Alright so here is the next chapter. For those wondering, yes that is actually Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite. Now… I want to explain something before I start, a long time ago, a lot of people were asking if I was going to do any universe hopping adventures. I wanted to, but I also didn't want this story to jump the rails and veer away from the purpose of it. I plan on doing a sequel once this story is finished, and for those wondering, right now the main sequence of events, is the Fourth ninja war/Akatsuki fight, the fifth Grail war, and then a final part that will be wholly original and serve as final battle against Mito. In this chapter, though I'll be setting up the opening for minor crossovers. you'll see what I mean in this chapter, and I'll put a note in, but needless to say, these minor adventures wont serve to hugely fuck with the plot, they are kinda just mini stories within the main story, to give it more life and add in some other adventures on top of those three remaining major arcs.
I will also be explaining how time travel works in this story. So, for those who feel the need to correct me, know this up front. This is how it works in this story. I don't care how it works in Naruto, Harry Potter, or Fate, 'This' is how it works. No there wont be any major time travels for our heroine, she wont be altering the past or anything, and I'm going to keep timetravel, out of the story in a big way. I'll show you that it exists and how it's important now, but fear not, this story wont devolve into a crazy sequence of bullshit.
Broken Angel
Chapter 61
"I'm sorry, you're my what?" Riley asked in disbelief as she stared at the older woman. Her brown hair was a mystery but those were definitely Luna's eyes. Large round and full of curiosity, even if it was a bit more muted then Luna's and definitely more aged.
"I'm your daughter." Elizabeth stated.
"Bullshit." Riley stated plainly as she narrowed her eyes at the woman.
"I'm telling the truth, father. I am your child. Or… at least genetically, I am your child." Elizabeth replied.
"Prove it." Riley fired at her.
In response Elizabeth reached into a satchel she kept at her side and removed a dark feather from it. It was pitch black and very familiar.
"I swear on my life and magic that what I say next is true. I have had this feather for as long as I can remember. It has never left my side, and I have always felt it was given to me by one of my parents." Elizabeth stated with conviction as she held up the feather for Riley to see.
Riley stared for several moments before reaching out towards the feather. As her fingers drew close to it, it began to faintly glow red, from the fire that burned within. Seeing that, Riley's eyes widened. She took a step back and actually gave the older woman an amazed look. That was one of her feathers. She knew it was, she could feel her own magic flowing within it. In a burst of feathers, her own wings shot forth from her back, and the feathers were a perfect match for the one Elizabeth held.
"What the hell?" Riley stated in disbelief.
"I'm your daughter… or better to say, I am a possible daughter you may or may not have one day." Elizabeth stated as she stepped off towards a nearby tree to sit down next to it.
Riley followed and sat with her, still stunned by this revelation.
"I don't have a lot of time. So I need to be quick. What do you know about time travel?" Elizabeth asked locking eyes with her father.
"Less then I probably should. But I guess I'm about to get schooled on it." Riley replied, as her eyes continued to study the elder woman before her.
"Well… time travel as you probably understand it, is false. Time travel, in all actuality is impossible. The past is set. You can't change what has already happened. But..." She began to explain.
"But…?" Riley urged her on.
"Going back in time to change the past is technically impossible. You cannot alter the timeline. But you can make a new one. What do you know about the multiverse theory?" She asked.
"The concept that for every action imaginable there is a branching timeline for it? I've heard of it." Riley responded.
"Well… the multiverse is true. Except for the part about the timelines branching off from one another. Think for every possible action of every being in existence there is an alternate timeline for them. But these timelines aren't connected in any way. They aren't branching webs. Think of each timeline as a rope, they all started at the same time and more of them appeared as the timeline became more complex. Every rope, is an exact copy of the others up until the point of divergence. Whenever a choice is presented to a living thing, for every possible decision it could make, a copy of the timeline is produced for each decision. So… there are an infinite number of timelines, and they aren't connected at all. You couldn't go back in time and kill someone and just erase their existence from time itself. All you would be doing is creating a new timeline where you killed that person." Elizabeth explained.
"But I thought you said time travel was impossible?" Riley noted as her brain wrapped itself around all that had been explained.
