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There was no need for the Imperator to tell those gathered of his powers. For such was his greatness and fame and infamy that nearly all had at least heard his name and knew a little. The massive man had entered the room through the actual door that had been pointed out without undue difficulty, though he had still ducked his head to avoid catching his spikes upon the top of the frame. The foolish humans never built doors large enough to easily accomadate for him. Yet another thing he would have to rectify when he took over. The Imperator nodded as the boy who had so humorously dumped snow upon him explained his power. "You could be of use" The lordly and commanding voice had spoken decisively in response. And indeed the Lord of the Rebellion did believe that was a useful power, the boy would be one to watch as Phoenix was though the pyro was one that was a proven asset, the boy was not yet.

The Imperator's face twisted into a frown as the mutant who resembled a zombie spoke of what he could do. Eating things and healing fast. Bah, that would not be much use, though all could be used in some way. There did have to be pawns to send first after all. The great man did not deign to comment on the zombie's powers and instead simply stood as Phoenix replied to the man. Then someone yelled from outside the safe house screaming "Phoenix" far louder than even tracker had been announcing Imperator's arrival.

Within seconds the spines that protruded from his head flashed brightly and a suit of armor made from the same strange gray crystals engulfed the Lord Imperator's body. Completely featureless with a crown of glowing spines extending from its head the armored Imperator looked like a Lord in truth or at the very least a leader of some kind. The wall exploding fazed the Imperator not in the slightest and the armored man stepped slightly to the side so that tracker was behind him. He was virtually invulnerable, his servant was not. Though as it would seem Phoenix's fire served to stop the force of the blast the Imperator did not even have his armor touched.

When one of the humans began to speak into a radio the Imperator laughed. The sound which had echoed through the alleyway not long ago now sounded mocking and condescending rather than truly mirthful. "Humans and their technology. So pathetic, and all you scum can rely on." A hand rose and then spines atop the great lord Imperator's head flared brightly. Those agents whose hands clutched radios suddenly began to jerk wildly and scream in pain as the radios overloaded themselves and the batteries within discharged every bit of energy at once in a single burst into the men the radio feed to Gallagher's office would dissolve into a mass of static proceeded briefly by screams of pain before it went dead. The glass in street lamps shattered as electrical currents arched out from them to strike several other agents who had happened to be standing near them.

Imperator began to walk slowly towards the men. His crown of spines blazing with light as blades grew from the armor where it covered his arms. "I am Lord, and you are nothing, pitiful scum. BOW! Before the Lord Imperator." The last was screamed in a voice that sounded of command, of tyranny and an insane will.

As the Imperator unleashed some of his power upon the agents the hideous mutant who had accompanied him to the meeting quickly scrambled up and out the window cursing as his hands burnt slightly. "Follow me" the mutant gestured. "We have somewhere hidden as well, and the rest of my lords army waits there. for us."