Apophis cackled. And laughed. And snickered. Laughed. Giggle. Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. Apophis finally stopped laughing before touching what was left of his face. His brother's remains were still intact, much to his pleasant surprise. He then smiled at the sight of Lily being firmly shielded underneath a tree. The hollow deity shook his head, his hands making a gesture as if he were confused on what was going on in the first place. "You imply that there are people like me," Apophis said, his eyes closed loosely. The man took several steps toward the woman in front of him as he continued, "You say that the likes of me should not step on your grounds." The man stopped walking. A frightening mix of anger and joy spread across his ruined face, [center][b][u]"Why would you humans hate me if this is how you made me?"[/u][/b][/center] Apophis began to walk toward the woman again, his eyes reflecting fires that burned hotter than Hell's flames. He was just barely preventing himself from lashing out at this woman. It would be bad to have some fried humans for dinner and have Lucifer punish him. "Yet, you seem to be... different, as I like to see it. You're... a [i]little[/i] stronger than some of the so-calleed angels that barely left a scratch. Heh heh.... Hehehe." "And a [i]fine woman[/i], as well." The hollow man's neck snapped again due to an erratic twitch. "My name is Apophis. My brother, Ma'at, that looney-bin that babbled about Order and Light, no longer watches over you all. Actually, he technically is, though he is quite... a part of me, now. After all, wearing your brother is like an undeniable [i]family reunion[/i]. Yesssssssssssssssssssssss...." Apophis remembered tearing his brother apart that fatede day... Oh, how many consequences and joys he received that day. And here, there was yet another person who thought that they can actually handle even one-fourth of his potential! His eyes suddenly shot out bolts of corrupted energy, his mouth bleeding a waterfall of black blood, as his hands began to crackle demented power. "Witness it!" He cried, as if he were in between pure ecstasy and blind madness. "And comprehend the might of our lord and savior, Lucifer! Embrace it!" Apophis slowly directed his focus on the academy. He intended on destroying just a [i]little[/i] bit of the place. Mustering up his energy within a fairly fast pace, he roared. He smashed his hands together, and a small orb remained floating im where Apophis activated the ability. It then sent out a thin beam toward the academy. It apparently hit something- probably the ground, since there were no fireworks of blood. Satisfied, the man quickly turned around to face the woman, as if he had been standing there idly for hours. "So what's your name, [b]missus[/b]? And why do you protect the girl so much? Just some questions I have wanted to ask. Do not worry; I haven't attacked yet, and I won't for today." He put his hands behind his back, waiting for an answer. --- Ryuu sneezed. He had begun to move with Anedine for the auditorium, but for some reason, he could tell that someone was talking jack about him. He simply had that stupid blessing. The otaku was too focused on bringing Anedine to safety first. Something about this entire situation was disturbing. Not only was the power off, but no one seemed to be around the school grounds. With that said, he wondered just where the heck the auditorium was. Just when he thought he had seen it, however, he felt something coming toward them at an extremely fast speed. His eyes widening, he let go and pushed Anedine away, generating a compressed plasma blade out of his lightsaber, before turning around as fast as he could. Something struck the blade, instantly sending him flying away. As he flew, he reached out for the ground, skidding to an abrupt halt as he barely stood with a knee on the hard ground beneath him. "What the f-ck?!" Ryuu whispered. "That was definitely not caused by a power outage!" Needless to say, he was quite a toughie for barely blocking the random projectile. He quickly killed the plasma blade he carried, instead recreating the orb of light he had earlier. The otaku went over to Anedine, grabbed her hand again, before limping to the auditorium. They arrived quite quickly, as it was right around the corner. Ryuu panted, then felt aggravated, when he saw how many students there were. "Ah, sh-t!" He muttered, not letting go of Anedine as he took a look at his right leg. It was bleeding, much to his unfortunate surprise. With the red light still in his hand, he turned to the white-haired girl with an exhausted look, "We made it! And there's a butt-ton of peeps, here, too! Looks like we should stick with these... guys..." Ryuu managed to make a grin. He was sure a nurse would be around here. The student, after all, did not want Anedine to tire herself out again.