Chapter 7: The Champion
A/N: WARNING: ACTION AND LOTS OF GORE.
June 20
Ginny shrunk the packed baggage and removed the weight charm on Kit's clothes promising him to restore it when they reached Malaysia. Kit agreed only because he was not sure if he could make it that far with weighted clothes without powering up. The only think she could not shrink was his sword which he carried in his jacket holster. Kit put up a shield around them as he held her close. He launched off into the sky in the direction of Malaysia. He didn't know exactly where it was but he was sure he could recognize it by the shape of the land from high up in the sky. He flew fast till he was within a few miles of their destination.
The last flew miles were spent enjoying the very clear ocean that stretched all the way from mainland. He flew low so that they could watch the beautiful corals and fishes. Ginny was delighted to see the exotic sea life so clearly even if they weren't in water. Ginny begged him to go underwater surfing later. She wanted to see the multi-colored fishes and coral bed closely.
They landed in a relatively large city. They found themselves in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. They saw different kinds of people there. There were Chinese, Japanese and even Indians living peacefully with each other. They booked a luxurious room in a hotel and dropped their luggage there. Kit asked some Chinese people in their native language about the sights in the country. They were pleasantly surprised that a foreigner knew their language but they informed him about the places to visit in the country and about nearby countries like Bangkok and Singapore that they could visit.
In the night, they were amazed at the lights in the city. Magic had its own attraction but the city was lit with thousands of electric lights. It was very different but nice. Ginny who had never seen such a muggle display was floored. They simply walked around watching the lighting and the vivid displays in the shops. They had a traditional Thai dinner consisting of meat balls, noodles, rice and fish. The owner of the restaurant had to give them the entire food that they had prepared for the night just to satisfy Kit but he was more than happy to do so after he saw that they were capable of paying him for it. All the servers and the owner stood watching as Kit devoured all the food placed in front of him. The owner earned a little more money by offering other passing people to watch the eating miracle. Kit was a little disgruntled at that but Ginny was far too amused to care. She was snickering the entire time he ate.
The next day they visited the local weekly market. This week's theme was leather products. They were amazed to see so many varieties in the leather work and the types of leather available. They both bought a few leather belts and boots. On Kit's insistence, Ginny bought a complete leather outfit that he exclaimed that she looked hot in. Kit couldn't help but salivate at the sight on Ginny in a tight leather outfit. With her short blazing hair and pale skin and the outfit that hugged all her curves snugly, he lost all coherent thoughts. She seemed to be poured into that dress. She looked like a modern goddess of war.
After another spectacle of breakfast, they bought a few more things that caught their fancy and roamed the streets. In the evening, they went to the beach. The powdery sand and the fresh ocean air bolstered they spirits. They played around in the ocean and on the sand. Ginny sat and watched as Kit worked out in a secluded part of the beach. He had Ginny charm his clothes again to their previous heavy weights and exercised with his sweats. Ginny spent the two hours watching him and relaxing in the humid evening breeze. After he finished his workout, they bathed together in the ocean without soap which resulted in another hour of frolicking in the ocean. He changed back into his jacket and had Ginny transport his sweats to their room by magic.
That night, Ginny teased Kit with tantalizing dances in that hot leather outfit. She started off with the full outfit along with his other jacket with the weight charm removed. The zips were visible everywhere and the straps were all undone. She performed a slow strip dance for him in their room to the beat of some wild music. The vest hugged her curves snugly and the trousers enhanced her appeal by show casing her long legs and tight butt. She wore high heeled leather boots to go with the tight outfit. She even wore black leather gloves. But what caused his blood flow to alter was the thin black leather bra and a thin thong that she wore under the outfit. Kit was so turned on that she had to charm his clothes to weigh triple to keep him in place. Kit didn't want to think of the rage to power up in such a situation so he had to watch helplessly as Ginny teased and taunted him half the night. When he was free of the weight, he showed her exactly how turned on he was the whole night.
Due to their activities the previous night, they woke up very late the next day. Kit exercised for an hour before proclaiming that he was too hungry to continue. After breakfast, Ginny dragged him to electronic stores. She loved the muggle music she had heard. She wanted to buy a good music system and she was determined to make it work in magical environments. She rushed from store to store to buy audio CDs and cassettes. The music system she bought had 7 speakers, 2 woofers and an amplifier. She forced Kit to learn how to put it all together from the shopkeeper. Since she could not shrink it due to the fear of damaging the electronics, she ordered Kit to first drop it off at their room before continuing their day. At the end of the day, she had a huge collection of CDs and cassettes ranging from Rock to Classic. She had bought albums and records of many bands and artists. She even agreed to forego the underwater surfing expedition for this. Kit had never encountered one such as her, he was sure and he was glad to give her more happiness.
The next few days rolled by quickly. Almost every evening they went underwater surfing. Ginny loved the aquatic life so much that she was set on seeing the corals and fishes in all parts of the ocean surrounding the small country. The bright colors and the fragile sea shells enamored her. They could see the bottom clearly in the evening sun due to the clarity of water. She had Kit fly her underwater chasing after faster fishes just to see how fast they could go.
Kit found his own niche of interest there too. There were informal fighting rings in the city at night. The style of fighting was called Muay Thai or kickboxing in English. Anyone could challenge the fighters. The fighting arena was a flat white platform covered by an iron cage. Once the competitors entered the arena, the cage was locked until one of them was defeated. Some of the fights were brutal. There were no judges or enforcers. The fight ended when one of them was down. Betting was frantic and the punters offered odds based on the popularity of the fighters.
Kit had gotten more comfortable in moving around with his heavier jacket but still, it was difficult to fight in it. That is why he entered the competitions. He wanted to develop his skill at fighting by moving at the same speeds the others were. He thought it would be great to develop his speed and strength while getting more fighting experience. There was a separate box for foreign visitors beside the area where they could sit and bet on the fights. Ginny who had reluctantly agreed to let Kit fight, sat in that box with other people who were on vacation. They had befriended a few of them on an ocean trip on a fishing boat the day before.
When Kit entered the arena clad in jeans, t-shirt, boots and his charmed heavy jacket, the crowd laughed at him. The fighter in the arena mocked him and told him to take his girl and go back to the watching seats in Japanese. He also told something crude about Ginny that set Kit off. He launched a roundhouse kick that knocked out the fighter. Each and every one of them was silent. They could not believe that a foreigner who was clad in uncomfortable clothing could knock out one of their best fighters with a single kick. They were even more shocked when Kit spoke in fluent Japanese and advised all of them to hold their mouths regarding speaking about Ginny. He then challenged anyone to fight him.
A friend of the downed fighter descended on the arena to avenge the insulting defeat. The other downed fighter was taken out of the arena and they were locked in the cage. By the excited reaction of the crowd, Kit guessed that the other fighter was another crowd favorite. The betting punters scrambled to take bets of all the people. The other fighter was warming up on one side of the arena with punches and kicks and jumps. He had removed his upper shirt and was clad only in tight fighting trousers. Kit made no move to remove any of his clothing. It was a few minutes until the gong was sounded for the fight to start.
The fighter rushed at him with a flurry of kicks and punches. Kit blocked or avoided most of the attacks but due to 600 kilos of extra weight he got hit a few times. The hits that connected did not hurt him at all. He made no move to attack back even when obvious chances presented themselves. He simply wanted to get more adept at moving faster and developing his skill. After ten minutes of continuous attack, the fighter was showing signs of tiredness and frustration. Kit decided to end the fight then. He punched the fighter in the gut and kicked him hard on the jaw to knock him out. The crowd erupted in cheers even when they had lost their money betting on the local fighter. They were in awe of his skills. They had never seen anyone last so long against that particular fighter.
