(Chapter 28: Goat and a Pyromancer)
It would soon be a bit after Christmas as Adrian had relatively spent this time in peace between his working on making cyber-undead, Jack enjoying being a Power Ranger, to his pushing his flight capabilities as a Fallen angel to where he could potentially go supersonic and lastly creating more pyromancy spells. Other than that he and having gotten to celebrate Christmas by having Andromeda over he had also found out through this time that Dumbledore of all people wanted to have a meeting with him, which Adrian was all game for in the great scheme of things.
(December 28th, 2013, Andromeda's House, 6:30 Pm)
It was half-past 6 in the evening on a chilling winter night as Adrian was spending said time with Andromeda in just hanging out with her and getting stoned with the Black matriarch.
"By the way thanks for havin' me over here Andromeda. I appreciate it." Adrian thanked while the Black matriarch gave a wry smile
"It's no big problem for me at all. Like I said, you and your kid are welcome over here anytime you want." Andromeda told him in being more than happy to have company over
"Good to know. Not to mention its a real good thing that Jack likes you, since you've started coming over. That's not even counting that she really liked that Hydra's Bane you gave her." Adrian replied in having given the Assassin of Black said variant of magical marijuana to smoke and found it amusing to see her be stoned for the first time
'Never would've thought I'd see a killer loli get stoned in my life, yet hear I am.' Adrian remarked to himself over having seen a blazed Jack chill out to Digimon while doing knife tricks
"Nice to know she liked her Christmas present. Can mark that down as something to put out on the shelves as soon as possible." Andromeda said with a chuckle at having wished to record the experience of Jack getting high for the 1st time
"Well, considering that we'll be ready for business by the end of January or the start of February. That stuff from what we've smoked together should be selling like hotcakes." Adrian agreed with how good Hydra's Bane was considering that it was his favorite to smoke
"Although I'll definitely be needing some with what's comin' up. Especially with who it is." Adrian added which caught the magical weed dealer's attention
"What do you got goin' on Adrian? Talk to your pal and friendly neighborhood pot dealer, Andromeda about what's on your mind." Andromeda asked the Gamer as to what was on his mind
"Alright, one..nice Amazing Spider-Man reference you did there. Secondly, after New Years is over, Dumbledore wants to have a meeting with me. Whatever the reason is for I don't fuckin' know." Adrian responded in having known that he'd have a meeting with Dumbledore soon but that didn't mean he'd like it
"If I had to hazard a guess. It'd probably be so he could get you on his bloody side of light. Because overall, having you on the side of light or dark is a game-breaker." Andromeda told him as to why Dumbledore probably wanted this meeting
Because with Adrian being able to cast such massively powerful wandless and non-verbal magic, having an army of machines that can take down Death Eaters like they were a bunch of ants, and lastly being the head of an extremely powerful ancient and noble house that helped found Hogwarts. To say that Adrian was an important wild card was an understatement in the long-going fuckery between the sides of light and dark in Britain.
