Chapter 134

Harry wasted no time in taking Hel into the Potter Household and to the kitchen, Ereshkigal knowing what Harry wanted to do, followed them with an amused smile on her face.

Soon enough they arrived in the kitchen, where Hela was happily humming and baking something for dinner, though she seemed to sense them because she turned her head towards them and smiled "Oh Harry, do you need something?".

Harry shook his head and then smiled at Hela "No, I just came to introduce you to someone".

Harry stepped to the side revealing Hel who tilted her head and stared at Hela in confusion, Hela however raised an eyebrow and then walked over to Hel.

She soon stood in front of her and looked down, she stared at the blue and red-haired girl in front of her, with an odd expression on her face "... You feel peculiar".

Hel nodded as she looked up at Hela "Yes... something about you feels oddly familiar, I just don't know how, it's like I know you and don't at the same time".

Harry grinned as he stared at both Hela and Hel, the sheer contrast in their appearance was huge, Hela being taller and pale with long black hair, while Hel is short and very colorful hair.

It was both funny and intriguing to him, Harry then proceeded to introduce them to each other "Hela, this Hel, Hel this is Hela".

Hela raised an eyebrow while Hel gaped a bit, Hela then giggled "I see, I did wonder why you seemed to be having a lot of fun right now, so this is the me of this world".

Hel shook her head and raised her hand to stop everyone from speaking "Wait, wait! First of all, what? and then, please explain what you mean by the me of this world".

Hela smirked at Hel and then rustled Hel's hair which made her squeak in indignation and try to slap Hela's hand away from her hair, but Hela just laughed "I got to say, the me of this world is far more adorable than me".

Hel blushed and gave up on trying to slap Hela's hand away, she looked down in embarrassment "... but you're very beautiful".

Hela smiled "I'm glad you think so, only the people living in this home have ever told me that, most are afraid of me, especially those from the world I've come from... though most of that was because I wasn't the best of people either".

Hel looked up at Hela and noticed the sad look on her face, it seems that she carries a lot of regrets, Harry suddenly patted Hela on her shoulder "Hey, you've changed and are doing your best to be a good person now, that's what matters".

Hela smiled at Harry and nodded, Hel sighed "Well, can someone explain what's going on? please?".

Harry chuckled and nodded "Of course, but that will take a while to explain, so we should go and take a seat in the living room".

Everyone nodded and after Hela made sure to leave a Shadow Clone to take care of what she was baking, they all moved to the living room.

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Harry then spent some time explaining about other worlds and other things to Hel, he knew she wouldn't speak to anyone about this, because she wouldn't betray the Master of Death.

Doing so would be suicide for a death god but also because Hel seemed trustworthy, meanwhile, Hel listened to everything with rapt attention and seemed quite awed by everything she was hearing.

Especially when Hela began to explain her origin and the reason she ended up as a maid for Harry.

After that, Hel stayed silent for a few moments as she pondered everything Harry and Hela just told her "... All of this sounds amazing, to think that one of the secrets of Neo Kyoto's success comes quite literally from other worlds.

But it all makes sense now, this explains why Neo Kyoto as a whole, seems so otherworldly to everyone".

Hel then turned her head towards Hela who smiled at her "And to think I would meet another version of myself, one who's actually a daughter of Odin".

Hela lightly laughed and nodded "Imagine how I feel about the fact that the me, of this world, is a child of Loki!".

Hel laughed as well "It must seem wild right, but you're also a sister to the Thor of your world and Loki as well, no wonder you are a very powerful being, though I wonder why you don't feel like a goddess".

Harry grinned, he had been listening to their conversation while Ereshkigal laid her head on his lap and played something on her smartphone, he then proceeded to explain "That's because the Asgardians of the world, where Hela comes from, aren't deities, but rather powerful and magical inclined aliens".

Hel raised an eyebrow "Aliens? As living on a faraway planet, aliens?".

Both Harry and Hela nodded, Hel smiled "That's kind of cool and very interesting".

Everyone nodded to Hel, letting her know that they agree with her, Hela then crossed her legs and raised a couple of questions, she had been very curious about "So, you said that Jörmungandr, Fenrir, Skoll, and Hati are your siblings right? How exactly does that work? What did Loki do to accomplish that?".

