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Second Conquest - Out of the shadows

Video. Genessia City Park

[Ivina had been playing around with the communicator device and been listening in on the public conversations. She had been in this world for quite some time now, much to her frustration that she can't break out of this place. Some other power greater than her own was keeping her here, and she didn't like it. But since she's going to be here for a while, she decided to let her presence known. Might as well, right?

Activating the video function, the camera focused on her sitting by a glass coffee table. She was inside the garden pavilion at Genessia's park, with a cart of drinks and a personal bartender (who she has under mind control) at her beck and call. She appeared in her more human self, not wanting to broadcast her darker side to anyone just yet. She didn't feel the need. Legs crossed and a glass of whiskey on the rocks in hand, she gives the camera her usual icy stare.]

Greetings, people of Genessia. My name is Ivina of Darcann, Queen Regnant and Supreme Commander of my nation of Salimdor. I understand I am not alone in concern of this world, drawing us from our own realms against our wills. Though now I wonder, if there are other people here of high birth? People of royal lineage or nobility. Generals and commanders of armies too, perhaps?

[She considered generals or any high military rank to be part of nobility. Even if they were born poor. She feels they've earned a place in the higher class of society for their service. Still, she asked. She only knows of Vlad as someone of noble birth in this world.]

I invite you to have drinks with me, here at Genessia's garden park. It will be pleasant to make acquaintances with others of similar pasts as I.

Action. Genessia City

[Night time in Genessia tends to get interesting at times. It's when all the criminals are most active. Ivina doesn't care about any crime going on in the city that's not her own, but a group of thieves have beaten her to the punch in stealing some precious jewels she had her eyes on. Stealing from a queen? Now that's just unacceptable. In truth, she doesn't mind of some shiny rocks got away from her grasp. But she's been itching to stretch her wings a little and get her hands dirty. They're just regular humans who won't present a challenge to her, but it's better than nothing.

She followed the get-away van used by the thieves to the outskirts of the city, to a rougher and grittier neighborhood awash with activity even at this late hour. Different sorts of gangs hang around outside of the rows and rows of establishments. Loud music blared from the distance, mixed in with the drunken reveling of the low-lives below the rooftop from where she stood. She kept watching the van until it took a turn to a dark alleyway into more of a rundown suburb, away from the noise and the bright lights. That is when she decided to strike.

Vanishing from the roof, she reappeared as a bolt of lightning crashing down from above, and on to the street the thieves decided to park their vehicle. She flashed a dark grin at the masked thieves]

Nice night for a walk?

[The thieves just looked to each other before open firing at Ivina. Even with the volley of bullets, none of them have passed through the invisible barrier protecting her. She gives a sigh of a mock disappointment then raised her hand, and with a simple snap of her finger, the thieves all dropped dead.

The van caught on fire as Ivina casually walked towards it. She opened the doors with a swipe of her eyes, willing the gems to come to her. Floating towards her one by one, Ivina formed an orb of diamonds, rubies, and other sorts of gems in her hand until she sensed a presence.

With the bright flash of lightning, the thunder and gunfire that followed, at least one person would have heard the commotion.]

Cease your games and show yourself. There is no use in hiding from me.

[By this point, she's using a concealment magic. Only her silhouette can be seen. She wouldn't want her earlier efforts that morning to look like a decent person go to waste]

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[The commotion certainly hadn't escaped Blaze's attention. He was no bounty hunter, but he did want to investigate incase the authorities needed to be contacted. Maybe, if he were silent enough, he'd be able to catch a picture of whoever was responsible for what had happened. It might aid the police if there were an investigation the following day.

So he had silently approached the site, hiding around the corner of a building and peering around, device out to see if he could capture what happened... until he heard someone speak. And it sounded like it was directed at him. How could they have known he was there? This sure wasn't a repeat of Operation Silver Eye.

Still, he was tempting fate and stayed silent. Maybe the voice was directed at someone - or something else. Which he hoped it was - he wasn't sure if he could make a quick getaway from his position.]

[She rolled her eyes. Casually, she swiped her pointer finger by the corner Blaze was hiding behind, just to yank him out of hiding]

Do you really think you can hide behind that filthy slab of rock? You breathe so loud I could have heard you in my sleep.

[Not really, she just tends to brag. It was his heartbeat that she sensed, and he could have snuck up on her if she doesn't have magic]

[Blaze let out silent yelp as he found himself thrown to the ground and out in the open. He quickly rolled up into a crouch, looking up in Ivina's direction, unmoving from his current position. How the hell did she do that? He couldn't have possibly been any quieter than he was. His eyes narrowed- dammit, he couldn't see her at all. He barely had anything to work with here.

He lowered his gaze, not saying a word to her, but his guard was up. Though there really wasn't anything that could prepare him for what she could possibly throw at him, especially if she was able to pull him out from his position without her even seeing him.]

What business do you have here, stranger? Are you friends with these rotten men?

