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Post by Betsy Braddock on Dec 18, 2022 22:10:26 GMT
“Thank you Persha.” Betsy said as she pulled her hood over her head and continued following the young boy and the sick man. She could
feel the fear coming off of both the boy and the man. The man could feel his body's life force depleting from illness. The boy could see his
father was close to death. This is how the Shadow King had found them in the first place. Amahl’s fear and mutant powers were like a beacon
to the demonic astral parasite who was looking for someone just like him. Everyone in the group could feel it as they were now leaving the open
market of the city and walking down into the rest of the city.
“Everyone stay sharp, we have less of a crowd and it looks like the shadow king’s men are still behind us!” Betsy said to the group as she looked up
and saw the spider that was following the boy was now as big as a cat or a small dog.
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Post by Karenza the External on Dec 19, 2022 0:31:02 GMT
Kari sighed as she glanced over at Cailleach, both pulling their energy cloaks close at the same time. This doubles act was starting to wear thin. That was the one thing they likely both agreed on.
As they both turned their attention to the spider, Kari tried to remember where she, or in this case they, had seen this one before. "I think that spider was the actual one that cocooned the lot of us, Nathan," Kari said softly as they continued walking, Karenza's hand on the hilt of her sword as she held it close to her under the robe. "I'd love nothing more than to chop it to bits, but I won't. Nothing less is deserved for what it did to Cass."
"Giovanna," Cailleach said under her breath as Kari stopped and glared at her. "I was in your head, remember. I can see why you want to do the damned thing in. The bastard pulled a number on everyone. None of use are debating that fact. And...that child was special..."
"Not another word on her," Kari hissed as she tried not to look at her doppelganger. "Let's keep our minds on the boy, his father, the spider or the goon squad behind us."
Kari looked at Nathan and tried to ignore Cailleach. "When this is over, Nathan, I'll talk to Cass again. For now, we follow the boy."
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Post by D on Dec 20, 2022 0:03:13 GMT
Joining the others like he did was much more than what D did with his telepathy normally. And even inside of the memory, D looked like he was struggling. Saber blending them all into the rest of the memory made it easier for him to work, but D was still dealing with psionic energy he had to absorb and boost with his own powers. He didn't use his telepathy like this and on his own, his telepathy wasn't anything close to being strong enough to join in. "I don't understand how you all manage." Daiyei said as he followed behind the lead of the others and spotted the spider. "Is this how your minds feel all the time? Feels like Juggernaut's taking Deathstrike's hands right into my brain." He didn't think he would be holding them back, but D knew that he was going to feel this once they finished the job.
moved them from side to side.. As he did reality slightly changed in size and brightness
and sounds until Saber could feel that everyone was tuned to the right frequency of reality
they were experiencing.. The sensation that Daiyei was feeling went away as his mind
synchronized to everyone and the mindscape..
“When this is all over and you go back to reality your mental powers will be enhanced because
of this experience.” Saber conveyed it to Dauyei.. Daiyei could instantly feel the pain in his head go away as Saber went to work on him, and the others could feel that his own powers became clearer for him to use. Even if he let go of all of the power he'd absorbed from Dante, D was already boosted as a result. "Thanks, that burns a lot less," he said once Saber finished. Now that he was more comfortable, D was able to pay closer attention to his surroundings.
He used the hood provided by Persha along with the others, but while they were watching the shadow spider, D kept most of his attention on the shadow army with the golden masks. The others were far more skilled than he was with their telepathy, but he'd been fighting for centuries. Even in the astral plane, he knew that striking first would be key if he needed to, and he was going to focus on that. Hopefully, they could get rid of the Shadow King before it came down to psychic punches and kicks.
