A/N: Hola all! Long time no see, long time no abc.
I have had alot other things in my life, like moving to another town and graduating from school and a new job, so there hasn't been time to write.
But I promised that this will be finished!
Still, I do not speak English as my mother tongue so don't mind little errors. But note me if there are some big, very disturbing typos. I am still too lazy to get a beta reader. And my mind has been wandering when I try to concentrate on something... *forgot what was saying* ..so...
Try to enjoy.
War after the War: Chapter 16
Ichigo shunpoed back to school. Other Soul Reapers were waiting him at the school's entrance.
"Kurosaki. Where were you?" Hitsugaya frowned when Ichigo appeared next to them. Orange-head ran a hand through his hair: "I was checking that Hagrid will get away safely. So what's the situation?"
"Harry, Ron, Hermione and some other students have left the school yards some time ago." Toshiro frowned: "Even I can't feel their spiritual pressures anymore."
"How is that possible?" Ichigo gaped at them: "Why didn't you notice it earlier?"
"We were fighting hollows!" Rukia bit her lip: "There was a huge invasion in here!" Renji was nodding next to him: "There were like dozens of hollows…"
"I am pretty sure that it was planned attack. More like a decoy. Weirdest thing is that Umbridge has disappeared as well." Matsumoto frowned worriedly. Ichigo's eyes widened. No way… That couldn't be true.
"Shit!" Ichigo stomped the ground: "Why the hell this happened? That bastard…!"
"Who?"
Ichigo narrowed his eyes and took few steps towards the school: "Voldemort. Follow me, let's go to check Umbridge's office if we find anything useful."
They quickly shunpoed to the office. Nothing seemed to be out of the place. Cats stared them from the walls and everything was clean. Ichigo crouched next to hearth, and swiped something from the floor.
"Floo Powder…" he turned to look at the hearth: "Who they wanted to speak with?"
At the same time Harry and others arrived in London. They were going to Ministry of Magic's headquarters.
Thestrals landed with soft thump, and when Ron got on the ground he muttered: "Never… Never again…"
Creatures called thestrals had big bat-like wings and they resembled skinny horses. Only people, who have witnessed death, can see them.
"What now?" Luna asked from Harry.
"Here", Harry gestured at old phone booth: "Come on!" he rushed others when they hesitated. Ron and Ginny walked in the booth, Hermione, Luna and Neville came behind them and Harry crammed in after Luna.
"Person who is closest the phone, call at number six two four four two!" Harry said.
Ron did what Harry demanded and cold woman's voice echoed in the booth: "Welcome to Ministry of Magic. Please, state your names and your business."
Harry quickly started to list names.
"No way…" Ichigo bit his lip. He had arrived at Grimmauld Place 12, just to hear that Sirius didn't know where Harry and others were either: "Where the hell could they be?"
Sirius frowned worriedly, scratching his stubble.
"We should inform others."
Ichigo nodded slowly, gazing in the nothing. He thought a while: "I am going to check one thing." with that he left so quickly that it seemed like he had disappeared in thin air.
"I hate when he does that." Renji whined.
In the Ministry, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Neville and Ginny had finally gotten to the Department of Mysteries which Harry had seen in his dreams.
"What is with this place?" They had walked through rooms filled with weird devices, brains and clocks, and now they were standing in a huge hall. There were tall shelves and they contained thousands of glass balls. Group walked between racks, and stopped when Ron found a ball with Harry's name on it.
"My name? What is it?"
Harry took the glass ball, examining it. Suddenly they heard a voice behind them:
"Very good Potter, now slowly turn around and give it to me."
Ichigo slammed old mansion's dining room's doors open. He rushed inside just to discover that whole place was abandoned.
"Damn!" he swore, hitting the table.
"Voldemort seems to be cleverer than you thought." Zangetsu sighed.
"I underestimated him… I should have been more careful."
"This all happen because you are too naïve, king." Shiro mocked him: "Do you ever learn?"
Ichigo didn't answer. He sat down to Voldemort's old seat, trying to identify with him: What would Ichigo do if he was evil Lord. Decoys? Had Voldemort lured Harry and others somewhere with something? Of course he had lured them somewhere. If you can't get to them, just get them out!
