Chapter 25: Darker than black
-The episode is a bit dark, there may be disturbing parts-
After Henry had calmed down, he reflected on the battle. The killing had not affected him much, but the excitement, fear, and stress during the battle had worn him out.
'I shouldn't have entered this war. I went beyond my purpose. What I should have done was to kill one or two animals,' Henry thought.
Henry didn't want to waste any more time. He got up from the chair and said, "Axy, pack the stuff, we're leaving." Henry said.
After Axy collected the things, they slowly left the hollow. They were moving towards the exit of the forest in disguise.
Centaurs were circling the perimeter on high alert. Henry should have thought about it before the incident, but it happened. They were approaching the exit of the forest.
As Henry approached the exit of the forest, the number of centaurs decreased. He waited for an opportunity to change cloths. He found the opportunity he was looking for and changed. He slowly left the forest and started moving towards the castle.
It had only been two hours since he entered the dark forest. He had a whole day to spend. He had planned to spend the whole day and night in the dark forest. Life never went as planned.
Henry was approaching the black lake.
[Danger warning, Danger warning user must leave the area immediately!] Alf suddenly warned. Before Henry realised what was happening, he lost contact with Axy.
"Stop hiding, little rat," said Dumbledore. He was dressed in one of his usual eccentric outfits, but the air he gave off was very different. The affectionate expression on his face had disappeared. There was a smile that would frighten anyone who saw it. His eyes sparkled, the surrounding air rippled with magical power.
Henry knew he was fucked, he had been trying to figure out what to do ever since he heard Dumbledore. How had he got himself into this situation? He had planned everything he had ever done, and he believed he had considered every possibility.
Suddenly, darkness enveloped Henry, and he lost consciousness. "Fool, did you think you could hide from me in front of me?" said Dumbledore. He grabbed Henry's arm and burned Axy's dead body to ashes. Then he materialised with Henry and disappeared.
-In unknown place and time-
He started to sober. He was hanging down, chained to the wall by his hands and feet. His clothes were stripped off and he was naked.
He wake up and opened his eyes. It was pitch black and damp around him. He could not understand the situation he was in. He did not know who he was, how he got here, where this place was.
The room was empty except for the door opposite. If it wasn't for the light coming through the door, he wouldn't be able to see anything.
"W-h-o" he tried to speak. He couldn't speak, the incredible pain his throat was giving him interrupted him.
When the light from the doorway suddenly dimmed, he looked up. To see a pair of glowing eyes staring back at him.
The door slowly opened, and he saw an old man he did not recognise enter the room. As the man entered the room, the torches in the corners of the room began to burn.
"Are you awake, little rat?" said the old man. He tried to speak again, but he could not speak because of the pain. It was as if oil had been poured down his throat, and every time he tried to speak, he could not make a sound because of the pain.
"Don't bother, you can't talk, little rat," said the old man. Then old man approached him and began to run his fingers over him body.
"It's a shame I have to get rid of you, but I need to move forward with my plans, I'm going to transition to a new body and I have no time left to play with you." Said the old man. He was crying out in pain as the man's fingers began to touch him and his skin began to burn and ache.
"Ahh, don't cry little one" the old man said, licking his ear. The man pulled back and shake his hand.
The handcuffs of the unidentified youth tied to the wall were released from their fastenings on the wall, but the handcuffs were tied to the floor in the centre of the room and dragged him. He should have already lost consciousness from the pain, but he didn't. His lungs were burning even as he breathed.
The man was behind him and started casting spells on him. After the man finished, he moved towards the door in the room. He turned around for the last time before leaving the room and he had a wand in his hand.
"I wish you didn't have to lose your magic to reach your mind, goodbye Henry," the man said and the green lightning from his wand struck Henry.
-23 September 1991 Hogwarts's Train-
Sitting alone in one of the cabins on the train, a boy about 130 centimetres tall with black hair and eyes was reading a book. The suitcase on the seat had his initials on it HP. The boy's pupils disappeared and his eyes turned white.
The boy's eyes returned to their former state, but his look and posture had changed. The boy first looked around in surprise, then the realisation hit him and he started to vomit. He vomited many times inside the cabin. His eyes were bloodshot. Breathing deeply, he barely returned to his seat and waved his hand with his last strength.
The inside of the cabin returned to its former state. There was no trace of vomit, not even a single speck of dust was left. Tears were falling from the boy's eyes like rain.
"Son of a bitch, I'm going to cut it up piece by piece, and feed it to the people your puppets," said Henry, and cried. His memory was starting to come back to him. What Dumbledore had done to him was unthinkable to him. "Son of a bitch," Henry whispered.
After Dumbledore had captured him, he imprisoned him in an unknown place and tried to get into his mind. The son of a bitch had recognised Henry from the first moment. He attacked every new student with legillimency and when he couldn't get into Henry's mind; he realised something was wrong.
From that moment on, he started to pay attention to Henry and, of course, he was also aware of Axy. He had made the mistake of thinking that he could get away from danger with the Marauder's map. No, Dumbledore was not the dark lord he thought he was. Dumbledore was more than that. That son of a bitch was on a whole other level.
Dumbledore had spotted him right away, knew all about his quick discovery of the Room of Requirement, the way he hid his magical ability, the way he attacked everyone around him with legillimency. He had finally seized the opportunity and kidnapped him after the Dark Forest, erasing him from everyone's minds. It was simple stuff for Dumbledore.
Then Henry's nightmare began. Dumbledore wouldn't even let him kill himself. Knowing that he couldn't get into his mind, he first took his magic away from him with rituals. Then he entered his mind and realised everything. After he realised he came from another world, he became more interested in his.
When Henry's magic disappeared, so did the Occlumency guards and everything he had created. His mind was an open book and Dumbledore used it to its fullest. The son of a bitch had taken everything from him, his honour, his pride and his only friend in the world. He killed Axy without hesitation.
Henry was repeatedly tortured and abused. He told him about his plans with Harry. As he saw in Henry's mind that this world was a fictional world and that he was being portrayed, his madness increased and he endeavoured to break Henry even more. Dumbledore took all his madness and anger out on Henry.
"I swear I will destroy you and all your plans," Henry said. He had never been afraid before, but Dumbledore had made him feel fear. He used to think that death was the worst possibility and death never frightened him. It was only after he had experienced things scarier than death that he realised. Henry was still crying, he had scourgify his body so many times that his skin was starting to peel.
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