[Her voice is slightly distorted, having an echo to it. The only thing he can see besides a black silhouette are her glowing eyes]

No.

[He states that firmly, making it a point to disspell any assumptions she may have had about him being associated with them. He slowly rises to his feet, steadying his nerves. What is with him running into powerful beings with weird voices?]

I saw lightning and heard gunshots. I came to investigate what happened.

Since God of all hell counts, I guess I should say I am of high birth no matter where we are.

Hm.

[Ivina tilts her head, looking at the way Blaze stood in front of her. The van is still on fire and it was beginning to spread]

You have heart for a simple man. Admirable, but mistaken. I'm giving you a chance to flee before the flames spread, as long as you promise to keep this event a secret.

[She adds a grim chuckle. Even if the cops find out who she is, she's not worried at all. They're just muggles. Little does she know, it's her fate to be killed by a brave muggle like Blaze someday. To further persuade the pilot to leave, she created some ghost-like entities to surround the alley and the rooftops above them]

Or would you remain a fool and stand your ground? They are not your friends, you say, but you can join them in the void.

[Ivina wasn't sure how to take a text response to a video. She was a little puzzled, but she didn't let her collected demeanor be affected by it. She responds in the same video broadcast anyway. If the person in the other line doesn't want to show their face, that's not her problem, she thought]

I see.

[She honestly isn't impressed with the "God of Hell" title, only because she doesn't believe in gods. Even if Mordu is widely believed to be one by her people, she knows better that he isn't one. Besides, people she met who claim to be gods tend to just be full of hot air.]

I don't believe in gods, so forgive me if I don't see why I should consider you to be of equal footing with us.

[So she was one of those types. Threatening him when, really, he bore witness to nothing. He'd likely regret later not having his device's video or audio going during this exchange. He doesn't even know what happened between her and those men in the first place.

His eyes fall on the specters around him, a wave of unease sweeping through him. Whether those things were capable of attack or not, he wasn't sure, but he kept most of his focus on Ivina.]

I don't have any reason to fight you. All I want to know is what happened here.

[His right leg does shift slightly behind him. He was prepared to run if he has to, but now he was curious what she was hiding if it was worth threatening him over.]

[She couldn't risk it. She didn't use her concealment magic before Blaze decided to start peeping. She couldn't help but think that camera captured her face]

Hm.

[She pauses briefly]

Nothing of importance did, curious one. These men have stolen something of value from me, and I simply took it back. Nothing more.

[Eh, sorta. She wanted to use her magic on something living, so that's her main reason why she's being trigger happy right now]

[He's no nobility, but that won't stop Gale from being a goof and pretending to be a snooty rich person, sitting all 'elegantly' on his couch with a leg crossed over the other... with a plastic soda bottle ring around his right eye like a monocle.]

It is a lovely day to have a sit down in the park, wouldn't you say, my lady?

[He's got a point to this outside of appearing to not take anything seriously, he swears.]

[Ivina just gave him an unamused stare, swirling the ice in her glass]

You have a bright future as a court jester.

[She said, dripping with sarcasm. But then she switched it to a private video setting]

What is it you want, Orlok. Do you have anything to report?

[Glory couldn't help but laugh. Fine, she'll play ball and switch to video. Mostly because she finds it hilarious.]

Aw, sweetie. I'm way above equal footing. I could kill you before you would even have a chance to do a single thing. If you want me to prove it, I will because I enjoy the feeling of someone's bones breaking between my hands.

[Ivina found Glory's attitude irksome already, not realizing that she dislikes it so much because, well, she's like that too. She scoffed]

I'd hate to shatter your ego, "goddess". But this isn't the first time someone threatened me with such a paltry boast. If you intended to frighten me, you'll need more wit to do that.

[She may not believe in gods, but she does possess the power considered to be "godlike", but more cosmic in a sense. Not that she'll show it until it's time]

If your words truly match what you're capable of, then I shall oblige you. Show me what you can do.

I try my best. Does that mean I can be expecting a promotion?

[He just has the biggest grin. As if being a jester would be better than being a field agent. When she changes the privacy, the grin falls into a smirk, the soda ring popping from his eye while he snatches the ring from midair before his dog can get it.]

I've got some intel. I haven't found much of anything on Genessia City or Fayren's primary Guardians yet. Fayren's deputy seems more active than anything.

At least two Guardians sure as hell are full of themselves, that's for sure.

[Luckily for her, he hadn't gotten far enough to get any pictures of her, or just about anything from the scene. She caught him too quickly for that.]

It was worth killing them over?

[He wasn't really sure why he was choosing to prolong his stay, given that he wasn't part of the authorities, but he felt like he couldn't just leave it at that and go.]

They fired at me.

[She wasn't sure why he's still here either. She's getting more and more curious about Blaze the more seconds pass. He's definitely got balls, she'll give him that]

Does that comfort you?

