Harry Potter and the Forces of Darkness
Chapter 12: Marriage, Blooming Friendship and a Homicide
New York City - Metropolitan Museum
A beautiful woman roughly ongoing in her early twenties strode through te hallways paying no attention to the crowded families mesmerized at the stuffed figures of the caveman, Indian tribes and marked technological advancements decades ago her only point of interest laying further ahead.
The mysterious lady was attractive in her own right her coral pink sundress failed in covering her softly tanned and voluptuous legs tearing away a few glances of men while their wives weren't looking, the dress was tight enough her curvy hips swung in the perfect rhythm her hazel eyes were coated behind sunglasses and her midnight black hair draped on her shoulders accommodated with a sunhat and necklace.
This woman was Viper a master thief infamous among the newspapers printed over the years responsible for the robberies of priceless antiques and jewellery. Since a young age, she had grown up mostly on the street her thieving education by growing alongside common criminals her past name forgotten to her and attaining her new persona "Viper" by her new handle. Her successful missions had earned her a pretty penny trading alongside tricky business and dealing on the black market to earn her a luxury apartment complete with a high tech security system. Needless to say, her "earnings" had made it, so she never had to work again. Viper stopped by a sealed glass cage her eyes lingering on her prize a voice briefly tearing her away.
"Please you must let me have the Talisman it is only a matter of time before the Dark Hand tries to steal it" exclaimed a rather cute looking Chinese guy pleading with the museum manager the two both standing over one of the newly brought in artefacts a hexagon rock with an emblem drawn like a green snake. It would have looked nice, but the cat would catch a bigger prize this time. After a few minutes, the same man got into a little scuffle with another guy the two bolting outside quickly alerting the security to give a failed chase the sweating fat guys giving any
The Pink Puma Diamond it sparkled violently in the skylights beaming sun illuminating the hidden smirk of glee on Vipers face. If she managed to bag this little kitten then shed be swimming in so much green, she could even afford early retirement in Fiji. She checked the small rearview mirrors on her sunglasses satisfied that the security guard was busy chatting away with a busty redhead at the end of the corridor she clasped her pendent a finger reaching a small button revealing it to be a small camera to analyse the electrical system and binary functions to decrypt later. Satisfied she turned to leave only to blink in surprise by what laid around her.
The windows above and around Viper miserably failed in holding back inky blackness creeping along its panels like tendrils testing its defences, not a slither of daylight (which she was sure had just been here a moment ago) streaked the room and the chatter of tourists was silenced.
Viper hesitantly trekked forward slowly realising that she was utterly alone only her feet resonating any life. Just before she reached the archway, she sensed movement behind her rocketing her long leg backwards only for it to be caught in a vice-like crip a single second she thought she felt claws piercing her soles. She did a backflip to gain some distance positioned just underneath an entrance archway to meet the stranger whos entire figure was masked in some ki of grey medieval travelling cloak with a large hood.
The stranger coughed something akin to a dry chuckle before clapping slowly in mock applause, and it strangely irked Viper the noise though meaning to sound cheerful was vastly hollow bouncing from wall to wall.
"It seems that your reputation is no mth Miss Viper indeed your experience has handled you well in your thieving endeavours." The man replied while straightening out his clothing and relaxing his wrist grip. "Its been a while since I got to go hand to hand with somebody before."
Viper, however, was not amused; she crouched down low, preparing herself. "Why don't we start with some introductions creepy after all I am a lady after all."
Something like ashy wind swirled around the stranger stunning Viper in her tracks and trying to comprehend as to what she was witnessing before her focus came back to the stranger- no the boy dressed in a fancy onyx suit, slacks and shoes though tieless to that his snowy white hair draped in his tanned skin, and glowing golden eyes teased Viper.
The stranger did a half bow before beaming. "Its a pleasure to make your acquaintance Miss Viper my name is Luse Guizu, and I have a business proposition that Id likes to make with you."
Luse and Viper sat in silence outside of a small coffee shop a few blocks away from the museum both drinking from a fresh pot of tea though in Vipers case she had to slip a slither of brandy in hers to help process her current state of events.
"So" Viper stated in a clipped tone slowly peering into her mug before turning her attention to her new and very strange client. "Want to explain to me what you did to me back in there Mr Guizu."
Luse raised an eyebrow frown while calmly placing his teacup back on the saucer. "I'm afraid to say I'm not sure what you are referring to Miss Viper would you mind simplifying-"
Viper snapped her fist on the clothed table, making a few of the other guests around them jump at the sudden noise that wasn't a car bleeding or the clumsiness of a barista. "Oh please you must have somehow drugged me with something to make me see all that stuff back there and its a first for any man to beat me" Viper spat venomously slowly uncoiling a dagger from the inside of her pantyhose prepared to corner him in a secluded spot and then -
Viper blinked at the smiling face of Luse while he twirled her dagger in his sunny hand playfully before it vanished in a small plume of black and white smoke in his hand. Luses eyes pierced hers; his smile disappeared along with the golden irises replaced by an icy blue.
"Your little tricks won't have any effect on me, my dear." Luse's voice resonated in Vipers head who clutched it lightly feeling a numbing headache approaching. "I can read your mind and your every single thought it would be wise to listen to my offer. " Viper nodded her head vigorously clutching her head harder with every word banging inside her skull until Luse released his grip on her his golden orbs returning. The master thief got her self control back straightening herself out while taking large gulps of air, and this was somebody she couldn't con or trick. Guess she would have to listen to his offer.
Luse reached into his coat pocket pulling out a printed photograph of the snake talisman to Viper who took it slowly from his grasp peering at the display frowning.
"This is the object that I want you to acquire for me" Luse explained calling for a nearby waiter for another pot of coffee. Viper glanced at the photo surprised it was the snake talisman that she looked at earlier though the object n general confused her greatly. It wasn't a particularly grand artefact just something dug up abroad and delivered to the museum for display. How was this worth more than the Pink Puma?
Luse continued "I know to a lady of your calibre that this item isn't worthwhile, but to me, there is nothing else of greater importance to me. But to entice you-"
Luse reached into his other pocket fishing out a small black sack on the table and making Viper jump when it shuffled closer to her side the string lassoed around the noose released itself allowing the girl to look inside for her to nearly choke on her tea. Inside was multiple Pink Pumas sparkling in the overcast sun gleaming her face in glimmers. She tried to pick one out, but the contents just melted to the ground in her hand though she did manage to grope a feel of the smooth material of the gems. Vipers flabbergasted look met with Luses not so innocent smile.
"Guizu. What in the hell are you." Viper finally questioned half curious half terrified. Luse didn't reply.
