3 3. Plans!

Harry let out a satisfied sigh after eating the food. Getting this was not easy, as his powers were still new to him. Heck, he still couldn't believe he had real powers. Harry remembered how he used to imitate Professor X and try summoning the TV remote when he used to feel lazy, and now he is lifting a tree trunk he wouldn't think possible to be lifted by even the most jacked human. Yet, it floated in front of him.

But it was exhausting. According to Raphael, his powers had just activated and it would take some time for the body, mind, and soul to come to balance again. Even now, Raphael had to take over to enable him to sneak into a house and steal some food. It didn't feel good to steal from a family, but Harry was just too hungry and made the compromise.

Harry looked around once more and frowned. While the Dursleys were the scum of the Earth, he had a roof on his head, even if it was just a cupboard. But right now he had no stable source of food, no money, and no shelter, and he didn't have much experience in using his powers to live in the woods. He also didn't have enough knowledge of the outdoors to survive outside.

[That would not be a problem, sir. Your body has evolved to be more resilient, thus the dangers to the mundane people and you would be different. What could be considered poisonous to them could just be water to you. But we do not have enough data to analyze what is and is not dangerous to you.] Raphael spoke, snapping me out.

'Oh, how did I forget my changes while remembering I have powers! It would take time for me to not be scared of things I was before. It's like an involuntary action, like getting scared of snakes and forgetting you are a parslemouth or you can just wave a wand.' Harry thought.

'Ugh, this again.' He winced. He had occasionally been frowning for a while. Why? Something about calling himself... Harry... felt wrong. Maybe it was because the image of Harry Potter in his mind was of a wimpy kid with plot armor. Don't get him wrong, he was a big HP fan, but no MHA fan can deny Deku is a crybaby. Still, it was ironic for him to feel appalled to be like some cheap copy when he had just asked for the powers of other beings, making him their cheap copy.

Plus, he was also having a bit of trouble expressing his childish instincts. He had been a kid for 9 years while his memories were dormant, and it was having little impact on his state. Even if he was a kid, constant torment was not easy to deal with. While the year had healed whatever the void had done to him, his old psyche and new psyche were conflicting inside.

"I need a new name... Hadrian?... Nah, all fanfics use it... Ah, got it. Let's just go by Ryan." He said and nodded, hoping to make Deadpool proud.

[The name Ryan comes from the Gaelic words righ and an, which together mean "little king." It fits you, sir. ] Raphael informed him.

"Thanks, Raphael, but I didn't know you were a name dictionary," Harry spoke.

[The subskill 'All of Creation' grants me access to all information that you read even once in your previous life sir. The said meaning of your name was read by you once.] Raphael informed him, making him nod in understanding. Ryan then noticed a trail of ants moving to their nest.

Suddenly getting an idea, Ryan got up and followed them. He noticed the trail and the nest and kept observing them. He lifted his hand but stopped.

Getting an idea from Beru, he thought of using his powers, but he slightly hesitated in doing it. While he had killed many insects in his previous life, knowingly or unknowingly, but now his action would mean killing for his own needs. They were living beings, no matter how small... all except mosquitoes.

Ryan just looked at them for a few seconds and used a telekinetic barrier to crush all ants, flattening the area. He looked at them and spoke "... Arise" His magic moved, and the little shadows under the crushed ants expanded and covered them, and soon the shadows took the form of the ants and stood above them.

He placed his finger in front of them, and one of the ants climbed up his finger. He brought it closer and observed the ant closely. He started shaking and suddenly jumped up.

"HELL YEAH!" Ryan yelled, his face sporting a huge smile. "I'm the shadow monarch bitches!" He yelled and jumped around due to excitement. While he retained memories of his older self, his child state brought his excitement up, making him act like one as well.

Ryan jumped and laughed for a few minutes before calming down and realizing he got too excited. He sighed and looked at the ants, then said. "Go to nests and help me raise your numbers."

All ants rushed towards the ant hill and entered it.

"Hey Raphael, do I need to see the dead ants to extract their shadow?" He asked.

[No sir, you can do that through your summons. Do you want me to take charge?] Raphael replied and asked.

"Yeah, while not useful for fighting, it is still a good experience to use my powers... I don't think I can kill animals or... other things to get more shadows. Uncomfortable things are uncomfortable" Ryan said and sighed. He was just a normal guy in his previous life.

He had never even seen butchers cutting meat, there is no way he can go killing like it was nothing. Ryan opened his status and tried to look more closely at it. He also noticed his title showing 'Prine of Shadows', making him conclude he has ways to go before gaining the title of a monarch.

He also saw 'Mutant Obscurus' and wondered what exactly was the difference between and normal one and him.

