Marauders Era Fanfictions

Pain and No Gain

Regulus looks at the basin; the liquid clear. " Kreatcher here, I need you to switch the lockets when it opens." Kreatcher stares at him blankly. "But, master Regulus, you can not drink the potion without seeing visions of the past and feeling indescribable pain." Regulus doesn't respond because it's stupid of him to think that maybe, just maybe, he'll survive what's to come. He reaches for the cup at the bottom of the basin. He shakes as he lifts it toward his lips. When the potion touches his tongue, his legs waver, and he crumbles onto the cold stone ground. "Mast Regulus!" He hears kreatcher shout, but the pain is unbearable. It feels like he's on fire at the same time as breaking every bone in his body. He sees himself the day he got the mark; debating on whether or not to object. Regulus feels the searing pain in his left arm as the mark gets branded onto his flesh permanently. The memory changes, and it's the summer of 95. "Watching doing absolutely nothing as Sirius is hit with Crucio over and over again. Writhing on the floor, crying, and begging for them to stop. It changes, but instead, it's even more painful than the previous ones.

"Why didn't you tell me?" James was asking tears forming in his eyes. Regulus sleeve was pulled back to reveal the skull that James was staring at. " Because," Regulus starts, forcing the words out. " I knew that you'd be...mad." James glares at him, and Regulus feels his heart break at the sight. " Mad." James repeats now seething. " I would have fucking understood, but no...you decided to keep it from me." Tears were now spilling down Regulus' cheeks. " James.." he starts but James cuts him off. " You know what it doesn't matter anymore. You wanna know why? We're done. I thought I could trust you to tell me. I though there was good in you, but I was wrong. Remus was right your just a Death Eater." James walks toward the door and is halfway out when Regulus blurts out." James wait. Please we can talk. There is good in me; you can trust me." But it was to late James exits with a small, " Goodbye, Black.", before slamming the door in Regulus' face.

He opens his eyes to Kreacher standing before him. " Master Regulus, are you okay?"Kreatcher asks worridly. Regulus runs a hand over his forehead. "Did you switch the lockets?" Regulus asks purposely avoiding Kreatcher's question. Regulus looks at the basin. Tired from drinking the potion. "Yes master." He blinks the tears from his eyes as he hears the waves crash against the rocks. He turns around to see the corpses hands fly up out of the water. He struggles to stand, but with Kreatcher's help he is able to get on his feet. " Kreatcher go, destroy the locket!" Regulus yells over the loud crashing of water. "But,..." Kreatcher starts, but is cut off by Regulus. "Kretcher, I order you to leave me and destroy the lockets!" He watches as Kreatcher dissaperates the loud crack echoing across the cave. He turns just in enough time to come face to face with a mob of inferno. They grab at his wrist and ankles pulling him toward the water. The smell of burnt flesh hitting his nostrils as they pull him toward the dark abbiss.

Breathe, he reminds himself. In and out, in and out, in an.... His head hits the surface of the lake and water fills his lungs. He can't see, breathe, or hear all of the things he needs for his survival gone in a matter if seconds. They pull at his leg and arms like their trying to rip them straight out of the sockets. He breathe and it's killing him,literally. His lungs are on fire and the inferno continue to drag him deeper and deeper into the Dark depths of the ominous water. They're scratching him, the marks stinging as the water mixes with the blood. The water turning red around him, swarming him. Then black dots begin to appear in his vision even if he couldn't see. In his final brethe, final thought, and final contribution to the world and it is one name and one name only James.

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