Chapter 07
Previously:
"Sir, if i may?" harry asked.
"Yes?" ragnok asked back
"If the horcrux is stored inside a priceless artifact, i may have a way to remove the soul fragment, without destroying the artifact," harry replied.
Ragnok considered it, then said "you may help, young one"
Now:
Harry, ragnok, minerva and bloodclaw went to the lestrange vault. Once they got there, harry and minerva were surprised at the dragon that was laying in the middle of the area. "What kind of dragon is that?" harry asked.
"That, harry is a ukrainian ironbelly. The species reported to have among the strongest magical defenses of all remaining dragons," bloodclaw explained. After answering him, bloodclaw and ragnok grabbod some stuff in a small box near them, went into the area, and used them. The ironbelly started to cower and growl in fear.
"What are you doing to it?!" harry whimpered.
"It's been trained to expect pain whenever it hears this kind of noise, harry," bloodclaw explained, not noticing the fear harry has in his eyes.
"Why would they do such a thing?" luna asked tearfully. "Sadly, this also happens in the original universe," i explain. "It's inhumane," luna declared. "I wholeheartedly agree," i agree with her.
"Instead of causing it pain, why don't i try to reason with it?" harry asked/proposed with fire in his eyes. Ragnok and bloodclaw saw the look in harry's eyes, and reluctantly allowed it.
The wand users leaned forward in their seats and looked eager at what harry would try.
"Very well, young man. However, should the ironbelly attack, we will resume what we were doing. Understood?" ragnok asked.
"Yes, sir," harry answered.
Ragnok and bloodclaw stopped what they were doing, but kept the items in hand, just in case. Harry nervously walked forward. The ironbelly growled but, to harry, it sounded like words.
§stop! Come no closer to my territory, trespasser§
§hello there, great one (harry has no idea why he said that, other than instinct) i do not wish to intrude upon your territory. There is a VERY cursed item in one of the vaults just beyond your territory. Will you allow us to pass, to retrieve the cursed item?§
The ones behind him were surprised, judging by their "shocked stupid" expressions on their faces, that one could use parseltongue to communicate with dragons.
The wand users were also surprised. Charlie looked ecstatic, while also looking mournfully, as he wished he had parseltongue, as it would make his job so much easier.
The dragon approached him, causing the ones behind him to tense. However, instead of attacking him, as they expected, the dragon sniffed him for a bit. Then they heard the dragon speak, again.
§you smell of a dragon. Yet, you also smell of something else. It is intriguing, if nothing else. You and your companions may pass through my territory to retrieve the cursed object. After you do so, you and your companions may leave, unharmed,§ the dragon said.
§thank you, great one,§ harry responded. Harry then looked towards the rest of the group, and said "it's alright. We can retrieve the horcrux, now. But we must leave the area after that."
The rest of the group was surprised, again, but the weren't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Therefore, they went into the vault, retrieved the horcrux, closed the vault, then left. However, harry thanked the ironbelly again, the said goodbye to the ironbelly.
A few minutes later
"Well, here's the horcrux. What is your idea to remove the fragment without harming the item?" ragnok asked. blood claw had to admit, he was curious, as well.
"Permission to bring my weapon out and draw it, sir?" harry asked.
"Nice that harry's showing proper courtesy and asked," flitwick said.
Bloodclaw and ragnok were confused at that. After all, harry has no sword on his person. "Is it vital to the idea of yours?" ragnok asked.
"Yes, sir," harry responded.
"Then permission granted, young man," ragnok allowed, as he was curious as to where the sword was, as was bloodclaw.
Harry focused a bit, and drew his sheathed zanpakuto out from his soul. Everyone inside the office was surprised. "Where were you keeping that?" bloodclaw asked. Ragnok and minerva wanted to ask the same thing, but bloodclaw beat them to it.
"It is stored within my own soul, bloodclaw," harry replied.
"Remarkable," minerva said.
