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In another world...

Events had been moving onward as expected. Arch had taken this time to keep an eye on future projections with how fast Erebus was growing in term of using his Force abilities and magical prowess, but knew that even with his current desires of further developing spells using the knowledge gained from the Wizarding World, there was no way he was truly ready to fight against the beings who were cleverly hiding out of sight.

In another time...

Arch knew that Erebus needed a lot more battle experience that would trigger further development. This world--even during the time of the Goblin Rebellion--was not going to give him sufficient experience in fighting to the death.

There were other worlds in which he could get more powerful. The worlds of Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Overlord, Wizard101, and even Supernatural were in states of flux considering alternate timelines had been selected by the System itself for Erebus to adventure inside of.

However, in the end, the world of the Star Wars Galaxy would always be his home base to return to. Until the day finally arrives when Erebus can trigger a spiritual rebirth and return to his homeworld of Terra, Arch has to make sure that the man himself does not fall any further to the damage his soul is currently enduring.

After all, the oncoming war is inevitable. Only a mere matter of time.

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Belief.

It is a single word that has motivated great heroes and villains in their epic clashes throughout history, but for Erebus Axus--who is now simply waiting for the Keepers to open up the path into the final repository--he knew that every second will count in the upcoming battle. By this point, he can feel through the Force that Ranrok was coming and drilling for that final repository crafted so very long ago by Isadora Morganach, but he didn't mind taking up the sword for this battle.

He donned on the very same outfit he wore when he appeared in the Wizarding World--his dark gray Shadow Cultivator's garment--as what he knew was coming. Alex wore the Dark Arts garment (A/N: The same garment you get from the PlayStation/PC pre-order of the game) and Professor Fig wore the same outfit he wore since the year began.

If there was a theme song that would drive up the sensation of hype Erebus was feeling, it would have to be "Cold-Blooded" by Zayde Wolf.

'Ranrok messed up,' Erebus thought to himself as he witnessed the entryway opening up in the Map Chamber. 'While not quite as dangerous as Tommy boy and his friends, he will be plenty dangerous for Alex and Fig to deal with. It's almost time to make sure the goblin is put six feet under.'

When the door was revealed, Erebus, Alex, and Fig quickly went down into the caverns beneath Hogwarts. Both Alex and Fig engaged in the goblins while Erebus held back for the moment he felt was coming for him to show a part of his prowess with a lightsaber.

It was when the trio came up to a horde of goblins and trolls wielding ancient dark magic that Erebus felt a few disturbances in the Force. That soon coincided with the professors Hecate, Weasley, Sharpe, Ronan, and Onai appearing in the caverns with their wands lit up.

This enabled Fig and Alex to initiate combat against the goblins, yet what none of the professors (and Alex) could have expected was Erebus switching out his wand for his lightsaber.

'Let's see how these creatures like to handle a neophyte Sith,' Erebus thought to himself as he ignited his lightsaber.

Fwoosh! Thrrruuuuummmm....

A pure white blade erupted out his lightsaber and with some soft bzzzt noises, the surrounding goblins and trolls felt like death had come for them. This caught them all surprised as they witnessed Erebus mowing down every goblin and troll in his way with a few quick slashes utilizing strange techniques.

Their shock, however, was short-lived as they decided to ask questions later--getting back into the fight.

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Shrrrrrrupppp...

Erebus deactivated his lightsaber as soon as he crossed the bridge made by Professor Weasley using the levitation charm alongside professor Fig and Alex. He knew that this was the room for the final repository, but something else felt off to Erebus' senses through the Force.

Deciding to just keep it in the back of his mind, he entered the chamber with Alex and Fig. The three of them were impressed with how the chamber was designed, but that was when Fig went on about the people who died searching for this place as well as the Keepers keeping it secret for centuries.

"What will you do with it now?" Fig asked Alex.

"I'll probably keep it secret," Alex responded after a moment. "It is far too dangerous to be wielded by anyone..."

Fig nodded lightly as he heard Alex's response. "I'll help keep your secret, of course..."

Erebus--unseen by Alex and fig in their discussion--kept an eye on the door where he suspected Ranrok will be coming from, but also wished to keep the secret of the repository too. His observations paid off when he noticed Ranrok rolling up towards Alex and Fig with an angry look in his eyes.

Erebus kept silent as he observed Ranrok start the evil villain monologue and very pointed threat towards Fig by revealing Miriam's wand to him--revealing that he was the killer of his wife. As Fig started to unleash spells towards Ranrok, Erebus quickly went into the System to find the other Totem of Undying he got from the dungeon for the Force was letting him know that he would need it.

He then equipped the Totem of Undying in his offhand, but before he could do anything else, Ranrok went straight for the repository and began absorbing the strands of emotion that Isadora left behind.

