In Which the Overlord Has the Least Subtle De-age Ever [Open]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Another day in the Overlord's Fortress.

Today, Zetta sat in his throne lazily, feet up on the most freaking sweet ottoman in creation, grinding out a few levels of the freaking sweet new game he'd picked up on XaXing (Nuclear Death Apocalypse Extravaganza: The Annihilation of All Mankind: Tactics) on his freaking 99" widescreen TV.

Yeah, he'd gone pretty wild at XaXing, to judge from the various tapestries and banner's now hanging on the walls, the statues positioned in key places around the fortress courtyard, the sapling planted in one corner that visibly distorted time around it, and various and sundry other luxury goods.

Oh yeah, and he apparently had a body. What's up with that?

[[OOC: So, uh, since Zetta's de-age is, as noted, as subtle as the Overlord himself, and we don't want an obvious reveal too soon, it would be appreciated if any characters who wander by not run off to tell lots of important people quite yet. ^.^ ]]

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[thewunderkind]

"As long as you don't kill me on purpose." she replied, sure as sure as a crazy wunderkind would be.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Quick as thought, Zetta reached over, unbuckled her seat belt, then scooped one arm around her waist to haul her out of the car as he jumped out of it with her. He landed in front of it, caught the front bumper, then smoothly turned to hurl it off into the distance.

A sphere of mana power formed around his body, then burst inward as he leaped with all the demonic force he possessed. Yeah, that acceleration should have killed her, but the mana power protected her. Enjoy a very brief trip at ludicrous speeds as a sonic boom shattered the windows they shot past!

Less than a second later, they landed in the middle of Zetta's fortress courtyard. Casually, the Overlord reached up, caught the car as it tumbled out of the sky, then set it gently down.

"Fast enough for ya?"

[thewunderkind]

It happened too fast for Lash to protest anything, but hell like she was going to complain the whole ten seconds after it was over.

"I think your windows are broken," she snickered, looking down at the car. "But I guess that's pretty fast." She was pretty impressed, but she wasn't going to tell him.

"Uh...you can put me down now."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Naw. They're rolled down," Zetta said, and -- oh right! He put her down. "I guess you survived. Good for you."

[thewunderkind]

"I was sure I heard some glass being broken for about half a second." Maybe it had been the buildings around them, she wasn't sure. ""Like I told you. I don't die that easily!"

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"You're definitely more brutal than the average girl your age," Zetta said, kicking back onto the couch where they'd started this whole adventure.

[thewunderkind]

"Tee hee hee! It's true! And you're more...actually I haven't seen that many other demons, so I can't judge." Lash shrugged with a grin. "I guess you better start practicing if you're going to bet me on that game on day in another log."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Every one you see after me will be a disappointment, same as anything else of ANYthing you see," he said, oh so modest. "But you're right. I'll start practicing my victory dance right away. I think I'll start with a little 'in your face, Lash!' followed by some 'Hyaaa ha ha ha ha ha!' Buuut maybe I'll mix it up."

[thewunderkind]

"Right, right, right." She gave him a wave. "I'll let you get delusions of grandeur over with and get out of here before you think you can actually, really beat me. Sides, I should go back to my training."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Keep working hard, Lash," he said by way of a cheerful goodbye and good luck.

[thewunderkind]

Another wave from behind and a grin on her face, Lash finally walked out of the castle. Now those had been some pretty exciting last hours! But as she continued, the wunderkind realized something still hadn't yet been solved.

He had been a book before, right?

Shaking it off, she continued on her way to the sensoriums. Maybe she had been her imagination after all.