Infinitely Zero

Interlude II - Shadow

This was a shit-storm.

An entire school had been taken hostage by an unknown parahuman, the silver lining being that apparently the parahuman wasn't out to cause lasting damage. Even so, they'd have to try and get all the students screened for any nasty after-effects that the parahuman might have left as one last spiteful act. Ugh, then they had to deal with that girl who had apparently triggered during the bug attack. It grinded her gears that parahumans could do such a thing, but at the very least there would be no immediate attacks from the bug controller again. All because of the person sitting in front of her.

Of course it'd be a parahuman.

The kid had odd features; blue hair, pale skin, a domino mask that they had provided him with, and eyes that she was sure occasionally lit up and glowed blue. The uniform he wore seemed well kept, a black blazer and black pants, however the band on his arm had some sort of kanji on it. Her paranoia tried to get her to think that perhaps this was a parahuman that had went unnoticed and had joined the ABB, she pushed the thoughts away while she made a mental note to herself to get Armsmaster to search up what the kanji meant. It could be potentially give some sort of insight into the parahuman in-front of her. Emily Piggot was only hoping that he would be at least tolerable, parahumans were notorious for not being the most mentally adjusted.

Parahumans are psychopaths, you know this.

"So you're the one who defeated the mysterious parahuman?" Armsmaster's rough voice sounded throughout the small room as he spoke first.

"Once again, yes."

"In your on-site statement of what happened, you stated that you were nearby when a swarm of bugs suddenly attacked the students and staff. Through usage of your power you were able to prevent them from attacking and decided to intervene. You then went on to fight and defeat the parahuman responsible for this incident. Her powers as stated by yourself was a mix of enhanced strength and speed, manipulation of insects, and the ability to gather energy through the bugs and use them for attack purposes. After managing to defeat the parahuman you tried to rescue Miss Hebert who had been kidnapped earlier on, only for her to apparently be suffering from some sort of Master effect that changed her personality immensely which prompted her into fleeing. As a minor note, you also stated that the parahuman identified herself as "Beelzebub".This is how everything happened, correct?"

"Yes, that is how things happened." The boy stated concisely.

At least the boy was to the point, Piggot thought to herself as she prepared to get a few more answers that were necessary for what she needed to make a decisive decison on this whole affair. Schooling her expressions she spoke.

"Mr. Yuki, what exactly is your power?"

Probably something destructive, just like every other Parahuman.

"My power gives me the ability to summon projections of various amounts of power with different types of powers."

Armsmaster shifted slightly, the boy was telling the truth then. However, that wasn't a very specific definition of what his power enabled him to do. The projections themselves would have to be able to also protect him as the parahuman he defeated should be much faster, she thought to herself. Emily knew that the boy was playing his cards close to his chest, but not nearly how close he was doing so. His statement was accurate enough to describe the barebones of his power, but not nearly descriptive enough to know the exact details. He was smart, she'd give him that at the least.

Leave it to the parahuman's to make your job harder.

However, that didn't mean she wasn't annoyed by his actions. If the situation was any different and she actually had a way to force the situation, she would do so if only so that they had more information about this boy. As the situation stood as of now, she had no reason to be so heavy handed in her efforts and would have to settle for trusting the boy to not become a threat to others. Easier said than done, if she was being honest.

He's going to be a liability, just like all the other independents.

"Is there anything else that you need?" The boy asked bluntly, staring at her and Armsmaster with what appeared to be boredom. Emily took a moment to respond, making sure not to make herself come off as hostile lest she burn the chance at potentially gaining a new parahuman for the PRT.

You're being dishonest, you were about curse the little shit out.

"No. For now, we'll be making sure that this "Beelzebub" is not going to turn up somewhere where she might be able to cause any serious damages. We may need to get in contact with you later however, so could you please give us your basic contact information? Alternatively, we would be able to provide a burner phone if you lack a cell phone."

The boy stared at them blankly for a moment, Emily couldn't tell what exactly was running through his head but she could presume the worse. It was a pleasant surprise when the boy smiled very slightly and spoke.

"I would prefer a burner phone."

Motioning to Armsmaster he stopped the recording that had been going since she had started this meeting, she knew he would have more information about this questioning that she would have to go over after this.

"You may leave then. One of our officers will help escort you out of the building along with providing you with a burner phone, I believe Officer Allen should be outside this room waiting for you now."

If only parahuman's didn't exist...

With a small bow, the parahuman going by the name of Makoto Yuki left the room. Emily, rubbed her forehead in annoyance. There was a lot of work to do, and it was up to her to make sure that her troops got it done. This entire situation was just one big mess.

Thou art I, I am thou

The Arcana is the means by which all is revealed…

In the face of renewal lies the opportunity for disaster.

Thou hast made a bond of the Reversed Hanged-Man Arcana.