Kit still stayed in the arena even if he was given the option of taking a break. He was not satisfied with the fight and so he wanted to continue. A vicious looking fighter was up next. After 15 minutes of collection of bets, the gong sounded. This time Kit wanted to see how fast he could finish the fight. The fighter launched a right handed hook at him. He swerved out of the way of the punch and blocked the jab from the left hand. He connected with a solid right handed punch on the temple and kneed the fighter in the gut. To finish him off, he drove an elbow on to the back of the fighter's head as he bent down from the force of the knee in his gut.
The crowd cheered again. The punters were extremely happy as they had made a ton of money. Kit again refused to take a break. The bets got larger and the odds were raised because the next fighter was a hulk of a man at nearly seven and a half feet. Kit was bored. None of these fighters were proving to be a challenge. He was getting a good workout only because he had exercised a lot in the evening. He decided to finish him off quick because he observed that Ginny was getting bored.
When the gong sounded, he rushed at the hulk and punched him in the gut. He was surprised when the hulk just grunted and shook it off after a couple of seconds. He was impressed as he had expected him to go down. The weights must be pushing down the force of his punches. Before the hulk could retaliate, he kicked him hard in the chest. By the time it took the hulk to recover, he had gone back a couple of steps and he delivered a jumping roundhouse kick at the side of his face. The hulk went down with a thud. He was knocked unconscious by that combo.
All the spectators were chanting for him when the fight ended. Kit wiped his face with the towel the punters gave him as he made his way out of the arena. He was surprised when the punters have him a sack of gold telling him that it was his part of the winnings. He accepted it and made his way to Ginny as quickly as he could. Everyone crowded around him to congratulate him. He tolerated it as he struggled to make his way to Ginny. When he reached her, he frantically directed her to lead him to the exit. They still heard the crowd chanting for him as they left. He had become the favorite after just one night of fighting.
The next three nights passed the same way. Kit got a little more practice of his skills and a proper workout. The fighters from other clubs had come to face him. He defeated them with ease. The opponents were more skilled and he became more comfortable at the weight of his clothes. He was a little more faster than the normal human speed but with his considerable skill in martial arts, he easily overcame his opponents. Ginny too began to enjoy these outings as she realized it was just another workout for him. She was absolutely sure that none of them could ever hurt him. But she made him promise that if it ever got dangerous, he would take off his jacket. Kit agreed to mollify her.
It was towards the end of the fourth night that things got a lot more interesting. Kit had finished his fifth fight of the day since he had entered. He watched surprised at the crowd parted to make way for a fighter. He was built strongly but didn't have huge muscles. Two people trailed after him. Apparently, he was the champion of the whole of Thailand. He had traveled from another town just to fight him. The crowd chanted 'Shinto… Shinto…' to greet the champion. This Shinto, the champion of Thailand entered the arena and challenged him. To make things more interesting, he proposed a traditional Muay Thai fight. Kit of course agreed but he asked what it was. He was informed that the fighters wrap bandages around their hands and smear them with glue. These glued fists were to be immersed in broken glasses and held under fire for the glue to solidify.
Kit did not think it was that much of a big deal and he still agreed to go through with it. While they were arranging for the bandages, glue and broken glasses, he went to Ginny and told her what the fight entailed. Ginny wanted him to withdraw but he told her that he had already agreed. She then badgered him to take his jacket off. He refused saying that he was comfortable with the weight and reminded her that he had not lost a fight until now. She finally relented after he told her that this was their last day here, as they would be going to Singapore the next day.
When he got back to the arena, Shinto was warming up by punching and kicking the metal post in the corner of the cage. He was just wearing some kind of dhoti that was wrapped around his abdomen and thighs. Kit thought that Shinto was just showing off. To irk him, he walked to the other end of the cage and removed his jacket. He felt so free and strong then. He relished the free flowing power he felt. Shinto and the crowd were watching him as this was the first time he had removed his jacket. Giving a wicked smirk in Shinto's direction, he pulled back his arm and released a punch at the metal post. To the astonishment of all, the metal post cracked and broke where he hit it. The metal cage started to collapse on him as he calmly watched the blood drain out of his opponents face. Before the cage could fall on him, he caught the cage and bent it behind the broken post so that it would stay up.
With the silent crowd still watching, he picked up his jacket and wore it again. Once they broke out of their stupor, the applause of the crowd reached record levels. He was amused to see that Shinto did not continue to warm up after that little demonstration. The punters eagerly brought out the materials for the fight. Both were taken through the preparation for the fight. They were ready after a few minutes. Kit was careful to not let any of the glue on his jacket sleeves.
When the gong sounded for the fight to start, both of them did not move. They were waiting for the other to move first. Being the impatient being that he was, Kit launched a kick at Shinto's mid section which was blocked. He blocked the fist as his face and scored a hit on the shoulder. Shinto staggered back a bit but charged again. Kit blocked the roundhouse kit with his left hand not moving an inch. Shinto fell down as he didn't expect the kick to be completely blocked like that severing his momentum. Kit waited for him to get up and jabbed him in the jaw, he followed it up with a kick in the gut. Shinto went down but got back up in a few seconds.
Kit blocked a jab from Shinto's left hand and rolled to his right at an unexpected attack. He was surprised and angry when Shinto tried to punch him in the balls with his glass fist. There was a code of honor in any fights and this was completely unacceptable. This was not a fight between mortal enemies to warrant free fighting like that. He had held back on his punches and kicks since the second day as he did not want to break the bones. If Shinto wanted to play dirty, it was not his fault is he broke his bones.
With a scary grin on his face, he waited calmly for Shinto to attack him. When Shinto launched a powerful right handed hook, he punched the oncoming fist with his left hand forcefully. He heard the knuckles break and the bones of the wrist snap at the impact. Shinto gave out a painful cry but made a swipe at his legs. He jumped up and brought his knee down on the extended leg. The leg broke in more than two places. Shinto went down on his knees with a scream. Kit finished him off with a powerful uppercut from his right hand.
Shinto's two aides rushed into the arena. One of them attempted to wake up Shinto while the other accused kit of cheating to win. He claimed that he had some protective gear as he always wore his jacket and that his jacket somehow helped him win. The crowd was silent but many of them agreed. The aide proceeded to taunt him to fight without his jacket on. The crowd was behind him now and they were shouting for a rematch.
Out of the corner of his eyes, Kit noticed something. He removed his jacket and chucked it at the aide. The aide went down under the unexpected heavy weight. The crowd was very confused when Kit blurred and disappeared from view. They next thing they knew there was a man sized hole in the cage and a person was flying at the cage from the foreigner's section of the crowd. When they looked towards that section, they found an extremely pissed Kit Walker standing two rows behind Ginny holding a knife. Kit had noticed that person with a knife held to his chest was advancing on Ginny. As soon as he threw the jacket at the aide, he broke through the cage without much effort and rushed to the attacker. He snatched the knife out of his hand and threw the man towards the cage. The attacker collapsed on hitting the cage.
Kit gave a short peck on Ginny's cheek and advanced menacingly towards Shinto. Shinto had woken up due to his aide was watching him warily like the rest of the spectators. There was no mistaking the look on his face. This look would scare them for the rest of their lives more than anything else would. Kit tore off his bandages without anyone's help and picked up his jacket from the struggling aide. He neared Shinto and grabbed his jaw with his left hand. He held him up as he placed his jacket on his shoulders. Shinto's shoulders sagged under the extreme weight.
A/N: (Something) indicates another language.
