Blithe would have noticed the shadow. So....is he a Demon? Part Demon? A controller? What is he?

There were some impressive statues and architecture around the school grounds, further attesting to its rich background and funding. When this place was started was unknown, but it was definitely pristine.

"Hey, so how did you find this place again?" Raphael asked Lori.

Lori looked at him. "I can't really explain it...I just....found it."

Blithe silently follows them. She thought back to when the school first started, almost 50 years ago. It had always been a school for people like this, although it used to be much more active. Red Academy, it was once called. Hundreds of students used to come. Blithe was never one of them, but she always watched this place. Now, Thaddious and Jason were the only two remaining students from them. Leadership issues had caused most of the students to leave, and the rest fell apart from there. Various times, people had attempted to restore it, but very seldom did it work. It seems that this time, though, it had.

Raphael nodded.

"I see."

Since this was obviously a place for special individuals, it would come as no surprise if the school had a way of leading people to itself. Invisible messengers, dreams, something. Maybe angels? Angels. Raphael knew a lot about them. Their forms, their hierarchies, even some of their names... his family actually communed with them...

Raphael sighed. He and his family were no longer in good standing, but whatever. He was told of the cost of his knowledge afterall...

"Also.. that black haired girl... know anything about her?"

Blithe's wings emerge, as well as her left Nightmare arm. She run behind Raphael, launching herself into the air in an arc, flying just right so that she navigates through his blind spots until she is directly above him. Alright Demon....let's see what you do now/ She hesitates, not certain that she wants to fully launch her powers at him yet. Her Reaper training tells her to eliminate the treat before it exist, but part of her forced her to hold back. There was no point in killing in innocent. Especially one with powers like his.

Something wasn't right anymore. Raphael could definitely feel it, but not see it. That was until a hazy dark energy began to shimmer around his body, signaling that a threat was near. The wicked demon avatar Raphael controlled rose from his body to manifest in the world. It growled menacingly at Blithe as it glared at her with its bright red eyes. Had this girl only been a regular mortal or a lesser being, she would have been paralyzed in fear.

Raphael himself finally turned to look up at Blithe himself. She looked ready to attack... but why? The most he had said to her was that there was no need to be edgy...

Then again... he knew of these being's pride, and all of a sudden his own pride began to edge him towards aggression.

"Put her in her place."

"Humble her pride... her power..."

"Display your might!"

Raphael spoke to her, his voice now coming out in a distorted manner.

"Reaper... it seems that the tales about your kind's arrogance are true..."

The demonic avatar grinned, showing its fangs as it spread its arms and extended its claws.

"I've done nothing against you but.... I have nothing against fighting you if that's what you want!"

Blithe stared down at the figure. so....he can control one.... "Do not compare me to the others. A normal Reaper would have destroyed you where you stand, just for what you are. I am only watching over to make sure you aren't a threat to this world." Her Nightmare arm disappears, turning back to her normal arm, and she lands in front of the two. "If you are not, then you have no reason to fear me." Her wings fold to her back before vanishing. "I am willing to be peaceful, if you are."

"Tried to destroy me where I stand," Raphael corrected. Though his powers were fresh in his mind and being, Raphael somehow knew how to make full use of them. He knew their potential and capabilities, their resistances, everything. "Gifted" power like this was such...

Though the Repaer talked about being peaceful, the demon avatar and Raphael laughed her off. It was rather stupid how she was clearly ready to harm him, but now was talking about peace. There would be no peace untio Raphael had shown her he was not to be crossed in such a way.

"Your fault has been committed, don't be such a coward to not own up to what you yourself started on no other grounds but pathetic prejudice."

Blithe stares at him calmly. "I myself have no desire for violence, nor the pathetic stereotypes of the other Reapers. It's why I was kicked out. All I want is to make sure that no harm comes to my home. I've seen too many like you try to destroy it all before. If a pointless fight is what you want, then go elsewhere. I only fight those that attempt to destroy my home. The reason I was flying above you was I had noticed your shadow before, and wanted to get a better view of it, and flying is much easier for me than hiding in the shadows."

"My demonic senses do not lie, you were ready for a fight."

The wicked demon began to fade back into Raphael's body, much to his pride's chagrin. He wasn't going to rush into battle when the would be opponent had no true desire to fight afterall...

"But if you're serious about letting all this go, very well."

Blithe nods. "Ready doesn't mean I want it." she smiles a little bit, extending her hand. "I'm Blithe."

Blithe had a point, so Raphael was willing to simply talk without any hostility involved. It was a good thing tol, he certainly didn't want to make a bad impression on anyone on his first day, particularly Lori. He didn't want to drive the her away so soon after having met her. Still...

He probably already had. The demonic avatar was terrifying nonetheless....

"Had it coming," Raphael thought to himself.

He finally turned his attention to Blithe once more.

"I'm Raphael," he said as he shook her hand.

Blithe smiles a bit more. "Sorry if you'd had bad experiences with the other Reapers. Most of them are...well, you know how they are."

In reality, Raphael had only ever encountered two other Reaper's since he'd gained his powers (not counting Blithe). Most of what he knew of their "race" and "society" came from the knowledge acquired through the dark tomes he'd have other demons fetch for him whenever he wanted to know more about the dark world. Raphael spent a lot of his freetime acquiring knowledge from these tomes since another warning he had received before being granted his abilities was that he would inevitably meet others who would either wish to kill him because they deemed him a threat, or to test their abilities.

"It's fine really, I think anyone would freak if they saw that avatar of mine," Raphael said. He looked to Lori and motioned for her to come over.

"She's Lori, new like I am."

Kido was sleeping under one of the trees outside on the school grounds. The generic red and white schoolgirl outfit was the chosen outfit for the day, but Kido had been sure to choose a skirt that fell all the way to the knees. A sketchbook lay in the teen's lap, with a half-drawn picture of a bunch of chibis running around a garden.

Lori walked over to them, standing a few inches away from Raphael.

Blithe gives a bit of a fake smile, not really caring about Lori, until she notices something about her. She can't really place what it is, but it's something familiar. "Nice to meet you, Lori. I guess I'm the one of the few who isn't new here."