"To be fair, I am pretty awesome." Adrian responded with smugness coloring his voice
"Considering that you're quite literally the most powerful bachelor in all of Britain, or rather Europe. Then I'd say so." Andromeda acknowledged as Adrian's power both politically and quite literally made him an anomaly in terms of sheer power
"Still..I'd advise you to be pretty careful around Dumbledore. He may be an old piece of shit, but he's a crafty piece of shit nonetheless. How he wasn't a Slytherin is beyond me...he certainly had the ambition and cunning to be one hell of a great one. That much I'll give him." Andromeda spoke in admission to the fact that Dumbledore would've made for a great Slytherin
"Probably because he was too much of a pussy to handle any real competition. Because he might be this fuckin' chessmaster or whatever bullshit he thinks of himself. But put him against someone that can really put some pressure on him and really take it to him. The fucker wouldn't have lasted a goddamn minute." Adrian replied as he took another drag from Manticore's Madness
"You're probably right, to be honest. I mean a lot of the Slytherin's back then would've probably eaten him alive. Because people like him who try to spout off about goodness and the Greater Good in the snake pit, get devoured with a quickness." Andromeda spoke in knowing full well that goody-two-shoes and people that tried to be the good guy didn't last long if at all in the cutthroat world of Slytherin's
"Take it from someone who with Bella used to run Slytherin House back in the day...If anything, you would've fit right in; had you been around when Bella and I were growing up." Andromeda added getting Adrian's attention
"You think I would've made a good Slytherin?" Adrian questioned the black sister who coughed a little bit after taking a deep inhale
"Are ya kiddin' me, Adrian. You probably would've made a damn good one. Because you don't only have the power to back up whatever you say. You got the will to take whatever's yours, the ambition to go after whatever you desire and the creativity and drive to make whatever you want come true. Which is a lot more than can be said for this generation of wizards." Andromeda answered back in feeling that Adrian in contrary to his ancestral name would've been an outstanding Slytherin
"Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate em, Andromeda." Adrian thanked the Black matriarch
"No problem. Anyways, be careful of Dumbledore, I'd rather not have you become one of his minions. You've got waay to much going for you to be under Dumbledore's wrinkled old ass." Andromeda told him as she saw far too much greatness in Adrian just to have it squandered being one of the old goat's lackeys
"Hmph. Trust me that won't happen at all. Because I refuse to bow down to anyone. The only way Dumbledore would get me to work under him, is when I've fallen to my knees with a sword at my neck. Even then he'd have to use every bit of magic he knows in the book to get me to fall under him." Adrian responded in refusal to bow before anyone regardless of their stature
"Thank Merlin, you've got some sense about ya. Otherwise, I'd be disappointed that my business partner had no spine about himself." Andromeda happily spoke in being proud to have someone who actually had a backbone when concerning Dumbledore
(+12 Affection to Andromeda Black for having the willpower to not bow down to Dumbledore. 60/100)
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Stoner's United: Andromeda Black - (50)
Turns out getting high with people and just enjoying a good smoke with your fellow stoner, really helps a friendship out. Affection/Reputation gains with Stoners are increased
'Go figure I'd get that from Andromeda.' Adrian thought to himself as he took another inhale
"Still from what we've talked about concerning the old goat. As long as you don't let yourself get fooled by the grandfather nonsense he pulls on everyone. Or that greater good bullshit and not eat any of those lemon drops of his. You should be good." Andromeda told him as so long as he didn't fall for any of that then he should be well
"Oh yeah, that's something I've been wondering about. What the fuck is it with him and lemon drops?" Adrian wondered as to what it was with the headmaster
"Hell if I know. I never really bothered to ask him. Even when I did get called up to his office a number of times for selling my product when I was comin' up with Bella. I never did bother to ask. But from what I did see and hear from others, he's enchanted them with some magic to make you more susceptible to Legilimency. That and whatever surprises he has up his sleeve. So unless you like being mind-fucked don't take them." Andromeda advised in having heard such things during her 6th and 7th years at Hogwarts when she and Bellatrix were still in business together
"Noted. But enough about Dumbledore, let's continue to enjoy a good smoke together." Adrian said in feeling that they wasted enough time on talking about Dumbledore which was beginning to ruin his high
"Agreed. Here's to good weed and a great partnership!" Andromeda spoke as the two went back to getting stoned and began watching movies together
(5 days later, January 2nd, 2014, 4:20 Pm, Hogwarts)
It was nearly a week later as well as the beginning of the new year as Adrian had headed up to Hogwarts for his meeting with Dumbledore, which he was, for the most part, looking forward to and simultaneously dreading with all that it would entail.