Ichigo jumped up and walked around the table. But where would he want to lure them?
In the Grimmauld Place, Dumbledore had arrived when he had heard that Harry disappeared along others. They found Kreacher, and after few orders house-elf had to tell them what he knew. It appeared that Harry got a vision about Sirius in Ministry, where he went with other students.
"Hmm…" Dumbledore thought. They gathered in to kitchen: "We need to prepare for a fight immediately. Do you know where Ichigo is?" he turned at Soul Reapers. Hitsugaya shrugged: "No one knows. He said that he needs to check out something. That idiot is always missing when he's needed. Typical." white haired Captain put his hands in his pockets.
"I have my guesses where he is right now…" Headmaster stroked his beard: "I am sure that he will be there as well."
People frowned, but Dumbledore didn't give any details: "We need to go. They are probably in danger right now."
At the same time Harry and others had fought their way in huge hall with big stone arch. Harry's back still ached from falling into the room. He staggered to platform where the arch stood, seeing that Death Eaters followed him from the brain-room. Black hooded people followed him to the platform, panting as badly as Harry.
"Your fight is over now, Potter", Lucius Malfoy stretched arms and took his skull-mask off: "Now give me the prophecy like good boys should."
"If… If others leave, I will give it to you!" Harry suggested desperately. Some Death Eaters laughed.
"You can't afford to be bargain. You see, here are ten of us against you… Or didn't Dumbledore teach you to count?" Malfoy grinned.
"HE IS NOT ALONE!"
Neville jumped next to Harry, holding his still-bleeding nose: "I am with him!"
"Neville!" Harry gasped: "You should run away!"
"No way, Harry. We are friends. And why else would I have been learning these things with you?" he said bravely, but Harry could see terror in boy's eyes.
Ichigo finally arrived to the Ministry. He found out that other Guild Members were already inside and going to help Harry. Soul Reaper hurried to the phone booth, grasped the handset and started to type Ministry's number… Just to realize that he didn't know it. Dumbfounded Ichigo stood in lifeless phone booth, holding handset and wondering what to do, while other Shinigamis and wizards finally got in the Arch room.
"HARRY!" Sirius yelled and bolted towards them from the door. He attacked Death Eaters, successfully distracting them and causing black-hooded people to turn at him. After Sirius, other people from Guild arrived, and soon tall hall turned into a war zone. Spells flight around the room, some hitting the target and some not. Harry tried to get Neville out of the fight, helping him upwards the stone benches. But it was hard to hold the glass ball at the same time, and it slipped off from Harry's hand. He and Neville watched as the ball shattered in tiny pieces and ghostly image appeared. They couldn't hear what it said, but obviously it had something to do with the prophecy.
After the show, mist disappeared leaving only sharp glass behind. Harry turned to look at the arch and watched as Sirius started battling with Bellatrix. He was distracted when Malfoy appeared in the front of him: "POTTER. THE PROPHECY! NOW!"
Spreading his arms and smirking, Harry answered: "Sorry, it's already gone." then he pointed shattered glass on the floor. Blood escaped Malfoy's face.
At the same time, outside the Ministry, one orange haired reaper wondered what to do. After circling around the building, he knew that without magic it was impossible to get in. With right phone number it would work, but…
"Damn!" he cursed aloud: "What the fuck am I going to do now? Eh?"
"Good evening." a chilly voice behind Ichigo startled him. He turned around, just to see pair of snake-like eyes, white skin and slits where nose should be.
"How about a deal, hmm?"
"Voldemort." Ichigo frowned: "What are you doing here?"
Man just chuckled and took few steps forward. Then he turned around: "I saw that you had some problems here, isn't that right?" he smiled when Ichigo's scowl deepened: "So I was thinking that if we could help each other."
"LOOK HARRY! DUBBLEDORE!" Neville screamed, suddenly smiling. Harry frowned: "What?"
"DUBBLDORE, LOOK, DUBBLEDORE!" other boy pointed at the doors. Harry turned and saw an old man with long white beard coming down the steps. It really was Dumbledore. Some Death Eaters who had realized the situation, tried to escape, but it was in vain. No one could escape.
