I find myself in the unusual position of not feeling tardy with this update. It is an experience I will try to replicate, as it is a positive one. This chapter was a joy to write, and I had a lot of fun with the later part of it. Once more I thank everyone for reading this, and an even greater thanks to everyone who reviewed it. Each one is an encouragement, even any critics (give it to me, it is the only way I may improve). Yet, here are some that I once again feel deserve some response to.
Headphone Harry/ Majid Hussain (? I believe you meant that as your name): Thank you for your comment, and you will be happy to know that such a document already exists in the form of an excel worksheet, and you are right it has been an immense help, once I got all the formulas right. You asked a very interesting question, one to be honest I was hoping people would ignore for now, as I will come back to it later in what I think of as the first Arc. It will play a part in Harry's growth, but it will be mostly protected by Gamer's Mind, lets face it Gamer's Mind was always going to be a difficult ability to transcribe over to the World of Harry Potter, but to directly answer you, the Horcrux will not directly be able to influence Harry, but it will do so indirectly. I hope you see what I mean when we get there.
Shadowoel: Thank you for the review, and I thank you for the compliment. It is encouraging to have people believe as such, but regardless of the reasonableness of the delays between chapter, I personally know the struggle of boredom due to nothing to read, so I am usually apologizing for anybody whom has experienced as such do to myself. The "Party" System will be introduced in the next few chapters, as I have it planned for now, at least the initial iterations of it. Obviously getting more in depth following it. As for the Abyss, I haven't decided to run with The Gamer's version of Abyss, or instead doing something similar to Assassin's Creed 2/Brotherhood and letting Harry "Buy" shops and run them. I want to do the later, but have trouble how I would express it through print, while making it balance and non-game breaking. Any tips or ideas are greatly appreciated.
Merendinoemiliano: Thank you for reading and commenting, Unfortunately do to the "earliness" of the story (being 4 years pre-Hogwarts) and the path I plan on going, Ron/Hermione will not be Harry's Companions, at least at first, but the party members I have planned will keep up with him, and even surpass him in some areas, at least for a while. I agree that the Goblin destroying Horcrux gimmick has been overdone, even though some of my favorite Harry Potter Fan Fics use them, this story will not do so. I won't go into specifics, spoilers and all, but I promise such a feature will not be included into my story.
Tool Kit: Thank you for that catch, in my initial draft, that was lost, I had saved a "Character Sheet" page, that had the quest laid out and Rare was to be the term that I later changed to Uncommon. I have gone back to change it with this update, but I admit such a typo escaped my notice, so thank you once more.
Stylo1: Thanks for reading, I don't know how to explain, but I know where I want the story to end, but the minutia of details for where we currently are, sometimes escape me and make me take a few days to put to words (hope that helps). You caught a question that is basically the premise of the first Arc, so well done, but rest assured that I have an explanation for the Egyptian tombs, and their world wide counterparts, to reward such a catch I will give this hint, if history is written by the victor, but both sides think they won, whose story is told? I had hoped I made it clear with Destiny's explanation for her power, but Destiny sets the board, but Free Will can overcome it, sometimes even at seemingly impossible odds, which is the cause for our pain. Ex. In our pursuit to find the "elixir of life" we created gunpowder, to find the nature of Energy we created the Atomic Bomb, etc. Hope that helps.
I do not own anything not my own, and I make no money off this story.
Harry sat on his lumpy mattress, speechless at how amazing this was turning out to be. With the various intelligence boosters now applied to the young mage, he could understand that simply leveling up would exponentially make him stronger. Every level he gained 3 INT, VIT, and WIS along with 2 DEX, and that was just for now. On top of that, with [Body Reinforcement] Harry could potentially get that high enough to get possibly higher stat point due to percentage boosters. Icing on the cake, was simply that Harry would get an additional 5 points per level to put anywhere he wanted.
