodded at the order and cast a weak illusion one that would make other people around them not notice the four children talking unless they were actively searching for them.
"Harry, I want to make you an offer" Caimy started getting Harry's attention but he looked confused "I offer you a real Family, a place you can feel belonging, a warm place you can go to whenever you feel cold and lost."
Harry was all ears
"Harry, I offer you to be part of My peerage, my family with Danny and Percy, will you accept?" Caimy asked, Harry looked at her a spark of hope lit in his eyes but was soon dimed.
"How will I know you won't hurt me?" Harry asked blankly
His cold response without the stuttering caught Caimy and the others by surprise, the previous nervous reck that seemed to faint if you talked to him a bit more looked the complete opposite back straight and eyes narrow.
"Because like you we suffered" it was Danny that responded making Harry looked at him questioningly motioning for him to continue, "Like you my family didn't like me very much, at first that is when I was younger, they acted like parents but when my… power manifested they detested me. called me an abomination, unnatural a monster. And do you know what they did to monsters?"
Harry and Percy gulped, Percy because this is the first time he heard about Danny's story before Caimy
"They kill them…but I survived thanks to Caimy" Danny closed his eyes reminiscing about the day his world change "You can trust us Harry, because like you we know what suffering and pain is. Be it lost of family or otherwise we know the feeling more then anyone at the moment"
Harry looked at Danny unsure how to feel, but once the two green orbs met he knew it was the truth so he gave his answer "I-I accept you o-offer C-Caimy" he also regain his stuttering and meekness.
Caimy gave Harry a megawatt smile "great!" clasping Harry's hand in hers "You won't regret this Harry we promise!"
"Y-yeah…"
*slurp* "Dude, we gotta help you with that stutter" said Percy finishing his shake "wouldn't do to bite your own togue whenever you talk to someone" Danny nodded in agreement.
"S-sorry" Harry apologized meekly
*bonk*
"ow…" said Harry holding his head
"And stop being so shy, were family now" Said Danny retracting his hand he used to chop the top of Harry's head.
Caimy still holding Harry's hand said "Come on my brothers! Let's go back to home base!"
"Yeah!"
"Brother?"
"u-um…"
The three boys had different reactions to going back to their temporary base
XXX
"Brother, are you certain that was wise?" a chilling voice spoke,
"Hades, please stop lurking in the shadows you're the Greek god of the underworld not a bat"
Out of the shadows a man shrouded in darkness emerged he had pale skin and dark eyes as if looking into death himself, he wore a black cloak that seemed to absorb light for how dark it is.
"Poseidon, out of the three of us you are the most affectionate when it comes to their demigods. So, I ask why give the devils a son of the sea? a Greek son of the sea. We Greeks have kept our relationship with the Devils at the bare minimum for centuries why associate with them now?" Hades asked
Poseidon sighed "It was the best choice I can make, to let Percy grow and have a life away from this. From the prophecy that will no doubt reign over him"
Hades frowned "The Fates will be angered"
Poseidon chuckled with mirth "Aye they will make a fuss because I screwed over their plans"
Hades shook his head in disbelief "Only you brother, only you are bold enough to screw with the fates by making one born of the Greeks your mortal son be unreachable for them"
Poseidon boomed in laughter "Ha! Even those three hags will think twice in involving themselves in another faction, especially one with two super devils!"
The two shared a smile before Poseidon continued "I never really thanked you for not trying to kill my son or revealing him to Zeus"
Hades shrugged "It was Zeus that killed my beloved Maria di Angelo, not you"
Hades started to be swallowed by shadows "I hope you know what you are doing brother, apollo will no doubt have seen this outcome through his prophecy sight or whatever he calls it" no sooner did hades finish he disappeared in a bloom of darkness.
Poseidon's gaze lingered to where his brother was then turned to the open sea "Be happy my son…" he whispered as he too disappeared in a mist of sea water.
XXX
Percy was joking with Danny trying to help Harry open up to them a bit more and boost his confidence when he felt the breeze of the ocean even though he was far away from seawater. He stopped laughing and looked around his eyes squinting.
"Percy?" asked Caimy looking at him in confusion as did Danny and to an extent Harry.
Percy shook his head "Nothing guys come on let's go back to our room, I'm hungry!"
Danny rolled his eyes "is there a time where you are not hungry?"
"Keep me away from food any longer puke face and I'll be hangry instead" Percy warned with a menacing face.
"Oh, you wanna go fish boy?"
The two butted heads and traded insults while Caimy sighed and looked at Harry who was unsure how to react "Don't worry harry, they may act like they hate each other but the truth is there're the best of friends" Caimy assure him as they made their way back to their room.
(Sometime after)
"Um, how is this suppose to work?" asked Harry his body was shaking nervously, he was on the bed laying down as Caimy hovered over him with Danny and Percy on the side watching them. Danny already made a barrier around their room using illusions, he was honestly proud of himself, messing with people daily using illusions sure is the best way to get better at them.
"Don't worry unless your part divine you won't even feel a pinch" Caimy said as Percy cringed, that was one of the most painful experience he had ever have the displeasure of feeling.
"O-Ok…"
Caimy nodded and brought her bishop and hover it over Harry's chest
XXX
As Harry was being turned into a devil, forces that will play a role in their future stir and plan. One such being is currently watching our merry band as he sat on a throne but the being did not look like a ruler, more of a place holder waiting for the true heir of the throne to sit upon it.
The being looked male, and aged but soon it shifted to a younger appearance he wore a combination of purples and cyan with a jagged scar over his pale blue face.