Only pair, who still fought, was Bellatrix and Sirius. They were so concentrated on the battle that they didn't notice Dumbledore.
They watched as Bellatrix managed to hit Harry's godfather, causing him to fall through the curtain hanging at arch. Bellatrix screamed triumphantly, but it didn't mean anything, right? Sirius would just climb back and continue the fight.
But no one came back.
"SIRIUS!" Harry yelled: "SIRIUS!"
Voldemort and Ichigo stood in the corridor. Wizard had let Ichigo inside, but didn't tell which way he needed to go to find others. So it was a standoff.
"What are you waiting for?" Soul Reaper lifted other eyebrow: "I mean, don't you want to go to help your subordinates to make sure that they get what you want?"
Voldemort didn't answer. He was still examining the dark magic he had acquired. It felt wonderful. Deal was a success.
He had demanded Ichigo to give him some of his powers, magic, whatever it is, in exchange that he helps orange-head inside. Shinigami had grunted in disapproval, but agreed anyways.
Ichigo sighed when he took his hand off snake-like man's chest. This wasn't good, but he couldn't do anything about it. Soul Reaper had to get inside, no matter what. He just was careful not to give much reiatsu.
"Che…" Ichigo gritted his teeth, loathing man with him. Voldemort noticed how air around orange-head turned darker and smirked. Boy was furious.
Ichigo leaned his back against the wall, noticing someone running towards them. He recognized woman immediately. Bellatrix Lestrange. What was she doing here?
She bowed deeply at Voldemort and ignored Ichigo who sighed.
"He is coming here, my Lord…" she quickly whispered from the ground. Voldemort smiled: "Good job", and turned to Ichigo: "Now, step a bit further, I don't want you to meddle with my business."
Ichigo frowned but shunpoed behind a desk where he couldn't be seen. Voldemort had disappeared somewhere as well, and other person arrived from same direction as Bellatrix. He couldn't see who it was, but Ichigo's chest clenched when woman started babble: "Come here, come here, little Harry…"
No way. No fucking way. Harry was in there? With Voldemort and that crazy woman? What is he thinking?
"NOW GIVE ME THE PROPHECY, POTTER!"
First Harry didn't answer anything, but then he yelled: "I don't have it anymore, I broke it!" Ichigo glanced at Bellatrix whose eyes widened from shock and she tried to call prophecy with a spell. Of course, nothing happened.
"YOU LIE, POTTER!" woman screamed furiously and then started crawling on the ground: "I'm sorry, master! I am so sorry! What should I do my lord…?"
"What are you doing?" Harry laughed: "He can't hear you from here!"
"Actually", voice responded: "I can."
Ichigo scowled and got ready to interfere if he was needed.
But he wasn't.
When things started to get too serious and Soul Reaper almost bolted between Harry and killing spell, a statue came alive from fountain. Spell bounced back from its gilded surface when headless wizard statue spread his arms to protect Harry.
Ichigo froze in his tracks.
Voldemort frowned: "What…?"
"Dumbledore!"
White-skinned man spat on the ground, venomously glaring at older man. Soul Reaper realized that this would be interesting show to watch, and Harry was safe with the headmaster.
"It wasn't a good idea to come here tonight, Tom." Dumbledore walked closer, using his real name: "Aurors are on the way…"
"Before that I am out of here and you are dead!" Voldemort grimaced. He sent other killing spell, not hitting Dumbledore but a desk next to Ichigo, lighting Soul Reaper's sleeve on fire: "Eh fuck!" he swore, nobody noticing him because Dumbledore had already countered. Spell was impressively strong for a mere human.
"You don't try to kill me, Dumbledore?" Voldemort asked after blocking: "You really are above barbarianism like that?"
"We both know that a man can be destroyed with other ways as well." The headmaster stated, still walking towards Voldemort like nothing could scare him in this world.
"I must confess that taking your life wouldn't be satisfying enough for me…"
"Nothing is worse than death!" Voldemort growled.
"There you are wrong." Dumbledore said, still walking closer to him: "You have never been able to understand that there are worse things than death, and it's the biggest weakness of yours…"
Voldemort stayed silent, narrowing his eyes and grinning: "Really? Well then, let me show you the real death."
