"You're finally here," said a voice from right beside them, making Martina and Akiko jump in surprise.
"Axel?!"
Martina was both surprised and relieved to see the guy. Dentors are creatures that have always got on her nerves. Even when she used to watch them in the movies as a kid. Unfortunately, they're very real in this world, and she has had multiple encounters with them too.
The good thing is, Axel has always been present with her every ti it has happened, so his presence felt quite reassuring to her.
"Since when have you been here? How's the situation?" Asked Akiko. Both the girls are already aware of his stealth abilities, so no one comnted on the tiny jump scare he just gave them, or maybe they were just too embarrassed to ntion it.
"I've been here for a while. And it's not looking good. Axel looked at the chaos up ahead as he gave out a detailed analysis of the situation. "Their numbers are increasing, god knows how, and containnt is difficult since there are just too many windows, passageways and doors in this damn corridor. Also, these Dentors are kinda powerful. Patronuses don't last long in front of them. The manpower is spread too thin trying to guard each and every exit. A few Dentors might get past them at this rate before they can completely seal this place."
Axel had been doing his usual training when he had noticed that sothing was wrong when he had seen Auror and Ninja Guardian from all over the castle being called here. He had simply followed to see what the fuss was about. After arriving he was just watching them struggle while eating popcorn.
"What took you so long?" He asked Akiko. "You should have noticed all this earlier," he said, alluding to her secret darkness affinity.
Akiko nodded. "I did. But I can't really do much in this case due to the circumstances. So I've been trying to find Martina," she explained. FInding Axel was as good as impossible, so she thought it would be easier to find Martina. "But no one could tell where she was "she said, a hint of complaint in her voice.
Akiko's Darkness Affinity could help diate this situation, using it in public was out of question since it was taboo, just like the Dark Arts. That's why she had decided to find Martina.
Martina looked apologetic. "Actually, I have been inside my laboratory for a few days. I've been working on sothing new," she explained. The incident at Christmas was a kind of wake up call for her. She been kidnapped from her own ho and almost raped. If it wasn't for Axel. she was a goner.
It made her realize that this wasn't a fantasy world. Everything here was very real. She had been taking her life for granted.
She was given such a great opportunity. A life that anyone would kill for, Gifts that anyone would kill for, a family that anyone would kill for. And she had been wasting it all away in simply goofing around and following her hobbies.
Just take Axel for example. Two years ago, she had seen him having difficulties even walking. She had seen him struggle to even cast basic spells properly. And today, he could take her down before she would have the ti to blink. That's soone who's properly using everything he has.
Observing Axel made her realize who she could have been, if she sharpened every weapon in her arsenal. And it also made her realize WHY she was still weak. It was because she was scared of her own potential. It was only until she saw Axel did she realize, she could still be who is, even if she is a lot more powerful.
"So, what do we do?" Akiko asked Axel. She seed to trust in Axel's judgnt.
Martina stepped forward at this mont. "Guys, I would like to handle this one alone please," she requested.
Axel studied her, noticing sothing different about her. A small smirk ca to his face. "You're embracing it, huh?"
Martina was surprised at first, but then just sighed. "Am I that easy to figure out?"
"At least to ."
"Only to him," said Akiko, a bit peeved for not knowing what the fuck these two were talking about.
Axel put a hand on her shoulder. "Just let her do her thing."
They watched as Martina took out her staff. The one she uses when handling heavy magic.
First she cast a vision blocking screen around the three of them, making them invisible to others, followed by a silencing charm in order to make sure they wouldn't be noticed when she casts her magic.
Then, she made a wide circular arc with her staff. Powerful magic surged out of her, blowing their hair back due to the sheer amount. She glanced back at Axel with a smile, before facing forward again.
"Custos—Angelorum!"
And with that, the world seed to have turned white. The magical circle she had drawn in the air glowed, before a figure burst out of it.
It was a fully corporeal silhouette of a cloaked warrior, wielding a dagger and a wand in his gloved hands. The sheer light radiating from it was so intense that it illuminated the entire hallway end to end, causing everyone's attention to be focused on it.
"What…?"
"What is that?!"
"Look! The Dentors are backing away!"
Indeed. The Dentors, which could not be stopped even by the nurous patronuses and Jutusus of the Ninjas and Guardians, had stopped advancing, and were instead backing away on their own now.
Martina pointed her staff at the army of Dentors.
"Go."
Though, the Corporeal Figure seed to have an attitude of its own. It didn't rush in right way. It looked at Martina with a tilted head, as if still deciding whether to do what she asked. Martina blinked her eyes. "Please?" She added.
The figure shrugged as it began lazily floating towards the Dentors, and then suddenly, it disappeared, reappearing directly in the midst of the cowering dentors. The wand and dagger in his hands flashed, and Dentors were literally cut apart, disappearing from existence.
"Damn…" Axel was awed by the sheer power of the spell. But, for so reason, the corporeal silhouette looked quite familiar to him.
The wizards and ninjas were all left dumbfounded when the Corporeal figure began wiping the Dentors. They had been trying so hard just to hold the Dentors back, and sohow, this corporeal figure simply eradicated the Dentors so easily.
"By rlin…" squeaked Flitwick.
"How,,, is that even possible?" Murmured Mcgonagall
"Is this a dream?"
They could not believe it. Dentors had been terd as amortal creatures, aning they couldn't be killed. And yet, here they were, witnessing hundreds of them being wiped right in front of their eyes.
"...What is that spell?" Asked Akiko in fascination. "Is it a patronus?"
Martina shook her head, watching the figure cut apart dentors. "That's not a patronus. That's my Guardian Angel," she said as she looked at Axel with a smile.
Akiko looked at the corporeal figure, and then at Axel, and her eyes widened. Now that she paid more attention, the movents and attitude of the Guardian Angel were awfully similar to a certain soone she knew.
