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Jason shakes his head and sighs. "There hasn't been word from either of them. Don't worry though, Mr. Soichi is one of the strongest meta-humans in this facility. The only person who has ever managed to beat him in a fight is Freya. I would be more than happy to show you to your rooms. Trinity, yours is on the way to your mother's so we'll stop there first. Please follow me."

Leaving the cafeteria, he leads them to an elevator caddy corner from it. As they ride Jason goes on to explain the various wings of the facility and what's in them. He points out the areas that are off limits to residents, and areas that may be of interest to someone learning how to use their power for the first time. The door pings and he leads them to room 333, right next to Teshoumaru's room of 332. He opens the door and yelps in surprise.

Laid sprawled out on the bed asleep is a young Japanese woman. She is wearing nothing but her bra and a pair of black boxer shorts. Protruding out of her straight, jet black hair is a pair of animal looking ears. Wolf ears to be precise. Between her legs twitches a bushy tail to go with them. The young woman snores obscenely loud, oblivious to anyone having opened the door.

Jason shouts out, "Ms. Soichi!"

The young woman stirs and snorts loudly. She blinks a few times and sits up, her right ear flopped over to one side. She yawns and scratches her chest while slowly turning her head to the three people in the doorway. "Oh it's just you. What do you want nerd?"

Jason turns red and walks toward her, determined not to be intimidated by this mad woman. "I've told you over and over again not to just pop into any empty room and claim it for yourself. Look at this, you have your clothes and equipment thrown all over the place."

She looks around the room sleepily. She turns her head back toward Jason with a confused look, "Huh, this isn't Teshou's room?" She leans back and picks up a pillow. Using the shadow created by it, she dips her head into the shadow and draws it back out almost immediately. She drops the pillow and shrugs. "Tch, why'd he have to go and switch rooms like that on me. Jeez, taking the one next door just like that. I'll bet where ever he is he's laughing in that lame stoic manner of his." She makes a face that looks almost exactly like his and imitates his voice, "You should be more mindful of your surroundings Freya."

She growls and musses up her hair, the thought of her brother being right razzing her. Jason turns back toward the Smith's and says apologetically, "I am so sorry ladies. This is Freya Soichi, Mr. Soichi's twin sister. Who obviously got the worse half of the gene pool."

"I heard that poindexter!" She shouts back at him, her ears lowing back in a threatening manner.

Freya looks up at Trinity with golden brown eyes and instinctively sniffs her hand like an animal would. Her lips spread into a toothy smile as she takes Trinity's hand and shakes it vigorously. "You must be the girl Gidget has been gushing about since yesterday. When she told me that you looked like an elf princess I thought she was just trying to be cute. Yet here you are, looking very much out of some fairy tale book my mother used to read to me and Teshou."

"So my hardass brother has been teaching you huh? I'm guessing the first thing he taught you was how to shadow walk. Why don'tcha show me what else you can do?" She swivels around the bed and sits cross legged. She reaches behind herself and scratches the area of her back just above the base of her tail.

Jason huffs and looks toward Mrs. Smith. "I'm so sorry about this. Why don't I show you to your room while these two get acquainted?"

Freya's ears perk up in surprise when her things all disappear like whack-a-moles. When Trinity reappears to tell her where her things are, Freya is greatly amused.

She laughs a large and hearty laugh and hops off of the bed. She approaches Trinity and puts her hands on her hips after wiping a tear from her eye. "You've got some real moxie there kid. Oop, I'm sorry, Trinity. My bad, I have a good friend who's around your age that I call kid all the time. So what happened to you that you ended up possessing a shadow fiend?"

Freya looks Trinity over and sniffs the air around her. "Holy crap, I didn't think it was possible, but here you are. Our mother used to tell us stories of your ancestor. Teshou always that it was foolish nonsense, but something told me that it was very much real. So you must be capable of some really wild stuff huh? What without having to worry about breaking a seal or anything."

She reaches for her neck, pulling on the clasp of a spiked collar around her throat. She slips it off to reveal a tattoo similar to Teshoumaru's around her neck. ""You have no idea what I'd give to be rid of this tattoo and the thing it's keeping under wraps, and still be able to use my shadow shaping abilities. Well, since we're good and alone here, do you have any questions you'd like to ask? Y'know, anything you don't want your mother to know about. Don't worry, it will stay between us girls." Freya winks playfully and grins her wolfish grin, then replaces the collar around her neck.

***

Finally. Lily couldn't take the suspense any longer. The door was beckoning to her, calling her, the light was so inviting. And unlike the first two doors, she felt a calmness about this door. So, she finally got up out of the floor, fixated herself to be a bit more presentable. After all what Wait's behind doors with white lights? Usually the other side.. she thought to herself, and she wanted to look her best for death.

The young woman took a deep breath and walked on the other side of the room, closing her eyes she pushed the door open. The blinding white light causing her to have to shield her eyes at first, or risk being blinded for moments. She could hear all sorts of life coming from around her, and as her eyes adjusted to the lighting, she could see it all just as well.