'Well, at least I'll be able to get this done and over with quickly.' Adrian thought to himself as he entered Dumbledore's office
"Ah, Lord Ravenclaw, so nice to finally meet you. Please come and take a seat." Dumbledore said inviting him in as Adrian kept his eyes locked onto the headmaster
"Thank you. I believe we've got a considerable amount of stuff to discuss. So let's get to it already." Adrian replied
"Of course Lord Ravenclaw. Perhaps you'd like a lemon drop while you're here?" Dumbledore offered to the Gamer with his trademarked grandfatherly smile
"No, I'm fine. I already ate before I came here." Adrian told him
"Now tell me, Mr. Dumbledore. What is it you called this meeting with me about? Because my time is extremely important, and any waste of it to me...when I could be doing something else. Is something I consider to be a very and I do mean..very grievous offense to myself. So tell me what..did you call me here for?" Adrian questioned curtly as to why he was being called here, his anger at having his time being wasted caused a great amount of pressure and heat to rise from him
"Of course, Lord Ravenclaw. I wouldn't have called you here if it wasn't of importance." Dumbledore answered as he felt the pressure and heat radiating from Adrian lessen if only slightly
"Good. Now get to the point of what you have to say, as I will not have my time wasted for crypticness and nonsense you wish to spout at me." Adrian said his eyes still narrowed at the headmaster with tinges of green appearing in his eyes
"To put it quite frankly, Lord Ravenclaw. I wish to not only extend an invitation to the side of light, and to the Order of the Phoneix; but also give your child a place here at Hogwarts. Because I truly wish for you to work alongside me to improve things in our fair country and here at our esteemed school Lord Ravenclaw." Dumbledore told the fallen angel of a nobleman
'He must really think I'm that stupid to just say yes and go along with him.' Adrian thought to himself as his eye twitched from feeling Dumbledore trying to probe and influence his mind with Legilimency
"First things first, Dumbledore. My coming over to your side of dying light, is a massive hell fucking nope. I'd rather have to eat deep-fried ogre dick than join up with you." Adrian haughtily replied towards the Headmaster of Hogwarts
"I must insist that you reconsider…" Dumbledore said before a glare from Adrian that looked like it could burn a hole through his head silenced him
"What I insist is that you do not tell me what I should do. Considering that on my list of people to trust, you are at the very bottom. Because I wouldn't even trust you to watch paint dry." Adrian responded in having not a single ounce of trust towards the old goat
"I don't understand why you are so distrustful of me. Would you care to elaborate?" Dumbledore questioned in wondering why the young noble was so disdaining of him
"I'm more than happy to do so. Since yours truly wants to make sure that you understand how things are between us, from here until I kick the bucket. Or in the more likely case where you go senile and are put in a retirement home." Adrian snidely answered back before continuing
"Let's start with how you've screwed Remus Lupin and furthermore Sirius Black of all people. Because those two are prime examples of why you simply can't be trusted. Seeing that you, my good sir have shafted them out of a good life when all they've done is be nothing but do good by you. That my dear stupid old goat is one out of many reasons why I simply can't trust you." Adrian added in listing off the 2 most prime examples that came to mind
"I've done nothing against them. If anything I've only done my best to help the two of them. Sadly in the case of Sirius I was unable to properly help him." Dumbledore replied in feigning innocence
"You say that. But your actions with them prove to the contrary. Seeing as how with Remus Lupin to start with you could've easily gotten rid of his curse with all of the resources at your disposal. Yet from what I hear you simply told him to suck it up, and to be 'proud' of his curse and to more or less be a good little mutt under your thumb. While I come along and at the snap of my fingers I cured it lickity split, which says a lot about how far you'll go for people that are under you." Adrian countered which caused Dumbledore to be silenced briefly
"Especially when someone of your esteem could have easily hired an alchemist or curse-breaker that was skilled enough to find some way of lifting his lycanthropy. Instead, of making him an incredible danger to himself and the others in this country." Adrian added
"You must understand that at the time there was nothing that could've been done for Remus. So as such, I couldn't have done anything for him. Besides, this for everyone's benefit. While Remus wasn't happy with his predicament and understandably so. It was for the better as sacrifices needed to be made so that many like him could come to the side of light. As it was for the Greater Good." Dumbledore replied in knowing that Remus was a necessary pawn to have made sure the wolves had gotten under control or at least some of them