Hel sweatdropped, she really didn't like to explain the craziness that her father did to create her and her siblings, it was really embarrassing, but she also knew she couldn't really say no to the her of another world.

She was sure, she would find out either way, so she might as well rip the band-aid off right now and tell her the stories of her creation and that of her siblings.

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Hel and Hela spent quite a long time talking and exchanging stories with each other, eventually, Hel wanted to go check on her siblings and Hela being curious about them, decided to go with Hel and meet them.

Harry then took them to the big house where they found Fenrir, Skoll, and Hati playing with the demigod children and Jörmungandr sleeping close by.

It made Hel brightly smile seeing her siblings looking very happy and content, it was certainly something she had always wanted for them, and even though, it came at the cost of her father's foolishness she couldn't help but feel at ease.

She knew that Loki's actions were the cause of his own demise, and she was sad about it, but she also knew that this would happen eventually, she was just glad her siblings didn't have to pay for her father's bad decisions.

But this did show her, that Harry Potter, despite his reputation as being ruthless and merciless, was in fact a good person, especially since he joined his demigod children in playing with her siblings.

He was a good boss and she was now very glad that he was chosen to hold the title of Master of Death, many would abuse such power, but not Harry Potter and that made, her both respect him and feel guilty.

Like the other death gods and the minor ones, she chose to ignore his plight when he was a kid, but she was now, very thankful, that Ereshkigal actually dared to help him.

Otherwise, who knows what would have happened to her siblings and her, it was at this moment Hel promised to herself and vowed to be a great death goddess and help Harry in any way.

As if reading her mind Hela who was standing beside her suddenly gave her a head pat and a smile "Let's both do our best to aid our Master, Hel".

Hel nodded to Hela and smiled, though she wondered if this is how it feels to have an older sister or mom, she did quite enjoy this new feeling.

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The next few days were busy once again for Harry and the Yokai Faction, not only did they have to have new shrines made for the death gods around Harry's Temple, but also build a whole new building for them to have their offices in Neo Kyoto.

Everyone, as always pitched in and helped with everything, Harry, of course, did most of the building by using mokuton and whatnot, but decoration and getting everything the death gods would need was a task everyone else took care of.

The building where the death gods would have their offices and would live was furnished by the girls, while the boys got them all the cool toys and everything else they would need for their offices.

Le Fay and Hermione along with Harry, connected each office to each of their Domains in the Land of the Death, to make it easier for them to work from Neo Kyoto.

Their shrines were also connected to their domains to help with their offerings and prayers, and soon enough everything was ready for the death gods to move into Neo Kyoto.

They wouldn't be a part of the Yokai Faction but instead, act as independent allies, this way their factions couldn't take advantage of their connection to Neo Kyoto and Harry.

Not that they could, Harry would deal with anyone that tried, but this way, there were fewer chances of this happening.

The day the death god's moved into Neo Kyoto, they were shocked by the way they were so quickly accepted by everyone in Neo Kyoto.

Everyone greeted them and received them with smiles, something they never experienced before -except both Hades and Ereshkigal of course- apparently Harry and Yasaka had made an announcement.

One that let everyone in Neo Kyoto know, that they were joining the Yokai Faction as allies and that was enough to get them accepted by the people, especially because it was common knowledge here, that Harry is the Master of Death.

That was more than enough for the death gods to earn the trust of Neo Kyoto, something they were very grateful for if a bit unused to it.

These individuals were often scorned or ignored by their own pantheons, so being so readily accepted was something very special to them, something they all vowed to cherish.

That's how Death and Us Company was created in Neo Kyoto, here one can find the death gods happily doing their duties while also, for the first time being taken care of by Harry and the Yokai Faction.

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Harry stood up in the sky looking down towards Neo Kyoto and enjoyed watching, his beautiful and busy city, go about its business, with him were his three first students and girlfriends, Kunou, Le Fay, and Valerie.

Valerie smiled as she looked down towards Neo Kyoto "Everything has changed so much, it all happened so fast, but I still remember how simple and beautiful Kyoto used to look back then".

Valerie couldn't help but reminisce about the time she was saved from her family and taken in by Harry and Neo Kyoto, it seemed like all of that happened so long ago.

Especially with how much Neo Kyoto has changed over the years, back then Kyoto was a traditional Japanese city but now it was modern and futuristic, while also retaining its root in traditional Japanese architecture.

