Achieving Temporary Balance
"Aren't you going to check for the black tortoise and the vermilion bird as well" asked Ramis
"Felix (potion) says no, just head home" Harry said with his usual giddiness then started going towards the library "did you make sure to take everything from the chamber?"
"If I missed anything then Grayfia didn't, she is extremely sensitive to magic" she said the last part suggestively
Harry had turned around, shifted to his teen self and kissed her, softly "just a few more years ok" he smiled at her gently
This wasn't the first kiss they shared, but it was just as effective "ok" Semiramis nodded hugging him "you know Grayfia is going to want her own, right?"
"I'll give her one too" Harry promised but then he felt like he needed to move. Harry looked towards the balcony he jumped from previously and ran to it and jumped.
Ramis just rolled her eyes and went to sit at the chair she has previously placed there "Wonder what it is now"
Harry reached the ground and landed in a dodge roll. He looked around and noticed many eyes on him. The gardens was above a river when Harry jumped, and there seems to be monks doing something for the New Year
"But isn't the Chinese year different?" Harry spoke out loud
An elder among the monks looked at the child that fell from heaven, he truly looked. The monks face shifted from concentration to amassment "the benevolent beasts?" he asked
Harry smiled his care free smile "Not yet. I have the inheritance of Baihu, and parts of the inheritance of others" he explained, just like Felix said
"I see" the monk frowned. Harry decided proof was needed and turned to form he took with the old dragon man. The difference is that he had two wooden horns on his head too.
After a few minutes of awe and admiration, the old monk looked in contemplation instead "it seems you lack the turtle essence" he stated
Harry nodded and added "and the seasons"
The monk nodded in understanding "we are members of the black turtle monetary, we celebrate the arrival of winter every year. Would you like to join us?" the monk asked surprising the other monks
Harry returned to his teenage form "I would be honoured"
It was half way through the ceremony that Harry realised that it was a ritual to strengthen the body, increase a person's resistance to cold and hold sermon for the dead.
The first is earth, the second is winter and the third is darkness. Each of the things covered is a part of the black turtle.
It was at the end of the ceremony that Harry understood he was truly in china. The ceremony ends with the sacrifice of a black turtle that is to be fed, to those doing the ceremony the first time.
"Old Monk, can I take the turtle's soul, or would it disrupt the ritual?" Harry asked
"You can" the Old Monk agreed
"Can I have the head, uncooked?" Harry asked as he knew for a fact, uncooked meat, has more magic in it. Add to that the fact that most of the magic is concentrated in the heart and head, and voila you got high a concentration of magic.
The Old Monk looked at Harry as if he wanted to get a read on him "that will be your share" he warned
"It is all I need" Harry confirmed
By lunch time the ceremony had ended. And Harry had to leave "I have to go Old Monk. I hope our paths cross again in the future" Harry bowed ever so to the Old Monk
The Monk laughed "maybe when you are king, young one" he spoke causing the rest of the monks to look at Harry in a new light
Harry chuckled and flew back to the Gardens. The day was not yet over.
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Harry had spent the way back reading the books the ladies got from the chamber of secrets. They were different, but that was it. Harry did learn a couple new methods to do the same thing, but the only good books were about parsel magic.
Soon enough, Harry had jumped, again, from the balcony. When he landed he felt wards nearby.
Harry was in the middle of nowhere, or was he. Harry looked around and saw a small shack. The Gaunt's dying place, the gaunt shack.
Harry immediately knew what to do. He took out his and the elder wand and bombarded the wards with a deep blue fiendfyre from each wand till they can take it no more.
It took just a moment for the wards to become overwhelmed and fall. Who needs fineness when you have UNLIMITED POWAAAA. Also Harry wanted to test his new magical power.
Harry then empowered his occlumency and entered the shack. There were several magical traps on the way, but nothing major and soon enough Harry can hear the call from a box on a table in the room.
Harry pulled out his wand and blasted the box, throwing the ring inside it to the side. Harry then created a bit of Basilisk venom and floated it over the ring. Making sure he avoided the resurrection stone, he dripped the poison on the ring.
A moment later the sound of wails filled the small shack as the soul shard of the dark wanker is finally dead.
Harry then separated the ring and the stone, from a distance of course, and left with the resurrection stone safe in hand. Harry had then casted one last fiendfyre to burn the shack to the ground.
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Harry was in his room getting ready to sleep. He really wanted to know if he had completely or at least partially awakened Genbu and Seiryu, but he needed to sleep for the awakening to take place, so that's what he was doing.
The next morning, Harry felt at peace. He truly felt more balanced "System, status report?"
[The black tortoise is almost fully awakened.
The vermilion bird is half awakened
The azure dragon is almost fully awakened]
"Then why do I feel at balance?" Harry asked
[Host is at balance due to the presence of the four beast souls in the Host's main soul]
"Wait, does that mean that their consciousness is still there?" Harry asked, surprised
[Affirmative. All every absorbed soul's consciousness is there, however they are in deep slumber and can only awaken under certain circumstances]
"Including Voldemort?" Harry cringed at the thought
[Negative. Tom Riddle's fragment is not enough to support a full consciousness]
Harry let out the breath he was holding. He did not want to deal with a small voldi screaming murder in his soul.
"Good morning my lord" Semiramis spoke from her side of the bed "are you feeling better?"
"Much" Harry smiled "not complete awakening, but this will have to do" harry spoke as he got up to do his morning routine
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Today Harry promised Sebas and Grayfia to look at their business progress. Harry didn't have anything against the business, but he already gave Sebas the future knowledge about companies that made it and where to invest. He also gave Grayfia his newest potions and left her to manage it.
Simply put, Harry loved learning new magic or training, but hated business.
"This is the estimate for the next quarter…" Sebas continued speaking. Basically we made billions, great. We control almost the entire market for electronics through several companies, Great. We had a dirty business man assassinated, GREAT.
*two hours later*
"That concludes my report" Sebas bowed and went to sit
"My turn" Grayfia got up to speak. She gave the three there folders containing the business information for the meeting "let's start with the potions department…"
The summery went like this: our potions are well regarded. We're planning to release a line of healing potions to take care of spell damage. Protective trinkets with custom rune schemes will be released winter next year.
Clothing department is in talks with madam Malkin's and Twilfit for collaboration. It'll introduce Muggle clothing with magical charms on it, including the patented 'no up skirt' charm created by Harry when he saw the girls being conscious about it when they are playing.
*a few hours later*
"Finally" Harry jumped up "let's get a late lunch, shall we" he then proceeded to run out the room followed by his amused servants.
Harry might not realise it but his insight into their business and his pointers and questions truly helped them grow said business.
Maybe they should make it every month instead of every six?
Harry felt a chill down his spine, but decided to ignore it. He had the three Deathly Hollows.
It's time to become the master of death.