Ragnok was confused, however, about one thing. And so, he asked "but what kind of sword is that? I know my swords, and while it may LOOK like a katana, it most certainly does NOT FEEL like one."
"It is a zanpakuto, sir," harry responded.
Ragnok and bloodclaw had to fight the urge to BOW to harry, out of sheer respect for HAVING a zanpakuto. They knew that zanpakuto's only belonged to shinigami. For harry to have one, there were only two ways to have one. First: the wielder must be a shinigami, or second: the person must have awakened memories from a previous life as a shinigami.
The wand users and the shinigami were surprised at what the goblins were doing.
Harry drew his zanpakuto, then put the bottom of the hilt onto the item. The cup glowed, then a black mist came out. When the mist fully came out, it shifted into a human form. "I am lord voldemort. Who are you to have found one of my horcruxes?" the shade of voldemort asked.
"Interesting, he performed konso on the item," yamamoto said. "What is konso?" hermione asked. "Simply put, dear girl, konso allows a shinigami to send a soul to the afterlife. Cutting with our zanpakuto does the same, but on hollows," yamamoto explained.
"I am harry potter. However, i found this horcrux of yours by pure chance. You have avoided death for FAR too long by unnaturally splitting your soul. Prepare to rot in hell, where you belong, voldemort," harry declared, before using his zanpakuto to cut the shade in two. The shade blurred for a bit, before reforming.
"No, please no," the shade whimpered, before crying out in pain. Where the shade was cut, a MASSIVE door appeared. However, the door was not large enough to destroy the ceiling with its appearance. The two sides of the massive door looked like it had two bowing skeletons, with a cloth covering a good portion of their heads, as well as one eye each. The doors were bound shut by three chains. When the doors began to open, the chains broke with a 'snap' sound each. The shade screamed in fear, before a giant hand, followed by a giant forearm and upper arm, came out and GRABBED the shade. The hand and arm went back into the doors. However, just as the doors closed, a piece of paper came out of the doors. Then the doors shut with a 'boom' that only the ones in the office could hear, then the doors started to crack, then they shattered, the pieces of which vanished without a trace.
The wand users were shocked, horrified and interested in the doors, while the shinigami were not, for they knew what those doors were, but they were interested in what came through the doors.
"What was THAT?!" ragnok yelled. Two other voices said that they had no idea. However, it was the voice of the youngest that spoke.
"Those doors were the gates to hell, itself," harry said, before bending down to pick up the piece of paper that came from hell, before the gates closed.
'Dear harry, formerly captain of squad 11,
Thank you for delivering a piece of the soul that has avoided both my domain AND my brother for so long.
According to the size of this piece, tom riddle split his soul a total of seven times.
The wand users (sans albus) fought hard to keep from puking as they turned green. The soul reapers, on the other hand, were a bit green and incredibly furious that one would split their that many times.
With this piece delivered, and the one around your neck, you have found two pieces of his soul. Only five more to go. This piece was in the cup of helga hufflepuff, which when drunk from, will return those that drank from it to full health. It will not return people to their prime, just full health. Here's an example: if one is in a coma and have no chance of recovering, that cup will bring them out of their coma (like the longbottoms in the wizarding worlds equivalent to a long-term hospital.
Here's the list of the items that tom riddle used for his horcruxes:
Helga hufflepuff's cup
Salazar slytherin's locket
Rowena ravenclaw's diadem
The gaunt family ring
His diary from his school days
His familiar
Your scar
If you manage to bring me all of toms remaining soul fragments, i will give you a rather nice surprise
From,
Jigoku no ō
Most of the wand users (sans albus, for the most part) were shocked and stunned at what voldemort used as his horcruxes. "HE USED THE ITEMS OF THE FOUNDERS, THEMSELVES?!" they yelled. The soul reapers were shocked beyond belief that the king of hell itself would help to this degree.
"Alright, time for a break," i announce as i laid down.