The crossroads

James was watching Angus preparing a sword when he froze. "Wow. Hello." He said angling his head toward the entrance of the smith building. He stared at it frowning as he felt the full force of the enemy that had arrived with company. "Holy shit."

Angus put down his creation waving it away with his hand and turned to James who stood behind him wit his staff. He held out his hand and his peacemaker came to his hand and holstered it in his gunbelt at his hip.

"What we got son. Give it to me-"

"It's him, dad. Shits about to get real." James said.

Angus checked the magazine in his peacemaker silently. "Who would him be? The one Nick has been hunting for or one his knights."

James frowned and angled his head looking to the side. "One of his knights. No. He wouldn't come here. I'm not the one he wants. This is going to be interesting. The Tower and Library are on lockdown. I can't get into any of them now."

Angus nodded walking over to a weapons rack getting his daggers and knives and placing them into the into his jacket pockets and belt. "That sounds good. The others will be safe while we get to work. Anything else you got to tell me."

"Yeah. I'm not sure what is going to happened to me. The person or being that changed me says she is coming to take me away before the final stage. I don't know what the hell she's taking me I only know I can't stop her from doing so. If I can't take Mara with me. Please take care of her until I return." James said.

Angus sighed. "Okay. Do you know what she is?"

James shook his head. "No. Near as I can tell. I think she's some type of magical creature. Can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead." Angus said.

"Why did you make the peacemaker/" James asked.

Angus smiled turning to face James as Hawks Landing started to shake from attacks. "I had to find my own, son. Like I told you after my wand was destroy it wasn't the same with any other wand. Wands weren't doing it for me and by the time I advanced into a dragon. I didn't see much need for them and now that you got me to expanding my uses for the peacemaker. It is what is? Just like you had to find your own way with the staff and using magi magic. Your ready to kick some ass with your old man?"

James frowned at him."You sure I'm ready?"

Angus smiled and nodded. "Yeah. I think your ready. Just do what you do best and let's shake the heavens sons." He said holding out his fist to James.

James fist bumped Angus. "Damn straight!"

The apparition outside into hell. Darkness surrounded them but an extremely forbidding feeling expanded out. James stamped his staff down on the ground expanding a light out from his staff and held out his hand create a shield around them and then he snapped his fingers.

"Lightning light up the surrounding ground around them as figures of dark robe men and other creatures fell to the ground. He held up his hands as staff stood tall beside him.

Monstrous creature of a purple glow and claws came out of the darkness leaping toward James. The creature rebounded off the shield.

"James! Use your wand!" Angus called out to him as he blasted away two monsters that came at him.

James' wand flew up out his belt and blasted the creature away with killing curse green stream light of energy. The beast went flying back into the darkness outside the light circle.

"Shit!" James cursed taking his wand in hand and pointed it up. "Maximus PROTEGO" He roared blasting the air.

A loud bang was heard from the wand before ball of light shot up from the end of his wand and then shield of light appeared over the entire. The shield shined a light all around Hawks Landing and then lightning the sky with sun light.

A hundred creatures screamed as they revealed in the light. Angus nodded to James before he took aim. "Expecto PATRONUM!"

Angus' ancient dragon patronum appeared racing out of his wand racing over the entire area of Hawks Landing. Each dark creature was set blaze in purple flames before they quickly died in screams and were burned to ashes.

Suddenly, James was yanked away into an apparition. James rolled on the forest ground turned holding up a shield of light as Bellatrix snarled at him with eyes pure black. He pushed her back and leaped up grasping her face with his hand.

"Lunminus!" He cried out.

Bellatrix screamed as bright light lite her around her body covering her in complete light and then as her screams died down and she finally fell to the ground he cancelled the spell. He waved away body with his hand.

"Avada Kedavra!"

James felt the spell him in the back as he rolled on the ground and came up to his feet wand in hand.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" a group of wizards roared out.

James was blasted with the killing sleep all around. He fell to the ground spitting out blood but still held onto his wand.

"Abomination!"

"Freak!"

"Were-wolf."

James snorted in laughter as got to his feet. "Wrong on all sides jackasses." He said grey mists started to gather around him as he stood to his feet around his body. The mist encircled all around him like a protective blanket before disappeared into it.