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Post by Althena on Dec 20, 2022 2:13:07 GMT
"I know, it's cool, right!" Marcela said as she walked next to Quentin. Marcela hadn't noticed, but inside of the memory, her appearance was more like that of the Althena's that the X-Men remembered, and her voice had a weird echo on it as well, as if she and the old Althena were talking at the same time. "It's pretty crazy what we can remember in our subconscious. Or what parts we can get to if we submerge into the Superflow and the Astral Plane."While others were focused on trying to figure out what in this dreamscape would lead them to the Shadow King, Marcela knew she had to be careful. With their power combined and inside of a subconscious mind, even if it's Farouk's, allowed her to get closer to her unconscious Althena thanks to the Astral Plane, so in this way, she was able to access certain aspects of her power than she would've been able to normally. Those extra powers weren't much, but she knew just how dangerous what they were doing could be. Not only could they easily get trapped here or worse, the wrong move had the potential of causing this sort of dream to take root and manifest a reality. So even if they destroyed the Shadow King, they could very easily create something worse. She was much more nervous than she let on because of it and did her best to not let it show.
goodbye before leaving back to the alternate future that they had came from. The other was Marcela’s
energy or the merged Marcela and Athena’s energy to be exact. It was a lot like her own energy which
was very similar to that of the Phoenix Force. What connected all of them was their entanglement to the
cosmos. Quentin who was a Phoenix host for a few years also had changed him and had the same shine.
“I agree, Marcela.” Cosmos said as she reached out and grabbed a piece of some sort of baked spiced bread
from a display. She tossed some money to the vendor from thought and he smiled and nodded to her. It had
a strong cinnamon aroma to it. Everly broke it up into three parts and handed one to Quentin and another to
Marecela. Everly took a bite and it was full of flavor in her mouth. It was a strange sensation though. She was
tasting something from Amahl’s memory and she was very aware of this as she took a second bite.
“The conscious mind is remarkable in how it stores information that transcends the physical world.” Everly said
as she knew that Marcela/Athena would understand the much higher meaning to her words. Althena took the bread in her hands and looked it over for a second instead of eating it. After seeing how Quentin and Everly reacted to it, she got an idea. It was a long shot idea, and she wasn't even sure if it would even be possible, let alone work if she even tried it. But Marcela figured it would be worth a shot, and simply tucked the piece of bread away to save it for later. Hopefully they all survived long enough for her to give her idea an attempt. Taking the cloak from Persha, Marcela put it on and moved with the others, focusing on the animal sized spider as they moved toward their destination. But as they left the market and started going further into the city, she spotted something on the last stall the group passed by that caught her eye that was draped over the frame like a canopy. "The hell?" She had a feeling it was unrelated to what they were doing in regards to the Shadow King, but if she saw what she thought she did, it wouldn't lead to anything good.
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Post by COSMOS (Everly R Quire) on Jan 1, 2023 2:16:58 GMT
Everly cuddled next to Quentin as they all walked as a group through the city. As they walked
black storm clouds began to roll in as the wind began to pick up.
“The Shadow parasite was a predator hunting for a host that would anchor him to the third
dimension and to amplify its power. The boy Amahl’s mutant power was activated at an early
age. It was the agony the boy felt that was like a beacon to the astral demon. The father dies
tonight and the Shadow King comes in and takes control of a broken child. This angers me so
much! I know that we can undo the past but I am looking forward to taking the monster down!”
Cosmos said in a strong tone to the group.
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Post by CABLE on Jan 1, 2023 2:20:26 GMT
Kari sighed as she glanced over at Cailleach, both pulling their energy cloaks close at the same time. This doubles act was starting to wear thin. That was the one thing they likely both agreed on.
As they both turned their attention to the spider, Kari tried to remember where she, or in this case they, had seen this one before. "I think that spider was the actual one that cocooned the lot of us, Nathan," Kari said softly as they continued walking, Karenza's hand on the hilt of her sword as she held it close to her under the robe. "I'd love nothing more than to chop it to bits, but I won't. Nothing less is deserved for what it did to Cass."
"Giovanna," Cailleach said under her breath as Kari stopped and glared at her. "I was in your head, remember. I can see why you want to do the damned thing in. The bastard pulled a number on everyone. None of use are debating that fact. And...that child was special..."
"Not another word on her," Kari hissed as she tried not to look at her doppelganger. "Let's keep our minds on the boy, his father, the spider or the goon squad behind us."
Kari looked at Nathan and tried to ignore Cailleach. "When this is over, Nathan, I'll talk to Cass again. For now, we follow the boy."
as he looked over at the spider..
