A/N : Hey everyone ! Before you start reading the following new chapters of 'DEATH COMES TO EVERYONE' I have some things to say first.
-First of all, thank you for those who recently favored and/or followed my story so far.
-Second, thank you for those who sent me their answers for my little poll (by private messages or reviews) and it had been decided that Harry will be paired with a WOLF FAUNUS !
-Thirdly, sorry for those who expected to see Harry paired with a Canon Character but it won't happen because of many factors you will discover if you keep reading my story.
-Fourthly, the idea of Harry adopting a child had been canceled…
-Fifthly, for the people who haven't understood it yet Harry James Potter might be the Clone but during the night, he and the 'main' body could exchange their memories. Harry is the Human and Thanatos is Death.
Now I should stop wasting more of your time and let you read the following chapters. GOOD READING EVERYONE !
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The next day, on top of Beacon Tower, the highest point of the Academy (as well as Vale), a meeting a taking place. Three people were in there : Glynda Goodwitch, Headmaster Ozpin and the recently awakened Fall Maiden Amber.
There were all standing in a circular room in grey-green tones below the tower's tip which housed green spheres. The chair, table, walls and ceiling all featured intricate clockwork mechanisms and at the center of it stood a really old looking desk.
Ozpin was seating on the chair, which was was facing away the main room window (that happened to be a large clock), while at his side, stood a serious looking Glynda whose eyes hadn't left the third occupant of the room. Amber was standing in front of the desk, looking a bit tired but otherwise fine. The Fall Maiden was happy to be back among the Livings as she greeted missed the sight of the blue sky or simply the pleasure to breath.
As the sun was slowly raising in the sky, Ozpin decided it was time to break the awkward silence by coughing in his fist.
"How are you Amber ?"
Glynda shot the Headmaster a secretive blank glance before shrugging. It was a poor attempt to break the ice but hey, it was better than nothing…
"Well… I still feel a bit tired but I'm glad to be back..." the Fall Maiden answered with a soft smile.
The Old Man smiled back in response, pleased by her answers, as he nodded his head in acceptance.
"That's good to hear Amber ! But I need to know : what can you tell us about your attackers ?"
The question caught the young woman off guard as she tensed visibly. She knew the Old Man was concerned for her so it was normal for him to ask her such things but she didn't wanted to answer him.
Amber, thanks to a certain embodiment of Death we all love, knew the identities of her three attackers but she couldn't bring herself to tell them. Why ? Because if she does, Ozpin will surely ask her how she knew and she promised her friend to not tell anything about him.
Thinking that she will still shaken by the attacks, Glynda shot her a sympathetic look before glaring harshly at Ozpin who quickly realized that it might be a bit too soon to ask the Fallen Maiden those questions.
"I'm sorry Amber ! Maybe its a bit too soon… But just so you know Qrow and James had both been warned of your awakening and will surely come to see you in the coming days..." the Headmaster told her with a sigh.
Amber nodded her head in understanding while internally sighing deeply. She had nothing against James Ironwood in particular but he wasn't someone she will trust easily. As about Qrow… he did saved her and it was partly thanks to him that she got to spend time with Thanatos/Harry.
"Can I return to my room now ? Unless there is more to discuss…" she inquired the two who quickly shook their heads in denial.
"Now you can go Amber… Take all the time you need to recover from this traumatic experience… But I must ask you to not leave the school for now… Not until your attackers are found…" Ozpin told her with a serious expression on his face.
The Fall Maiden nodded her head in reluctance before leaving the room. As she disappeared in the elevator, Glynda turned her head to look at Ozpin with a stern glare.
"Headmaster, I understand that you want to know who tried to steal her powers but it is too soon ! She needs to recover first !"
"I know Glynda but I can't help but feeling that something will happen soon..." Ozpin responded with a deep sigh.
The Deputy Headmistress blinked at those words before looking at him with narrowing eyes
"Do you think 'she' will try something at the Festival ?"
"I don't know… but I have a feeling she will… somehow..." The Headmaster retorted softly but still firmly.
At the same time, Amber was heading toward the room Ozpin assigned to her the night before. After she woke up from her coma, the Headmaster had sent her to the infirmary and the nurse said that she was in perfect health but might need to take things slowly for a while.
