[IC] Daemons Rising

[Cherrywitch]

The somewhat large room had multiple hospital beds, though it still seemed more like a school nurse's station than an actual hospital. At the first waking blink, the first thing to see is that same pink haired girl with cat ears, sitting impatiently backwards on her wooden chair at the bedside between the two different people who had decided to save her.

Instead of looking thankful, though, the girl rolled her eyes with relief. "Oh thank God! You both had me terrified! I would have gotten in trouble if you didn't wake up, ya know?" The pink haired girl stood, swinging the chair carelessly back against the wall she had swiped it from. "Less sweat for me! Hey, are you two even hearing me?" She lightly knocked on the top of one of the patient's head.

"G-Gah! Kitty, leave them alone! Y-you'll make it worse!" A boy's voice called out in fear, as a somewhat short figure dressed in very concealing clothes darted over and gently moved her hand away. He appeared older than her, at least 18 most likely, with big owlish eyes that darted around quickly and slightly messy brown hair, most likely brushed about from stress.

The girl, now known as 'Kitty', huffed and sat herself back down in the chair. "It's not like I was going to knock them back out again..."

The nervous boy looked back to the two, cheeks pinkening nervously. "U-um... A-are you f-feeling alright? S-sorry for the loud-d noise..."

[Cuccoruler]

Feon looked around the room as she woke up and then felt surprised as she heard the squealing voice of the cat girl. She then looked at her again with an unimpressed look on her face. "The heck?" Feon asked scratching the back of her head. She then tried to get up and as she grabbed the bed she felt it buckle and break under her grip. She had broken the bed with a simple grip. "What the what?" She asked.

Then all of a sudden her eyes lit up with delight. "Oh-my-gosh. I'm gonna be a super hero aren't I? I fighter of justice! Oh I can't wait to pummel an evil doer into the ground and beat their face in!" Feon yelled with her fist going into the air with excitement. She seemed to have grasped her situation rather quickly. "Oh is this the secret hide out? Do I get a costume? A cool car I can drive around? A super pet!?" Feon was certainly excited.

[Polaris North]

Tooru Amisaki

Tooru cursed in Japanese as she opened her eyes, light overwhelming her sight. She could hear a girl's voice and then someone knocked on her head. "I'm awake, I'm awake." She muttered. Her vision finally cleared and she saw the pink haired girl and the other boy. And she was on a hospital bed. What the hell is this place? She was just... rescuing... someone, right? Isn't that girl the one she wanted to rescue from that guy who was turning purple?

Then she heard another voice. Tooru rolled her head towards the voice and saw that the girl crushed the railing of the bed. Okay, that is weird. And then she went off to babble about being a superhero or something. Tooru held her head. Ah, that hurt. She sat up and then surveyed her surroundings. Where was she exactly?

"I don't know about super heroes or stuff. But I want to know where I am, what I am doing here and when I am getting out." She didn't know how many days she was out. Maybe her mother was worried sick already!

[Upset Delight]

I can ... hear voices. Oh no! It happened again!? My senses come rushing back to me all at once. I sit up suddenly, opening my eyes. I can only guess another hospital from what my eyes are seeing but who are those people? Government officials? Was it that bad? I wish I could remember something. Then suddenly a flash of the carnage I had left behind passed across my eyes. Everyone's dead because of that thing inside me. I fall backwards into my bed. "What did you do to me; Father." I close my eyes assuming no one has payed me any mind. Images of what had happen flood back into my mind from whatever suspended space shock sends them. "Maybe it's better if I keep my eyes open." I think out loud opening my eyes to the unfamiliar ceiling a second time.

[Skinner35]

As Arin woke in the corner of the room, he saw everyone waking up. "What is going on? Where am I? Who are you people?" He says, not remembering anything. He looked around and was extremely confused with a massive headache. He tried to remember the day before but just couldn't.

[Cherrywitch]

The boy only seemed to become more flustered as more people awoke, shifting his weight nervously.

"I, uh, have s-some business to attend t-agh!"
The scaredy boy was caught by his collar by Kitty, the girl pouring with a twitching brow.
"Oh no you don't! You are not running off because of your social anxiety or whatever right now."