Le Fay smiled and nodded to Valerie "It certainly seems like it's been so long right? Everything has changed".

Harry chuckled "Yeah, but... it all has been for the better, in fact, we all have changed so much, especially you three".

Kunou giggled and scratched her head "Yeah, we're pretty wild, right?".

Harry grinned "What are you talking about? You're all still plenty wild if you ask me".

The girls giggled, Harry just stared at them with a fond smile on his face "I still remember how I met all of you... back then you were adorable and curious little girls, always ready to learn something new and always following me, everywhere I went".

The girls blushed but still smiled, Harry then chuckled "I remember when I met Kunou and how she accidentally fired a spell with Oathkeeper~".

Kunou laughed in embarrassment at being reminded how they found out she had the potential to become a keyblade wielder, the look of excitement and happiness on Harry's face, is one Kunou would never forget.

Harry went on "How I met Le Fay is something I will never forget either, how she ended up tackling me and Sirius through my Dark Corridor".

Harry laughed as he remembered how Sirius met his mother on the other side and almost got killed again, which made no sense but whatever.

Le Fay hid her face with her witch's hat to hide away her blush "I just wanted to know more about the magic you used against Dumbledore back then, before I knew it my legs were moving at full speed, before tripping and tackling you and Sirius...".

Everyone shared a laugh while poor Le Fay groaned in embarrassment, Harry gave her a head pat which helped her feel less embarrassed.

He then turned his head towards Valerie and gave her a fond smile "Soon after we rescued our beautiful vampire princess Valerie, I still remember how hurt and weak we found you that day, I'm happy that you live a much better and happier life now".

Valerie teared up a bit and then gave Harry a soft kiss on the lips, while Le Fay and Kunou smiled, Harry gently caress Valerie's cheek which she seemed to enjoy.

He then kissed both Kunou and Le Fay as well, then all three looked down towards Neo Kyoto, Kunou proudly smiled "I'm so proud of what we have accomplished guys, all of us, our allies and the Yokai Faction, have made Neo Kyoto into an amazing home, we all did this!".

Everyone smiled and nodded, Harry felt very proud "We really have come a long way...".

The wind gently blew, as the girls and Harry looked down towards the city they helped build with the rest of their family.

A lot has happened, good and bad things, but these events have helped everyone grow and become who they are now, there's no doubt that there will be more things to come and challenges as well.

But everyone was more than willing to face them together and as a family, because that was what Neo Kyoto and the Yokai Faction were as a whole, a big family.

Harry suddenly smiled "Hey, girls?".

Kunou, Le Fay, and Valerie turned their heads toward Harry and looked at him in a way that told him they were listening to him, Harry wasted no time and said "How about we four go on vacation in another world?".

The three girls grew excited, Kunou couldn't help but actually cheer a bit "Ooh~ that sounds like fun!".

Le Fay nodded and excitedly fist pumped "Finally! It's time to have our own adventure with Harry! not that we didn't have any with him before, but you guys get it~".

Harry, Kunou, and Valerie nodded knowing what she mean, Valerie smiled "It's finally our turn, I've been waiting for this".

Harry grinned at his girlfriends and nodded "Alright, let's all get ready in the upcoming few days, well depart when we're already".

The girls nodded and were feeling very excited about all three of them going to another world with Harry for vacation, they couldn't wait to see what kind of world they'll end up in.

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Harry, Kunou, Le Fay, and Valerie spent the next few days preparing for their vacation, they of course told everyone of their plans and the family helped them prepare, they also got ready for when they had to leave.

Each of the girls also let their guilds know, that they'll be unavailable for a time, but the guilds already knew that this was common and had been preparing for when anyone in the Potter Household would leave for an extended time.

Harry also went around and check on everyone while also letting them know that he will be leaving for a while, everyone accepted that he had decided to leave and was quite glad that he was taking a vacation.

Everyone knew, that Harry was always doing something and that even when he was resting or taking a break, something else would pop up and he would be once again, running all over the place to resolve things.

They all knew Harry works hard for the peace they enjoy and were very happy, that he was now taking a break, to have some fun.

Eventually, a week passed by, and Harry plus the girls were now ready, they had all said their goodbyes to the family the night before since they were all going to be busy the next day, Harry even sent a text to Morgan to let her know he was going to another world.