"Time travel as you understand it, is impossible. You can't go back in time to change the future. The act of going back in time, simply creates a new timeline that is an exact copy of itself, up until the point in time you appear. Then you make the changes, and it alters 'that' timeline not your own. You can't change the past, only create a new timeline. And even then… time itself will eventually boot you out of the time you are in. Magic doesn't like people messing with time. It'll let you create a new timeline, but it wont allow you to comfortably live there. Subconsciously you will always feel you don't belong. It's what stops people from going back and making ideal timelines for themselves. They'd never feel right there. They'd never be happy, because they don't belong." Elizabeth clarified earning a nod of understanding from Riley.
"So if I went back in time and killed Hitler, it wouldn't change the future, just make a new timeline where someone mysteriously killed Hitler, and I'd always feel this tingling in my mind, that I couldn't understand? This feeling of not belonging. Okay… that makes a degree of sense… but wait… what about time turners?" Riley asked with curiosity.
"There is a future that is set. But it's only twenty four hours ahead. So… only the events of the next twenty four hours are written. That is the extent of the set future. Everything beyond that point are just possibilities. It's why seers can only see events that are happening soon. When they look into the distant future, they're seeing possibilities based on the events of other timelines with similar events. Beyond twenty four hours, foresight is guess work. They can make a reasonable guess based on what they've seen. Within twenty four hours, they are actually seeing the future." Elizabeth began explaining earning a nod from Riley.
"So that would explain how Luna is able to guess things so clearly. I always knew she was a seer, but I never understood her powers. This actually makes a lot of sense. She's making guesses based off of similar timelines." Riley thought to herself as she waited for Elizabeth to continue.
"Time turners, can be used to go into the past. But… only when they are used in the future." Elizabeth stated earning a confused look from Riley.
"Remember what I said about the future only being set within the next twenty-four hours. A time turner can only take a person back, twenty-four hours. The use of a time turner is a paradoxical event. The act of using a time turner has already occurred in the future. You wouldn't realize it has happened, until the present reaches that point in the future where you use the time turner. Basically, let's say in one hour you were to use a time turner. Magic itself wouldn't actually send anyone back in time. What it would do is create a clone of yourself, with your memories of the events leading up to an hour from now. When that hour had passed and you used the timer turner in the present, as you were pre-destined to do, you wouldn't go back, instead you would just transfer your self into the body of the clone, and learn all that it had done. Basically, you two would fuse back together and complete the loop." Elizabeth explained it all in great detail earning a nod of understanding and amazement from Riley.
"Wait, but what if you run into yourself, or what if what you change, alters the need of your going back in time in the first place?" Riley asked.
"It can't happen. People say that when you use time travel you absolutely should not run into yourself or you could cause insane mischief, but that is in fact untrue. It isn't up to you. Time and magic, will not let you run into yourself or alter the future. When you use a time turner, you are playing event's out as they have happened. The future is set, it's already taken all of the events that your copy does into effect. You are destined to use the time turner, so you will. You can't alter that fact. Let's say a friend was about to be executed so you wanted to use a time turner to go back and rescue them. The events that would follow would ensure you completed your goal, without altering the future. So basically. No matter what your copy does, it already did it. It's already written. Your use of the time turner is set, there is no chance of you doing anything to change it, because you've already done it. Does that make sense?" Elizabeth asked.
"It does actually. So… what does any of this have to do with you? If time travel is impossible, does that mean you're from an alternate reality?" Riley asked.
"Yes. I was born a few years from now in an alternate timeline. You are my father. Luna, is my mother. The reason I came here is to ask for your help in fixing something that I broke." Elizabeth stated.
"Something you broke? What do you mean?" Riley inquired curiously. Meanwhile in the back of her mind she was thinking about this new revelation. This woman was her's and Luna's child.
As an answer Elizabeth made a motion with her hand and a loud electrical cracking sound split the air. Next to the two of them was a grayed out version of Paris. It looked to be in the early 1950s if the music and clothing of the people were anything to go by.
"I was born with the ability to open tears between timelines. I can move between them with ease. When I was a year old, our family was attacked. You, my mother, and her sister-wives all went to repel the attackers. Something happened and I accidentally activated my power and sent myself and all of my siblings throughout the timelines. It was years before I learned about who I was, and came to understand my abilities." Elizabeth explained, sounding sad, and a bit ashamed.
"Oh that sucks." Kurama noted earning a nod of agreement from Madara. The two were listening from within Riley's mindscape.
"All of my kids, end up missing?" Riley stated is disbelief.
"No! It's very possible those events wont happen in this timeline. Hell, the chances are good I wont even be born to you in this timeline. Unlike some of my siblings, my birth was much more natural. Sperm impregnating an egg and I was carried to term. Less magic then some of the others. That means that you would have to get Luna pregnant at the same time as before to guarantee my birth. But that's not why I'm here. I'm here to ask for your help in bringing my siblings together." Elizabeth informed her.
