Hey everyone, this is my first WBWL kind of story, I hope you enjoy it, please check out the end for update information!
A.N: This is a very personal project of mine that I've been delaying for years but right now I feel in the right state of mind to write this, you can expect this story to be sexual, violent, brutal, so, if those themes offend you, I suggest you not read this story, also, expect it to be pretentious and long…
The darkest light, act I: In the shadows.
"The road of light is filled with shadows"
Chapter #1: Two sides of the same coin.
"And that's all for today dear listeners… Don't forget to be careful during these days of Halloween, now, we are not American, but lately, youngsters seem to have been influenced by American media to take some of their worst customs, like making pranks during Halloween…
So, better I suggest you to better stay at home to listen to our radio station and to keep enjoying the beautiful full moon that we have tonight, and to set up the mood, I'll let this piece accompany you through the night, the moonlight sonata first movement by Ludwig van Beethoven and interpreted by Glenn Would, those piano sounds really evoke the sense of despair and melancholy that comes at this time of the year, …"
A car suddenly stopped in the middle of nowhere, it was completely in the dark as the notes of the classical composer were resonating from the car's radio, a figure came out of the car and there was nothing but the moonlight that lighted the place with the little light you could see the tall figure of a man.
The man moved slowly towards the trunk of the car, he inserted the keys and smirked at the sight in front of him.
- Fuck… That music is ruining the mood – Said the man angrily before he got back to the car to search for the right CD.
A few minutes later and the man was back and he was smirking as the heavy sound of an electric guitar was filling the place.
"Somewhere a clock strikes midnight… And there's a full moon in the sky"
- Yes, AC/DC is good for this occasion! – Said the man excited as he got back to the trunk to look at what he was hiding there.
"You hear a dog bark in the distance… You hear someone's baby cry"
Two people were tied, a man and a woman, and their mouths were restricted with tape.
"A rat runs down the alley… And a chill runs down your spine"
The man suddenly took the two bodies with zero problems, and he moved them towards another place, he seemed to have an inhuman force.
"And someone walks across your grave…. And you wish the sun would shine"
A few moments later and the two people were on their knees and they were clearly begging him for mercy, he suddenly took the tapes off their mouths.
"'Cause no one's going to warn you… And no one's going to yell, Attack!"
- Please! Don't do this, we promise we'll pay what we owe to your boss! – The man begged, as the man who brought them got a gun out of his pocket.
"And you don't feel the steel… Till it's hanging out your back"
- This has nothing to do with whatever things are happening in your life… I just needed to release some steam, and you were the lucky ones to be chosen for this… Goodbye – The man didn't wait for their excuses he just shoot them in the head.
"I'm your night prowler, asleep in the day… Night prowler, get out of my way…Yeah, I'm the night prowler, watch out tonight…Yes, I'm the night prowler, when you turn out the light"
- Such scum… Stealing, killing, and even abusing their own son just to get more drugs, that'll serve them right – The man said in an angry tone – Shit! I better hurry up to make the ritual – The man said to start to do whatever thing he was planning on doing.
He felt confident about this, he knew no one would catch him, he felt invincible as this wasn't the first time he has done something like this…
Meanwhile in another city…
A couple was walking through Privet Drive, it was a dark-haired older man and a red-haired woman that looked like she has the same age as the man, they looked sad and desperate, but they know how to control their emotions, and they were wearing nothing but black clothes.
- Are you sure it's around here Lily? – Asked the man with a serious expression.
- Yes, this is the place where the house should be James – Lily answered with a shocked expression.
And there was a good reason for them to act like this, there should've been a home that they'd been searching for, but to their surprise, the address lead them towards a completely burned house, and Lily couldn't take it anymore, she fell on her knees and her husband embraced her, he couldn't hold his tears anymore too, and the couple remained like that for a few moments, until James noticed that the neighbor was peeking at them through a window.
- Come on Lils, things may not be lost yet – James said trying to cheer up his wife as he pointed towards where the neighbor was and Lily nodded.
It took them a few moments but they decided to knock, they knew it was a crazy idea considering the time of the day.
- Go away – Said an old lady on the other side of the door.
- We're so sorry for bothering you at this time of the night ma'am but… We're truly desperate, I was hoping to see my sister Petunia and her husband Vernon – Lily said trying to make the woman see that she was no stranger.
The lady on the other side of the door was still hesitant, but she couldn't help but feel sympathy for them, so, she opened the door, she was going to talk to them to know what they wanted with that family.
- I don't know if this is a prank or not but… You shouldn't do something like this at this time – The old lady said – Especially since that whole family has been dead for more than ten years – The old woman said and that made Lily and James' eyes get as big as they could.
- But, but… No one told us about this! – James was angry, this didn't make any sense, they've been informed through the years about the movements of this family.
- A-Are you sure? Even their nephew? Is Harry dead too? – Lily was on the verge of collapsing.
The old lady didn't want to talk more about this, but seeing the desperation in the redhead made her sight, she sensed something.
- No… Just Petunia, Vernon, and their son… The three of them died in a fire… Little Harry was able to save himself because he was locked in the room on the stairs… The house burned from the second floor downwards, so, that gave enough time for the firemen to arrive in time to save Harry, but sadly… The other three didn't have the same luck – The old woman sighed – It is suspected that their son left an electronic device poorly connected and that ignited the fire – She finished.
Lily quickly changed her expression, and James did the same thing, they felt awful because at the moment they didn't care about the other people, right now they only cared about Harry.
- We were actually looking for him! Do you know where we can find him? – Asked Lily completely desperate.
- We'll do anything to know about it! – James tried to use his influence even though he had had no one here.