Why ? Because the muscles of her body are still a bit sore from her fight with her attackers and thanks to her little coma, her body was numb. Amber had been shocked to see the state of her face but it was to be expected. She wanted to get rid of the scars by using one of the spells she learned thanks to Harry's books but decided against it.
After all, if she tried to use Magic, Ozpin would see that she had a bit better at controlling her powers and would ask her how it was possible seeing that she was in a comatose state… which would lead to her having to tell him about who she had been with for the whole time.
Entering her room, she locked the doors before looking around to be sure that there was no camera in her room. Call her paranoid but it was just a precaution as Ozpin would surely tried to keep an eye on her… for her protection of course but still.
She would not be angry at him (at least not totally) if she somehow found a respectable number of cameras in her room…
After a few minutes of research, Amber was pleased to have found none and so released a deep sigh of relief. Then the Fall Maiden drew the curtains so no one can watch her through the window before sitting on her bed. Smiling, she looked at the back her right hand where we could see the faint shape of Harry's symbol on her skin.
Putting her other hand on it, she closed her eyes before opening her mouth to say in a soft tone "Thanatos's Palace !"
In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from her room… before yelping as she landed on her butt !
"Ow..." she groaned in pain as she went back to her feet before rubbing her sore backside.
"Well well well… Look who decided to visit little old me~" a teasing masculine voice echoed from behind her and she turned around to see a smiling Thanatos sitting on his throne.
"The landing wasn't too hard I hope~" the embodiment of Death inquired her with a growing smirk.
She pouted at him while shooting him a dangerous glare but it did nothing to wipe the smirk off his face as he rose from his seat to approach her.
"Welcome back Amber~" Thanatos whispered gently to the Fall Maiden as he spread his arm in a welcoming manner.
Smiling, Amber instantly hugged him back and the embodiment of Death chuckled in amusement at her antics as he hugged her back.
"I didn't thought you would come to visit me so soon..." he commented to her in a soft tone.
"Are you telling me that I'm not welcome here ?" Amber asked him with a dangerous undertone.
Rolling his eyes, Thanatos chuckled to himself while shaking his head in amusement "No of course not… I just thought you would take maybe a few days before coming back..."
"Fair enough…" The Fall Maiden said after a moment of silence as she thought about it.
"My clone showed me your awakening last night… It was both a pleasure to see Ozpin so shocked AND to see the stern Lady Goodwitch with a warm smile… Who knew it was possible ?" the embodiment of Death commented with a tiny smirk.
Amber released an unladylike snort at those words as she smirked back at him in amusement. But then her expression turned serious as she looked back at him dead in the eyes
"Harry how the search of the Relics going ?"
Thanatos blinked at the question before sighing as he rubbed his eyes "I knew I forgot something..."
"Well… Salem managed to get her hand on another Relic… the Relic of Knowledge if my brain is still working correctly..."
"Wow a boy who know how to think ! Amazing !" Amber retorted with a tiny smirk and a giggle.
Thanatos sent her a small glare while seeing sarcastically "Ha ha ha really funny ! Do you see the amusement on my face ? Do you ?!"
He now arbored the blankest face you can find.
Amber smirked at him toothily and he groaned at this before resuming what he was saying before this "Anyway, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted by a poorly raised child..."
An indignant squawk escaped Amber's lips at those words and he shot her a devious smirk in response before resuming as if nothing happened
"We now have three out of the Four Relics… And two of Salem's followers are in Atlas to find the last one…"
The Fall Maiden, who had been glaring at him for his little stunt, now looked thoughtful
"So this means that soon enough, the Gods will be summoned..."
"And from what I heard, they would without a doubt destroy every Livings Creatures on this planet… " Thanatos added with a short scowl.
"And just because Humanity is divided..." Amber sighed deeply as her shoulders slumped.
"It is impossible for a world to be totally at peace and harmony ...There will still be people who would try anything in their power to disrupt it…either for their own gains, selfish reasons or because they prefer violence over peace…" the embodiment of Death explained in a soft tone but it was easy to detect the sadness in it.
Amber sighed again in sorrow before looking up at him "Will you fight for us ? For Humanity I mean..."
"Not only Humans… Faunus kind had also the right to exist…" Thanatos responded sternly and the Fall Maiden quickly nodded while excusing herself for unconsciously forgetting the Faunus.
