thelegion | You are all equally hideous in the eyes of Aku. [video][future-dated to after the event]

[Aku hated every agonizing minute of this. He'd had that Samurai! He'd been so close to annihilating him once and for all! But now he was here and enduring a form of torture he never thought possible. The Oath had nearly prevented him from joining, its words like poison in his mouth. He'd resorted to taking it in the form of "Ikra" because he couldn't bear to hear such nonsense spoken in his own voice (and because things just seem easier when you're beautiful.) Now it was time to introduce himself to the crew and Aku was trying his best to keep disgust from seeping into his expression, but there was only so much he could do.

When he appears on the screen, he looks like a cross between the Devil, a tree and a bowl of guacamole. Six horns rise from his head like the branches of a tree and twin flames flicker upon his scowling brow. Snarly wrinkles form between his eyes as he gazes down his snout at whomever happens to be on the receiving end of this broadcast.]

Greetings, heroes. [He growls in the voice of a cranky old man.] I am Aku, Shapeshifting Master of Earth. I have been selected by your "program" to help eradicate the threat known as Chronoblivion. And as those of you with functioning eyes can see—assuming there are functioning brains attached to them— I have agreed to join your team...

[Though it pains him to do so, he lowers the camera to reveal the Legionnaire insignia on the upper left side of his chest and the snazzy red cape about his shoulders. It's as if he doesn't expect anyone to believe him and must prove that he isn't just some scheming, lying villain. Having made his point clear, he seems eager to move on to other subjects.]

Now then! [he snaps, drawing the focus back to his scowling face and curved fangs.] I ask of you to tell me two important things:

ONE. Who among you has encountered the Chronoblivion firsthand? I wish to know as much about this Bringer of Ruin as I am able.

TWO... How often must we wear these LUDICROUS costumes?? [Sharp claws grip the front of his uniform as if its mere existence offends him.] The Glory of Aku is not meant to be constrained by clothing!

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... You're totally a super villain.

[ Nah, he's not even gonna be subtle. He's calling you out. ]

There's no way you're not a super villain.

[ Uh-oh. ]

What makes you say that?

Where do I even start?

[ Because seriously. ]

First of all, how about the horns and fire? Pretty sure that's... you know, the same look the devil has going for him.

Do you have anything other than appearances to judge me by?

Dude, name a good guy who calls themselves the Master of Earth.

I'll wait.

Edited 2017-10-12 18:51 (UTC)

He-Man's friends were the Masters of the Universe.

Yeah but that doesn't count. That's always been weird.

I am the only Master of Earth I know. But I suppose if you have not encountered something personally, then it can't possibly exist.

[Spoken with a roll of his eyes.]

Well duh.

Didn't you know? I know everything.

[ This will come back to bite him in the ass, probably. And yet... ]

[For that, Danny receives a withering glare and a low growl. This is a true test of Aku's patience.]

Mhhhhhhh...

And who might you be, O Mighty One Who Knows All?

Oh, my name's Danny. Or, Ghost Boy, I guess.

Although I'm thinking about changing my codename now.

I suggest keeping the one you have, Ghost Boy.

['Ghost Boy'? The demon's glare begins to soften a bit and one of his flaming eyebrows seems to rise a little taller than the other.]

Do you mean to tell me you are a spirit?

[ You know, he could keep antagonizing him, if he wanted to. Because there's no way this guy isn't a villain, not with what he's seen so far. But he's actually gonna cut it out, because this isn't really helping.

That, and his entire argument about Locus came to mind, making him feel like a hypocrite. ]

Not... exactly? I mean, I have ghost powers here, but I'm still basically a normal person. Sort of.

[ He'll even go invisible for a second, just for effect. ]

Not like I died or anything.

[When Danny demonstrates his powers, Aku leans toward the screen as if he means to see through the trick somehow. He almost wishes this exchange was happening in person so he could poke the boy and test whether the powers make him intangible or simply invisible. Despite his curiosity, he sits back after a moment and resumes looking unimpressed.]

So I see.

[Aku fights the urge to say something impulsive like 'Correction: You haven't died yet, mortal'. After all, he needed this human's cooperation if he was ever going to defeat Chronoblivion, regain his powers and gtf out of here.]

How long have you been with the Legion? Long enough to encounter Chronoblivion or any of Its Heralds?

[ Long enough to know what a super villain looks like, was Danny's immediate thought. Although he bit it back, not wanting to aggravate the situation any further. ]

No, I haven't seen him, or his heralds. Although I saw some videos of them, and... well, it's...

[ How does he even say this? ]

Imagine if part of space just kind of... had this invisible space, that just looked fat somehow. Like something's there, but you can't really see it, but you can tell it's there and big.

Edited 2017-10-13 21:15 (UTC)

[Without realizing it, Aku was leaning forward again as he listened, clearly thirsty for whatever useful knowledge he could get on the subject.]

Space but fat... I think I am beginning to understand. What about the heralds? Were they in the videos?

[ The sad part was, Danny was trying his best to actually convey what he saw of Chronoblivion. Unfortunately, his best was basically "space but fat". ]

Some of them, although I think they're basically possessing people, and using their powers through them.

[ And he says that like it's normal. Like he's completely comfortable talking about possession. ]

Oh, and uh, one of them has a planet now, apparently. So there's that.

Possession, you say. Yesss, that does make sense.

[That makes two of them completely comfortable with talking about possession. Aku doesn't see anything abnormal about it, especially after puppeteering his own daughter around just before he got here. It makes sense to him why a powerful entity ~~not too unlike himself~~ would go such a route. He strokes his beard in contemplation.]

I don't suppose there is a rhyme or reason behind whom it chooses to possess...?

If there is, I don't know anything about it.

[ He's a C student. He's not exactly the key strategist here. ]

You're probably better off asking Kid Q about that. If anyone has that figured out, it'd be her.

Kid Q. Got it.

[Aku still feels a bit ill-prepared for whatever lies ahead, but at least this 'Ghost Boy' had offered him a few useful tips.]

...Thank you, Danny.

[ Oh. Wait. Actual thanks. Danny wasn't prepared for this. ]

Uh... you're welcome?

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