The prisoner

Chapter eight: Harry reveals and receives aid and Percy vs Anataeus

The students mourned for Dumbledore as a headmaster, Harry stood off to one side and knelt and murmured Greek blessings as he remembered the man although he had put him in hell on earth called the Dursleys but he actually cared because he visited him in Azkaban. Yes he only visited once but that's once more than most people.

Katie, he could tell by her soul that she really wanted to visit but everyone kept thwarting her efforts. Consumed by his grief his iron control over his appearance slipped and he morphed into his Ghost Rider form. Harry looked up as he heard the screaming, he dived to one side as he dodged several spells from McGonagall and Flitwick. "What are you demon? What have you done with Harry Potter?" Raged McGonagall who fired off several stunning spells, Harry dodged two and staggered backwards as the other three hit him in the chest.

"I AM HARRY POTTER!" He screamed, managing to morph his face to normal. "I'm the bounty hunter of evil spirits and those who have wronged. I'm the Ghost Rider." One of the first year Gryffindor's ran up to Harry, ducking under the teachers arms and hugged him "I'm Mark Evans and I'm not afraid of you." Harry grinned and stood up as he did so he turned half Ghost Rider half normal. Katie looked at Harry and ran over to him.

She placed one hand on his cheek that was surrounded by flames and coaxed them back and kissed him. "I love you, Harry James Potter Son of Hades and Poseidon. Wraith Storm King, Ghost Rider and whatever titles you have. You don't have to live in fear." Harry looked at his girlfriend and grinned and kissed her on the lips. "I won't live in fear." Harry took Katie's hand and swung Mark on his back as he walked over to the Gryffindor's who were waiting for them.

Ron looked at Harry in a new light "You've got the world on your shoulders. I'm with you all the way." Ron held out his hand which Harry's skeletal hand grabbed and pulled him into man hug and pounded his human hand on Ron's back "Thanks...Mate." Ron shook his head "I was asked to be your friend for money. I said no, I'd be your friend for being your friend." Harry smiled at Ron, he knew Ron was insecure about money and material possessions. "Ron, I should be jealous of you. You have everything I want and that's a family."

With that revelation, Ron and Harry started grinning, however it fell off his face when Hermione pulled her wand on Harry "Keep away from everyone demon." She spat venomously. Harry smirked coldly at her "Look at me girl." Harry snapped unleashing his powers of Hades, causing her to fall to her knees sobbing "You want my friendship but can't accept you're in the wrong. The world is harsh and unfair Hermione. Especially for me, I'm waiting for you to accept my friendship but I can't wait forever." Harry turned human again and dropped into the ground and jumped out behind Ginny as she went to slap him. "Little wittle Ginny Weasley, using love potions to ensnare me. Oh I could burn your soul for that but I'm giving you a chance. Wake up and face it you don't love me for me."

Meanwhile in the underworld Nico Di Angelo was chatting to his father "I have a half brother who is also a brother of Percy..." The name was spat like venom which made Hades eyes flash "Watch your tongue. It was not his fault your sister died. He tried to protect her. Yes he failed but it was Bianca who accepted her destiny and told him to look after you." Nico paled and nodded "this Harry is also a descendant of Hectate through your descendents the Peverells and Potters, Evans of Poseidon and an old bounty hunter spirit through his godfather who as well as the first of his mortal ancestors aided Thanatos's son Samael the broker trap the angelic daemon of vengeance and justice Zarathos who was the other of Thanatos's children." At his name the angel of death appeared at Hades side "Those two were my greatest triumphs and failures. Samael for his wisdom and later manipulations and Zarathos for his aptitude to reap justice and vengeance who eventually succumbed to his powers, this Harry James Potter may well be the resurrection of their only working project." Finished Thanatos in a deep rich voice that sounded like a father sending his son to sleep.

"Nico your mission is to aid your eldest loyal and sane brother, destroy your eldest disowned brother whose name shall be given to you upon arrival and his containers, and finally DON'T GET DISCOVERED. I've lost five sons because of our flaw and Zeus's stupid laws and I can't lose another two." Nico nodded and ran into the shadows headed to his brother who he could smell which was death, brimstone and the sea mixed in one. It was an unusual scent but the best for tracking.

Deep in the Labyrinth, Percy, Annabeth and Rachel ran through the twisting winding corridors trying to follow a spider that would lead them to Daedalus, however a bright white light loomed in front of them. "Stop right my pretties." Freezing in their tracks, Percy instinctively unsheathing and releasing riptide spun into a defensive stance as Annabeth pulled out her knife. In front of them stood two Scythian Dracaena 'The evil snake bitches of Hectate' Percy thought them as. The Dracaena relieved the two demigods of their weapons and marched them into the light which led into an Amphitheatre in time to see a Hyperborean Giant stab a centaur through the chest.

"Just who do you think you are judging if I'm going to fight or die well?" Snapped Percy pulling out his sword "The only one I see who is going to die is you, and that'll be of heart failure." Anataeus smirked shrugged off his robe and jumped into the arena. Percy stared at the monster in front of him. He didn't have a single ounce of fat on him, it seemed he was pure muscle. 'Anataeus. Son of Poseidon and Gaea.' Percy popped his neck and charged him as Anataeus did the same.

Nico sped through the shadows and emerged on the edge of the grounds of a magnificent castle. There had been numerous deaths he could feel it. As Nico stepped out of the shadows his aura of death gave him away almost immediately. He suddenly found himself staring at a dwarf with a stick, his battlefield reflexes kicking in he drew his sword. "Who are you boy?" Asked the dwarf putting the stick, Nico sensing that the dwarf had been in a battle released the hilt of his sword. "I'm Nico Di Angelo. I'm looking for someone." The dwarf smiled and held out his hand "I'm professor Fillius Flitwick, I'm a teacher here at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry."

'Witchcraft? Wizardry? What had his father dropped him in.' "Professor, I was sent by my father whose name I cannot say for it holds great power to find my half brother. His name's Harry I think." Nico saw Flitwick's eyes widen "I can take you to him." Flitwick guided the young man over to a group of students garbed in black, red and gold. One of them stiffened, and went for something hidden on the inside of his gown which Nico observed as robes. Nico felt a presence behind him spun and drew his sword only to see it meet chain which looped around the base of the blade. "Who are you? What do you want?" The thing growled. Nico looked and stared it was skeleton. A skeleton on fire, "You must be the ghost rider, I'm looking for Harry Potter."

The rider grinned and shifted back "I'm Harry. You must be the punk that my father sent to help me bail out this shit heap called the wizarding world." Harry flicked the chain which sprung off the blade and wrapped around him. Nico holstered his sword and with that he was steered off to meet Harry's friends.

Percy was having the toughest challenge of his life. No matter what he did, he could not injure Anataeus. He wasn't dumb but he certainly wasn't a child of Athena. 'Anataeus is Gaea's child meaning he heals on the ground...of course get him in the air. But how?' Percy then noticed a group of chains easily within jumping height at the farside of the arena. Percy quickly formed a plan 'Dad would like this.' He hurled riptide at Anataeus and ran baseball slid underneath the muscle-bound son of Poseidon, who spun around surprisingly quickly and charged after him. Percy grabbed the chain and threw it, it looped around Anataeus's loincloth. "What goes around can come up." Percy pulled and grinned as the muscled man was yanked up by the chain and a killer wedgie. After looping several chains around his errant brother, Percy sliced him perfectly and neatly with three cuts and watched as his brother dissolved. "Asta la vista." Percy murmured as he readied his sword for the next attack.