The boy loooked defeated, sinking low in his oversized coat.

Once sure the other was not going anywhere, Kitty moved her hands to her hips and faced the people. "Alright, alright, one at a time before Mousey over here blows up. Calm down, will ya? You're all safe." She stated clearly, the boy only seeming more upset with the name she had used to refer to him, but was in such an anxious state that he couldn't answer.

That was when, the bed broke under a normal-looking girl's hand. As the girl began to squeal about becoming a superhero, both of the two strangers' faces darkened.

Kitty finally grabbed the boy by the front of his coat, making his cheeks burn red as she got up close in his face. "What the hell did you do, you jackass?! I'm going to get my butt kicked for this!!"
"I-I-I d-didn't e-even t-touch them th-though!"
"Oh, really?! How else did the chick turn into the Incredible Hulk, huh?!"
"I-I don't kn-know!"
Finally having enough of the physical contact, the boy fainted in fear.
"Don't you crap out on me!"

The girl had let go of the trembling, semi-unconscious boy and slowly turned her eyes back to Feon. "Alright... now, how the hell do I fix this?" Kitty glanced around at the many other faces. "Hey... No one else is shooting lasers from their eyes or levitating above their bed, right?" She scratched that back of her head nervously.

The boy dizzily sat up on the floor, glancing up towards Feon and his eyes widened. "Wait... I, think I know what's wrong..." He stood up to whisper in Kitty's ear, her face slowly fading into disbelief.
"Please tell me you're joking..." The boy hesitated before gently shaking his head side to side.
"Well, that's just fantastic! Now, we have Daemons and Yin shard users!" She plopped her body down carelessly on an empty bed.
"D-Don't say that out loud! Th-they're still common people, they can't have that information until we're sure!"
"They just saw a girl bend a metal bed frame with her bare hand. Joke not intended, I think the cat is out of the bag, Theo-mouse."
"P-please stop calling me a mouse..."

@Skinner35@Upset Delight@Polaris North@Cuccoruler

[Polaris North]

Tooru Amisaki

Tooru watched as some others began to wake up and then the two started bickering once the girl from earlier broke the bed frame. "Gotcha. I'd rather not really." She told the cat girl when she ordered that no one should do anything extraordinary. Ugh, now they really were talking superpowers. She really wants to get this over with. No one seems to know about what was happening though and it didn't seem they were letting anyone go anytime soon.

That was when the cat girl said something about Daemons and Yin shard users. Tooru sat down on the side of the bed, her legs dangling and her feet touched the ground. "You guys are right. We are still ordinary civilians. Now can I go? I think my mother's worried sick about me." She pointed out. As much as she'd like to know what she was doing here and what might be happening with her body right now, it would seem like she's more worried about other people worrying about her.

@Cherrywitch @Cuccoruler @Upset Delight @Skinner35

[Cuccoruler]

Feon "Lunatic of Justice"

Feon got a bit worried when she saw the faces of the strangers darken. Was it not super powers? Was it some kind of cancer that made you weirdly strong for a bit? Her own face seemed to drain of color as she sat down on the bed. She then noticed other people in the room as well. "W-what's wrong? Shards? Did I get hit by a car? Was it shrapnel? Am I dying?" A feeling of Dread could be felt coming from Feon. She then looked at the cat girl and started to walk towards the girl at an alarming pace.

"What's going on? Give me an answer." Feon said standing above the girl. Feon's eyes were wide as her eyes darted around the room.

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Cinia "The Succubus"

Cinia was in the park at the moment. Looking down upon the remains of a dead body. She had been with this man earlier and had drained him of his life force. He was nothing but a dried up corpse now. "Men really are pigs." Cinia said with a sigh before walking towards the city from the park. Her eyes had an unamused look on them.

She started trying to gather those within devilia. She had a message to give and a plan to set in place. She did this with fliers that were advertising a sort of host club. These fliers had a strange symbol on the bottom that looked like a power button symbol with a sharpened line in the middle. This symbol meant a meeting was being arranged at the host club and to arrive as soon as she could.