Swinging his wand, he took couple steps away from confused Dumbledore and some kind of bluish ghost appeared between them. Voldemort pulled a chain off its chest, and white substance started to spread from the hole.
"Tom, what…?"
Ghost took a shape of huge insect. Not an ordinary one, but it had some kind of stone mask with huge mouth. Whole thing was couple meters long with its thin legs.
"…is that…?" headmaster continued, frowning this time. "You know that this is forbidden to…"
"Can I introduce you," Voldemort pointed at the hollow: "A fallen soul."
"Now, free hunting." he grinned and sent hollow towards Dumbledore and Harry. Headmaster tried to stop it, but spells bounced off form its hard skin. The thing had time to take only few steps forward, when it was stopped.
"Now you have done it…"
Four pairs of eyes turned to look at orange headed man who held a black katana in the front of hollow.
"Ichigo!" Harry gasped amazedly. What was he doing here?
Shinigami watched hollow straight into its eyes, seeing only agony and pain. It was screaming to kill it. "I am sorry, I will end this quickly", Ichigo whispered and stabbed it through the mask. Hollow dissolved into beautiful golden particles before disappearing totally. Atrium quieted down.
"What the hell Kurosaki…" Voldemort spat, widening Harry's and Dumbledore's eyes. Did he know Ichigo?
"What the hell to yourself," Ichigo spat back even more venomously: "You don't even realize what you did?" Harry shivered at the voice and Dumbledore frowned.
Soul Reaper was shaking from anger. Voldemort realized that something wasn't right.
"…You really just turned an innocent soul into HOLLOW just to play around, huh?" Ichigo continued: "I really…" he tapped his katana: "Want to kill you now."
Black reiatsu started to cover the floor, and turned walls and roof pitch black.
In the Arch hall, ground trembled, dropping mortar and rocks from the ceiling. Everybody suddenly felt sick.
"What…?" Lupin breathed. Guild members glanced around with widened eyes, but defeated Death Eaters watched each other with horror: They had felt this before.
Wizards turned to look at the horrified Soul Reapers with questioning eyes.
Renji, Matsumoto, Rukia and Hitsugaya gasped simultaneously: "Ichigo", when reiatsu levels started to rise.
Harry bit his lip. He had never seen Ichigo this mad. Even Dumbledore had taken few steps back. Voldemort and Ichigo had had a fierce conversation, what made clear that Ichigo had deceived Dark Lord somehow.
"Well, I guess that you are dead then…" Ichigo said with chilly voice, taking a step forward. He was smirking insanely.
"Ichigo…" Dumbledore said, trying to get closer him, but it was impossible with all black reiatsu around.
"Shut up!" Ichigo snapped: "Don't you dare to interfere!" he turned to look at headmaster and horrified Harry. That glare could have killed anyone, and eyes made it even worse: They were black-yellow again.
That made Dumbledore to halt.
Ichigo swung his blade once more, and all black substance disappeared. They got absorbed in the katana, leaving only evil feeling behind. Soul Reaper took couple more steps to Voldemort who didn't know what to do.
"ICHIGO! SNAP OUT OF IT!"
Group of people ran to them. It was other Shinigami: "COME ON! YOU KNOW THAT WE CAN'T KILL HUMANS! THEY WILL EXECUTE YOU!" Rukia screamed.
"I DON'T FUCKING CARE!" Ichigo growled: "That's a small price from seeing his last expression after I have dug out his GUTS!" his voice started to have small hollow tint in it, but Ichigo was restraining it pretty well.
They didn't have any other choice but tackle him on the ground: "Calm down Kurosaki, or I need to freeze you." Hitsugaya warned. Ichigo whined and Voldemort disappeared: "You let him to escape!"
But how wrong he was. They heard Dumbledore's yell behind them: "HARRY! Look out!"
All of them turned to look, just to see that Harry was crawling on the ground in horrible pains. Hitsugaya, who have best reiatsu sensing skills, noticed first two different reiatsu inside Harry: His own and…
"Kill me now, Dumbledore", Voldemort spoke with Harry's mouth.
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