He spoke coldly in Japanese (Do not ever do that again. Your fight was with me and you should not have included her in this. You broke the rules of Bushido that every martial artist is to obey. You fought dirty and yet you claim that I won by cheating. Is the jacket proof enough for you or do you want a rematch with me without it. I will reduce you a pile of flesh with no bones if you want to fight. I was simply looking for some practice. I never fought for the gold made from fights. Follow the rules of combat from now on if you are in an arena.)
He took back his jacket and held it on hand as he made his way out of the arena with Ginny. The spectators were completely silent as they left and nobody made a move to stop them.
As they reached the streets, he shook his jacket to clear it of the glass pieces stuck on it. "Shit! The bugger made holes in my jacket." He exclaimed.
"Oh don't worry about that Ray. Here let me repair it." She pointed her wand at the sleeves and repaired the gashes on it with a charm. "I never knew you would break metal posts like that." She said.
"Actually I hadn't tried it until now but was fairly sure I could do it." He replied.
"The fight got nasty didn't it and he tried to attack me… I ought to have transfigured him into a punching bag for you to use." Ginny exclaimed angrily.
"Yeah I should have killed him with my sword. I am never leaving the sword in the room again. I don't care if people think I am paranoid but I am sticking with my sword from now on."
"Why did you go to break that post anyway? And why was that Shinto guy punching and kicking it before the fight?" she asked curiously.
Kit laughed and replied "Oh that? It was a silly intimidation tactic. He thought that he could scare me with that. Good thing we are leaving here tomorrow. I think I have had enough of these fights for now. I need to train with weights but it will have to wait until we get back."
Ginny agreed and snuggled closer to him as they walked back to their hotel in the quiet night.
Back in England
Albus Dumbledore was sitting in his office due to a rare lull in the attacks. He had not had any free time in a few years. The aurors hounded him for attack and defense strategies. The minister, Scrimgeour called upon him for trivial matters and the responsibilities of being the headmaster of Hogwarts left him little time alone. He had to continuously evaluate the state of the nation. There were so many issues to deal with. Muggle racial groups were raising again and lack of employment for many people was adding up to a big revolt soon. Things needed to be diffused or he might face a very big blow up.
He was brought out of his thoughts by his old friend and mentor, Nicolas Flamel appearing at the fireplace. It was simply not possible for anyone outside Hogwarts to contact him through the floo network and he knew the Flamels lived in Devon. The other reason could be that he was in Hogwarts in which case he should have been alerted. He schooled his shock carefully. He faced the young face in the fireplace and asked him "Ah Master Nicolas! What may I do for you?" This was very good news indeed. If Nicolas was indeed ready to help out in the war, it would be much easier to contain Tom.
"Albus, always the one for formality. After all the years we have known each other, I would have thought you would loosen up a little bit. Too bad Perenelle couldn't break you out of it. That is one of the reasons I never gave you the stone. You were always as stuffy and old as you look now. " Flamel retorted amusement dancing in his eyes. Dumbledore knew he was not entirely successful in hiding his shock.
Dumbledore chuckled "Too true but you were the one who taught me Master Nicolas."
"Cant you even take a joke. All that training was for that snot faced idiots at the ministry. Anyway, do you have anything going on at Hogwarts this year?" Flamel asked.
"There is always something coming up every year at Hogwarts Master Nicolas. Perhaps you could help out if you came out of your self imposed exile of half a century. We could really use the help." Dumbledore said seriously.
"Don't you worry Al old boy. The so called prophecy shall come true. The people to fulfill it shall arrive in the time of need. It would be interesting to see what trouble they cook up. I have also got to see the Hogwarts." Flamel said almost gleefully but shook his head and continued "I wont be coming to specifically help you out with the war. This is not your war. I am only coming for a personal promise I made centuries ago. Let the young ones do their thing Albus and let your hair down for a bit. Tom doesn't have much time left among the living."
Albus Dumbledore was not a man who was easily shocked. He had seen many things in his long 150 plus years of life. He was usually the epitome of calm and collected in any situation. Yet he was completely baffled now "How… Who… When…" he stuttered in shock.
Flamel laughed creating a green mist to flow out of his figurine in the fire. "I still have a few nifty little tricks left. Like contacting you by floo for example and knowing you were in your office beforehand. I know you have been trying to locate the prophesized people but you need not worry about it as they have already started on Tom."
Dumbledore was even more startled to learn that his mentor knew he was in his office before hand. He would need to sweep the room for bugs again. He wondered how he could know this information before calling. It was near impossible and ingenious. He visibly resigned himself and recited the saying as per his mentor's rule "I am sorry Master Flamel. I am no match for your ingenuity and craftiness. I bow down before thee." It was a joke that Nicolas has invented when he was too formal.
"I just had to get you to do that again Al, don't feel so bad about that. Perenelle and I shall be coming to Hogwarts this year. Make some room for us will you? And before you pester me, I will not take that hook nosed grouchy dunce as my apprentice. (A/N: guess who that is? Answer at end of Chapter)" Flamel told him.
"I wish you would grace him with your knowledge master Nicolas. He really is worthy." He sighed and continued "There is always place for you at Hogwarts master Nicolas. If I cannot provide you with one, she will do it herself. You know as well as I do that she has always had a soft corner for mistress Perenelle. But, what about the press? If you tell them, the public's morale will be boosted."
"Do what you must but keep me away from them. I am liable to hex them before long. See you on August 1st Albus. Perenelle wants to look up something in the forest and the library." Nicolas Flamel said and cut the floo connection.
Albus Dumbledore moved back into his chair and sat down heavily. At least some of his troubles were averted. Master Nicolas would surely help. His arrival could boost the morale of the aurors and all residents too. He was intrigued about what Nicolas had implied. He had tried to decipher the prophecy in many ways and had never got a clear picture. The prophecy was too vague and it could point to several people. He had not deduced anything significant on his own in the last two years after its hearing. How had Nicolas surmised its contents when he had not been seen in over fifty years? It was entirely possible that he may have read it in one of the newspapers but it was unlikely. He must have some other source of information. Despite what Nicolas had told him, he could not take off his responsibility as the leader of the light.
He had to find the prophesized people and keep them safe. He had to train them to kill Tom and end this war. Tom had already eluded the other prophecy and he was afraid of Tom's capability to overcome even powerful things like prophecies. The people had to be found soon as he was not sure how long he could continue fighting.
30 June, Singapore
Kit and Ginny checked out of the hotel and flew to Singapore the next morning. It was very near to Malaysia by Kit's standards. They were surprised to learn that Singapore was a country on its own. It was just a very big city. There were tall buildings and automobiles everywhere. This was the only place where there were still so many automobiles being used.
The city overflowed with people but there was no hindrance of space. People were respectful and helped keep the city clean and running. There were very strict rules about cleanliness and hygiene. Both of them were surprised at the nature friendly laws and practices of people.
There were so many things to see in Singapore. Ginny asked kit to sense if there were any other witches or wizards in the area. Kit did not find any magical person in the whole country. They were delighted to note the progress made without any influence from wizards. Both decided that they would not use their special abilities during their stay. The only exception made was Ginny always disillusioned his sword as he refused to leave without it. There were tall skyscrapers and huge open areas. Technology was still used as there was no magical field to inhibit electricity. Just like in Malaysia, the sight of the city in the night was breathtaking, even more so from the sky with Kit.
They spent three days in Singapore visiting all the places they could. Kit took her to a movie at a multiplex. Ginny had never seen such advanced technology and was very impressed. Ginny had never been to a movie before. It took some time for Kit to explain the concept to her. He took her to a new comedy animation movie. Ginny loved it. She was in tears of laughter by the time movie ended. She insisted on watching one movie everyday there were in Singapore.
