Demon Lord, we...well...kind of Lost your Body...

[Xin]

Mr. Stroussen eyed the two young heroes with a critical eye. One was Ophelia Azikiwe, with very dark brown hair, dark skin, and plenty of gold jewelry she certainly gave the impression of being very different from most everyone he had ever seen. She really stood out to be sure but of course no one would guess that she was in fact a hero. The other hero was Danielle Mercado who seemed to tower over everyone in the room but Mr. Stroussen A pacific islander with an astounding track record, she certainly looked more formidable than Ophelia; however, they were both heroes of astounding ability though a bit young and on the inexperienced side, especially when compared to himself.

"Now Mr. Emerson if you would kinda leave us alone." Mr. Stroussen asked politely, but deep in his voice was the smell of a command. The principle was about to protest about this stranger taking over his office but there was some danger signal that flared up inside him that made him follow the blond's orders. Trying to look as dignified as possible, Mr. Emerson stood up and walked into the hallway, closing the door lightly so to not cause any noise.

"Right, now that we are alone we have some hero business to discuss. I will try to keep this brief as I am busy with other matters but the Hero Organization decided they needed a direct contact to make sure no messages could be intercepted. No doubt agents all across the world are being talked to in a similar manner." Mr. Stroussen took a long inhale from his electronic cigarette and slowly let the mist out as he relished in the feeling of the vapor. "Fairly recently the replica of the Demon Lord container shattered after all these years. I doubt you know too much about it but the replica was based on the container's exact magical signature, which means that the Demon Lord's container must be no more." He paused to let the news settle in and then continued.

"Of course we cannot come to any conclusive conclusions but as of this moment a special team is trying to find out the fact of our archenemy. The most positive scenario is that this marks the end of the Demon Lord once and for all, his mind lost into emptiness at having no container to hold his essence any longer but of course our job is not to hope for such a scenario but to be ready. Thankfully, it is believed that the worst case scenario is impossible as both us and the demon forces do not currently know about where his body is so at the very least armies of demons should not suddenly be spawning across the globe. There is another possibility however," the man sighed and glared at nothing for a brief moment before finishing his speech. "The other possibility is that the Demon Lord has found a temporary vessel to reside in. It is unlikely they have another relic with the capability of housing such a powerful presence but our 'scientists' have determined it might be possible for the Demon Lord to be in possession of another's body. We do not have all the facts but they believe the most likely scenario is that the Demon Lord may be in possession of a demon's body. This is of course troublesome but at least he should not have access to his overwhelming power."

Mr. Stroussen took the cigarette out of his mouth, turned it off and put it away. "In any event, all heroes are to be on alert status. You are to keep your eyes and ears open for demon activity and if possible must try to find out if the Demon Lord has in fact come back in a temporary body. I have heard there has been some increase in activity in the area so the slight possibility of him being here is at least higher than other locations. I know you may want to ask some question but I don't have the time to stay, I have an important...meeting to go to. In any case you are to be vigilant and on your guard at all times, we cannot afford the possibility of him slipping under our noses or the world just might pay for it." With that warning given, Mr. Stroussen stomped past them, gave the principle the sign he was fine to come back to his office, and left without another word since after all, his part was done and he had places to be.

[Xartarin]

Danny was silent for a few moments after Mr. Stroussen left and she stared at the door he left through, filled with a strange mix of feelings. The Demon Lord awakening and Danny rising up as a hero was a fantasy Danny had anticipated and feared for quite some time. More importantly it was a situation that Danny was sure would never happen. And it was a situation that could still not happen, since there was a chance that the Demon Lord was now lost forever, but somehow Danny didn't consider it possible. The Demon Lord disappearing forever seemed too anticlimactic to happen, and there was an an apprehension in her heart that she couldn't dismiss as fruitless. Her arms and knees shook, her throat felt dry and her head felt heavy.

No. Stop. Calm down. Danny clenched her fists and gulped. She had to appear confident, at least right now. Being confident was an important part of the barbarian persona, after all, even if only Ophelia was in the room at the time. "Alright, well," Danny spoke, trying to hide the anxiousness in her voice as she turned to Ophelia. "After school, meet me out front by the parking lot, and we can hash out some battle plans. I'm gonna go skip first period."

Danny left the office, wanting to find some place to think about things. As she walked over to the lunch tables she noticed a bunch of students filing into the gymnasium. "I hate pep rallies," She said to herself, and then walked away.

[Magpie]

Orbit LOL'd a little on the inside. Oh, if only Ryan had known just how much 'weirdness' was already sitting on his driveway... he didn't rule out that he might've just darted headfirst back into the apartment and locked the door behind him. Barricated the windows, and called the ghostbusters on his fluffy ass. Humans were so easy to freak out, he sometimes had to stop himself from thinking of them like he thought of fine porcelain.

But of course this wasn't your ordinary human, judging by the fact that oh I don't know... he commanded a magical freaking cyborg for instance. As Ryan bent down to greet the animal, the dog responded to the friendly gesture with a wagging tail and a sniff on the mans sleeve. The latter was done with intent - he scanned the man for demon scents. But there was nothing there, and as far as Orbit could tell, Ryan smell was a s normal as teenager smells came. Didn't rule out th epossiblility of a hero of course, but.. it also didn't rule out the possibility of him simply being interesting. And that would be a stroke of totally random super luck.

He tilted his head to the side and looked throughtfully at the man in front of him. It would've been a better idea to simply appear as a human being from the very start so that he could've talked with him properly, but it was too late for that now. He could always return at some later point and have a talk with him then, but.. there was always the possibility that he wouldn't run into him again, and that would be a missed chance. Urgh. Conflict.. He sighed, but decided that it was worth a shot to at least try to speak with him.
"You know... you've got all the weirdness you need right there, if you ask me." the dog said, putting on what looked very much like a smile, tail still wagging. He had no idea if Ryan would be able to understand him or not - precious few people ever seemed to be able to.