Broken Angel

by I LIKE FEAR 1-2

What happens when you anger a God? What happens when something once pure, turns wicked and angry? What is left of someone who has been alone so long? How do you ask forgiveness for being so wrong? How do you apologize for breaking someone's heart? This is the story of Slytherin House's Angel of Carnage. Posted on Wattpad and RoyalRoad

25. 23: Demons

Okay here's the next chapter. Slight correction the guy working with Kurotsuchi in the tournament is Oboro a rain ninja, not grass nin. Sorry, corrected it in last chapter. Hope you enjoy it!

Broken Angel

Chapter 23: Demons

Riley and Cedric walked into the back area where the champions were all waiting. Fleur, upon spotting Riley acted surprised to see her.

Riley acted like she had no clue how this had happened while at the same time maintaining the right amount of relaxation one would expect from someone who's done the things she's done. She appeared more annoyed and frustrated, than frightened or unnerved.

After a couple of moments, a slightly stunned Naruko walked in. She was more curious than fearful, since in her mind, she could take anything this tournament dished out at her. But still, she knew this event was dangerous, even more so this year, since they'd more than likely ramped up the difficulty for shinobi.

"What is it? Do zey need us back out zere?" Fleur asked when she noticed Naruko.

Naruko just remained silent and a few moments later, shouting could be heard coming towards them. A moment passed before Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Moody, Madam Maxine, Karkaroff, Kakashi, Baki, Yugito, Kitsuchi, along with Ludo Bagman, and Barty Crouch Sr. came running in.

Most were arguing about this turn of events.

"Riley, Naruko... listen to me. Did either of you put your name into that Goblet of Fire?" Dumbledore asked as he entered.

"I can only speak for myself, but I didn't. I'm not interested in this crap." Riley answered.

"I didn't put my name in either, sensei. You've gotta believe me." Naruko stated to Kakashi.

"Naruko? You're sure you're telling me the truth? As a shinobi you can legally enter, I won't be upset with you if you did." Kakashi pressed her, folding his arms over his chest and giving her a look.

"Yeah, but I didn't enter! I didn't put my name in!" Naruko replied, earning a snort from Riley, who gave the impression that she didn't believe her. Naruko threw a glare at her twin and repeated with a bit of anger filling her tone, "I didn't enter my name into that Goblet! I have no idea why my name was chosen."

"Me neither." Riley said with a sigh.

"Well of course zey are lying." Madame Maxime accused with a glare.

"Madam! Riley has never lied, as long as I have known her. She has a good character." Fleur snapped in her mate's defense earning a startled look from Maxine and her fellow Beauxbatons champion, Diana. Even Fleur looked a little taken aback, by how quickly she had fired out a response to that.

Fleur blinked several times, as she took note of just how quickly and almost instinctively, she had stepped in to defend her mate, even if it was only verbally, her reaction was almost automatic.

"Yes, zis is ze girl, your mate..." Maxime noted recognizing Riley's name.

Riley, sensing Fleur's confusion and agitation, stood next to her, and took Fleur's hand to calm her down. Fleur accepted the gesture with a smile, which also earned a small one from Maxime as well, though Diana allowed a devilish smirk to spread across her lips.

"Your little girlfriend seems to get into all kinds of trouble. Makes sense why she puts up with you. Trouble begets trouble." Diana noted with a cruel look. She spoke in French, thinking Riley didn't understand.

Fleur's eyes filled with anger as she turned her gaze to Diane. She was about to retort but Riley cut her off, by replying in French, "Fleur is my kind of trouble. Lovely, sexy, and dangerous. So much unlike yourself, you pathetic little bitch."

Most who understood Riley's words could only gape at her response.

"Riley! Language!" Fleur hissed, but Riley could see the approval in her eyes, as she fought not to smile.

"I've heard all about you, she never stops talking about you! Riley this, Riley that, she's obsessed with you or something, it's disgusting!" Diana growled at her, glaring angrily.

"You know, I knew your name was familiar. You're Diana, the one who's been tormenting my girlfriend. I've been meaning to have a few words in regard to that." Riley stated as a dangerous gleam filled her gaze, and the corners of her lips began to pull upwards in a devilish grin. The teachers in the room were immediately unsettled by that look, and the anger it held, while the shinobi felt themselves tense, Riley's stance was slowly, subtly shifting, the movements were so small it went unnoticed by most, but the surrounding Jonin all saw it, and knew she was about a half second away from attacking Diana.

"Listen here you..." Diana began, only for Riley to take a sudden step forward, her grin becoming vicious. She barely made it a foot before Kakashi appeared by her side, his hand on her shoulder.

"Let it go Riley. She's not worth it." Kakashi said to her. Riley continued to stare at Diana, her face marked by a vicious smile. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Remus ready to step in as well, if Kakashi's words didn't settle Riley down.

Behind Riley, Naruko watched her sister's reaction with a curious gaze. It took her a moment to piece together, given how Riley had taken Fleur's hand, that this girl must have been Riley's girlfriend, or one of them at least.

Fleur blinked several times in surprise as she watched Riley settle down and let out a sigh. For a moment, it actually looked like Riley was going to get in Diana's face. No doubt having listened very closely to the numerous times Fleur had vented about her personal pain-in-the-ass, had left Riley with the strong desire to correct the issue. She most likely intended to do so by putting Diana's face through the stone floor. Fleur felt her grip on Riley's hand tighten as she pulled her mate back by her side, drawing Riley's attention back to her.

The moment Riley's eyes left Diana and she turned her gaze back to Fleur, the anger fled from her, and she seemed to relax. The sight of it made Fleur want to reach out and pull Riley into an embrace, to fully chase away her anger, she kept herself from it though, Diana's words about her seemingly being obsessed with Riley, dancing in her mind.

Diana had taken a step back when Riley advanced on her. The poor girl had no idea the level of threat she had just faced. To her mind, Riley was just another schoolgirl. Diana had no idea that she was standing before a kunuoichi, one that was ready to beat her half to death for tormenting her lover.

Before Diana could think to say something else, Madama Maxime placed a hand on her shoulder, drawing the younger woman's attention to her headmistress. When their gazes met, Maxime subtly shook her head, telling Diana to shut up, and back off. Now was not the time.

"We need to get back to the issue at hand. Did either of you put your names into that goblet? Did you get one of the older kids to do it for you?" Dumbledore asked trying to pull the conversation back to the more pressing issue, and off of the obvious situation that was brewing between the three young ladies.

"No... no I didn't" Naruko replied.

"I'm just gonna get this outta the way. I, Riley Slytherin Gryffindor Uchiwa, swear on my life and magic that I did not put my name, nor did I ask anyone to put my name into the Goblet of Fire." With her oath spoken, she then cast lumos with her wand. It lit up and she offered a smile to those around.

Because of the way she worded the oath she avoided losing her magic, while still looking innocent to others. Since technically, she didn't put her name in, and she never asked Barty to do it for her.

"Well... she's innocent." Kakashi noted as he looked at Naruko expectantly, urging her to prove her earlier statement.

"Oh... uh Right." Naruko stated as she fished out her wand, "I, Naruko Namikaze, swear on my life and magic that I did not place my name nor did I ask anyone else to place my name into the Goblet of Fire." And then she too cast a Lumos to show she was telling the truth.

"Marvelous. It looks like we'll be having an extra champion this year." Ludo said with a clap of the hands.

"Someone placed their names into that goblet." Dumbledore noted aloud.

"Why are you all so worried? This tournament may be difficult but it's not that difficult. And besides, if the Fourth Hokage's brat can't handle it, then what good is she?" Kitsuchi stated in a gruff tone, earning glares from Kakashi and Naruko.

"Well firstly, young Ms. Slytherin should not have been able to enter as a participant for Hogwarts, as she is not old enough, so her name coming out at all is cause for concern. Besides that, this tournament's difficultly has been increased. It's why we took so many more safety procedures. It is designed to test shinobi and wizards alike. It was designed in such a manner that Shinobi cannot succeed without adapting to the way wizards and witches work, while witches and wizards cannot hope to succeed without thinking like ninja. And unlike in the other tournaments there is no getting out of this one. Not until it's over. They're all under a binding magical contract now. They have to compete, until the tournament is over. Otherwise, they will lose their magic." Barty Sr. informed those present.

"Headmaster Dumbledore. Lord Fourth Hokage should be made aware of this. This is his daughter after all." Kakashi stated earning a nod from Dumbledore he pulled out a tri pronged kunai. At the sight of it, Baki, Yugito, and Kitsuchi all tensed up. Kakashi threw it at the floor a few meters away and a moment later a yellow flash lit up the room.

"Fuck." Riley muttered from next to Fleur. The pretty veela, sensing her lover's anxiety, held her hand even tighter.

Remus caught Riley's reaction and moved to stand near to her. He hoped things wouldn't escalate but he wanted to be ready if Riley grew even more agitated.

There standing in his signature white coat, was the legendary Fourth Hokage. You could almost feel the other three Jonin cower at the sight of the SS-ranked threat.

"Kakashi? What seems to be the problem?" Minato asked as he spotted his student. He then glanced around the room and took note of those present.

"This... isn't an intervention, is it? Cuz, I promise I'll leave work earlier from now on." Minato asked as a joke, as he glanced around the room curiously. He earned a light chuckle from Kakashi, who then shook his head to refocus.

"Braying jackass." Riley heard Snape mutter under his breath. In any other circumstance, she would have laughed at his barb, but she couldn't focus on anything other than the threat that her father provided to the situation. Subtly, and without thinking, she placed herself in front of Fleur, an action the Veela noticed. Riley's grip on her hand became firmer, and she could visibly see her lover tense. This filled Fleur with worry as she slowly realized the gravity of the situation. This man, he was Riley's father.

"Minato, my boy. It's been too long. I wish we could be meeting under better circumstances. Though it seems that trouble is brewing." Dumbledore approached his old friend with a smile.

At hearing trouble Minato instantly sent a glare towards the Iwa and Kumo captains, causing both to shrink back at the menace in his glare.

"It's not them sensei. It seems someone has entered Naruko into the Triwizard Tournament without her consent. And now she is magically forced to participate. And even worse she had already signed up for the Chuunin exams as well. So she'll be taking part in both exams." Kakashi informed his Hokage.

"Was no one guarding the Goblet of Fire? What defenses were placed around it?" Minato asked as he shot a look at Dumbledore.

"Well, an age line for one, to keep the younger students out. And an identification line, to check if they had a registered shinobi license. If someone couldn't pass one of the two, then they would meet with rather unfortunate circumstances. Otherwise, a few teachers took turns guarding it at certain times, however it wasn't as if it was under constant surveillance. The major problem is, she wasn't registered to participate as a Shinobi Champion. Those four had already been chosen. Somehow, her name still came out." Dumbledore explained.

Nodding in understanding Minato then asked, "So she must compete?"

"Yes Lord Hokage. Having her name come out, resulted in a binding magical contract. She must compete or risk losing her magic, or even her life." Crouch Sr. answered.

"Another was entered as well against her will. This girl here." Karkaroff added, pointing to Riley, who very much hoped that when Remus got his hands on the traitorous git, he hurt him badly, before killing him.