What time is it? Harry thought, and was rewarded with a digital clock appearing in the top right corner of his vision. Showing it was just past 6 in the morning, and Harry heard some creaking from hearing his Uncle upstairs. Knowing that he is usually ignored until his Aunt and Uncle come downstairs around 6:30-6:45, Harry decided to explore his game, both in anticipation and for lack of other options. Forgoing the [MAX] Abilities with little to no current use, Harry had these options that he could use.
[Body Reinforcement] – Rank E – 10 MP per second
[Spiritual Sense] – Rank C – 100 MP per minute
[Summon Elementis] – Rank S- N/A
[Invisibility] – Rank D – 100 MP per second
[Observe] – Rank MAX – 1 MP
After doing some mental math, an activity he had an infinitely more difficult time just the day previous, Harry decided to turn on [Body Reinforcement], due to its low cost per second. Harry figured, that getting his abilities to higher and higher levels was vital for his growth, and that the faster he got everything to higher ranks, the stronger he would become. Not even mentioning how [Body Reinforcement] increased his stats. With his 9 INT and 10 WIS, Harry had a total of 1100 MP {(100(Base)+(9(INT)*50))*2(Magistrate Title)= (100+(450))*2= 550*2=1100}, which translated to a MP Regen of 61 MP per minute {(1100(MP)*.01(Base Regen Speed (Human)))+(10(WIS)*5))= (1100*.01)+(10*5)= 11+50= 61}. That meant that he had just over 1 MP regen per second, which would help the most with getting [Body Reinforcement] to higher levels. With his MP, and knowing that the skill will take about 9 MP per second, Harry calculated he would be able to keep it on for about 120 seconds or just over 2 minutes before running dry {1100/9= 122.2222}.
However, before doing anything, Harry considered how long it would take to go from zero to full again. With his regen it would take about 18 minutes {1100/ 61 MP per minute}, not terrible, but would limit him to just one choice until the Durley's intervention. The recharge time would push back leveling any skill gruesome, and time consuming. All that said however there was a few things he needed to do first.
Uncommon Tool-Kit
Basic
This holds a Random Equipment set at [Uncommon] Level.
Includes
1 [Uncommon] Melee Weapon
1 [Uncommon] Ranged Weapon
1 Complete [Uncommon] Outfit
WARNING: Using this will consume item.
USE: Y/N
Harry quickly hit YES, held his breath waiting for the…
*DING*
New Items gained
1) Staff of the Undying
1) Set of Throwing knives (Lightning enhanced)
1) Cloak of Twilight
1) Tunic of the Night
1) Leggings of Dusk
1) Boots of Darkness
1) Sunset's Gloves
Staff of the Undying
This staff was made from an elder tree that grew on the first cemetery ever, and so has absorbed some of the power of Death.
Outfit: Night's Embrace
Base DMG: 15 Blunt + 10 Magic DMG (Death)
Set of Throwing Knives (Lightning Enhanced)
This set of knives were created by a Lightning Mage in ages past, they magically return to their holster after 1 minute.
Outfit: Night's Embrace
Base DMG: 15 Piercing (Ignore 90% light armor) + 10 Magic DMG (Lightning)
Cloak of Twilight
This Cloak is formed of the shadows of eternal Twilight.
Outfit: Night's Embrace
25% Harder to detect at night
+5 Armor
Tunic of the Night
This Chest piece is made of a calf sacrificed to the Lord of the Night, and so is blessed by him.
Outfit: Night's Embrace
25% Less DMG at night
+15 Armor
Leggings of Dusk
Made from Leather of a Dark Elf infused his essence into.
Outfit: Night's Embrace
DEX +50% at Night
+10 Armor
Boots of Darkness
These boots were coated with the blood of creatures whom never saw a single ray of light.
Outfit: Night's Embrace
Movement makes no sound
+15 HP & MP Regen per min at night
Sunset's Gloves
Once worn by a warrior that fought from sun up to sundown to protect his village, he succeeded but died exactly at sunset.