"Trading deals with the criminal underworld of America is like trading stolen sweets with children on the playground compared to me Miss Viper" Luse boasted pulling his chair back while straightening out his coat he took a napkin and a pen writing something down on it before handing it halfway to Viper who noticed that it was a phone number. "Steal the Pink Puma for yourself, and you'd be able to lounge on an island beach steal the Snake for me, and you'd be able to buy the beach the bars that sell the cute umbrella hats and real power"
Luse flashed her a smile tipping an invisible hat her way. "When you're ready to sit at the grownups table I'm only a call away."
Luse walked briskly through the bustling streets of NYC the people narrowly sidestepping the passing people he didn't even know himself where to go. It was funny how, after over at least thirteen years of his life or afterlife, he could finally go anywhere he wanted, and his next destination left him stumped. The chatter of the birds above and the booming tunes of the people vibrated around him he could still feel a handful of eyes checking him out including from the corner of his crow gold eyes a shadowy figure trying to blend in the shadows.
Luse took a few more strides in the same direction sensing another magical source nearby though compared to his own, it was comically small. Luse decided that after turning multiple corners and hearing a faint muffle of irritation from the guy he must have been followed rather poorly ducking into a alleyway Luse slowed down pretending to check his coat pocket as though forgetting something instead secretly casting a powerful ward around the alleyway entrance it was a modified spell similar to the Notice-Me-Not Charm it would just act as an invisible alleyway to the Muggles any future scenery would be invisible to their eyes.
"Arms up boy" grunted a voice.
Luse swirled around to meet his stalker the wizard himself was dressed surprisingly well as a Muggle the only thing that Luse could detect that was controversial was the dragon hide boots. The figure wasn't very tall reminding of Luse bitterly of Pettigrew though despite standing tall he barely scraped above the rat betrayer his muggle clothes seemed second-hand scruffy dirt and crime were moulded on the jeans and the shoes were caked in it. The shirt Luse assumed was a white looked almost grey in grime. The face slack-jawed lips ajar (mouth breather) and eyes gangling in hatred as a scruffy hand pointed a furiously shaking wand at him. Luse thought he was rather pathetic I mean Viper wasn't exactly a good person herself maybe the inflated ego was a turnoff to some people, but at least she had style when she carried out her activities this guy was just sloppy.
"I don't want to hurt you son, but if you don't cough up them Gems, then there will be mighty murders on this place." the man sneered.
Luse tilted his head in confusion, not intimidated at all by the wand pointed at him. "Gems. Never heard of that before."
The man sneered for a second before nodding. "Ah, I see you must be a foreign wizard boy. Gems are the American currency of the Wizarding world so its no wonder you haven't heard of them before." The man's attention turned to Luse's hands; his gran rose maliciously. "Though I wouldn't say no to them rings they'd be worth something on the market. Cough 'em up."
Luse sighed quickly hating this man already crossing a bold line by calling him "boy" raised his hand appearing to take the ring of slowly erecting an even bigger grin from the theif wizard until it crashed and burned when Luse had simply flipped him the bird. The figure screeched like a girl when his body levitated a few inches from the ground waving his wand arm furiously casting several Finite Incantatum sputtering in shock when nothing happened. Luse raised an arm high above his head fingers outstretched in all directions concentrating on his intentions, the air around him and the mugger began to distort until droplets of water appeared like a dimensional rainstorm they were all vacuumed to a single point until the mass was large enough to cover a children's pool satisfied Luse sped the collection of water at the man the water sped around him ensnaring him from the feet to the arms only stopping till it reached the base of his chest.
(A/N: Anybody that's a fan of Avatar should know water can be generated from nearly anywhere including the atmosphere through condensation.")
Luse inhaled a large gulp of air till he unleashed the gust the atmosphere distilled and froze the water instantly the mugger tried furiously to release himself when he tried to cast a spell he found the ice had become so cold his spells kept failing due to the stuttering from the sheer cold of his frosty prison. Luse snapped his fingers, making the figure fall to the ground with a thud and the groan of pain.
"Now" Luse growled out. "I want to know who the hell you are and who it was that asked you to spy on me."
Sighing due to his prisoners screaming for help at the entrance of the alleyway only to be ignored by the bustling crowd he tried once more to cast a spell for the fifteenth time Luse decided that hed need to raise the stakes a little. Conjuring an inky black sword from nothing he jabbed the sword onto the point just over the man's crotch in a warning.
"By now." Luse mused in a bored tone eyes drawled over the mans frozen body. "I would wager if the ice breaks then well...you break with it. Oh and trying to cut the ice with the wand and it would also strip away a body part or two. Now before I reduce your manhood minuscule and save id imagine a wide population of American witchs from one night stands I want my answers if you please."
The man's face had gone pale either to the cold or Luses threat it was never really revealed his sputtering came out in tumbles luckily Luse wasn't assaulted by the spray of spit. "M-My name is Arnold Brown. I'm a friend of somebody in Britain he asked me to track down the guy that had stolen his investment away and to make him pay. I managed to track you down the girls magical signature was coated a little on your coat that's what I used to f-follow you."
Luses eyes narrowed. "What girl."
Arnold's eyes scrunched in thought. " Su something I think no wait...LI that was it Su Li he told me that he was cashing in favour I owed him. "
Luse frowned at that he remembered that Su Li had found herself in the "care" of that wretched excuse of a human being known as Miss Silvers but had no memory of her parents or even her birthright, so his previous thoughts had been it must be somebody from the magical world that was responsible for her childhood.
"And who was it that told you all this." Luse seethed his rage started to cloud his mind before he could slam his Occulemency shields down in time. "Who the hell was it that told you spy and let a poor girl endure such trauma to haunt her the rest of her life."
Arnold struggled harder against the ice that still didn't budge. "Kid if I tell you that then he's gonna have my head."
Luse ring hand exploded in azure flames though the rings still remained intact as he started tracing along dangerously close to Arnold's slack jaw beads of sweat appeared after a minute making Luse look much more sinister in the flickers. "Death into a million pieces of ice or incinerated in a crispy corpse. Choose your poison, good sir." Luse taunted viciously.
"ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ILL TELL YOU. MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER IT WAS HIM ALRIGHT HE WAS THE ONE THAT HAD THE GIRL PORTED OVER TO THE US TO CLAIM HER VAULTS AS A FAKE GUARDIAN. SO WHAT IF THE LITTLE BITCH GOT SOME TROUBLE. I NEEDED THE CA-"
(A/N: Just putting this out there boys and girls speaking as a person that had a less than fortunate childhood I despise child abuse in any way. So many torture techniques and so little life to extinguish.)
The last part of Brown's sentence was interrupted by the scream of his body thrown high in the air above the clouds making a few Muggles point in awe the body now outside the alleyway. Luse was seething on the inside an aura of black, and purple surrounding him like aura shadows and familiar arcs of lightning surged through his torso and fingertips a few fire escapes a yard away constricted on themselves bending at odd angles flailing as though alive, the sky turned a little murky, and there was a definite stench of sulphur. Luses fell to his knees forcing his eyes close taking in a few gulps of air rubbing his eyes tiredly mentally slapping himself for losing control of himself.
