NEGOTIATIONS Location the RWBYverse, Remnant-Vale, Beacon Academy: Amphitheater
Laharl, Serafall, Ajuka, and Daki have arrived in Beacon. As they were greeted by Ozpin, Laharl and the other devils, recognized the iconic place of RWBY. Along with many memorable characters, Serafall, she happily skip ahead from her fellow devils. Glynda, she'd used her semblance, of Telekinesis to bring everyone a chair to sit down. As everyone sat, at their own corner of the amphitheater, with Glynda, Ironwood, Winter, and Ajuka being the most serious and stoic of the people gathered. While Serafall, Oobleck, Daki, Pietro, were very excited. And lastly Laharl and Ozpin were the most neutral of the bunch. Ozpin, he decided to started this meeting, by thanking the devils for accepting to participate in these talks, along with offering some refreshments. The humans all took coffee, while Laharl refused their offering, stretching out his scarf and one by one his fellow devils reach into his scarf storage. Under Laharl's permission. And pulled out cold drinks.
Ajuka Chai iced latte, Serafall has a strawberry and cream drink, Daki a fruity non-alcoholic cocktail. While Laharl, he just pulled out a cold beer. Ozpin was shocked. As what the young Laharl did wasn't a semblance, that was magic. Glynda, wasn't amused at the sight of a young man, drinking alcohol while in a important meeting. She was vocal of this, even swiping her riding crop, on the air. Laharl, taking a swing, he looked at the disciplinary woman, and unleashed a light amount of his demonic energy. As he said, "Listen lady. You're perception of decency, don't mean crap to devils." Serafall, taking a sip with a smile. As she'd sighed with happy contempt, from the sip. She'd explained that devils, have more freedom than humans and faunus. No risk or drawback, allowing them to have freedom to enjoy and indulge themselves without issue. Like alcoholism, or easy drunkenness, or organ failure. As Oobleck, subtlely smacked Glynda in the leg, a signal for her to stop. She sighed, as she reluctantly nodded and apologized for any insult, Laharl, also apologized, since it wasn't their fault that they don't know anything about their race. So he suggested that they start this meeting, explaining what devils are, and their culture. Oobleck quickly accepted the suggestion, eager to learn about the devils. This was second by Ozpin, then Ironwood as this would allow some better understanding, on how to handle devils in these negotiations.
Serafall, she was more than happy to explain the...edited...history of the devils. But before that, she'd used her ice magic to make a huge, wide, ice crystal table. So everyone can put their drinks, and rest their arm. At first Ozpin almost suspected that Serafall was the Winter Maiden, but the real maiden is still alive, and hidden in Atlas. So Miss Leviathan, is a natural and quite powerful ice magic caster. Serafall, took one more, long, joyful sip of her shake, before she'd started to talk. Telling the humans that devils, are a extremely long living and virtal race. Honestly their ancient, teasing that they'd been there when the "The Girl in the Tower " reign. Shocking Ozpin, he even lost control of his emotions and displayed his shock, clearly on his face!! Even Ironwood was surprised by Ozpin's shock, aside from Winter, Oobleck, and Pietro who were confused by Serafall reference. Laharl, he took the opportunity to release a surge of magic, which affect the aura of all present, as he said in a uncaring tone, "Devils possess magic. Real magic. Even a baby of our race, has this ability. Through our unique gift, we can various things that would seem impossible." and his display, was more than enough for the ignorant members of this meetings, to become believers of magic. Once he finished his beer, he tossed in the air and using his Dark Bolt, he blasted the glass bottle into nothing. Showing more magical power and control. Which truly impressed Ozpin, from what little has been revealed all devils, are natural magic user, which explains all the things, that they'd manage to achieve. In this time frame. Serafall, she flick Harl-tan, on the forehead, telling him, "bad" and "to behave".
Which was quite amusing for some of those gathered in the amphitheater. Seeing the shortstack, childish woman, scolding a teenager. Even Daki couldn't contain her laughter. Regardless the negotiations with the humans, continued with Serafall kept on telling them about the made-up, version of the devils origins. Fitting to the RWBYverse. And also making it impossible for Ozpin, to say anything against their story, or manipulate them. Seen it was clear to anyone watching, that the devils held all the cards in this meeting. Plus they're weren't the only ones, that were having a meeting at the moment...
SALEM'S SUMMONS Location the Land of Darkness, Evernight Castle: Conference Hall
In the Land of Darkness. Which is a barren wasteland, with rocky terrain and enormous Gravity Dust crystals sprouting from the ground. The sky is a dark red. Grimm spawn in large numbers from pools of a viscous, tar-like substance. The castle exterior, resembling a giant gravity dust crystal, while the inside it has a dark color scheme, of purples, blacks, and reds. And withing a room, known as the Conference Hall, which features a crystal table surrounded by six wooden chairs. At the end of the table, Salem sits in her crystal throne. Opposite her throne is a pair of simple wooden double doors that are the only entrance to the room. A number of crystal formations surround the room with white candles on their tops, and behind Salem's throne is a crystal table adorned with several white candles. Above the table is a chandelier made out of branches and crystals. Currently sitting, regarly on her crystal throne, is Salem, the Queen of the Land of Darkness, and Grimm. The Immortal Witch. Whose appearance is skin is currently a deathly pallor, with jet black sclerae in her eyes and glowing crimson irises that shine brighter when she is agitated. While she initially retained her half-bun hairstyle for her now bleached, pale white hair, she has since re-styled it into a larger bun with six offshoots wrapped together that also suspends several obsidian-colored ornaments. Over the passage of time, she has since grown dark purple veins that line her face and arms, and now has a black diamond-shaped marking in the center of her forehead. Wearing a very long, short-sleeved, form-fitted black dress that obscures her feet and partially drags across the ground. With the dress' distinctive feature being a curved high collar with dark red trim bordering the outer edge of a narrow window exposing her bust in a vertical ellipsis resembling an eye. And completed with a long shawl emblazoned with three interconnected, maroon-colored vertical elliptic sigils resembling a trio of overseeing eyes above a series of maroon-colored diamond emblems. She was currently waiting for three of her four loyal followers. As she'd summoned them, because what is happening in Menagerie and now south of Anima.
