Mystic Knight Online - HP x SAO Crossover
Unread postPosted: February 12th, 2016, 4:31 pm
by jgkitarel
Well, actually putting text to the screen on this idea, though no clue how far I will take it, but my outlining is detailed enough for me to work from.
Anyway, the starting snippet:
Anyway, the starting snippet:
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June 5, 2022 – Malfoy Manor
Lucius Malfoy found himself fuming as he apparated to Malfoy manor. Not only had any efforts he had begun to discredit the headmaster been scuttled, but the whole series of events ended up drawing that man’s attention to him. That it also cost him a servant through an admittedly cunning bit of improvised trickery by the Potter brat was simply embarrassing and not something he would have fallen for had he been thinking clearly.
Still, not everything went badly. He had confirmation that the diary the Dark Lord had entrusted him with was far more dangerous than it seemed, and it had been disposed of. Had the events played out as they had been and resulted in discrediting Arthur Weasley, it would have been a happy bonus. Still, better it had not succeeded. Given what some of the headmaster’ statements implied, he had a fair idea of what the diary may have actually been, which was concerning in itself. There were some magics and rituals which even practitioners of the Dark Arts did not do, and even considered taboo
Either way, that was a matter for the future. Now he had to find another way to keep Albus Dumbledore distracted, and perhaps a means of removing Potter from the picture for a time.
It was a few hours later as he read the summarized reports from his contacts, which included information several who had fingers muggle world had considered he might be interested in, that he may have found a means of doing so. Apparently the muggles in Japan had developed something that could simulate reality for the user of it, covering all five senses, and essentially simulate being in another world. He didn’t fully understand all of the terms included, but the general idea was as clear to him, provided that the information was correct. He made a note to get more information, and to remind that contact, again, to make sure that technical terms related to muggle technology would also be defined in a way he could properly understand.
He didn’t share Arthur Weasley’s fascination with muggles and their technology, but that did not mean that he was ignorant of developments in the muggle world. His father, Abraxas, had warned him that muggles can come up with surprises, and he used the example of the global conflict which had lasted from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s to make that clear, especially since the magical world had been fighting its own war at the same time. The number of witches and wizards killed by muggle weapons when the battles sometimes intersected, or simply had been in the wrong place at the wrong time, had been frightening enough, but what had happened to the thousands of Japanese magicals, who had been in two of Japans cities when they had been destroyed by a powerful muggle weapon, had been horrifying.
Many of those hundreds of thousands of deaths could have been avoided had the wizards and witches been aware of what had been going on in the muggle world and thus stayed out of the way of muggle armies doing their best to destroy each other. As it stood, mainland Europe’s magical population, only numbering a few million at the time, had taken nearly half a century to recover.
Since then, he made sure to keep abreast of developments, mostly political and economic, within the muggle world. Some developments may indicate opportunities, after all, and at the very least, he kept informed. Knowledge and information were a power of their own to be used, after all.
And this latest bit of information presented an opportunity for him to distract one thorn in his side, while removing a potential future thorn for the time being. He would have to wait for more information.
It would be two weeks before more information came from his contact, and he had to give the man who sent it to him credit, he was thorough. This technology, called the Nerve Gear, created an artificial reality for whomever was using it and had just finished being developed and was being released for limited testing before going public later in the year. While the testing was being limited to Japan, its public release was being highly anticipated.
Apparently, the technology was also the main thing to be used in a game which multiple people would be able to play together regardless of where they were. The fact that it did so by immersing their senses in this artificial reality also meant that someone in it would be completely unaware of anything going on outside of it was also intriguing. He looked at the information and saw that the date all of this was to go public for release was to be late in October, with the game itself going live either at the end of October, or early in November.
Plenty of time for him to arrange things.
July 15, 2022 – Malfoy Manor
“Thank you for coming so promptly,” Lucius said to his guest as he gestured for the man to sit down at an available chair. He poured himself some brandy and looked at the man, who simply gestured that he was fine not having any.