Minato glanced over at the red-haired girl that had also been entered. She was standing before a pretty young blonde-haired girl, her gaze low. She held the blonde's hand, though kept her behind her, almost as if shielding the blonde from him. Something about her was familiar, and more than that, he noticed the threat in her stance. This girl wasn't a regular student, she was a warrior, one who was obviously ready to fight. But why? Why was she so wound up?

"It's Narumi, dad." Naruko told him, when she noticed that Minato didn't recognize her sister right off the bat.

Hearing that, Minato made the connection. The dark red hair that hung to her mid back. The pale complexion and tall, elegant stature. This was Narumi. His eldest daughter. Nearly seven years it had been since she left, since he or Lily had last seen her. She looked just like Lily did when she was younger. Her hair was darker and her complexion much fairer, but her features were the same. She stood quite tall for her age, around 5 foot 6 inches, much taller than Naruko, whom was 5 foot even, and unlike Naruko whom always looked very 'down to earth', Narumi looked quite regal, almost like royalty.

All in all, Narumi had grown into a stunning beauty. Where Naruko could be described as a diamond in the rough, able to be truly beautiful if she actually tried. Narumi seemed to just have this natural beauty to her.

Recognizing this as his daughter, Minato once more took note of the blonde that Narumi was shielding from him. Almost as if she expected him to try and hurt the girl. She didn't meet his gaze, and her bangs hung over her face, obscuring her eyes. Without seeing her eyes, Minato was left with only her body stance, to determine what she was feeling at that moment. It did not bode well for him, as she was indeed primed to attack.

Seeing that, the Fourth Hokage remembered what he'd been told by Kakashi many months prior, in regard to Narumi's abilities. She was fast, very fast. possibly as fast, if not faster than he was without the use of the Hiraishin. A realization began to set in, that if it came to a fight, his eldest may just manage to make him sweat. That thought was a chilling one considering she was about to be fifteen years old. At her age, he was nowhere near this strong. In fact, he doubted that anyone was.

"Did the fourth have another daughter?" Kitsuchi whispered to Yugito, as he took note of the family resemblance.

Yugito shrugged in reply, though her gaze remained fixed on Riley.

"Kitten... whatever you do, if you value your life or mine, stay away from her." The Two-Tails warned her.

'What is she Nibi? This chakra... it's so dense... what is this power?' Yugito asked in reply. Unlike most Jinchuriki, Yugito was a natural sensor, and she could feel the demonic power, radiating off of Riley.

"I don't know Kitten. But whatever she is... it's far from human." The Nibi replied nervously.

"Hello... Narumi." Minato stated after a moment. The nanosecond after he finished speaking everyone flinched back, as Riley's gaze lifted revealing her Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Hello, Fourth Hokage." Riley replied, her tone, almost a snarl. Kakashi tensed at the sight of her, while Naruko quivered, fear filling her gaze as she watched her sister openly challenge her father.

Everyone in the room took a fearful step back as her Mangekyou began to spin dangerously and a sharp crack filled the air. Minato flinched at her tone and took notice of how the air began to shift around Riley's body. He then took notice of something that made his blood run cold, the source of the loud crack that had filled the air. The stone floor beneath Riley's feet had splintered. Solid stone splitting under the force of her chakra. That was something he'd never seen before. He'd seen powerful shinobi splinter wood when flaring their chakra, but never stone. He doubted even someone as powerful as Jiraiya could cause stone to crack under the weight and intensity of his chakra alone.

Fleur felt her whole-body tremble as she took in Riley's anger. Never in her life had she seen Riley this angry. The grip on her hand was like a vice, yet Riley's skin was almost ice cold to the touch. The whole room felt as if an ominous chill had washed over it. Slowly, Fleur's eyes drifted down to Riley's opposite hand, there she could see the way Riley held her hand almost a quarter-movement away from shaping a handsign. Fleur couldn't immediately tell which one Riley was intent on making, it looked to either be Rat, Tiger, or Ram. Seeing that, Fleur knew she was in a very dangerous position. Riley truly was prepared to fight. The shinobi in the room must have seen what she did, it definitely explained why everyone was so tense.

"You're... looking well." Minato noted trying to make pleasant conversation with the eldest he had chased away. He still felt even after all these years, that those eyes of hers were way too familiar. He knew his father was Madara Uchiha. He just didn't know the specifics. Like how? Madara would have been in his eighties when Minato was born. And while a man can conceive at any age, Minato found it hard to believe that Madara could have done so, without help of some sort. Not to mention, he had no clue whom his mother was, or why he didn't have the typical Uchiha genetics. He had searched everywhere for any clue as to whom his mother could have been, since she must have come from an incredibly powerful bloodline for her genetics to overpower Madara's. Sadly, all records indicated that Madara died at the Valley of the End, decades before Minato was born, and no records from the Namikaze clan that had adopted him, had survived the Nine-Tails attack. His adoptive parents had died years ago, but even if they had kept a record of his adoption, it was long now.

Riley didn't respond, instead her gaze grew even more intense, and the beginnings of a snarl started to touch at her lips.

"How have you been?" Minato asked, again trying not to react to her aggressive stance. To his mind, puberty had definitely brought with it, it's ups and downs for Narumi. While she had definitely grown, so had her temper.

"That good huh?" Minato stated sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.

"Fuck off!" Riley snapped at him. Her voice cutting through the air. Minato nodded at that and turned to admire the wall. Riley glared at him for a few moments longer, and you could see the man shrink the longer she glared.

Riley's gaze grew darker, and Fleur could tell that she was an instant away from snapping. Without thinking she moved her free hand further up Riley's arm, touching at her forearm. The movement caused Riley to quickly glance at her, and the moment their eyes met, Riley could see the fear that dwelled in Fleur's gaze.

"She's scared..." Riley realized.

"She knows how dangerous this situation is. Minato is Hokage, and she's seen what you can do. Were the two of you to fight, in her mind, she'd die in a heartbeat. Though, in truth, I don't think her fear is entirely motivated by self-interest. I think it's you she's worried about." Madara noted, causing Riley to realize that she was endangering and worrying her mate by acting as the aggressor in this situation.

Letting out a huff, she began to calm down. An eerie silence filled the room as Riley slowly tore her eyes off of Minato to glance sideways at the Tournament organizers.

"Just tell me where I have to be for this fucking tournament so I can go." Riley hissed at Bagman causing the man in question to shrink fearfully. It took him a few moments before he replied.

"Yes... well the first challenge will be a test of courage, it was formulated by the Hidden Stone Village, Hidden Grass Village, and the Norwegian Ministry. You'll be required to attend the event at the Quidditch pitch, on October tenth. Don't be late." Bagman told them with an excited smile.

Riley made a face as she thought about the date, her birthday, but then simply nodded and stormed off. Fleur being pulled along behind her. Minato simply stood where he was, a downcast expression on his face.

"That could have gone better." Kakashi noted and Minato hung his head.

"I'm sorry Minato. I had hoped that time away from the Elemental Nations would have tempered young Riley's wrath. It seems however that, that is not the case." Dumbledore stated with obvious regret.

"Dumbledore. Can you get the minister to place a guard on Narumi and Naruko? Someone's obviously out to get them. I know they can both handle themselves, but I'd feel better if they had some sort of protection." Minato asked.

"Yes... I'll see what I can do. Someone is quite obviously plotting something. The question is, what?" Dumbledore replied with a thoughtful look.

"The question is, how someone got their names into the goblet?" Karkaroff stated.

"It would have had to be a powerful Confundus charm, to get past the security, so I doubt it was a student. Probably someone hiding in the castle." Moody noted.

"You seem to have given this a fair bit of thought, Mad Eye?" Kakaroff stated in an accusatory tone.

"It was once my job to think as dark wizards do Karkaroff, perhaps you remember?" Moody replied darkly.

"That isn't helping Alistair." Dumbledore stated.

"Please keep me informed on what's going on. I'll offer help anyway I can." Minato informed Dumbledore.

"Thank you, Minato, we appreciate that." Dumbledore replied.

"Kakashi. Keep an eye on the genin. Someone's up to something, and I don't like it." Minato ordered. Earning a nod, he turned to Naruko, who was glaring in the direction that Riley had left in.

"Naruko. Leave Narumi alone. We don't want to antagonize her." Minato warned.

"But dad..." Naruko started to reply.

"No buts! Leave her alone." Minato snapped in reply.

"Yes father." Naruko muttered.

"Good. Keep me informed Dumbledore. I need to get back to the village." And with that he vanished with a flash.

"Did you feel how tense things got when he arrived?" McGonagall whispered to Snape.

"Yes... The girl's relationship with her father is strained to say the least." Snape noted quietly, earning a soft and worried nod of agreement from his fellow teacher.

-Meanwhile-

Riley passed back through the main hall as she made her way to the Chamber of Secrets. Her friends and many other students all looked to her. Her friends stood to greet her, but Fleur appeared behind Riley and waved them off. It was only then that they all noticed the angry glare and glowing red eyes that Riley sported.

Fleur followed after her and waved over at Katie to follow.

"Come on." Katie whispered to Daphne.

"What? Me?" Was Daphne's surprised reply.

"Yeah you. You've been on like five dates with her, at the very least you two are dating, and at most she's your girlfriend so come on." Katie whispered as she dragged Daphne after the angry Riley.

The three girls followed her down to the Chamber of Secrets they had to be quick as she hissed for the door to close as soon as she entered. The three barely managed to slip in before the serpent covered entrance slammed shut.

Once in the main chamber Riley's wand snapped into her hand and with a swing of her wand a massive wall of Lightning blasted forward and raced across the chamber. The wall was at least fifteen feet high, and twelve feet wide. It raced across the chamber and slammed violently into the statue of Salazar Slytherin. Luckily for the chamber, Slytherin had built this part of it to be used for training, so all the walls and statues had runes carved into them that made them indestructible.

Daphne herself was the only one that was taken aback by the raw power that was displayed. The other two girls had seen what Riley could do when pissed. Fleur still had nightmares of the massive crater and burning field, Riley had created back when they had that misunderstanding about Riley's gender. While Katie could still remember clear as day, the Patronus that Riley had used to defeat a swarm of nearly three hundred dementors. A Patronus that shined so bright, people reported seeing it from up to ten miles away.

Riley let out a few angry huffs as she raised her wand to release another burst of energy. Before she could however, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She spun around to glare at the person who had dared to follow her, when she was so pissed off. She instantly regretted her action as she saw Fleur back away fearfully when Riley's glare focused on her.

Seeing those rage filled, blood red eyes. How they spun so menacingly with that hypnotic pattern in them. All of Riley's anger laid bare in them. It caused Fleur to stumble back in fear. She stumbled right into Katie, which was the only reason she didn't fall over.

She could see the regret in Riley's eyes almost immediately. Her Sharingan vanished in an instant.

"Fleur... I'm sorry... I didn't... I didn't know you were following me. I... I'm so sorry." Riley replied quickly as she took a cautious step forward.

Fleur let out a breath that she didn't even know she was holding, before smiling with a bit of embarrassment. "No... it is I who should be apologizing. I should have said somezing instead of sneaking up on you. I am sorry, I wasn't zinking, I was just... I was worried about you." Fleur apologized as she recomposed herself.

"Fleur... you don't have to apologize. I shouldn't have snapped like that. Shouldn't have snapped at you. I'm sorry." Riley apologized as she stepped forward and pulled Fleur into a warm hug.

"You gonna be alright?" Katie asked.