After checking he was in control, Luse stepped out from the alleyway clicking his fingers to cancel the barrier and made his way through the street hailing a taxi away from the scene. It was only a few seconds later that the screaming of one Arnold Brown resonated back to earth his body smashed just as Luse said in a million tiny pieces each coated in crimson internal guts like intestines and the heart dribbled out like a slushie.
After the brief silence in the square before the screaming and mad crowd control began the body was identified and collected ( at best in tuppleware containers) and was slapped on as some sort of deranged homicide likely taken place aborad a plane and thrown out to the ground below like some sort of warning. The "killer" though was peacefully back at his hotel room enjoying the benefits of room service with his ward smiling at her giggling expression while she played with his tail.
"So this Mundungus Fletcher is the one that made me they with Abigail."
Luse and Su were hunched together on the king-sized bed silently the Li heiress was leaning against his shoulder rather stiffly despite enjoying the body heat from her first friend it still struck her heart cold as ice to believe that somebody had deliberately set her up like this. Luse had begun forming a plan of his own to the current whereabouts of all this.
Mundungus Fletcher had never been an individual he had liked, especially while he had still been Harry Potter. It was because of his lax attitude that had nearly gotten the Kiss from the Dementors in his fifth year due to his incompetence at being his bodyguard being apart of Dumbledores order. How the hell the Fletcher get a seat as one of Dumbledores supporters?
In any case, Luse didn't recall anything of the Li family having a magical guardian, and he knew from the fear in the eyes of Brown that he hadn't been lied to either. There was one small fear that was nibbling on Luses nerves something that he had hoped wouldn't be real, but inevitably with his infamous luck, it wouldn't do him a positive streak. Time was delicate yet outstandingly powerful force its something that nobody should tinker with regardless if you were human or anything else, one of the major ups and downs of time travel were that not everything might remain as you once knew it tiny changes would be made that could warp everything.
The tiniest snowflake can cause an avalanche...
Luse shook his head, slithering an arm around Su tighter, enjoying her form snuggling closer to him. To hell with his past life nothing from that world matters now and he wouldn't change it if he could not even his old name. He had everything that he had ever wanted right here at his fingertips everything that he deserved family, friends, power and true freedom. He wasn't going to give that up for anything, and he happily invited Dumbledore, Voldemort or anybody to try.
"What are we going to do now Luse," Su asked hesitantly a trace of gloom was evident. "I mean if this Mundungus is really trying to track me wouldn't it be easier if you give me to him then he wouldn't be bothering you anymore, and I wouldn't be a pain to you anymore so-"
Luse pressed a finger on Su's stuttering lips, placing a small peck on her forehead, making the girl glow brighter than Christmas illuminations.
"Su I swore to you on the day we met that you have behind you the protections of all my family names including Le Fay the women that was the rivel and equal to Merlin. Plus my dimension bound family would flay me alive if they found out I let you back with that monster though they'd have to wait till I was finished with myself." Luse said, smiling when he saw a splinter of a smile carving its way on Su's pretty face. "In fact, I do believe that its time that we officially introduce you to the world you came from."
Leaping from the bed, Luse conjured a portal in the ground turning to Su with open arms. Grinning the last line of the Lis jumped from the bed with a squeal as Luse spun her around the darkness swallowed them both though it stayed open long enough for Pariah to leap onto Su's shoulder morphing into a white ash mouse.
(Gringotts Wizarding Bank)
Luse, Su and Pariah who surprisingly for a creature that was scared of being laughed at took great joy in viciously tickling Su making her giggle as he raced around her armpits and feet.
"Ha Ha Ha I think I rather enjoy being around this human. I think I'll keep her all to myself she is much more comfortable plus her skin a little softer than yours is master." Pariah teased morphing into a brown tabby cat purring as he danced around Su's ankles.
Luse snorted. "Loyal familiars, my demon arse."
Ragnok approached them Su had whipped to stand behind Luse's eyes peaking behind his back while the youngest demon slapped himself on the head. What was he thinking just teleporting them into Gringotts without telling her about the goblins? He still remembered just how shocked and terrified he had been when he walked the lobby.
"Ah Lord Guizu its a pleasure to see you again so soon. May I question to the lady behind you and is that a Boggart I detect." Ragnok asked politely.
Luse nodded smiling after trading a handshake with the leader of the goblin tribes he stepped out the way making Su visible, making her tumble in shock. "Of course Lord Ragnok and may I say its a pleasure to see you once more too. Allow me to introduce the two, Su Li the last heiress to the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Li and my cough somewhat faithful cough boggart familiar Pariah.
Su shook like an earthquake performing a small curtsy while Pariah the cat now bundled in Sus around hissed at Luse who stuck his tongue out in a counter. After exchanging the pleasantries, Luse kneeled down to Ragnok whispering in his ear.
"There has been a grave misunderstanding again in Gringotts for one of its finest clients I am here to rectify this problem and its individual to prevent you from any issues," Luse muttered. Ragnok listened and nodded in understanding ushering the three to his office.
Pariah jumped from Su's arms and bit on Luse's ankle glaring at his master in mock hurt.
"What was that for" scolded Luse.
Pariah simply stared irritated at his master.
It took a couple of hours after the meeting with Ragnok that Luse and Su finally left through the double doors of the goblin bank Luse catching the starry-eyed wonder in Sus face while her eyes snapped from shop to shop vigorously so reminded him of the same wonderstruck eleven-year-old boy he once was. A time when he was innocent and not burdened by war. Turning back to his friend, she gazed back at him smiling a huge blush broadly on her cheeks while she shyly turned away fiddling with her fingers slightly making a few wrinkles with the hem of her dress. Luse understood her anxiety after what happened at the meeting
(Flashback- 2 Hours Ago)
When arriving at the office, Ragnok had performed an inheritance ritual the same as he had done for Luse while he held the Li heiress hand while she squirmed slightly at having her finger pricked face crunched in irritation till she stared after at her finger which pulsed the same purple light while the cut healed itself. After a plume of smoke words had begun to tumble down till they were coherent enough to read:
Blood test of Su Li
Blood Parents:
Father- Chen Li
Mother - Okami Li
Muggle Guardian - Abigail Silvers (Error)
Magical Guardian - Mundungus Fletcher (Error)
Guardians of the user in the following order:
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Potter
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Longbottom
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Greengrass
Minor House of Lovegood
IF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE HOUSES, THE USER IS TO BE DELIVERED TO COUNTRY OF PARENTS TO LIVE IN MAGICAL ORPHANAGE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF THE PARENTS IS SHE TO BE RAISED IN THE MUGGLE WORLD.