They visited the relatively new Tech center. It was a huge building covering several blocks. Inside was like a glimpse of a futuristic world. They could not guess almost 90 percent of the things displayed. There were screens of light displaying images of beauty. There were so many things with wires and electronic displays. Kit followed Ginny dazed at the level of technology in this single country. They both moved from display to display hearing about the experts explain the functions of appliances. There was everything from house hold appliances to high tech military grade electronic devices. There were many things that could help immensely in the war but they could never work without electricity. Kit was especially interested in the communication devices of military grade.
Kit exercised everyday but didn't go looking for any martial arts competitions as he had promised Ginny. He had decided to take time to enjoy with Ginny to the fullest. He had to get back to serious training once he reached Hogwarts anyway. He was determined to end the destruction and havoc caused by Voldemort and his death eaters. When he commented on that, Ginny replied that she was more worried about the mayhem he would cause given his nature.
Kit and Ginny experienced their first and probably last virtual reality simulations in the Tech center. Ginny blushed when Kit directed the machine to create some steamy scenes of them having sex. There were some interesting positions and games that Ginny thought they simply had to try that night. Suffice to say, both were extremely satisfied come next morning.
Kit had continued to read the book written by Jared. He had yet to find any new techniques or attacks. Until now, the book had covered training principles and the basics of martial arts. There were some styles of Cajuns listed there along with the styles Jared had learned under Goku, Piccolo and Vegeta. It was basically a free for all kind of training which relied heavily on 'On the spot' techniques. Kit found that Samurai arts and techniques were far superior and the ideas were similar to his Shaolin teachings. Shaolin also relied on quick thinking and only provided the base for any technique. Kit was interested to read the small tidbits written by Jared as he recalled the moments with Goku and others. There were also some entries regarding Jared's life. The book was more like a journal than a book on Saiyan training.
They were surprised to learn that Voldemort had not yet attacked any surrounding countries like Malaysia and Bangkok. All these three countries were close and small compared to the likes of England. Singapore was like a world untainted by Voldemort. The only difference in the way of things was the incorporation of wizarding currency.
Azkaban fortress
Lucius Malfoy was annoyed at his present situation. He was ordered to play second fiddle to a vampire. He was the head of the Malfoy family, a lord in the Lord Emperor's court and yet he was taking orders from a vampire. And that too for a job botched up by Jugson. He didn't even know the vampire and had yet to see him. His contact was another vampire who ferried messages between them. The vampire's progress was remarkable even if he would never admit it.
This morning he had obtained his orders from his Lord Emperor in the form of a letter. Currently his master was working on conquering smaller countries to include into his vast holdings. But he was looking forward to perform his ritual with the Weasley girl he had to obtain before the summer ended. He reread the letter before sending it off to the vampire.
Lucius and Chessler,
I trust you have both been preparing to obtain me my final ritual ingredient. I shall not be as lenient should you fail. Weasleys, the blood traitors shall all congregate at the eve of Ginerva's birthday. Wherever they shall gather, be it at their disgusting shack or at Hogwarts, I want the girl.
Do your Lord Emperor this service and you shall reap your rewards in Australia. I shall be able to conquer all after this ritual.
Lord Emperor Voldemort.
He enclosed the letter in the envelope again and waited for the messenger. Their lord had not informed them when the blood traitor's birthday was. He would have to rely on the vampire to find that out for him. There was still the matter of getting into Hogwarts if those rag tag idiots decided to hold celebrations there. He would also have to make preparations for Scrying ritual. He would even have to prepare to lead the attack with the vampire.
He wrote a letter following the etiquette expected of a pureblood family head to the vampire. Even if he was to cooperate with him, he would not beg or ask anything of him, a lowly Baron.
Baron Chessler,
Our Lord Emperor has instructed us to obtain the Weasley daughter on her birthday. I suggest you to ascertain the date. There is also the matter of the Scrying ritual. I feel it is better if you would arrange in on England soil. It should yield better results.
Give a thought about the diversion needed for my men to enter England on the date. You should also make plans to enter Hogwarts if they were to collect there. I advice you to make haste as our master is not pleased with the failures already occurred in this matter.
In service of Lord Emperor Voldemort,
Head of family Malfoy,
Lord Lucius Malfoy.
3 July, Bangkok
Kit and Ginny took a long detour to Bangkok. They had acquired too much luggage and the music system was getting cumbersome to carry around everywhere. So, Kit flew to their home in England to drop off the extra stuff with a powerful shield surrounding the luggage. It was a very short trip considering the speed he flew at.
Ginny and Kit reached Hong Kong, the capital of Bangkok early in the morning. After stowing the luggage in a hotel, they went out to explore the city. Hong Kong had a lot more variety than Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. There were huge skyscrapers and slums. People were from many walks of life. They even saw rickshaws pulled by people.
The local food was similar to Malaysian food. They tried many of the seafoods that were not available in England. Hong Kong was big. They took their time to see the city.
The amusement park fascinated Ginny. The entry and the rides were expensive because they required enormous amounts of electricity where it was in short supply. They went on almost all rides. They even went on Kiddie rides. Kit saw Ginny's excitement and obliged with her every request. They saw a cute dog show where different breeds of dogs performed numerous tricks. They participated in the games in the park. Kit won the prize in the shooting competition as he completed the whole course of targets. Ginny tried a few times but her aim was not that good yet. He also won the strength check competition. There were many young men there to show off in front of their girlfriends. A person had to hit a hammer on a small pedestal, which would cause a marker to rise on a scale based on the strength of the hit. When he hit it, the marker broke through the top of the scale. Both of them laughed but insisted on paying for the damage. The other people could only look on in astonishment.
Their next big stop was the shopping malls. There were many shopping malls side by side in a busy road. They met quite a few Englishmen and Americans in the malls. Kit sensed a few magical people in the city and told Ginny about it. They found another married magical couple whom they spent a little time with.
One of the days when the four of them were looking for a famous shoemaker, a group of muggers cornered them. Kit did not want to show his abilities. As he was still wearing his jacket, he could not move that fast but he did take four of them out. He got one with a hard chop on the back of the head and the other with a roundhouse kick. He escaped a few knife slashes, grabbed their wrists, and broke it. He knocked them out by hitting the pressure points in the temple. Ginny got the two remaining ones by a petrification spell and a stunning spell. Ginny put a stunning spell again on all of them. Being mischievous, Ginny cast a few more spells on them. One spelled 'Mugger' on their foreheads in an atrocious bright pink color. Another one made them smell like spoiled cheese and the other caused them unable to taste anything for a few days.
Kit continued to read his book and exercise two times a day for two hours each. He practiced his katas with and without his sword. He was nearing the stage where he could move twice as fast as a normal human. But it was no where near as fast as he truly was. He went flying with his jacket at nights to burn up his overflowing energy and develop endurance. He was coming up on Ki based attacks in the book. He was very eager to learn about them and he spent the free time reading.
They spent 6 days in Hong Kong before their trip was cut short. During all this time on their holiday, Kit and Ginny got a lot closer. They became more playful with each other and enjoyed their newfound happiness. They teased each other and played unexpected pranks on each other. Ginny had it easy as she could use magic. Kit on the other hand, came up with an effective retaliation. He found that Ginny was very ticklish. Whenever she played a prank on him, he would chase her and tickle her mercilessly until she submitted to him. He loved to hear her laughter all the time. He utilized all possible opportunities to make her laugh.