What was behind door number three? It was the most humble, peaceful scene she'd really ever encountered. A field of wild flowers lay out before her, vibrant and colorful. The flowers perfumed the air, causing a pleasant and sweet smell to fill her nostrils. She inhaled deeply, and savored the moment with a smile as she began to take the steps through the door.

As soon as she was safely through the door however, the door closed behind her and disappered. Giving her no means out. A small panic rose up in Lily as she realized this, maybe she was dead. Maybe she'd died in her sleep. If this was death, then she openly accepted her after life, to be trapped forever in this garden of Eden would be just the end she'd hope for.

***

Though as Lily began to believe she was dead on the inside, on the outside she was much alive. Just as sleeping beauty however, in a deep slumber she might never awaken from. She didn't want to wake up.

***

Lily held herself together, her arms crossed across her small abdomen, bringing some comfort to the fact she'd forever be alone in this beautiful abyss. She began to walk around, taking in the scenery around her, seeing there was nothing else to do other then enjoy the after life she'd been given. As she walked though she noticed a impression in the flowers. They where lying down, as if something had been laying there, or is still there.

Curiosity killed the cat. Slowly she crept over to the area, the wind brushing her hair over her shoulder, softly kissing the exposed flesh of her face and shoulders. Once she neared, she began to get the glimpse of colors that didn't quiet match the rest of the area around it, or rather him.

It was a man, dressed in what seemed to be old military clothing, dirty, brown and green. Small button's with clique sayings covering the front of the vest, goggles obscuring the mans face. What would possess someone to wear such a thing in such a place? Was he dead too?

Finally reaching the man, Lily knelt down beside him where he layed, her arms still crossed over herself, her hair draping over her face as she leaned over so she could call out to the man.

"Excuse me... Excuse me sir?" she asked her voice more concerned then anything, for some reason this man looked familiar too her. Had they met? Had she seen him somewhere before? She couldn't quiet put her finger on it. Not yet at least.


(what isn't in the bold is inside Lilys mind at the moment. She is dreaming.)

Trinity was beginning to feel like she could really fit in around here until she heard the last line. She wasn't really part of the in crowd or a group even when she was normal. Not normally thrown into such situations she had to think of the few things she knew of the 'chick flick' which were usually consist of teans trying to scope out the boys.
What is she talking about girl talk?.... I suppose the subject of boys would be appropriate I guess...
"Um...are there any cute guys around?" the way she asked it kind of sounded like she really couldn't figure out what to ask.

"Er... um... actually I think I have a little more of a serious question... do you shadow walk in your sleep? Is there a way to prevent that while one is asleep?"

Daisy nodded, smiling at Gidget, this could be a good opportunity to get more information on the meteor and everything going on. "Sure, I'll lend you a hand," the reporter said smiling. "In exchange you can answer my questions. I have nothing better to do so this is a good opportunity to perhaps use you for a future interview!"



Annie winced as she began to be hit my bolts of gravity, trying to think of possible ways to escape it. Every hit pushed her back, she began to cough some blood as she tried to shield herself, just as she knelt to the ground expecting another blow she felt an odd sensation, it wasn't painful and she felt as if every particle in her body was tingling. It was more than the "warm fuzzy feeling" she had whenever she used her power, it was as if she was floating...

Glancing down she realized the ground was dissolving under her touch, and when she reached one hand to the other instead of laying one hand over the other, the hand on top slipped through. Her eyes widened as she realized she was liquid-no acid with a form. No wonder Leviathan's attacks weren't hurting anymore, they were going right through her.

She stood, dusting herself off, changing from a solid form to acid back and forth. "Well, you learn something new everyday about yourself, right?" Annie said smiling, raising her hand the water around her began to raise up, immediately turning to acid. Smiling wickedly, her eyes glowing golden orbs in blackness where the white of her eye used to be, "Ready for round two, Mr. Cortez? You can control gravity more or less, right? And use electricity? Well, I can turn myself into the very substance I control-acid, along with controlling any liquid and its composition."

Smirking gallons of acid began to fall down on Leviathan, but this time it wasn't her primary attack, her focus was on his blood- changing it into acid, which in seconds would began to eat at his organs, veins, and skin. That was if he still was human enough that even mattered.

Lev squinted, suddenly moaning, holding himself upright. Blood began to spout from his nose, his eyes growing black, breath quickening.
Lev spit blood, then cackled, lightning raining down from the heavens, a crescendo of incredible explosions that spared no one, even distracting Rod enough to be struck by the blade.
Rod ducked to the side, but his wrist snagged, catching the screeching blade as sparks burst from the contact.
Rod immediately shot his other hand forward, aiming to decapitate the shadow wielder..
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Leviathan looked back a moment, staring at Blitz with a smile.
Then he looked to Annie, a cruel stare of pain and suffering..
Lev then disappeared, a flash, then gone.
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Blitz looked on, suddenly overwhelmed. "You did it! You..Sweet God almighty he's gone!" Blitz rushed forward, looking at the black crater where Lev was moments ago.
The clouds remained black however, and lightning began to crack, thunderbolts, unnatural and crimson slinging around above.
A storm was brewing.