Powers and Abilities:
Animagus Potential
Genius Level Intelligence
Natural Magic
Chi
Illusion Master
Titles:
Heiress of the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Li. (Under the care of another House acceptable for House ring)
Negative Influences Detected:
Physical Damage(Abuse detected)
Tampering of magical core (Unknown user)
Marriage Contracts:
Terry Boot (Signed upon by magical guardian)
Luse Guizu. (Under House protection)
Su said nothing after she had read the floating results her mouth opening and closing as though failing to respond to what she had just read her left hand limply hanging over the chair as he sat next to Luse numbly held onto the demon boys right which he squeezed for comfort his golden eyes coated in sadness.
Was it some kind of negligence that the wizarding world thrived on to be a huge failure to young children and their upbringing into life. Not only had Luse suffered from his childhood but now Su had to the same as him she could have been given to any of the families as shown raised a caring and loving environment instead of having some bitch like Abigail as a "stable role model". If his parents were still alive, he could have very well been raised alongside her the thought of having an actual sibling brought a smile to his face no smirk or half-grin a genuinely happy smile.
Plus...there was still the small not said discussion of the two contracted to be married.
Su stood up, abruptly pacing back and forth muttering things beneath her breath though Luse chose not to pry her thoughts were her own, and he respected the girl enough not to pry.
"Another misjustice has been brought upon you Lady Li," ragnok grumbled in a fury. You couldn't really blame the head goblin not one, but two of his finest clients were manipulated, and himself treated like a fool after stating that Gringotts was one of the "safest places" in Britain. Ragnok tightened the scuff of his collared suit clicking his fingers til a silver box was conjured out of thin air pushing the box Su's way snapping her out of her daze. With numb outstretched hands and a nod from Luse Su took a peek inside. "But I swear with this we shall bring the perpetrator to rightful justice."
Perched alone on a small cushion was a cobalt looking ring with a silver trim the word for "Grace" was written in Chinese script on the central faceplate it shined dimly in the lamplight as Su plucked it from the case twisting it at all angles examing it carefully.
"The ring states your proof of the line of Li. Wear it with pride lass."
While Su's concentration was absorbed by the ring, Luse had begun his story to Ragnok about what he had found out starting from the beginning with his encounter with Arnold Brown his connection to Mundungus Fletcher and what had been tasked to do. Ragnok growled menacingly but low enough to not frighten Su, Luse and Ragnok stepped outside the office to talk discussing their conclusions in more private.
"So this Arnold individual is dead" Ragnok enquired earning a nod from Luse. "Pity I would have loved to have met the swine" Ragnok sneered.
"If its any consolation," Luse added cheerfully. "You can have Mundungus Fletcher if you want though you only get pieces of him after my little Su is done with him.
Ragnok glanced back at the door hesitantly then to Luse as though afraid to speak his mind. "Are so sure you want to do this my lord after all she is only a girl I don't think she even as the capability to kill even if she wanted to," Ragnok spoke unsurely.
Luse laughed. "Don't worry I get where you are coming from Lord Ragnok but there's definitely a good quantity of darkness lurking inside of Su whether she wants it out or not is up to her. It would be no surprise if I were to kill the wretched bastards. I'll ask her today if she does, then I'll teach her the foundations."
"And if the young heiress declines," Ragnok asked slowly.
Luse shrugged. "Then by the honour, I share with her and you I will personally gift wrap Mundungus Fletcher to your office, of course, he might be missing a little weight. Five maybe seven pounds I don't really know how much an arm or leg weighs." Ragnok barked out laughter the vulgar and dark thoughts lingering gin this wizards heart yet his kindness towards the people he trusted was quite remarkable. It's just a shame he wasn't born a goblin otherwise he'd promote him twice over.
Returning to the office was perched back in her chair her ring now resting on her index finger playing with it slightly.
"It looks good on you" Luse complimented. Su smiled grinning ear to ear.
"There is only one more matter to discuss" Ragnok interrupted the warm atmosphere his face stoic attention turning to Su. "Due to the fact that you are currently emancipated the magical contract between you and House of Boot is in effect, unfortunately, there is nothing that Gringotts can do to help you in this little predicament."
Su was horror-struck at the thought of marrying somebody that she had never even met and she was still just a child. Luse noticed her plight thinking on what he might be able to do to help his friend a thought flashed through his mind at first believing that something could be impossible till he reminded himself of all the other seemingly impossible things his "pure dumb luck" had earned him.
"Lord Ragnok," Luse stated his hand finding Sus. "Would it be possible for me to be accepted as her future spouse instead of Mr Boot." Luse words shocked him even more than Su as she sated back at him with beautiful baby blue eyes an inferno storm of a blush igniting her face. "At least as a temporary fiance until young Su can decide for herself who she wants to court."
Ragnok scratched his chin in thought. "Its never been attempted before and usually it would be Mr Boot first as his name came before yours Lord Guizu, but I see no reason why not. When you accepted your House name much like Lady Li, you became an adult in the Wizarding World as such each House name you hold holds a title for a lady who is mandatory for your future. Besides your many titles earn you much higher favour, especially a descendant of three of the four founders."
"So" Luse began eyes swirling at his luck/revelation. "Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Griffindor, Le fay, Peverall, Black and Potter. Since I'm the Lord for all eight, then I must have-
"Eight future wives." Ragnok supplied gleefully at the demons face." Why yes I can imagine that as a fine double-edged sword." Luse mock glared at Ragnok who pretended to shuffle through random documents in his weak attempt to bury his shit-eating grin while Luse furiously massaged his scalp decoding the information piece by piece his attention slowly shifting to Su.
"Su" Luse began not sure how to say this I mean not so more as a week had passed by with Su till he was in a position to ask her to marry her to save her from the House of Boot. Luse disdainfully remembered Terry Boot from Hogwarts and his annoying loyalty towards the Daily prophet slandering his name through the mud and the Ministry's control freak lackeys accusing him of being a mentally unstable teenager. "I know that this is a lot to take in Su but-"
Luse was interrupted by Su immediately jumping from her chair so hard that her chair fell to the ground her eyes focused under a shadow hovered over her eyes as she marched towards Luse slowly slightly unnerving the ninth demon making him a little afraid. There were many things that Luse could handle even as Harry Potter and now so much more from murderous dragons, mermen giant three-headed dogs and soul-sucking dementors.
Women were defiantly not one of those things.
Luse closed his eyes waiting for the searing slap or even a full beating from the girl though the blow never came. Opening his eyes, Su's face was a few inches away from his sunny golden orbs gazed back at her cerulean blue ones she was smiling cheekily at him the blush still visible on her face. After a few seconds, she closed that gap with a kiss.