"So, she has awakened" said a distant voice the man on the throne tilted his head to a spot of shadow where the voice came from.
"Not quiet, her new partner has yet to awaken her power only her consciousness" the man said his voice sounded like echoes in a cave.
"Tsk, more like warden then partner why haven't we freed her instead?" the voice asked rather irritated
The man on the throne scowled "You know as much as I do that she volunteered to be sealed"
You can see the voice scowl "Only because you reviled the future to her"
"A possible future, not the true one" the man argued as he could subtly hear a rumble coming from the shadows "She was the one that decided to be sealed, she knows I can only view possible futures and not accurately predict the true outcome"
The shadow was silent until a blast of deep vibrant blue fire spilled forth aiming for the man on the chair. The man merely raised a hand and the fire stopped mid air as if it was frozen, frozen in time. The man scowled his menacing red eyes enhance his glare at the shadow.
" Do that again and I will erase you, I am the phoenix of time little hatchling and your pitiful flames are no match for mine" the man suddenly stood up from the throne and an almost unseeable force rippled around him "The Queen has awakened, tell the others little hatchling tell them now before I follow through my threat"
There was a shift in the shadows and the power the man exudes receded and he sat on the throne again sighing he opened his eyes ones more and it glowed for a moment. He saw visions, a green bird an angel a kraken a stag a bat a lion a dragon two wolfs and finally a human.
The man gave a deep grumble "things are changing, as it should but it appears that the constants have been chosen"
XXX
"I don't feel different, maybe a little… energetic?" Harry tried to describe his devilification "I do feel something in my gut it feels fuzzy but large"
Caimy nodded "that's your mana, and because you're a wizard you'll have more then the average now that you're a devil that balloons to… I'd say ten times? I'll be honest I can't sense it like I could a while ago which is slightly nerve racking" she chuckled mirthlessly.
Danny and Percy looked at one another and both have the same thought 'she picked an abnormal one again, didn't she?' it was not lost to the two that they called themselves abnormal.
The two boys then walked to Harry while Danny gave a nod and a smile, Percy smacked his back with enough force to make Harry stumble "Welcome to our little weird family Harry! You're the designated little brother now! Well until we have another one even younger but what's the chance of that right?"
Danny sighed 'you jinxed us again pearl brain'
Caimy giggled "Come on guys let's celebrate our new member! Danny order something and Percy go out and buy some gifts for Harry mainly clothes and take Harry with you while I decorate the room! Come on! Get to it!" Caimy ordered with haste with a wide grin.
The two boys also smiled and Harry gave a slight twitch on his lips 'a family huh?'
XXX
"Sirzechs-sama, there are guest that wish to meet with you" said a woman whose beauty could make any man weak on the knees, she was talking to man whose equally as breathtaking as her with his red hair and young face.
Sirzechs sighed "If it's about Caimy and if they could 'foster her' and 'take care' of her family's ownings then no turn them away" the woman nodded and left the room. Sirzechs leaned his head back "I hope you can find your peerage soon Caimy-chan, I owe your family this much"
"Then why didn't you have your family to oversee her growth and her family finances until she's of age?" the woman was back and asked Sirzechs.
He smiled at her and said "Grafia, you know why, I love my family but they are still devils. I wouldn't put it past my farther from offering her as leverage even when it will benefit her, I just feel that I owe it to her father that I let her have the power to choose"
Grafia squinted her eyes "But letting her go and form her peerage at such a young age?"
"I admit letting someone as young as Caimy-chan go without any adults to help her is irresponsible but… if she is her father's daughter then she'll surprise us and the rest of the underworld with what she will no doubt achieve" Sirzech said with absolute trust in the young devil that Grafia relaxed her shoulders.
"I still feel guilt over it" Grafia whispered, Sirzechs then stood from his chair and walked towards her. Giving her a loving hug and a peck on the lips.
"Lighten up Grafia, I wouldn't be surprise if she's half way in completing her set"
Grafia didn't answer only laying her head on his chest
There was deep grumble and Grafia looked up to see Sirzech rubbing his head "Guess I'm hungry come one let's eat-"
He was stopped mid-sentence when Grafia kissed him deeply
"I wouldn't mine sating your 'hunger' husband" she said huskily Sirzechs immediately stood at attention
"Yes ma'am!" he answered with a very wide grin.
(Elsewhere in the underworld)
In a burned down mansion several figures could be seen infiltrating it, they wore heavy cloak that obscure their appearance and even their gender.
"Are you sure there is something left in this shitty place?" asked one of them
"The master said so then there is, now shut up and look around" another answered
They walked through the abandoned mansion, passing by some burned paintings, furniture and an intact necklace. One of them reached out and grabbed it "guess something did survive, pretty little thing ain't it?"
Someone scoffed "just pocket the damn thing we are after a book not some piece of jewelry" then walked away
The one holding the necklace grumbled "What an ass..."
It took them hours and no luck "FUCK! There's nothing here but burned smelly shit! No book in sight! Heck it might have already been burned to a crisp!" the one that screamed was hit, hard, and flew a good 30 feet away and crashed on a book case.
"Fucking idiot…" one of the cloaked individuals said as they retracted their foot.
"Um, boss! I think he found something when yah kicked him!" one of them yelled, only to get decked on the head with a piece of the floor.
"Stop shouting, do you all want the guards crashing down on us?" the apparent leader said their voice quiet but with authority.
They all gulped and looked at where their leader kick their comrade and saw a giant hole behind the bookcase.
They could practically see their leader's smile.
"Bingo"