A/N I honestly didn't know if I would be doing this sequel or not. I just didn't have any ideas for it. Thank you to Natewantstobattle for the song Hold onto you. Without this song I would have never figured out how to do this. So I give to Only Shadows we are meant to fade sequel to Shadows of Damocles Past.
Harrison's POV
It was hard to believe six months had passed since he returned to the world. Three months where Jin as the man insisted that Harrison call him wouldn't let the young man out of his sight. It seemed like the older king was afraid that if Harrison was left alone he would disappear again. Not that he was meaning to. Death had shown him what the future entailed without him. It was much of the same as he had left it. The only exception being was not having Reisi to keep him in line.
A gentle look crossed his face. While he didn't have Reisi anymore he did have Jin. When he returned to the world Jin Hibari was surprised to say the least. At first he feared the Blue King would turn him away. To his surprise however the older king accepted him with open arms.
With that said he wasn't allowed to simply wander like he had before. Either Zengo or Jin was to be with him. Given that one was the king and the other was his second in command that left him feeling restless. It didn't take him long to start sneaking out.
Full moons when his beast was at its most restless was his favorite time to sneak out. Running around the city in his wolf form made his heart twinge. It wasn't that long ago that he was running with fellow scent seekers. Those who swore themselves to him, not to Reisi. If anything ever happened to him they would have left the Blue King.
The moonlight gave him energy and strength. It was the moonlight that strengthened all scent seekers bond to their beasts. Now that his duty was done he was relaxing more. The death of Kagutsu still haunted his dreams. Killing a man had not been easy on him. Even if he wasn't running under the moonlight it was rare that he slept. It caused him to spend most of his evenings on the roof of the building.
It was the early hours of the morning when he returned to SCEPTER4. He wasn't exactly trying to be sneaky about it. Almost running into one of the rapid response members made him jump back. Evan Blair's bright red hair made him think of Ron. It hurt to think of his ex-best friend. Even if he lived to that time period it wouldn't be the same. Ron and Hermione wouldn't know him. He would watch over them and if possible prevent the wars to come.
Evan asked smiling gently, "Running around the city again, Wolf? You know King won't like that. He's still worried that you will disappear on him."
Harrison said with a frown, "I know, but it's been over three months. I can't stay copped up in this building."
Evan shrugged as he said, "I won't say anything to the King. Just don't let him or Zengo catch you. Are you sure it's just restlessness?"
He smiled fakely as he said, "Of course, I am. What else could it be?"
Evan watched him carefully for a moment before shrugging. With that he was gone. While many of the members of SCEPTER4 tried to understand him, not many could. His fake smiles worked for the most part. They would leave him be, but it didn't work with Zengo or Jin. Both men had come to realize that some thing was bothering. Something that he wasn't telling them.
In truth he wasn't. What was bothering him wasn't something he was sure he could put into words. His left arm burned when aura was activated. Whether it was his own or another's it didn't matter. The burning started as barely a tingle. As time passed however it was slowly getting worse.
That wasn't his only issue either. Not long after returning to the world he ran out of aura suppressants. To his surprise he ran out of activators as well. Activators, the very things he tried to avoid. Battles came and went to the point where he needed them. Now they were gone and there wasn't a way to make more.
As he moved towards Jin's office he felt his aura twitch. Like his inner beast it was restless. It wanted to be released, for him to find someone to fight. He knew that if he was to fight anyone to satiate its hunger for battle, it would have to be a king.
Japan could not survive another fight between kings however. The Gold King outright forbid fights between kings. Not that Monitor and Reisi would ever listen. Those two would forever fight like cats and dogs. Not that Harrison would have it any other way. However he could not keep avoiding the man. Sooner or later he would habe to face the man. As a King, he had to speak to Kokujoji. Otherwise his clan would hunt him down.
When he arrived in front of Jin's door he hesitated. Taking a deep breath he knocked. If the man knew he disappeared in the night he was in for a scolding. To avoid it would only make it worse.
He entered not knowing if the other had given the curt command. As he entered he immediately took note of the team leaders in the room. It seemed something was going on. He stood in the back corner, and waited.