“It is an opportunity for my family to repay a debt owed to your own, Lord Malfoy,” The man replied with an American accent as he sat down. “The Wainwrights have had this debt hanging over us for generations, so an opportunity to clear it is well appreciated. I hope you don’t mind if I don’t provide you my name, it’s best that you don’t know beyond the fact that I am a Wainwright.”
Lucius nodded. The Wainwrights were well known internationally on both sides of the law, and while dealing with them was not illegal, there were members who were wanted internationally. “Normally, I would not have called your family in, but I needed someone who is discrete and is familiar with both magical and muggle society on an international level.”
The man smiled. “Something that involves both worlds,” he commented. “Interesting, considering how the British magical community normally is from our perspective.” His gaze sharpened. “Why don’t you explain what service you want from us?”
Lucius nodded and decided that it was time to get to the point. He handed a tied stack of parchment to the man. “I need someone to disappear and be kept occupied in a way that will keep him from turning up.” He replied. “Doing so will keep my own opponents busy trying to find that person and allow me to undermine them.”
His guest looked at him. “This person?”
“Harry Potter.”
The man raised an eyebrow. “The Boy-Who-Lived? He’s still a minor, Lord Malfoy, so I do hope you want him kept alive, or whatever deal you struck is out of the question.”
“I am well aware of your stance on involving children and anything which is designed to cause them intentional harm, Mr. Wainwright,” Lucius replied smoothly. “I just want the boy out of the country and preferably on the other side of the world. The information in that stack of parchment I provided to you may explain some more.”
The man nodded and then began to look over the parchment sheets. Lucius patiently waited, sipping his drink. After a few minutes, the man put the sheets down.
“So,” Mr. Wainwright said. “You want us to kidnap a boy who is not yet thirteen, take him to Japan, and basically distract him with this technology and the expected game to be released with it? And all of this before the release?” Lucius nodded. “It is doable, if difficult. How above board do you want this to be done?”
“As above board as practicable, Mr. Wainwright,” he replied. “I want this operation to succeed, and having it fail due to some details being missed in the shuffle.”
Mr. Wainwright nodded. “Is there any more information you have, then, on Mr. Potter? His location and any security?”
Lucius nodded, knowing that they wouldn’t be asking for more information if they weren’t going to take the job. “Indeed I do, Mr. Wainwright.”
Lucius Malfoy found himself fuming as he apparated to Malfoy manor. Not only had any efforts he had begun to discredit the headmaster been scuttled, but the whole series of events ended up drawing that man’s attention to him. That it also cost him a servant through an admittedly cunning bit of improvised trickery by the Potter brat was simply embarrassing and not something he would have fallen for had he been thinking clearly.
Still, not everything went badly. He had confirmation that the diary the Dark Lord had entrusted him with was far more dangerous than it seemed, and it had been disposed of. Had the events played out as they had been and resulted in discrediting Arthur Weasley, it would have been a happy bonus. Still, better it had not succeeded. Given what some of the headmaster’ statements implied, he had a fair idea of what the diary may have actually been, which was concerning in itself. There were some magics and rituals which even practitioners of the Dark Arts did not do, and even considered taboo
Either way, that was a matter for the future. Now he had to find another way to keep Albus Dumbledore distracted, and perhaps a means of removing Potter from the picture for a time.
It was a few hours later as he read the summarized reports from his contacts, which included information several who had fingers muggle world had considered he might be interested in, that he may have found a means of doing so. Apparently the muggles in Japan had developed something that could simulate reality for the user of it, covering all five senses, and essentially simulate being in another world. He didn’t fully understand all of the terms included, but the general idea was as clear to him, provided that the information was correct. He made a note to get more information, and to remind that contact, again, to make sure that technical terms related to muggle technology would also be defined in a way he could properly understand.
He didn’t share Arthur Weasley’s fascination with muggles and their technology, but that did not mean that he was ignorant of developments in the muggle world. His father, Abraxas, had warned him that muggles can come up with surprises, and he used the example of the global conflict which had lasted from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s to make that clear, especially since the magical world had been fighting its own war at the same time. The number of witches and wizards killed by muggle weapons when the battles sometimes intersected, or simply had been in the wrong place at the wrong time, had been frightening enough, but what had happened to the thousands of Japanese magicals, who had been in two of Japans cities when they had been destroyed by a powerful muggle weapon, had been horrifying.