This one kiss was different from anything that he had shared before unlike the peck on the cheek she had given him or the few sloppy makeout sessions he had with Cho or the loveless pecks with Ginny this one just felt... slowly grabbed Su's arms encircling her in a hug while she let out a small moan at how warm she was from this her hands subconsciously tracing over his head fingers raking over his scalp. After a minute, they both broke the kiss staring at each other, a goofy smile plastered on both.
"You know" Luse smiled "You're technically my first kiss."
Su giggled. "That's good to hear. I don't think I've ever kissed a demon boy before."
Luse rolled his eyes, making her laugh. "Demon boy ha please its demon man at best" Luse did his best impression of crunching his face while flexing his muscles. Ragnok shook his head at his client's antics, surprised this humoured him so much."Oh, to be young again."
(A/N: I'm 21, and even I feel old at times. Aeroza: I feel ya as well yet I'm going to be 31)
"Well I may as well make it official" Luse said kneeling on one foot his palm outstretched to Su taking her ringless hand in his focusing his magic till a ball of shadows floated over his hand slivers of white contorted like electricity till it swallowed in on itself forming a ring of gold with a bronze lining. "Su Li you are my first friend and from what you told me I was also yours in this world you and I have been through the horrors of our childhood both alone, and for that, it makes both of us one of the worlds most bravest. For that, I humbly ask that you accept this ring to dedicate yourself as the status of your courage through your trials as my Lady Griffindor. Do you accept?"
Su smiled wiping a single tear from her cheeks as she feels to the ground slowly taking the ring from Luse her gaze never leaving him. "I do."
A massive explosion of gold sparks ricochetted itself around the office stunning Ragnok his usually stoic expression peeled away for the time being as he clapped furiously at the newlywed couple. Ragnok jumped from his chair, extending a hand in congratulation to Su.
"Congratulations my lady. Henceforth you are now Su Griffindor Guizu Li as par seen and approved by Lady Magic herself. Youll find that while adopting a new title based on what Luse chooses, you will also be given the title of Guizu as you would be a member of his extended family. Ragnok clarified
"What do you mean by "extended family," Su asked her newlywed husband.
Luse scratched the back of his head nervously. "It's probably best that I just show you just promise you won't freak out on me."
Su smiled, taking her husband's hand, giving him a peck on the cheek. "As long as you are there for me I don't think Ill mind."
Luse and Su travelled around Diagon Ally hands clasped around each other, promoting some strange looks from people around them though they both chose to ignore them all pressing forwards. Su darted from shop to shop due to growing up as a Muggle she was usually more used to a pair of jeans a shirt with an occasional dress even if it was second hand was remarkably impressed by the gallery of cloaks and hoods her eyes glued to a midnight blue cloak with a hood and a red circle for a clasp. Luse noticed her look and smirked taking the cloak and buying it already memorizing her sizes, even paying extra for the cloak to be written with some runes for size enlargement and some basic protection wards.
"Luse" Su shrieked eyes worryingly motioning to the bag he had slung around his back. "Y-You didn't have to buy that for me there was no need to-"
Su was cut off by the brief kiss from the demon child narrowed eyes in her vision. "You are my wife Su Li even if it is temporary and I very much want to get to know you more now than ever. I might be incredibly powerful, but power is pointless unless you have somebody to share it with. Also-"
Luse sneakily grabbed Su's hand tracing something black over her exposed wrist the boy took his finger smearing a trickle of what looked like black ink to melded with hers. "Consider this a wedding gift. The first of many more."
The black line configured itself to it sunk into Su's skin designing itself like a tattoo of a tiny coral sake the head slithering around her wrist in a chase of its tail until it caught the end biting on it's behind the keep itself complete.
"What is it," Su asked hesitantly
"This" Luse began showing her his own tattoo of Tarakudo. "It took me a while to learn, but I finally learned how to use the same magic to make a Shadowkahn design with my own magic. It allows you to summon your own Shadowkhan at will as I can Ill teach you how to when we get back home it's only in the case I'm not with you. It also asks as a tracer so wherever you are, I'll always be able to find you."
Su smirked at the tattoo tickling the snake a little with hissed at her warmly it slithered up and owned her arm she giggled as she tried to keep her eyes on it while it travelled down her chest and glided its way back to her wrist in pursuit of its tail again like a cat and a mouse. The two roamed through a few more stores for a while nothing really interesting happened until Luse was frozen where he stood his eyes stared at a store in front of him a trickle of tears leaving his eyes.
Eeylops Owl Emporium
Su, who was holding on Luse's hand, stopped as well surprised at the sadness from her friend/husbands face. She cupped his face snapping him out of his stupour.
"Luse what's wrong sweet why are you crying," Su asked in a worried tone while gingerly wiping away a few tears with the hem of her sleeve. Luse smiled, shaking his head.
"Its nothing Su doesn't worry about it," Luse said his eyes turning back to the shop. "You mind if I just have a peek inside this shop ill only be inside for a second"
Su smiled pecking him on the cheek stating shed wait just at the entrance of the archway Luse stared back at the shop his heart pounding as he entered inside the screeching of owls and other creatures heavy on his ears. His eyes darted everywhere high and low for anything resembling white, but nothing came to his vision imminently he made his way to sales assistant smashing his hands loudly shaking the counter dozy witch from her zombie sleep.
"Excuse me milady, but I'm looking for a certain owl you might have in your establishment its a snowy white owl with yellow eyes. I don't suppose that you have one in stock" Luse asked urgently.
The lazy witch irritated from her interrupted nap harshly spat "No, we don't have anything like that now get lost you little runt or ill set the salamanders on ya go on." She even tried hefting herself from the seat intent of whacking him on the head with a dusty broom.
"Thank you for your time mam" Luse spat frostily through gritted teeth. Calmly leaving but just pausing at the entrance he snapped his fingers and wandlessly closed the shop door locking it from the outside before spraying a crimson red gas from his mouth which slithered inside like cigarette smoke around the shop infecting the creature's eyes gleamed red angrily turned towards the women. All of the owl cages, poisonous slugs, salamanders and any other life-threatening creatures were released all pouncing on the poor witch a combination of owl pecks, salamander burns, acidic blotched skin eventually mauled to death and found by her husband upstairs.
Luse made his way emotionlessly to the entrance his eyes shadowed under his fringe at the revelation he would never see his old friend again. Time was indeed a tricky mistress, and it was true that small things made a major difference that much was proven right now. Hedwig had been honestly his first real friend before meeting Weasley or Granger the only intelligent company he ever had while stuck with the Dursleys a person to talk to and confide in when the whole school had rejected him.
