<br/>Aria's eyes shot wide as the dart hit her shoulder. The burn of the liquid made her wince.<br/><br/>Today was just not her day.<br/><br/>Aria was half demon. Never in her life had she given into the need to use any of her demonic abilities. And this damned bastard was pushing on her limits. She didn't take well to be humiliated. Not in a fight at least. Woman ego perhaps?<br/><br/>Her eyes drooped, as numbness spread from the center of her back all throughout.<br/><br/>----<br/><br/>A few hours later, Aria opened her eyes to find herself in the infirmary at Headquarters. Every single nerve in her being glowed with hints of pain. She grunted slightly attempting to sit up rubbing her forehead.<br/><br/>She was a few shades paler, dark circles around her eyes. There was a bruise line along her neck where the demon had pressed. She swallowed slightly and rested her back against the bed frame only to find Mike and Tina rushing in both panic driven, but when they saw her comfort spread across their faces.<br/><br/>"What were you thinking!" Tina snapped. "taking a demon with his rate of power all by yourself!!!" she grumbled. "If you aren't already injured I would have injured you more!" she hugged Aria making the poor young lady wince. "Tina..." she mumbled her voice hoarse. "squish.. breathe, hurt.." she mumbled. Tina pulled away and eyed her cousin. "you have a death wish dont you Arie?" she shook her head. "I swear one more toe out of line and I don't know what I might do to you!" Aria rolled her eyes. "he harrased me, not the other way around." she grumbled. Mike smiled slightly, "how you feeling?" Aria nodded, "famished though," she admitted.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>Shahara popped into Alex's place. She had been searching for him for centuries, and she so happened to feel his energy downtown today. Bingo.<br/><br/>Shahara was one of the those demons seeking power. And she loved what she did. Everything that she does always somehow gives her more power, which made many of her foes wonder how. She never loses. And she wanted Alex's powers for eons now...<br/><br/>"well well... look who I found being a naughty boy.." Shahara had known Alex back in ancient times... They never really liked one another. Death oaths between them.