"Fucking no." Riley answered as she pulled away from Fleur and ran her hands through her hair.

"What's got you so upset?" Daphne inquired after a moment of silence.

Riley turned her attention to her newest girlfriend, slightly surprised by her presence. She took a moment to contemplate it and found herself happy to see that Daphne had come to check on her. She adopted a soft smile, which seemed to have an effect on Daphne whom it was directed towards. She shifted with a bit of nervousness as Riley responded to her question.

"I just ran into my old man." Riley muttered. Katie adopted a look of understanding, but Daphne was still left confused.

"The Fourth Hokage. He neglected poor Riley and left her alone. He favored her sister... the Girl-Who-Lived, more than her. And when she finally grew into her powers and proved that she was special. That's when he finally noticed her." Katie explained.

"Pretty much." Riley agreed with a sigh.

"Oh... um... wow... I'm sorry to hear that." Daphne stated, obviously surprised.

"Yeah... I don't like to talk about it. I just ran into the asshole. He tried to make small talk like none of the shit he and his fucking wife put me through, ever happened." Riley muttered darkly, her anger building again.

It was quickly snuffed out however when Fleur took her hand in hers, and gently caressed it. The soothing action caused the anger to fade from Riley, leaving her looking tired.

"I never knew these things about you. I'm sorry. I never would have expected someone as strong as you to have such a horrible past." Daphne stated.

"Yeah well... I did. And I fucking hate him. And my bitch mother. Gods be Damned! I can't wait for Voldemort to return and wipe that smug ass grin off my fucking sister's face!" Riley raged. Her once beautiful face, now a twisted visage of rage and hatred.

"Riley... please calm down. When you get like this, you blow zings up. And we are currently under a school filled with our friends." Fleur reminded her gently.

It took a few moments, but Riley finally let out a sigh and ran her hands through her hair.

"Why is it that those with the most power, always have to have had shitty lives? Seems like everyone I know of, that has such incredible power, also had a godawful life to go along with it." Daphne wondered aloud.

Riley was silent for a few moments, she was thinking on what Daphne had said, and she quickly came a realization.

"It's strange... you're right. All of the strongest warriors in the world had rather shitty lives... Their existence marred by conflict, chaos, loss, pain, and suffering." Riley stated as she forgot about Minato and her family issues.

"What do you mean?" Katie asked.

"I told you all about what it means to be labeled an S-Ranked threat? To achieve that kind of power is mind blowing. Each S-Ranked ninja is unique. But they all share something similar..." Riley told them.

"What is it?" Katie asked again.

"They all had shitty lives, had terrible childhoods. Grew up alone or abused... until they gained the power to change themselves." Riley answered, as her mind started to whirl. She had a lot of thoughts passing through her head right now. Thinking on what she had just realized, she had to wonder, all of the S-Ranked warriors of the world became that way to change their circumstances. They grew strong so they could change the way they lived or change the world to suit them. Itachi was an S-ranked ninja who grew up in a time of war, and he hated it. He grew strong so he could stop war. Voldemort was an S-Ranked warrior, who was an orphan. He was hated and abused by his caregivers. He grew strong so that he could change the country he lived in, so that he would never be forced to live like that again. Thinking about that made Riley wonder something about herself... what reason did she grow stronger for?

She had always thought that it was to prove she was superior to Naruko. But she had done that. She had surpassed Naruko, a hundred times over by now. In the last two years, Riley hadn't really trained for any reason other than to pass time. She didn't really have a goal, beyond getting stronger so she could avoid being dragged back to the Hidden Leaf. Aside from that though, there wasn't much else she really needed more power to attain. There was a war coming soon and she wanted to prepare for that, but she hadn't really thought about what role she would play in it.

She wanted Britain to change. She felt that Voldemort would be a better ruler for the country then the current administration. But what did she really want? What was her goal? She trained every single day, and for what? She was quite sure she was one of the strongest living things on the planet when operating on all cylinders. A half-demon with the Rinnegan, she was basically top tier. So why did she train every single day? Was it to protect those she loved? Sure. That sounded right. Sounded like a good reason to her, and yet, it didn't... click. It didn't feel like 'her' reason. It sounded like a part of something, like a small piece of the whole. What did she want?

Riley was silent for quite some time. She was busy trying to think of a reason to go on. A reason to continue to fight and grow stronger. After the war was over, what would she do with herself?

Finally, she looked to the others present, maybe they could offer some inspiration.

"Fleur... what do you want to do in life? What do you want your future to hold?" Riley inquired, earning a curious look from Fleur.

"Humor me." Riley stated, earning a nod. Fleur looked thoughtful for a second before replying.

"I zink I want my people, I want the Veela to have a better life. To not be used or hated. To be able to live freely. I want a family, children. A few. Not a whole lot. Maybe three. I want to live somewhere quiet, with a view, maybe by a lake. Somewhere with seasons, so I can enjoy ze warm summer, and snow in ze winter. Zat is what I want my future to be like. Filled with love and laughter. I want you there, and Katie, and maybe Daphne too. I want all of our friends to come see us. I guess... what I want is to be happy." Fleur answered with a warm smile.

"Is that the reason you fight? Is that why you train to grow stronger? So you can live in that world?" Riley asked, earning a shrug and a nod she turned to Katie. "What do you want your future to be like?"

Katie crossed her arms and looked up at the ceiling for a few moments before finally replying. "I guess. I want to have a lot of fun. I want to see the world, explore. See all there is to see, ya know? Visit some of the old places of the world, like the Pyramids. I wanna make friends where I go. I want to meet people, see different things. And then, when I've had my fill of exploring... I want the same things Fleur wants. A family. A home. Things like that. I think those things are worth fighting for." Katie said with a shrug and a smile.

"What about you Daph?" Riley inquired.

Daphne looked thoughtful for a few moments. Finally, she just shrugged. "What I want isn't as... adventurous or light-hearted. I want to be successful. I want people to know who I am. And know what I'm good at. I want to elevate myself. Get a good job and build a good life for myself. I've always told myself, that I'd end up with a man of worth. I'd give him an heir for his family, and he'd give me one for mine. We'd be successful. And maybe... things like love, would find their way in. But after going out with you a few times... I find plans are changing... I like the time we spend together. And I hope it continues. I hope maybe... in the future we can build a life together. And yes... that is a future I fight for." Daphne informed her, with the slightest of blushes on her face.

"Love you too, Daph." Riley replied with a warm smile.

"What do you want for the future?" Katie asked with a curious look.

Riley's smile vanished and her look turned pensive.

"I'm not sure. I mean... I want a family. I want a good life. I want to explore. I want all that stuff... but... I have all this power. All these abilities... I have no clue what I wanna do with it all." Riley answered with a faraway look.

"Well, maybe you can use that power to help others? Maybe help us accomplish our dreams, and along the way you might find your own?" Katie suggested.

"People with your kind of power could do anything. You could conquer the world if you wanted to. And I doubt anyone has the power to stop you. Hell, I don't doubt with your abilities, that even the muggles couldn't stop you. Even with all of their advanced technology, and numbers." Daphne stated.

"With your power, you could put a stop to wars. Save millions if you wanted too." Fleur added.

"Hell... if you felt like it, you could build the greatest nation the world has ever seen. Make yourself a true queen." Daphne added, jokingly.

"A nation, a kingdom of my own?" Riley whispered. She looked as if she was suddenly deep in thought.

"Yeah, I mean... why not? You've proven you can do amazing things... I mean, It wouldn't be impossible for you." Daphne said with a shrug, though you could tell she wasn't really being serious. Which earned giggles from Katie and Fleur.

"Yes... all hail Riley, our great queen." Fleur said with a giggle.

"I'd love living under your rule. Queen Riley and her lovely consorts... ah I can see it now." Katie said with perverse chuckle, earning one from Fleur as well.

"Shinobi grow stronger to build a place for themselves in the world..." Riley said in a light tone as she lifted her gaze to the ceiling.

The three girls broke out of their playful musings and shared a look before looking at Riley.

"What Riley?" Fleur inquired.

"All powerful warriors are strong because they dream of changing the world to suit them in some manner. It's this goal that pushes them to reach the heights that they do. The First Hokage strove to build a village where all those who believed in each other, and saw one another as family, could live in peace. Madara Uchiha led the Uchiha clan against the world in the hopes of building a world where the Uchiha could live in peace. So many great warriors all sought to build a place for themselves in this chaotic and cruel world of ours. Some did it for power, some for peace, some for love. But they all tried." Riley stated. All three girls could see the gears turning in Riley's mind. She was thinking quite feverishly on something.

"And what kind of place do you wanna make?" Daphne asked.

"A place... where your hopes, and dreams can come true. A place where... the cruelties of this world, cannot reach. A peaceful, and tranquil paradise." Riley replied with a faraway look.

"You'd build a place like that for us?" Fleur asked, almost as if the notion was a romantic one.

"Of Course! For you and all my friends." Riley replied as the air filled with a pressure.

The three girls began to notice dust upon the ground begin to swirl. They noticed that droplets of water were beginning to rise out of the pools on either side of the walkway. The torches that lit the room began to glow brighter and brighter.

They could feel the magic in the air. Riley's excitement was manifesting an immense amount of power.

"I know what I'll do now! I'll build a kingdom. Where my friends and those I love can be happy. Where they can accomplish their dreams, and live life to the fullest. A place where the evils of the world cannot bother them. And any who would dare try to bring harm upon such a place... will be destroyed." Riley stated with a glow about her which quickly turned dark. All three girls were surprised when the immense power in the room vanished instantly.

"That is some amazing control over her magic." Daphne noted with amazement.

"I just wish she could do zat while we make love, zen there would be no problem." Fleur stated a bit sourly, earning a chuckle from Katie and a blush from Daphne who glanced at her confused about what she'd just heard.

"Oh uh... I can." Riley stated simply.

"What?" Fleur asked with surprise.

"Later... right now... I need to begin planning. I need to come up with how it will all run. First, I'll need a place to put it. No wait! I need people to run it! No! Shit! Okay this is gonna be harder than I thought. Alright get things rolling... I'll need money... I have money. I'll need people... I have people... now I just need a plan... fuck! Alright help the dark lord change Britain, first step. Then... find a plot of land? Shit! This is harder than I thought." Riley rattled out as she paced back and forth.

"Wait, wait. Go back to zat part about you getting control over your Youki." Fleur stated, looking somewhat upset.

"Yeah... I managed to uh... well I did a few tests, and I can keep my Youki in check now." Riley replied absentmindedly as she continued to think on her newly established life goal. The more she thought on it, the more she felt like it was what she wanted to do. Build a place for her loved ones, a place where they could all be happy, where she could be happy with them. It was the first time Riley had ever had a long-term goal, something set ahead of her life in the far future. Something to work towards beyond just getting through the day or passing the upcoming exam. An actual life goal, and just thinking on it, filled her mind with all sorts of possibilities. Unfortunately, this left Riley with a bit of tunnel vision as she didn't take note of Fleur's growing agitation, or the fact that Daphne had just heard about her possessing Youki.

"Youki? Wait... aren't demons the only ones with Youki?" Daphne asked curiously.

"Yeah... I'm a demon." Riley stated with a shrug earning a shocked look from Daphne.

"You've been able to control your Youki? For how long?" Fleur asked, her voice a little higher than normal, and her fists clenched in obvious anger.