His daughters, niece, and goddaughter were in another world right now, so she had to let them know he was going on vacation.

Morgan had immediately sent a text back telling him that the girls all wish him a fun vacation and to bring souvenirs, this of course made Harry chuckle in amusement, but decided to bring something cool for the girls.

Still, the group of four woke up early in the morning and got ready to leave, they went to the backyard, and once there, Harry smiled "Well, let's see where we end up going".

Kunou smiled "I hope is somewhere with amazing sights!".

Valerie took out Ivory and Ebony "I hope there are new kinds of weapons there as well, we need more kinds of firearms here in Neo Kyoto".

Le Fay giggled "You and your firearms Valerie, but you raise a good point, Neo Kyoto needs more weaponry".

Harry hummed "We have been ignoring the Magical Gun Department, we have been too busy with everything else going on, so we haven't had the chance to really experiment with that".

Valerie nodded "We had some small success though, but we only have so many Magical Guns to give out, that no one has had a chance to really put them to the test, though Hope is by far the most successful magic gunner we have".

Kunou grinned "Besides yourself right Valerie~ you did teach her after all".

Valerie blushed and smiled "Well, yeah, besides Hope and I, Erik is the only human to have successfully mastered the use of a magic gun, but his past experience with firearms is a big reason for that".

Harry nodded "Well Erik has always been the adaptable type, he did get used to how things work here and gets along rather well with the Mercenary Guild and the Palace Guards".

Harry felt rather proud of Erik, ever since he came with them he had become a very important member of Neo Kyoto and very well respected, plus he wasn't as prickly as before.

He was more open and friendly nowadays and had even been dating a young female tengu from his squad, he has certainly changed a lot from his time in the world of the Avengers.

Harry smiled "Well, let go girls! Adventure awaits".

Kunou, Le Fay, and Valerie nodded, and had very excited smiles on their faces, Harry immediately opened his in-game menu and clicked on the World Jump tab, he then also clicked on the Random Jump tab.

Soon after, the air around them cracked like glass and then, suddenly shattered, space and time soon fix themselves and everything went back to normal, however, Harry and the girls were no longer there.

They had already left this world and were heading to a new one.

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~On a planet named Eden Prime~

A young commander along with another soldier by the name of Kaidan Alenko was rushing through a forested area and shooting a couple of drones that were attacking them, he had immediately recognized the geth technology.

So he and Kaidan did not waste any time to attack back, though Commander Shepard was also cursing his luck, he had thought that things were pretty dire when he was sent here by orders of Admiral Anderson.

But he didn't imagine, that things would be this bad, even at a distance, he can hear blasts and explosions going on at a distance, along with screaming.

Still, Commander Sherpard continued moving forward and even reached a cliff, there he found a young female soldier being attacked by geth, she had gotten pinned down behind a big boulder and was in danger of being overwhelmed.

Commander Shepard was instantly on the move along with Kaidan and helped the female soldier fight back, together they were able to not only push them back but also bring down the two enemy geth.

The female soldier sighed in relief and shook her head, she then turned her gaze toward the two soldiers that had saved her butt, and she noticed right away that one of them had the markings of a commander on his armor.

The female nodded and then spoke to Commander Shepard "Thanks for the help Commander, I didn't think I was going to make it".

Commander Shepard, nodded and then walked up towards the female soldier, she immediately introduced herself to him "Gunnery Chief, Ashley Williams of the 212, you the one in charge here, sir?".

Commander Shepard sighed and nodded "Yes, but are you wounded, William?".

Ashley shook her head "A few scrapes and burns, nothing serious, the others weren't so lucky though, oh man... we were patrolling the perimeter when the attack hit" Ashley sighed and looked down.

She was obviously shaken from the sudden attack, and she then continued on "We tried to get off a distress call, but they cut off our communications, I've been fighting for my life ever since".

Commander Shepard nodded "Any idea what kind of enemy we're facing? I've seen geth and geth drones so far".

Ashley nodded "Yeah, they're geth alright".

Kaidan then spoke up "The geth haven't been seen outside the Veil in nearly 200 years, why are they here now?".

Ashley shrugged "I'm not sure, but the only thing here that might have caught their attention is the beacon, the dig site is close, just over that rise, it might still be there".

Commander Shepard nodded and then spoke to Ashley "You're coming with us, Williams, we need that beacon".

