Meruin looked at Cerberus, preparing to finish him, when Dues bomb flashed throughout the grounds. Shortly afterwards, Ryan fell on the ground next to her, muttering something about explosions - which was pretty apt, considering how many of them were going on right now.
"Well, that would seem to be the case," said Meruin, straight-faced. She raised a brow as he injected himself with a small syringe, filled with something obviously not medically prescribed. "Wait, I wish to observe this a little longer," she stated. Cornelia had piqued her interest. They all had, actually, but right now Cornelia held her attention the most.
Seeing Ryan cough up blood, she frowned deeply. "Are you okay? I can preform healing if you need it."
Way behind everyone else, three figures appeared. The first two were adults, obviously working with the government or some other powerful organization, judging by their clothes. The third and last figure, however, was something to stare at.
She was a small, fragile looking girl, with hollow, dark eyes and an expressionless face. Her hair was long and tied into a strict single braid. She was dressed in a pastel yellow straight-jacket that covered her from the neck down, and her hands were cuffed with large metal contraptions. She was bound in chains to a wheelchair, which was thick, iron-bound, and had complicated machinery slapped here and there. There was no one pushing the girl - no, the 'wheelchair' seemed to be moving fine by itself.
They had a serious look about them as they approached the body of students, their charge in tow. Most students avoided them, clearing a path were they could easily go through. The trio stopped in front of the Vice Principal, or rather the duo stopped and the third one stopped after them.
The oldest looking member of the group approached Smith, getting a clipboard from the woman next to him. He nodded in greeting. "Good day, Miss Smith. We are agents for the government, tasked with delivering a certain . . . VIP to your school," he said silently enough that only the students with the most gifted ears could hear him, and even then he was careful with his words. "Given the enormous threat it presents, we have been ordered to share with you a few guidelines on handling it."
Handing over the clipboard, the paper on it read:
File no. 1
Previously involved with the EPIMETHEUS meta-criminal organization as their single greatest trump card. Caused the disappearance of the 'FIREBIRD' superhero team, teleported the entire safe containing millions of dollars worth of gold from a Swiss National Bank, and disintegrated the mountain-base of team 'ANTHEMA'. Retrieved during 'OPERATION: BEACH EAGLE' by team 'FALCON' and recommended to undergo reformation.
Known as 'Deity-class' as it is the only esper with the ability to warrant such a classification. It is fair to say that it DEFINED the class.
Temporarily given the name 'Deia Ticy' for the duration of its stay. May be subject to change depending on the situation.
Its power is constantly growing, and every month it is recommended that its be subject to intense electrical charges to stem its growth. Other methods that can achieve this effect are permissible, however it's been noted that this is the most effective method.
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are you to release it from it limiters or its wheelchair. Similarly, NO ONE is to have SKIN CONTACT with it. Doing either will trigger its powers and allow them to be released in full. Under this state, it is considerably unstable mentally and is extremely subject to vocal suggestions. Should this event occur, have no one speak at all and get it strapped to its limiters ASAP. If neither of these prove possible, then you are given permission to terminate it.
It is RECOMMENDED that whoever is in charge of handling it not grow attached to it in any shape or form. Unnecessary feelings could lead to clouded judgement, as well as LOWER any mental barriers one could have against Esper #1020467-D.
Her status and origins are to be kept under STRICT LOCK, and only people on 'the-need-to-know' should be kept in awareness. As such, those that discover her status and origins must either be moved into 'the-need-to-know' list, or otherwise be subject to mental reformation.
You are to submit a report on her status every three months. Failure to do so will become subject of discussion, as well as the immediate transfer of Esper #1020467-D
The government agent bowed and left, leaving his aide and Deia with Smith. The aide kept her face straight, while the small girl stared blankly at Smith.
Standing at 130 cm (roughly 4 ft), Deia does not strike one as a particularly imposing figure. She is as young as she looks, pale, fragile in stature, and generally looks like she'd keel over if someone blew in her direction. Her clothes are eye catching - since it's basically what amounts to a whole body straight-jacket, her hands are always handcuffed and sealed inside a metal casing, despite being placed in a straight-jacket. and her long black hair is tied in a single pigtail that reaches up until her hips. Her eyes are a dull black in color.
What really catches people's attention, however, is the fact that she is literally chained to a wheelchair that looks more like a miniature armored van.
Deia is an extremely strong esper, especially when considering her age. Her abilities is the full set of psychic powers, such as mind-reading, telepathy, telekenesis, and so on. With her limiters released, her current full strength greater even than espers twice as old as she is.
Other Skills: In her free time, she practices singing. Not that she' getting any better.
Deia is powerful for her age, that's a given, however that very same age acts as a detriment against her. Her youth makes it so that her own body cannot handle her own abilities, as such, the more she exerts herself, the more her body collapses itself. It's possible for her to go passed this limit if one is willing to use machinery to force her to do so, however those methods are not particularly humane. Using her abilities too much is highly likely to result in permanent crippling.
She is powerful but highly unskilled. Due to her power, Deia has never needed to practice things such as restraint or precision, and was taught to brute-force her way through most situations. As such, even with her full power being far greater than an average esper, her level of skill is about mediocre.
The limiters placed on her can only be removed by cleared personnel, such as the teaching staff of Herculean Academy and her handlers.
Emotionally and mentally, Deia is a very weak person. She is prone to trusting and becoming attached to whoever treats her nicely, thus making her disastrously easy to manipulate. She is scared of needles and knives to the point of catatonia.
Physically, she is even weaker than normal girls her age, and all her power comes directly from her psionic abilities.
It's easier to describe her personality as having no personality. Because of the way she was raised, her sole purpose in life is to obey those she is taught to recognize as her 'owner' - which is currently anyone that treats her with a modicum of kindness. She has no goals or motivation of her own, and can't even feel happiness or hate; she is very familiar with the concept of 'pain' and 'fear' though, and is intensely sensitive to feeling both.
Other:
Her real name has actually been forgotten. Her name 'Deia Ticy' is just a recycling of the class of esper she could possibly under (according to the villains that experimented on her) which is 'Deity-Class'
She is currently the only known person to reach her Class as an Esper.
An agent from the government is always on-hand to keep watch of her. They are also in charge of releasing her from her wheelchair when she goes to sleep, and subsequently in charge of strapping her down to her bed and keeping her room under heavy guard.
Her records and full abilities are a tightly kept secret, and only heroes/villains familiar with her infamy or people associated with the government with a high enough clearance will be able to figure out about it.
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