Starting back after playing Hogwarts Legacy for a while.
I should have stated this before but I write the plot first, things like structure and punctuation I will do after the story is done. I know some people get frustrated but I like having feedback as to plot points, so I can iron out the story elements before I go back and polish everything, I have put a little more thought into my grammar but story first, grammar second. If that bugs you just wait till I am done, I don't have a beta writer to do that for me so just try to ignore the problems and enjoy the story.
I do not own harry potter or DC I am simply a fan writing a fic.
At the same moment that Harry whispered the word, around the world people sensitive to magic looked around in shock, John Constantine, Doctor Fate, Zatanna, Circie, and many others.
Sirius, Perinelle, and Nickolas were settling down to supper when 3 letters appeared, no owl's or recognisable magic, they were just suddenly there. Mina and Brice picked up the letters that just appeared and recognising Harry's handwriting began to read, Madam Maxine also received two letters, one was for Fleur.
The next few months were busy as they all worked to prepare what he had asked of them.
Harry found himself guided by a force he recognised, the hand of his brother, time.
Deep under the palace that rested at the center of the isle of Themyscira a battle waged, a lone figure stood in the center of a large underground cavern, all around him the bodies of fallen amazons alive but badly beaten, 20 feet behind him a ragged portal pulsed. The man had jet black hair to match his beard and moustache, a handsome face and a deep black set of armor covered in spikes, at his feet led a small girl in her early teens, and a few feet away chined down with magical chains was her mother Hippolyta, the man flicked a finger and she was gagged as well.
"Well well well, my brother does good work, she even has a soul!" he smiled with a malicious grin, and pushed the girl over with his foot, "yes very good work indeed," he placed his foot on the girl's chest, "it's a pity she's so fragile with not being quite alive but still," he pressed down and the girl began to scream as he ribs began to crack, "ahhhhh! such sweet music," he looked at Hypolita's face enjoying the pain and fear he saw.
Many of the amazons were still awake just too hurt to be able to do anything, they watched in fear, anger, and frustration as their sweet princess was dying and they could do nothing. One managed to stand and charge him but he backhanded the warrior without even looking at her, she flew at least 40 feet before slamming into the cavern wall and lying still,
"Pitiful, but what can you expect from weaklings?" he turned his full attention to the little girl under his foot, "Well let's end this, I have a world to enjoy and cannot waste all my time with a toy," he pressed harder and smiled as he heard a distinct "CRACK CRACK CRACK" as he ribs broke, her screams became quieter as she began to cough up blood, he was so focused he didn't see to looks of surprise on the faces of the amazons and Hippolyta,
"well that's no way to treat a lady!" a voice with a british accent said, Hades span around and faltered staring in shock at the being he obviously recognised, "I know you're bored Hades but still picking on children? really?, Just so you know" and the man leaned in close almost nose to nose with the god "I really dislike those who pick on children," and Hades, god of the underworld, actually swallowed nervously and stepped back.
"M My lord I I apologise for.." but he was cut off,
"No need to apologise, Eternal Imprisonment and torment seem a bit much for a brotherly spat, Unfortunately I cannot do anything about that at the moment so I need you to be patient," he grimaced as his head started to hurt, "I am almost out of time, goodby Hades," and with a seemingly gentle push Hades was thrown through the portal so fast it looked like he vanished.
The stranger snapped his fingers and the portal moved back to the cavern wall and a large ornate door slammed down on it, large bars slid into place and locked with a deep click, a complex lock had appeared set into the floor and the key rose out of it, split into three parts and then vanished.
"okay, that's done now what else? ah yes," he clapped his hands and all the amazon's injuries vanished, "ok one more thing... hmm," he looked down at the small badly hurt girl and picked her up, "Oh no no no, little sister? anything we can? ah ok," he took a deep breath and blew a green mist over the girl, her injuries melted away and the green mist soaked into her like she was a sponge, "uh oh, time's up," he quickly pressed the girl into the arms of a still shocked amazon before he slumped forward into the arms of another who caught him due to her great reflexes. Looking down she realised that although she had caught someone it was not the tall and powerful man, but a boy in his mid teens.