And the final title made him frown. 'The Master of Death'. Reading many theories, he also had the feeling that being master of a law was simply impossible. Yet, it was true that he had the three hallows.

'Wait, weren't two of them supposed to be with Dumbledore? And what happened to the ring attached to the third one?' Ryan thought.

"Raphael, was there something attached to the hallows? And is there anything else I should know?" Harry asked.

[Affirmative sir. The ring was destroyed by gluttony but the soul fragment it was housing is currently in the storage of Bleezebuth. The soul fragment housed in your scar is stored there as well.] Raphael said, crashing Ryan's thought process.

It took a few seconds for him to reboot, and his eyes widened in shock.

"WHAT? Why didn't you say anything?" Ryan asked, a bit panicked.

[I was waiting for you to settle down sir. Pushing these onto you may have overwhelmed you before.] Raphael said.

Ryan frowned and spoke "And what of the two Horcrux? Those things should be dangerous!"

[They are inside Gluttony, sir. They possess no danger to you currently.] Raphael aid.

"Are you sure?" Harry asked. While he was aware of Rimuru playing with souls easily, he needed to be double sure.

[Yes sir.] Raphael replied.

Ryan slumped and pinched his brows. The info was indeed too much to process. He tried to think but he was too overwhelmed to think of anything. The fact that he had forgotten of an evil soul shard inside him scared him again. He had not encountered anything supernatural and was in a panicked state. He felt... lost.

'What? I should... what? Dammit, how do those fanfic MC's not get overwhelmed just after reincarnating?' He thought.

[I might be able to help sir.] Raphael said, stopping the confused boy.

"How?" He asked.

[Helping you is my job sir. Please do try to rely more on me. I can help analyze your situations and doubts to help you.] Raphael replied, calming Ryan.

"*sigh* Sorry Raphael. I am just... overwhelmed, and I have no idea what to do. Please help me." Ryan spoke. He needed a few days to settle into his new reality, or every new thing would make him jump. 'Those fanfics made settling into life with powers look easy.'

[No problem sir.] Raphael spoke. [I have analyzed the situation and your doubts, and have come to conclusions about the next steps to be taken] He said, and Ryan listened.

[I have come to the conclusion that getting a stable home is the first step. Due to the higher beings warning, we do not know what has happened to this world, and it could be vastly different from your memories sir. Hence, interacting with the wizarding world without proper knowledge would be dangerous as you have not completely mastered your powers yet. Thus, I propose to devour the two soul fragments. This would allow us to get knowledge of the wizarding world as well as magic from Tom Marvolo Riddle, at least the part left in the soul shards.] Raphael instructed.

"Isn't that dangerous? I don't know if I have mental or soul defenses to fight the Horcrux." Ryan spoke. Once again, trying to confirm what his limits are, and whether he should be worried. Better safe than sorry.

[Bleezebuth has the ability to devour everything, including souls and magic, thus there is no danger. I believe it would be better for me to store and analyze the memories of the soul than imparting on you sir. Mr. Riddle was not a pleasant man, and his memories may not be to your liking.] Raphael said.

Ryan agreed with Raphael on that. As much as Voldemort's knowledge may prove advantageous, he didn't want to see the messed up things Voldy had done.

"If there are no problems, then do it. After that, formulate what we should do." Ryan spoke.

[Affirmative. Beginning devouring.] Raphael said. Raphael also made screens appear in front of Ryan to represent the time taken in the process. After a few seconds, he replied, [Process complete sir. All knowledge has been extracted, and a plan has been formulated.]

"Perfect, lay it on," Ryan said.

[Thanks to the analysis, I have managed to convert magic known as occulmacy and legilimancy to develop mild telepathy, which has been added to Ruler's Aura. I believe this would help you in blending in with people and gather resources. First, we must look for a house or a building that could be used as a base, then we could use telepathy to analyze the people in the neighborhood to track illegal activities through which we could obtain a sizeable amount of money without many repercussions. After getting shelter and resources, we should visit Diagon Alley to gather knowledge and your inheritance. I believe we achieve the first two goals before I explain the next steps, sir.] Raphael said.

Ryan agreed with Raphael completely. Though he was scared of Raphael's plan about raiding illegal businesses, Ryan knew Raphael had more control over his powers during auto-pilot, and if he deems it possible, it must be.

Ryan felt his heart beating faster, as he was still feeling fear from the plan because of his old notions about what was dangerous to him.

"Well, I'll leave this to you, Raphael," Ryan spoke.

[Rest assured sir, everything will be fine.] Raphael said, reassuring his master. Ryan's eyes glazed, and the next second he sunk into his shadow, leaving no trace of his presence except a small footprint indicating a child was there before.