"Why would you need my help? Can't you just open one of those portals to wherever they are and get them yourself?" Riley asked.
"I could… but I can't." Elizabeth replied as she adopted a far away look.
"Why not?" Riley asked.
"Well, first… remember what I said about time and magic not allowing travelers to feel comfortable in other timelines. If I went and retrieved my siblings from other timelines, they'd never feel right here. They'd always feel like they didn't belong. And besides that, I made a mistake a long time ago. When I learned of my heritage… I used your feather to track down my real father. What I found… has guaranteed that I am unable to help my siblings on my own." Elizabeth responded sounding frightened all of sudden.
"What was it?" Riley with concern.
"You. A different you. A version of you that had lost all of her children to the void. A you that was so heartbroken that she swore to herself she would never lose anyone ever again. A you that... absorbed every single, man, woman, and child, on the planet. Your wives. Your friends. Your family. You absorbed all of them. Then you turned your sight on every single person and living thing on the planet. You made them all a part of you." Elizabeth stated earning a very shocked look from Riley.
"When I arrived on my birth world. I found a desolate rock with only one thing living on it. You. I wasn't met with open arms. I wasn't met with something you could consider 'living'. What I found was a breach, in existence itself. A being that sought to unify all within it's own body to preserve them. When my father saw me… she followed me. And I ran. Looking back… I should have just let her absorb me." Elizabeth stated, the shame showing clearly on her face.
"Why?" Riley asked, horrified by this turn of events.
"That's… heavy..." Madara stated.
"Because she followed me. Every timeline, every world, every eventuality I visited, she followed me. And she devoured every single person in every timeline she followed me too. Even now… she's feasting on a world, and she'll start following me again. It's why I needed to get everything ready before I spoke to you. I need to get this all out, before I leave again. That version of you… it's turned into a life devouring monster that has destroyed dozens of worlds and devoured every living thing on them. It's a world ending being… and I let it loose on the timelines." Elizabeth stated, revealing her shame.
Riley could only gawk as she listened. The hairs on her neck stood straight up, and for the first time in a long time, she felt fear. This was the answer to the question of what Riley could become if she lost that which she held most dear. She had always wondered how terrible a being she could become if she didn't have those she loved. And now… she had her answer.
"I need you to listen very closely. I probably wont have enough time to repeat myself. Most timelines are sitting around the same point in time as every other timeline. However, a few timelines, that were created by time travelers, are a bit behind the others. I created this timeline based off of another that held all of my siblings in it." Elizabeth began explaining quickly.
"Why?" Riley asked as she listened intently.
"I created it so that all of my siblings would be present in this one timeline, so they'd all feel like they belonged. I had originally created a timeline where all of my siblings lived and collected them myself. But as you've heard, my father eventually found me and destroyed my work. So this time, I had to keep my distance. Only checking in, occasionally to see if you were at the right stage to help me." Elizabeth said to her. Riley recalled a short while ago when she had heard Elizabeth's voice speak to her. She guessed that probably wasn't the only time Elizabeth had checked in.
"Okay… so you created this timeline. Groomed it so all of your siblings would be born here, or appear here. I don't even want to know how you managed that. Why didn't you just groom that other timeline?" Riley asked.
"That timeline was already passed many of my siblings lives. Many of us are half demons but we never learned how to use Youki so our bodies are basically human. It's why I grew so old. Many by this point in time are dead and buried. I created this timeline to match the other so that I could have them rescued before their deaths without altering this timeline." Elizabeth answered.
"What do you mean?" Riley questioned.
"You asked me about time turners. How they are magic creating a copy of yourself at an earlier point in time and giving you that clone's memories? I created this timeline based off of another. Then I went and asked for that Timeline's Riley to assist me. The Riley in that timeline, is part for part, your exact clone in every way. She is you. I asked her, to come to this timeline and collect all of my siblings. She came here a long time ago and lived in this timeline with her mates for thousands of years, collecting all of my siblings that were born before you were, and when you were born, she and her mates tied a bit of their magic to you and yours ensuring that you could utilize a creation of mine to safely absorb a set amount of memories and powers from the moments in time where they rescued my siblings." Elizabeth explained.
"So this alternate Riley, she came to this timeline and collected all of my kids born before me… so then what do you need me for?" Riley asked as she scratched her head in confusion.
