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"She was the one chosen by God, from the moment she was born." He explained patiently, running a hand over the girl's hair. "She is the Hero of Prophecy. Without her...The Top World, where all of you live, will inevitably be overtaken by Satan and his minions. He's gaining power, and only one on this earth blessed with the gifts to defeat him is the one from the Prophecy, out little Danni. See now, now when she's to be sixteen soon. The marks are already appearing, the marks of her fate."

He pushed up Danni's shirt just a bit, revealing the clear marks of a dark sorceress on her back. But there, twining around the black markings, were faint white ones, blending together so that they almost seemed to glow.

"She wields both light and dark inside her, as no other can, in perfect balance. She has access to spells and magics from both sides, and the thin line in between. It's something only she can do, something she's been training all her life for. I wouldn't have wished it on a young girl. Always before, the prophets were male, strong, loved, white magic sorcerers. She was a first, and it seems she'll be our last in this line of searching. It ends with her, at least as far as the fates are concerned." He murmured, lowering her shirt again.

((Neither of them will be posting for another day or two, so it's alright. We'll just say whatever Zephyr was doing as the escape route worked, and Riser and Athena got away safely as well.))

((Also, Silver, thanks for the idea!))

Ialo stared at Eldest, having a tough time coming to terms with what he was being told. All the proof was right in front of him, the Ancient was telling the truth, but... seriously? But that didn't stop the thoughts, the ideas beginning to bloom in the dragon's head.

"Perfect balance, as no other can, huh? Something only she can do?" Ialo repeated to the Ancient. "After what I've been through myself, I can't approve of any sort of higher power using a child for an ulterior motive. Even if it's to save the world."

"But -" The Headmaster paced around the dorm, fiddling with strange toy-sized black cube in his hand. "You don't know a lot about this so-called Top World, do you?"

He turned around and stared down Eldest (which is an interesting task when the guy you're trying to stare down is taller than you). "What she needs then, is someone to tutor her in that sort of magic, right? Someone who can help her learn how to precisely control dark and light magic, and keep them in balance. I can do that - not that, but I know who exactly can help her. That sounds like the stuff Kai was born for."

It sounded perfect, Ialo thought. The whole situation reminded him of Kai and other Silverwings. They were part angel, part demon, and part human. Their whole being was a balancing act, and it made sense that if Danni had that sort of task, then Kai would be a good role model for her.

"Kai..." Eldest dug in his mental files, then nodded. "Ah, yes, the silver-wing. Yes, I believe...I believe he could be of some use." He agreed, starting to rub his chin until he remembered the short beard he usually kept wasn't on this human form. Ah, well...

Athena had been running at the fastest she could underneath Koy, the moon's beams giving her energy, and the Dust safely stored into her collar. Unfortunately, she had built up so much momentum that as she neared the school, she was not able to stop when she'd intended to, and a large dug-up area appeared. A huge dog-nose soon found itself pressed up against the very window where Ialo was talking with Eldest--by coincidence or predetermined fate, it happened.

Big red-and-purple eyes blinked, and she pulled back, leaving the disgusting dog-nose wetness all over the window. "...Hello." The single word still sounded butchered with her unadapted mouth, but it managed to come out intelligibly.

"Eldest...." the Headmaster repeated, cementing the name in his mind. "Wait, what?" He looked up suddenly, and jumped. Athena's demon-canine face was grinning at him through the door window - and truthfully, that was a pretty damn creepy thing to open your eyes to. Ialo held up his finger and mouthed 'Just a moment' to her, before flicking his finger to draw the shades from across the room.

"Spies for spies, really...." He groaned. "It's my senior year all over... Oh!" Ialo stood up away from the wall. "And what about you, Eldest? Where will you be, when Danni is trying to rebuild her life back here?"

".... Right." Ialo frowned slightly. He was slightly envious of Danni for a moment. So far, Eldest seemed like a lot less of an a*****e than Riser. It was a pleasant change to meet somewhat who could wipe you off the map, but didn't make a show of it.

"But she'll be in this room, right? And I can visit her? This is MY school, after all."

"... What the hell happened to the universe? Things are NEVER this simple. Something must be wrong." Ialo narrowed his eyes, glaring at Eldest - not for any particular reason, just because he was there.

"I sense gods and taint on the school grounds ... something is up," she said confidently as she smirked looked at Athena's sloppy stop. "hey Athena your going to have to work on that a bit more." She called cheerfully waving at her to get her attention.