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Chapter 14 - Chapter 14: The Ascension of the True Heir

Scene: The Heart of Hogwarts — Merlin's Memory Vault

As Athan and Aetheron's blades clashed in midair, the shockwave cracked the magical foundations of Hogwarts. Ancient wards flickered. The stones screamed.

Suddenly, time froze.

Everything—sound, light, breath—paused.

Athan blinked and found himself standing not on the battlefield, but inside a vast white void surrounded by floating shards of memories—Hogwarts itself suspended in time.

"Where…?" he began.

"The crossroads of legacy," said a voice like thunder, wind, and wisdom.

Before him appeared Merlin, cloaked in cosmic stars, flanked by King Arthur with Excalibur glowing from his ghostly grip.

"You've reached the brink," Merlin said. "But to win, you must become what you were born to be… the Heir of Everything."

The Test of Worth

From the shadows, the spirits of Hogwarts' Founders appeared:

Godric Gryffindor, burning like fire.

Salazar Slytherin, cold and calculating.

Rowena Ravenclaw, cloaked in starlight.

Helga Hufflepuff, glowing with golden warmth.

Each of them extended a hand, offering Athan their gifts—courage, ambition, wisdom, loyalty.

Behind them appeared the spirits of Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, who whispered:

"You are heir of gods, forged in war."

Then Odin, Ra, and Anubis appeared.

Then Batman, Superman, Tony Stark, Yoda, and even Optimus Prime stepped from behind the veil of time, each representing realms, universes, and forces Athan had inherited.

"But power alone is not enough," King Arthur warned. "You must choose. Who are you at your core?"

Athan's Choice

Athan looked around at the infinite beings and powers he had inherited.

"I am Harry James Potter… but I'm also Athan Allen Wood. I'm a warrior, a leader, a protector. I am not one thing. I am everything good in all of you."

With that, he stepped forward into the blinding light.

The True Form: The Omni-Heir

Magic and technology fused.

The Power Rangers' morphing grid surged through his DNA.

Infinity Stone energy embedded into his aura.

The Force balanced perfectly—Jedi calm and Sith passion.

He transformed.

A flowing white and gold armor forged from Excalibur, Mandalorian beskar, vibranium, and Kryptonian metal.

Wings of light and shadow stretched from his back—one angelic, one mechanical.

His wand became the Staff of Infinity—a merge of Elder Wand, Saber Crystal, Stark Core, and Kryptonian Sunstone.

"You are now the Omni-Heir," Merlin declared. "No being in the multiverse holds more potential. Use it… wisely." 

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