Many of those hundreds of thousands of deaths could have been avoided had the wizards and witches been aware of what had been going on in the muggle world and thus stayed out of the way of muggle armies doing their best to destroy each other. As it stood, mainland Europe’s magical population, only numbering a few million at the time, had taken nearly half a century to recover.
Since then, he made sure to keep abreast of developments, mostly political and economic, within the muggle world. Some developments may indicate opportunities, after all, and at the very least, he kept informed. Knowledge and information were a power of their own to be used, after all.
And this latest bit of information presented an opportunity for him to distract one thorn in his side, while removing a potential future thorn for the time being. He would have to wait for more information.
It would be two weeks before more information came from his contact, and he had to give the man who sent it to him credit, he was thorough. This technology, called the Nerve Gear, created an artificial reality for whomever was using it and had just finished being developed and was being released for limited testing before going public later in the year. While the testing was being limited to Japan, its public release was being highly anticipated.
Apparently, the technology was also the main thing to be used in a game which multiple people would be able to play together regardless of where they were. The fact that it did so by immersing their senses in this artificial reality also meant that someone in it would be completely unaware of anything going on outside of it was also intriguing. He looked at the information and saw that the date all of this was to go public for release was to be late in October, with the game itself going live either at the end of October, or early in November.
Plenty of time for him to arrange things.
July 15, 2022 – Malfoy Manor
“Thank you for coming so promptly,” Lucius said to his guest as he gestured for the man to sit down at an available chair. He poured himself some brandy and looked at the man, who simply gestured that he was fine not having any.
“It is an opportunity for my family to repay a debt owed to your own, Lord Malfoy,” The man replied with an American accent as he sat down. “The Wainwrights have had this debt hanging over us for generations, so an opportunity to clear it is well appreciated. I hope you don’t mind if I don’t provide you my name, it’s best that you don’t know beyond the fact that I am a Wainwright.”
Lucius nodded. The Wainwrights were well known internationally on both sides of the law, and while dealing with them was not illegal, there were members who were wanted internationally. “Normally, I would not have called your family in, but I needed someone who is discrete and is familiar with both magical and muggle society on an international level.”
The man smiled. “Something that involves both worlds,” he commented. “Interesting, considering how the British magical community normally is from our perspective.” His gaze sharpened. “Why don’t you explain what service you want from us?”
Lucius nodded and decided that it was time to get to the point. He handed a tied stack of parchment to the man. “I need someone to disappear and be kept occupied in a way that will keep him from turning up.” He replied. “Doing so will keep my own opponents busy trying to find that person and allow me to undermine them.”
His guest looked at him. “This person?”
“Harry Potter.”
The man raised an eyebrow. “The Boy-Who-Lived? He’s still a minor, Lord Malfoy, so I do hope you want him kept alive, or whatever deal you struck is out of the question.”
“I am well aware of your stance on involving children and anything which is designed to cause them intentional harm, Mr. Wainwright,” Lucius replied smoothly. “I just want the boy out of the country and preferably on the other side of the world. The information in that stack of parchment I provided to you may explain some more.”
The man nodded and then began to look over the parchment sheets. Lucius patiently waited, sipping his drink. After a few minutes, the man put the sheets down.
“So,” Mr. Wainwright said. “You want us to kidnap a boy who is not yet thirteen, take him to Japan, and basically distract him with this technology and the expected game to be released with it? And all of this before the release?” Lucius nodded. “It is doable, if difficult. How above board do you want this to be done?”
“As above board as practicable, Mr. Wainwright,” he replied. “I want this operation to succeed, and having it fail due to some details being missed in the shuffle.”
Mr. Wainwright nodded. “Is there any more information you have, then, on Mr. Potter? His location and any security?”
Lucius nodded, knowing that they wouldn’t be asking for more information if they weren’t going to take the job. “Indeed I do, Mr. Wainwright.”