"I need you to reunite them." Elizabeth answered.
"How? And Why? Can't you do it?" Was Riley's question.
"When the other you and her respective mates found my siblings, they told them who they were to them, and they all formed bonds. The other Riley and her mates, sealed each one of them away within powerful storage seals and placed them in stasis until you would find them. Many of my past siblings are here in this time, right now. Alongside them are my siblings that were born recently and are actually living here, and the ones that have yet to be born. You just need to find them." Elizabeth explained.
"Okay... how?" Riley asked again.
"With these." Elizabeth answered as she pulled a shrunken trunk from her satchel. She quickly set it on the ground and enlargened it.
After opening it, it revealed several time turners that glowed with immense power, alongside several random items that seemed out of place.
"Each one of these is a special time turner I created with my magic. When you use them, you and the mate that assisted you in the rescue will relive the events that occurred once upon a time. Basically they'll act like regular time turners in that they will fuse you with the version of you that lived in that moment. Like a regular time turner you will be fused with the version of you that carried out the events between point A and B. And by that I mean, anything different between you and she, physically or magically will be combined. You wont double in power or anything, but all knowledge and any new powers you developed or gained while performing these tasks will carry over in the transfer." Elizabeth explained.
"So… by using these with one of my mates, I'm assuming I didn't take all of them for each rescue, just the other parent, we will essentially gain the memories and abilities of the versions of ourselves that did these events in the past. We'll essentially relive these events?" Riley clarified.
"Yes. You've probably never used a timer turner before, but when you use it, you feel like you are going back in time. But you're not. When you and the other parent use these timer turners you'll feel like you are going back in time, and you will feel like you have free will, and in many ways you do, but… everything that you see and do has already been done. Time is set, you can't alter the future, so while you feel like you have free will, nothing you do, will alter the future, because everything you do, has already been done. Make sense?" Elizabeth explained more clearly.
Riley nodded as she considered that, then she asked another question. "So, I'll only gain the memories of these events right? I wont learn anything or know anything else about the alternate me? It'll feel like I am going back in time, not living through someone else's memories?"
"You are correct. The you that partook in all of these rescues alongside the other parent, maintained full focus on this and never brought up events outside of the mission, so as not to give to much away. You wont learn anything outside of these events. Think of it like this. These time turners have been connected to a point A and a point B. When you use them, everything between those two points will be given to you. Any knowledge. Any power. And injuries. They'll carry over." Elizabeth offered earning a nod of understanding from Riley
Riley took in her words as she eyed the time turners. She noticed that all of them had a small piece of paper sitting next to them, with two names written on them. Almost all of them said Riley's name along with one of her mates. Like 'Riley and Fleur' or 'Riley and Daphne' and it kept going but some only had Riley's name and then a jumble of ink flowing together. She sent a questioning glance at Elizabeth whom quickly clarified.
"Each one of those papers holds that names of the child's parents. When both names are present you can use it. And only those two names can go. I can't let you use the ones where the other parent isn't your mate yet. I wouldn't want to stop you two from getting together by making it seem like you are forced too. Once you get with them, the names will reveal themselves." Elizabeth explained.
"So… I have at least one more mate… Maybe two… considering how many have blanks on them… unless my next mate is really hardcore into having babies. I'm guessing the colors indicate which parent they are?" Riley asked as she noticed that some names were red and some blue.
"Yes. Red for mother, Blue for father." Elizabeth said with a nod.
Riley gazed over a few of the names. These may not be the children she was going to have but they were kids she could have. She found herself smiling as she noticed many of the names. Seeing her own name glowing red for mother, made her blush. It was never something that really set in when she spoke with her mates about it, maybe it just always appeared to her mates, that she wanted to get them pregnant and not the other way around.
She just allowed the thought to linger for a few moments before looking at the other items in the chest, items like teddy bears or little dolls, or a sock. She made a face and glanced at Elizabeth.
"Trinkets I gathered that are tied to all of my siblings. They'll help you feel out their energy. Also… each one of my Siblings was given a feather of yours, so you'll be able to track them through that if you focus hard enough. It's how my father keeps finding me." Elizabeth stated, earning a nod of understanding from Riley.
"Why can't you just ditch the feather?" Riley inquired.
"I've tried. I can't destroy it, and no matter what I do, I can't intentionally or unintentionally lose it. I've tried leaving it behind in other timelines but it always just reappears on my person. There is powerful magic tied to it." Elizabeth explained earning a nod of understanding from Riley.