"Yeah, and what were those tests you were talking about?" Katie asked with a perverse gleam in her eyes.

"Eh... couple weeks now." Riley replied with a shrug before shooting a look at Katie whom giggled in reply.

"And you did not tell me!? We could have made love weeks ago! You do realize that I am one of the oldest living virgin Veela?! Most veela have had sex, countless times by now. I have never had sex... all because I was waiting for you! Do you have any idea how hard it has been watching you all zis time, not being able to truly be wiz you? I cannot even pleasure myself, without feeling the insatiable drive to find you and make love to you!" Fleur shouted at her, obviously quite flustered by this realization. Katie could be seen off to the side, watching this exchange with immense interest, while Daphne was still stuck on the revelation that the girl, she was dating just so happened to be a demon.

"Hey... I was waiting for a special night to tell you." Riley replied fearfully as she felt the air heat up around Fleur, her attention now fully focused on the angry Veela.

"Oh? And when was zat?!" Fleur hissed. Riley was just now realizing what not being able to have sex was doing to the young Veela.

"Well... um... I was waiting for the night when you finally brought it up... so I... could... surprise... you..." Riley stated with a wince, as she realized the error of her ways in denying her beautiful girlfriend the intimacy that she truly desired. In hindsight it was a stupid move, since Fleur wasn't the average girl. She was a being of sex magic. Sex being a mainstay of her species' culture, and a source of power for them. Veela actually drew power from the act of sex, generating magic that made them feel good, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Riley being Fleur's mate, gave her plenty of extra incentive to want to fuck Riley's brains out, every chance she got, and not being able to do so was hard. All Veela had a heightened sex drive, and young Veela could be especially raunchy in their younger years, as they learned to control themselves. There was no real comparing what Fleur went through, to a normal teenager, it was much more intense, which is why it was often described as a problem.

Riley shriveled under Fleur's glare for several long moments, a blush creeping across her cheeks as she considered what might happen. A part of her worried that Fleur might be really upset, and this could lead to a fight, which Riley did not want to happen, while another part of her worried that Fleur might choose now to make her 'give up the goods' as it were, which was also something Riley wasn't quite sure she was ready for.

Fleur stared at her darkly for a few moments, before a spark appeared in her eye, it was a mischievous little twinkle that Riley sensed, did not bode well for her.

"So... now zat ze surprise is ruined... when are you going to take me to bed my love?" The beautiful Veela asked in a seductive tone.

"Um... well... I mean... we can... sometime soon..." Riley replied shyly. Earning a light chuckle from Fleur.

"Very well, my love. But know zat ze longer you make me wait, ze longer I'll make you go." Fleur replied seductively before turning and motioning toward the exit to the chamber.

Catching on, Riley quickly hissed for the door to open, even though her cheeks were bright red. Riley and Katie watched as Fleur departed the chamber, both were mesmerized by the sway of the veela's hips as she departed, her allure active and drawing both of their attention.

"God she's so hot." Katie commented as she draped an arm around Riley and leaned her head against Riley's. Riley nodded in agreement her assessment.

Both stood in silence for several long second before glancing over at Daphne who was still staring at Riley with wide eyes.

"What?" Riley asked.

"You're a demon?" Daphne asked in a slightly fearful manner.

"I fucking blurted that out, didn't I?" Riley muttered.

"Yep. Good luck. Let me know if you brain wipe her." Katie replied with a smile as she turned and followed after Fleur.

Riley glared after her until she vanished from sight. She then turned to Daphne and let out a loud sigh, before beginning her explanation.

-Later-

Daphne and Riley made it back to the Slytherin Common room a few hours later. They were ambushed immediately by their friends.

"Where the hell have you guys been?" Pansy asked.

"Yeah Riley, you looked pissed earlier." Goyle noted.

"You alright?" Draco asked.

Riley simply let out a sigh before looking at Daphne. The blonde Ice Queen simply replied, "It's your choice oh demon lord."

"You're not letting that go, are you?" Riley asked.

"Kinda hard to let that go." Daphne replied in an unamused tone.

"Right... we still on for Saturday?" Riley inquired with a hopeful look.

"... … … … Sure." Daphne finally stated as she turned and headed for her room, missing the cheerful fist pump from Riley.

"So, what's going on with you?" Theo inquired.

Riley stared at them all for a few moments before letting out a loud sigh. She finally decided to just tell them all about her past. Needless to say, by the time she was finished, they were all pretty upset.

"So... we're going after her right?" Crabbe asked.

"No... the Dark Lord has plans for her. Leave her be." Riley replied which caused everyone to suddenly become real shifty eyed.

"You going to be alright though?" Draco inquired.

"I'll be fine. My asshole father just got me worked up is all. I need some sleep guys. Can you fill in Neville, Luna, and Hermione? I don't feel like repeating myself." Riley asked. Earning nods, she turned and headed off to her room. Eager to fall into bed and go to sleep.

Before drifting into slumber however, she thought back to her revelation earlier that day. Her new goal. To build a place where those she loved could fulfill their dreams and be happy.

"What do you two think? Is it possible for me to make a place like that?" Riley asked Madara and Kurama.

The two were quiet for some time. Both thinking quite hard on that question.

"You do know if you build a place like that... there will always be those who seek to destroy it?" Kurama stated.

'He's right. There will always be those who seek to steal paradise for themselves.' Madara agreed.

"Then I will destroy them." Riley replied boldly.

"The Power of an Archdemon. The power of the Sage of Six Paths. I believe you could build such a kingdom. But what would you give to see its creation? How many would you sacrifice? How many would you kill, to create such a place? To keep it safe?" Kurama asked.

"To build a place where those I love could be happy. Where they could live in peace, and just forget the horrors of the world? To build a better world for them... I would kill as many as I had too." Riley answered. Bold determination echoing through her voice. The more she thought about this, the more she began to feel that it was what she was meant to do. What she should do.

'You could do anything. Why this?' Madara inquired.

"He's right. Why not just conquer the world, and make your paradise?" Kurama agreed.

"Because... humans are cruel. They'll never change. Never. If I seize the world there will be those who rise up to tear down my paradise. There will be those who struggle against it, just because they can. But by building my own place. Away from the terrors of the world. I can ensure that those who enter my paradise... will follow me. Will obey the rules and live in harmony with one another. A paradise of peace, and justice. A place that won't be perfect because nothing is perfect... but good. Great even. I don't seek to be a conqueror. I don't care about the cruelties of humanity. I don't want to cure their sickness. Because the only cure, the only way to stop people from being cruel to one another, is to kill them all." Riley answered.

'How do you plan on keeping out the cruelties of the world? Simply by letting people in, you invite in the wretched cruelty that resides in all humans. How do you keep your kingdom safe from that?' Madara inquired.

"I don't know. But I'll find a way. It's like you told me once Grandfather, so long as there is the concept of winners, there must also be losers. People fight to protect what they hold dear, and hatred is born to protect love. You once sought to create a world of only winners, that was why you wanted to fulfill project Tsuki No Me. I don't want to trap people in an illusion, I want to make it real, I want to make a place like that for the people that I love. I know so long as it's real, it can never be perfect, but if I can make it a place where everyone can win, where everyone can be happy, then at least it'll be a step in the right direction. Something as close to perfect as reality will allow." Riley replied confidently.

Madara was quiet as he took in her words. It surprised him to see just how much like him, she truly was. The older Riley got, the more he found that she reminded him of himself, and yet, he found that there was just enough difference between the two that he didn't need to worry about such a connection.

"You may already have a means of keeping such darkness and cruelty as bay." Kurama noted.

"What do you mean Kurama? What way do I have?" Riley asked with great curiosity.

"Bind your followers to you. Make them immortal. Eternal life. With them being immortal, they will live forever. With them being bound to you, you can resurrect any that are killed. And with them being bound to you, they can never betray you. Or your desires. Without the fear of death, or loss, this paradise of yours can be that much closer to perfection. It may never be as perfect as an illusion could be, but you can make it much closer than reality would allow." Kurama stated with a dark grin.

"That's right. I can do that can't I?" Riley stated thoughtfully.

'Build an army of loyal followers. Your friends, your allies, those you love. And bind them all to you. You're an archdemon. A dark god. You can make the world tremble at your whim. Gather to you, all those who are loyal. All those who will follow you faithfully. And secure that loyalty with a grand gesture. Grant them more power than they could ever dream. And they will serve you until the end of days.' Madara stated in agreement.

"If you truly wish to build this kingdom. Then the time has come to stop with these childish games. It's time to begin moving. And building. There will be those who seek to stop a kingdom such as this from being created. The magical community will see it as an abomination. The shinobi will seek to steal its power. And the muggles will see it as a threat. You will be besieged from all sides. So, you must prepare." Kurama informed her with a particularly nasty grin.

"You're right." Riley stated as she sat up in bed.

"You need to grow more powerful. You're nowhere near archdemon level yet." Kurama stated.

'And you need to prepare contingencies. Ensure that you cannot be sealed like the fox.' Madara added with a chuckle.

"Madara's right. You need to begin preparing methods of escape, so that assholes like Minato can't seal you away." Kurama agreed.

Hearing that Riley shot to her feet. She instantly created a few Shadow Clones and began issuing orders.

"You two. I want you to head to the Gryffindor, and Slytherin castles. Head to their libraries and begin reading every god damn book in there. I don't care if it's a medieval guide to plumbing. Read it. You three head to Gringotts, and enter the Uchiwa, Slytherin, and Gryffindor vaults. Again, find any text and read the shit out of it. You, I want you to head down to the chamber. I've read a few of Slytherin's books that are in his study, but not all. Finish that up for me. Create more clones to help you all speed this along." Riley ordered to her clones.

"What are you doing boss?" One clone asked.

"I'm off to help a friend get back on his feet. I should have started doing this years ago." Riley replied as she grabbed her invisibility cloak and left her room.

'Good idea reading all the books, but what are you up too?' Madara inquired.

"I've got souls to collect for Kurama. I'm sorry fox, I should have started doing this a while ago. I'll get your core back up to full strength soon." Riley replied earning a nod from the fox. With that she released all of her gravity seals and raced away from the castle. She activated her Rinnegan and began her hunt for the worst scum in Britain.

-The Next Morning-

"So, Fleur, how was your night last night?" Pansy asked, as the gang all settled in for breakfast at the Slytherin table.

"It was fine." Fleur replied with a shrug.

"Just fine? That's odd." Pansy commented.

"Why?" Fleur asked.

"Well, I saw Riley sneak out, with about a half dozen clones, and I figured she was trying to sneak out to see you." Pansy replied, earning the attention of those gathered around.

"She didn't come to see me." Fleur stated.

"Wonder where she went?" Katie questioned.

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late." Riley stated as she walked up to them.

"Where'd you vanish to last night?" Pansy inquired.

"Had some stuff to do at Gringotts, and I wanted to explore my other properties." Riley answered as she sat down.

"At ten o'clock at night?" Pansy questioned skeptically.

"I wasn't tired." Riley said with a shrug.

The group just shared a look but decided not to question her on it.

