Master of Death

Chapter 26

Sirius calmly:"Are you sure mark choose you?"
Hadrian:"What do you mean"
Sirius took out Hadrian's childhood image from his pocket and showed him proving their was no such mark on him except Blood maze mark who only Lily knew meaning.
Hadrian:"How .. why.. but the Prophecy.."
Sirius: "Demon king played with you, why you think he choose someone crazy as Bellatrix to train you in starting years. Did you ever think why other Black sisters were so reluctant with you in starting if they were doing it on their free will? Have you ever thought why in whole world Demon king came to your help? In first place why you needed his help so desperately at such young age? Lying is nature of Demon what makes you think that King of Demon always told you truth not some fake story. He did same thing that Dumbledore wanted to do. Manipulate to create you into his personal weapon."
Hadrian:"You are lying. He loves me. If not why should he made me Prince?"
Sirius:"To keep you under his command, to take mark of cane you must have to accept it first, You just said Mark choose you, but it's not birth mark. So how did you agree for such loyalty at young age when you can't remember or differentiate it from birth mark?"
 Hadrian thought about his first memory of his father.
Sirius waited some moments:"Do you remember?"
Hadrian nodded:"I was three when my uncle beaten me to death and throw me on road. Lucifer came to my Dream and asked me if I want to live. He said I can have power and Protection if he willingly accept the fate to be Black Kaiser and Promise to bring him to earth"
Sirius with wide eyes: "But you were just three to understand any of it"
Hadrian fall on his knees tears in his eyes, Sirius went to comfort him. But Hadrian just said:"Don't"
Sirius stood at his place. Hadrian sit in meditating position to open link with his father.
Hadrian:"Father I need some answers, Sirius Black just made me remember old memory"
Lucifer glare:"You are questioning your father, your King for that Traitor"
Hadrian:"He is not important at moment, what is important is how you King of Demon realm reached me exactly at a time I needed it? There are many Children who dies and I know you don't care. And why you need Promise from mere 3 year old kid?"
Lucifer warned:"Hadrian.."
Hadrian:"And above everything you never mentioned real reason for Sirius's rejection to help and his innocence. May be I am being childish or all of things I believed so far is nothing but illusion itself. I want answers"
Lucifer looked like he was about to blast but he started laughing: "Yes fool child, the mark is given to you. It's not birthmark. The real prophecy regarding you is:
A child blessed with powers beyond imagination is born
A boy who can tame the darkness and work with Chaotic forces
The one whose blood holds oath of Devil
He will be keeper of realms and bridge a gap between races
When the Emperor returns to his world and the hands of fate shall change."
He paused to see Hadrian's expression then continue:"You see. I adjusted few words as per my convince. The blood holds oath of Devil word made you one of my targets. When you defeated Dark Lord, It was clear to me you will be Keeper of realms. I have to have you under my thumb so I have to give you mark of cain. And for you to agree to it, I have to play a bit."
Hadrian hissed:"You used me"
Lucifer:"If I haven't Dumbledore would have, your destiny will be same. At least I gave you power and High position. I have given you option to live. Dumbledore would have killed you knowing you are also Horcrux"
Hadrian with wide eyes:"You knew"
 Lucifer:"Of course what you take me for? I can feel souls and Dark energy from Miles"
 Hadrian:"Still it didn't justify you took my chance to have normal life"
Lucifer:"You would never have normal life Hadrian, your birth has prophecy attach to it. Someone will always be pulling threads for you. Anyways this discussion doesn't change a thing, you see with Mark of Cain you are bound to fulfill your promise"
Hadrian:"But then why wait all this year"
Lucifer:"You can open realm only after your Keeper's power stabilize. As keeper your power stabilize when you become adult. Your Lordship rings expedited the process and made you adult before 15. On the night of Halloween my powers are at maximum limit so perfect day to make entry. As my affection towards you consider this days to think everything. If you don't fulfill your promise by Halloween, I will use your body as my vessel for earth. You are mine Hadrian there is no way out. Also let's not forget both Dumbledore and Dark Lord will be after you. Dark Lord sees you as his only worth enemy and Dumbledore sees you as 7th Horcrux. Only I can give you chance to live."  
Hadrian closed his link and started heavily crying. This time he let Sirius embrace him. With crying he told Sirius what he discussed with Lucifer.
Sirius whispered:"What will you do now?"
Hadrian gave him weak smile:"I don't know but I will not give up easily. I need to go back, you stick to your mission. Thank you Sirius"
Sirius just nodded and left.

Hadrian went to his dorm room exhausted with everything that happened in a day. How his whole life has became jock in few hours. He slept on his body keep thinking over and over.

Next morning while going towards classes, Luna approached him.
Luna smiled sympathetically :"Stay strong my King, you are reaching at your final test. Don't loose faith at this stage. Before anything you must find rat in your top ranks."
Hadrian smiled and left for class.

During first class he passed note to Hermione and Draco to meet in Forbidden forest in half hour. Don't let any single person know about it. Message was clear. Since others were not in their year, it would be easy to go unnoticed if they skip classes.

Hadrian was stroking Amara when Hermione and Draco reached Forest. Hadrian cast silence spell and invisible charm around place.
Hadrian:"I trust you both above everything, What I am going to say to you is very important, one wrong move and I will lose my life"
Both Hermione and Draco can feel panic and fear in voice:"We will do anything"  
Hadrian then told them about everything about his life, true prophecy and how he was being subjected to one manipulation in order to avoid another manipulation. 
Both Draco and Hermione has tears in their eyes knowing how much pain their King / their brother is going through.
Draco:"Just tell us what you want me to do. I will happily die for you Hadrian."
Hermione: "You are my brother, my true friend and my King. Don't you think about giving up, I will find something. I will go through every single book existed"
Amara hissed:"Master I will ask creatures in forest about the mark"  
Hadrian hissed back:"That would be great help dear."
Hadrian: "I believe Lucifer has someone in our ranks who is spying on me, As there are certain things he knows which he shouldn't. My doubts are on Pansy and Blaise as apart from you two only they knows confidential details. Keep an eye on them and any other you find suspicious in our rank. I will also play some tricks but I doubt I will be able to find out as now Lucifer will be caution so you two are my best bet. I have only time till Halloween so I want mouse get found with in week"
Both nodded with confidence.