Back in Black

Chapter 23

Dean was not happy. Not only did they have to deal with people they couldn't save, but Sam got a glimpse of all those Harry had failed during the war.

Apparently death by natural magic counted just as much as being killed during a hunt.

The first one to attack was the first person Harry had lost that he was close to. His mother, Lily.

Because Sam was with him, he shot the spirit without hesitation.

By the time they got back to Bobby's, two others had cropped up. Dean had never been more thankful that he wasn't Harry personally, just his reincarnation. Otherwise he was sure that the man would have been dead four times over from his past.

Though it did prompt a very...interesting...question to Mort when he noticed one of the spirits hadn't shown up.

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What happened to Sirius Black?

Sirius Black, the idiot who fell through to Hel's realm? She currently has him serving as her 'boy-toy', I believe it's called. Frankly I'm amazed she even let him visit his godson when Harry was still alive.

Is he trapped there?

Unlike that fool Persephone, Sirius is only kept in Purgatory because he does not know the way out. But I don't believe Hel would be pleased to lose her boyfriend.

...Is there any reason she cant leave with him?

Odin put a spell on the girl to alert him if she ever left. If she did, then he will kill her brothers.

And is there any way to kill a pagan? From what I remember Hel is Loki's daughter, isn't she? So that makes her family twice over.

Mort was well aware of Dean's view on family. It was more precious than the gold he finally retrieved from the Potter accounts. If he had to choose between Sam or the gold, he would pick his brother without a second's thought.

There is a way. But if you kill Odin using your powers as Death's Hand, then you'll be brought deeper into my realm.

And if I just blasted him as Godzilla? Pagans can't survive dragon fire and acid at the same time can they?

Mort blinked. He had entirely forgotten about Dean's Animagus form.

You'll be brought to the attention of the angels.

And this is news how? If I do it looking like Harry, they won't think Dean Harvelle is involved. Last I checked, Gabriel said that the angels believe Harry is still alive, but in hiding.

Screwing over the angels and killing a nuisance pagan. Mort could live with that.

Ask Gabriel to give you a general location of Odin. If I interfere they could call me on it, and I don't want this biting me in the ass later. I'll be pushing the rules as it is allowing Sirius to regain his living form without any side effects.

Dean nodded. He was sure Gabriel would love this, considering he had been utterly useless earlier.

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"Wait, you want the general location of Odin. Why?" asked Gabriel.

"I want to turn him into one crispy fried pagan," said Dean simply.

"Again, why? Not that I'm complaining about killing him off mind you," added Gabriel.

After he hurt his kids by forcing them into their animal forms and then cursing them to remain like that until they died or the spell broke, Gabriel wasn't exactly a fan of Odin. The only reason he hadn't smote the bastard was because it would have alerted his brothers to the fact there were a few angel half breeds running around.