Outfit: Night's Embrace
Do 15% More DMG at night (Doubles during Sunrise/Sunset)
No matter how many times it happened, Harry was continuously blown away at the game. Constantly bombarding him with information was getting a tad annoying, but pleasantly surprising none the less, Harry determined. Quickly pulling out his new outfit, Harry saw what could best be described by solid shadows, the flowing movement not too dissimilar to a liquid, languidly moving, twisting, or swirling around. It both drew the eye, and faded away in ways that made Harry blink, as if it would disappear if he did not concentrate on it being in the darkness permeating his cupboard. Under it was the oddest chest piece Harry had ever seen, it being made of a coarse material apparent to the eye, styled to show a scene of a clashing of creatures beyond Harry's young imagination. Creatures who could only exist in the darkest depths of the world, yet it did not do so in color, but by protrusions and the shadows they cast. It was both breathtakingly beautifully made, and brought a fear that is primal to all creatures whom live in the light. The pants were perhaps a let down from the tunic, simply a softer material that still maintained a strong front, yet Harry could sense a depth to it that was difficult to understand. Much like a lake that only appeared a few feet deep, yet with depths that would suck in unsuspecting victims to their doom. Yet, it was not a feeling of doom, but of the comfort of a calm night. The Boots and Gloves were perhaps the most different from the rest of the outfit. Styled in exactly the same pattern, of flames rising to an inferno but with different color flames; the boots a foreboding grey above the base of flickering black that seemed to not just absorb but destroy all light that touched it, and the gloves beginning with a gentle hue of yellow and stretching to a soothing orange, invoking lights final effort in the day.
Harry equipped the outfit, a much similar process than one would assume due to the game's interface automatically putting it on him at his behest. After putting on the last item however he was shown
Outfit Equipped [Night's Embrace]
Grants [Shadow Travel] when all parts are worn
Shadow Travel MAX
Able to move from one shadow to another within 100 Meters at no cost
10 Min Cooldown
Which would help immensely with getting out of the house whenever he wanted to now, all without the Dursley's even knowing. Not to mention the boost to his regen at night would help with getting his skills up. Barely into his first hour with the game, and already it was giving him more freedom and self-improvement than his whole life leading up to it.
Next, to decide what he should focus on first, Harry pulled up his Quests
Quests:
Required Quest: First Steps
Recommended Level: 1
Objectives
1) Have a Complete Outfit (Armor and Weapon) Equipped (COMPLETE)
2) Find a Natural Dungeon
3) Reach Level 10
Reward
?
Side Quest: … and the second step too.
Recommended Level: 1
Objectives
1) Reach [Honored] Reputation with someone
2) Have 1,000 pounds or 100 Galleons
3) Craft a [Uncommon] Level item
Rewards
?
Not much to go on, Harry thought, I don't even know what a Dungeon is, let alone where to find one. Deciding to maintain his own progress, as the game's quests provided no direction, Harry returned to his abilities and focusing on [Summon Elementis], more specifically deciding to use it before moving on. Primarily for more options in his progress, and secondary due to his ignorance of when he would next be able to use it.
Summon Elementis Level MAX
Rank MAX
You have found a long-forgotten ritual used by ancient priests of ages past to help the gods fight monsters best left forgotten.
Summon Elementis, the supreme Elemental King to become an elemental.
WARNING This will commit your Base Magic to elemental, and you will be unable to learn any other type of magic until you achieve 25% Magic Control.
CAN ONLY USE ONCE
This will consume [Summon Elementis] Ability, you will be taken to the realm of the Elemental Emperor in the timeless realm. You will be returned to the moment of your departure, nobody the wiser.
Would you like to use?
Y/N
Yes, obviously Harry thought, pressing the Y with a slight annoyance, baffled at how obvious a choice it was. The instant Harry's finger touched the screen the sounds of the world stopped, the dust in the air froze, and Harry saw cracks appear in the middle of the air. The cracks spread out, growing like a vine, crackling silently up and down, left and right, diagonally and more. All until meeting and falling away to nothingness. Disappearing away from Harry's vision and awareness. Instead of being in his cupboard, Harry was instead in a sphere made of the clearest crystal. In each corner, was a different fantastical sight.
