The Whisper of Ether
That night, the castle slept beneath a veil of shadows. Yet, in the quiet, a soft, almost sorrowful song drifted through the halls, weaving through every chamber like a ghost of memories yet to come, Stellavore said.
🎵 "Harry… Harry… don't you cry. Ether is here to grant your wish…" 🎵
Harry jolted awake, his heart hammering as if it would burst from his chest.
"Who's there?" His voice shook, laced with fear.
A voice, intimate and chilling, whispered directly into his mind.
"Me? I'm in your head, little Harry."
"In… my head? Who… what are you?" he stammered, fear tangling with confusion.
"I am what you call… your negative thoughts. In ordinary people, I remain silent. But to Creations… I speak. You called me, little one."
"I didn't call anyone!" Harry's hands trembled as he clutched the sheets, the shadows around him seeming to twist and breathe.
"Oh, but you did… through your hatred."
Harry swallowed hard, a lump rising in his throat. "Who… who are you?"
"I am Ether. I can grant you power beyond any Creation before even surpassing the Fourth and Fifth Creation."
Harry's eyes widened, a mix of awe and disbelief. "No one… no one surpasses the Fourth and Fifth Creation!"
"With me," Ether murmured, "you can surpass them all. One word… and everything can be yours."
Harry's lips quivered. His voice was barely a whisper, trembling with equal parts fear, longing, and desperation.
"I… I have been waiting… waiting for someone like you."
The Night of Harry's Songs
Dessers woke abruptly, his heart twisting as a cold dread slithered up his spine.
"Honey… Harry… he's in trouble."
Moments later, alarms screamed through the castle, shattering the fragile calm.
In the courtyard, young Harry glowed red, energy coiling around him like molten fire, heat warping the air.
"Rise and shine, foolish family," he roared, his voice ragged with something older than rage pure hunger for power.
"Harry!" Catherine screamed, terror ripping through her chest. "Your body… it's… it's glowing red!"
"Son!" Dessers shouted, desperation cracking his words. "Let go of the negative energy before it consumes you completely!"
"Shut up, old man!" Harry bellowed, crimson light flaring like a living wound. "With this power, I can bury you in the ocean!"
"Please, son," Dessers said, his voice breaking, "whatever you are thinking… there is a better way."
"I said shut up!" Harry screamed, the sound splitting the night.
"As your father, I'm telling you to release it!" Dessers cried, his voice raw with sorrow and fear.
Ava stepped forward, her voice trembling, trembling with more than fear; it was pleading. "Please… listen to me"
But it was too late.
A burst of crimson light erupted from Harry, scorching the courtyard. The sound was deafening a roar of pure anguish. Ava screamed as her body was torn apart in a flash of blinding scarlet energy.
Catherine ran, her small frame trembling. "MOM!"
Harry froze, his eyes widening as horror clawed through him like ice.
"I… I didn't mean to! I… I if only Father had stayed silent!"
Luke's voice cut through the chaos, trembling with fury and grief.
"Don't blame him! You're just greedy! All you ever wanted was power!"
Dessers cradled his dying wife, sobs wracking his body.
"Stay with me, my love… Ezra! Valot!"
They arrived too late.
Ezra's voice was heavy, weighed with an impossible choice.
"I can save only one your wife or the unborn child. Choose."
Dessers' body froze. "I… I can't…"
Ava whispered, faint and fading, barely audible.
"Forgive him… Dess… he's your son. Please… forgive him."
Her voice dissolved into nothingness. Both she and the child were gone.
Dessers screamed into the night a scream that seemed to tear through the heavens, a sound of loss so profound it made the stars shiver.
Catherine turned to Harry, tears burning streaks down her cheeks. "It's all your fault! I will never forgive you!"
Harry hissed, fury and despair twisting his voice into a storm of pain and rage.
"Try me. You think you can stop me?"
He raised his hands. Crimson energy swirled violently, suffocating the air around him.
"Elemental Release {Universal Control!"}
Catherine's eyes flared, glowing with luminous wrath.
"Elemental Release {My Will!"}
Both Universal Control and My Will collided, causing a large explosion. Sharp, piercing spikes of light tore through the air, cutting into Harry's flesh.
He laughed, his voice trembling with dark exhilaration and pain.
"You destroyed half my body! Amazing… but not enough."
"Then die, brother," she whispered, her voice breaking under grief and rage.
"Elemental Release {Solo Destruction!"}
A large, giant star-like rock formed above her, summoned by her will.
The air itself trembled, resonating with their shared rage and agony, carrying the weight of lost love, betrayal, and family torn apart.
Harry screamed into the void.
"Ether… help me!"
A cold, delighted voice answered, reverberating through his mind.
"You called me, little Harry."
Darkness surged, swallowing him whole. His eyes turned pitch-black, empty yet full of pain.
"Now," Ether whispered, merging with him, "we are one."
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