The Sorcerer King - The Ghost of the past (Patreon)

Harry James Potter, The Watchtower, Earth

“So this is your game room, huh?” Harry asked Diana, looking through the observation deck at the stunning image of Earth

"It is," Diana said calmly, focusing her gaze entirely on the planet, trying, and failing, not to focus her attention on Harry

“How are things in New Camelot? The last I heard was that my mother was negotiating a shipment of potions with you" Diana said

Harry simply snorted and replied calmly

“Hippolyta is a pain in my ass”

At those words, Diana couldn't help but snort, Harry would never change apparently

"Why would be my fault that the Amazons she send to make the transaction return pregnant with one of my battle mages, and she dares to say that I "control my beasts" when it is their warriors who arrive with all the intention of seducing my poor sorcerers?” Harry said in a melodramatic tone that denoted the comical situation 

And in an instant, the supreme sorcerer's eyes were filled with cunning

"Apparently, she's still upset about the breakup, since preferential prices to Themycira returned to normal, a shame indeed," Harry said laughing under his breath and causing Diana to sigh in embarrassment

"Don't remind me, I..." At that moment, the conversation was interrupted by Batman, who arrived accompanied by Zatanna and an emaciated man, tall and with blond hair, wearing a dirty brown trench coat, who stopped in his tracks when he saw Harry

"Shit," he whispered aloud, at the same time that Harry frowned and, without warning, appeared a few centimeters away from the terrified man

“John...Constantine..." Harry whispered, looking at the trembling man, with a face similar to that of a cat that had been captured by a canary

“Lord... Lord Harry, what a surprise to see you here” said the man swallowing saliva

"Not so much," replied the sorcerer supreme, just as Batman intervened

"I guess you know each other," said the bat, analyzing the interaction cautiously, Bruce knew that John dealt with really hard shit, so that a man who fought with demons, would seem terrified to be in front of this sorcerer supreme...

Perhaps he should reevaluate the entire scale of power in which he had cataloged Harry Potter

Clearing his throat and looking everywhere but Harry, John asked

“Batman mentioned that you're looking for something, and he thought that I... you know," John said, cursing Bruce to himself

Harry Potter looked at him in silence for a long time, until he simply nodded calmly

"Yes," he said simply and then placed his index finger on John's forehead, causing a gasp and the eyes to dilate, paralyzing him completely

Seeing this, Batman stepped forward, willing to separate Harry from John, however, a simple finger was enough to paralyze the bat on the spot, much to his obvious frustration

"What the hell are you doing? He's here to help," Batman said with a frown

However, Zatanna intervened, placing her hand delicately on Bruce's shoulder

"Don't worry, he is just showing him a memory," Zatanna said calmly, at the same time that John inhaled hard and his eyes returned to normal

“Shit, that... shit," Constantine said as he began to walk back and forth, the expression on his face of concern, something that was not common for John

“Did you manage to identify anything? The trace of magic is tenuous, the laboratory in Cadmus gave me a trace, the thief is in this country and his plague of dark magic is unmistakable, it's the only thing I've been able to find out," Harry said before the curious eyes of the garter.

John hesitated for a moment, but after a while he answered

"I recognized a spell, the dark energy vortex used to finish off your warriors, it's a battle technique of the Bleak clan," John said, causing Harry to frown and his eyes to light up with emerald lightning

"The last time I heard from those imbeciles was when I executed Mordechai in Albania, I thought I had had enough of that stupid clan," Harry snapped, evidently furious, his magic radiating from his body, making the entire station tremble, for the caution of the league

Zatanna walked towards Harry and took his arm to try to reassure him, while Diana did the same with the other

"Lord Harry don't worry, now we have a clue, if you continue like this the station will be destroyed" Zatanna said softly towards the powerful sorcerer, but looking with a frown at Diana

"Control yourself, you're a monarch Harry, you'll deal with this without a problem" Diana said, using her fingers to caress Harry's arm, looking with a raised eyebrow towards Zatanna

The sorcerer supreme inhaled hard, calming his obvious anger and spoke

"Thank you, both of you" taking both of them by the waist naturally and then gave each of them a quick kiss on the cheek, before focusing on Batman and Superman

"I will deploy an arcane bastion in the skies of America to watch for magical activity, in the meantime, I have a trip to Limbo Town apparently," said the sorcerer with a sigh

Harry then looked at Batman and Constantine, and spoke

"Thank you for your support, you have shortened my search to a great extent," Harry said sincerely, ready to leave

However, John interrupted him

“Hold on! My lord, ahhm, Supreme Sorcerer, could you... lift the punishment from me please?” John begged, his eyes pleading with Harry

At those words, Harry sighed and replied

"I guess it's fair," he said, snapping his fingers and a blue light enveloped John, who couldn't help but kneel down and thank him

Harry just looked at Zatanna and said

"We'll be in touch, as soon as the bastion detects something, I'll let you know." An instant later, he looked at Diana and said

