Chapter 3: will readings and revealed truths part 1

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What felt like hours but was probably only a few minutes the chanting and pain stopped. "King Potter?" He heard from a distance he slowly and painfully turned his head towards the voice "Y-yes?" he said in a pain-filled voice "We… erm have removed all but one of the blocks the only one left now is the block on your Confessors powers which we cannot leave on but we can give you a choice." Harry looked at the goblin who spoke and said croakily "W-what's the c-choice?" the goblin shifted uncomfortably under the young Kings gaze "W-well the choice is the one of us do it." He said indicating the goblins in the room "OR we bring in one of our criminals which is destined for the block for crimes against the great goblin nation and against you." Harry was thoughtful for a second and then said "I have this choice as there is a chance I could release my power into the goblin releasing the block isn't there?" the goblin gulped and nodded in the affirmative "Then I will have the criminal we might as well hear what he can confess to if I do touch him with the power." The goblin nodded and briskly walked from the room and dragged in a bedraggled looking goblin who had seen better days. "This is the goblin King Potter this is Gutrend he was the previous accounts manager for the Potter account now he is obviously not, he will be performing the last ritual to unblock your confessors power." Harry just nodded and lay back down painfully on the alter "L-let's get it done with" Harry said painfully, again he started screaming as the goblin began chanting, then suddenly the pain stopped and the was calm as if he was floating in a calm sea he could feel the hands of the criminal goblin on his chest and saw his lips moving but could hear no sound then his power was loosed he immediately knew what the power was, it was the power of the confessors and it was all loosed at the goblin who was touching him.

Outside of his mindscape in the ritual room the room shook from the tell-tale thunder without sound and the pain of the power being released washed over the goblins on the other side of the room, at the alter Gutrend fell to his knees and said reverently "master, command me" Harry lay on the alter still panting from the pain and said "t-take me to the hospital wing I need to recover" Gutrend leapt to his feet and tried to lift his new master "M-master I can't I'm not strong enough… I have failed you master!" He wailed. Harry just looked at him calmly as said "Fool ask some of the others to help you." Gutrend turned and hurried over to the goblins on the other side of the room and began to beg for help, they soon were all carrying the young confessor king to the hospital wing to recover from the removal of the Horcrux and Blockings on his powers.

5 hours later

Harry awoke again in the hospital wing however this time it felt different the air seemed cleaner and the room clearer as he looked around he saw his glasses on the side table beside him "I can see! Holy hell I can see perfectly" he began to chuckle "I CAN SEE!" he yelled laughing "Master you're awake thank the gods I was so worried when you didn't wake!" He heard from beside his bed, his head snapped round and he saw Gutrend kneeling on the floor next to his bed as the goblins wide eyes shone with happy tears. Harry scrambled back in shock as he tried to remember what had happened, as he remembered his heart sank, he had touched this goblin with his power and destroyed its free will, then he remembered who this goblin was and what he had done and grew angry, just before he could issue a command the door opened and Ragnok walked into the room "Ah King Potter you're awake, I hope it was all successful?" Harry just nodded as he glanced at Gutrend who had dropped into a combative stance when the doors opened in order to protect Harry "Gutrend stop! They are not hostiles." Harry said, at once Gutrend came out of the combative stance and knelt by Harry's bed again. Ragnok gave Harry an appraising look and said "king potter if I may ask you to ask Gutrend to confess to his crimes we can get it over with and get on with the readings which is in around a half hour" Harry nodded and replied "Of course Ragnok and please call me Harry, now Gutrend tell us all of your crimes." And he did every crime he had committed against harry and the goblin nation.

After Gutrend had spilled his darkest secrets Harry had felt sick "How can anything be that cruel?" He thought to himself "Master what do you command of me?" He heard from in front of him, he looked down and saw Gutrend kneeling before him and sneered down at him "I command that you die, I want you to die right now!" He commanded to Gutrend, and Gutrend did just that he fell dead at the feet of Harry, the goblins who were in the room all looked at him in shock, Harry turned to Ragnok and said "Sorry Ragnok I seemed to take your execution from you, I hope you can forgive me?" Ragnok just stared at the body of the traitorous Gutrend for a moment before replying "That's okay Ki…. Harry he was yours to do with as you wished after you touched him with your power. There are no hard feelings" Harry sagged in relief "Now Harry I believe we have some wills to be read the first will be the one of Lord Sirius Black, if you would please follow me?" Ragnok said heading towards the door.