Akiko gripped Martina's hand, looking at her intensely. "Can you please teach the spell? I'll compensate you appropriately."
Martina was surprised, but then she shook her head, looking sheepish. "Um, sorry, but I can't. It's a custom spell. It'll only work for . You need to project an… overwhelming feeling of being protected for the spell to manifest," she explained, glancing at Axel.
Like how Patronuses are cast using the positive feelings of happy mories, Martina created this guardian angel using the intense feelings she had felt when Axel had protected from from being kidnapped at Christmas.
But Axel wasn't paying attention. Because right now, he had sothing else co up, taking his attention entirely. He looked into empty space with furrowed eyebrows.
[Main Quest: Protect Hogwarts]
[Objective: The Dentors were just a distraction. The main attack will be launched from the Forbidden Forest. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to stop the attack and recover the asset Rose Potter alive.]
"Damn it."
Axel sighed. Of course it wasn't that easy.
"What is it?" Asked Akiko, noticing his reaction.
Axel had a troubled expression on his face. "Well, this was just a distraction. The main attack is coming from elsewhere," he told them.
"Where is it?"
"Let's go."
Axel hesitated. He was debating whether to ask for their help. Last ti, he knew what they were up against. But this ti, very little information was provided. "You guys stay. It would be dangerous," he told them.
Both the girls looked offended at that for so reason.
"Are you trying to be my Grandfather?" Asked Akiko, looking irked. She was really tired of her Grandfather's overprotectiveness. She couldn't handle Axel doing the sa.
"I am not letting you go alone," said Martina, looking determined.
None of them even thought of asking for outside help. They didn't want anyone else other than the three of them. As it stood, the three of them were more effective than any other force at Hogwarts due to their specialties. And they couldn't use those specialties in an outsider's presence.
"Sigh... let's go."
Just as they were about to leave, Akiko suddenly let out a muffled groan, as she fell to the floor.
"What the—" Axel quickly caught her before she hit her head.
"Akiko!" Martina was also taken aback, as she panicked a little.
"What happened?!" Asked Axel.
Akiko was panting right now, and her eyes were wide open. "Sothing terrible. We need to go, Now!" She urged, already running towards the nearest window to jump out.
"Wait! It'll take too long," said Axel, stopping her. He already had the location in his head. "It's still not perfect, but we don't have a choice," he said, offering a hand to each of them as he began concentrating. He was planning on flying there on broom, but if Akiko's senses can be trusted, they don't have ti for that.
Akiko and Martina didn't question what Axel was doing. They just grabbed onto his hand, letting him do whatever he was suggesting.
[Occluncy Max]
[Magic Hands]
Axel closed his eyes and entered into a state of extre concentration.
"[Arcane Travel]"
!!!
Martina and Akiko were alard as they saw their bodies gradually fading into space.
….
""Now, get ready. We're about to launch the real attack on your school,"' said Voldemort, as Lockhart began to move.
"H-Hey! What are you doing?!" Rose struggled even more, She wished she had her wand with her right now. Or she wished she could do wand magic! But alas, if only it were that easy.
"Your vain attempts amuse , Rose Potter. So I will satiate your curiosity. Until now, I have only been able to send creatures as tangible as re Dentors, into your world. But now with your connection, I can do much more! Right now, I am about to send an army of Demogorgons into your world "said Voldemort, laughing evilly.
"Demogorgon?" Rose had never heard the word until now, But it did sound ominous.
Lockhart grinned malevolently. "One Demogorgon is powerful enough to destroy Hogwarts. And earlier this Halloween, we were even able to summon one by paying a huge price. Too bad Dumbledore sohow prevented the catastrophe, But now, using you, we can summon a whole army. Even conquering the whole of Britain won't be difficult now," he explained, preparing the ritual.
Lockhart muttered strange incantations in an unknown language before drawing Rose's blood. Despite her desperate struggle, the ritual was still activated.
!!!!!!!!!!!
Rose's eyes opened wide. But she couldn't see. Her eyes had beco pitch black, with no whites. Unknown power surged through her, but it was used by the ritual circle instead, She scread. Piercing pain cursed through her scar, which was oozing with black luster. Her consciousness faded as her connection with Netherworld was used to activate the magic circle, creating a rift in space.
"IT'S WORKING! HAHAHAHA…."
A direct connection with the Netherworld had been established. One strong enough to transfer much more than just dentors. A huge amount of darkness began pouring out of the black rift that had been created in the ritual circle.
A huge black, skeletal hand erged, with long, pointy fingers, followed by the rest of the body of the Demogorgon. Instantly, the surrounding vegetation began withering, visible to the naked eyes. Birds, animals, and insects in the vicinity began falling down, their weak mind unable to handle the presence of this entity which could be rated above XXXXX.
Even though he had the powers of Darkness, and a degree of immunity granted by Voldemort, Lockhart still found it difficult to breathe. His knees were shaking.
But, it wasn't enough. Another Demogorgon gradually began erging right after the first. As soon as the second Demorgon entered, the atmosphere beca twice more deadly, the presence of two Demogorgons stacking together. But, even that wasn't enough! Another Demogorgon began erging from the rift!
"HAHAHAHA…."
Voldemort was exhilarated. Once he has an army of Demogorgons here, even that fossil Dumbledore would be unable to stop him! And this was just the beginning! Now that he had Rose Potter, he might even be able to enter the world himself with enough research. And the main benefit: He now had that woman's daughter as his hostage. She would finally have to co out now!
Thus.
"No one can stop now," he proclaid. An immortal and invincible army, a the way to enter this world, and a way to finally get rid of his sworn enemy Lily Potter. Really, no one could stop him now.
"Think again." At this mont, a voice sounded not far from them.
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