'Fuck,' Erebus mentally cursed as he actually clicked his tongue in annoyance. 'If Ranrok takes in the strands of emotion, things will get dire for Alex and Fig. I've got to stop him!'

Erebus then went ahead and--with the activation of his lightsaber--swung it towards Ranrok's neck just as the cavern was beginning to collapse.

"Die for me, Ranrok! Suffer the Eternal Darkness!" Erebus screamed out just as Ranrok finally noticed Erebus for the first--and last--time.

Ranrok couldn't move in time as the lightsaber cut through his neck like butter--even in his ancient dragon form--as the line of villainous fortune had been cut right through. This also reverted Ranrok back into his normal goblin form with his head clean off, but the strands of Ancient Magic were wreaking havoc in the cavern too.

With his right hand out for his lightsaber to slip right back into, Erebus deactivated his lightsaber--to the sheer shock of Fig and Alex. Before they could ask, Erebus pointed out that the strands of emotion (or Ancient Magic) were still a threat and that they needed to contain it all.

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The end of the year was fast approaching, but Erebus didn't mind that. He knew he'd be back to Hogwarts soon enough to deal with Voldemort and Harry's story, but Erebus had some fun having one hell of a year as a Ravenclaw.

With the defeat of Ranrok--his final quest objective--completed, Erebus had received a notification in his System that his rewards had been partially successfully redeemed. He knew that he could attend Hogwarts as a proper first year in 1981--before Harry's first year--and didn't have to worry about Dumbledore finding him out unless he used his lightsaber.

He had planned to make his avatar in the Wizarding World be one of the Bones family since he found Amelia to be an upright person--as well as pay homage to his favorite fanfic Harry Potter: Rise of the Protector in that way. Erebus did not want to go through the mess of dealing with signing up to Hogwarts as an eighteen year old wizard when he had no clue of when he'd be back.

Deciding to skip out on the End of Year feast, Erebus made his last walk through the castle grounds before going back to Korriban.

It was when he entered the Map Chamber to see the Keepers for the final time that he got the biggest shock of his life.

"Outworlder," Charles Rookwood spoke aloud. "A moment if you please?"

"Hmm?" Erebus looked at the old professor's portrait in shock. "What did you call me?"

"I called you an Outworlder, are you not?" Charles inquired.

"How do you know that name, professor?" Erebus asked back--side-eyeing Percival Rackham's portrait as he asked.

"Your instincts do not fail you, it seems," Charles responded as he noticed Erebus' side-eye. "Percival had seen a branch of the future where a man who is known as an 'Outworlder' would appear in the same time as young Alex did."

"I felt like this future was slightly more certain to appear than what I had saw originally," Percival spoke aloud as the other two portraits wisely listened on. "But it appeared that this would be our only time to truly talk."

"Well, this is a big shocker to me," Erebus sighed out as he knew that diviners (or Seers) were possible in the Wizarding World lore. "Though I suspected I'd be more found out by someone like Professor Trelawney or Onai than an ancient wizened professor from centuries past."

"Professor Trelawney?" Charles and Percival asked Erebus. "Who is this?"

'Whoops, spoilers...' Erebus thought to himself as he noticed their reactions. "Uhhh, pay that no mind.."

"As you wish..." Charles responded kindly. "Anyways, we wondered why you had come to this world when you hadn't even touched this place before."

"I had no choice," Erebus replied without missing a beat. "Like Alex, I too can wield Ancient Magic, but unlike him, I had awakened this power when I previously had a different magical ability."

"Pray tell, what is this ability you speak of?" Percival inquired.

Erebus hesitated in answering the old professors' inquiry since he knew that in most fantasy stories wielding Shadow Magic could be seen as dark magic. He then chose to not answer that line of inquiry as if sensing through the Force that it would lead into deeper situations than ever before.

"Let's just say that there are worse magics out there than just the curse used by San Bakar in your duel with Isadora," Erebus hinted at, but avoided answering.

Charles nodded in understanding--even if the other three Keepers were still curious about Erebus' power set. This let the former Headmistress Fitzgerald (who was the administrator of the third Keeper Trial which used the Deathly Hallows story) to ask a much different question that Erebus didn't expect.

"Will you be returning? The threat of Ranrok may be over now, but you did well in helping young Alex in his journey," she asked.

Erebus nodded. "I will be returning in about a century because my tasks are not complete here in Hogwarts."

"What tasks? Certainly not ours since you seem to know our secret," Percival asked.

"If it all the same to you, professors, I'd rather not yet answer that question," Erebus responded sternly. "It revolves around the secrets of this world's future that I cannot ever allow to be altered to a significant degree."

