The Council of Balance

by Dragons123d

In the graveyard, Harry hears the voice of the sith lord, Darth Nihilus. Harry is the only one and true Heir and must find four other host or heirs for four more sith lords. (Being edited and revamped)

3. -The past remembers well-

The Council of Balance: Chapter 3

-The past remembers well-

Place-Hogwarts

Time-November 7

Nihilus watched as a shadow on the wall as Snape 'taught' his class. He was looking over Nevilles and Luna's potion, sneering before leaving to sneer at another potion. The bell rang, Snape drawled "Bottle the potions and leave them on my desk." Luna bottled the potion so Neville could clean up, he was smiling gratefully at Luna and walked out, hand in hand, with her. "Luna, time to bring him to me…" Nihilus said in Luna's mind and she nodded, taking neville and leading him to Professor McGonagall's classroom. Nihilus followed silently behind them, his apprentice on the other wall. "In here Neville." Luna said as she opened the door.

"Luna, this is Professor McGonagall's class, why are we here?" Luna, ever the actress, started pouting and giving Neville puppy eyes, Luna's most powerful weapon in her arsonal. "Ok, Ok, Luna! I trust you." Neville caved in and Luna smiled sweetly before shutting and locking the door behind him. Slipping off the wall and gaining physical form, Nihilus looked at Neville, who looked ready to faint. "Hello Neville, remember me?" Nihilus asked as his apprentice formed right next to him. "Harry? Is that you?" Neville squeaked and Nihilus nodded before the spirit of Lord Scourge shimmered into existence on his right. "So, this is my heir...training will do him some good." Neville looked at the force ghost before grinning "Hey, Scourge, been a while." Scourge grinned as well. "So, you accept my proposal?" Neville nodded profusely before Scourge fused with Neville.

"That was easier then I thought…" Ashley said before Luna said "Neville already accepted himself as Lord Scourges heir. He just need some convincing from me." Then our work here is over, Neville act as if nothing has happened here." Neville nodded in understanding before he and Luna unlocked the door and left for lunch. "Ashley, have you found anything on this 'bond' that me and Ginny have?" Nihilus asked his daughter/apprentice, Ashley beamed as she pulled out a old book titled; Bonds, Debts, and More: Magical bindings of our world. "Ginny is indebted to you or owes you a life debt. You saved her from Riddle and his massive pet in your second year and you haven't collected it yet." Ashley told him, Nihilus nodded before he said "Let's collect this life debt then."

Place-Chamber of Secrets, Hogwarts

Time-11:38 PM

Nihilus watched as the form of Ginny Weasley stirred before gasping in recognition of where she was. "Remembering the past, it can hurt or it can heal old wounds. But, this past tells a different story, Ginny, one where a lion saved your life and a debt was formed. One that the lion is here to collect, now." Nihilus stepped from the shadows, making Ginny jump and back away from him. "I owe a life debt to Harry, not you!" Ginny said though her courage was failing her, Nihilus chuckled. "I am Harry Potter, Ginevra, and I come to collect the debt that you owe me!" Nihilus growled. This made Ginny freeze up, Nihilus now stood only inches away from the youngest weasley. "Now I think that we could come to some agreement where we both win." Nihilus whispered softly and Ginny nodded.

Ginny knelt before him and vowed "I, Ginevra Molly Weasley, swear on my life and magic to serve Harry James Potter also known as Darth Nihlus, for the rest of my life or until he sees fit to release me from this oath. I also swear never to betray Nihilus or anyone he trusts and if I do then my Nihilus see fit to punish me for this crime, so I say it, so mote it be." Nihilus activated his lightsaber and as the sith before him, 'knighted' Ginny as he said "I accept this vow and swear to uphold it. So I say, so mote it be." Nihilus moved his lightsaber away from Ginny's neck and pointed it at the floor. "Rise, Acolyte Ginny, rise and welcome to the fold." Ginny rose and nodded her head in submission to her new master.

Place-The Moon

Time-December 13

Nihilus watched his wife, Fleur, train her apprentice, Ginny, in the training arena. Nihilus turned away, having stalled enough and walked to the blast doors that lead to the moon's surface. Stepping through them, he marched towards the troop of werewolves, in combat armor, shooting robotic targets. Nihilus smirked before he went over to the robot generator and activated protocol Sith. Several robots activated their holo projection and became Darth Vader, Count Dooku and Darth Malgus. Nihilus activated his own lightsaber and waited for the sith to attack. Vader attacked first, a swift, powerful slash to the shoulder was caught and parried away then Nihilus then slashed at Malgus.

