Elegant but Deadly

[Legretta]

(ooc: July 2. Open to all demons. Meant to be Legretta's introduction to the demons.)

This was it? The castle that housed who were meant to be her allies? Legretta found her icy blue gaze going up and down the castle again and again, her frown increasing in size all the while, before she shook her head a bit in dissatisfaction. "Not much to look at, I'll admit. But it will have to do." Legretta murmured. Her home to be was not what she exactly had in mind when she thought of castles. Hell, Daath was better in comparison and it was mostly a cathedral that she had stayed and trained in. But complaining was no longer an option for the 26-year-old. She'd given up her right to complain the night she found herself with demon wings and fangs. With a soft sigh, Legretta began to make her way toward the castle.

It wasn't long before she found herself pushing the doors open and stepping inside. The interior wasn't much of an improvement upon the exterior. A soft 'tch' of disapproval escaped her and she continued to step forward. Where was everyone? This wasn't the welcome wagon she had expected. Actually, Legretta hadn't been expecting much. All she knew was that she was meant to make an alliance with these other demons. Make them earn her trust and earn their trust in return.

"Come out. I know someone has to be here." Legretta said. By all other accounts, it would appear as though she were talking to no one. According to Legretta, though, she had a feeling she wasn't alone. She couldn't have been alone. No one would just leave their castle unattended.

[Izaya]

"Well well, aren't we touchy and right to the point." the black haired demon walked out of his spot from the shadows. Normally, he would and probably never be able to be detected. He must have been slipping. The boy adjusted his jacket before looking at the new comer. She didn't look like much. But they never did.

"And just who are you?"

[Legretta]

Somehow, Legretta had figured as much. This boy almost reminded her of Sync or Asch in terms of his attitude. She resisted the urge to roll her eyes and placed one hand on her hip, almost as if she was surveying the demon before her. He wasn't much to look at. Then again, she could tell that she wasn't much either. All she had going for her were her wings and fangs in terms of appearance. Otherwise, she looked the same as before. Still elegant. Like a rose, as Van would say. But every rose had its thorns. Legretta's thorns, one could say, lay in her natural talent as a marksman. Her skills with her guns were beyond compare, at least according to Van.

"Major Legretta the Quick. To you, it's Legretta." she said. So far, Legretta wasn't entirely impressed by the welcome she had received. Then again, demons were suspicious by nature. As far as they were concerned she was probably an enemy. Well, she would make them see that she was on their side. "I came to offer my services. I was told I would find a grouping of demons in this castle." she explained. Her tone never seemed to shift from the harsh, rigid tone of a soldier. She'd had it drilled into her that showing emotions was like showing a weakness. Not a wise idea.

[Izaya]

"Well you are in the right place if you are looking for a bunch of dudes serving a evil wicked queen." the boy replied before raising an eyebrow at her. "You seem like a girl who can handle herself, though that might just be me, i'm not the queen so i can't judge but i always thought blondes were stupid and arrogant." If that didn't get a reaction out of her then she might be fun to mess with. After all, it's what he did best. Mess with people. "You don't seem like the kind of woman who would want to take orders from a Queen."

[Legretta]

Legretta's eyes narrowed slightly. She'd barely been there five minutes and already someone was getting on her nerves. On the plus side, it wasn't Dist. On the minus side, this was another one of her allies that she would have to put up with. On top of that he was an obnoxious kid. Silently, Legretta bemoaned the fact that she always managed to find a position among people that annoyed her. "I suppose we shall just have to see about that." Legretta said. She wasn't going to let him get under her skin. Not yet. There would be no point if she lost her temper right then and drew her guns without much provocation. So she let herself remain as calm as she could.

"What about you? What am I meant to call you?" Legretta asked. He'd also mentioned a Queen. That would be interesting. Legretta knew that whoever was in charge couldn't have been like Van. Van was a leader she had devoted her loyalty to even though he had done nothing to prevent her brother's death. He'd earned her trust. This Queen would have to do the same, as would this boy and the rest of her allies.

[Chase Young]

"The obnoxious insect you are speaking to is Izaya Orihara. Demon of Trickery." Another voice spoke up but unlike Izaya, this boy had no intention of hiding from a new member. In fact he was sure that was one thing that they had in common. They both hated Izaya.

Chase turned his attention back to Legretta. "I am Chase Young, it's an honor to have a Major in our army. I am sure Lady Eris will be honored to have a strong and determined woman like you around. Compared to this vile insect." he shot a glare at Izaya for a moment who looked rather amused by it.

[Legretta]

Turning her attention away from Izaya, Legretta was admittedly relieved that someone less obnoxious was speaking to her. She would never admit that fact out loud, though. The last thing she wanted was for him to know he annoyed her. She gave a curt nod as Chase finished speaking and, for once, let a sort of smile appear on her features. It was rare these days that she showed anyone a friendlier side of herself. Legretta felt she could trust Chase, though. She could trust him more than she could trust Izaya at any rate. "It's nice to know that my talents are appreciated by someone. I have no doubt that my services will be very valuable to this army." she said. It wasn't every day that one came across someone skilled with guns, after all. It seemed to be a dying art.