It wasn't exactly that he was unsatisfied with Pariah at all. It had been a gift from his father something to which he had been grateful for, especially when he found out that the boggart was sentient enough for human speech. Still he couldn't let any of this get tho him just grovelling about the past wouldn't do him any good the only logical thing was for him to move on and enjoy the rest of what this new future had to offer him in honour of his friend he would make sure it was grand for the owl that gave him post, nibbling his ear and stealing his breakfast when he wasn't looking...
And his first friend died protecting him.
Above the streets of Diagon Ally just as the sun began to part through the greying clouds s single streak of sunlight broke through, and a handful of angelic silver feathers fell away. Beady eyes from an invisible creature stared down at Luse meeting back with Su before it flew away its disillusioned body sinking into the mass of clouds.
"So" Su began when they finally arrived at the hotel room lofting all of the shopping on the beds. "Who exactly is this extended family of yours. Id love to meet them"
Luse turned his attention to the mirror on his right proceeding to stand in front of it beckoning Su forward leaving the girl more confused than ever watching as her husband placed a finger on the full body mirror his hand imprinted was smudged purple and black as creaked around the reflection to it was completely showered in black both of their mirror selfs vanishing she watched as Luse placed one foot through the mirror glancing back at her his hand outstretched.
"Do you trust me?" Luse asked smirking at how he ripped the quote from a disney movie he watched with Su while the two got to know each other better. Su smiled, grabbing his entire arm.
"Always," said Su softly
(A/N : I_;)
Luse and Su who held onto each other as they both streaked through the murky darkness like corridor till an opening ripped apart in front of them stepping through Su stared back at the portal which disappeared noticing they weren't in the hotel room anymore or not even on earth anymore.
"Luse where are we," Su asked her eyes scanning around the floating rocks, and orange horizon her shock was evidently finding it hard that things like this still shocked her.
"Were in a place called the Netherworld right now Su" Luse said gesturing around them a few stones swaying drunkenly in front of them his wings, horns and tail brandished proudly. "This place is a cursed prison for entrapped demons, particularly my family speaking of which here they come."
Su jumped at the moving earth beneath her feet lifting herself a few feet from the ground as though gravity was lost on her arms still wrapped around Luses was the only thing that stopped her from flying away. In the distance, she caught what looked like a thunderstorm making its way towards them furiously destroying the rocks in its onslaught. Luse rolled his eyes muttering something in her ear.
"By the gods, Uncle Zu is obsessed with dramatic entrances" Luse sniggered making her giggle nervously especially when the demon descended from the storm his form landed roughly in front of them he kneeled down to meet them eye to eye best he could.
"Is that you down there, dear nephew. My you've certainly grown since we last met have you improved any better since our last little scuffle I don't believe the score is 11:10 in my favour" Tchang Zu boomed boisterously making Su jump.
Luse scoffed. "Where did you learn to count Uncle Zu? Last I checked we are even plus I do recall earning a tie fighting you and Uncle Gui at once" he always used to fight with the two deciding to make things interesting and see how he would fair against the storm and the earth together. It took a lot of healing and some snappy lectures from Aunti Bai, but it was worth it.
Tchang Zu smiled gently noticing from the corner of his eye Su who ducked behind Luse "And who is the little spark trying to avoid me" Su squeaked stepping out from behind Luse her arm outstretched shyly.
"H-H-Hello sir my name is Su Li, and I'm Luses w-wife" Su stuttered her arm shaking vigorously in fright from the 30-foot demon staring down at her till his eyes comically widened in shock. Before anybody could say something else a booming screech resonated through the desolated dimension so loud, the sound waves broke apart rock.
"HIS WHAT" A duo of banshee-like voices resonated around them while Su's head wandered around trying to find the voice she noticed that Luse and the thunder demon had gone rather pale Luses golden skin was slightly paler and Tchang Zu was dripping unstable static.
"Oh by the pestilent gods, not those two" Luse muttered shielding his hand into a prayer. You know when a demon starts praying then shits gonna go down. "DAD, UNCLE FUNG, HSI WU, UNCLE DAI, UNCLE LAN IM GONNA NEED YOU OVER HERE" Luse boomed just as loudly holding Su's ears in a cover, so she didn't go deaf.
At once gravity distorted, the earth rippled under there feet, and a heavy gust of wind erupted around the area snapping Tchang Zu out of his stupour adapting his features again leaping backwards on a rock pedestal. Su shrieked when an imp-like creature landed in front of them enveloping the three (Pariah as a small mouse) in a bear-like a hug
"It's so wonderful to see you again, dear nephew and what this" the Sky demons gaze turned to Su who shyly waves. "My my not even a week and your already making a harem." Hsi Wu cackled his laughter cut off from Luse who smashed his head to the ground with a karate chop.
"Pack it in Wu your scaring my newlywed," Luse warned though helped him back up again with a secret smile. Unlike the other demon relatives, Luse and Hsi Wu treated each other more like distant brothers than Uncle and Nephew mostly because of him being the youngest (usually the weakest in the other's opinion) they had a healthy kind of relationship like that.
"So it is true then you have found your mate. She's a beautiful little lilly Luse." Xiao Fung started dipping his head to Su who awkwardly bowed back getting slightly used to the appearances of other demons. "It is a pleasure to make our acquaintance my dear I am Xiao Fung the demon of the wind no doubt that you've heard of me of course."
Su nodded. "Of course I know all of you. Luse told me all about you." Su chimed her past nervousness evaporating raising that cute grin. "From what my hubby said, you all trained and raised him into a great young man. Thank all of you." The demons not really used to such benevolence from humans just grunted casting sideways glances at nothing in particular but Luse had a hunch they were all just out of their elements.
For the next hour, Su had begun a conversation with every demon (who had respectfully towards Luse shrunk themselves smaller to not intimidate the girl) Luse broke the gravity around her so she would hover to whoever she wished. Hsi Wu, she scolded cutely at getting himself, and Luse hurt while they had raced each other from rock to rock, Tso Lan and Xiao Fung were impressed by her extensive knowledge and wisdom, Shendu was simply over the moon that his son had found happiness so early in his life as one of them teasing him on the side when he found out that seven more women were available, Tchang Zu and Dai Gui tried acting tough and muscular but faltered when Su beamed up at them committing Dai Gui to create something akin to a rampaging golem to which she rode on top laughing her head off as it pumped and curved around the weightless realm.
Luse heard a beep from his phone in his back pocket checking the caller I.D as Unknown he knew at once the message had been from Viper not too long either amazed that he could catch a signal from here:
Dear Mr Guizu
I am writing to inform you of our last little deal that I've had a thought about it long and hard and have decided that I will accept your proposal. HOWEVER, I still don't trust you completely so were going to meet at the rooftop of the museum after the heist and well trade the snake evenly there. Everybody will be happy.
I'll make sure to send you the time when it's going down so you can meet me there.
Until then, with toxic love.