- Wait a minute… Who are you and why are you so obsessed with Harry? – Asked the old woman sensing something weird around this.
- We're his parents – Lily said with a serious expression.
And the lady's eyes suddenly widen, she was finding this hard to believe.
- That doesn't make any sense, Petunia said Harry's parents were dead a long time ago! – The granny was getting angrier.
And Lily and James were worried they might not fulfill their mission, they looked at each other for a few moments and they nodded.
- That's the lie they told everyone – James said as he showed her his ID.
There it was his full name with the distinctive Potter last name which wasn't too common.
- They kidnapped him when he was a baby due to a feud we had with them, and it has taken us a long time to track them, more than twenty years… They even changed their names, but they were too foolish to change Harry's name, and it was all because of a stupid act of vengeance against us, his parents! – Lily couldn't contain herself anymore and started to sob.
The old lady's eyes widen, and she blamed herself for putting the couple through this, she ran as fast as she could to hug the woman, seeing her like that awakened her motherly instinct.
- I'm sorry dear… I can't believe what I'm hearing! – The woman said as Lily continued to sob.
She let the young mother let off some steam, as she surely has been suffering the kidnapping of her son.
- I'll tell you everything I know about what happened to him – Added the old woman and Lily's sobs started to decrease.
- T-Thank you so much – Lily said as she continued to cry on the woman's shoulder, she felt guilty due to her lie and also because this old woman has been too easy to manipulate.
Lily and James still felt a little guilty for lying to her like that, but they had no time to waste to get their son back, after the events that happened a week ago, their time was limited if they wanted to correct their mistake, so, the woman told them everything they needed to know about him, their chance to see their son Harry James Potter was getting closer and closer.
Meanwhile in another place…
"Harry Potter was dreaming peacefully, or at least that's what he thought until suddenly everything went dark and a strange phenomenon happened, a crystal cube appeared in the middle of the place where he was and he couldn't help but follow that thing.
His eyes widened when he realized something, inside the cube, there was nothing but darkness, but there were also three people inside the cube, and Harry couldn't help but watch what was happening inside the cube.
Harry's eyes widened as he watched a dark-haired man standing in the middle of the darkness he looked like him but there was a slight difference, his eyes were different from his emerald ones, and he wasn't alone, there were two guys alongside him, he couldn't see the faces of the other two but there were some characteristics.
One of them has red and his face has been censored, the other one has very little hair and is shorter than Harry's clone and the red-haired one, suddenly the man who looked like Harry noticed something, he realized he was being stared at…
And suddenly, an apple tree appeared and the three men inside the cube charged themselves against it, they wanted to destroy the tree and take some fruits, one of them managed to take one apple, but the moment he bit the red thing, his body completely disintegrated, that was the one that was shorter of the three.
The red-haired one tried to cut the three, but the only thing that happened is that the leaves of the three ate his head, he fell into the ground with his head covered in leaves, and the last one who looked like Harry was suddenly crushed by the trunk tree.
The tree suddenly started to grow and its color changed from a beautiful green and brown color to a black one, the tree suddenly turned into a shadow that started to laugh manically, like a woman and the laugh was ear penetrating, it has an inhuman pitch or it least it made it difficult for any normal human to listen to it, the shadow suddenly turned into a vortex that started to eat the bodies of the three men.
- Harry! – Screamed the last man alive.
And the green-eyed man tried to break the glass, and he was using a lot of power trying to do it, but it was all pointless, the only thing he could do was look straight into the man's eyes, the one who looked like him and suddenly a burst of images appeared in Harry's mind.
Two babies crying in a room, a cloak with smoke, two adults laying on the ground, looking completely lifeless, and from Harry's pov, he could see the other baby crying as he fell into the darkness, disappearing forever…"
Harry opened his eyes as fast as he could, he was gasping and longing for air, he was soaking in sweat but luckily he wasn't wearing a shirt, he looked around and touched his body, sighing with ease realizing that he was back to reality.
- That dream once again… It's been more than a week and I'm still having that weird dream – Harry said as he tried to regain his normal breathing levels.
It took him a while but as he realized the time, he rose up from his bed as fast as he could, to wash his teeth and get ready to get to work, he was wearing blue jeans, black boots, a white shirt over his muscular chest and a black coat is enough for him, it's been a few months since he joined the police department as an investigator thanks to a recommendation from someone from the army.
He walked downstairs to eat something in the kitchen and he smiled at the sight, there was already someone in the kitchen, a curly-haired older woman who was wearing nothing but her underwear.
- Good morning – Harry said as he suddenly hugged the woman from behind – I didn't expect to find you today… Miss Bella Black – Harry said having some fun with his girlfriend.
- Well, I had the chance to get out early from work to see you and I'm glad I was in time – She said happily – Come on, join me – Harry nodded as he grabbed a toast and a cup of coffee.
Yes, this was the life of Harry James Potter, a man who never meet his parents and always believed they were dead, unknown to him they were searching for him everywhere at this precise moment.
But for Harry, a long time has passed since he craved the attention and care of his parents, he was living on his own and he has been the happiest person ever since his only alive relatives died in a mysterious fire.
After being left in an orphanage, Harry joined the British special forces, but he only lasted for three years until he was kicked out last year after being accused of killing his sergeant, but there was no proof of him doing that, only people pointing at him because the sergeant didn't like him, but Harry did so many things to his wife that he didn't mind being treated like shit by his sergeant.
But right now he's happily on a job he managed to get almost a year ago after being jobless for a few moments, he was looking forward to the future he was going to share with his fiancé Bella, a woman a few years older than him and if he could say something to describe her would be… A little wicked but magical at the same time.
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