[Loki Odinson]

Interactions: Kitty + Theo @Cherrywitch, Feon @Cuccoruler, Tooru @Polaris North, Arin @Skinner35, Atlas @Upset Delight

Strolling through the hallways of M.A.N.A's Headquarters, Emory made his way towards the medic bay where the three unconscious youths were located. Occasionally glancing up from his notebook to exchange greeting with the various magic users he passed, Emory absently wondered over the youths who were apparently magic users of some kind despite not having manifested their powers earlier on. How did M.A.N.A miss their presence until recently? Where there more magic users like them out there? It wasn't entirely impossible, despite their resources and intelligence network. The Daemons had started popping out of the woodworks earlier, even if they vanished a short while later.

A slight frown had worked its way between his brows by the time he stopped outside the doorway of the infirmary, and he willed his bad mood away, replacing it with calm and serenity. What he was about to tell these three youths was not going to be pleasant and will definitely be hard to accept, especially by people who had no idea magic was a prominent force within their world. He felt bad for the fact that he will be turning their world upside down, but he had no choice. They had to know, or else they would die.

"Kitty. Theo. Thank you for standing watch over them." Emory said as he entered the room, pulling up a chair opposite the beds and settling gracefully into it. The hand not holding his notebook rose in an inviting gesture meant to compose everyone who was awake and demanding answers. "Please, return to your beds. While you may feel well enough to be up and about, I suggest you rest for another couple of hours. Also, you might wish to be sitting for the news I have next. Trust me...or don't. But your future might depend on it, as cheesy as it sounds."

There was another soft murmur, causing Emory to crane his neck a little to peer at one of the beds near the end. "Ah, welcome back to the world of the living, young Atlas. There is much we need to catch you up on, too."

At the back of his mind, Emory was starting to feel a headache coming on. Wasn't it just his luck that everyone decides to wake up when the Leader was absent? Being an assistant didn't mean he could be heaped with everything else his boss didn't feel like dealing with, dammit all.

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Interactions: Cinia @Cuccoruler

Left hand tucked into the pocket of his slacks, Wrath reached up with his right to loosen the tie at his neck. He paused for moment, then decided to just be rid of it. It was bad enough he needed to endure working in a human-infested environment, caged in his human form for hours on end, and denied the chance to bring havoc down on the puny critters. Sure, he could still intice some of the more corrupted humans around the city to fall even further to darkness in his human form, but it didn't quite have the same satisfaction nor effect. As his mood darkened again and anger stirred within his heart, the skin on his left forearm tingled in warning. With considerable effort, he reigned his temper in even as he contemplated breaking the seal by reverting fully to his daemon form. The pain doing so brought would be nothing once he killed a handful of people. But that would be going against orders. He had been ordered to control himself until the time came but four years of doing nothing significant was wearing down on his patience.

His disgruntlement abruptly took a backseat when he caught the scent of familiar magic. Stopping dead in his tracks, he cocked his head slightly, listening intently to the sounds in the air and feeling the vibrations traveling through the ground. Quick as a snake, he snagged a piece of paper that came close enough, rubbing it between his fingers to feel the glossy sheet.

"Excuse me. Could you tell me what it says on here?" Wrath asked the first passerby, holding the paper our before him with two fingers.

"What. Are you illiterate?" The woman scoffed, making to move away.

"If this was in Braille, I wouldn't need to bother you." He shot back scathingly, lifting his sunglasses slightly to reveal glassy, distant eyes.

The woman paused, then snapped, "It's an advertisement for a host club just a few minutes walk from here. You know the one with that power-shaped symbol?" before walking away.

Wrath dropped the flier, a wide grin stretching across his face. He must have looked like a loon, grinning and laughing maniacally as he headed for the club, but he didn't care. Apparently it was time. It didn't take long to reach the club, and Wrath shoved the door open, sauntering in and feeling around the place for Cinia.