Malgus deflected the blow and Dooku cut and slashed at Nihilus' back, but Nihilus deflected it all and lifted his hand, blasting Darth Vader with force lightning, taking him out of the fight for a while. Nihilus quickly decapitated the fake Dooku and summoned his lightsaber before attacking Malgus, who was kept on the back foot. Nihilus jumped and slashed at a downward angle, cutting Malgus' lightsaber rendering it useless and stabbing Malgus through the heart with Dooku's lightsaber. Nihilus spun around and cut Darth Vader in half. "Pathetic, how can I truly face the real Darth Vader, he is nothing like this robot code." Nihilus hissed as he walked away from the holo droids. Well, Nihilus mused, his plans were proceeding quickly and Minerva had gotten Professor Flitwick, Astora Sinistra, Pomona Sprout, and Septima Vector to be allies, but Minerva was their spokeswoman.

The giants were handled quickly, by facing the gerg in single combat. The gerg lost, naturally and the rest of the giants saw him as the new gerg. They were training to be a better fighting force and were ordered to capture any and all death eaters, snap their wands and they prisoners would brought to the moon. The new problem was the Centaurs, the ones in the forbidden forest to be exact. Bane refused to listen and face him in combat, it was infuriating. "I think it's time to finish that centaur for good." Nihilus started laughing as he shadow-ported into the forest. Moving quickly through the forest, Nihilus smirked as he felt the centaur scouts panic when he appeared out of nowhere. He paused and let the centaurs appear before him, "You do not belong here, human, so leave while you still can." The leader of the scouts, a muscular human top connected to a midnight black stallion body, warned but Nihilus laughed.

"You can't order me, Centaur, and your leader Bane has failed to answer my plea for peaceful negotiations and outright refused to face me in honorable combat. Tell me who is acting the human, me or Bane." Nihilus barked at the lead centaur, whose lower half looked ready to bolt, and waited. "If you have been refused both of these things, as by our law you can call for either, then Bane has lost his ability to lead us. Please, follow us and we will take you to Bane to do with him what you will." Nihilus bowed his head respectfully to the centaur before sprinting with the scouts. They arrived at the centaur village, the other occupants stared at him, but he ignored them, focusing on the centaur at the center of the village, Bane. "What are you doing here, Human? You are not welcome among us…" Bane started to say but was blasted by force lightning.

Nihilus walked up and grabbed Banes hair, lifting his head so it was facing his. "You have broken your own laws, Bane, so you will die painfully and slowly." Nihilus raised his right hand and started devouring Bane's essence in the most painful and excruciating way possible. "Gether the rest of the village, I want this to be a public demonstration." Nihilus said, pausing his devouring and dragged the once proud Bane onto a platform he created for the demonstration. "Centaurs of the Forbidden Forest," Nihilus spoke after every male, female and child centaur was gathered around the platform, "Your leader, Bane, has broken your laws. The law of peaceful negotiation and the right to single combat. Bane refused to even listen to our plea to help your people and denied me the right to face him in combat. Your law states if a centaur breaks these laws then the person who was denied the right to these laws has the right to serve that centaurs punishment!"

The gathered Centaurs murmured among themselves before Nihilus spoke again "Bane is to die here by my hand." That made the gathered crowd go silent. Nihilus raised his right hand and started devouring Bane's essence once again, the centaur screaming in pain as his entire being was sucked out. The gathered crowd gasped as they saw purple colored energy's come from Bane's eyes, mouth, nose, and ears and into Nihilus' hand. An hour past slowly then Nihilus dropped the centaurs corpse onto the forest ground. "This is what my enemies face when they let their pride get in the way." A female centaur walked forward before asking the rest of the crowd "I call that Nihilus be accepted as one of our own." The crowd called their agreement to this and the female centaur lead Nihilus to her home. "I'm Quinilla, Nihilus." Quinilla said as she motioned for Nihilus to sit.

Nihilus sat cross legged on the floor and Quinilla sat as well. "You know that the ceremony to have you be one of us is that you have to be marked by one of the women in the village to be you 'mother'." Nihilus nodded before standing and removing his robes, leaving only his pants and boots on. "I know, Quinilla and I want you to be the one that marks me as your son." Her eyes widened before she smiled. "Then let's start."

Place-Centaur Village

Time-December 14

Nihilus groaned as he woke up in Quinilla's house, his back free to the open cold air of December. Hissing slightly in the cold air, Nihilus sat up and fell onto something soft. "You're awake, good I was wondering when you would get up." Quinilla said and Nihilus realized who he was laying against. "Before you say anything, you are fine to rest your head against me. Your are my son, in a sense, are you not?" Nihilus smiled weakly before asking "How long was I out after the ceremony?" "It is now the 14th, so a full day." Quinilla said before handing Nihilus a mug. Nihilus drank it slowly, the warm liquid heating up his body in the cold air. "Anyone call while I was gone?" Quinilla smiled "Why don't you ask them yourself." Then in came Fleur, Luna, Ginny, and Ashley, all were grinning like christmas had come early.