"Nice to see you again Di” with a small smile

And without waiting for an answer, the sorcerer supreme disappeared

Wasting no time, John took a cigarette from his trench coat with trembling hands, there was despair on his face, until, with difficulty, he lit the object, inhaling hard, to his obvious pleasure

"God, how I miss you, old friend," Constantine said, looking at the cigar in his hand as if it were a newborn

The league looked at the kneeling man with amusement, with the exception of Batman, who approached Zatanna and asked

“Your boyfriend mentioned an arcane bastion, what is that?” demanded the bat with his usual charm

Zatanna interrupted her staring contest with Diana, and focused her attention on Bruce

"An arcane bastion is a magical fortress, a kind of magical defense platform, designed by Lord Harry himself, it is capable of monitoring magical anomalies in large areas of land, as well as deploying waves of arcane automatons to suppress some threat, they are usually commanded by a Red Fury, the most powerful magical warriors in the service of the monarch of New Camelot," Zatanna replied

At those words, Arthur snorted and said

"They're fucking impenetrable fortresses, I remember Harry sent one to assist me against the rebellion of Corum Rath, the bastion smashed the traitor's war machines at the gates of Atlantis, and allowed Dolphin and me to finish off Corum," Arthur confessed laughing to himself, remembering old times 

Both Superman and Batman frowned and asked questions at the same time

“Are they dangerous?” for the fun of the whole league

And Diana replied

"In the extreme, a single bastion can devastate an entire country, although that is below my Harry, he would never attack humanity," Diana said, causing Zatanna to look at her and say

“YOUR Harry? I understood that your relationship was over," said the sorceress with a raised eyebrow, enjoying how Wonder Woman frowned, evidently uncomfortable with the subject

"We had a disagreement, it's a matter of time before..." however, Zatanna interrupted her

“Before you get back together? Please Diana, your fling with Lord Harry is in the past, he needs...” however, Diana was the one who interrupted this time 

“What does he need? An inexperienced little girl like you? Please dear, you wouldn't know what to do with a man like Harry, I shared his bed for years, if you saw his cock you'd faint or break on it, don't make me laugh," Wonder Woman said in a condescending tone

Zatanna, evidently furious, was going to respond, at least until the rest of the league stepped in

"Enough," said Superman, interposing himself between them

Batman stepped forward and said

"Superman is right, we'll be on the lookout for some change in the Harry Potter matter, however, we have other business to take care of, the boys are waiting for us on Mount Justice, Zatanna, if you know anything don't hesitate to let us know," Bruce requested, and without waiting, he simply walked towards the teleportation tube, fed up with this catfight

Diana simply looked at Zatanna from head to toe, evidently judging her, and without saying a word, she simply walked out of the room, following the league

Leaving Zatanna alone, who simply let out a cry of frustration before whispering to herself

"Stupid arrogant and self-righteous bitch" however, the Amazon princess's words echoed in her mind, Wonder Woman was a demanding woman who was hard to please, and a part of her couldn't help but wonder

What if she was right? Lord Harry had expressed a clear interest in her, but what if Zatanna wasn't enough for him?

The sorceress didn't have the answer

Charity Bleak, Bleak Villa, Limbo Town

The Wards of her home were altered, a magical presence, powerful and familiar

"Have you come to finish what you started a decade ago, sorcerer supreme?” Charity asked with a cold, but respectful tone

The invader simply snorted and walked through her home, with an arrogance only gained from mastering unparalleled power

The same halls where he and his soldiers executed most of her clan, where Harry James Potter ended the life of her husband Mordechai

Naturally, the sorcerer supreme took a seat in front of her, Charity was able to feel how all the inhabitants of the village, witches and demons move as far away as they could from the presence in front of her

"I thought we had a pact Charity, I didn't exterminate your clan and you were no longer a nuisance," said the sorcerer supreme, while with one hand he poured himself a little of the tea she had prepared

Charity frowned and snapped

"What the hell are you talking about, Potter? We have not broken the Pact, we have remained in Limbo Town, subject to the armistice you imposed on us” the contempt in Charity's voice was evident, although the witch knew that they had her enemy without care

After all, there's no sorcerer more powerful than the Master of Death, as much as she loathed him, Charity could safely admit that Harry Potter was the most powerful magical being on the fucking planet

A lesson her husband learned the hard way, Charity recalled bitterly

"Why are you here? You haven't deigned to visit us in a decade” Charity said with resignation

Harry Potter looked at her with amusement and answered

"You tell me”At the same time as he snapped his fingers, and Charity was no longer in her home, but in a kind of high-security vault, next to her, the terrifying guards of the sorcerer supreme were fighting another sorcerer

"Pay attention dear," Harry ordered, forcing Charity to look towards the attacker, instantly recognizing Giovanni Zatara, however, there was something wrong, those movements, that magic...

No...