[MistOfEternity]

Arden Taika

Kitty, Theo @Cherrywitch, Feon @Cuccoruler, Tooru @Polaris North, Arin @Skinner35, Atlas @Upset Delight, Emory @Loki Odinson

It was one of the days Arden had a full schedule. There was no time to spare, it was all occupied with something to do. Even though he had a job in the local library, he still used the time working doing other things. For starters, he worked on his homework from his online subjects. His job didn't pay that much all he could do to get an education was to avail the free courses on the internet. Considering the dwindling presence of people visiting the library, it was ideal for him to work on other things. Besides, his employer was lax about these kinds of things.

When came his time to get off, he almost forget his final scheduled activity for the day. He was a few block from arriving at his apartment when he remembered that he had to visit M.A.N.A. for some business about emerging talents. He didn't know what that meant but he was in no place to question the leader, even if all he sent was a message through his phone. When Arden arrived at headquarters, he asked around where the leader was. He asked anybody he came across but they didn't know where the leader was.

"Um, excuse me, miss. Do you know where the leader is?"

The brown-haired girl looked up at him and shook her he. So that is a no then... He continued asking more people until one kind old lady suggested he look for the leaders assistant instead. Arden agreed and search for the assistant and he was lead to where the infirmary was. He didn't know what he was supposed to do so asking the second-in-command was a good idea. He came up to the door and knocked a few times. He meekly peered open the door and saw several people in it. He didn't expect there would so many people. Well it was the infirmary, people were bound to end up there.

"Excuse me, is the leader's assistant here?", his voice soft and gentle, "I'm supposed to come and meet the leader. He said he wanted to talk about something with me." Arden closed the door with a soft click and he stood in place, biting his lip. There were so many strangers in one room. He saw a few that he might've met in his time learning magic in headquarters but none of them was his friend, someone who he was comfortable with.

[Loki Odinson]

Interactions: Arden @MistOfEternity

The silent atmosphere after his announcement wasn't unexpected in the slightest. Hence, Emory remained patiently in his seat, flipping another page in his notebook to look over his coded notes in order to refresh his mind about what he needed to tell them, what they had to figure out on their own and the questions he had anticipated them asking. This information spanned a good few pages, giving him lots of reading material until anyone finally deigned to open their mouths. When a sound eventually broke the silence, it wasn't from anyone within the room. A sharp rap, then the door opened slowly and a young man came in hesitantly, voice mellow. From the various moths and other winged insects buzzing around him, Emory was certain this man was Arden Taika, the neutral magic user his boss told him about.

"Emory Lone, Lead assistant. On behalf of the leader, I thank you for accepting this request. Unfortunately, the Leader had something to take care of and has tasked me with filling you in." Bookmarking his page with his left index finger, he got up from the chair and offered his right hand for a handshake. "Fortunately, you have came at the right time. As you can see, the others are awake but I have yet to fill them in on the reality of this situation, so I would ask you to wait by Kitty and Theo until I introduce you, please."

[Polaris North]

Tooru Amisaki

Tooru looked at the newcomer. He looked older than the two that were "taking care" of them. He regarded them as "Kitty" and "Theo". It wouldn't take anyone an inquisitive mind to find out who was who. He then said that they should rest for a few more hours even if they were feeling better. Actually, Tooru never felt better than what she was feeling right now. She felt that she could go on three performances non-stop and not even feel a little bit tired. And then there was the news. So they would finally find out what was going on hm? Alright, she was looking forward to this.

Unfortunately enough, he didn't continue talking about it. She was about to ask him her questions when there was a knock on the door and another person came in. He looked nervous to be under the gaze of so many people. He was looking for this leader of theirs. Okay, Tooru figured that this place was some sort of company then! So, what were they doing here? The person earlier introduced himself as Emory Lone. At least she had a name now, aside from the two earlier. He then told the new guy to wait by Kitty and Theo and wait for them to be introduced.

And so the brown haired girl took this opportunity to raise her hand, "Excuse me, seeing as you are the leader's assistant, maybe you could answer the question as to where and why we are here?" It was probably the question in everyone's minds. Well, even if it wasn't, it was in hers and she wanted to know. After all, it wasn't everyday that you wake up in an infirmary to two bickering people talking about Daemons and Yin Shards to be followed by the arrival of a scholarly looking man who claimed to be the leader's assistant and saying that the news he has brought would change their lives forever. "Because the last thing I remember was her-" She then pointed at Kitty. "And some dude turning purple."