That day the drawing for the mixed tournament came out. Riley ended up paired with that Ichibi girl Gaia. Which was a little surprising. Daphne, Tracy, Hermione and Neville had also entered into the mixed tournament. Daphne was paired with a guy from Kumo, whom had white hair and was constantly sucking on a lollipop. (Omoi). Tracy was teamed with a girl from the hidden Grass, with blood red hair and glasses. (Karin). Hermione got teamed up with a boy with glasses from Konoha, an Aburame. (Shino). While Neville got teamed with an excitable bowl haired boy, with big round eyes, wearing a green spandex jumpsuit. (Lee).

They were all informed that their tests would require cooperation between the two of them. They would have to work together in order to win. Their first test would be a week after the first test of the Triwizard Tournament. While the first test of the Chuunin exams would be a week after that. So, October 10, 17, and 24 were the tournament dates. There were three tasks for the Triwizard Tournament and Chuunin exams, and five for the mixed tournament.

They had also been informed that their first task for the mixed tournament would be a test of communication. So, they should all prepare for that.

All of Riley's friends liked their partners, Omoi was laid back, and offered his input but generally let Daphne take the lead. Karin was a bit shy, but very smart, and was able to easily work with Tracy, whom was kind to everyone she met. Hermione liked her partner, Shino was intelligent, calm, and very collected. She wasn't at all bothered by his connection to insects, and in fact found it quite interesting. She even suggested that he learn the growing and shrinking charms so that he could make his insects more affective in battle. Shino did in fact look into it, and was even contemplating getting a wand, and learning those basic spells, to increase his combat effectiveness. Neville and his partner got along the best though. Neville still had a few minor confidence issues, but Lee really helped him out with them. The guy may have looked strange, but he was incredibly confident and always encouraged others, so the two made a great team.

Riley and her partner, however... well...

"Mother is afraid of you." Gaia stated.

"Well, tell the Raccoon to shut the fuck up and mind its own business." Riley replied.

"You're kind of annoying." Gaia stated plainly.

"Am I? Well then. I shall make it my new life goal to get you to smile." Riley stated with determination, intent on trying to endear herself to the Ichibi and cheer her up. It was quite apparent from how she held herself and how she looked, that she wasn't exactly living her best life at the moment, so the first thing Riley wanted to try doing, was showing that she had no intentions to harm or manipulate the One-Tails Jinchuriki, and from there she'd try to befriend her.

"What?" Gaia asked with a confused look.

"Okay... first let's try the easiest approach. Are you ticklish?" Riley asked.

Gaia stared at her with a bored expression for a few moments, before vanishing in a Sand Shunshine.

"Hey! Come back here!" Riley shouted as she gave chase.

And that was the start of a beautiful friendship... er... yeah, friendship.

Over the next couple of weeks, things were quiet. Riley avoided her sister like the plague. She spent a lot of time getting to know Daphne and the two had their first Snogging session. A noticeable repeat of the events in the Chamber of Secrets occurred when they kissed, Daphne would inadvertently activate her bloodline and begin drawing in surrounding heat, making the area they were in colder.

This often-left Daphne feeling embarrassed, not only because of her lack of control over the ability when she was focused on other things, but because Riley kept verbally tying her bloodline power to her lust, saying that it was activating because Daphne was horny. Truthfully, Riley actually believed it had more to do with passion than lust, but it always made Daphne blush, stutter, and fidget nervously when Riley would make the comparison, so she kept at it, just for the fun of it.

During that time, Riley also took notice that she was being followed.

She determined it was an Auror and figured her father had asked that it be placed on her. This Auror was clumsy as all hell though. As she would stumble and fall even while under a notice-me-not charm.

Fleur also got into another fight with her co-champion Diana, as the two butted heads over whether or not Fleur was a slut and a cradle robber for dating someone two years younger than she was. A bit ridiculous an accusation to make, but when in school, two years can feel like a lifetime of difference. The fight between the two ended when Fleur unceremoniously decked Diana after Diana called Riley a slut. It was a strong right hook, that left her in detention for two weeks, and her parents had been contacted which was embarrassing for Fleur.

Her mother and father both traveled out to Hogwarts to give their eldest daughter a proper scolding for such behavior, and also to get to the root of the problem, as Fleur had never physically assaulted anyone before in her life. Fleur was ready for them with her own set of speculations, she informed her parents that she thought her actions and her increased aggression had to do with Riley being nearby. Because her mate was so close to her and the two had been in near constant contact for the last few weeks, Fleur suspected that it was due to that reason that she was feeling more confrontational and was unwilling to back down from her most recent argument with Diana. Of course, her parents knew of her resident bully, and had tried to help in the past in dealing with the girl, but this escalation was an entirely different issue.

Neither girl was emancipated yet, even though both had taken their OWLs, so they weren't technically adults yet, but still, getting into a physical altercation was never a wise course of action, when the reasons behind it were so petty. Fleur's mother was willing to concur with her logic, that the presence of her bonded mate, would make Fleur more aggressive, especially if aggression was a trait that Riley liked, the nature of the Veela bond would encourage that trait in Fleur. But with that being said, she wasn't willing to simply condone the action. Fleur would attend her detention gracefully and without complaint, and she would apologize to Madame Maxime for embarrassing Beauxbatons in such a way. Beyond that, her parents simply encouraged her to avoid Diana as much as possible. She just had to get through this year and the two would hopefully never have to see each other again.

Fleur accepted their scolding, and their suggestion, and she did offer an apology to her headmistress for causing a scene. Despite feeling like she had overreacted, Riley and her gang were overly enthusiastic about praising Fleur for what she'd done. Bullies deserved what they got, as far as they were concerned, and Riley was very proud of her girlfriend for not backing down. Hopefully the bloody nose Diana got would encourage her to leave Fleur alone for the rest of the year, until the two finally parted ways for good.

Riley was so proud of her in fact that she decided that she would reward Fleur with their first time, after the first round of the tournament. Seeing Fleur worked up, was definitely a huge turn on for Riley, and she'd definitely be pretty worked up after the first round of the tournament.

During those couple of weeks, a massive manhunt began in both the magical and muggle worlds, for a group of people who were believed to have been responsible for nearly fifty murders in one night.

When she heard about it, Riley could only smile as magicals and muggles alike searched for the persons responsible for this massive slaughter. Those that had died were, rapists, murderers, thugs, pedophiles, and corrupt businessmen or politicians. They had no clue that one person had been responsible for all those deaths, both in the muggle world and in the magical one. Riley had used the Rinnegan's soul absorption ability to devour all of her kills. She also absorbed their knowledge and chakra and fed their cores to Kurama. Whom used them to begin repairing his own.

Riley had decided to do this once a month. Just go out and slaughter the worst of humanity. The first night was sloppy, she just used her invisibility cloak to remain hidden and killed whomever she detected foul chakra from. Whether they were muggle or magical.

The bodies she had piled in that one night, had brought her kill count to over a hundred, at least. It was something that caused her to take pause when the night was over. In her short time on the Earth, she had ended the lives of over a hundred people. One hundred people were now dead and rotting, because she existed. The impact of such an act, the lives forever changed by her actions. Just imagining how many lives were altered by the killing of one person, now multiply that by a hundred... it was definitely a monumental feeling, and considering Riley's current targets, were the worst of humanity, she couldn't help but wonder how the world would be changed by her actions.

As she was out causing death, she also ramped up her training, and spent most of her free time in the Chamber of Secrets training herself into the ground. She also kicked up her friends' training, especially those that chose to participate in any of the tournaments. Fleur in particular she began teaching a unique skill. One handed handsigns. She wasn't very advanced in it or anything, but it was a start.

Fleur was deep in thought as she walked through the castle. She was busy pondering the nature of her connection to Riley, and how it made her do things she normally never would have. A small part of her was frightened by it, as it showed just how strong the Veela bond could be, and how it could influence and change the way a Veela thought and acted, based on the desires of their bonded mate. It was frightening to experience firsthand, but there was also something wonderful about it. Fleur felt more confident in herself, she felt more in control, despite her outbursts. Being with her bonded mate was a wonderful feeling, and Fleur knew it was only going to get better. Once she mated with Riley, the bond would be secure. It's influence and nature would become permanent once she had given herself to her beloved mate. For a Veela it was like coming out of puberty for the second time, having everything finally settle down.

Fleur was so long in her thoughts that she didn't notice when Naruko rounded the corner followed by a group of Leaf ninja and a cluster of Gryffindors, and Hufflepuffs.

People were clamoring to speak with the Girl-Who-Lived, and Naruko, being Naruko, was more than happy to bask in their praise, and regale them with some of her exploits. The moment she spotted Fleur though she came to a halt. She recognized the Veela as Riley's girlfriend, she'd been watching her since seeing Riley's reaction during the drawing for the Triwizard Tournament. Since then, she had confirmed that this girl was one of Riley's girlfriends, and that meant that she had some answers to give to Naruko.

A smirk spread across her face, and she began to approach Fleur who'd yet to notice her.

"Oy, Delacour... Got a moment? I'd like to chat." Naruko called out to her, breaking Fleur out of her musings and causing her to glance over at Naruko.

Naruko kept her smirk, but she wasn't ready for the grimace of disgust that flickered onto Fleur's face for the briefest of moments. It was there for less than a heartbeat, yet Naruko had caught it.

"What is it? I am busy." Fleur replied, her face schooling into a cool look of disinterest.

"Wow, she's rude." Ino Yamanaka noted.

"Yeah, she only said she wanted to talk. What's your problem?" Sakura added in.

"Probably some lies my sisters been spreading about me." Naruko stated with a shake of her head.

Fleur tapped her teeth in annoyance at the accusation. She felt that need crawling forward once more. The need to defend her beloved girlfriend. That need was more pronounced now because it was Naruko making the accusation. This was the girl who had bullied Riley for most of her childhood. The one who'd helped make her life a living hell. She was one of the reasons Riley had contemplated suicide, and that put her and her bastard parents squarely at the top of Fleur's shitlist. She didn't even bother trying to hide her annoyance at being in the same room as Naruko, let alone having to talk to her.

"You stopped me to talk, so talk, otherwise, I would like to continue on with my day." Fleur said to her, her eyes narrowing.

A few whispers were shared by the Hogwarts students, and nearby Fleur could see a cluster of Beauxbatons students also watching the exchange, amongst them was one of Diana's cronies, and Fleur knew that she'd report everything that was said to her devilish master.

"You're my sister's girlfriend, right?" Naruko asked, as she gave the Veela a once over.

"Yes... and?" Fleur replied.

"And well I wanted to meet you. Must be something special about you if Narumi managed to stop being an introvert long enough to get someone to like her." Naruko responded with a smirk.

"I've never really known Riley to be an introvert. She's always been outspoken, and quite friendly to others. Not to say that she wasn't like that when you knew her, but I recognize that you haven't seen her in seven years, so you wouldn't really know a thing about her." Fleur countered that point, her words stinging at Naruko, who kept her smirk, even as her eyes narrowed at the challenge.

"So how long have you been dating Narumi?" Naruko asked.

"Almost zree years now. Zree years Zis Christmas." Fleur answered, earning surprise from Naruko and pretty much everyone else. That was something that few people had expected, especially Naruko. The idea that her sister, who was almost fifteen had been dating this girl for three years was pretty mind-blowing. Naruko had originally assumed they'd been dating for a few months, maybe a year at most, but three years. That meant that they must have a strong relationship, which also meant that this girl probably knew a lot of Riley's secrets.