In one corner of the sphere, was a Raging flow of burning black and white lava. Evil black and Pure white flames battled across their individual rivers and seas. Their lights were bouncing off the crystal, creating patterns of shadows that danced throughout the Hall Harry was in. From the liquid flames came creatures of their rocks, Humans facsimiles of flesh made of obsidian, and gems of dizzying colors. The lights bouncing through and off them. Even made of stone and rock, a sense of sentience was still present in their gaze as they pressed up against whatever quartz surrounded this hall.
Next to the magma, was a city carved out of the most vibrant colored ice. Giant structures built and designed upside downed, monuments to a people Humanity has never met before. Rows of buildings hovering above the crystal, with the purest water between filled with sea life of every kind. The flowing nature of water was displayed in a glorious display that defied explanation. The ice pushed away whatever heat the magma provided with an ease that surprised Harry to some extent, until Harry looked closer and saw a slight mist coming off the crystal, the cold manifesting even through the several feet of crystal.
Further still was a dome of metals varying in gleam, shining under the glow of both the magma through the ice and solely unto itself. Magically hovering in the bubble were landmasses of Gems, Stone, and Ore. Cities, Towns, Farms, and Structures stood among the islands. The connections between, long thin strips of a metal of unknown quality with shuttles flying over and under them showing a complex system in the synapse like appearance of the people of stone. The Dome of metal somehow played with the shadows of the islands to somehow combine to show a shadow Dragon, the shadows coalescing into the appearance of it asleep on the surface, its breadth gently making its chest rise and fall.
Finally, was a gap of air, filled with clouds hovering over the abyss filled with cyclones of sizes greater than any size ever thought of. Their patterns swirling around each other, in a motion mesmerizing to the eyes. Swirling in and out of the rivers of their movements, pushed on by winds howling so loud, a dull hum of vibrating glass was dimly felt. Some dust from the rocks danced in the currents of air along with some embers from both flames. Yet somehow, they came together to form creatures of ever-changing shape, yet the eyes ever constant.
Harry gazed up and down the hall way, the floor of colored glass with glow stone steps guiding him towards a throne where the hall hovered over where the four elements met. Granite of pure white rose to have emerald torches built from the stone, with an elegance no human could match. A green flame shined through the gaps in the gemstone, showing the ice built into the chair, forming runic symbols that spoke of times long since forgotten by man. The cushion was formed out of the thickest clouds forming a seat of perfect comfort, and resting upon it was a Being of similar wonder.
With a head of a proud male lion, and mane of golden flames upon a blackened perfect human torso. His skin, a mix between the lava and black quartz, eyes of the purest emerald. Upon his head sat a crown of ice in the cast of styles similar to his throne, demonstrating his right to sit upon such splendor. His legs were formed of cyclones and torrents of wind, powerful beyond measure and yet still controlled enough to form fashion fit for a king. His powerful looking arms were formed of both the darkest and brightest metals Harry had ever seen, not so great a feat yet impressive none the less, showing muscles and tone which pushed the limits of reasonability, yet still maintained elegance befitting nobility.
Harry locked eyes with the titan of myth and pure power combined, and felt a summer breeze on a perfect afternoon; he knew that this being meant no harm and would be a comfort if respected.