"And it is an honor to make your acquaintance, Chase. At least someone around here knows how to treat a lady with respect." she said at length. She hadn't missed Izaya's remark about blondes being stupid. Silently, Legretta swore to make him regret saying that. She wasn't just an elegant rose that could be mocked whenever someone felt like it. She had her thorns. She would use them if necessary. "Now then, when will I be meeting this Queen of yours? I trust she is around at the present moment." Legretta said. At least, she hoped this Eris was around. It would be rather disappointing if the leader of their army just decided to not show up to welcome a new recruit.

[Chase Young]

"Lady Eris is around though where she is in the castle I don't know." and he didn't care. "She always knows when a new recruit has arrived so she should be around shortly." Chase turned back to Izaya for a moment, watching the demon fiddle around with the shadows he could control. "Playing with your powers shows me you aren't responsible enough to use them."

Izaya smirked. "Oh and what are you going to do about it? You aren't in charge, and as far as I'm concerned i don't have to listen to some overpowered teenager. Who is always on his high horse."

[heatblast996]

"Can somebody please shut up? Seriously, I have a hangover and you guys do not help whatsoever." Thrax came out of one of the side halls, a cup of steaming coffee in his hands. He gave a large sigh and sat in a nearby chair, sinking into the leather.

"You all sound like a bunch of children."

[Legretta]

"Perhaps you wouldn't have this problem if you hadn't gone overboard." Legretta quipped. It was merely an assumption on her part, but it sounded as though Thrax had done far too much partying the night before. It was the truth as far as she could tell, though. It certainly didn't help that his appearance seemed to add to that assumption.

Was this really what she had to look forward to in terms of behavior from her allies? Fighting like children and acting like fools by getting themselves drunk when they should have been working on training and bettering themselves as soldiers? Inwardly, Legretta groaned. There was clearly a lot of work that needed to be done. She didn't assume she could whip them into shape or anything. That would be too presumptuous. Legretta did, however, want to at least try to bring some order to this group. "Clearly, I'm going to have my work cut out for me." she muttered.

[Chase Young]

Chase rolled his eyes for a moment at the demon who had clearly once again gotten himself drunk. "You are all pathetic, i swear." he muttered. "It seems like there are only a few of us that take this job seriously." The demon prince just stared at Izaya, so far he was the worse. At least the others could do their job. But Izaya treated it like a game.

"Excuse their rudeness, they aren't always like this, most of the time they are just annoying." he turned to smirk at Izaya. "You can kill him any time you want, i won't stop you."

[Legretta]

"This doesn't really come as a surprise to me, actually." Legretta admitted. She'd had to put up with rude Oracle Knights before. Slackers, too. It appeared as though she had gotten a mix of both. When Chase mentioned that she could kill Izaya, her ice blue eyes flickered with amusement. That would be something she would enjoy immensely. "I shall have to keep that in mind." she smirked. It was a rare thing, that smirk. As rare as her smile. Already Legretta was beginning to like Chase much more than the other two demons she had been introduced to. Izaya was a slacker, an obnoxious one at that, and Thrax... well, it didn't seem like he was taking things entirely seriously. Not that Legretta could openly complain about it. Even she needed moments to unwind. She did wish that her new allies would put in a bit more effort to be better soldiers. That, however, looked as if it was going to be near impossible to accomplish.

It was looking like she wasn't going to get much more of a welcome wagon than she had already gotten. Legretta should have known better than to expect more. Why she had assumed the other demons would be all that interested in receiving a new addition to their army was beyond her. At least Chase had shown the slightest bit of welcome in his arrival. The other two seemed uninterested. Not that Legretta could blame them when she didn't look like much of a threat. "Shall I just assume this is where the welcome wagon ends and that I should begin getting to know this place?" Legretta asked. It seemed logical. The castle was to be her home, so she ought to get to know it. It did bother her that Eris hadn't bothered to make her presence known yet, but complaining about it wouldn't garner any good result. Not as far as Legretta was concerned, anyway.

[heatblast996]

Thrax just chuckled. "Man, you should've seen us last night. That was some party."

Just then, a transparent figure emerged from the ceiling and floated down to a stop behind the newcomer. "Yeah, if you hadn't been so drunk that you were a prick most of the time."

"Screw you Dan."

"Right back at ya."

Dan Phantom circled around the blonde, his eye observing all of her..... assets. He was a bit of a pervert, but don't let that fool you. He could kill you in a heartbeat. Granted, she didn't look all that much of a man-eater, but he could make do. He cleared his throat and looked up. "Excuse my friend, he has a tendency of being a fool off the battlefield. But, you should see him fight."

[Chase Young]

Chase shook his head for a moment before turning back to Legretta. "I suppose since Lady Eris isn't going to show up you may as well have a look around, there are plenty of rooms avaliable and i am sure you can handle yourself if these pesky insects try to bother you at all."

He shook his head before turning back to the others. "If you would like I could go get Lady Eris for you or one of the other higher ups."