"Hmmm, are you sure that's what he said Garrick?"
"Yes Master Leo."
Leo slammed his fist into their dining room table. Adrianna, Mark, Tammy, Tony, and Garrick all sat around the table listening.
"Damn! I hate to say it, but we have to go there to report this!!!"
Garrick looked startled.
"Do you mean?"
"Yes! Garrick, Mark, you two come along, were going to the Table of Black!"
--about an hour later
Located in the city known as Titan, Kane University is one of the only two schools for the super in the entire state of Troy. Along with the Class systems for ranking strength, each school has a group of ten of the strongest, most respected alumni, and sometimes gifted students, that sit atop of the school systems, as well as the city. And for Kane, these individuals were known as the Table of Black, the strongest table in the country of Togashi.
Leo trudged down the hall sulking. He had a love hate relationship with the table, ever since before declining his offer to be apart of the table himself. Mark and Garrick walked timidly. The only thing they feared more than their master was the table, and for good reason. They were both exceptions to the rules of Kane, Leo's favorite type of students, and threats in the eyes of most of the members of the table. As they got to the end of a long, dark hall, Leo kicked down the giant double doors leading to the Table of Black.
"We've got a serious problem on our hands!!!"
"Other than you kicking our door down and bringing the possessed boy and the Oni child into our office, Leo?!"
"Hmm Seat Six, old man Megaphone! I guess your only power really is being loud and obnoxious!"'
Each seat represented strength. Seats three through ten were all held by older hero's, all once Class Zero's but in their old age all now they were just Class One's, retaining their spots with their wisdom and experience. However, the two seats held two Class Zero's, both from the same class as Leo.
"Please don't mind the elderly Leo, what's on your mind?"
"Ahh, Metamorph, the only one of you guys I can really stomach! Please listen closely, all of Achilles could be in danger if we don't start acting soon!!!"
--back at the Legend Faction's residence
Tammy and Adrianna sat at the dinner table playing cards, while Tony tended to Adrian. Tammy smiled at Adrianna.
"Chose a name yet?"
"Um, n-no."
"Why so shy? You're family now that you're here! Adrianna laid out in there should prove that to ya!!!"
"Sorry I-…"
"Ah, forget it you'll be fine! I promise as soon as we start training, your confidence will start to blossom!"
Adrianna thought for a second.
"That's it! Thank you, Tammy!!!"
"Figure something out?"
"I'll call myself Blossom!"
Tammy smiled, as she laid a card down.
"Well good going! But go ahead and draw four for me!"
Adrianna looked down at the pile of cards and sighed. Tammy laughed loudly. Adrianna's face got serious.
"So, um, do you know anything more about Mark and Adrian Restricted powers?"
"I thought, I showed you already?!"
They both turned to see Adrian stumbling into the kitchen, barely able to stand on both feet. Tammy shook her head. Adrian limped over at sat at the table.
"Ugh alright, long story short, my parents are alumni of Kane's rival, Nicholas College. Our whole family went to Nicholas and were very well respected there. I inherited the power my late grandfather, the man who put an end to the infamous villain known as Diablo. When I decided to come here, they had me cursed, making any use of my strongest abilities take a major toll on my body. The only why to break the curse is to overpower it."
Adrianna was dead silent. Seeing how serious Adrian was made her sad she asked.
"And Mark has an entirely different issue. After an accident last year, if you can call it that, he absorbed the soul of the very man my grandfather sealed away, Diablo! As a result, he inherited his flames, but only to an extent. If he ever taps into his true power, Diablo will take over his body. And as long as he can't hold that vile spirit off, he can't use the true reserves of power he has. That's why we're restricted, but…"
Adrian smiled.
"It just gives me an extra challenge!!! I'm sure Mark feels the same way!"
Tammy and Adrian laughed loudly, and even Adrianna smiled. She was sure she really did land in the best faction Kane University had to offer.
--
"What's this about?!!! You just told us an Oni spoke to your students, why is this so important?!"
"Shut it Megaphone, I need to here that last part one more time!"
"Metamorph, who do you think you…"
Metamorph's suit buttons flew off one by one, as his body grew bigger and more muscular. He began grow a dark, blueish grey coat of fur, and his head became wolflike, bear menacing fangs. He'd become a werewolf! He pointed one of his long, jagged claws at Megaphone.
"You may be the oldest one here, but I sit in seat one, know your damn place old man!!!"
Leo smiled.
"Now this is interesting! Wanna place bets boys?!"
Mark and Garrick were frozen in place. Metamorph barked Leo.
"Stay focused Leo, TALK!!!"
"Geez dog breath, relax! As I said before, the message to be given to me was, 'Wherever angels are, demons somewhere nearby!'"
Metamorph growled as he sat back down.
"This really is serious. This can only mean only one of two things. Either Danny Pac…"
"Or Rip Graves!"
Leo hissed the name through his teeth. The room fell silent. The fear of hearing those to name simply sucked the life out of the room. Metamorph turned to Leo.
"Are your two Restricted students making progress?"
"It's slow but their coming along."
"Speed their training up ASAP! We're going to need all the power we can get!!! The rest of you old bastards get out of here and go knock all the rust of your aching joints! We can't afford anyone slowing us down when things go down!"