NO, NO, NO

"I see you recognized it, I must admit that I had to get help from an outside consultant to figure it out, but that's Bleak magic," said the sorcerer, as the illusion ended and Charity returned to the villa, now looking at Harry in denial

"It's not possible, no, no," said the witch, lost in thought

Her rabble was interrupted by a large stream of water, courtesy of Harry, which brought her back to reality, it was evident that the sorcerer supreme was not playing

"Mordechai is dead, I made sure of that, his soul crossed the threshold, the rest of your pathetic clan is extinct, so there's only one chance left," Harry said, walking slowly towards a terrified Charity

"That you lied to me years ago, that, in fact, Mordechai has descended and you, deliberately, hid it from me," Harry whispered, knowing that he was right when he saw how Charity did not stop trembling

"You won't get anything from me, Potter" Charity blurted out angrily, although the erratic movement of her hands and eyes betrayed the truth

Charity was terrified

"Perhaps," Harry conceded, standing up, leaving an overwhelmed and confused Charity, as he withdrew

"Unfortunately for you, your cooperation is not necessary," said the wizard, as he raised a hand over the face of Charity, who, having experience in mental invasions, strengthened hers as much as possible

And an instant later, Harry Potter attacked her mind with the force of a hundred dragons and the subtlety of two chimeras, a constant and relentless siege, which gradually eroded Charity's mental defense

She tried to fight, she really did, but it was impossible, Harry Potter's will was titanic, in a mental battle, he was practically unbeatable

And the supreme sorcerer knew it perfectly well

With calm and pain, the invader went through all of Charity's memories, until he reached the important thing, what Charity fervently wanted to hide

"Beulah and Klarion Bleak," Harry whispered, leaving Charity's tired mind and the witch with a headache 

"No, No..." whispered Charity, she felt that her head was going to explode, and her biggest secret, her children, had been exposed

"Don't worry, I'll find them," Harry promised and without looking back, he left the Villa, with a defeated Charity watching as he left the property and disappeared on the spot 

She felt like her head was going to explode, but she couldn't faint, not yet, she had to send the message to her children, the warning

The protection of anonymity was over, and now, the sorcerer supreme was behind them

The hunt was on, and the Apex of them all, was thirst for blood

They will need a miracle

Talia Al Ghul, New Camelot, Earth

With a beautiful swagger, Talia walked through the luxurious and enormous corridors of her beloved's palace, as usual since the theft of the aforementioned artifact

None of the guards stopped her, they knew better than that, Talia was practically the Lady of the castle and the guards respected her as such

As it should be, thought the assassin

Moreover, with the heir of the sorcerer supreme growing within her

A part of Talia was afraid of Harry's reaction, a child was... something important and although they had touched on the subject of marriage, it was something that they saw quite far away

When she reached Harry's chambers, she entered as usual, as if her beloved's tower were hers too

Something that was not so far from reality, Talia spent more time here than in the temple of the League

However, to the surprise and amusement of the gorgeous woman, another person was present, oblivious ready to be the entertainment for Harry this night  

"I understood that you would not be here tonight" said the voice of Daphne, Harry's whore and recurring playmate of Talia, the blonde was totally naked and in a suggestive position reading a large magic tome, her beautiful legs were covered with elegant lace stockings and her neck adorned with the black steel choker, marking her as the property of the sorcerer supreme, Daphne, was evidently waiting for Harry

Rolling her eyes, Talia walked to the bed and took a seat, crossing her legs

“Shouldn't you sleep with your husband? Maybe he'll suspect Lady Nott is a cock-thirsty whore of the sorcerer supreme," Talia said with amusement, causing Daphne to snort

“Please Dear, as if you were better than me, we are both whores at Harry's whims, outside these rooms I am Minister of Magic and I control half the continent with my business empire, you are a specialized assassin who has brought down governments, but here? We are bitches to Harry’s whims, no more, no less," said Daphne, standing up and walking to a bedside table to pour herself a glass of Harry's Amazonian wine, a gift from the Queen of Themycira and a delight for the palate

Daphne poured another drink and brought it to Talia; however, she did not take it, but, with obvious heaviness in her eyes, she rejected it

"I can't drink wine," said the assassin with obvious annoyance in her eyes, the desire more than evident when she saw the sweet nectar created by the Amazons

Daphne only raised an eyebrow, it was impossible that it was a disease, Talia wouldn't mind drinking alcohol because of an infection, unless...

Opening her eyes in surprise, Daphne said

"I see," and then she called an elf to bring Talia a jug of apple juice

The Middle Eastern maiden took it elegantly and taking a good drink, she asked with a vulnerable tone

"Do you think he will be pleased?" she wonders

And Daphne looked at her like she was stupid and replied

"Harry has always wanted a big family, you will give him his firstborn, if there is one thing I am sure of, it is that your place in this castle is secured," Daphne said, at the same time that the magic crystals in the room changed from a soft blue light to an emerald color

Harry had arrived it seems

"Come, undress, I'm sure that as soon as you give him the news, we will have a lot of work," Daphne said with amusement

Talia just snorted and started taking off her trench coat, hoping the blonde was right

After all, she still had to chat with Harry about the marriage proposal her father was waiting for

The night would be quite long apparently