When Creatures Meet

Chapter 11

Chapter 11:Explanation continues  and a few surprises as well

"Honestly, I am not sure how to explain this. This was not supposed to happen until you had all of the hallows; you were supposed to be eighteen." Thanatos said with a morose look. "Well, may I be the first to congratulate you on becoming the Mistress of Death?" He finally says with a smile. "It means that you will never die unless it is something that you and I have agreed upon, should you die your soul will be transported to my realm for about thirty minutes where you will automatically be brought to me personally, where we can talk and make a quick plan on how you should continue," Thanatos explains. "You will also be given a small fraction on my powers which are yours to use how you see fit; they can also be used to call me if you ever have any questions." Thanatos finishes his small speech as if that was all she would need to make sense of everything.

Dani looks at Thanatos confused before asking, "What are the hallows? What was supposed to happen? What do you mean by Mistress of Death? I can never die? How is thirty minutes enough time to make a plan? What powers would I get and how am I supposed to control them?" 

Thanatos looks both sad and annoyed, before cutting off the list of Dani's questions by simply covering her mouth with his hand. "First off, stop talking. Second, did you even take a breath in between those questions? Third, what is with all the questions. Okay so let's start at the beginning." 

Thanatos looks at Dani only to see her trying to pry his hand from over her mouth. "If I move my hand will you let me explain and not interrupt?" Dani looks to Thanatos and nods her head in agreement.

"The hallows I am speaking of are the Deathly Hallows, from the tale of the three brothers. It is a story in the magical communities about the Peverell brothers: Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus. It is a sorry little tale about those three as they come across a raging river and instead of trying to cross by themselves and die like everyone before them. They use their magic to build a bridge and supposedly 'cheat' death." Thanatos begins factually only to slowly become annoyed and sarcastic. "So to congratulate them 'Death' appears and offers them each a boon; Antioch a power-hungry wizard asks for a wand so no one can ever defeat him, so 'Death' pulls a branch from an elder tree and fashions him one. Cadmus, a cunning and smug wizard asks for the power to bring the dead back to life, so 'Death' pulls a stone from the river and imbues the stone with one touch. Finally, Ignotus, a peaceful and smart wizard asks for the power to hide from anyone, even 'Death' himself, so 'Death' sheds part of his very own invisibility cloak and gives the cloak to him."

Dani, not able to hold back her questions after hearing Thanatos speak about the third brother so fondly, asked. "What happened to him? Ignotus I mean." 

Thanatos is not surprised that she interrupts but surprised by the question. "You do not want to know what happened to the other two?" 

Shaking her head, Dani explains, "No, if they were stupid enough to ask for things that were just going to cause trouble or create envy between them and others. I do not care what happens to them, but Ignotus, he was the only one smart enough to see the trap that 'Death' was setting them up for."

Thanatos smiles widely and continues. "You are right, my little shadow. Antioch, boasted and defeated the leader of the next village and demanded to be handed over control of the village and was killed in his sleep his wand stolen from him. Cadmus used to stone to revive his late wife but she soon realized she did not belong to this world and returned to my realm her husband hung himself and followed his lover. Ignotus, he was smart and clever, he used his cloak to hide from 'Death' and raised a small family; when it was his time he passed the cloak to his son and gladly met 'Death' with open arms." 

Dani smiled happily that Ignotus had a happy ending and the others got what they deserved. "That is a nice story, but what happened? I do not believe for one second that the three brothers existed."