All wizard casts their spells into the mist as it expanded drawing closer to them only to hit nothing. Slowly they started to be taken out by swift kicks and punches. That's when the majority started screaming fleeing from the mist and the phantom in it.

Only a few remained to fight hopeless until only wizard bodies remained on the ground. James apparition back to Hawks Landing right as spear was driven into Angus's shoulder. The tall were-creature with black wings and werewolf body laughed in triumph.

James punched the air at the attacker sending him. The were-creature flew back toward James reaching for him with a claw. James brought up his energy shield and used it to push the beast into the air a distance away.

Angus grinned at James. 'Right on time."

James rushed forward and yanked the spear from Angus' body. "Holy shit! Damn it!" Angus cried out.

"I got you dad." James said quickly putting his hand on the would as a energy barrier of energy surrounded them as Jame used healing back on the wound scealing it up.

Angus groaned and then sniffed the air. He straightened up and looked at him. "The killing curse? Are you alright."

James smiled. Angus cursed silently shaking his head. "We'll deal with it later. Help me up." He said.

James quickly helped up Angus as the armies of darkness converged on them banging and striking at the barrier around them. Angus called his peacemaker to his hand from the ground and frowned as a mist surrounded them. He looked at James. "A new trick?"

James nodded. "Yeah. When it goes down stay near me. We're going to use it to-"

An explosion went off on the side of the Wesley Library and the another explosion happened at the Tower a few feet away. Both building quickly started to catch fire as two flying were-creatures attacked both building with fire breathing out from their mouths.

"You take the one at the library. I'll handle the tower." Angus commanded and leaped up tacking off and flew toward the tower.

James took off straight for the were-creature attacking the library. The creature turned to him breathing out fire but James flew into the fire storm tacking hold of the fire into his first and he punched it back to the were-creature's mouth.

The were-creature exploded a second later as James held out his hand to the building causing rain to pour down on the building quickly putting out the flames.

A second later James turned quickly catching the wrist of were-creature before he wripped off his head. Lightning striked the were-creature before the creature fell lifeless to the ground before.

James apparition inside the library and dropped his staff. There was blood and a mess of what was left of Dago on the floor as Bellatrix stood stood over the mess bathed in blood.

Bellatrix turned to him with normal eyes tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I couldn't stop myself." She said.

James stared at her. "I'm sorry to." He said before lightning and fire came down and striked down her body until she was burnt husk.

Angus appeared next to him quietly. He said nothing.

"Are they-"

"I buried their bodies." Angus said soberly. "We still have got to finish up work."

James was frozen. "How. How could this happen? This wasn't supposed to happen. How?"

"James. Is the asshole that started all this still here?" Angus asked.

James closed his eyes until he found him. His staff flew into his hand. He turned taking hold of Angus' arm and they apparition into the sky above Hawks Landing. Nick Cole stood in front of them staring at them.

Angus frowned. "Nick? What are you-" He paused taking his peacemaker in his hand and aimed it at him. "Nice try asshole. You ain't Nick?"

James stared at Nick and leaned against his staff. "Dad. I think he is Nick? Aren't you?"

Nick nodded his head. "I am. You did good James. I was hoping to help you go further but this is as far as you'll have to go. You've advanced to fast and now I can't have you becoming strong enough to contend with me in the future."

Angus fired his peacemaker. The energy in the weapon flew past as he moved with a fast speed. He stared at Nick. "Damn Nick. You got the bite by the crazy bug huh?"

Nick shook his head. "No. James isn't human any longer and his power is to much of a danger to the magi and magical community at large. This decision was handed down to me. I have to take all of you out. Afterwards. Well I'm about done with this job. I've earned my way to hell after what I've done tonight. I accept my fate."

Angus sighed and nodded his head. "Damn. Just you against us? Don't you have the others in the back?"

Nick nodded. "If I fall against you and James then they'll finish you off afterword." He said and looked at James. "I will make sure your dream here is finished. No one will will lay a claim on your land here."

James smiled. "Well. Looks like this the end of the Potters, dad."

Angus nodded grimacing. "I expect so son. All the same though. Let's make this sum-ah-bitch work for it."