"So what I'm being told is that you sacrificed a good man from what I understand wasn't only someone who was able to have been one of the best Auror's in all of Britain. But also from what digging around was also a highly skilled illusionist before that all got ruined. All for what exactly? So that you could win brownie points with a bunch of flea-riddled mutts that are more of a pandemic waiting to happen than anything...how disgusting." Adrian said in disgust of the fact that Dumbledore would sacrifice someone so useful all for the sake of a bunch of flea-riddled mutts
"You must understand Lord Ravenclaw that it was for the…" Dumbledore tried to say only for the pressure and heat he felt to intensify as he looked into the bright green eyes of Adrian
"If you say that it was for the Greater Good or for the better of Britain that he had to sacrifice his livelihood and humanity for you. Then spare me the semantics or so help me you will experience first hand what my temper is truly like." Adrian spoke as even the slivers of his anger caused the wood on which one of his hands was placed against to sear and char
"Now then as for the next example in Sirius Black. Would you explain to me why it was you left him out to dry and be sent to Azkaban? Especially when you had more than enough pull to make sure he didn't get sent there?" Adrian questioned as he never ceased to break eye contact with the headmaster
"You must understand Lord Ravenclaw that there was nothing I could do with the evidence stacked against him...Unfortunately, Sirius was one of the unlucky few that I was unable to help." Dumbledore answered in putting his best grandfatherly expression while trying to use Legilimency in order to get the noble Lord to see his perspective and be more amiable
Only for Adrian to have the attempt blocked thanks in part to his absurdly high wisdom score making it so that his mental defenses were nigh-impregnable to Dumbledore, something of which pissed off the Gamer that his mind had been attempted to be penetrated. So in retaliation he used the brief moment of connection that was established by Dumbledore's attempt and sent as much magic as he could to retaliate, the result was the old goat recoiling as if he had taken a right hook from George Foreman in his prime and his nose bloodying as a result of it.
"For someone trying to make a good impression on the man who can decide whether or not you stay here as headmaster. You just made a rather...costly mistake as it were with your asinine attempt at invading my mind!" Adrian spat as the heat briefly intensified to such a degree that it caused several of the instruments in Dumbledore's office to flash incinerate into ash
"My apologies Lord... Ravenclaw, I merely…. wished too." Dumbledore spoke but the piercing gaze of a rather furious Adrian stopped him in his tracks
"Save it!...Answer the rest of what I have to say and truthfully. For you are on thin ice with what you just pulled right now...Be grateful I do not incinerate you where you stand for that incredibly BOLD act of stupidity." Adrian venomously replied as it took every ounce of self-control it had not to let his rage flare up and incinerate Dumbledore into ashes, resurrect him so he could do so again
"...Now as I was saying before you did what you had just now. Why was it that you left Sirius Black out to dry in his court case some almost 15 years ago? Especially since he was not only one of your most staunch allies, but also one of the most influential lords that was on your side at the time." Adrian questioned his piercing gaze solely focused on the headmaster that despite the pyromancer's searing glare still had his grandfatherly demeanor plastered on his face
"You must understand that during this time while the Dark Lord was still active. That a lot of resources went into making sure that wizards and witches that were affected during this time were able to recover from the attacks and were protected from him. So sadly enough there wasn't much to go around towards Lord Black's defense." Dumbledore answered back while the pyromancer's eyes only furrowed at the clever counter towards his question
"I'll be looking into that to see if what you say holds weight. Considering that with all the other things you've allowed to let happen over the years, I'd rather be safer than sorry so to speak when it comes to your actions." Adrian replied his eyes still piercing into Dumbledore's being
"Lord Ravenclaw, I hope that you will still come to trust me in the future… Despite..our...diff." Dumbledore tried to say and yet the moment he did so he felt himself begin to sweat and his breathing become heavier as Adrian exerted more of his magic upon him
"Do not speak of trust when I've caught you trying to invade my mind. Especially when I can still feel you trying to do so as we talk to each other….I should have you punished for this insolence towards me, you disgusting maggot! As how dare you try to root around in my head like a filthy parasite!" Adrian bellowed as his Scorching Aura had activated causing the ground around him to burn heavily alongside the desk that soon began to catch with spectral flame
Dumbledore having to quickly back away and cast a few water and freezing charms to protect himself from the immense heat radiated by Adrian, the eyes of whom glowed with a furious blaze about them the color of wrathful emeralds. Even so with all of that it did nothing to quell the growing heat and soon flames as Adrian's fury at having his mind nearly invaded caused his rage to grow as his seat and burst into flames and quickly turned to ash as lime green flames began to lick at his fists, all the while Adrian stalked towards the Headmaster.