Enlighten me with what you've found so far. What is the name of the Fayren's deputy, and what of Nova City?

[She's been through Nova City at least once, and it was a sensory overload. She's seen space and other dimensions before, but sometimes you just can't beat the sight of a futuristic city. Sensing that Nova City has no defense against the supernatural that she knows of, the thought of wreaking havoc there has occurred to her more than once.]

[He flew a high speed aircraft into a tunnel barely large enough for it to destroy the control panel of a satellite while being tailed by another aircraft that his former superior was flying to try to kill him. Of course he's got balls. And no. No that doesn't comfort him. That doesn't justify killing them.]

So it was self defense. But you still could have called the authorities to investigate it first.

[Sure, you'd think Blaze would be the last person advocating for the higher ups given that he and his companions had to fake their own deaths because of betrayal, but that was simply the fault of Gray Men manipulation. The Gray Men weren't present here.]

Fayren's got Mewtwo as its deputy, that weird... grey... purple... cat thing. Fits right into the weirdness that is that city. He seems to love poking his nose into others' business since he apparently tried to get involved with that drivel brought on by those Remnant people. He has publicly said the name of Fayren's Guardian though- Satori Komeiji. I'm not sure about Satori, but I am aware of another Komeiji, Koishi. She and I went into Loci's Wabe about a month ago. Not sure if they're related though.

[He'd appreciate it if you didn't cause a mess in Nova City there, Ivina. He kinda lives there. That, and, unfortunately for her, Nova City kinda... does has a defense against the supernatural. And both of them live with him.]

Nova City's under the iron fist of that Weiss Schnee girl. Who, I can probably easily assume, lets her emotions get the better of her. Especially given how she called that immediate bounty on that Roman Torchwick guy. Though if you call her a 'prissy rich girl', she'll be happy to give you her life story.

[Then he plays the message he got from her when he did just that when he arrived, ending the playback after her little speech.]

Not sure if she's all bark and no bite, but she does have bite in the form of her deputy, Troy Dantes. I'd watch out for him way more than I would Weiss.

I do not need you to tell me what I should have done, boy. You've learned of what happened here and there's not more you could do.

[The ghosts surrounding them glow with an eerie green, making the alley feel below freezing within seconds]

Take him away.

[Icy fingers dug to grip his arms, as two giant humanoid ghosts made of shadow and flame lifted Blaze to throw him out of the alley]

[Ivina listened while simply looking at the scenery before her, only showing the side of her collected looking face to the camera. She takes a sip of her drink while Gale continued to report to her. She may not seem interested, but she is. Ivina made sure to remember these names.]

Such pride for someone so young.

[She's generally difficult to impress. Though as another ruler, she can sort of respect how Weiss amassed a lot of political power for her age. But that's pretty much it. Only a handful of these denizens of Remnant even catch her interest. The rest? Meh for now. Except Roman, he seems cool.

She lowered her glass on the table to put another cube of ice in]

What of this deputy you mentioned. What makes them someone worth my attention?

No kidding, but beyond the power granted to her by her companies, it's hard to tell if it's misguided.

[He frowns a bit then. He doesn't want to tell her everything about him, since Troy was still a friend. It's like how he didn't particular want to say anything about Dante, Lady or Sakura either. But all of them fall under the information Ivina wants to know. He'll probably avoid going over those three if he can.]

I've gone on bounty hunts with him before, and he's dangerous in firepower and highly skilled in tactical prowess. He led a massive team to shut down a major plot brought together by a faction of renegade cyborgs in Nova City, which ended in complete success. Not that he got the credit he deserved for it since the newspaper was misguided on who brought the team together.

I take pride in my own skill, but Troy's someone that even I don't want to be on the receiving end of his abilities.

[As far as Nova City was concerned, Gale himself only knew of Weiss and Troy. He wasn't aware of the existence of the second deputy Artanis.]

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[The feed manages to show more of Ike's face this time. It's enough to show that the man has some serious muscle, if his one exposed shoulder is any indication. His face also shows amusement -- as much as Ike's face ever shows emotion.]

I seem to run into royalty a lot. Even in Genessia, every other person I meet is some kind of royal. Sometimes I have to wonder if the world has a sense of irony.

[Ivina didn't seem impressed about the deputy's achievements through Gale's words. She found that anyone with half a brain can do what he did, but she'll take note of it for the future. She did take it with some seriousness if the usually cocky Gale finds Troy dangerous, since she has no idea that the two are friends.

What she did get from that is the newspaper's misguided nature. She thinks she could use it to her advantage once she finds more info about it.]

I see.

[She takes a sip]

If that is all you've come to report, I need you to find more information about this Weiss Schnee, on what power she wields and the allies in her circle of trust. If your information in our next exchange pleases me, I shall reward you.

[Just to keep him motivated, really. As for what the reward is, well, no one knows. Maybe that court jester promotion. It's got dental!]

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