They had quite a few memorable events in the city. One was when Ginny played a prank on him as he was about to accept the room service. She made his shirt weigh a lot that caused him to fall to his knees in front of the server. It seemed like he was bowing in front of him. The server was flabbergasted, as he had not seen the spell hit him and Kit suddenly seemed to bow to him without any reason. This prank resulted in a water tickle war in the large bathroom tub. Another incident was at the Alligator Park where Kit accepted to do the dare of bungee jumping into the Alligator pit. Due to the extra weight, the cord broke and Kit fell into the pit. The result was a bunch of injured alligators and a terrified manager who hounded them to not file any case despite their assurance on the contrary.
9 July, Hong Kong
Their holiday came to a grinding halt on their seventh day in Hong Kong. Kit and Ginny were visiting the shopping mall in the centre of the city. The street was very crowded with the evening rush. They were waiting for their snack to get ready at the nearby roadside food stand when Kit felt the flare of magical energy.
It was similar to the disturbance created by Remus when he portkeyed the death eaters away two years ago. This was a massive one compared to that. As he watched, about a hundred death eaters landed in the middle of the street. Before he could do anything, all of them apparated to different parts within the crowd and started blasting everything.
Kit removed his jacket as he knew there was no way he could catch all of them with the added weight. He turned to Ginny who was preparing herself "Happy hunting Gin. Remember the charm you used to make my clothes heavier, you can use it on them. They wont know what hit them."
"Take care of yourself Ray. Don't worry about me." Ginny said.
"Alright but I'll put up a shield around you. You wont feel any different and it will block most of their curses." He said and put up two layers of shield as opposed to one as he told her. He had to know she would be safe or he would not be able to concentrate on the fight.
He kissed her roughly but she eagerly responded. With a smirk, he withdrew his sword and blurred out of focus. He had already decided that he would not use Ki blasts or wide charges of lightening as there were civilians everywhere. He removed his shoes while in motion while holding his sword with his teeth. He sensed the highest collection of death eaters and flew there. The death eaters were sending off explosion curses randomly, hitting both buildings and people. They were firing the death spell and torture spell, as he called them at whim. People were lying around dead and mutilated as death eaters continued causing chaos.
He did not bother to land as he flew around to decapacitate them. He moved too fast for them to see. He avoided the curses they were sending around. There were only ten of them in this group. He flew between them and beheaded them all. Before the first head could fall down, he had cut off the second head and so on. All off them were dead before they realized someone was attacking them. The civilians could only speculate what happened to them since he was gone before anyone realized that the attacks had stopped. The blood flowed from the necks of the beheaded death eaters as their bodies collapsed.
He sensed the next nearest group and flew to them. He spotted another ten of them. Four of them were standing back to back casting spells everywhere. He flew above them and sent four highly charged electric bolts at them. He did not stop to see if they hit and fried them. He already moved on to the other six, cutting off their heads as they were frozen by the screams of their comrades who were electrocuted. He was truly surprised himself at his astonishing speed. It was nothing short of amazing. The weighted clothes really helped.
He deduced that the death eaters were operating in groups on ten. The next group was within a shopping mall. He flew through the huge glass window and rushed at the death eaters. Two of them were quick enough to realize his presence and started firing curses at him. He cut off their heads and moved to the others. The others were trying to see where he was since they had heard the warning cries of their now dead brethren. He beheaded three more people quickly. Two of them, realizing that he could be anywhere, started firing spells randomly hoping to hit him. All of them missed him but hit the crowd. Kit briefly thought of stopping the curses but decided that he could end it easier if he killed them. The loss was life was unavoidable but he could keep it to a minimum. He landed in the midst of three death eaters quietly. He ripped the Adam's apple off of one of them and pierced another through the heart at the same time. Blood poured on him from both sides as he focused on the other death eaters. He held the other with his left hand so tightly that his lower jaw broke and he finished him off by cutting his head off. He lobbed the body at the other two death eaters causing them to fall in a heap. He stepped on the skulls of the two death eaters forcefully smashing them into mush.
He next came upon three teams working together. Two of the death eaters held a bag and were passing small pieces of cloth to four others. These four people were forcing civilians to take the piece of cloth which happened to be portkeys. The rest of them were herding the crowd towards these four. Only strong looking and young men and women were forced to take the portkeys. The rest were killed by the killing curse or tortured for their fun. One of the death eaters was muttering about slaves and not getting any fun. Kit understood that they were taking these prisoners to be their slaves.
He could not let this be. He beheaded the two people who were handing out portkeys. The blood sprayed the four death eaters who were forcing the portkeys to the crowd. They were too shocked by the blood to react. He beheaded them easily. He heard one of the death eaters shout "ENEMY VAMP". He snorted, a vamp indeed. How did these morons think that he was vamp as the Sun was still in the sky. The remaining 24 of them formed groups of four each and covered the backs of each other in a group. He spotted a clear white mask with red skull markings on one of the death eaters. From Sirius and Remus, he had learnt that it signified a squadron leader. He laughed as the fools had made it easier for him. He flew over each group and fired a Ki blast in their midst. The four of them in each group scattered with the force of the blast. Before they could recover, he cut them all. Some of them died due to ruptured skulls as they hit the ground hard by the force of the blasts. He only left the squadron leader alive. He knocked him out but hitting him temple with the butt of his sword. He picked up the sacks of portkeys and the squadron leader and dumped them on the nearest roof.
This time, people managed to get a glimpse of him. They tried calling out to him thanking him but he flew away. They saw him disappear but nobody thought to look to the sky for him.
He found the next group of death eaters at a conjunction where two busy roads met. They were firing fire spells at the automobiles, watching in glee as they blew up. There were already many smoldering burnt pieces of wreckage lying around. Two of them were stripping a young woman of her clothes as she screamed. The rest were killing people or torturing them. He flew at the two strippers and knocked them away. He cut another death eater in the way before advancing on them and firing two bolts of highly charged lightening. He landed amidst five closely standing death eaters and pushed his sword through the heart of one of them. The others noticed him and started firing spells at him, mostly the killing curse. He simply flew upwards as three of them were killed by their own spells. He killed the remaining one with a hard kick that smashed his jaw into his brain. The two remaining death eaters of the group were petrified with fear. He smashed both their heads together with such force that their skulls broke and brains were visible. This time too he could not help that the civilians got a good look of him.
He found his eighth group outside a busy restaurant setting fire to the nearby buildings and exploding the walls. He flew bodily into two of them standing near the burning restaurant, causing them to fly into the inferno created by themselves. He could hear their screams as he punched another through his neck with his left hand and skewed another with his sword. The left over six death eaters attacked him in earnest. He dodged their spells and kicked one in the gut while beheading one more. Blood spurted from the death eater's mouth as his lungs were crushed and ribs were broken. He twisted another's neck breaking it and pierced another through the heart. There were only two left. He quickly killed them by cutting off their heads. He was cutting off their heads so that he could stop all the groups faster. He would have loved to kill them slowly and painfully but innocent civilians were at risk. He flew towards the last remaining group as he guessed that either Ginny had killed off a group and moved to another or she was fighting the combined groups.
A bit earlier with Ginny
As soon as Kit flew away, she muttered Illusio Vulpis pointing to herself. She used an advanced variation of the disillusion charm that could not be dispelled by a simple Finite Incantium.
She apparated to the roof of a nearby shopping mall to see where the death eaters were. She spotted a bunch of them two streets away. She apparated there only to find that they fell dead without their heads. Kit had gotten here before her. Her soft crack garnered the attention of the relieved crowd but she quickly apparated away to another tall building roof.