@Loki Odinson

[Pyromaniacwolf]



Fane Bexley

Fane was lurking in the back-alleys of the city, his knife raised above a weeping man, the fellow had been trying to sell him some wonder drug or something. Not that Fane really cared. With a silent strike he ended the man's life and rose from the body, still cackling slightly as he left the dark alleys that he so dearly loved.

Walking through the bustling streets of New York, Fane noticed a man reading a flyer with an all too familiar mark on it. With a subtle movement, the dark magic user created a rather large spider on the flyer; the man jumped and threw the flyer to the ground. Chuckling Fane retrieved the flyer,giving the spider an almost affectionate stroke before it crawled away and faded into the void. Confirming the symbol at the bottom of the flyer was what he had originally thought it was, he made his way to the club with haste. I wonder what fun and games are planned this time?

[Upset Delight]

There were more people now. I wondered where they were all coming from and what any of them had to do with me. Would this end well? I pull myself into a seated position upon hearing my name. "World of the living?" I ask rhetorically. This world hadn't seemed alive to me in so long the term almost seemed laughable but I keep my mouth shut as the others continue with there meaningless questioning. If they were going to tell us anything it wouldn't be now and that's if they aren't going to just dispose of us. The government loves gathering power and turning enemy to asset. There were too many possibilities for what is going on that I guess I can't blame them for asking.

[Cherrywitch]

The boy seemed worried despite Kitty's lazy and relaxed demeanor. It seemed as though even though she was the target of a few questions, Theo was the one about to pass out from nerves. Poor thing was almost shaking...

Kitty did seem a little tense as the assistant leader entered, but merely sat up with crossed legs and planted her chin in the palm of her hand. "Always with the mystery, this guy..." She muttered quietly, huffing a strand of pink hair out of her face.

The eyebrows raised as one of the girl's pointed at her, and she immediately became defensive. "H-Hey, Lone, I put up a barrier to hide the fight from commoners! These people, saw through it, so it's not my fault..." She said quickly, most likely to save her own butt.

Theo shifted his weight again, picking at his material clad arm and avoiding eye contact with everyone.

@Upset Delight@Polaris North@Loki Odinson@Cuccoruler

[Skinner35]

As he listened to everything, he became increasingly more confused. "Shards? What the hell is happening? Where's my hoodie? Who are you people?" He said as he was also becoming slightly afraid. He wakes up in a damn hospital with a bunch of random people talking about shards and daemons and shit. "What would happen if I just walked out?"

[MistOfEternity]

Arden Taika

Arden nodded and followed the assistant's instructions. He moved to where the two magic users were, the ones known as Kitty and Theo. He wasn't sure if they'd crossed paths before but they must have passed each other in the hallways in the past. Still, Arden didn't know the two personally so couldn't just strike up a conversation with them, could he? Besides, the room seemed to be dealing with something serious and he knew that it's best to keep his mouth shut in such situations.

There were a few butterflies and moths however right by him. They flapped their insectile wings around Arden as they sort of flew over him protectively. However, they hadn't stayed by him like they usually would. Instead, they slowly gravitated towards the people lying by the beds. Something attracted the insects to them and they couldn't help but inspect the newcomers.

Some flew above the boys' heads, some landed on their shoulder. It seemed the summoned creatures recognized the Niflheim, even if Arden their master didn't know about them.

[Cuccoruler]

Feon "Lunatic of Justice"

Feon turned to look at the lead assistant as he came in. He started saying he was going to explain everything. Then he stopped talking. This is what she hated. People who say their going to explain things and then stop talking. "Well? I'm waiting, explain what's going on?" Feon said tapping her foot on the ground.

"And I hope I don't have to pay for the bed, I didn't know I was that strong." Feon added then continued to tap her foot. If he didn't speak soon she would start doing more property damage. When the other man walked in she rolled her eyes. Great this was going to take even longer now, justice didn't have time to wait.