"One thing is sure : after I'm done with those Brothers, Remnant will change drastically..." the embodiment of Death declared in a sharp tone as he stared at the ceiling with narrowed eyes.
"Well… Enough serious talk ! Is the Library still at the same place ?" Amber asked him with stars in her eyes.
Thanatos shot her an amused glance before chuckling "I don't think I need to show you the way then~"
A bright smile appeared on her face as she clapped her hands in delight while jumping in excitement. Then in the blink of an eye, she disappeared in a tiny cloud of dust, leaving behind a stunned embodiment of Death
"And I thought Ruby was fast..." Thanatos commented in amusement before looking back at the entrance of his domain as a soul entered the Great Hall.
00/(Time Skip)/00
Harry James Potter was walking through the streets of Vale, which was being decorated for the coming Vytal Festival. From what he managed to learn, it was an international festival held every two years in one of the Kingdoms of Remnant in celebration of the end of the Great War.
A bit similar to the Tri-Wizard Tournament back in his home Universe.
Team JNPR and RWBY also went out of the Academy, all of them wanting some times out of the school and act like normal people. One group went to one part of the city while RWBY went toward the docks. Harry had been amused by their choices but didn't commented on it… especially when he had seen Weiss actually SMILING !
The Ice Queen having a smile was creepy to say the least…
He was far more used to seeing her acting cold and haughty.
As he walked, Harry stopped in his track when he saw a couple, barely older than himself (in his current form) in age, laughing with one another. Our hero couldn't help but feeling a pang of envy. It had been a long time since he had thought of such things : Love.
Back when he was human, he had always wanted to have his own family with a wife who loved him and children he would raise properly.
Sadly, back then, he was seen as nothing more than the Boy-Who-Lived (mostly), the Glory-Hound (during the Tournament), the Cheater, The Liar, the Spoiled Brat (Severus damn you), the Betrayer (after Third Task), the Boy-Who-Turned-Dark, the Dark-Lord-In-Training…
The Freak…
Not once he had been seen as the boy he was…
It was either the Hero, the Chosen One, the Abomination or the perfect little Scapegoat… That along with the perfect little weapon against the Forces of Evil. He will never forgive Dumbledore for that.
After he became Death, it became worse as his new duty didn't allowed him to have the chance to leave his domain to both see the world and/or finding Love. Sure he had seen many beautiful girls passing through his eyes during all those millenniums but not once did he felt attracted to any of them.
Beside, all of them were souls… people already dead and who all looked up at him with fear or respect because of who he is.
Human or not, the situation was still the same…
Sure Amber was a nice girl and all but he didn't have THAT type of feelings toward her. He saw her as a sister figure, nothing more nothing less. Sure he had found Salem kind of attractive but again, the feeling was not there.
He didn't know why he was starting to feel like this as it had been a long time since he had ever thought of loving someone.
Releasing a deep sigh, Harry then thought to himself "Is this the Universe's new way of annoying me ? By showing me something I cannot have ?!"
He was so deep in thought that he didn't noticed the person coming toward him… until they crashed into one another. Landing on his back with a grunt of pain, Harry rubbed his head where he felt something hard colliding against it
"What is the number of the vehicle that hit me ?" he grumbled in pain and slight annoyance… not at whoever he bumped into but himself for losing attention.
"That might be me actually… Are you alright ?" a feminine voice filled with concern inquired him once he finished speaking.
Harry couldn't help but comparing the voice to honey because of how sweet and soft it sounded and after blinking a few times, he looked up at whoever he bumped into… only to froze at what he saw, his eyes widened slightly.
In front of him stood a gorgeous fair-skinned young woman who looked to be around 19 years old at most. She was without a doubt really attractive with her yellow eyes, her curvaceous, slender body and her long, silky snow-white hair that reached down her back.
She also looked to be around 6"2' in height… An inch smaller than his current form.
She was wearing a long white tailcoat with yellow inner lining and a sleeveless black crop top along with a black belt attached from behind. The crop top had golden rectangular and diamond-shaped cutouts around the neckline, which have black outlines. In addition, she also had a golden belt over white fitted pants.
As if it wasn't enough, she was wearing white high-heeled boots with gold-colored edging around the top. Yellow and White must be her favorite colors. Each boots however bore a strange drawing representing a Howling Wolf's Head. Possibly her emblem…
But then he saw something that also caught his eyes : the pair of Canine-like ears on her head and the white fluffy tail swagging behind her. Without a doubt she was a Faunus but in his opinion, she was even more beautiful now.
