Water Crown Leader

Serph looked at her for a moment, debating whether or not he should really answer. 

“Yes…I can talk,” he eventually said. “Though I usually prefer not to.”

 It was just personal preference really. He was more of an action guy than a conversational guy.

Tae seemed pleasantly shocked.  “Well, I am glad to hear cat doesn’t have your tongue!”  Even just his ability to speak, made her feel a tiny bit more secure in his character. But it still didn’t answer her question.  Who was this person?

She cleared her throat, trying to fill the silence. 

He wasn't expecting and introduction all of a sudden. That meant he had to do the same, for the purposes of not being rude, right? Well, that's what he knew so he would continue on with it. Though normally...he'd have someone else introduce him in his stead. That just made things easier on him. 

Regardless, he was alone right now. So he swallowed and mustered up in a soft voice "I'm Serph, leader of Embryon."

He forced a smile to try and make it seem like he wasn’t upset by the turn of events going on at the moment. “I appreciate the concern…but I’ll handle food on my own.”

“Are you quite sure?” He knew he was really asking this a lot, but he hated leaving people without things they would probably need, food being one of them. Perhaps it was because he was generous with his wealth or perhaps it was because his mother taught him to be a good man, he didn’t know.

He turned back to his host. "I...can't guarantee I won't. I've never seen such a place." He was in awe. Causing him to say a little more than his usual.

  “That’s okay~! I understand what you mean; lots of times, actions are stronger than words!” she smiled reassuringly at him. It wasn’t as though she’d never encountered a shy person before, so she took care not to scare him away. Though she highly doubted anything she could do would scare him. He seemed the strong, silent type to her more than the quiet, timid type.

He nodded in agreement. At least she understood. With how often people tried to talk him out of his methods of conversation he was sometimes unsure of his choice not to say much. It was nice not being nagged about it for once.

“That’s no good! People should be more accepting of your choices! It’s a part of your personality, and no one should try to change that!”

Serph put the gun back to his side and sighed in relief. It could have been something much worse. Unfortunately, he was unable to see his comrade. He also wondered where everyone else could be at a time like this. Actually…what exactly happened to the lights anyway?

It suddenly occured to Serph that he should probably respond. He was to into his habit of not speaking that he forgot Gale could not see him.

He cleared his throat and asked “Gale, do you know what happened to the lights?”

His voice was just about as soft as usual. He knew Gale would understand him without him having to really force more of his voice out.

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There was a short period of silence. Although such thing was to be expected from someone like Serph, in this dark room, it was particularlly concerning. The probability of something ambushing them has elevated and an enemy may or may not have gotten ahold of the silver haired man. Unlikely, but plausible.

For all Gale knows, it could not be Serph at all. If there was such thing as a demon that could immitate the voice of another, they’d be in quite a troublesome situation. He was probably overthinking it; the hooded man hadn’t been attacked yet, so…

“Perhaps the generator has stopped working.”

He settled on the neutral. "What do you suggest we do about it?" He only really asked because he always liked having a second opinion. There was a reason he had his star team, after all.

“I did…yes.”  I don’t remember that. I suppose it just seemed rude to ruin someone else’s living space that isn’t involved in our little arguments.

“I don’t want you… as my mother.” He ate a chicken the last time Serph took care of him and quite frankly, he was quite nervous about the next full moon.

“I never agreed to that…you just started using that when you came to speak with me that one time.

“Well… at least you kept me from… eating Isamu’s house.”

"I did...yes."  I don't remember that. I suppose it just seemed rude to ruin someone else's living space that isn't involved in our little arguments.

Serph jumped back. Another demon around these parts. He really needed to be more careful when traversing, especially on his own. He stood there, caught by surprise and unable to really change to the form he should have been in by now. 

"I see..." She didn't want to fight then? Maybe they shared some of the same morals here. Fighting only seemed to accomplish more pain and death. He felt the need to warn her. "You may not be safe in this world long..."

“I don’t just go around eating innocent people. I don’t appreciate needless killing! You make it sound like I would eat because I can!” Serph actually had no idea where that anger actually came from but it just sort of appeared. He knew there was a reason he didn’t like this kid at all 

“What ever happen to… being a mommy figure, Mama… Serph?” He had no idea why he was provoking Serph, who happened to be a DEMON EATING CANNIBAL.

"I never agreed to that...you just started using that when you came to speak with me that one time.

Shikigami? Ghost? What was she on about? A ghost was…a dead person wasn’t it? Serph wasn’t sure how he knew that, but he definitely knew it and had no idea how he seemed anything like a ghost in anyway. 

Serph looked at her for a moment, debating whether or not he should really answer. 

"Yes...I can talk," he eventually said. "Though I usually prefer not to."

“I suppose that means I should go get a certain few friends of mine then?” 

“…No.”

Especially not that damn redheaded fellow. He looked like he was based off a homosexual scientist, not that Naoki knew what that had even meant. It just came out of nowhere, really. 

But yeah, no. That guy’s not going to be anywhere near him if he could help it. Or mouth-boob bitch… or that robotic green haired… guy. Or that… that… What the hell was it even? A man? A woman? Some cotton candy guy? Serph’s comrades were creepy, but Serph was kind of a creep in the first place, so Naoki could see how it all worked out.

…Not that his friends weren’t weird. 

"I don't just go around eating innocent people. I don't appreciate needless killing! You make it sound like I would eat because I can!" Serph actually had no idea where that anger actually came from but it just sort of appeared. He knew there was a reason he didn't like this kid at all