A while ago, she'd lost her command over the Centinel, and then Leviathan Grimm, was destroyed by a unknown red, giant monster. That is protecting the faunus. Making impossible to invade, and eliminate the souls in those lands, as these infernal machines, that Watts can't hack or even understand!!! Salem, scoffs in annoyance at Watts failure, he was soo enraged that someone was actually smarter than that bitter old man. He'd requested some isolation to dedicate time, to crack the secrets of those drones, that are eliminating her Grimm. Along with being utterly undetectable by them, Salem, she'd felt somekind of magic, emanate from those machines, and was kinda of concern by this knowledge. So in order to plan on, what to do with Menagerie, and these new beings known as Devils. She'd summoned, Cinder Fall, her faithful Fall Maiden. Tyrian Callows, her fanatical assassin. And Hazel Rainart, her silent enforcer. Salem, waited for a while, contemplating what to do. These devils have proven a greater threat, than any that have emerged in Remnant in years. Even those damned Silver-Eyed Warriors!! At least those people were few, but from what Salem, barely witnessed through the eyes of her Grimm. These devils, all possess magic of permanent destruction towards Grimm, and Grimm-pools...this angered her. She'd would have gone ballistic, when she'd heard the door knock, followed by the familiar voice of her most loyal, follower Cinder, in a regal and cool voice, Salem instructed her followers to enter.
Through the door, came three individuals. Two male and one female. The young woman being Cinder Fall, the half Fall Maiden. Thanks to Ozma's meddling bird. Cinder is a fair-skinned young woman with bright amber eyes and long, ashen-black hair that covers her left eye and rests over her left shoulder. On her upper back she has a black tattoo of her emblem, which is a pair of high heel shoes placed sole-to-sole, forming a heart shape inside. Who wears a dark red, long-sleeved, off-the-shoulders, V-neck minidress with a quadrant-shaped keyhole on the upper back framing her tattoo and two laces tied together across the neckline. Golden regal designs decorate the dress around the keyhole, across the chest, and down the sleeves which end in loops around her middle fingers. The dress splits from her right hip down, and has a tapered tail ending just above her knees. The hem is trimmed with black lace. She also wears black, lace-up shorts underneath her dress as well as a black choker around her neck. She also has dark, glass, high-heeled shoes. As she'd sat, in a sensual and commanding manner on her assigned seat, on the conference table. Next was one of the male, the skinnier one of the two. This is Tyrian Callows. A renowned seriel killer, in Remnant, who sees Salem as a Goddess, and is her fanatic. Tyrian's appearance if of a pale man with gold eyes and long, dark brown hair worn in a ponytail braided to resemble a scorpion's tail. His chest is crisscrossed with prominent scars. He wears a white sleeveless jacket, left open to expose his bare chest, and white pants. Over his jacket are two buckled, dark gray leather suspenders supporting a black cummerbund, with a third strap running across his chest perpendicular to the suspenders and joining with them on his back. There is also a dark brown leather belt slanted across his hips. His arms are covered with cream-colored bandages and elbow-length, brown fingerless gloves with only a middle finger loop.
Always the creepy, loyal scorpion pet of Lady Salem. As Tyrian sat down on his assigned chair, by crouching on top of it. Rubbing his hands, constantly, waiting for Lady Salem to speak. Last to sit was Hazel Rainart. A man filled with anger over the loss of his younger, twin sister. And blames Ozpin for her death, swearing to kill every, incarnation of him. This need for vengeance and blind hate, make him a easy to handle pawn, for Salem. As Hazel's appearance is that of a tall and muscular middle-aged man. He was also unusually large and broad, as he was shown to tower over Adam Taurus who stood 6'4". He had short dark brown hair, a beard and hazel eyes. His hairy arms had large scars running up them, a result of using Dust infusions. Wearing his usual outfit, of a two-tone olive green coat over a black 3/4 sleeve shirt, and a large belt. His pants were black, with a pouch strapped to each pants leg, and his boots are brown with white fronts. Some of his scars near the edges of his sleeves are visible. With everyone here, Salem began the meeting. First demanding an update of Cinder's plans for Beacon, and the Fall Maiden, hidden in that academy. Cinder, seemed reluctant, but confessed she'd lost the White Fang, with Adam being discovered to be a mad animal. Which she was using to control him, but she has secured Roman Tourchwick's service and while a bit delayed, by the lack of manpower. Their plans will still be carried out, without trouble. While disliking the first part of the news, she'd accepted Cinder's words, and told the girl to carry on with her plan. As Salem turned to Tyrian and Hazel. Telling them of the situation of Menagerie. As the island and its inhabitants have changed leadership, Tyrian and Hazel half-expected that Sienna Khan, finally managed to secure the faunus capital for the White Fang. When Salem, corrected their misunderstanding. As Menagerie belong to a new enemy, as their meeting truly got to the heart of the reason, Salem, summoned them...