She apparated to the next visible disturbance. The death eaters did not hear her soft crack of apparition due to the explosion curses they were sending everywhere. She spotted four of them together covering each others backs. There were six more of them around killing and torturing at their whim. She apparated to the farthest death eaters and muttered Vettero from behind at his neck. The decapacitation curse took off his head. She knew she had to be silent and disillusioned. She moved silently towards another death eater. She thought 'Abilio' and pointed the wand at his throat. The advanced cutting curse slit his throat. She thought that the spilling of blood may have affected before but now she was high on adrenalin and could care less about filth that caused death and destruction.
She did not deter herself from using the combat curses that she knew. She may have not known the specific range of combat spells like aurors but she had researched and learnt most of them and more obscure ones by herself. She remembered a specific piercing curse and fired it at another death eater muttering Perdol Asium while making a sharp jabbing motion with her wand. The death eater's heart had a hole as a scream died in his throat.
She apparated behind another two death eaters standing close by. She quickly fired Abilio twice at them nonverbally. Both of them collapsed with the back of their necks cut and spinal cord broken. She spotted another death eater nearby and jabbed at his heart while muttering Perdol Asium. His heart was pierced and he collapsed.
The four death eaters were firing spells at all directions having noticed an attacker killing them. She quickly thought of a plan and moved a little closer to the group. She cast a area silencing charm, Multiplicus Silencio , waving her wand in an arc. She noted that they were panicking as someone invisible was attacking them and killing them off. Being silenced, their notion of unchallenged attack was shattered. They could not think properly because of hysteria.
Ginny focused on her magic as she made an 'L' shaped motion with her wand thinking 'Explodra'. The explosion curse landed amidst them. She had deliberately aimed at their feet causing shards of cement pavement piercing their legs. Without waiting for them to recover, she fired Abilio five times continuously at them silently. When the smoke from the explosion curse settled down, she noted that two of them were dead and other two were bleeding from deep wounds. She moved closer to them and fired Vettero at them mercilessly. She was still disillusioned and the people around her were looking around for their savior.
She knew these people would need help but the death eaters were still attacking. Many people were trapped under debris and needed urgent medical attention. She was sure Kit could take care of all others but she could not sit still when death eaters were attacking.
She quickly apparated to a few streets away where she and Kit had been to a good restaurant. Once again, she apparated to a roof top and surveyed her surroundings. She spotted three other attacks. One of them had stopped suddenly and she guessed Kit was moving towards another nearby attack. She apparated near them and ducked to avoid a random curse. She reinforced the disillusion charm by tapping her head with her wand and muttering Illusio Vulpis.
Again there were ten of them. She killed two of them easily enough with Vettero. Then she was spotted because a stray curse hit the shield Kit had put up and the pale blue shield deflected the dark gray curse. The death eater behind her shouted to the others "SOMEONE IS HERE UNDER DISILLUSION CHARM". All of them immediately fired curses at her general location. She apparated behind them but one of the death eaters still heard her soft crack of apparition. He directed them to spread out and watch each other's backs. He told the two near him "Cover me while I cast an area revelation charm. I don't want anyone to escape." Hearing that, Ginny apparated further away beyond the range of hearing of the death eaters. She knew very few spells that had no color and they were useless directly.
She remembered Kit's advice and made a plan to charm the death eaters' robes. She avoided the killing curses and Crucios sent by other death eaters and approached the death eater standing farthest from others. She knew she didn't have time until the area revealing charm was cast. The death eaters she was facing were far more intelligent than the previous group. She had not faced any problems before but she would have a hard time now facing all of them if she was revealed. She pointed wand at the death eater's mid section, waved in a circular pattern and muttered the weight increasing charm Torentat Kiltono 1000 to make his robes weight a 1000 kilograms. As soon as the death eater collapsed from the weight, another death eater pointed towards her and her disillusion charm was dispelled.
She fired off a volley of curses before apparating away Perdol Asium, Vettero, Perdol Asium, Abilio, Abilio, Abilio. Most of the death eaters put up strong shields but two off them fell to her curses. One of the piercing curses got one in the shoulder and the cutting curse beheaded him. Another's wand arm was cut off by the decapacitation curse and the cutting charm hit him across his chest. His ribs broke and a part of his heart was also sliced killing him. She was hit with a few murky yellow curses from others but the shield held up under the onslaught.
They quickly spotter her and grouped together in a circle and the leader instructed "You two, fire shield disabling curses and the others, take her out."
She apparated once again, a bit farther away this time. The lead death eater put a sonorous on himself and said "IF YOU DON'T COME AND FIGHT, WE WILL KILL ALL OF THEM HERE."
Ginny had no choice but to fight them. But she would not do it on their terms. She apparated to a nearby roof and tapped herself on the head and muttered Illusio Vulpis. She guessed that they would not expect another disillusioned attack so soon and she would be able to take out a few of them. She apparated within range and fired a slew of curses at the tightly formed group. Explodra, Explodra, Abilio, Ablio, Vettero, Abilio, Perdol Asium, Perdol Asium. They had put up shields and so most of her spells were not effective. But they had not counted on the shards of cemented pavement hitting them due to explosion curses. They had put up strong magical shields and not physical ones. Only the last piercing curse got through the shield but the damage was done. Two of them were bleeding but alive and the others were firing at her general direction.
Back with Kit
Kit arrived at the last group just as the volley of curses from Ginny ended. He sensed Ginny nearby before she apparated a few feet away. The death eaters had not spotted him yet and he took advantage of that. He fired multiple bolts of lightening from both his hands frying all five of them to death.
He landed on the ground covered in spots of blood. His sword was in right hand and his left hand was dripping blood. Ginny had dispelled her disillusion charm and ran towards him and hugged him. He held her with his left hand and told her "I don't sense any other attacks here Ginny. Are you ok?"
"Yes. Not one scratch on me." She said proudly.
"Great going Ginny. Could you clean off the blood?" he asked.
"Sure Ray." She said as she cleaned him of blood as she had done before. Noticing that he did not have his boots or jacket on, she muttered "Accio Ray's jacket, Accio Ray's boots". After a few seconds, they zoomed towards her. Before they could hit her, Ray caught them. He thanked her and proceeded to don the jacket when they were interrupted.
Two elderly men came running towards them clutching mobile phones and spoke rapidly in Japanese. (HELP! HELP! Please help others as you have helped us. We beg you warrior. There are similar attacks in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.)
Hearing them, Kit addressed Ginny "Wait just one moment. There are attacks going on in Malaysia and Singapore. I want to get the squadron leader I had knocked out."
At Ginny's nod, he discarded his jacket and flew towards the roof where he had deposited the death eater. He sensed the area around him to pin point the location. He found him and flew back to Ginny slinging him over his shoulder. He had not extended his sensing ability further than the city as he had not expected more attacks. Now he extended his senses beyond the country's borders. He sensed a few magical people in the country and a lot of magical activity in Singapore and in the direction of Malaysia. He knew there were no magical people in Singapore. There was too much magic being used to discern the exact number of death eaters in Singapore and Malaysia.
He reached Ginny and dumped the death eater. He unmasked him and looked to Ginny for recognition. She shook her head and said "I don't recognize him. Doesn't look like English to me. I have removed the charms on your jacket and boots. I would feel better if you had more protection."
"Thank you Gin." He said and kissed her briefly. The crowd was looking at him for help. He guessed that most of them had relatives or friends in the other two countries. He also spotted the American couple they had befriended in the crowd. He sensed a few more witches and wizards nearby too. He addressed the crowd in Japanese first (Those who can do magic, please help in repairing the damage and rescuing people from debris. Try to heal the wounded as best as you can. We will be back with more help as soon as we have countered the attacks in Singapore and Malaysia. Some of you watch over this scumbag but don't hurt him too much as we may need more information from him.)