"I know you may feel off about this. And I know these aren't actually your children… but please… I've worked so hard to set this up… I just want my siblings to finally be able to live the life they were meant too. I just want them to be with their true family." Elizabeth stated, almost sounding like she was pleading as she locked eyes with Riley. Hoping that this version of Riley would accept the mission and reunite her wayward possible children.
Riley looked thoughtful for only a moment as she glanced at the sky. After a moment she spoke. "My greatest desire in this life is to have a family that I can love and be loved by. It's all I've really ever wanted since I was a small child. These people may not be the kids I do have one day. But as far as I'm concerned… they are my children. I will find them… and I will reunite them all. I will love them, and I will protect them from anyone stupid enough to bring them harm." Riley stated with conviction as she locked eyes with Elizabeth.
A happy smile tore across Elizabeth's face as she quickly embraced Riley.
Riley hugged her back, even though they weren't technically connected… Riley felt much of herself and Luna in this woman. She had no problem seeing her as family.
It was right then that a sickening feeling hit her and Kurama. Both of them felt a pressure on the back of their minds and suddenly Elizabeth pushed away from Riley and opened a tear around them.
"What the hell is that?!" Riley asked as her eyes widened as she fell to her knees. This feeling… whatever it was… was overwhelming. Even Kurama was feeling the weight of this power. He was trembling in disbelief. The two archdemons, could feel something pressing on the boundaries of their reality. A being hundreds of times more powerful then even Kurama.
"That… is my father. She's finished consuming another world and she's reaching out for me. I have to go… I'll lead her away from here… I'll lead her far away." Elizabeth stated with sadness, but also deep conviction.
"Wait… will I ever see you again?" Riley asked, even as the astronomical power of her alternate self, pressed on her senses. Riley knew that every demon on the planet could feel the reality warping effects of this entity. It's mere presence could be felt even from across timelines. This dread… this overwhelming power… for the first time in her life… Riley was absolutely terrified.
"Yes… you will." Elizabeth replied sadly as she pointed at a timeturner that sat in the center of the box which had been left at Riley's side.
Riley glanced at it, and it finally clicked. This version of Elizabeth had no intention of returning. She had finished her work and now had to lead the unstoppable archdemon that was her father away from her creation. It brought tears to Riley's eyes as she realized that this brave and dedicated young woman would never get to enjoy a life with her family. She was doomed to run, until her father caught her. Despite her desire to do something… for the first time in her life… Riley felt powerless to stop the coming chaos. This alternate version of herself, had lost all that was most precious to her. And now she sought to absorb everything into herself. By this point… she wasn't Riley any more. She was what Riley always feared becoming. A true monster.
"Goodbye… and good luck." Elizabeth stated with a sad smile.
"Wait!" Riley tried to call out to her but with a simple movement from Elizabeth the tear closed and she vanished.
For several minutes Riley, Kurama and all of the Bijuu on the planet trembled fearfully as the oppressive presence loomed at the edge of reality… and then… slowly… it began to pull away.
For nearly ten minutes Riley sat on the edge of the treeline, staring off into space. Madara hadn't felt the presence but due to his ties to Riley he could see her memories of it, and it left him just as stunned. He had called Hashirama whom reappeared in Riley's mindscape and viewed what had occurred. And for the first time in Madara's life he got to see the 'god of the Shinobi' tremble in true terror.
Meanwhile Kurama was trying his hardest to shake of the feeling of fear. This had been the first time he had ever been truly afraid of anything. Whatever this thing was, it was so powerful it made him feel tiny. Like it could crush him with just a thought.
The feeling of Fear was such a foreign feeling for Riley that when her mates felt it through the bond, it jolted them awake, and left them confused. Riley wasn't someone who felt fear. Not true fear. Not the trembling where you stand, unable to move, paralyzing kind of fear, that only standing before a monster could incite.
Riley could hear her mates calling out to her over the bond. They were all worried and confused. She didn't reply. She just sat where she was, kneeling next to a tree. She remained there for another ten minutes, until the oppressive feeling on the edge of feeling finally faded. And when it did, she let out a sigh of relief that she hadn't realized she was holding.
Slowly, she pulled herself to her feet. Shrinking the trunk and carrying it with her as she returned to her house.
She made it up to her room where her mates were busy throwing their clothes on. It seems they were about to go out looking for her, and they all let out sighs of relief when she walked through the door.
