[center][b][h2][color=black]Über Ethereal[/color][/h2] Unknown City, Arcadia[/b] [@Absolis][@Flamelord][@GreenGoat][@thewizardguy][/center] [hr] In the midst of this altercation with the young Esper, a very disconcerting message from Apocalypse came by though the psionic link it created with the beast. It wasn't exactly the best time to annoy the Ethereal, nor were his threats of any relevance. After all Nova killed most of the mock fleet and the remaining singular ships weren't detected even by the more advanced individuals, making this threat silly. The act of destroying Arcadia was even sillier as he would very well perish in the process given the power this planet held. Nonetheless, it didn't want another catastrophe and Apocalypse proved to be a rather useful pet to have around and sick anybody of annoyance. '[color=black][i]You were able to locate singular foes but an injured army is too much of a task. A pathetic display, Bestial One. There are abnormal traces of anomalies there, likely affiliated to ... Distracting factions. You may annihilate them.[/i][/color]' The alien ordered via telepathy, giving Apocalypse at least something to do until things would be done over here and they'd move on to the rumored secrets of Arcadia. Now that this was sorted, Saber added his two cents to ease tensions regarding the pre-teen's obviously cautious demeanor. An interesting sight to see as most humans her age were merely insignificant in the versions of Earth it visited. Evidently, because she was an Esper and an anomaly she'd have something unique about her. It still was a remarkable factor for the overlord. Heck it almost wanted her to attack in order to display her combat capabilities. It wouldn't kill her if that happened, but it wouldn't avoid hurting her either. With that said, the Ethereal still noted the visibly more balanced mindset Saber displayed since he joined compared to his sister or anyone else in the Outliners really. It could also just be a psychopaths way of integrating, essentially making him much worse than even Bambietta who was visibly just a psycho bitch. "[color=black]Appearances are of no relevance in this world. Anything moving should be engaged with caution. It is rather commendable that a human of your age is capable of courage in a world unknown to you. As for your question, young Esper, we are the Ethereal Ones. The Ones following the ideals of The Dark Outliners under The Envisioning One. We do not seek to oppress you nor enslave you. Quite the contrary, we are interested in your talents.[/color]" The Ethereal's rambles were likely confusing to the young girl, but it purposely kept a buzzword for the end, that way everything could be established and there'd be no risk of dishonesty toward a potential specimen. "[color=black]With your talents, we may return you home. Another of your own kin, Misaka Mikoto, currently follows this path as well. Perhaps you two have known each other and would wish to meet? Reuniting with familiar faces is always a treat, even for our species.[/color]"