Super Hero RPG

[The Kingpin]

"Well, we'll just have to see about that" responded Gaara. right then, sand engulfed one of the wings and tore away at the membrane, skeletonising the outermost wing 'finger', waiting on Gaara's order before it'd move onto the next. "If i wanted to kill you, i'd've done it ages ago. information is more valuable than lives, however. i could let you walk away, if you told me what i wanted to know" said Gaara...

[Hopeflower]

The tortured demon let out a shrieking snarl of agony, and Ira snickered. "That's gotta hurt," she commented, settling back against Yoruichi comfortably, content to watch for as long as it took.

"Tell you..." Eleven hissed, lowering his head. "Alright, then..." He began to speak, fast and low, under his breath, in a series of hisses and snarls. Ira and Yoruichi leaned forward as one. Ira narrowed her eyes. Has he forgotten there are two other demons here? she thought, but didn't speak, listening hard.

[The Kingpin]

Gaara watched patiently, letting the others listen to what he was saying, not getting the words himself...

[Hopeflower]

A moment after Eleven finished speaking, Ira burst out laughing. "One has to wonder if you have a brain," she said once she was done. She and Yoruichi exchanged glances. "Got all that?" Ira asked. Yoruichi nodded, blood-colored eyes glinting.

[The Kingpin]

"Translation, please?" said Gaara as he looked at the two, the sand tightening painfully around the demon assassin's arm, to let him know Gaara didn't appreciate his attempt to hide information from him...

[Hopeflower]

"Aside from a few carefully-chosen words aimed at you and Zero - some of which I'll have to remember for later," Ira added thoughtfully. "He just gave us the keys to the kingdom, so to speak." She began to repeat the demon's words carefully, not leaving anything out. Where Zero was, what he looked like, even the fact that Zero was yet another demon. "Mouth like a steel trap, this one," she said when she was done, more amused with the turn events had taken than anything. Eleven looked properly pained - and horrified. She smiled angelically at him. "A big 'oops' on your part. Did you forget already? You're not the only one of us here." To prove her point, she allowed her eyes to flash sky blue for a second.

[The Kingpin]

"Thanks for the information. Give the devil my regards and tell him i'm sending another batch down soon" said Gaara, a twisted grin on his face as the sands rose up around him...

[Hopeflower]

Eleven snarled, baring his fangs to the fullest. Ira looked back at his tattoo, wishing for a way to burn it into her memory so she could recreate it down to the smallest detail.

[The Kingpin]

the sands arced forward, slamming into the Demon, grinding the creature apart, wings first, reducing the assassin to nothing but bloody paste, the tree he was on red with blood, Gaara having made sure nothing touched it. however. that was not the only thing untouched. as the sands receeded, a chunk of the Demon's flesh fell to the ground. "You might want to take a picture or something of that tattoo. maybe it'll be handy later. something that all the bigshots have tattood on them can hardly be a plain expression of loyalty" he said...

[Hopeflower]

Ira felt her eyes widen. She let out a soft, excited hiss. "I've been thinking the same thing," she murmured.

[The Kingpin]

"I don't know how that lump of flesh will react to losing it's body though. i've seen some things literally burn up when seperated from the main body. some regenerate into entirely new things, so i wouldn't take too long" he warned...

[Hopeflower]

"I don't think those things happen with us," Ira said, leaning on Yoruichi as the other teen carefully helped her get up and move closer. She knelt, carefully tracing the tattoo with one finger. The skin felt hot, but not like it was about to go up in flames. It was cooling. After a minute, she frowned and looked closer. The snake...its mouth was open, displaying deadly fangs and a forked tongue. If she looked hard enough...she could barely make out a tiny number eleven inside. "That's it," she murmured, leaning back. "The number isn't in the rose at all. Must've been a rumor, to lead people who were looking off the track. They'd search forever and never find it."

[C S]

The inky creature slipped through the alley side entrance as quiet as he had came. The plate of food was left on the floor with a few bits of bacon crumbs strewn around it. His blob of a body reformed back into his canine form and he trotted from the restaurant down the alley, tail wagging. Suddenly, he spread his wings and launched into the air, flying out of the alley and high above the buildings in the area...

[The Kingpin]

"So what'd they call this guy?" asked Gaara as the sand settled around him, the sand that he actually carried around returning to the gourd, the rest laying loose around the area, made up of what he pulled from the ground. a stream of sand left the house through the door, filling the gourd, Gaara sealing it with a cork, crossing his arms as he looked intently at Ira, curious...

[Hopeflower]

"They called him Eleven," Ira said. She touched two fingers to the flesh, willing her fire to burn it to nothing. As the flames leaped from her fingers, she pulled her hand away. "So the code's finally cracked," she said, half to herself. She looked up at Yoruichi's friend. "What now?"

[The Kingpin]

"We need to find this Seven and find out more about the ringleader. but, you also need to recover, and i don't know how well you'll do that if you're going to fight aggressively with these guys" said Gaara...

[Hopeflower]

"Point," Ira said, wincing as she flexed her shoulders carefully. "Do you want me to fly out, see if I can't spot the snake and rose graffiti that woman talked about?" Yoruichi asked quietly, resting a hand on Ira's shoulder to tell her not to hurt herself worse.

[The Kingpin]

"Not yet. We can't afford to let you get hurt as well, and you still haven't completely got control over fire yet" he warned...

[Hopeflower]

Yoruichi nodded, understanding. She helped Ira to her feet and let the younger teen lean on her. "All of this because I backed out," Ira growled, surveying the bloodstained clearing. "Zero must really want my head on a silver platter." She shook her head. "Well...it was bound to happen sooner or later."

[The Kingpin]

"Don't worry about them. they'll try again, and again, and will fail every time" said Gaara. "I'll make sure of that" he added...