"Now then let me make something perfectly and abundantly clear to you, Dumbledore. My mind isn't something you toy around with in any and I mean ANY capacity. So the next time I catch you doing this, we will settle this in a manner that will bend you to your knees...do I make myself perfectly and abundantly clear?!" Adrian spat as his being was illuminated in a cloak of arcane fire that even though Dumbledore didn't show caused fear and terror
"O-Of course, Lord Ravenclaw. It shall not happen again." Dumbledore stammered out the furious pressure and heat he emitted causing him to break out into a heavy sweat and his throat to dry immensely
"Excellent. Now then, if you don't mind I think this farce of a meeting is over. I have things to attend to and decisions to be made on whether or not you will be able to have your headmaster position remain intact." Adrian spoke as just as face as the swarm of arcane fire appeared around him it quickly dissipated and his rather furious mood almost alarming and abruptly changed to a cheery and calming disposition
"So until we meet again, Dumbledore. This is farewells and goodbyes, as I hope you will take this time not to intrude on the minds of your guests if you know what's good for you, Albus.." Adrian spoke as he exited the Headmaster's office leaving a floored Dumbledore with a heavily singed beard
"..Today could've gone...far better... than expected." Dumbledore said to himself as he went over and slumped in his still smoking chair wondering what the hell was today
(3 days later, January 5th, 2014, Ravenclaw Residence, 6:42 Pm)
It was in the basement area of his mansion working on the designs for Jack's zord and her weapon that would come with being a ranger, that he figured what with him having done such a good job with making her morpher and outfit that he could get to work on such things.
'Let's see what would be a good vehicle mode for her zord? Fighter jet...maybe some sort of battleship or what have you?' Adrian pondered to himself
"I'll figure that out when I get to it." Adrian said to himself
"Figure what out, father?" Jack asked as her sudden presence was enough to spook the Gamer
"Oh hey Jack, I'm just working on something for you is all." Adrian told the Assassin of Black
"What're you working on for us? Can you please tell us, please?!" Jack requested in greatly wanting to know what it was that her master was working on for them
"That's easy Jack, I figured that since I've already made you a Power Ranger. Why not go the extra step of making you, your very own megazord." Adrian informed the killer loli whose eyes lit up like a Christmas at hearing such a thing
"We're gonna get our own megazord?!" Jack repeated as Adrian nodded with a smile of his own
"Of course you are. I mean you've been doing such a great job for me, and the fact that I find you to be such great company. That it only makes sense that I make my favorite ranger her own megazord." Adrian told the Assassin of Black whose grin widened greatly upon hearing that
(+8 Affection to Jack the Ripper for promising to build her a Megazord/ 69/100)
"Hooray! This is gonna be so cool, we can't wait to pilot it around and do so much cool stuff with it. Does this mean we're gonna get to fight monsters like in the Power Rangers shows we watch too?" Jack asked in wondering when she'd be able to do all of the super cool fights against monsters she's seen other rangers do
"Of course you will, Jack. All of that's gonna be happening in due time. Better yet once we're done here and your zord is all up to par. I've got something that I think you'll enjoy even more than that and all the jobs I've been having you do." Adrian said while a broad grin came across his face at an idea that's been hatching in his head for a long while
"What is it?" Jack wondered their golden eyes beaming up at him
"Simple, really. I figured that what better way to prove your the best ranger ever, than to start taking out some of the rangers. After all, your the greatest right and I think that to prove your worth as a great Red Ranger that you should not only destroy the monsters like any other Ranger should. But take out some of these rangers who are absolutely abysmal at being such. I mean don't you think it'd be great for a ranger to start taking out those unworthy of their morphers and doing a shit job as Rangers. So that way you can prove that you are the superior Power Ranger?" Adrian explained as to what he wanted to do next with Jack as what he thought would be a great way to truly give Jack a means of really going at it