The elder who had spoken before addressed him on everyone's behalf (We shall do as you directed warrior. Thank you for the help.)
Ginny had tied the death eater by ropes and stunned him again. Kit addressed the Americans and other tourists in English next "I am guessing most of you are magical since it is not possible to travel otherwise. Those who want to help here can stay here. Those who want to fight come here." As he had guessed, all the 10 tourists were magical. 4 of them moved to help others and the remaining six of them approached him.
"Alright. The six of you plus Ginny will be going to Singapore and I will take care of death eaters in Malaysia. To protect you, I shall put a shield over you that will protect you from all curses except the unforgivables. Ginny knows a charm to hide herself. If you know it, you can perform it on yourselves, otherwise let her do it on you. If you know anything else that may help, discuss it amongst yourselves. Ginny you know to create a portkey right?" he asked.
"Yes. I will create one to park so that we wont be under attack directly." She picked up a mask from one of the fallen death eaters and whispered Portus emitting a blue light.
Kit asked Ginny "Gin, can you contact Sirius or Remus? Should we tell them so that they can get more help from Hogwarts? Do you want me to go there?"
"No need. If you are not tired, you can take care of the attacks before they can muster up the forces and come here. I cannot apparate that far anyway and I doubt there is a floo network nearby. We can call them later for repairs and medical." She replied.
Kit had put up shields on them in the meanwhile. He told them "I have put up shields around you. You cannot see them but you can spot a pale blue outline. They are stronger than they look."
Ginny spoke next "I was thinking of the advanced disillusion charm. It is not dispelled by the finite and can only be revealed by an advanced counter charm or an area revealing spell. If anyone has better ideas, you can tell me."
All six of them were in their twenties of early thirties. One of them spoke up in an American accent "I have not heard about such a charm. You can do it on us. I suggest we silence our shoes and use fatal curses. We need to do guerrilla fighting if we want to survive. I am grateful for the shields but the death eaters are prone to using unforgivables. If we are not spotted, we can fight them easier. Fight to kill with no mercy as we can expect any from them."
The others cheered and agreed. While Ginny performed the disillusion spells, Kit donned his jacket and boots. When all were ready with silenced feet and disillusions, Kit spoke to them "Listen to Ginny people and stay together. If you cannot take them out, stall them until I get there. If you see me, apparate away as I am liable to hurt you too in the process."
One of the disillusioned women spoke up "I am not arguing that you helped take care of the attack here but we never saw anything. What makes you so confident you can take care of them yourself? Are you a Magi? And how did you move so fast?"
Kit grinned ferally as he answered "I am their worst nightmare. I am not a Magi or even a wizard. I don't have an ounce of magic in me."
"But how? I saw you disappear. If you cannot apparate, how can you do that?" asked another.
"Come on people this is not the time for a Spanish Inquisition. Ray cannot do magic but he is far more capable than any witch or wizard. Are you satisfied? If you have more questions, we can find time after we take care of the attacks. And do as he says, you don't want to get on his bad side." Ginny spoke for him.
Kit sensed Ginny's energy signature and grabbed her in a hug. After two tries, he found her lips and kissed her. He whispered "Stay safe. Don't take unnecessary risks please. Or wait to take them until I get there."
"I don't have to tell you the same. Though knowing you, it will only be a waste of time." Ginny whispered back.
Kit grinned and replied "You know me too well." Then he spoke loudly addressing all of them "Cheerio guys. See you soon. Don't have too much fun before I get there." He said cheekily as he flew away.
All of them heard the sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier. Except Ginny, the others could not understand the reason for the sound. "Is he crazy? He calls fighting death eaters for your life fun?" one of the men asked incredulously.
"Fighting is fun for him and he loves to hunt death eaters. Now let us get going." Ginny spoke and fished out the portkey. "Are all of you touching the portkey?" she asked. When she got affirmations, she tapped the portkey with her wand and spoke the password "Ray kicks ass".
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kit flew as fast as he could to Kuala Lumpur. He wanted to finish them all quickly and get to Ginny. He sensed the death eaters broken into groups and all of them were within the city. He estimated that there were around two hundred death eaters. He sensed that they were in four groups and he sensed the flares of portkey magic.
He hurried to the biggest group of sixty and started annihilating them. Like in Hong Kong, a few of them were forcing the captured civilians to take the portkeys while others were torturing and raping people. Luckily for him, about thirty of them were watching a torture show put up by one of the death eaters. He fired a massive amount of electric bolts towards them killing them all. He beheaded the death eaters who were handling the portkeys. Now aware of his presence, one of the death eaters apparated away and the rest were looking for him. He was in the air where none of them looked. He picked them off one by one too fast for them to see.
He picked up the portkeys in the sack and left them on a rooftop so that no one could touch them accidentally. His clothes were once again soaked in blood.
He quickly moved to the next group. He found that they were prepared for him. He assumed that the death eater who had apparated away warned them. They were as prepared as they could be but it proved to be useless. In fact, it helped him more. They had formed a tight group and had arranged themselves in a circle. He fired multiple Ki blasts at them at a fast pace and followed it up with a wide arc of electric bolts. Only then he realized that there were other death eaters in sniper positions on nearby buildings. He sensed them easily enough and cut them up with his sword.
He found another group to be similarly prepared and followed the same routine to kill most of them. The snipers had no chance to get him.
The last group were still fighting with what seemed to be a magical resistance. There were about 25 witches and wizards firing spells at the death eaters from behind made up barriers. He sensed some wards as he entered the area. About 20 death eaters were dead and five of the resistance were dead. The death eaters were also behind magically protected barriers. He guessed the wards were anti - apparition wards since none of them apparating.
He demolished the barriers with Ki blasts and fired bolts of lightening in the general vicinity of death eaters. The resisting witches and wizards took advantage of this and fired exploding curses on the death eaters. A few death eaters tried to make a run for it but he was killed by Kit easily. Kit had knocked out the lead death eater who had a silver mask. He was the only death eater alive in the region.
Kit extended his senses to find if there were any more death eaters remaining. He had learnt that all death eaters had a specific energy signature apart from their own magical signature. When he was up close, he found the reason to be a skull shaped tattoo with a snake for a tongue on their left forearm. This tattoo was the source of this corrupted energy signature.
The resisting witches and wizards approached him. One of them asked him in English guessing that he would understand since he looked like a foreigner "We are thankful for your help stranger. Who are you?"
Kit noticed that all of them were locals. He guessed they had learnt magic from China or Japan as he didn't sense any other place in the country with wards depicting a magical society. He told them "Who I am is of no consequence. If you would wait just one second, I need to get more information from this death eater here." He removed the mask to find an oriental face looking at him.
He held him up and hit the death eater with his index and middle fingers at the base of his neck and near the joints of shoulder blades. There were three pressure points there which caused a person to be paralyzed neck down when hit. He hit the pressure point in the temple to wake him up. Then he asked the old man who had addressed him "Could you hit him with a tickling curse and an itching curse for a few seconds?"
The wizard could not make out what he had done to the death eater. What harm could be done by a tickling and itching hex? He wanted to hit the death eater with a cutting curse or a pain curse. He had recognized the silver mask as one of the lords or fiefs. But he did as he was told. He heard the death eater scream and shake his head violently without moving his body. The death eater begged for him to stop in Chinese. He stopped when Kit signaled him to and was surprised when Kit spoke coldly in Chinese (This will continue unless you tell what you know about this attack and the ones in Singapore and Bangkok.)