After returning from the battle the young man was placed in a bed to sleep, while below him in a large meeting hall a debate raged. some argued that the law was set and he must be punished, others asked how they could punish him for saving them all and still call themselves honourable, while the rest stated he had arrived as if sent by the gods to aid them and punishing him would not only be wrong but also insulting to the gods.
Hippolyta led the spokeswomen from each faction into the bedroom where the young man had been placed only to stop short in shock, kneeling around the bed were figures she recognised, and stood at the bedside was a small girl with golden hair and eyes that gave hope and terror in equal measure. The queen of the amazons recognised the gods before her, but not the little girl with the terrifying eyes, fortunately Athena spoke up,
"Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons, bow and show respect to lady fate," she gave her a do it or else look, Hypolita being no fool dropped to her knees and bowed low,
"Welcome to Themyscira Lady Fate, how may we mortals be of service?"
"you cannot, I simply came to see my older brother's born incarnation," she stood and looked around at the assembled gods who looked utterly shocked, "I introduce to this panteon my older brother and the first of the aspects, the aspect of magic," she smiled and began a story,
"Before life, death, and time, came the first one, magic himself," she began "he found only emptiness, he was alone in a void of nothingness and found it distasteful, he followed his instincts and began to make the elements that the universe is made of," she waved her hand and an illusion appeared to show her story,
"but they did nothing, they just simply sat there not moving or reacting at all and so he pushed, the result was the birth of the aspect time and also the birth of the first universe, several million eons later they were bored and began tinkering with chemicals until eventually they created the first form of life and in so doing created the other two aspects, Life and Death," upon mention of his name a man with an unrecognisable face stepped from the shadows, his suit was pressed and neat, in his hand was a clipboard and pen, he nodded to Fate and she continued,
"I was the last born when life grew complex enough to be able to effect change, in the time before I was born the aspect of magic created an incarnation for Death at his request, life and time found they preferred to remain as they were, it was shortly after I came to be that magic gathered himself and incarnated so he could better understand existence, I was just born and incarnated and so was unable to recognise the danger I felt and by the time I recognised the feeling it was too late," she stopped for a moment to gather her thoughts,
"We aspects are the pillars that hold existance up, but magic, he is the floor we all stand upon, by making himself so small existence was starved of one of it's most fundamental of forces, and slowly began to wither and die, we aspects are immortal in the truest sense, as long as existence continues so do we, but by concentrating so much of himself into one place and time and making it alive he was limited in what he could do and was left with only one option, we gathered together and focused all our power to erase his incarnation and although this allowed magic to return there was a price," She sat on the bed sadly as the specter of Death gave her a hug,
Lady Fate gave a sniff and continued, "by erasing his incarnation we also destroyed his memories, he returned to being a mindless force or so I had thought until earlier today," she brushed a hair out of Harrys face, "This boy is still too young to take on his full inheritance, his mind is far too young and his experience far too limited to grasp and control the enormity of what he could be, and so he must be allowed to mature in the right place and time, and as his nature do a lot of good for a lot of people," she waved her hand and Harry vanished in a ripple, "I hope he will succeed and truly become by brother."
Athena spoke up, "my Lady, do you mean he isn't already? but the kind of power he displayed, his understanding of Hades..."
Fate smiled, "A gift, and a test, he was given a power beyond all of you here put together, and what did he do with it? he could have given himself a perfect life, brought back all those who he had lost, made himself a god, the world was his plaything," and she smiled wryly, "but he punished the guilty while helping the innocent, he gave Hypolita a true daughter who can now grow up, he turned a being beyond redemption into something that will serve others and maybe even redeem it's own soul, gave a god who was losing himself hope, he acted to help everyone but himself."
"He had much to learn and experience and I truly hope he will succeed, there are many wrongs he must right big and small, he must mature, he must grow, and above all he must survive, he only carries the title for now but one day..." and she smiled and faded away leaving behind a pantheon of stunned gods.