"We'd love to prove we're the best ranger, father! Just say the word and we'll go out and prove we're the best ranger ever!" Jack said with a grand amount of enthusiasm as she was ready and willing to prove that she was the best ranger ever in her warped mind
"Excellent to hear! Trust me Jack once we get everything made for you, then we'll be going out and getting rid of all the rangers who are so shit at being Power Rangers; that they are undeserving of wearing a morpher." Adrian near ranted at the fact that soon enough he would begin his purge of the Power Ranger universe of all those he deemed as shitty Power Ranger teams
"Don't worry, father. We'll get rid of all those bad Power Rangers and show that we're the best one there is!" Jack answered back in being more than fine with getting rid of horrible Ranger teams if it meant she would prove being the best one of them all to her master
"That's the spirit! Now then, why don't you help me work on some of what to add onto your megazord?! After all, I think that my Ranger should more than have a say in what her soon-to-be badass megazord can do." Adrian spoke with his enthusiasm and inspiration ready to have form in the input from the Assassin of Black
"This is gonna be so cool! I got so much cool stuff I wanna add to it!" Jack exclaimed their eyes shining at the fact that she'd help design her own megazord
"Then by all means let's get started!" Adrian replied
That in mind the two began talking, workshopping and Adrian sketching out multiple designs for Jack's future megazord in both its vehicle form and robotic form, which the pyromancer had a blast working out designs and all sorts of neat tricks it could do with Jack. Speaking of said killer loli it turned out that she had came with all sorts of neat armaments for her own megazord, from close-range plasma long-knives, high-powered jets that would not only allow for high-speed combat but flight as well, as well as a mechanized collapsible crossbow that could shoot out a deadly assortment of explosives.
With the evening going quite well as they continued to go over designs for it which had gotten a bit closer to what it would be in its vehicle form as either a mechanized fighter jet or a futuristic-looking spaceship straight out of Star Wars or Halo. The two while doing so also got to watching some American Dad and Powerpuff Girls and having a good time just bonding in from an onlooker's perspective would be that of a father and daughter just hanging together.
"Well, I think that should give me a good idea of how to go about making this for you...Holy shit this is gonna be one hell of a project" Adrian said quite happy with what he and Jack were able to workshop together
"We can't wait! It's gonna be so cool!" Jack replied highly enthused about eventually being able to pilot her very own megazord
"Neither can I, it's gonna be super awesome indeed. Although a quick question that might seem weird. But have you gotten...bigger?" Adrian agreed while also noting that Jack had gone through some physical changes lately
"Really? We didn't really notice until a few days ago." Jack replied in having not really noticed their physical changes until about really a week ago
"Odd. But I guess this means that we're gonna have to take you out clothes shopping. Because its a no-brainer as to why all your clothes haven't been fitting right lately." Adrian noted at the fact that Jack, as it stood now, had looked like she'd started going through hyper puberty
With the assassin of Black not really being considered a killer loli anymore so much as someone who was entering into their early teens, as she had shot up to a height of 5 foot 3, her figure filling out even more into the beginnings of a pear and or hourglass figure, her bust now sitting at the lower end of a B-cup. Not to mention that her short stark white hair had grown out to be around the middle of her neck and her facial features had changed to become more womanly and almost fiercely intense if one had to put a word on it.