"Three years, wow. That's kind of hard to imagine. So, what's it like dating the sister of the Girl-Who-Lived?" Naruko inquired with a smirk.

"Well Riley did not have any reason to mention you up until a few months ago, so I did not even know she had any connection to you." Fleur answered.

"You've been dating her for three years and never asked her about her family? What was she embarrassed to tell you that you landed the loser sister?" Sakura questioned, earning a chortle of laughter from some of the Konoha ninja, and even a few of the Gryffindors, though some of the Hufflepuffs felt themselves grow nervous at this, not wanting to make fun of the Slytherin Queen.

"Well, a part of me is bothered that Narumi didn't mention me, I guess I can rest a bit easier knowing that she isn't using our family ties to trick people into liking her." Naruko stated with an almost careless shrug, though Fleur could tell that it was meant as a dig at both her and Riley. She felt her temper growing as she folded her arms over her chest.

"Well... if zere is nozing else..." Fleur said before turning and trying to walk off, only for Naruko to stop her.

"Wait now, we aren't done just yet. Why don't you tell me a bit about how you and Narumi got together. She must have shown you some pretty cool ninjutsu, maybe showed off her Sharingan?" Naruko questioned, causing Fleur to realize just what Naruko was after. She was fishing for information on Riley.

"If you must know, it was because she saved my life zat we started to write to one anozer. I fell in love wiz her zrough our writings, and when we met again, I told her how I felt about her, and she felt ze same." Fleur answered honestly, causing Naruko to blink at that.

"She saved your life. How?" Naruko asked.

"She killed ze people who were trying to hurt me and my family. She was eleven at ze time. Six of zem... dead... in a heartbeat." Fleur responded, her eyes cold, and her tone even, causing many of the surrounding people to feel uneasy. Naruko blinked several more times at that. Hearing just how high Narumi's body count ran, made things just a bit more complicated.

"How did she kill them?" Naruko asked.

"With her ninjutsu." Fleur replied, her eyes narrowing to a glare.

"What kind of ninjutsu?" Naruko pressed her.

"The kind zat is hers. If you want to know about it, ask her. You will not get her secrets from me." Fleur declared, causing Naruko to smirk challengingly.

"You're really loyal to my sister. You know to keep her secrets for her. Hmm... She really has won you over hasn't she." Naruko noted, trying to play off her agitation at Fleur's refusal to spill the beans.

"'She did not have to do anyzing. Your sister is the Veela's bonded mate." Came the word of one of Diana's friends who was eavesdropping on the conversation.

"Hmm...? What do you mean?" Naruko asked, gazing over at the girl, while Fleur felt her jaw fall open. How had she known that? Fleur hadn't told anyone other than her teachers and family that Riley was her bond mate. Her classmates should only know that they were girlfriends, nothing more.

"Fleur is a Veela, a magical creature. Zey can sometimes form powerful magical bonds wiz people, zeir so-called 'soul mates'. Stories go zat a Veela's soul mate is ze person zey are born to be wiz. Like everyzing about zat person is perfect for ze Veela in question so zere is literally no one better. Your sister does not need to do anyzing. Poor little Fleur simply cannot help herself. Even if you sister was as ugly as a toad on ze inside or ze outside, it would not matter, Fleur would be unable to resist." The girl explained causing Fleur to blush brightly at the implication as her nervousness grew.

Standing above them, hanging from the ceiling was Riley who'd been watching the altercation, waiting for her sister to do something stupid. The moment she heard this though, she felt her mouth fall open in surprise. She was Fleur's soul mate? Fleur had never said anything to her about that.

Having dated a Veela for almost three years, Riley had taken plenty of time to read up on Fleur's species. She as much as one could know about Veela that you could get from textbooks, so Riley was fully aware of what it meant to be a Veela's soul mate. Just as her classmate had said, it meant that to Fleur, Riley was the absolute pinnacle, there was no one better. What went unsaid though was that part where the Veela bond may also influence the Veela in question. The bond did what it could to make the Veela more attractive to their bonded mate. Changing them physically, and even emotionally to be more suited to their partner. Now Riley was stuck wondering if that had been happening to Fleur, was she being magically changed to suit Riley's desires? How long had Fleur known this? Was it the reason she even started dating Riley in the first place?

That last question popped into her head with force of a physical blow. She found herself blinking several times as frustration built within her.

"Wow, alright that makes sense. I was wondering how she could have convinced anyone to date her for that long, being the recluse that she is but now it all makes sense." Naruko responded turning her eyes back to Fleur who was openly glaring at her.

"Riley is not a recluse! She is kind and loving to everyone she meets. You simply would not know anything about zat because you are a vile and cruel person!" Fleur spat at her, earning surprise from Naruko along with everyone else, even Riley was broken out of her musings when she heard Fleur's response.

"What did you just say?!" Naruko responded with a growl.

"You heard me! Riley told me about you. Told me how you have always resented her and treated her like garbage. I could never in my wildest nightmares imagine what kind of person would treat their sister like you do. You are nothing but a bully!" Fleur growled at her.

"Who the hell do you think you're talking to?" Naruko growled taking a step towards Fleur with visible anger in her eyes.

"Naruko is a hero, she beat the Dark Lord and saved this whole country. How dare you say something like that!" Sakura added in as more of those around them began to voice their agreement.

"She did nozing! Her accomplishment means nozing." Fleur snapped.

"Beating the dark lord means nothing?!" Ino asked with disbelief.

"How did she beat him?" Fleur demanded with fire burning in her eyes.

Silence filled the hall at that.

"What?" Came the question from Ino.

"How did your legendary hero defeat ze Dark Lord?" Fleur asked again, still glaring at Naruko who glared right back, the two were mere inches from each other.

More silence followed her question, so Fleur answered them.

"She beat him, because of an accident! She did nozing heroic. She simply got lucky! Zat does not make her a hero. My Riley put her life in danger to save me. She put her life in danger to save ozers. She ran into ze Chamber of Secrets and fought a basilisk to rescue her friend, she fought a creature that can kill you by looking at you! I will ask again, GIRL-WHO-LIVED... What did you do zat was so heroic?!" Fleur snarled at her, glaring hatefully at Naruko, who found herself faltering at the Veela's logic.

Silence continued to fill the hall, as no one had a response to that. Nothing anyone could say could change the fundamental truth that Fleur had just espoused. Naruko had done nothing to become a hero. It had simply been an accident. Even those like Naruko who knew what had happened, knew that it had actually been the Nine Tailed Fox's power that had destroyed Voldemort, which meant that it was more an action taken by Minato that had defeated the Dark Lord, rather than something that Naruko had done.

From above, Riley felt herself begin to smile. Despite her questions concerning the whole 'soul mate' thing, she felt her affection for Fleur grow at her declaration. Seeing her girlfriend stand up for her, even while surrounded by nearly twenty other people of a vastly different opinion elevated her in Riley's eyes.

Naruko continued to falter as she glared at Fleur, she felt her confidence wane as no one spoke up to counter the Veela's point. She wanted to bring up the Land of Waves, saving an entire country from a despot, but she hadn't done that alone and in fact most of the credit would actually go to Kakashi as he was the only reason, they'd even survived that mission. Even if she did bring it up, at best it would place her and Narumi on the same level, rather than elevate her, so it wouldn't really change the situation.

A loud clapping filled the air as Riley dropped down to the edge of the crowd and began to advance through it.

The Gryffindors and the Hufflepuffs parted as she advanced, clapping her hands as she did.

"Finally, someone says it." Riley stated with a smirk.

All of the school kids made way as Riley approached her sister and girlfriend, though the Konoha ninja stood their ground. Naruko's friends seemed to form a wall between her and Riley. While most of them were girls, Riley did make note that the four boys present were all clan born shinobi. An Inuzuka, an Aburame, an Akimichi, and a Nara. There was also a Hyuga girl who stood in the back, and a Yamanaka as well. Sasuke wasn't present, no doubt more interested in training or brooding as Uchiha are apt too.

"All our lives I've heard nothing but Naruko this, Naruko that, Naruko, Naruko, Naruko. A legendary act, that made her famous throughout the world, and it was nothing more than an accident." Riley noted as she stood before the wall of Leaf ninja, barely even registering them as she stared past them at Naruko who stared back with uncertainty.

"I'm glad someone finally had the balls to say it." Riley stated, her eyes flickering to Fleur who offered a small at Riley's praise.

"Leaf ninja... back off." Riley growled at the troop of Konoha ninja.

"Why don't you back off, we were here first!" Kiba stated challengingly, earning a bark of agreement from the puppy on his head.

Riley's smile became vicious as she released her KI on the group causing all of them, including Naruko to seize up in fright. Before their very eyes, each one of the Leaf ninja witness their own brutal death. It caused all of them to stand there frozen as Riley brushed past them.

She didn't both hiding her glee at their suffering. In her mind's eye she relived several memories involving these clans. Inuzuka hunting her for sport, Hyuga attacking her, Akimichi beating her, even one time when a Yamanaka tried to use their mind control powers on her, only for the spirit of the man in question to run right into the chakra of Madara, who viciously booted the fool out of Riley's mindscape, leaving him dazed and confused long enough for Riley to run away.

Naruko was left trembling as Riley approached her. She was having a hard time grasping the scale of this experience. Her sister's KI was more potent than even Zabuza's.

"Naruko..." Riley said as she made it to her sister.

"N-Narumi..." Naruko uttered, her eyes flickering to her sister.

"Be thankful that Kakashi is here to stop me. Otherwise, I'd be beating you to death for harassing my girlfriend. The next time it happens, I'll break your fucking legs." Riley whispered to her, knowing full well that Kakashi had arrived minutes ago and was watching the exchange from the same rafters that Riley had been.

Naruko could do nothing but blink as Riley took Fleur by the arm and marched her through the crowd to safety, stopping only for a moment to send a vicious smirk towards the collection of Beauxbatons students, to warn them of punishment if this happened again.

Naruko continued to stare blankly for several long moments, her friends having yet to move.

She was snapped out of her terror when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning she was met by the stern look of disapproval from Kakashi.

"Why don't we talk Naruko." Kakashi stated with obvious displeasure.

Naruko could do nothing as she was whisked away from the area, leaving the Hogwarts students to wonder what had been done to the Leaf ninja that left them still standing there in absolute terror.

Riley and Fleur walked through the halls of Hogwarts until arriving at an empty classroom. Riley led Fleur inside and then closed and locked the door behind her.

"Are you alright?" Was the first thing she asked, causing Fleur to smile.

"Yes Riley. I am alright. Zank you." Fleur replied.

"Okay... So... You wanna talk about what was mentioned?" Riley asked, folding her arms over her chest as she did, and causing Fleur's smile to falter and her eyes to drop.

"Not really, no." Fleur muttered, almost pathetically as she seemed to deflate.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Riley asked.

"That you were my mate?" Fleur responded, returning to her native language.

"Yeah." Riley stated, following suite.

"I did not know how to say it. You know I am bad as these things. I did not know how to explain it without it sounding bad." Fleur answered.

"You know I would have listened; I would have tried to understand before making any sort of judgement. You know me, Fleur." Riley said with a sigh.

"I know, and I am sorry. I know how it may sound, which is why I did not know how to explain it." Fleur said again.