"Riley… where have you been?" Katie was the first one to ask. Riley didn't answer. Instead she marched across the room and set the shrunken trunk on a dresser and stared at it for several moments.
"Riley? What happened?" Daphne inquired as she stepped up next to Riley and glanced at the small plain trunk.
"Are you alright, my love?" Fleur inquired as she stepped up and placed a hand on Riley's shoulder. The contact seemed to break Riley out of whatever trance she was in as she turned and locked eyes with Fleur.
"Riley?" Fleur stated as she stared into Riley's abundantly expressive eyes. They were filled with a profane sense of sadness.
Riley didn't say anything. Instead she leaned in and kissed Fleur. This kiss was unlike any Fleur had felt in recent months. She was so used to the incredibly pleasurable feeling she would get from Riley's kisses. She was use to the feeling of Youki passing between them and causing her pleasure whenever Riley was excited. This kiss was different. Fleur didn't feel any pleasure from it. All she felt was a deep and passionate love.
The two held the kiss for a moment, before separating. Fleur just stared into Riley's eyes the whole time, surprised by the feeling of that kiss.
Riley turned to Daphne and did the same, kissing the blonde Slytherin and holding the kiss for several moments. Daphne too, noticed the absence of lust and pleasure from the kiss. All it held was love.
Again the two broke the kiss, and Riley moved on too Katie, kissing her in just the same way as the others.
Finally Riley turned to Luna whom had been strangely quiet this whole time. Riley walked right up to her, placed both hands on her face and kissed her, while letting the depth of her emotions flow freely.
Riley had always feared what she could become if she lost something as important to her as family. She always feared that unknown. Well… now she knew. Now she knew what she could truly be is she lost that which was most important to her. Now she understood. It was unbelievably jarring.
After a few moments she and Luna parted but the younger girl held close to Riley, sensing a deep-seated sadness in her mate.
"Riley… are you alright?" Luna inquired as she reached up and caressed Riley's cheek.
"No, my love. I feel a profound sense of sadness, coupled with a new understanding of how much I truly rely on you ladies." Riley replied.
"Why are you so sad, Riley?" Luna inquired as she stared up at her with those silvery blue eyes of hers.
"I met someone a short while ago. Someone who will never know what it's like to be loved by a mother or father. Someone who will never know peace or rest or safety. She gave everything she had to help her siblings… and yet… she'll never get to know them. She has no choice but to run… and keep running until the darkness that chases her, finally catches up. It makes me feel sad… sad that even after all she's been through, she would still devote her life to her family, a family she will never get to know." Riley replied.
"Who was she, Riley?" Luna inquired as Daphne, Fleur, and Katie stepped up around them and listened in.
"She was our daughter. A daughter we might one day have..." Riley answered truthfully, earning shocked gasps from Fleur, Daphne, and Katie, while Luna simply stared at her. Luna did avert her eyes momentarily, almost pondering that statement before she adopted her own look of sadness and pulled Riley into a hug.
"Riley… what the hell did you mean by that statement?" Katie asked after a moment of silence.
From there, Riley told them everything. To say they were shocked would be an understatement. But it did make a lot of sense as to why Riley was acting so oddly. Meeting Elizabeth and learning about her evil alternate self, had been eye opening for Riley. To finally learn what she had the capacity to be, if she spiraled down that path.
Riley never hesitated to do what she needed too. She didn't care about killing, but becoming a soulless, lifeless, abomination, hell-bent on consuming everything in her path? That was something Riley would never be. She could be dark, and she could be evil, but there was a line for how far she would go, and now she knew where it was. She'd never become that person. She'd never become that monster.
They now understood why Riley had said she had come to a new understanding as to how important her mates were to her. It was unknown for the other Riley, but for this one, her mates were her life. They were what kept her 'sane'. Without them, she'd be that same kind of monster. So, she'd let them in. Fully. Because that's where they needed to be. They'd keep her sane, and stop her from becoming 'that'.
Hearing about Elizabeth and what she had done and asked of Riley left them all quiet. All four of Riley's mates were sending glances towards the trunk Riley had brought in. Now that they knew what was in it, their interest had skyrocketed.
"What are you going to do, Riley?" Daphne asked.
"You mean what are we going to do?" Riley countered.
"Yes… what are we going to do? These people… they share our blood. They may not be our children now… but they could be. So what are we going to do?" Katie inquired.