Ashley immediately nodded "Aye, aye, sir, it's time for payback".

Shepard slightly nodded, he can certainly understand what Ashley is feeling right now, but right now he wanted to have a bit more information "What can you tell me about the beacon?"

Ashley immediately answered Commander Shepard's question "They were doing some digging out there to extend the monorail and expand the colony, a few weeks ago they unearthed some Prothean Ruins... and the beacon.

Suddenly, every scientific expert in the colony was interested, and that's when they sent us in to secure the site, I don't know much about the beacon itself but heard one of the researchers say this could be the biggest scientific discovery of the century".

Shepard frowned, but nodded in thanks for the information "What happened to the researchers at the dig site?".

Ashley sighed and shook her head "I don't know, they set up camp near the beacon, the 232 was with them, maybe their unit fared better than mine".

Commander Shepard nodded, and even though he had his doubts, he hoped that Unit 232 was able to fare better during this attack "Alright, let's move out!".

The three soldiers immediately moved out and began to rush through a trench, Ashley told them to follow it to the end to find the beacon.

They quickly ran through the trench, but they were suddenly forced to take cover when more geth and geth drones attacked them, but with the three of them, they were easily able to take them down.

Still, they didn't let these attacks slow them down until geth troopers began to attack them, these types of geth had stronger armor and were more mobile.

These types of enemies forced them to swap ammunition for armor-piercing rounds, but after that, they were able to keep moving forward at a good speed.

Eventually, they reached the campsite and the three soldiers stopped to take a look, Ashley suddenly began to talk "This is the campsite, the beacon was here, but it seems that they already moved it...".

Kaidan nodded but then raised a good question "But by who? Our side? or the geth?".

Ashley sighed and shook her head "Hard to say, maybe we'll know more after we check out the research camp".

Commander Shepard took a look around "Do you think anyone here made it out alive?".

Ashley took a few seconds to think, before answering the commander's question "If they were lucky, maybe they hid in the camp, it's just on the top of this ridge, up the ramps".

The commander nodded, but then he suddenly got a communication from Nihilus, a specter who had come to Eden Prime as well "Change of plans, Shepard, there's a small spaceport up ahead, I want to check it out, I'll wait for you there".

Shepard raised an eyebrow at the sudden change of plans but just decided to keep going with his mission, the three soldiers headed up the ridge right away.

But then they noticed right away a pillar of black smoke raising to the sky, as they got closer they could see flames as well, Ashley sighed "Looks like they got hit hard...".

Kaidan however, got a bad feeling "This place is good for an ambush, keep your guard up, guys".

Ashley and Shepard nodded, but then the commander looked up and noticed how some spikes had human bodies impaled through them and raised them high into the air, it was quite the macabre sight to behold.

Suddenly the spikes lowered and the so-called dead bodies they had been impaled through began to move and groan, Kaidan gasped in shock "Oh god! They're still alive!".

Ashley narrowed her eyes "What did the geth do to them?!".

That was a good question and the commander definitely wanted to know the answer to it, but then all the spikes surrounding the area began to lower and the impaled bodies began to move and groaned with a spark of blue energy.

It was something straight out of a horror movie, these things weren't human anymore, whatever the geth had done to these people, it had mutated them horribly.

They no longer looked human, but some sort of blue and black humanoid abomination, Shepard was taken quite aback by their appearance, especially when these creatures began to rush towards them.

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Not too far away from the ridge where Shepard, Ashley, and Kaidan were fighting the mutated human beings that were rushing at them, the air suddenly cracked like glass and shattered.

Space and time fixed themselves right away and revealed Harry Kunou, Le Fay, and Valerie standing there, they immediately looked around and frowned and they noticed right away that something was going on.

Harry sighed and scratched his head "You know? Just once I wish, I would World Jump and not automatically be dropped into some sort of battle... damn my Potter luck...".

The girls shared a laugh, Le Fay gave Harry a hug which seems to cheer him up, Valerie smiled "Well at the very least, your luck makes things fun and exciting".

Kunou nodded "Plus without it, you wouldn't have met a lot of us, so your luck isn't that bad, a bit tsundere but alright all the same".

Harry sweatdropped at the fact that Kunou just called his famous Potter luck tsundere, but he really couldn't say anything against it.

