Chosen Fate

Deal with the Angel of Death.



Awareness came back to Harry in the form of only one sense. Hearing. He could hear shifting, like cloth moving over soft sand.



Then a lazy flapping, and a soft whoosh of wind. As if from large wings. A sound Harry had grown accustom to, being around buckbeak far to many times. Then steps, Soft and spaced in a eerie pattern, moving all the way to his side.



He couldn’t make sense of these sounds, or where or how they where coming from. But the person making them was real none the less, and that was all that mattered.



“Well, Well, Well.. And what should we do with this one, I wonder?..” The oddest voice that Harry had ever hear said. It sounded like two voices.. A male and a female.. Speaking at the same time. No, speaking as one. And from what Harry heard, from the same space as well… maybe..



From the same body?… Harry wished he had his other senses, so that he could put his curiosity to rest. Also the sensation (Or LACK OF) That came with not being able to feel was fairly anerving. Harry didn’t know if he was sitting, standing, laying... Oh god, he couldn’t even tell if he still had his body..



“You own all three of my gifts to the Brothers.. The invisibility cloak, The Elder wand, and the ring of death. So I can’t just allow you your rest. Those three things combined make you the lord of death; therefore your death and the deaths of those around you are your choice..” The Male/Female voice then spoke.



“You have a second spirit attached to you as well; and I can’t just allow them there rest ether. And since you are both apart of the same body now; that makes both of you the lord of death… And the choice of one cannot be held over the other, can it?..”



“And then there is also the fact that I can’t just send you back to the place you where before…. In your former state, or in your current state… The harsh magic thrust apon your form, Curse and cure alike, cannot just be void or removed.. It must be utilized..” Now, that explanation Harry understood.



“Besides…They will take away my gifts from, and then take away your lives.. Not to mention misuse my gifts afterwards.. And I can’t allow that, Can I?…” The voice said, as if it was an after thought.



Harry would have winced at the old tone if he had the ability to.. It was just to eerie.



“So tell me, Harry… What are your choices?.. Both yours, and his… Will you forfeit your life, Or the sacrifices of those before you?.. Will you allow yourself to die...Or will you live A new life? In a new place.. of my choosing, of course..”



To Harry that offer sounded.. Pretty god damned good. He felt he needed to get away from the wizarding world. He loved the Weasleys and cared for Hermione.. But.. With Dumbledore showing his true colors.. With the war behind him and his job (for the most part) done.. With the years of manipulation and abuse Harry had lived in to make him the perfect “Hero” behind him.. Harry knew if he returned, there wouldn’t be a life for him. Not really. They might not kill him, but he would have been under lock and key, maybe observation, for the rest of his life..



He would miss the Weasleys.. And he would miss Ginny.. But if he was to return now, he might as well of never protected himself from Voldermort’s killing curse.



He was ALIVE, and for once, he wanted to know what it would be like to have a LIFE.



Not a destiny. Not a Fate. Not a unreachable goal that needed to be met or Mythical expectations to rise above.



He had a chance to actually live his own life. And chosen his own fate.



~For once, I can actually understand your reasoning… You may not be so useless after all.~ Harry still didn’t know how he felt about having the Snake-faced bastard living in his head.. But he had no choice but to deal with it.. Later.



~Tell him we agree.~



“We… Agree?…” Harry was suddenly surprised he had a mouth.. And could use it.. And actually had AIR to breath. This place just seemed far to unearthly for that.



The eerie Half Female, half female voice then laughed at him.



“i assumed that.. And I’d be more then happy just to drop you off in the farthest land and let the fates have at you… but as I said.. They would just find you, take my hallows away, and send you both straight back to me… But you see.. I have need of a new… follower… on the earthly plane..”



“Oh?..”



“You see.. I have nine wonderful servants. The nine tailed beasts, they are called; but I believe in your world they are best described as ‘Demons’…”



A rush of panic ran though Harry’s awareness, and he felt himself nearly falling into terror.



“The problem is this; as much as I try to pair them up lifetime to lifetime with mates; preferably with one of there own kind; there is always the same problem.. There are nine. A odd number is still a odd number… Can you begin understand my frustration?”



Yes, Harry could understand.. And he was beginning to get the bigger picture, too..



“And as such, with the odd numbers, one of my poor servants has been without a mate For about the past Four or Five lifetimes… And I just can’t allow it continue. I simply must pair him up with someone in this lifetime.”



Harry shivered as the voice, or the mouth, moved closer to his ear. Gods, he wish he could see right now.. The udder blackness was beginning to drive him insane.



“I must give him a mate.” The voice said. If Harry could feel his spine, he swore he would have shuddered. A load hissing in the back then caught Harry’s attention.



“So this is what I will do.. I will take the magic that was thrust upon you, and use it mold you a new body.. I will give you every advantage available to you from the start; even going so far as to place you in a village with another of my servants.. One of my favorites, my most trusted… I will then place you in a situation where you can grow, and grow strong..” It was at that moment Harry felt the other shoe about to drop..



“And there, in eleven years, your mate will find you… and claim you.” And there it was.



“Your part of the deal is this; for this one lifetime, this WHOLE lifetime.. You must submit solely to him… From the moment he asks it of you, until the moment this life ends for you, you will be wholly bond to him. You will surrender and submit completely to his will ..”



