The Council of Balance: Chapter 7

-When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do-

Place-Olympus

Time-November 1, 2005

If Nihilus hadn't known that he was in a parallel universe, he probably would have thought that he was dead. The sith lord walked down the golden pathway of the home of the Gods, Artemis leading his to who-knows-where, probably somewhere that she could kill him, if she could that is. Artemis's power level was still affected by Nihilus' natural force drain aura, as was everything else that had a life force and power core. If anything, Nihilus would put Artemis down very fast if the goddess did attack him in any manner.

The goddess had a silver aura that Nihilus could sense with the force, it gave off a...parental vibe? What the...was Artemis is this universe adopt a kid or something?

"Uh...May I ask you something?"

Artemis looked over her shoulder before nodding.

"Your aura is giving off a parental vibe, so did you adopt a kid or something along those lines?" Nihilus quickly said making sure his hand was over his lightsaber, just in case. The virgin goddess looked surprised then angry.

"Yes, I adopted a boy on Halloween. He was only a few months old; I couldn't leave him there in a destroyed house." Artemis said darkly, as though Nihilus had done something to the boy that she was talking about. Nihilus made the connection; Artemis in the universe must have adopted this universe's version of him, that fact sobered him.

"That kid you adopted, well I'm one of his many universal counterparts." Nihilus bowed his head to the goddess, "That event was the night that a self-proclaimed 'Dark Lord' attacked my house, killed both of my parent. I survived, but in my universe, I never was adopted. I'm grateful that you took my counterpart as your son, Artemis."

Artemis was dumbfounded; Nihilus raised himself from his bow before motioning for Artemis to lead on. The goddess shook her head before continuing to walk, though it was at a more leisurely pace than before. Nihilus took this as a good sign, catching up to Artemis' side and let silence reign for a while.

The silence was broken when a sharp looking woman with an owl on her shoulder walked up to them, a 1 year old boy was sleeping peacefully in her arms.

"Athena, what's wrong?" Artemis asked the wisdom goddess.

"Oh, nothing's wrong. I was just taking Perseus home from seeing Demeter's garden, he's such a cutie." Athena replied, shifting Perseus slightly so Artemis and Nihilus could see his face. Nihilus hazard to guess that this was Percy Jackson, though he wouldn't have seen Athena adopting the son of the sea god as her own, it was a known fact that Athena and Poseidon were not on the best of terms.

"You know that your son is a son of the sea god, right?" Nihilus asked, making both goddesses' stare at him. Then, Athena's eyes widened slightly, before she smiled sadly.

"Poseidon gave up Perseus after his son, Triton, was killed in battle and that Perseus's mother died in childbirth only hours after Triton was killed. Perseus still has his father's powers over water but I have blood adopted him so he is now half of me and half of Poseidon." Athena spoke sadly; Nihilus could feel the combination of the sea and wisdom coming off Percy's aura through the force.

The goddess's gave each other a look that only women could do, Nihilus was still trying to figure how women could talk with only their eyes without success. The shift in the air warned him of an oncoming threat from behind, twisting out of the way as a woman with a very, VERY intoxicating pink aura nearly collided into him. He hissed a curse in ancient sith as he glared at the woman, his lightsaber in hand.

The woman appearance was constantly shifting from one girl to the next, blonde one moment then raven black hair the next. Using the force, Nihilus forced her appearance to stop, making said woman turn and glare at him. Being married already, Nihilus had no feelings for anyone but Fleur and her alone, so this woman was not going to get anywhere with him.

"Stop using your powers on me this instant!" She snapped as Nihilus calmly looked at her in the face.

"No, your constant shifting is giving me a headache, so either you stop or I will stop you myself." Was his simple reply, Athena and Artemis had straight faces but mirth was glowing proudly in their eyes.

"Why-YOU-" The goddess tried to make a sentence but was failing miserably at it, Nihilus turned away from her before asking Artemis "I'll only give you one warning, avoid the man named Albus Dumbledore. He has gone senile and will make your son, or me, into a martyr because of a false prophecy."

Artemis only stiffened and Nihilus hissed "That prophecy is real isn't it?"

Athena nodded for the goddess of the hunt, Nihilus snarled before he said "I'll handle Voldemort, make sure that Percy and 'I' do not leave Olympus AT ALL."

Nihilus looked at his universal counterpart before he devoured the soul in the boy's scar, one soul piece down, six more to go.

Turning on the spot, Nihilus apparated soundlessly into the Malfoy manor and felt for the cursed diary's aura. He found it in the study and as he moved to get it, a house elf popped in and started yelling "Yous will not touch Master Malfoy's objects!"

Nihilus blasted the elf away with only a little force lightning before entering the study and grabbing the diary from the desk.

"You're not even worth the paper needed for this." Nihilus murmured before devouring the soul piece within the diary then burned the book to ash with a simple flame spell. The Sith Lord used the soul's memories to see where the other parts were before quickly and thoroughly destroying each one. Shadow porting himself to the wraiths current location in Romania, Nihilus activated his lightsaber, allowing the red glow to light his way.

"Foolish mortal! You will never escape alive!" The wraith of Voldemort screamed as it charged at him, only to be thrown back into the cave wall. So, it was somewhat physical in form, interesting.

"You know Tom, I've already took care of you precious horcrux's so you are the only one now." Nihilus said calmly, though he was screaming inside, wanting to burn the man who had ruined his life multiple times over.

"NO! Only I know of them! Lair!" The spirit screamed before Nihilus devoured the spirit entirely, leaving without looking back. The dark mark on the death eater's arms would vanish, signaling that Voldemort was truly dead. He had completed the prophecy, as he was Harry Potter in essence, so Dumbledore could choke on a Lemon Drop for all he cared.

Said man would be found dead in his office, having died from choking on a lemon drop only hours after Snape showed him that the dark mark was gone. The three Fates had heard Nihilus' remark and followed through on it, hating the man for manipulating hundreds from their path in life for his own 'Greater Good'.

Without Nihilus' knowledge, Artemis heard her twin brother make another prophecy and it scarred her slightly.

"The heir of the Devourer has come, As the child of the eldest gods and Son of the Huntress adopted Shall reach sixteen against all the odds, All shall see the world in endless sleep, A father's soul, An unearthly blade shall reap, A single choice shall end his days, The Universe to preserve or raze."

The Great Prophecy had been changed, Artemis held her son closer to her chest. Her Harry slept as a small smile formed on his face as he nuzzled closer in response to her. Her father, Zeus, spoke "The Great Prophecy had changed, this 'heir of the Devourer' must be found before he can join the enemy. Artemis-"

Before the God of the sky could continue, someone teleported into the council chamber in a mass of shadows. Artemis saw that is was Nihilus, his aura…he was the Heir of the Devourer!

"Mortal, how dare you interrupt us!" Zeus bellowed before throwing his master bolt at Nihilus.

Nihilus raised his hand and the master bolt was absorbed into his body before it was sent right back at its master, force lightning overcharging the bolt to the extreme. The council was shocked as the 'god of lightning' was blasted away with his own weapon, Nihilus only smirked. The Force and Magic could do marvelous things; he turned to Artemis as he felt the fear and aw rolling off of her.

"What did I miss?"