"Yay! We can't wait to go shopping with you, father." Jack responded in always being happy to do some clothes shopping
"Great. Anyways, why don't you go have yourself some fun doin' whatever around town. Better yet why not take that hoverboard I made you for Christmas out for a spin." Adrian suggested to the Assassin of Black who upon being given the ok raced up to her room to do so
'Did not know that servants could actually get older...Weird.' Adrian thought to himself before deciding to go over how he would make Jack's megazord a furious speedster that could devastate megazords and monsters alike
(4 days later, January 9th, 2014, 2:10 Pm, Ravenclaw Residence)
It was days later as Adrian was in the workshop part of his basement watching some of the drones he's built get to work on modifying and amping up his undead with machinery.
"I wonder what I should do until the 2nd task starts up?" Adrian pondered to himself as he watched the cybernetics being made and then implanted into his undead
"Perhaps I'll go fight a dragon, maybe square up with a lich. Especially since I've always wanted to fight a lich..Hmmm, maybe I can make or get something cool if I take their phylactery for myself." Adrian said to himself in deciding that what better way to really give himself a challenge and maybe get some dope shit than to fight a Lich
"Master Adrian, you have a guest that has arrived." Nadrey spoke over the newly put intercom that the Gamer had installed into the mansion
"Oh really?! Well, who is it? Cuz I know I haven't been expecting anyone today." Adrian wondered as to who had arrived
"The guest would be a Mr. Sirius Black. Side note on the other hand if I might add, we should invest in getting him some aftershave of some sort. Having to clean out the smell of wet dog from the carpets becomes most tedious when he visits." Nadrey told him although the dank smell of wet dog he would have to clean out was becoming something of an annoyance
"Neat! I'll be up there in just a few moments. Also, I'm sure I can whip up something to help out." Adrian said as he headed upstairs to meet with Sirius
With it not taking him too long before he soon caught up to the Black patriarch who was upstairs in the shabby-looking clothing that made him look like an oddly well taken care of homeless person as a way to describe it.
"Alright, Sirius. The first thing we gotta do once we get everything settled is get you a whole new wardrobe. Because the whole homeless person thing you've got going on ain't gonna cut it. Especially with what I got in the works." Adrian spoke as he looked over Sirius and knew that once he cleared his name that cleaning him up was the first thing he had to do
"In my defense, there's not much I can really do. You know what with being a wanted criminal that barely has a knut to his name." Sirius shot back in defense of his state of being
"Fair enough I suppose. Anyways, what did you want to come see me about? I doubt it's to come by for drinks, although your welcome to stay for a bit." Adrian wondered as to why the dog animagus had come to his residence
"I know it may look like I'm getting impatient. But I gotta know when we're gonna get this underway already. Because having to dodge Aurors and everyone else that wants your head on top of Dementors, really takes it out of ya." Sirius responded in having wondered as to when they could get ahead to clearing his name
"Be patient with me man. I've been getting to work on it as quickly as I can, as I've been having to make sure that when I open this up that you get an airtight legal defense. Not to mention that with how I'm setting things up, that you'll actually get more than just your titles and vaults back as Lord Black." Adrian told him as to the fact that everything was taking as long as it had because he wanted to ensure that Sirius's case would be an absolute slam dunk
"What more can you give to me besides me getting back what's mine? Especially from how much I lost because of that bastard rat, Pettigrew." Sirius questioned all the while spitting Peter's name like it was vile rot in his mouth he couldn't get rid of
"That's easy Sirius. I'm talking about restitution. Funny thing is with how long you were unjustly imprisoned, on top of you having been given a sham trial. We can very well work to not only get you everything back you lost, but also make it so that you are very and I do mean very much set for life. I mean with the case I'm working to have built for you, Sirius. Short of giving you a seat on Wizengamot itself, that we can damn near make sure you can get almost anything under the sun and then some!" Adrian answered back with a massive grin soon spreading across his face at the fact that with this they could practically rob the world blind and open up a ton of doors on their end of things
"You really think that my case has that much of a chance?" Sirius questioned in almost disbelief of his chances being this good
"Are you kidding me?! I don't just think you have a chance, man. I think that this case when we get it to where we need it to is gonna be one of the biggest open and shut cases to date!" Adrian answered back with such an astounding amount of confidence that even Sirius felt compelled to believe him
With Adrian himself knowing that there would be no reason to even doubt the fact that clearing Sirius's name would be anything short of a breeze, if only for the fact that whatever could be thrown to deter this case from being in their favor was paper thin at best. Therefore, Adrian knew without so much of a hint of doubt that he would be able to claim victory for Sirius in clearing his name and restoring him to his rightful place as Lord Black; from there the Gamer plans would be able to come to fruition much better and with less hindrances to speak of.