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Cinia "The Succubus"

Cinia was inside of the host club when she noticed two of the people she was looking for had come in. "Good, your both here." Cinia said with a smirk on her face as she started to walk towards the two. "I need you to come with me to the VIP room, We'll talk there." Cinia stated. She then lightly grabbed Wrath's arm and lead the both of them towards the VIP room.

Once inside Cinia locked the door behind her and lead them to the rather comfortable seats she started to explain what they were called in for. "So lucky us. The Deamons started showing up. I need you two to help me find them." Cinia said getting right to point and not wasting any time jumping around the subject. "It hasn't been easy find them. I also want some other help. If you find Nilfheim or magic users of M.A.N.A. I want you to learn as much about them as possible. If you can avoid killing them for now that would be preferred. However, if you can wound them enough to knock them out of the fight, that would be even better."

[Loki Odinson]

Interactions: Kitty + Theo @Cherrywitch, Tooru @Upset Delight, Atlas @Polaris North, Feon @Cuccoruler, Arin @Skinner35

Emory didn't bother reclaiming his seat, instead standing tall beside it in order to see everyone clearly. It was also more practical when addressing individual questions and whatnots.

"No, Kitty, it isn't your fault that they stumbled upon the battle and could see through the barrier." Emory placated her with a nod, then turned to address the others since they were all most likely wondering the same thing. "This is the Headquarters of The Magic And Neutralization Association, better known as M.A.N.A. Mr Kinkade, Ms Gilfheim and Ms Amisaki...you are here because you had an unfortunate run-in with a daemon - the guy who turned purple. By rights, the barrier a magic user puts up will conceal a fight involving magic from the eyes of ordinary people. So it seems the three of you are not ordinary after all. Maybe you had innate magic talents untapped until now, but for whatever reason, you weren't able to utilise your given elements and thus registered as an ordinary human."

He gestured towards the bed frame Feon had crushed under her hands, waving away the comment about paying for the bed. "Property damage around new users who are not yet trained to control their elements are expected. We will take care of it. But take Ms Gilfheim as an example. Apparently strength is your element. I suppose congratulations are in order for discovering it."

"Mr Kinkade...as well as the rest of you, I would prefer it if you did not walk out. With the discovery that you are magic users, there will be people gunning for you the moment you reenter the world outside and we would like for all of you to stay alive. And to ensure you have the best chance of survival, it would for Ms Gilheim and Ms Amisaki to discover their elements first, then for all of you to learn control. We cannot have you unwittingly causing problems in the humans world due to lack of control." He paused to allow them to absorb that bit of information, before continuing, this time a little reluctantly. "However, M.A.N.A doesn't condone kidnapping. Should any of you decide not to hear another word, you are free to leave. But just remember that you will be hunted by Chaos, and the enemy doesn't care if they have to rip your loved ones apart to get to you."

"Now then, Mr Atlas. What do you last remember?"

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Interactions: Cinia @Cuccoruler, Fane @Pyromaniacwolf

Wrath allowed himself to be pulled forward by Cinia, not fighting her for she was stronger than he was, and superior in position. He didn't sit, instead leaning against the low back of a seat and inclined his head as a greeting to the Dark magic user, Baxter or Baxley or something along those lines. He wasn't one to remember the names of other cultists, only face and abilities.

"Recruitment and survillence. And I wouldn't even get to kill any Balance magic users I come across?" Wrath snorted in disgust. "You ask the impossible, lead worshipper. I don't do mercy, and unless they manage to injure me into retreating, I will not display my abilities to that bunch of pansies just so they can counter it the next time around. There is a reason enemies shouldn't be left alive."

[Upset Delight]

"There is strength in numbers and I don't really have anywhere to go after what happened. Maybe I could ... but what if I end up killing everyone again. These aren't the first magical individuals I have encountered and no has ever survived her." I ponder silently until the assistant leader refers to me by name. Last remember? I've been trying to forget.

"I'm not sure but I'd rather discus it in private if I have to talk about."

I don't want to freak anyone out anymore then they already are. Besides it's not just something I can easily say out loud so suddenly. I know everyone of them and she ate them all right in front of me with that sick smile on her face. I got lost in thought again losing my place in the conversation.