Viper xx
Luse smirked at that typing a quick reply back with a small flirty ending and hitting send with a snap. Stocking his phone back in his pants pocket, he informed Shendu of his plan and collaboration in working with another human earning him a shake of the head. Clicking his fingers creating a portal back home Luse bid a goodbye to his family after Su was done trying to crush Bai Tza and Po Kong in a tight hug in a who at first were glaring daggers at the girl but now where reduced to somewhere between smiling and embarrassment while they both patted her back softly wishing her their best.
It was midnight when Luse caught the message to wait and meet her on the roof. Gently coating Su in a blanket which who had passed out from exhaustion from the long day he ordered a single Shadowkhan to watch over the door and make sure that anything that tried coming through would be dealt with till he got back as it hides away in the shadows. With that, Luse jumped out the window ledge extending his wings bolting towards the museum.
It only took a brief few minutes for Luse to arrive at the Museum spotting a few patrolling guards around the building he folded his wings and used his gravity manipulation to glide on the roof. Luse "erased" the sound around him, so his footsteps were silent as he trodded to the skylight window Luse opened his breast pocket of his jacket plucking out Pariah that was asleep as a mouse nudging him awake to which the Boggart awoke annoyed.
"I want you to take a little trip inside and see what's happening inside. Let me know if our little snakes" Luse said perching Pariah at the edge of the window.
Pariah made a squeak of confirmation before turning into a wasp gliding inside through the cracks. Luse started slowly pacing back and forth for a few minutes in boredom started conjuring a ball of fire in his palm moulding it into the shape of a dancing woman the flecks of embers glinted in the darkness performing a graceful ballet, in the end, bowing to nobody in particular. It was only when the last glint of fire disappeared that Pariah came back landing on his left shoulder whispering his report in his ear.
"There's some mild security in place. Only three people including our contracted theif." Pariah whispered. "There's also that goofy archaeologist and the young child. Last I saw they were all in a skirmish and by the looks of it they are all heading this way."
Luse nodded standing up glancing amusedly at the lilith form of Viper jumping out of the skylight high performing a perfect landing. Viper was dressed in a skin-tight black suit with a brown utility belt wrapped around her slim waist her face was the only thing visible a cowl clutched in her hands along with the small pouch with what he could imagine was the Snake Talisman.
Upon seeing her client, Viper ran over motioning for him to follow. "I wasn't alone tonight there were two others a boy scout archaeologist and a criminal fan girl. Friends of yours."
Luse shrugged. "More like wannabe competition."
At that moment, the wannabe competition arose from the hatch Jackie took a minute helping Jade out to which her eyes widened at seeing the white-haired boy again. "Hey, you."
Luse tilted his head in disbelief. "Hey you really my dear that's your A-game material. It's nice to see the two of you again although I do believe that I gave both of ou warnings to stay out of this little hunt."
"The Talismans do not belong to you," Jackie shouted running fast to Luse intending on striking him down with a flying kick only to be halted when he was hooked around the ankle by a heavy amount of strength his face shocked while staring into the endless streames of Luse's face upside down.
Luse scoffed "And they belong to you. All I am doing is returning them to their rightful owner that's all" With that Luse flicked his finger on Jackie's head a small curdle of purple electricity build up on the tip ejecting it on the martial artist's forehead flinging him skidding away at Jades feet who helped him up. At first, Jackie appeared fine until he started doing a strange dance trying to reach Luse but failed his legs turning to jelly as he trampled over his own feet.
"W-What did you do to him" Jade seethed helping Jackie up struggling to keep her uncle from moving.
"It's nothing dangerous little gem I assure you," Luse started trying to calm the angry child down. "All I did was inject his mind with a high charge of electricity directly into his nervous system and locomotive functions to tweak them a little."
Jade blinked.
Luse conjured a portal behind him, nodding his head to Viper to proceed through the police sirens on the way being the perfect motivation for the luscious theif. "Basically, every time he tries to move his arms, it will move a leg and vice versa. It's not permanent just enough to subdue him for now. I could have done much worse than that."
Jades face was stony dropping Jackie who plummeted to the ground with a flop twitching slightly but otherwise fine. Jade stared back at the boy for some time her face vanished of anger and more of prying curiosity. "I don't understand why-"
"Hold that thought." Luse said clicking his fingers grunting from concentration as a massive explosion of introverted light burst from his form catching Luse, Jade, Jackie and Pariah in its "light" until there was nothing to see but light. When it finally died down Jade found herself floating in an abyss of darkness no longer on top of the rooftop, her hitched breath appeared to echo around her even her thoughts were a little loud.
Luse started to visualize before her his face laced with interest around his surroundings much like hers. "Huh, so this is what it looks like. Neat trick."
"What do you mean neat trick where are we and where's Jackie. " Jade demanded.
"There is no need to fear my little gem you are in no danger around me and your uncle Jackie is perfectly fine. I sent him back to the hotel room that the two of you are sharing." Luse explained snapping a finger till a projection of light appeared showing Jackie in his bed snoring up a storm Jade could just make out ninja looking foot soldiers "Shadowkhan" she remembered they were called retreating away. "Unless of course, you would like me to deliver him to the police I say they are quite curious as to why he was there when the robbery went down.
Jade bit her lip not completely trusting this guy in the slightest yet at the same time having not much choice considering that he could take down Jackie like a sack of potatoes having no choice but to trust him until he gave her a real reason. "So where exactly are we then Luse."
"It technically doesn't have a name than the fact it isn't really a place per say, but I'm leaning on calling it the Null Zone. It takes a lot of power to generate but in the simplest way I can put it in words it is a place devoid of time or space kinda like placing yourself under the cracks between dimensions." Luse stated nonchalantly. "Magic like this breaks nearly every law there is just to repair them and break them all again.
The term magic peaked something deep in Jade. "Magics real."
Luse nodded gliding towards Jade, who stepped back a little though not as much as she should have. "Of course magic is real, but I'm not just talking about just conjuring portals and summoning allies or even wielding fire and lightning."
Jade stared back even more interested, taking a small step forward just a few inches from Luse's chest. "Like what."
Luse bent down a little to reach Jade's height until like lightning he gave her a small peck on the cheek making the asian girl flush. "Like that, for instance, it is not always about biology and reactions that they teach you in school. Love, compassion and anger are what drive your magic into awakening.
Jade still flushing started to play with the loose straps of her hoodie, mentally cooling down her increased heart rate. "I mean that's cool and all" Jade couched out in the attempt to stop her high pitched voice. "But it's not like I'm ever gonna be able t do that sort of stuff I'm just a loser tomboy called a liar by people at my school. I'm not powerful."
Luse made her look at him raising her face by her chin. "Do you want to be"
Jade nodded. "I wanna be strong I want to be respected and not treated like a little kid anymore not by Jackie not by the kids on the playground and most final not by my parents ever again." the girl spoke her words edged in firey determination forgetting in this instance that Luse was actually her enemy.