"Well... you wanna give it a try? Because now that I know, I need some answers. I need to know how this affects our relationship." Riley questioned, causing Fleur to let out a noise of discomfort at hearing that.

"You know what the Veela mate bond is, I assume?" Fleur asked.

"Yeah, I've read about it." Riley answered.

"Okay... well... first off... I did not know about the bond until my mother pointed it out to me. It was after I had run off when we met at Christmas time. I was so worried and despondent, and when she told me that you had left too, I knew that I needed to go and speak with you. The mere thought of you hating me, or even not liking me anymore was terrifying. It almost took over my whole body. I did not care what it took, I was going to find you and apologize. My mother pointed out how I was acting and how it seemed like something more was going on. She then speculated that I may have found my soul mate, in you. I did not know at the time, and even now, I do not know for certain. Everything that I have heard or read tells me that from what I feel, you are indeed my soul mate." Fleur began explaining to her.

"So... you didn't know about this while we were writing to each other?" Riley asked. for clarification.

"No." Fleur answered before she realized why Riley asked that question, "It was not the bond that made me fall in love with you Riley. I had already fallen for you through our letters. I did not know you well, but... I still loved you, and I've only fallen further in love with you with each passing day."

Her words caused Riley to smile, which in turn made Fleur smile as well.

"So... what does this bond do to you. I've read that it can change you, that it makes you like me more..." Riley asked after a few moments.

"I won't deny that the bond enhances the way I feel about you, but I need you to understand that it doesn't make me love you. I don't love you because of the bond, it does not generate those feelings. What it does is enhance my connection to you, and it enhances my feelings towards you. I have to already love you, for the bond to affect that love. It makes it stronger, but it does not create it." Fleur explained to her, earning a nod of understanding from Riley.

"But it does change you?" Riley noted.

"Not as you may imagine. The Bond does not make me change; it just helps me to understand you. I change because I want that closeness. I can feel your feelings better because of the bond. It helps me to connect with you, so I know what you want better than others would. It does affect my needs, and it does affect my emotions, but all of the changes it encourages can be resisted or ignored if I don't wish to be a certain way. You are the only reason I get into fights with Diana. When it's only about me and her, I never feel the need to get aggressive or hurt her, but when she brings you up, when she tries to elbow her way into our relationship, I feel my hackles rise, and I feel the bond enhancing my need to protect you, to keep you safe and happy. I can resist these changes, as I said, just like anyone could resist their own instincts. The Bond does not make me do things, it encourages me too, but it does not make me. I change, because I choose to. I change because I like the way it makes me feel, the way you make me feel. The Veela bond allows for me, a level of closeness with you that others cannot share. It does not control me though; it just makes things more intense." Fleur furthered her explanation.

"What about the part where it means that I'm your best option? I mean... that's got to influence things a little bit too..." Riley pointed out.

"They say that about the bond, but no one knows if it is true. Even if it's not, why would I want someone else. Someone I can't feel or understand as well as I can for you?" Fleur noted.

"You've never thought about it? Never wondered if that may be why you put up with me?" Riley inquired with a bit of shyness.

"I put up with you because I love you, you silly girl. If it helps matters, helps you to understand than I will tell you something, but you have to promise me you won't tell her." Fleur stated, causing Riley to smile and then grow curious.

"Tell who? What?" Riley questioned.

"Katie... I want to fuck her. I've thought about the day when you are claiming Daphne, leaving Katie and I to wait for you, and as per our agreement, I get to fuck her." Fleur admitted, causing Riley to blush deeply, and let out a nervous chuckle.

"Despite the bond Riley, I still have other wants, and desires. I can be attracted to others; it does not control me. As much as I'd love to fuck Katie, I want you so much more. And those feelings are reinforced by the bond. What I feel and want from you comes from my whole being, what I want from her, comes more from a place a little lower on the body." Fleur added on, causing Riley to chuckle once more, as her blush grew.

Riley's mind was a whirl with images of that. She already knew she wasn't going to wait much longer to finally take her beloved girlfriend to bed, but the idea of seeing that, was a major turn on, and she had to fight with herself to stop thinking about it.

"Okay, okay. Thanks for explaining, it... that really helps clear things up. Honestly, I think you did a good job explaining it. Just promise me something alright?" Riley asked after a few seconds to compose herself, all the while earning a smirk from Fleur.

"What is it?" Fleur inquired.

"If you ever feel compelled to go in a direction you don't want to go, you'll stick to your guns and stay true to yourself. I love you for who you are. I don't want you to be someone else. If you wanna be a certain way that be that way, but if you feel compelled to be something you're not, then I want you to avoid it and resist it. I'd rather you be you, rather than you be perfect." Riley expressed.

"Alright Riley. I promise." Fleur responded, stepping forward and pulling Riley a hug, which her mate eagerly reciprocated.

Despite having her questions, Riley was happy to have a greater understanding of the situation. She trusted Fleur and believed her. So, she was happy to accept this new aspect of their lives. It even added a bit of destiny to their union, like they were meant to be together, and that was just the best feeling in the world. Riley spent the rest of the day with Fleur, the two hanging out and pointedly ignoring everyone else, even as whispers spread through the school of how Riley had done something to paralyze multiple leaf Shinobi and the Girl-Who-Lived without even needing a wand.

Eventually October 10th rolled around. It was early in the morning and the champions were all in their tents. The Quidditch pitch had been turned into what could only be described as a rocky landscape. It seems the Iwa ninja, went all out in making the pitch look like a rocky terrain, with jagged spires, and jutting rocks, along with deep crevices. The champions would have a view of the competitors matches, from their personal tent which was set up in the stands right next to the judge's podium. Usually, champions weren't allowed to watch each other's matches, but the shinobi argued that there was no fairness in the real world. Some people got lucky, and some didn't. If they had to go first then they went in blind, if they went last, then they got the chance to strategize. So was the way of the world.

The judges for the task, were the Hokage, the Kazekage, the Tsuchikage, the Raikage, Crouch Sr, Dumbledore, Maxine, and Karkaroff. The Kage had arrived by portkey, all except Minato who didn't need one. They would judge each combatant's abilities and give them a score.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Lily were present, and Riley could just feel her mother's eyes boring into her, at all times. Tsunade was working alongside the medi-wizards and her apprentice Shizune, to ensure no one died.

Once everyone was settled in Crouch and the judges entered the tent, along with a very strange looking man.

One look at the guy and Riley immediately decided she would kill this man. His magic was foul and evil beyond measure. She knew she would end his life and feed his core to Kurama, the question was, why was he here?

The guy was pale and stood about seven feet tall. He had really long arms, and long wiry fingers. He had big, pale blue eyes, and a tiny mouth, that wore this cruel grin on it. His hair was so greasy it would put Snape to shame.

He was dressed in a long black coat with dark brown pants and stood with a hunch. He scanned all of the champions, his smile never waning and when his eyes landed on Riley, she could see them light up in glee.

"Alright champions gather round." Crouch called them over.

"Now, before I explain the task, you must all make a decision. You can either work with your chosen partner, or alone. Know that this task, will be formulated to your abilities. Meaning if you work with a partner, the task will be harder. But if you go it alone, it'll be easier." Crouch told them.

Riley instantly stated she would go alone. She shot a glance at Cedric and offered an apologetic look. But she could tell he understood. If this task was geared towards their skills, then Riley's would be insanely hard, and there was no way it would be fair for him. She would take her task alone, just so Cedric wouldn't be killed.

Krum and his partner decided to work together. So did Kurotsuchi and the Rain ninja, Oboro. Shikamaru and the Kumo ninja decided to work alone. While Diana and Fleur decided to work together, though Riley suspected Diana only wanted Fleur down there, to use her as a meat shield. Naruko had to work alone since she didn't have a partner so that meant there would be eight matches.

"Alright. Now that you have decided, you cannot change your decision. The task will be a battle of survival against viscous monsters. Our friend here, Mr. Yurik. Is a summoner of sorts, who also had some powerful sensing abilities. He will be summoning monstrous Humunculus to the field that you will survive against. The amount of time you must survive will be randomly selected and could be anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. It's all a matter of luck. All you have to do is last the time. You will be judged on your skills in perseverance, combat, strategizing and courage. If you kill your monster, your remaining time will be added to your score. One point for each ten seconds left on the timer. Now. Each of you will draw a ball from this bag, each ball has a number on it. That will determine when you go." Crouch explained to them as he pulled out a bag.

Each person drew a ball. Shikamaru had to go first, much to his ire. Then it was Kurotsuchi and Oboro. Then Krum and Dmitri. Then Karui, then Naruko, then Cedric, then Riley, and last was Fleur and Diana.

"Alright onto the field with you." Bagmen motioned towards Shikamaru.

"This is so troublesome. I'm gonna die." Shikamaru whined as he slinked out onto the field. He received cheers from the Konoha Genin as he made it to the starting position.

Mr. Yurik Apparated in front of him once he arrived. He was wearing a creepy smile that unnerved the young Konoha shinobi.

"Are you ready little boy?" He asked in a thick German accent.

"Be gentle it's my first time." Shikamaru replied, earning laughs from those in the stadium who could hear them because of special charms placed around the field that enhanced the voices of those on the pitch.

Shikamaru stared at the creepy man for a few moments, when he suddenly noticed Yurik's eyes glow red. Shikamaru then felt as if something had passed through his body. He felt violated for some reason, as Yurik's smile grew. He then clapped his hands together and slammed them onto the ground. He began whispering gibberish to himself and a moment later he threw his long gangly arms back and a red circle appeared on the ground.

"Kurama..." Riley stated in a worried tone.

"Dammit! He's summoning something from hell!" Kurama snarled in reply.

"Shit! Whoever hired this guy is dead, I swear to all the gods." Riley hissed as she watched a seven-foot-tall skeleton crawl out of the circle.

The crowd burst into gasps, and even the judges looked surprised by what they saw. The skeleton was seven feet tall and wore gray rusted armor. It looked human but had long pointy canines and two small horns coming out of the top of its head. It carried a six-foot-long bastard sword in one hand and a spiked mace in the other. It had a red glow in its skull that lit up both its eyes like hellfire.

A ministry official shot a spell into the air and a clock appeared, the hands spun around it a few times before it landed on eight minutes, twenty-seven seconds.

"Oh no..." Shikamaru stated with fear, as Yurik Apparated away and the sound of cannon firing signaled the start of the match, and the timer began to count down.

"It's gonna eat you Shikamaru!" Ino shouted in fear as the skeletal monster charged towards Shikamaru.

Shikamaru stared at the creature with fear in his eyes, as it raced towards him. When it got about ten feet away it stopped dead in its tracks.

"Capture complete." Shikamaru stated, and the Shinobi instantly spotted his shadow connecting to the beast. Shikamaru then took a few steps to the side, so that his back was towards the early morning sun, and then he just stood there.

Everyone watched for the Nara heir to do something. But nothing happened. He just stood there. After about thirty seconds the Leaf ninja deadpanned, and the Hokage hung his head in disappointment.

"That little bastard is literally going to make us sit here for eight minutes and wait for the round to end." Asuma noted as he lit a cigarette.

And that's what happened. Shikamaru just stood there holding the monster in place until the clock ran out. As soon as the cannon went off signaling that his time was up, he turned tail and ran towards the exit.

"I see the Nara haven't changed at all." The Kazekage noted.