~DON’T YOU ALLOW IT! I will NOT submit to ANYONE’S will.. Not now, not later, Not EVER.. And for a ENTIRE lifetime?! I REFUSE! I REFUSE!! I REFUSEEE!!!!~ Harry almost winced from the sounds registering in his head.. Great. Couldn’t his just Shut-up? Even if he partially agreed, Harry had no need for his advice and serious didn’t give a damn about anything his said, anyway.



“Now, now, Harry.. You should always listen to the option of your partner..” The being scowled, without much conviction.



“Pity that you’ve both agreed already, though…”



Voldermort then started screaming, ranting, and hissing in his own head.



“If it would silence the Barbarian inside of you to know; He should just consider this A Form of payment… for restoring your body.. The confliction of spells that hit you where most distasteful, to say the least.. The blinding hex, The De-aging curse, and the Chosen-path seeing spell alone where enough to do you in. But adding in the others, and the blotched apparition… And you have yourself a fairly large mess, with a body that just not of any use..



Harry then understood why he couldn’t see, and feel his body.. And he was suddenly glad for it. He had seen what had happened to Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle after a few playful hexes.. And if his body was splinced.. He didn’t want to feel It anyway..



Then, a sudden warm feeling washed over him, and Harry suddenly felt like he had just landed on a air mattress. It was then the Harry realized.. it was Gravity. He was beginning to feel again.



It was then that Harry felt his body pull in and feel strange.. Slighter, lighter even.. He couldn’t make it out right away, but he knew that something had happened… it was then that a boney hand touched his face.. And Harry froze. This was the being. This was the voice, Now a hand, that had helped him.



It was the Sudden scent of Sand and dust, and old fading linen that touched Harry’s nose. It was an odd mix. A smell that played powerfully in Harry’s nose. It wouldn’t ever forget it, and he doubted it would never be duplicated by any other living thing.



“Open your eyes now, new one.. Let me see my work; as you look upon your new maker…”



It was only then that Harry dare open his eyes.. And looked straight into the face of Death itself.



Harry knew.. Harry knew the second his laid his eyes on him.. Hell, he should have assumed earlier. But with the four wings, the tall and god-like stature, and fleash-and-bone body and clothing that clung to him.. Let alone the skulled face that was shaped in a way that reminded Harry of a cathedral.. With a large crack in his left side, just to make the effect look even more believable…



The Angel of Death himself that looked down upon Harry.. And smiled.



“Ahhh, Yes.. You will make the perfect gift for him.. Of that, I am pleased..” The mixed voice said.



“Now.. I will take my leave.. As it’s Time for you to leave to start living your new life… I will call upon you only a few times before you meet your mate..”



~But.. But… What.. What should I call you..?..~ Harry thought. The Dark angel suddenly tilted his head back lightly and laughed..



“Since I’m sending you to the Hidden Villages...” The angel spoke.



“You can call me.. Shinigami-Sama…”



And with that, and a waved of a hand, Harry felt himself being flung… Literally.. Into a new world.

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Harry felt himself land.. But oddly enough, realized it didn’t hurt. he jolted a little bit on impact, but after the movement subsided he settled everything was fine. Maybe Shinigami-sama was showing some mercy after all.



Well, there wasn’t really much else to do, was there? Harry blinked and made a sound much like “Ou..” from his mouth, before shifting around again. The first thing he noticed, was that he was wrapped up tightly in something… like a jacket, or blanket.. And couldn’t really move.



The second thing he noticed is that he was settled wrong. He seemed to have landed on uneven ground, or something odd, because he could tell that he just wasn’t balanced right.



The third thing he noticed was that he was tiny. His body felt tiny, small, and.. Well, not like his body at all… Maybe the de-aging spell had taken more out of him then he had though, or Shingami meant what he said about Harry starting a new life.. Just from the beginning. Harry couldn’t remember his infancy, but he hoped to god he wouldn’t have to re-live it.



The fourth thing he noticed.. He was still in a forest. When he last left Dumbledore and the order, he had been surrounded by trees. Now, he was tiny, wrapped up, and awkward, but he was still surrounded by trees.. Lots of them. And at night. Harry took a few moments to look around.



It was then the awkwardness in weight turn against Harry in the worse way.. And he rolled over, and fell onto ground.. Level ground, this time, on his side. Harry had squinted his eyes when he started to roll over, and now held them shut… he didn’t want to know if he was going to fall again.. Because right now, that was worse then falling off of his four poster had every been..



But slowly, Harry decided to open his eyes.. And was immediately horror-struck. The Uneven and awkward thing he had landed at first wasn’t ground at all… it was a body…



Tonk’s body.. And it was dead..



She.. Tonks.. The woman that protected him for the past 3 years. the woman that married the closest thing he had to a godfather… The woman that gave him a godson of his own..



The woman that put down his wand just to hold him in her arms when he was in pain…



Was dead..



Only a few moments later, the entire forest was filled with Harry’s cries.

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For those that got it, YES!! I used the Angel of Death as depicted in Hellboy 2.. You get a free cookie!!



For those that don’t get what the angel of death looks like, or didn’t see the movie, or just didn’t get it; here is a picture a Video link below. The video link also has it’s creepy Male/female voice.



http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/T/k/Q/hellboy2pic7.jpg



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRpk-1_nsa4



I MIGHT be posting Third part tonight, on both the Naruto and Harry potter archives... So please stay tuned! There are only 1-2 more chapters with Harry as a baby before I jump to the beginning of Naruto, I Promise. I won’t keep Harry in diapers to long, I promise! ^.~



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