Suddenly they heard some gunshots not that far from their location, Harry and the girl immediately extended their senses, and Valerie frowned "Huh? What exactly, I am sensing?".

Le Fay tilted her head "I don't know... I've never felt energy like this, it's odd, powerful but definitely odd, I also sense three humans close by, but two of them are engulfed by this odd energy".

Harry narrowed his eyes "There's undead here...".

The girls raised an eyebrow, they knew Harry hated undead, especially zombies though there were some exceptions, like their vampire allies.

He quite got along with them and often hung out with them, not to mention Valerie is a Vampire and Harry loves her very much, but mindless undead like zombies was something he really didn't like.

So Harry did not like what he was sensing "Let's go girls, we need to find out what's going on here".

The girls nodded and the group immediately took off flying towards the gunshots originated from".

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Shepard, Ashley, and Kaidan were shooting at the mutated corpses, but they were quite hard to bring down, even when shot in the head they would just continue rushing toward them.

Ashley suddenly yelled, "This starting to look like a horror movie!".

Kaidan nodded as he shot at the legs of an enemy coming at them, the creature fell to the ground but quickly got up "These things... these husks are very tough, our ammunition is not having a lot of effect on them".

Shepard nodded "It's like they have some sort of biological shield, were doing damage but it's not enough to stop them right away".

Ashley suddenly swung her firearm and hit a husk in the face as it reached her, the husk was sent to the ground from the force of the blow.

Ashley stomped on its chest and began to fire her firearm at the husk's face until it stopped moving "Melee seems to work just fine".

Shepard nodded "Blunt damage them, but it's too risky to rush in, they might crowd us in".

Ashley and Kaidan nodded, but then more husks began to rush towards them, however before they could even get close to them, a flash of white and black light appeared in front of them.

A young black-haired man appeared in front of them and swung his arm at the rushing husks, and a massive wave of white flames shot forward from his arm and engulfed the husk.

They were instantly turned into ash, much to the shock and surprise of the soldiers, then they saw the man turn their head towards the spikes and frown.

Shepard didn't know why, but something about the young black-haired man had his nerves on edge, so he didn't want to provoke him, he lowered his weapon and began to slowly walk towards the unknown young man.

But a voice coming from behind stopped him "Give him a second, he's not in a good mood right now".

Commander Shepard did not jump, or anything like that, and if anyone said otherwise, they're a filthy liar, he did however turn around quickly and saw something or rather someone rather peculiar standing there with a small smile on her face.

The young blonde woman waved and then spoke "Harry really hates undead and those zombies really annoyed him, so give him some space".

Shepard stared at the young woman in front of him, he had seen quite a lot in his life and as a soldier, all sorts of alien life forms and even planets, but the young woman in front of him took the cake.

If the bright yellow eyes weren't interesting enough but the fox ears and tails definitely took your attention, from the corner of his eyes he saw both Ashley and Kaidan gape at the young woman.

He then noticed two other girls looking around behind them, these two were as peculiar as the young blond woman in front of him, one was wearing a light blue witch's hat and cape while the other had red eyes, and... were those fangs in her mouth?.

Shepard, did not know what to say or even how to react but then he heard the young man click his tongue in annoyance "It's no use, I can't make heads or tails out these spikes, other than they're giving off a weird energy signature, what do you think Le Fay".

The girl wearing a light blue Witch's hat and cape walked towards the young man and took a look at the spike for a while "I can't really tell anything other than that weird energy signature, I'm not that good with technology... I think is best we destroy these things as we see them".

Valerie walked forward "Hey guys, what about the humans?".

The young man turned his head towards Shepard and smiled "Oh right, sorry about that, I just can't stand undead, is everyone okay?".

Shepard turned to look at Ashley and Kaidan who awkwardly nodded, he then turned his head back to the young man "Yes, we're okay...".

The young man nodded and smiled, this let Shepard know that the young man, is at the very least, not an enemy right now "I'm Commander Shepard behind me are Ashley Williams and Kaidan Alenko".

The young man nodded "I'm Harry Potter, the girl behind you is Kunou and the girls by my side are Valerie and Le Fay, now do you mind telling us what's going on here? We're not exactly from this neighborhood".

Harry smiled and Shepard couldn't help but feel like he was getting into something he was not ready for, he just didn't have any clue why he felt like that.