"Nihilus, you are something else." Fleur said as she cuddled close to her husband. Luna sat at the feet of Nihilus with Ginny and accepted the drink that Quinilla gave out. Ashley leaned against the wall of the house holding her own mug. "So how are the others?" Nihilus asked Fleur. "Neville and Narcissa were in the training arena, Tellan and his men went to gather some death eaters that the giants captured and we are here." Fleur finished with a mischievous smile on her lips. Nihilus and the rest of his 'family' spent the rest of the day talking and have fun.

Place-Hogwarts

Time-February 16

Nihilus glided across the wall in his shadow form, looking for a certain blond prat. Draco Malfoy would know fears face after he was done with him. Draco had assaulted Luna after a transfiguration class and Neville hadn't been there, Nihilus would have made an appearance and ripped the blond git limb from limb. After speeding down hallway after hallway, he found Draco and he was making out with Pansy. Grinning evilly, Nihilus formed himself in the center of the hallway, blocking the two slytherins only escape route. "Why even bother with her, Malfoy, you only make out with Pansy when the other girls you assault fight back, like Luna, earlier today." Draco snarled and pulled out his wand, pointing it at Nihilus.

"Your nothing but a mudblood in muggle clothing. I am a pure blooded wizard so back off." Nihilus cackled at Draco's pathetic attempt to look brave. Shadow-porting so he was in front of the two, Nihilus grabbed their faces and unleashed their worst nightmares and fears. "I am your worst fear, your nightmare that lurks under your bed at night, the creature in the closet. You can't escape from me, I will always find you…" Nihilus spoken in the slytherins minds and he used the force so their worst fears and nightmares would play on a loop every time they closed their eyes, his voice echoing those words over and over again. Releasing them from his grip, Nihilus stood and waited for them to open their eyes before he whispered evilly "Sweet Dreams!"

Draco and Pansy fainted after he said that, cackling with maniacal laughter, Nihilus returned to his shadow form. Nihilus' laughter echoed through Hogwarts, waking every student but Luna and Neville, who smiles widened when they heard it. The next morning was filled with talk of the laughter as well as talk about Draco and Pansy, who were in the hospital wing after they were found by Filch and his cat, Mrs. Norris, in the early hours of the morning. They were whimpering and moaning in terror as their nightmares continued to loop endlessly. Nihilus was in the hall, listening to the theories from the close-to-the-truth to the completely absurd. He notice Professor McGonagall narrow her eyes at his shadow but stopped when Dumbledore entered the great hall.

"Students of Hogwarts, last night Mr. Malfoy and Miss Parkinson were found. They were attacked mentally, to a degree that baffles even me, and are unable to escape this form of 'punishment' for whenever they close their eyes, their worst fears and nightmares appear. This attack was followed by a laughter that woke, by the looks on your faces, all of you. Whoever did this will be caught and punished." Dumbledore finished his speech before sitting down in his chair. Smirking, Nihilus turned his head to the toad of a woman. "Your next toad." He whispered and left the great hall. Professor Umbridge felt a shiver run down her spine before she returned to eating her breakfast.

Place-Ministry of Magic

Time-June 4

Nihilus, Ashley, Fleur, Ginny, and Luna stood in the hall of prophecy, lightsabers in hand but not active. Nihilus looked at the small orb in his hand, pulsating softly. This prophecy was the reason that Voldemort came after him in the first place and the reason his parents died. Then he heard the airy voice of Bellatrix Lestrange nee Black "Oh, little baby potter found the prophecy. Be a good little boy and give it here." Nihilus lifted his head staring at the mind broken death eater. "I am not 'little baby potter' anymore, Bella, I am Darth Nihilus." Nihilus grinned as the other death eaters remembered him from the graveyard, several backing away a few steps. Bellatrix stood stock still as Nihilus walked up to her, after passing the prophecy to Ashley. "Such a potential, Bella, the dark lord however has left you hanging but I can help you release that true power, join me and you could command armies of men and women, not these excuses that call themselves wizards…"

Bellatrix gazed at Nihilus before asking "What do I have to do, Masster?" Nihilus grinned before he answered. "I want you to kill the rest of the death eaters here with nothing but your mind." Bella nodded and handing her wand to Nihilus, she turned to the death walked back to his spot next to Ashley and watched as Bellatrix made her husband's head exploded. Over and over, Bellatrix just looked at a death eater before their head exploded as well, Nihilus eating their essence as soon as they died. Nihilus grumped under his breath when he devoured the stable magical cores of these Death Eaters, unlike Lucius Malfoy's magical core which was made unstable by Darth Nihilus, himself, but forced the dark lord into his mask to recover. Nihilus would only get about 20 to 25 percent of the magical core as permanent power, the rest as a major boost that would last for an hour or two, if the core was stable. If the magical core was unstable, Nihilus got it all as permanent power.

