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It was supposed to just be another normal day. He would wake up go to work and then go to school, but of course, the tournament was going on and he was now down half a crew and the other half was itching to split at any moment. The only compromise Hughes could make to keep the rest was to make a promise to let everyone off early for the finals if they finished planting the charges in at at least one of the two shafts they had planned for today. He also put the tournament on in the break room so the guys could check it every now and again. The crew moved at a fair pace, but David would always catch guys staring at the screen when they were up top grabbing supplies. David only carried a toolbox lid and several rolls of wire as he spent the most time down under. He didn't need to go back up for more charges when he had multiple marked boxes tied to his portals. He could just keep planting and wiring without having to slow down. He didn't really care about the tournament anyway beyond the fact it was giving him a migraine. 

[color=8882be]"Dam this fucking tournament!"[/color] David yelled into an empty tunnel, [color=8882be]"Why does my blood have to boil every time a bunch of dumb people loses their collective shit!"[/color] He starts speaking in a mocking voice,[color=8882be] "Oh David, the tournament is safe it shouldn't bother you."[/color] He yells into the void, [color=8882be]"Fuck you, Hughes! It doesn't matter if it's real or even staged. When people see someone get their shit kicked in there going to get excited about it!"[/color] David kicks a rock only for it to bounce off a wall and hit him in the face, making his headache worse.[color=8882be]"Goddamit! I hate this fucking city!"[/color] He flails around a minute venting his anger before picking up his wires and going back to work.

As evening approaches David finishes attaching the last of his wires and starts running them up top to connect them to the detonator board. It was getting late, but he was almost done now, and could finally go home. He intended to lay in bed and down a bottle of aspirin maybe see if he could sleep off the tournament. However, as he reached the top he found that no one was there. The place was crawling with people last time he came up. [color=8882be]"They couldn't have left without me."[/color] he thought, [color=8882be]"Hughes could be an ass sometimes, but safety was a big deal to him,"[/color] David noticed the break room door was open and saw everyone was standing inside. David couldn't believe it. They were almost done and yet they all had taken a break now of all times to watch the tournament. [color=8882be]"Can't these people just finish their goddam jobs and go watch it in person."[/color] he mumbled angrily to himself, [color=8882be]"I'm going to give them a piece of my mind."[/color] David approached the tent fuming, ready to give everyone an earful, but when he entered the room he became aware that something was wrong. No one was cheering or shouting in excitement as he had expected. They were all just standing there silently watching the screen, even Hughes was sitting up front. They all had the same look on their face as well. They looked worried. David had been too angry to notice, but his head was hurting a lot more then it had been a few moments ago, in fact, his whole body was starting to feel like it was burning. He looked at the screen and listened to a frantic announcer trying to calm a panicking crowd. A girl was at the center of the screen, a caption revealing her name as Katherine, and she looked like hell.  She was on her knees bleeding from multiple wounds and she had an arrow sticking out of her chest. You could actually hear her whimpering as she struggled to breathe. [color=8882be]"What the fuck happened?"[/color] David spoke without thinking. Hughes answered,[color=7bcdc8] "I'm not sure David, but I've seen some terrible things and, unless the gods intervene, I don't think that girls going to make it."[/color] As Hughes says this the Katherine suddenly stands strong and rips the arrow out of her chest.

David's building horror is washed away with relief, [color=8882be]"You were saying?"[/color] David responds snidely as he felt his headache lesson as the crowd calmed, but his smugness was wiped away when Katherine burst into flames and transformed into a demon in front of everyone. [color=7bcdc8]"Perhaps the gods weren't the ones to answer her call,"[/color] Hughes replied sagely. David only watched in stunned silence as Katherine blew the barrier protecting the stadium away. He felt another burst of fire in his blood as the people began to panic again. The officials tried to stop her, but wings emerged from her back and she flew off into the city. The burning was now becoming unbearable as the whole city seemed to freak out more and more about what they just witnessed. David's body was in agony. His power demanded that he interfere, but the truth was David didn't want to. What could he possibly do to help? Hughes looked at David's pained face and with a look of conviction upon his face told him, [color=7bcdc8]"You need to go."[/color] 

[color=8882be]"Are you crazy?!"[/color] David replied looking at Hughes like he had just suggested he should jump off a bridge. 

[color=7bcdc8]"David that needs help those students were trying to kill girl her. You saw it"[/color] Hughes looked at David with pleading eyes, [color=7bcdc8]"Please, I don't know what they're after, but they don't deserve it. What they did today is desecrate a long-standing tradition of this city and its founders. Only you can act fast enough to possibly prevent this from getting more out of hand. Help her David. Even if she doesn't want it. She needs it."[/color] 

David stared at him, a low growl building in his throat, until finally, he screamed, [color=8882be]"FUCK!"[/color] He jams his finger into Hughes' chest, [color=8882be]"I swear to god old man. This is none of my business."[/color] 

[color=8882be]"Everything's your Business, David. Whether you like it or not that is what the gods chose you for. Now do something useful for a change and actually save someone who needs it."[/color] Hughes retorted without breaking stride.

David spits on the ground, [color=8882be]"Fine, but if this shit gets me killed I'm haunting your ass!"[/color] David takes a step back and draws his pen, then yells into the heavens, [color=8882be]"Crisis!"[/color] with that final word David is swallowed by a purple and orange portal that forms from his body.

In Central Park as the demoness stood ready to attack the old man.  In the space between her and him, a purple and orange tear would open in the sky, and David would be seen emerging from it. As he does the old man, whom the demon had just threatened, would take the unexpected opportunity to run away. 


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David would wave the remnants of the portal away as he stared intently into the eyes of the Demoness, unaware of what almost transpired. He slowly points at the Demoness with his pen, full of enchanted blood, and asks [color=8882be]"Hey, Your Katherine right? I don't know what kind of shit you got yourself into hot stuff but I'm here to help you. I was told some assholes want you dead, and I'm here to fuck that up for them."[/color] David looks at Katherine's body and notices it was looking a lot better. [color=8882be]"Good, you don't look like a trainwreck anymore. Healthwise."[/color] He quickly added, [color=8882be]"You're beautiful to look at. I mean your appearance is fine."[/color] He rubs his head, [color=8882be]"Fuck you get what I mean. Look I know you have little reason to trust me, but if it makes you feel better. I'm probably no match for you if you chose to attack me right now, but you may just lose a valuable ally if you do. So, what do you say, Friends?"[/color] David holds out his hand hoping that she would accept his offer, and not use his outstretched hand to throw him into a tree or something. If she did accept his offer he would start telling her what his abilities are, so that they could coordinate if needed. If she didn't accept then he'd have to improvise.