"I'm going to find them… and reunite them. If they're too young to do it themselves then I'll raise them. If not… then I'd still like to get to know them." Riley replied, earning many nods of agreement, even one from Daphne whom seemed to be deep in thought.
"I'll help." Luna offered, earning a smile from Riley.
"Me too. I could use a good adventure. Besides… I really want to know what yours and Luna's kid is like. I can already here the strange sayings and in jokes." Katie agreed.
"I'm with you. In all things love." Fleur stated simply. She looked to also be deep in thought.
"What about you Daph?" Riley inquired as she glanced at the blonde Slytherin.
"I'm not sure what to think about this. It's all so confusing. Still… these children share our blood. That at least makes them family. The Greengrass clan always looks out for family." Daphne stated earning a smile from Riley.
"I think we should help them too. I mean, taking in everything you've said… they're basically already saved. They're just hidden somewhere… waiting. At the very least we should find them and let them out." Katie stated earning nods of agreement from her fellow mates.
"Zen it is decided. Who will you go after first?" Fleur inquired as she glanced at the box.
Riley was quiet for a moment before walking over to the trunk, she then picked it up and positioned it on the ground before enlargening and opening it. Inside she focused on a central time turner, the one that Elizabeth had gestured to in regards to herself.
She picked it up, and felt the magic coursing off of it, it felt like a combination of Elizabeth's Riley's and Luna's.
With a small smile, Riley rose and carried the object over to her mates.
"So… who's the other parent on that one?" Katie inquired.
"I am the father. Luna is the mother." Riley answered as she locked eyes with Luna.
"Is that Elizabeth?" Daphne asked as she made the connection.
"Yes. The old Elizabeth that helped to give us this chance, also ensured that an alternate version of herself would be present as well. I owe it to Elizabeth to help her. I think it's only right we start here." Riley replied.
"I agree." Luna nodded as she stepped up to Riley.
"What will happen when you use that thing?" Katie inquired as he eyed the magical object.
"For you three… nothing. You may see some minor changes appear to us, but otherwise it should be an instantaneous thing. For myself and Luna though… well..." Riley replied as she slid the chain around both of their necks.
"Good luck you two." Fleur stated.
"Try to have some fun." Katie added.
"Just be sure to remain focused." Daphne offered as well.
"You ready, Luna my love?" Riley inquired.
"For an adventure? Always." Luna replied earning a smile from Riley.
At that point Riley gave each of her other mate's a look and smiled. Then with a small turn of the time turner, a loud chiming noise filled the air.
For Riley and Luna, the world began to rush by them in reverse and the light started to dim. It wasn't long before both of their visions were consumed by blackness.
"Well… shit..." Was all Kurama had to say about that.
-To be continued-
K so there's where I'll stop. I hope everyone got my version of time travel. There isn't going to be any adventures that alter the past or anything.
Also, using my understanding of Time turners, if you remember the third movie, how they go back and do all that stuff which we actually see happen earlier in the movie, my idea actually makes sense. it's all already happened. Also since it's magic doing it, I made sure to add that anything gained in a magical, physical, or mental sense will be transferred over. Plus I made sure to specify that the time turners the Elizabeth made, will only connect to the points between A and B. So in this case, Riley and Luna are going to columbia and will only learn and gain things from between those two points.
I fully plan on using this to not only add in small side adventures but to also serve as bonding points between Riley and her mates, since this gives me a great reason for them to go one on one, on adventures and further their connections.
Okay, now for the part I know a lot of you were waiting on, yes I am accepting suggestions for other time travel stories, present day stories and possible future stories. Here are the rules though for your suggestions.
First: the story can't have a huge impact on the world, so in Columbia's case, not a lot of people know about it, so I can screw around in that setting without making huge alterations to anything. However, I couldn't really do things with the DC or Marvel universe since those alter the world in huge ways. But at least in Marvel's case there is an exception. Since the mutants spend their time in hiding or avoiding humans, I can see them being a part of my universe, and they are either taken in by magicals or they are hiding from humans. So I will accept mutants from the X-men storylines, though a word of warning I haven't read the comics only seen all of the movies and some of the X-men evolution so I wont know everyone. So with all that being said, only offer suggestions where the character comes from a self contained universe, or one that is reasonable secretive from the rest of the world, or would be secretive in the world I've created. Like how I made the mages association a secret organization in my universe.