"If you really have that much faith in my case, then I'll continue to stick with you. After all, you haven't given me any reason not to trust you." Sirius said as he felt or saw no reason to doubt the pyromancer
"Like I said Sirius, all you gotta do is stick with me. Then before you know it we'll be on easy street from here on out!" Adrian promised with his broad shining smile never leaving his face
"Now then, why don't we get you cleaned up and maybe a shave while we're at it. Again, no offense but you look like a fucking bum." Adrian added as he felt it necessary that Sirius at least cleaned himself
"And you smell like death..do I even wanna know what you've been up too lately?" Sirius countered as could smell the scent of corpses on Adrian
"Trust me you don't want to know half the stuff I get up too. Anywho, let's get you cleaned up and then something to eat as I bet your starvin'." Adrian replied as he ushered Sirius away to help in getting him cleaned up and fed
"Trust me, I am so hungry I could eat a manticore right now." Sirius told him while his stomach rumbled
"By the sounds of it, you could eat a whole-ass stone giant. But worry not my friend, because we are gonna solve that and more!" Adrian replied with a broad grin on his face
So with Adrian having gotten a meeting out of the way with Dumbledore, getting stoned with Andromeda and starting the process of getting Jack's megazord created. It looks like things are ever-advancing with the pyromancer, so how will things go for him in the interim of the 2nd task? Find out in the all-new chapters of A Gamer Among Monsters.
Now then onto some of the reviews from the last chapter.
Osiris Sundavir: Glad you've enjoyed my return. As I hope you enjoyed how things went with Adrian and Dumbledore. Considering that with his Gamer's Mind turned off we're now seeing more and more of his Sin of Wrath starting to become more prominent.
Ricee: THe thing is why stop at regular undead when Adrian can take it a step further and have cybernetically augmented undead. Also, that idea with Ron ain't a half bad one..will be keeping that one for later.
And cut as I hoped you guys enjoyed all of what came out of this chapter and all that good stuff, but without further delay let's get into it now shall we.
First up we've got Andromeda and Adrian kicking it with each other and getting stoned with one another and not much beyond that.
Next up we've got Adrian doing a meeting with Dumbledore which I hoped y'all enjoyed as I wanted to do it to make it so that Dumbledore wouldn't be able to pull his grandfather schtick without some repercussions down the line.
Coming after that we've got Adrian hanging around Jack as well as the fact that eventually Jack is gonna be taking a trip to some of the Power Ranger universes and going headhunting to prove she's the greatest Power Ranger of all.
Lastly there's the bit with Sirius getting his reassurance on his case by Adrian considering that a little goes a long way in making sure that Sirius goes along with everything.
All that being said please favorite, follow, review and share this story out as much as possible. And flames for the most part will be ignored because at the point you're mainly wasting mine and everyone's time. Other than that constructive criticism and ideas on how to improve things are welcome.
That being said this is Pravus666 signing off until next time with the next chapter covering Adrian putting some of his skills to the test and going off to kill a Lich, so stay tuned for that.
Part 2 Theme Song: Mr. Blue Sky by the Electric Light Orchestra
Random End Song: Pulse by Mushroomhead