“I have a gut feeling that the Shadow King and Stryfe were together behind what happened to your family
when you were lost.. I want to know how you and the others showed up in the emergency Vault.. Someone
brought that Shadow womb to the vault against the will of the Shadow King.. Only someone with a lot of
power could do it.. I hope before you cut that spider down that I can get some information out of it first..
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Post by Psylocke (Kwannon) on Jan 1, 2023 2:27:45 GMT
“Hello Amahl!” Psylocke said as the old man and the young stopped and turned around just
as they reached the door of their home..
“I am Psylocke and I and my group are warriors of the otherworld here to protect you from
the demon.” She continued as the boy's eyes widened..
“The Gods sent you to protect me from the shadow?” The boy responded..
“Yes.. We are the warriors sent by the Gods to protect you from the shadow.” Kwannon said
just as the boy's father was so weak that he began to fall as Psylocke caught him in her arms..
The father was so weak and light she scooped him up into her arms..
“We need to get him inside!” She said as Amahl quickly opened the door letting everyone into
his home..
The home was small and everything from the kitchen to the bedroom was all in one space..
Kwannon placed the father onto the bigger bed..
“Can you save him?” The boy asked Psylocke.
Kwannon got down on one knee and looked the boy in the eyes and took a hold of his hands..
“I’m sorry there is nothing we can do, his time has come and he will return to the light.. He
will be free from the pain and suffering..” She said as she gave the boy a hug and the boy
hugged her tightly back..
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Post by SABER ( Sinnergy Phoenix) on Jan 1, 2023 2:33:18 GMT
Saber was the last inside the home and shut the door and locked it.. If this was a
normal situation he would do a locking spell or sealing spell but they were in the
astral mind of Amahl Faroak.. The spell would not work the way he had hoped in this
situation..
Saber rushed over to a window and looked out.. “I see them!. They are heading this way!”
Saber announced..
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Post by D on Jan 5, 2023 7:02:48 GMT
D immediately moved closer to the window following Saber's warning and took a peek out himself, getting a headcount on the number heading their way and their positioning. He relied on a lot of instinct as he sized up the shadow men heading their way, but he knew that it didn't matter much in the Astral Plane. One person could turn into 600 here. But it helped him feel at ease and more in control of the situation. "Looks like we're going to figure out a focal point to put pressure on sooner rather than later!"
Daiyei couldn't help but wish they were out in the real world. If they were, he knew this would be a good time to become the distraction so the others could do their work, and he'd run out, sword in hand, to slow down the minions for as long as possible by himself, but he couldn't do that here. Saber might have boosted his powers, but telepathic combat wasn't his speciality, and fighting in the Astral Plane was much different. Even though he knew he could manifest a sword in here, he held off on doing it since he didn't want to do anything that could alert the Shadow King to their position faster.
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Post by Betsy Braddock on Jan 7, 2023 13:13:19 GMT
Betsy ran over to her husband and D to also get a look outside. She could see that the shadow men were waiting for the spider to come
down from the building across the street. When the spider dropped down from the roof the shadow men all began to gather behind it and
then headed for Amahl’s home.
“They are coming for the boy now! Do we have a plan on how we separate the Shadow King from Amahl?” Betsy said to the rest of the group.
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Post by Psylocke (Kwannon) on Jan 10, 2023 13:43:23 GMT
“The boy is the focal point to the bonding of Amahl and the Shadow parasite that is the Shadow King..
This is the moment in his memory of when the Shadow King had taken him as a child.. This memory is
a nexus point and I can sever the link.. When I do all of us will be thrusted back to the island.. The Shadow
King and all its demons will still remain but they will be weaker and they can be killed in the physical realm
and returned to the astral plane.. The Shadow King will lead his army to try and retake Amahl Faroak’s body
to regain his power.. We need to keep that from happening.. We will need to guard Faroak and take out the
Shadow King and its demons for good.. Time is running out so everyone embrace for what comes next..”
Kwannon looked down at the young boy and told herself that he was only a memory and not a real boy as
she formed her psychic knife and plunged into the child's head.. A flash of light shot out of his mouth and
eyes before he exploded..
The explosion knocked everyone to the ground as they shifted from Faroak’s mind and back to the island..
Kwannon picked herself up off the muddy ground and saw the adult Amahl Faroak unconscious on the
ground before her..
TBC
The Muir Island Factor- The Final Battle..
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