All of them in the surrounding area were terrified at the cold edge in which Kit spoke. They unconsciously flinched and felt compelled to answer him even if they were not the ones at which the question was directed.
The death eater spoke rapidly in Chinese taking hacking breaths (There were only three attacks. One here, one in Bangkok and another in Singapore. We were ordered to take as many slaves as we could from here and Bangkok. We were to destroy Singapore and keep the loot for ourselves.)
Kit asked him forcefully (Where are you taking the people and how are they getting there?)
The death eater answered meekly (The slaves are portkeyed to an island from which they are taken in ships to different lands.)
Having heard enough, Kit cut off his head impassively. He had to get to Ginny soon but he had to rescue the prisoners. Wanting to get all this done fast, he asked the collected witches and wizards "Will you all help me get back the prisoners and the attack in Singapore. The attack in Bangkok is already defeated."
The spokesman who was a man in mid forties answered him "Of course we will help. What do you need us to do?"
"I need a portkey back here. A few of you need to prepare mass portkeys to bring back prisoners after I come back from dealing with death eaters holding the prisoners. The rest of you can go to Singapore to help out in the attack until I get there." He told them.
One of the young wizards spoke insolently "Who are you to order us foreigner? We can deal with them as we did here. How dare you tell that you can take care of all the death eaters holding the prisoners by yourself…"
Whatever he was about to say was cut off by Kit. He had covered the distance between them too quick for anyone to follow and was holding the insolent boy by his throat. He was worried about Ginny and this guy was not helping him. He spoke harshly "Do not antagonize me wizard. I can easily deal with all of you here without breaking a sweat. Do as I tell you and don't interrupt me. I have to go stop the attack in Singapore soon."
He dropped the guy and addressed the man who had spoken before "Whoever you are, you are in charge. Give me a portkey have the other portkeys ready. I shall be back after I deal with the death eaters there. If you can, send a few to Singapore otherwise let them help in the repairs."
The man nodded and picked up a stone and created a portkey. He gave it to Kit and told him "The activation word is 'Champion'. I shall do as you ask."
Kit put the portkey in his jacket pocket and took one of the wands lying about. He went to the rooftop where he had dropped the sack of portkeys. He picked up one of the portkeys and tapped it with the wand. He felt a tug at his navel at the activation of the portkey.
He found himself on an island. He ducked a red beam that was sent at him. He instinctively hurled a bolt of lightening at the attacker and killed the death eater. He quickly surveyed the surrounding area and found only 15 death eaters including the one he had killed now. Then he noticed that all of the prisoners were knocked out and they were being floated into the ships by a few death eaters. He quickly dispatched all the death eaters using a few bolts of lightening and his sword.
He noticed that his attacks were slower. His energy levels were depleting and his muscles were protesting against the strain. But he still more than a match to any death eaters he would meet. He could still continue and he could always power up if he faced too much trouble.
He did not have time to remove the people from the ships and destroy them. So he took the portkey back to Malaysia.
He found the wizard he had left in charge and three others preparing portkeys. He went to him and told him "The death eaters are dead. The prisoners are knocked out. There are three ships with people in it. Unload the people and destroy the ships. I will give you the portkeys to take you there."
Without waiting, he flew to the rooftop and brought back the sack of portkeys. He told the man again "This sack contains the portkeys the death eaters were using. Destroy the remaining ones. I trust you can take it from here. I will send help for repairs and medical later."
"Ok. Thank you for your help." The man replied.
Singapore
Kit put a burst of speed and flew towards Singapore as fast as he could. He covered the distance in a few seconds flat. His desperation of finding Ginny overrode his fatigue from all the fighting he had done. There would be hell to pay after the fight. He sensed Ginny and flew towards her. She and the other six witches and wizards from Bangkok were fighting a rather large number of death eaters and winning. The death eaters were shooting spells in all directions in panic. There were about 12 of the death eaters left.
Even though he had given them a warning, Kit didn't want to accidentally hurt any wizards on their side. He flew overhead the death eaters and fried them with lightening. There was another squadron leader among them. He knocked him out hitting him on the back of his neck. He waited until the disillusioned fighters stopped firing spells.
He called out "You can remove the charm now." He saw them all appear one by one. "Have any one of you seen more wizards I sent from Malaysia?" he asked.
Ginny answered for them "No Ray. We were on our own. Till now we have overcome 4 groups. Only two groups proved a bit troublesome as they had 20 death eaters instead of 10."
"Great job all of you. Now take a breather till I finish off here. Oh and keep him alive." He said as he pointed to the squadron leader. "Gin, see you in a few minutes." He said and winked at her before flying off again. To all others, he just seemed to disappear but only Ginny knew that he could fly.
He flew towards the nearest death eater concentration. There were 10 of them causing as much damage as possible. They had leveled a few blocks of buildings completely. The destruction they had caused was notable considering there were only 10 of them. He swooped down and beheaded two of them in a single strike. He did not even give the others time to realize they were under attack. He beheaded all of them quickly and flew off in search of more death eaters to kill.
He spotted the next ten near the huge Tech center. The tech center was in ruins and the death eaters were levitating huge blocks of stone and dropping them on people held in place by other death eaters. He flew below the recently dropped piece of ceiling. He quickly put his sword in the jacket holster and held the stone in both hands. The eyes of people below whose life he had saved were huge with disbelief. The large piece of ceiling must have weighed quite a bit as he found it a bit difficult to hold on to it. His low energy levels didn't help either. He tossed it right on top of four very surprised death eaters.
There was a giant splat as blood flowed from beneath the chunk of ceiling, which had cracked from the fall. He wringed the necks of two death eater with both his hands killing them instantly. He fired a bolt of lightening at another death eater. He withdrew his sword and swung it in an arc above him cutting two death eaters at their mid sections. They fell down in two pieces. The last death eater was killed by a bolt of lightening.
He found the final group of death eaters battling the 20 or so wizards from Malaysia. As soon as he reached there, the last death eater fell. As soon as he landed, he was greeted with a barrage of spells. He avoided all of them easily and shouted "Whoa! Calm down. It is only me."
"We apologize warrior. We were all high on adrenalin and we had just finished with these scum here." One of them told him.
"Oh, its alright. Thank you for your help. You can go back to your homes and help there. I will send aid soon." Kit told them. They nodded and one of them created a portkey to take them home.
He flew back to Ginny and her group. He addressed them all "Could some of you stay here until I send aid here? The attacks are taken care of and other wizards left to their homes. You can help with the repairs if you are not tired."
"Okay we will stay here but we have a few questions for you when you get back." One wizard told him.
"Yeah. Whatever those shields were, they were awesome man. I would be a goner if it was not for those shield on a couple of occasions." Spoke another.
"Sure. Now excuse us please." He said as he swooped a surprised Ginny and kissed her hungrily while he flew towards England.
A/N: The spells were simply made up on my whim. The list is as follows:
Abilio – advanced cutting curse
Vettero – decapacitation curse
Perdol asium – piercing curse
Illusio vulpis – advanced disillusion charm
Multiplicus silencio – area silencing charm
Explodra – explosion curse
Torentat kiltono 1000 – weight setting charm
Answer to the question: Severus Snape. Dumbledore had written letters to Flamel about taking Snape on as an apprentice repeatedly. He wanted the young man to benefit from the knowledge and it would prove very useful in the war. But Flamel had heard about his attitude towards children and refused to teach him. Flamels have always loved children and they refuse to teach anyone who does not appreciate life in all its forms.