Through the Fires and Flames

What feels like an eternity since the last incident, Damascus Order had finally decided to rear their heads once more. Though them appearing was much too soon for the heroes that had to deal with them. It made him uneasy to be about right now but this mission was a test for Tangaroa who was slated to take the place of Behemoth as Savior for the Australian Branch. They needed one in lieu of his absence. he had been asked to take one other and he absolutely refused to take Asterios with him. They might have been from the same branch but he just rubbed him the wrong way and just straight up pissed him off.

He arched his brow at the sight of Tempestas who calmly sipped tea with her umbrella open above her.

"Ye ain't got ta be clucky wit' me. I could handle this all by me lonesome, bloody oath."

"On the contrary; your quirk combined with mine make for a more debilitating combination than our former leader."

Tangaroa smirked and shrugged "Ye act like the poor drongo's kicked the bucket or somethin'."

"Oh, I know he is not dead. The upkeep for him will not be missed. Carrying around that heavy briefcase was more trouble than what it was worth in the end." she pointed skyward as clouds formed and thunder echoed above. "With you around, it will be much easier as all you need is more water to work with, yes? I have a feeling rain will be coming soon...a perfect chance to prove yourself."

Tempestas took another sip of tea and casually looked off to her side to witness the sight of Flashfire as the reports indicated. She seemed to be uncaring but it was Tangaroa who was put on alert as he seized up and balled his fists. He looked quite nervous despite his statuesque figure.

"Calm yourself. As a branch leader, you should get used to facing heroes more often." advised the midnight blue colored individual who finally turned to look at Flashffire. "Greetings, hero. Do have quarrel with us? We are doing nothing wrong."

She stated as much rather bluntly, tilting her head. Tangaroa meanwhile calmed himself and folded his arms as if to look intimidating. Tempestas meanwhile looked quite innocent and wore a confused expression. She put it on to intentionally rile the heroes up or totally throw them off their game. Or both. No way they would buy such an obvious act as Tempestas had been seen before and likely had a record of her face on file.

Tempestas answered earnestly with a rather happy smile and tilt of her head. The thunder grew louder, sounds of rain pattering in the distance. "I tend to ignore them, knowing how good a job heroes do." Tangaroa, otherwise known by his close friends as Bernard...or rather Bernie, looked very perturbed and gave a disagreeable grunt at her response. She propped up her umbrella casual as can be. "Flashfire. Sounds like flashflood. Sounds like a storm is approaching. Should you be out in the rain with such a name as that?"

Bernie flashed her a stern, short shake of the head. She was saying alot. Too much, in fact. These heroes weren't dumb! They've seen her face! She caused a ruckus with Behemoth back in Yokohama but didn't necessarily do much besides support Behemoth who wrecked the place and was stopped by heroes. Bernie had been under the radar, however, but knew the events to follow would definitely make him a recognizable figure.

But he wasn't sure if this hero knew or not. And he also wasn't certain whether or not Tempestas was pressing her luck or genuinely unafraid of heroes knowing what her own quirk did. Her smile made Bernie shudder. Crazy. She was crazy. Either way, they were gonna catch on.

Bernie looked concerned. These heroes were intense but Tempestas? This woman was like a child staring into the jaws of a dragon. Then again, she had dealt with Behemoth before; a man whose fuse was much shorter than what he assumed this hero had on them. If she stood up to him without fear, he was convinced this woman was scared of nothing! His eyes darted between the two and their sidekicks.

A sudden gust of wind blew behind Tempestas, raising up her dress a bit and bringing with it a sudden curtain of rain to which Bernie clicked his tongue at. He covered his head with his arm as best he could.

"I've weathered more dangerous storms than these with it." she said without batting an eye. The ground was getting doused with rain now and Bernie was looking to get a move on. But not the woman. She simply looked Flashfire up and down. As if nonverbally challenging them. "I am rather curious to see how hot those flames burn, if you don't mind." She daintily approached a seat, crossed one leg over the other as she sat and looked at Flashfire with a tilt of her head which seemed to raise the concern of Bernie quite considerably with him putting both arms out and wringing his fingers in frustration.

Her eyes narrowed as she noticed Flashfire was heating up quite unapologetically at that. "Hoooo? A dragon, is it? A living force of nature." She showed off that she wore no shoes and simply stood up and did a quick turn, using the slickness of the ground to skate. Bernie sighed and gripped his forehead. She playfully mused and gave Flashfire another smile just as a ferocious gust blew past and the curtain of rain started to turn into a downpour. "Shall we see how a dragon faces an actual force of nature?"

The thunder pealed and a gust of wind casually picked up Tempestas into the air while Bernie groaned and took a more aggressive stance. "Guess we're doing this then..." he stated with rising conviction.

The man's eyes grew wide as the attack came at him. Fast. A stray wind blew from Bernie's left, pushing him and allowing him time to move thanks in also to the slick ground. He could still feel the heat.

"Chrissake, that's hot!" he exclaimed. "Ah think ye need to cool off a bit!"

He outstretched his hand and a stream of water from the rain that was coming down the road suddenly made a turn and then a hefty swath of water came bursting toward Flashfire.

Lightning spiderwebbed across the skies, bringing an eerie light upon Hosu followed by rolling thunder.The clear skies had turned grayish black, swollen with rain that poured mercilessly from the sky. Amidst the sky was Tempestas holding unto her umbrella, looking down at the start of the battle below.

Her gaze narrowed as she witnessed Tangaroa fighting much to her amusement. "Water quenches fire, fire evaporates water. Always conflicting. Sadly, there is more water than fire in this world."

"Bugger!" exclaimed the man from down under. He waved his arm in an arc as a cascading curtain of water cameover above him and took the brunt of the fiery assault, eventually boiling the longer it persisted. He then crouched low to the ground, held both hands out then spun in a circle to gather the flowing rainwater. The flow of water followed his motions like a dance until he thrust his arms upward toward the boiling aqua barrier. The water formed violently into a geyser that shot upward to combat the gout of flame. "Right back atcha, ya drongo!"

The rain refused to cease as tempestas casually floated along the high winds. She would find the lip of a building and sit upon it, retracting her umbrella and watching the light show. SHe eyed the retreating sidekicks were already far ahead in the distance. She narrowed her eyes. "That could be trouble." she sighed. "Looks like they get to appear after all. Makes our job much easier." she muttered with her right cheek resting on her respective hand. Lightning once more lit up the sky for shadows to play upon the scenery below.