As they made their way towards the room that the will readings would be held Harry turned to Ragnok and asked "I know that my title is King potter but is there another title I can be called?" Ragnok looked thoughtful for a moment and replied "Yes, King Potter there is, it is The Lord Rahl, the Master of D'Hara which is as you know one of your domains" Harry nodded and said "Then can you and all the other goblins call me Lord Rahl instead of King Potter it gives me at least some anonymity." Ragnok nodded and said "Of course Lord Rahl it will be done and the other Goblins will also call you Lord Rahl I will pass it on as you are in the reading." "Thank you Ragnok" Harry replied smiling slightly.

They finally reached the room where the will was going to be read Ragnok turned to Harry and said "Lord Rahl if you could wait out here for a moment and I'll tell Axegrinder of your change in title." Harry nodded and stood to the side of the door and replied "Thank you Ragnok. Will you be coming out to get me or announcing me?" Ragnok grinned savagely and said "I will be announcing you…" suddenly he cut off and stared wide eyed at the two figures who was walking up the corridor behind the young king "LORD RAHL" A booming voice rang out inside the corridor echoing off the stone walls, Harry turned as his title was boomed out and came face to breast plate of a mass of brown leather with a large stylized 'R' embossed in gold, "May I help you?" asked Harry taking step back to look at the large man who had boomed his name, what he saw was a man who was a solid 6'7 with short cut blonde hair, this man was obviously D'Haran, the man looked down at the young Lord Rahl then suddenly dropped to the floor and started to recite a devotion "Master Rahl guide us. Master Rahl teach us. Master Rahl protect us. In your light we thrive. In your mercy we are sheltered. In your wisdom we are humbled. We live only to serve. Our lives are yours." Strangely to Harry he heard two voices reciting the devotion one was the booming man's voice another was a soft woman's voice, "Rise my children." Harry said instinctively the two stood and Harry caught site of the woman who came with the man she was around his height with long braided blonde hair and dressed in body tight brown leather with a red baton on a gold chain around her wrist. "Who are you?" he asked eyeing the two people warily ready to touch them with his power if it was needed, "I am Dena named after my ancestor." The woman said in a soft yet commanding voice "I am a Mord Sith Lord Rahl I am assigned as your personal guard and will not leave your side except for sleep and using the facilities unless you want me to join you." The woman continued with a sly smile, the man answered next "I am General Reibisch I am commander general of the first file of the D'Haran forced, I am also part of your personal guard." Harry nodded then turned back to Ragnok and said "you were saying Ragnok?" the goblin king was as pale as a goblin could go and shakily replied "Y-y-y-yes L-Lord Rahl as I was saying I will be announcing you myself once you hear me state your title you may come in." Harry nodded and Ragnok entered the room closing the door behind him.

Inside the will reading room.

Ragnok leaned against the door and breathed a sigh of relief and when he composed himself made his way to the goblin who was presiding over the will reading and in his own tongue explained the title change for the young king and lord who was stood outside with two of the most intimidating people on the planet, the goblin paled at what he was told yet nodded and made notes on the parchment in front of him.

While the exchange was going on Hermione Granger was sat at the conference table next to Ron and his family, she leaned over to Ron and whispered "what do you think is happening to cause the goblins to act like this?" Ron in his normal fashion was eating something "Damned if I know" he replied spraying her with some of whatever the hell it was he was eating.

Then the goblin at the front of the room stood and any conversations that may have been happening died down and everyone sat quiet waiting for him to start the reading, "before I start the king Ragnok of the goblin nation wishes to say something," all eyes turned to the king of the goblin nation while a small gasp escaped from where Hermione was sat, Ragnok's eyes flashed with amusement at the reaction of the young squib born witch she ducked her head face red with embarrassment, he chuckled and then announced "May I present The Lord Rahl, the Master of D'Hara." Dumbledore who was sat in the room choked on his own spit at the announcement that the seat of the Lord Rahl had been filled, as he was think about who could have filled the seat the door to the room slammed open and in walked the Lord Rahl flanked at either side by two people who scared the wits out of most of the people in the room except Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody and strangely Hermione.

Everyone stared at the young man who had taken the role of Lord Rahl as he made his way over to a chair with one on either side of him for his guards when he sat the Goblin cleared his throat and said "now that everyone is here I wish to start the reading"

A.N Please refer to the A.N. at the end of chapter four for information