After the last death eater fell to the floor, Nihilus walked up and said "You have done well, my little reaper, very well indeed." Bella smiled as she said "Anything for you, my master, I will do anything for you." Nihilus watched amused as Bella knelt before him and vowed to serve him forever. "Come, Bella, you will protect this prophecy until we escape this ministry." Nihilus took the orb and handed it to Bellatrix, determination in her eyes. "We must go, now." Nihilus said and lead the others to the door out of the hall of prophecy. "We split up here as planned, Bella and Ashley with me. Fleur, Ginny and Luna go together. May the force be with you forever." They split up taking different doors and would meet up at the elevator. "Master, someone is close by." Ashley said as she activated her lightsaber then handed Bellatrix an extra lightsaber from her belt she alway had incase her lightsaber was lost or destroyed.

"Dumbledore has sent his order to stop us. Aim to remove them as a threat, no killing Bella. That prophecy is your task, make sure no one takes it." Nihilus hissed as he activated his lightsaber. The wizard he meet was Tonks, her hair was dark blue, and she sent a hex which he deflected into the wall. Shadow-porting in front of her, Nihilus used his force drain to knock Tonks out completely, without draining her of her essence. "Come quickly, we must leave now." Running through who knows how many other doors, they finally reached the elevator. A few moments later, Fleur, Ginny, and Luna arrived. Nihilus shadow-ported them to the atrium before deflecting a killing curse from Voldemort. "Go! Voldemort is mine!" Nihilus hissed and felt Ashley open a shadow portal to the base on the moon, getting everyone out and leaving him with Voldemort.

"Potter, you have been very hard to find, but here you are." Voldemort said keeping his eyes on Nihilus the entire time. "Unlike you, I have plans to put in motion and schemes to work the kinks out. I've been very busy." Nihilus said as he and Voldemort circled each other. Voldemort attacked with an arrange of spells that Nihilus deflected back at their source. Voldemort dodged and weaved past his very spells. Nihilus charged at Voldemort, bringing his lightsaber up to cut Voldemort's arm off, but was meet with an obsidian shield. Growling, Nihilus leapt back and waited for the dark lord to attack. He didn't have to wait long, the killing curse flew at him only to be deflected away. Nihilus had had enough of this and unleashed the full power of the force drain. The obsidian shield dampened the effects of the force drain so it was only licking at Voldemort's soul.

"You will not deny me my victory, Riddle!" Nihilus roared as he sprinted at the most feared wizard in England, deactivating his lightsaber and replacing it on his belt before he crashed into the black shield. Nihilus grabbed the shield and ripped it away from it's owner with all his strength and it shattered as it left Voldemort's hand. Gripping Voldemort's face, Nihilus started to drain Voldemort only to have images flash through his mind, five different objects appeared over and over and then it showed him his scar. Nihilus screamed because victory was so close but Voldemort had made it so much harder to finally be rid of him. Nihilus exploded as force and magic energy's shot out to find the objects that denied him his victory. The object were shadow-ported into the atrium and Nihilus started laughing, his victory was so, so close.

The floo-network fireplaces exploded into life, but it sounded far away to Nihilus. Nihilus lifted his head as Voldemort was finally going to die. Nihilus had sensed Voldemort's magical core and it was so unstable that if Voldemort did whatever again to make his core this unstable, he would have been a black scorch mark on the ground. Nihilus devoured Voldemort, finally ridding the world of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named for good. Nihilus reeled in the force drain as he stared at the corpse and objects on the marble floor. He had also devoured the soul fragment in his scar as well so he wouldn't return. The force warned him of something behind him and spinning around, Nihilus caught the massive snake by the throat. Lifting his other hand, Nihilus devoured the soul fragment in the snake before entering its mind and changing its alliance from the dead Voldemort to him. "What is your name, serpent?" Nihilus hissed and the snake bowed its head "Nagini, my lord." Nihilus nodded and let the serpent drop to the floor. Turning around, Nihilus stared at Dumbledore, who was only a few feet away. "Harry, my boy, what have you done?" Nihilus started laughing once more before he answered with "Ended the threat that killed my parents and ruined my life for far too long. Remember this, Dumbledore, the past remembers well. Fate will not be cheated and will collect all its debts." Nihilus felt nagini wrap herself, securely, around his leg before he shadow-ported to the moon, leaving the crowd of stunned witches and wizards in his wake.

Place-Naboo

Darth Sidious awoke from his vision of the force, this was not a good omen. If this 'Nihilus' comes here, it would ruin his well laid plans. He had to prepare for his arrival, maybe make him his apprentice...time would tell.