"Gods be damned, Shikaku." Minato muttered in shame, much to Kakashi's and Jiraiya's amusement, as the two were his bodyguards.

"Well... he stayed alive." Dumbledore commented.

"That was the longest eight minutes and twenty-seven seconds of my life! Two points out of ten!" The Raikage shouted irritably.

The judges quickly placed their scores. It was smart how Shikamaru passed the test, but boring as hell. He scored average with most, but low with Karkaroff, the Tsuchikage, and Raikage. Out of eighty points Shikamaru earned thirty-five.

And the fights continued from there. Kurotsuchi and Oboro had to fight three of the giant skeletal monsters, though their fight was quite exciting. Oboro used his clones to keep the creatures distracted while Kurotsuchi used her lava release to attack them. The Skeletal creatures were tougher than they looked, and by the end the two had only killed one, but neither were injured. Their battle took ten minutes, eight seconds to complete. They scored highly, especially with the Tsuchikage who was proud of his granddaughter. They scored a sixty-four.

Next was Krum and Dmitri. The two boys ended up having to fight this odd-looking creature with huge eyes. It looked like a lizard, but it had a tiny mouth. Its eyes were huge and bugged out of its head. The thing moved fast though. And had sharp webbed claws. It was also the size of a horse, so it was quite intimidating. (1)

Luckily for them, Durmstrang taught the dark arts, so they had a lot of spells that worked well against living things. Their fight was twelve minutes long. Naturally the two boys tried to blind the creature, since its eyes were quite large, however they were quickly put on the defensive as the monster was quite fast and could move around the rocky terrain with remarkable ease.

The two boys displayed immense athletic skills as they dodged and weaved around it. They did a considerable amount of damage to the creature, Krum even popped one of its eyes with a cutting curse, but eventually their time ran out. The two boys suffered minor injuries, Dmitri had a large gash over his eye, and Krum had some bruised ribs from a fall he took on the rocky terrain, but neither had anything serious. They ended up scoring well for their teamwork, especially with the Hokage. And ended up with sixty-two points.

Next up was Karui whom fought against one of the skeletal monsters. She was a swordswoman, so it ended up being a cool fight. She got lucky on the time and only had to fight for five minutes. Despite its size, the skeletal creature was quite agile, and a descent sword fighter as well. It even landed a descent blow on Karui's arm with its spiked mace, drawing blood and breaking bone, rendering it useless.

Karui was able to beat it however when she dodged one of its strikes and cut its head off. She had thirty seconds left on the clock, so she got a descent boost to her score. She lost points for her injury, and for just treating the fight like a brawl. But she still scored high with a fifty-eight.

Next was Naruko, and everyone was excited to see the Girl-Who-Lived in action. Lily was quite literally on the edge of her seat as she watched with fear in her eyes.

Mr. Yurik's smile was beyond creepy as his glowing red eyes scanned Naruko.

He then summoned forth an eight-foot-tall metal warrior. It was round and large, armored head to toe, and carried a nine-foot broadsword in one hand and a massive shield in the other. It also had a small arsenal on its back, of spears and axes. Beneath its helmet was a demonic red glow, and the creature could hover in the air. (2)

Naruko also drew a bad time of fifteen minutes and damn did she need it. When the match started the armored knight flew at her with great speed and tried to cleave her in half.

Naruko stayed on the defensive most of the time, she spammed Shadow Clones to occupy the thing while she used the terrain to hide. She was clever though and waited for her openings. About six minutes into the brawl, she dashed out of hiding and charged up a Rasengan.

She earned cheers from the crowd as she slammed the Rasengan into the armored knight's back.

The thing was sent flying into the ground causing a large explosion. The students from Durmstrang, Beauxbatons and Hogwarts, were amazed with her power, though most of Riley's friend were only mildly impressed, having seen Riley replicate similar or greater feats during their training with her.

This however did not end the fight. The knight rose up off the ground looking pissed off, if it was possible, and gave chase. For the rest of the match, they all watched as Naruko dodged and hid from the demonic knight as it tried to cleave her in half. She even tried to attack it again with a Water Bullet jutsu, but that failed when it blocked the attack with it's great shield.

Eventually time ran out, and Naruko survived. She earned a lot of points for remaining un-injured and did show great skill in her stealth by remaining hidden and taking her shots from the shadows. She earned Sixty-Six points, which was surprising given how the Tsuchikage scored her rather highly, even though he had much hatred for her father. Then again, maybe the old man didn't want to be too obvious with his distaste for her.

Next was Cedric whom luckily only had to fight one of the Skeletal monsters. And only for seven minutes. The Hufflepuff, was quick on his feet. He may not have been as strong as Krum or Dmitri but he was agile from all those years in Quidditch. And he was very skilled in magic. He was able to keep his distance from the creature and test spells out against it. Eventually he found that Reducto was the most affective, and over the course of his match he probably hit the skeletal creature a dozen times with the spell. The last one, blew its head clean off, killing it, and winning Cedric the match, with a full minute to go.

He scored well and add on his six points from the minute he had remaining, and he scored very well. He ended up with sixty-nine points.

This whole time, Riley had watched with growing anger. She couldn't believe the people around her couldn't see it. Those skeletal monsters were dark spirits in homunculus bodies. Okay that was dark, but it wasn't against the rules of the tournament, and it wasn't illegal in the eyes of the ICW. What was illegal in the eyes of the ICW was black magic, not dark, Black. And what was considered Black magic? Blood magic, Sacrificial Rituals, Necromancy, oh and summoning DEMONS!

At first Riley was just agitated by Mr. Yurik's skirting of the laws, by only summoning dark spirits, and placing them into bodies he had created with magic. But then came the round with Krum and Dmitri. That lizard thing was a demon. A lesser demon maybe, but a demon none the less. What few people knew, is that in order to summon a demon into the world, you need to use blood magic to bind the demon to you, as well as some form of sacrifice. Depending on what kind of person you were using, determines how valuable they are. Adults aren't that valuable, unless they're holy, innocent, or virgins. Children are very valuable, and babies are the most valuable. And while not powerful, that lesser demon that Krum and Dmitri fought, would require a human sacrifice to be brought into the world.

It just blew Riley's mind that the audience and the Kage, and hell, guys like Albus Dumbledore, the leader of the light faction... couldn't see that black magic, the darkest most unholy kind of magic there was, was being used down there.

Then came the fight with Naruko. That thing was a demon soul in a Homunculus body. Not a dark soul. The difference between the two was quite simple. Dark souls were souls touched by darkness, but not necessarily demons. Then there were Demon souls. Summoning demon souls was just as illegal as summoning actual demons, as it still required a sacrifice. Meaning at best Mr. Yurik had ritualistically sacrificed two people, quite possibly today, as they had witnessed the creatures being summoned from the earth, so the chance was good that somewhere nearby were two dead people, that had been used to summon those two demons.

What sucked is Riley couldn't cause a scene and just straight up murder the guy, since she had no clue whether he had any contingencies set in place. And with all the people in the stadium the last thing she needed was for this fucker to summon a true demon to kill all these people. Luckily, he'd only summoned lesser demons, which were all weaker than Jonin, some were even as weak as average children, but still.

Finally, Riley's match came and she instantly Shunshined onto the field.

Just as they had for Cedric, the students from Hogwarts erupted in cheers, especially the Slytherin.

Mr. Yurik appeared in front of her, his token creepy smile ever present.

"I have been waiting for this. I hope my greatest creation is enough to impress you young goddess." Yurik stated with a manic smile.

"He knows." Kurama stated.

Riley's eyes lit up with the Sharingan as she leveled a glare at Yurik.

The man pulled out a tiny white crystal and crushed it in between his hands. He then slammed the two onto the ground and began chanting. His chanting got louder as the sky darkened. Riley could almost laugh, as the people in crowd suddenly felt something was very, very wrong.

Suddenly Yurik began screaming as his back arched in a sickening manner and his eyes lit up like hellfire. His scream spread fear throughout the crowd, and most were stunned into silence by what happened next. Yurik dug his hands into the stone and wrenched it apart with inhuman strength leaving a huge gaping hole, about sixty feet across. He then looked at Riley and smiled, before Apparating away.

Suddenly a clawing, crawling sound could be heard, making its way up through the hole. People held their breath in fear as two giant meaty hands appeared at the edge of the hole. A moment passed before an abomination onto nature itself rose from the hole, drawing screams of fear and terror from those present.

Before Riley stood a monster nearly thirty feet tall, nearly sixty feet wide, and nearly a hundred feet long. It had three long snake like heads, with massive mouths at the end of them. Each mouth was filled with massive, squared teeth that looked to be for crushing and chomping. None of the heads had eyes, and each connected to a massive leathery body. Each head had several smaller snakelike mouths that attached to the main head. Each looked like a smaller version of the first. The creature looked like it was packed with lard, and fat, its skin was stretched and grotesque, and it had massive chubby hands (3).

Riley stared at the creature with growing agitation. She knew what this was... this was no minor abomination... this thing, was a true demon.

Riley looked over at the Timekeeper and nodded for him to commence. The man nodded his understanding and fearfully pointed his wand in the air. A spell shot out, and the clock appeared. Twenty minutes was what came up. The longest time yet.

Everyone in the crowd, from her friends to the judges, even the Kage themselves stared at the abomination in fear.

"I guess... it's time to show the world, what I can do." Riley said with a crack of her neck. Suddenly a poof of smoke surrounded her. As it dispersed the shinobi, and especially the Tsuchikage gasped in surprise.

On the field Riley was now wearing her combat robes she had gotten from Slytherin's vault. The dark green robes hung elegantly off her body, but it was what was now over the robes that drew everyone's attention.

Over her robes she now wore the blood red armor of her grandfather. Fitted with sizing runes, so it fit her frame perfectly. Riley was a sight to behold in such garments.

"That's... no... she..." The Tsuchikage stuttered out. He recognized that armor. He recognized it very well. Though what really got his old heart racing was when Riley looked up with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, blazing in her eyes, and smiled.

"Let's dance." Riley whispered with a chuckle. Suddenly she grinned viciously. It was a grin that none of her friends had ever seen before. None of her lovers had ever seen it either. The only person who recognized that bloodthirsty smile, was Onoki. It was the grin of Madara Uchiha. A grin he only wore when he was about to go into an intense battle.

The sound of the cannon went off, and the monstrous creature let out an ungodly roar. Forcing everyone to cover their ears.

And with that Roar Riley vanished from sight. Her greatest fight to date, had begun.

-To Be Continued-

*1: It's a basilisk from Dark souls 2

*2: It's the Persuer from Dark Souls 2, I'm a huge dark souls fan.

*3: It's the Cerberus from Dante's Inferno. That thing is just too, wicked.

Alright... hope you enjoy, had to stop their, otherwise this chapter would have been way to fucking long. I'm already working on the next chapter. Riley finally knows what she wants to do. Build a place for those she loves. I like the idea of thing always starting out with noble intentions. I always love the idea of turning paradise into something horrible, and I love how noble intentions can be twisted and rotted. I can't wait to see what Riley does to try and create this Kingdom of hers, and please remember that she has just come up with it, her dream hasn't been refined yet, it's just a rough draft of it, a goal. It'll become more defined as time goes on. Please let me know what you think. And I wonder what Mr Yurik has in store for Riley? Gotta keep reading to know, Ja Ne!

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