Luse placed his hand on her chest while invoking his Mage Sight coming into focus as he traced her chi lines and realised that her Chi abilities were being disturbed by a magical knot. "There appears to be some kind of block in your Chi." Luse growled out as he started to uncord the celestial looking cords. "Does your family ever take you to see a doctor by chance maybe somebody that they know personally."
Jade pondered this racking her brain on the sidelines, cheering that she might have real power in her life. "I guess the only person I could think of would be my Uncle. I know he used to visit my parents all the time when I was just a baby, but I was way too young to remember. He stayed in San Fransisco because he got too old and he hated overseas transportation. What exactly is Chi anyway."
Luse hummed smirking when the last cord was undone the flow of Chi from the starting point of her stomach rushed around sailing to her arms, legs and head rejuvenating the bones in her arms a green light brightly glowing around her making her face glow in euphoria. She stared at herself her eyes catching his eyes.
"Well, you see Miss Chan-"
"Jade" she replied back interrupting him in a huff. "I think we might as well both stay on the first name basis."
Luse numbly nodded. "Very well Jade it is. Chi is a type of metaphysical energy that exists in every single living thing ranging from humans, non humans to animals and even plant life. When developed and experienced it can be used in a numerous amount of ways."
Jade, curiously asked. "Like what like what you can do with the whole fire and lightning show."
Luse scoffed. "Oh no, no no that was something completely different. Simply put it helps boost your physical abilities and gives a type of strength to your mind. The power level of a persons chi is completely dependent to that person's spirit and physical vigour."
Jade nodded slowly at that, staring still at her arms, which still glowed brightly. "Jackie always said I was stubborn; maybe this is why."
"Could be" Luse mused. "Normally you wanna be careful too sometimes your chi can be manipulated by others and be tainted by others and yet when I looked inside you I saw the most peculiar thing; your chi is a mix of light an dark which shouldn't even be possible as the two go together like oil and water."
"What does that mean," Jade asked hesitantly slightly nervous as though she was told she had a degrading condition.
Luse shrugged. "Nothing really just that your above average in terms of power and your gonna be a force to be reckoned with when you are older." Luse plunged his hand into what appeared to be a small floating portal sinking his entire arm's length inside, making funny faces to reach something making Jade spill giggles. When he reached what he was looking for he pulled out a small book in burgundy red cover hurling the book Jades way catching it just over her head inspecting the cover.
Chi Manipulation and Applications Guide for Beginners - Unknown Author
Jade spared a glance at Luse neither bothering to containing smiles spread past the eyes as she tore into the book probably the first time reading. The pages were filled to the brim in all sorts of exercises and methods to strengthen chi, including how to use it. Meditation, flight, energy constructs and combat practices...
"Why do this for me," Jade asked managing to close the book her eyes staring at Luse her expression unreadable.
Luse pondered this for a while unable to really come up with an explanation. "I was like you once I guess...weak and treated like a lesser priority only to be used as a trophy for fakers to hold me high. I finally managed to say enough, and as a result, I literally hold more power than I know what to do with."
Jade for the first time smiled reminding herself of both her Uncles patronizing her just because of her age neglecting to at least give her the chance to prove herself, the children on the playground that would taunt her and for that being completely friendless or her parents that wanted her to cast off her childhood and prematurely enter the adult world for their selfish gain. Maybe she should say no too.
Jade was shaken out of her thoughts when cracks of light appeared around her the darkness began to creak away, and she swore a little sweat mingled in Luse's brow.
"I can't hold this place up for very much longer Jade, so I'm afraid this is gonna be another farewell. But at least we can depart on good terms this time, especially since were friends. " Luse added cheerily.
Jade cocked a raised eyebrow. "So we're friends now are we demon boy."
Luse shrugged "If you wanna be. And demon boy."
Jade mock glared. "Does little gem ring any bells."
Luse grinned."Fair enough. Before I go you should know that the book I gave you is charmed to others, so they'll just see a textbook."
Jade nodded, thanking the stars that neither her uncles would undermine her about her school work anymore. "Oh right, Luse I wanted to ask you one more question."
Luse nodded. "Just one more."
Jade stared back complete serious taking over her chocolate brown eyes moldin ginto his. "Have the two of us ever met before."
Luse blinked. "Sure we have we met back in Mexico when-"
Jade shook her head. "I didnt mean back then. I meant before have we met before apart from then. It's just whenever I look at you. I have this wrench in my heart, and it keeps telling me we met before somewhere before, but I don't remember."
Luse bit is lip hoping that there really was an answer to that himself. "No...No I dont think we ever have Jade. But the important thing for now id that we did back then and Imuch look forward to our future endevours."
With that, the Null Zone broke apart Jade fell from the "ground" falling down darkness foaming around her till she felt something soft wrapped around her realizing it was her hotel bed she spotted her uncle, Jackie as already snoring up a storm his hair flayed goofily over his eyes. Jade sighed and helped tuck herself back in bed thinkin gthe whole thing was justa dream until she tried wrenching something lumpy from under her pillow.
It was the book. There was aso something else attached to it in sellotape something that looked like a single jaggard piece of glass with a small note attached to the front.
Hi Jade
What you saw was no illusion lass I asure you that everything was reall including me nabbing the Snake Taliasman which I think is 3-0. Anyway, I digress the glass is a communication device I used to use with somebody important to me we used it to talk to each other no matter how far away we were. Simply tap the glass ad say my name (Luse not demon boy) and my handsome self appears on the other line.
Hope you dream of me cutie
Luse Guizu.
A/N: It's been awhile since I read or even wrote a piece of fanfiction and knew on how much all of you have been waiting for this chapter to continue but I just moved to a new town and had to sort new part-time work and college invitations to bother.
On another topic i want to personally thank my friend and cowriter on fanfiction Aeronza with my past chapters and great ideas and future projects.
This is the first step of Luse and Jade getting together, including their friendship before budding together. Thinking of making Uncle (the old one) slightly bad guy and Jackie kinda stuck in the middle. Gonna arrange for the Chan Clan to steal a Talisman so that it gives me an excuse for Luse to rampage the Section 13 base.
Oh, and before I forget to prove I will continue my fanfiction stories, here are a few future experiments with Harry Potter.
Ghost Rider, Parasite Eve (Harry Potter / Aya Brea), Devil May Cry (Bounty Hunter), Symbiote (Harry / Fem Voldemort), Elemental (Harry potter / Valkyrie Cain (Skulduggery Pleasant) )Evil Kryptonian Harry Potter , Overlord.
Creature Inheritance (Demon Raised by the Devil)
Goodbye, for now, my little minions,
Judge 99 signing off!