"How?! How are you not dead?" Tom demanded as he stared at the still living Second Year."You think I'm wearing these goggles for fashion?" Harry asked rhetorically. The Basilisk made a loud hiss and looked Harry directly in the eyes. The irritation and headache got a bit stronger but Harry now knew the first thing he was going to take out his seething rage on."Kill him!" Tom yelled without the hissing this time."I'm going to turn you into materials for my work!" Harry roared at the large serpent. He didn't expect to have the massive Basilisk hiss back at him. A strange feeling overcame Harry for a moment; he couldn't quite describe it though. But he knew for a fact that the Basilisk had just laid claim on his flesh and Magic should he die. Something snapped into place in Harry's awareness and he suddenly realized what had just happened. A Rite of Conquest had just been formed and the loser would have their life, flesh, and Magic taken by the winner.The Basilisk reared up higher and Harry realized that it was going to launch itself forward to strike at him. He breathed deeply before exhaling a massive cloud of smoke. The thick cloud made the serpent hesitate as it lost track of its target. Worse still the smoke was still billowing outwards, filling up more and more of the Chamber. A sudden force hitting the Basilisk's body had the snake whipping its head around to try and see through the smoke covering the floor.'That didn't work.' Harry cursed in his mind as his prototype sword bounced off the large, thick scales of the Basilisk. Spells wouldn't do anything to a Basilisk's scales and hide. They had incredible Magic Resistance and were apparently hard enough to act as armor for the serpent."Nothing you do will work, Harry Potter. You can only run and hide!" Tom crowed loudly enjoying the struggles of the Second Year. Harry had already cast the Impervious Charm on his face to keep the smoke from filling his lungs, but without a way to kill the Basilisk the shade was right. The Basilisk began to thrash around the smoke cloud, trying to strike Harry with its long body and disperse the thick smoke. Harry ran from the wild thrashing and could hear that Voldemort shade laughing at his misfortune. Harry conjured up multiple Lumos Charms, all different colors, and sent them above the smoke. With a thought the Charms began to flash brightly and then dim; over and over again, rapidly switching from blindingly bright to mostly dim. The Basilisk hissed loudly as it closed its large eyes and thrashed its body around. Tom covered his own eyes from the blinding lights and therefore didn't notice Harry charging towards him."Shut your bloody mouth!" Harry roared at the shade as he swung his prototype sword and sliced through the specter."How?!" Tom screeched as his form wavered momentarily. "What is that?!" He demanded angrily still having to cover his eyes from the flaring lights."Damn it, that didn't work." Harry angrily bit out only to run as the Basilisk rushed towards him. The long tongue flicking out of its mouth, smelling the air and letting the King of Serpents track him down. Harry hurriedly dashed around the snake statues and the Basilisk crashed into them. The snake reared back, shaking its head and letting out another loud hiss. Harry saw his chance; a large fireball snapped into existence above the Second Year's hand and he launched it into the Basilisk's opened mouth. The flames exploded into the snake's mouth eliciting pained screeches from the beast as it flailed in pain.A burst of flames appeared near the ceiling and a beautiful trilling song filled the Chamber. Looking up Harry spotted a Phoenix, at least it looked like one from the books he'd read at Hagrid's recommendation, though the oddest thing was that the bird was carrying the old Sorting Hat in its talons."What is this?!" Tom snarled as he looked up at the Phoenix while the Basilisk had dunked its head into one of the nearby pools to deal with the flames and burns inside its mouth. The Phoenix circled the Chamber trilling its beautiful and uplifting song before dropping the Sorting Hat next to Harry. Harry didn't know what to make of this but grabbed the Hat and ran from the Basilisk as it pulled its' head from the water."Why are you here?" Harry demanded of the Hat as he ducked behind another snake statue."You are defending the school; as such there is something that must be delivered to you." The Sorting Hat spoke and Harry felt something within the hat. Grabbing the object, Harry pulled on what felt like a handle. What emerged from the Sorting Hat was a brilliant silvery sword. The guard decorated with rubies and a name engraved into the metal."Gryffindor? Is this what I think it is?" Harry asked the Sorting Hat as he ran to another statue. The Basilisk slithered towards him with speed, intent on crushing him it seemed."Yes, the Sword of Gryffindor, only a true Champion of Hogwarts can wield this sword in defense of the School." The Sorting Hat informed him."Great, but I don't even know how to use one sword, much less two!" Harry exclaimed as he moved between the statues keeping the Basilisk from rushing him. Harry didn't get any more time to think however; the Basilisk had reared up over the statue and was descending on him, jaws wide open to devour him. "Fuck!" Harry swore as he thrust the Sword of Gryffindor upwards. The legendary blade just so happened to be in his right hand at the time. As a right handed person Harry's natural reaction to use his dominant hand drove the sword into the serpent's mouth. Harry hit the ground as the Basilisk's weight came down on him. His whole arm was inside the snake's mouth and he felt one of the smaller fangs puncture his arm. The snake flailed its tail and slumped over the statue, but the damage was already done. The Sword of Gryffindor had pierced through the top of the Basilisk's mouth and lodged into its brain. Harry pulled his arm out of the jaws of the now dead Serpent King, taking the sword with him. The silvery blade was covered in blood and a blackish liquid that Harry couldn't identify.
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