Welcome Death walker, children of my father what had to be Elementis's voice rang out. It was a whisper of a voice that changed with every note, yet rang like a beautiful chord of noise. A voice fit for the essence of the wind. You come to walk the path of those who came before, a gift and privilege mortals have forgotten. In times past, when mankind was not yet the rulers of the natural world, and monster's preyed upon them, contracts were made with myself and my people. Contracts that helped both parties understand and support each other. Go into this with such a mindset, and you will never fail to find a helping hand, but be warned that if you go into this with the intent to find subservience, or submission to only your wishes and only Danger awaits. He paused, with a piercing look into Harry's eyes imparting the importance of such a statement. A statement he found to be unnecessary, as he saw only the joy at the possibility of a friendship being formed. Just as Death takes the breath of Life, I grant you the contract of the Air. Know the flow of the wind and you will understand the flow of life. He said with finality, and with a wave of his metallic hand sent Harry flying towards the clouds, somehow ignoring the crystal floor and walls, simply passing through them as if they were just as intangible as the air around him.
Harry came to a gradual stop, in a gap of the clouds, parting to form an eye of calm. The sphere of space was a dichotomy of light and dark, much as everything in this place was, a perfect balance of the two expressing a reverential atmosphere that demanded introspection and reflection. Welcome Earth Walker, our Lord has granted you the contract to our essence Harry heard, much like Elementis's voice so too did the voice of the people made of the wind have a pleasant tone to the ear. Yet to use our power, you must know the wind, you must be the wind. With the final word, Harry found himself back in the clouds where he met the Hallows, yet without any objects in sight, he was alone in the see of clouds. Taking a few seconds to enjoy the view, Harry felt a slight breeze on his face, and when reaching up to touch the point of contact saw his hands dissolving and flowing into the very air around him. He was surprised to find himself not only maintaining his calm, yet also feeling in the appendages no longer there. Seeing no reason, or method, to combat this from happening Harry enjoyed the view and feeling until he completely dissolved.
It was a strange experience, Harry determined after a few moments, to be a physical being yet not solid. Each sense was supercharged yet fundamentally different, he saw more than he ever had before yet not in color or through eyes but by the current of himself hitting anything in his path. He smelt and tasted deeper and more intensely, but simply by being exactly what he felt, transforming and becoming the very smell or taste itself. It was eye opening to understand how essential and all encompassing the wind was, especially as it was forgettable due to its transparency.
Harry came back to himself, again in the eye of clouds, finding brotherhood and companionship with the people of wind he hadn't felt before. Understanding them and seeing them understand him in turn. A bond was formed that went beyond words, or anything born outside of whatever Harry had just experienced. To truly understand anything, one must first walk in their shoes, and live as they do.
"I am thou" Harry said, not understanding why he said it, yet knowing he must all the same
Thou art I The voice multiplied to a cacophony of sound yet maintained its grace.
"From now until my final breath"
We are one
"Until the soul meets its end"
We will forever be one
"So mote it be"/So mote it be Both voice's finished, yet Harry was unable to determine which was his.
Harry blinked, and found himself once more in his cupboard, yet an awareness of the air around him still inside him, a feeling of the currents and steams of air like a new muscle in his mind. However, his mindless appreciation for this new awareness, was interrupted by…
*DING*
Ability [Summon Elementis] Consumed
New ability [Minor Wind Elemental] gained
Minor Wind ElementalRank: E Level: 1
Passive/Active
You have formed a contract with Lord Elementis for the power of the wind.
Passive: Grants awareness of minor air currents around you
Active: Grants ability to manipulate the Wind, Cost varies upon use
Harry was supremely happy with this ability, but before he could fully explore what exactly he could do with this new power, he heard the Thud of someone pounding down the stairs. The Dursley's were awake. …
Harry Potter
Title: Magistrate of Magic
Level: 1 Exp: 0/100
HP: 220/220 MP: 1100/1100
Magical Control: 1.9%
Stats
STR: 1 INT: 9
DEX: 3 WIS: 10
VIT: 4 CHA: 16
LUK: 1
Points: 5
Harry Potter is the youngest child in the Potter Family and is the son of Lily and James Potter. He has lived a desolate life, yet his luck is turning up. So, with a new destiny laid out before him, it is up to Harry to discover how he will keep his oaths to his patron primordials Death, Destiny, and Magic….
Thanks for reading.