A/N: I would like to thank everyone who reviewed, followed or favored my story it means a lot. I know I take a lot of time uploading chapters, but it's because I am trying to make what I write enjoyable and readable.
Anyway, this is the seventh chapter, I hope you enjoy it.
"regular talk"
"Thoughts"
"Flashback".
Danny was at the moment following the faceless ghost through a door, that suddenly appeared on the seventh floor, by the painting of the dancing trolls. Danny looked around the room in wonderment it was large and dreary, and in the center was a miniature copy of the veil.
"Is that the veil? Why does it look different?" Danny asked looking at the archway with a bit of hesitant fear.
"That young man is the veil created by Merlin and Lefay when they taught in this school together...as you see, lucky for us the ministry never found out about it."
Danny was slack-jawed.
"You mean to tell me that the Merlin and the Morgan Lefay, sworn enemies to each other, taught together at Hogwarts and built a powerful archaic archway to the realm of the dead. Together! I never knew they were friends!"
"Of course, before they became who they are, Merlin and Morgan were once friends, but alas, Lefay grew power hungry and the rest is, as muggles say...History" Amorpho said sounding amused.
"It's either they teach us nothing at this school or I just don't pay attention in the classroom," Danny said disgruntled.
"If Professor Binns is still teaching History of Magic it's mostly going to be the latter...Now, enough dillydallying and let us keep on track. Follow me young Phantom."
Amorpho headed towards the veil intending to go through when he sensed Danny not moving.
"What is it now?" Amorpho grew tired of the stalling.
"Well first, who is Phantom I am Danny. Danny Fenton... Secondly, are you intending for me to follow you through the veil because if you are... I gotta tell you buddy not gonna happen."
"And why is that?"
"I don't know maybe because...In every known case of someone entering the veil. they. never. come. out!"
"Of course they wouldn't come out because once they enter the veil they are forbidden to leave and become part of the ghost zone and going out to the living zone is against the rules...I'm only here as a favor to clockwork and to act as a guide to a lost soul who needs answers to what they are...Ghosts of the zone are forbidden by established laws to enter the zone of the living and if they breach these laws and get found out, an everlasting cell awaits them in Walker's Purple Penitentiary."
"But I'm not a ghost I'm not dead! And I don't wanna get trapped there"
"Haven't you understood yet, Phantom you already died...That night by the veil you died or should I better say half died...That's why I'm taking you to see clockwork to help you through this, and you will not get stuck you belong in both worlds the living and the dead the laws don't apply to you."
"What do you mean half died?! I didn't die I'm fine! You know what?! I'm leaving! Screw you and your leap of faith." Danny said turning for the exit.
Suddenly Danny heard the petrificus charm, not expecting the attack resulted in him lying frozen on the ground on his face. Danny was then lifted from the ground and turned to face Amorpho, Danny could see that Amorpho used his staff to cast the spell.
"He can use magic?! Ghosts can't use magic! How can he use magic?!" Danny thought in a panic.
"I bet I know what you're thinking, how can a ghost use magic? well, to say the truth, I am not like most ghosts. I was once a metamorphmagus and a powerful warlock who was drowning in the dark arts. You see, I was dying and I knew that if I died I would turn to a ghost, I loved life too much not to become one, and of course, I didn't want to leave my powers behind. So, I started searching and that's when I found out about the veil and the mythical ghost zone and that in theory there are stronger ghosts in the zone, unlike the weak imprints like the ones that reside in this school of former wizards and witches who are too afraid of death to move on...So, I created a spell that transcended me to a higher level of being, a ghost, I did the ritual I needed and recited the spell I've made but at a price...You see, death doesn't like to be cheated if you break the rules death gets angry and that's how I became faceless my punishment was to never remember my true face, never remember my true self...So, I truly am sorry but my friend requires an audience from you...And whatever comfort this might be he truly wants to help you. Believe in him, he is your only hope to understand yourself, I should know he helped me after all."
even though Danny was in a precarious position he couldn't help but gawk at the scenery the ghost zone presented. All around him were skies filled with the color green which was similar in hue to the killing curse, which in Danny's personal opinion was kind of fitting; However, what was extremely and positively curious, all around him were floating doors and rocks, he also could see some castles and houses and islands with skulls and they were all floating too, in no particular order, just floating around randomly. It was beautiful in a chaotic strange way.
Danny was floating behind Amorpho when they came up upon a great Tower, Danny could see it was a clock tower.
"I guess this is where Clockwork lives...Very subtle." Danny thought sarcastically
as they got closer to the clock tower Danny could hear the ambient tick-tocking of the clocks, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous about the gravitas of the tower. as they grew nearer the doors opened slowly with a great wooden creak.
"As usual he already knows," Amorpho thought in minor irritation.
as they entered the room where Clockwork stood Danny couldn't help but feel indignantly underwhelmed, as much as he was expecting with how little he knew of Clockwork, Master of Time, the only person willing to help him, he did not expect this. Clockwork was a baby, a baby wearing a purple cloak with a scar on his left eye, holding a large staff in his right hand.
"A baby?! The one supposed to help me is a freaking baby?! #$ #$ #... If only he didn't confiscate my wand oooh hoo hoo boy I would curse their #$ #$ off!"
"ah, Phantom, Amorpho. How was your journey?" Clockwork asked in the process of turning into an old withered man with a graying beard.
"...Woah!" Danny couldn't help but exclaim.
as they came closer to Clockwork Amorpho replied. "You already know Clockwork!" growing tired of unnecessary questions.
when they reached Clockwork Danny finally took notice of the room, it was covered with mirrors, all over on every wall, there were mirrors covering the walls from top to bottom; However, Danny noticed they were quite the unordinary mirrors. They had images flashing through them instead of the expected reflections. As Danny was trying to concentrate on the flashing images his sight would get blurry, every time he would concentrate it would get blurry.
"Odd why can't I see?" Danny thought in curiosity.
"Forgive me, my friend, I only try to be cordial." Clockwork said facing Amorpho with a smile.
even though the ghost was faceless, you could almost see the irritation on his faceless mug.
"Now, would you be so kind as to free the boy from his binds." continued Clockwork still smiling.