"Hello ? Is there someone home ?" the unknown Faunus called out as she waved a hand in front of his face.
Blinking a few times, he shook his head before looking back at her with a slight blush on his face.
"I'm sorry ! I wasn't looking where I was going… " he replied softly with an embarrassed chuckle while rubbing the back on his head with a hand.
"Its okay ! No harm done !" The Unknown young woman retorted back with a soft smile while blushing a bit herself. Behind her, her tail was wagging nervously.
It was a rather cute sight…
What ?! Why did he thought that ?!
And why his heart beating faster now ?!
Shaking his head, he looked back at the gorgeous (here those thoughts again) Faunus girl who seemed embarrassed about something.
"My name is Harry James Potter… May I know your name milady ?" he asked her politely, still feeling a bit bad for bumping into her like that.
The unknown Wolf Faunus pleasantly smiled at him before answering "A cute name you have Mister Potter~"
Those words caused him to blush a bit while his heart beat even more now. He couldn't understand why as it was the first time he felt this way.
"Well, … a pleasure to meet you Noble sir… my name is Blanche Moonflower~" the Wolf Faunus added with a warm smile while extending a hand for a handshake.
However, our hero had something totally different in mind…
" Charmed milady~" Harry responded while taking one of her hands (the left one) before kissing its back.
The Wolf Faunus looked completely taken aback by this but soon, smiled warmly as a hint of pink could be seen appearing on her cheeks.
"My my, I never thought I would meet such a gentleman~" she commented to herself but it was loud enough for him to hear.
He didn't know why but her praise pleased him a lot. Smirking deviously, Harry replied back with both sincerity and mischief
"And I never thought I would meet such a gorgeous girl~"
The Faunus girl giggled a bit at this but she was blushing a bit at the words. But then, her happy expression turned into a hesitant one as she looked away from him.
"Do you really mean that ? Even thought I am… not human..." Blanche said in a soft tone while looking at the ground.
Harry didn't like to see her like this… It pained him for some reason. However, he could understand why she would ask this as a good portion of Humanity was still acting cold toward Faunus-kind.
"I don't care of you are Human or Faunus… All I see before me is a gorgeous girl~" he responded with nothing but sincerity.
Blanche looked absolutely stunned at those words but then tears of joy appeared from her eyes before she lunged at him. Harry blinked as he felt a pair of arms wrapping around his neck and nervously rubbed her back in comfort.
"Thank you..." she whispered to him with a grateful tone.
"I aim to please~" he retorted back with a tiny grin as she shot him an amused glance as behind her, her tail wagged in happiness.
Harry smiled at her before noticing some people looking at them. Some were staring at the two of them with smiles on their faces but a few were sneering in disgust. He shot them a glare which caused said racists to run away as far as they could.
Soon enough, a smiling Blanche pulled herself away from him before asking "Well… I should get going now..."
"Where are you going ?" he asked her curiously.
"Honestly, I am here because the Headmaster of Beacon called for me..." Blanche answered with a little shrug.
"You are a Huntress ?" Harry asked her with slight surprise.
"Of course ! What do you think I was ?" the Wolf Faunus asked him with a curious raisebrow and her hands on her hips.
"A top model ?" he retorted with a small grin.
Blanche's cheeks reddened a bit as she gave him a warm smile
"You flatterer~" she cooed with a grin as she gently patted his left cheek with a hand.
"I only say the truth~" Harry cooed back with a twinkle in his emerald green eyes.
"Keep being like this and you will gain some extra points~" Blanche retorted back with a wolfish smirk.
"Extra points for what ?" our hero asked back with a grin.
"You'll see~" Blanche answered with a soft giggle.
By the Universe, he liked this sound !
"Well then Fair Maiden, do you want this humble servant to accompany you all the way to Beacon ?" Harry inquired her in a mock Knight-like manner, giving a small bow.
Blanche snorted at his little action but decided to play the part as well
"My, yes I do ! Now take me to Beacon, you servant !" she mock-ordered him in a fake haughty tone.
The two of them laughed with humor at their little act before Harry lead her all the way to Beacon, wondering why he was feeling so good around this person he barely met.
(To be continue…)