Second: I will state this in story later, but just so you know, all children that Riley father's will be half demons or three quarter demons in Lucy's case. That means they can be awesomely over powered and badass but they have to be semi human. And like I also said in this chapter, many of them don't know they are demons so they don't use Youki and thus only rely on their human halves so go nuts. Now… with that being said, any child that Riley mother's will be a full demon, so feel free to list monsters or other crazy abominations, because any child that Riley carries wont be born based off of genetics but pure magic, meaning they will be wholly demons with a few of their traits being influenced by the father's magic so go wild.
Thirdly: Time is relevant in my story. We are following the potterverse timeline so far, meaning that it's the nineties, so any characters you want to add that are from a future point in time, will have to wait until I reach that time in my story.
Lastly: These stories are meant to serve as my universe hopping adventures in between other major arcs. I plan on doing Bioshock Infinite, and then another right after, and then I will be doing Daphne and Riley's wedding, and then the start of Shippuden. we'll pretty much be moving away from Britain at that point and going to the elemental nations. Occasionally throughout this story I'll be doing two or three chapters of a little side adventure. These do serve to further the plot and will see our heroines grow, but they are also a source of some side entertainment.
Also as a note, I have a few characters selected with the help of a few fans, I will list them out as handle their ideas. Now… for any suggestions I want you to lean more towards characters with darker ties to humanity. I'm interested to see what Riley will do when she realizes that the people of columbia are experimenting on Elizabeth and keeping her locked up. This is the point in the story where Riley starts to truly become a dark character. And in many way it'll be because her mates will be becoming darker characters so I hope you can offer some good ideas.
Also here's some side information about demon's I was asked for.
Now, Setokayba2n asked if I could put in a measure of Riley's power in comparison to other archdemons and stuff, and maybe give a little backstory as to how things work in hell or the dark worlds as I often refer to them as.
Riley is currently at the sixth tail in terms of raw power. I explained the difference between each tail level in an earlier chapter so I wont get back into it. What I will explain is the hows and whys.
K, so… I haven't really touched on it, in this story, but I do recognize the power of belief in this universe. If you worship a god, you make that being stronger. Later in the story I will emphasize how the Sage and his brother beat Kaguya, even though she was leagues more powerful then them. Their major strength came from the belief of people in them.
Now, Archdevils, aren't as powerful as the other two, but they have perfect control over their power. An Archdevil, would find it difficult to just grow it's power to the level of an Archdemon, so to make themselves stronger, most Archdevils become conquerors, in most cases, 'dark' gods are actually Archdevils. They conquer people, and force/trick people into worshiping them, thus granting them more power.
Archfiends are the middle ground. Their power is greater then their devil counterparts but they have less control over that power. They may become nothing more then evil monsters, or they could become conquerors it just depends on how they feel.
Archdemons, are absolutes in terms of power. Kurama has control over his mind because he was made by the sage, who was essentially a god at the time. However, in almost every other case, Archdemons are insane. They are nothing but chaotic insane power. If they want anything, it's to destroy. They don't care to be worshiped because their power is so massive that nothing could survive around them. Their mere presence warps reality and bends space. Only the most insane would worship these beings because Archdemon's are almost always, just chaos and destruction.
Riley, is very much unique. She has the soul of an Archdemon, and she's going to be as powerful as one. Most might wonder why beings like her aren't more common, and the answer comes in the form of the previous description of Archdemons. They don't take followers. They don't have worshipers, they are nothing but chaos in most cases. Riley is unique because Kurama is unique. It was only because of the Sage's creation of Kurama that Riley could achieve the level of an Archdemon and still maintain her sanity and will.
Now some may wonder why Riley can perfectly control her powers but no other Archdemon can. Well, the answer comes in the form of their births. Riley slowly grew into her power, all other Archdemons were born with it. It's like if I took two people and told one to just go and lift a swimming pool filled with water, and I told the other to lift a bucket of water, and keep doing that until they were strong enough to lift a bigger bucket and then so on and so on, until they were strong enough to lift the pool. Makes sense right. It would take forever to learn how to lift that pool, if that was your only starting point, but if you worked up to it, it's much more likely you could control it all. That's why Riley is unique to her kind. She started out weak, and is growing stronger, and maintaining control as she grows.
Now as for leadership, the Demon's have no leaders. Or at least no leaders as a whole. The rulers of the Dark worlds are Archdevils, and some Archfiends. They have no grand ruler, or emperor or empress. They follow those that are stronger then them and challenge those who show weakness. Demons and other dark creatures only respect power. Those that have it, lead, those that don't, follow.
Alright so there's the explanation for those that want it.
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