"You have such a burden on your shoulders," San Bakar said to Erebus while Fitzgerald and Charles certainly thought the same. "Perhaps if you were the only one wielding Ancient Magic instead of both of you, our trials would have been essentially very easy for you to complete."

'They had no idea,' Erebus thought to himself. 'These trials are essentially easier to handle than what Dumbledore set up for Harry in the books and movies.'

"Well," Erebus sighed out loud as his System informed him of the time--that being around 9 pm, "I must be going now, professors. When the time comes, perhaps we shall see each other again..."

That marked the end of the discussion for the decades to come within the Map Chamber, yet when Erebus left the castle--leaving Alex to enjoy the End of Year banquet--most of the witches and wizards there were beginning to forget his existence. This meant there was another force at work wiping away the traces of his physical presence from memory, but that was another mystery Erebus (and his future party) will solve in due time.

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The adventures drew to a close at the end of the year for Alex Fross. His friend Sebastian learned that it had been Rookwood all along who cursed his sister, Poppy Sweeting had managed to secure safety for the very last Golden Snidgets in existence, Natsai Onai had gotten over her anger towards the people who killed her father and helped to send Harlow to Azkaban although she suffered from the Cruciatus Curse for her troubles, and he managed to stop Ranrok's plans with the help of Erebus Axus.

During the time they had this year, Alex never did know much else about Erebus' identity--especially since he used that strange light sword during their time at Gringotts and in the final battle beneath Hogwarts. It brought him some amount of joy in bearing witness to strange things the entire year and learning all about magic in Hogwarts, but what was especially magical was that sense of mystery Erebus himself exuded.

He didn't know it at the time, but that was when he started to fall hard in love with him. Unlike most people in school, Alex knew some of Erebus' secrets (like his System and magical ability), but there was always this strange sense of foreboding in his heart--even present during the End of Year feast when he didn't see Erebus--that it would be a very long time until he could see him again.

However, there was a decision--unknown to most in the entire school--that would set into motion another course for the events set within Harry Potter. A single choice made out of star-crossed love and a determination to break the shackles which bound them.

If you want to know that story, you'll have to wait for some time.

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"Arch, please set course for Korriban," Erebus said in the command deck of the Voidship. "In the time of the Old Republic."

Arch nodded and Kreia huffed lightly as this would only be her second time on the planet. Erebus had told her that--from he knew of the lore--that Revan was still alive during this time and had been locked up by Vitiate for centuries. This made her determined to help Erebus end the Sith Emperor for good--even with the use of spells from the Wizarding World.

"First off, we have to make sure that the Star Cabal can't run their shadowy games and try to stop us from completing our goal," Erebus sighed as the multiversal coordinates were locked into place. "They are not much of a threat with Arch on our side since he can overpower the black Codex's algorithms easily, but I'd rather spend some time in the Sith Academy to make sure I learned enough about the Dark Side. Perhaps either Marr or Vowrawn might be good as a master--no offence Kreia."

"None taken, young one," Kreia responded with a soft wave of her hand as if dismissing it. "As I told Surik all that time ago, my acolytes and I are hardly true Sith."

"If I may?" Arch interjected. "Why not play the actual game, Kreia? We may not be from the Galaxy, but in Erebus' homeworld, there are various forms of media that may prove enlightening on the situations at hand."

"Hmm?" Kreia inquired. "Why is it only now that I hear of such things?"

"Because we have been rather busy in dealing with lightsaber training and wand work," Erebus responded in place of Arch. "Aside from Palpatine during the era of the Clone Wars onward that I have to deal with, I have Voldemort, and potentially other bigger threats to deal with like Thanos in the MCU and Darkseid in the DC Universe."

She didn't even bother to ask about them since she knew she'd learn more about it from with Arch mentioned as 'various forms of media'.

"Alright then, let's return to Korriban," Erebus sighed as he pressed the launch button on the console--making the engines whir to life.

The lights dimmed a bit as the Voidship dematerialized from the castle grounds and left the Wizarding World for a time. It soon entered into the Void itself and this time, there was no Void Storm to make Erebus fall into its endless darkness.

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Meanwhile...

"Seriously?!" Kreia screeched out loud as she had watched the prequel and original trilogies. Strangely enough, Arch and Erebus were surprised that they had a home theatre much like Kreia was--but sadly this was not holographic like they had in the Galaxy. "That man is such a fool!"

She was cursing out at the portrayal of Anakin Skywalker and Sheev Palpatine during the entire movie binge--but it only got worse when she watched the animated Clone Wars and Rebels series. Kreia was essentially pleading for Erebus to use the Killing Curse on Sheev Palpatine after she had the chance to torture him thoroughly.

If only she knew that Erebus planned on making her watch the sequel (Disney) trilogies...

...Yeah, she'd be furious with Episode 9.

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