Moonlight Sonnet
Apogee Prelude
By: Chaosticsoul
Genre: Angst/Romance
Paring: Harry/Remus
Summary: Abandoned at an early age, Harry had a different upbringing than most wizards. But wolf demons do make good parents. Yaoi.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, I just use them for my own sick pleasure
Warnings: BL, AU, Dark Harry
Part: 3/10
"ZEER! What have I told you about using that sort of language?!" Fenrir yelled at his son. Zeer looked down and shrugged. "I've told you, if you are going to cuss, don't use the half-assed words! Say 'damn,' not 'darn!' Geeze, someone would think I had taught you NOTHING!" For a second there was silence, then Remus and Zeer burst out laughing. "Rotten punks! Now back to your practicing. You have to finish sparring!"
"Fenrir, why do we have to be in human form? I feel awkward without my tail. Lately you haven't let us have our tails or ears when we shift . . . I don't like it!" Remus glared at his teacher while Zeer shrugged. A large snake suddenly appeared and hissed.
Young master, how are you? The snake slithered from the tree she was on to Zeer's arm.
I do well Medusa. What is the news? Greatly interested, Zeer didn't notice the bored look Fenrir and Remus shared. The two were use to Zeer talking to snakes, and though it was interesting the first few times, it was boring because they couldn't understand it. Remus, who was three years Zeer's elder, practiced his magical control, trying to call a twig to him.
Fenrir watched in amusement. Remus and Zeer were the most talented in the tribe, with untrained magic at least. The boys were slowly getting use to human forms, which annoyed them. Remus constantly complained about the dampening of the senses, and Zeer complained because his eyes were very bad. The clan's healer, Phelan, tried her best to heal them, but to no avail. Fenrir thought that a good human spell should fix it (Zeer had been human at birth he reminded them) but no one wished to go among the humans, wizards or normal.
Suddenly, there was a clicking noise and the three wolf demons looked up. Many spiders were surrounding them, all large with deadly poison. Zeer saw Fenrir tense and could smell the fear coming from Remus. All three shifted at once, and Zeer hissed for Medusa to flea. Glaring at the spider beasts, Zeer called out "Aragog!" Some of the spiders made faint clicking noises, but nothing else. "Do you mean to start a war between the spiders and wolf demons? It will be signing your own death, for we will not die!" Wind passed by and he saw Fenrir had fled. Remus whimpered and slunk closer to Zeer. Though he was older and more mature, he was not as bold as Zeer, or as powerful.
Zeer knew Fenrir would come with Akin and Ailbhe soon. Those two were the most dangerous and powerful in the clan, and protected all members fiercely. But there wasn't time. 'I need to remember what Fenrir has taught me . . . speak with your mind and focus your power . . . feel the magic flowing within you . . . ' Zeer closed his eyes and concentrated on the ebb and flow of his magic, tying the tiny beads of power together into a visual net. Concentrating further he could 'see' the magical energy of Remus besides him and Aragog's clan in front of him. Twisting the magical 'net' around them, he captured them. Reaching out with his magic again, he sent electricity through the 'net' and opened his eyes.
Remus watched as Zeer closed his eyes. Wind began circulating around the two. Remus shudder at the power subconsciously, trying to keep himself under control. The energy was causing the wind, that had been gentle at first, to swiftly gain speed and whip around the vegetation. Distant thunder boomed. Suddenly the spiders were letting out screams of pain as electricity flowed trough them. Zeer opened his eyes, but instead of green they were black.
When Zeer opened his eyes all he saw was the enemy, still alive, and a bloodlust came over him. They needed to be destroyed, and he mentally sent boiling heat over the 'net' that covered them . . . but it wasn't enough! He needed more!
Remus saw the spiders start to roll and twitch, as great heat came from them. He backed away from Zeer for a second, then charged and attacked, never minding that Zeer was physically weaker, never minding that he could be killed if the magic was turned on him. There was something wrong with Zeer, something dark that was making him merciless. Biting into Zeer's forearm, he was relieved to see the black fade into green. Licking the wound, he nuzzled Zeer as an apology. Neither noticed the spiders quick retreat or the three concerned demons who had seen the whole thing.
TBC