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Everyone froze at her roar, and for a brief moment, time seemed to stop, when all of the sudden, Beast roared, "We have to stop her!" a futile endeavor, but what choice did I have. Soon after his command the X-Men rushed into battle, all save Scott.
Taking a deep breath, I attacked her with a few mana arrows that exploded against her barrier doing no damage whatsoever, hissing under my breath, I decided to change my approach as I quickly closed distance between us dashing towards her while the others kept her attention in place, once I was in front of her, I tried to strike her with a focused strike, but once again it had no effect thanks to the telekinetic shield around her, it felt as if I had punched a piece of metal, two of my strongest attacks, and even then, the barrier around her felt unbreakable, her barrier absorbed the shock of both of blows without and problem, heck she didn't even flinch.
"Jean no!" Before I could even wonder what that shout was meant to avoid, I felt Jean grab me with her telekinesis and throw me into a car parked near her, then before I could process that, I saw an entirely different car falling on me.
"Fuck," I hissed, as I used my own telekenisis to move myself out of harm's way, which was frankly the only option I had, after all, I knew fighting her telekinetic hold was way beyond my current power, so with her it was best to avoid.
"That's enough Jean!" Ororo said, throwing a few lightning bolts at Jean, who effortlessly deflected them to the sides, destroying two houses.
"Insurance here must be hella high," I chuckled at my own joke, firing a few mana arrows at her.
"Jean, this is not you!" Raven shouted, tears threatening to fall from her eyes.
"Leave me ALONE!" Jean screamed, sending everyone around her flying with a powerful telekinetic shockwave.
Crashing against the X-Jet, I sighed as I looked over my HP, she truly wasn't trying to kill us, which was good. If she was, I would be dead by now, but so far… I have received more damage during my Hydra escape than here, then again if the car sandwich move she was trying to pull had been successful… Well, let's not think about that.
"I have a clean shot, I'm taking it!" I heard Beast growl as I jumped off the X-Jet, but before he could actually take the shot, Charles froze him, meaning Raven's death was coming.
"I'm sorry Hank, but I want Raven to have a chance…" Charles sighed, paralyzing not only Hank, but also the cops that just now were about to try and do something.
"Jean, please come back home," Raven started.
"I told you to stay away!" Jean said, looking at her with pleading eyes.
"I am never going to go away…" Raven replied with a small smile, "That's what a family does…"
"If you keep doing this… I will end up hurting you guys…" Jean muttered, her voice breaking.
"I am not afraid of you Jean, I will never be…" Raven replied, approaching Jean.
At this, I started to move without anyone noticing it, nearing the two individuals, while hiding under the debrief, from afar, there was no way I could save Raven, I needed to be close, I needed to be able push her out of harm's way.
"Just… leave me alone… please," Jean begged, tears forming on her eyes as she gripped her head in pain. [Jean Grey - LV 234], [Jean Grey - LV 235],[Jean Grey - LV 238], [Jean Grey - LV 245].
"Jean… just focus on my voice," Raven said in a soothing tone as she stepped closer. "We're going to get through this together… because I will never give up on you… never Jean, this is what a family does, we take care of each other.." Toretto will sue her, I inwardly snorted at that, destroying any sharp piece of wood on my path to avoid the future impalation.
"STOP!" And it happened, with a violent wail full of pain and agony, Raven was sent into the air flying like a test dummy to where I was waiting for her.
Taking a deep breath, I used my telekinetic powers to slow her down, but this did close to nothing, as Raven crashed against me, and we were both sent flying through several houses, stopping at… I would like to say the fourth house.
"Jean…" Raven muttered, her body without signs of impalation, yeih.
"Yeih…" I groaned, coughing a mouthful of blood.
"Alex!" Raven muttered, her eyes fixed in my stomach.
"I got impaled didn't I?" I asked with a painful chuckle, my eyes drifting to my abdomen, seeing a metal bar protruding from it, "I think it's maybe the shock of it all, but I don't feel as much pain as I thought I would…"
"Don't move… don't talk, or you'll bleed out!" Raven muttered, her hands shaking.
At that I chuckled, "It's okay… I am quite durable," I smirked, looking at my HP, 486/11550 and dropping, not as bad as I thought, good thing mobs in dungeons drop HP potions, otherwise the bleeding effect would kill me eventually. "Now, help me move so that I can heal…"
"You have regenerative powers?" Raven inquired, helping me unimpale myself.
"Kinda…" I answered, grabbing a few potions from my inventory. [Healing Potion - Poor = Regenerates 50 health every 0.5 seconds over 15 seconds, restoring a total of 1500 health.]
"Raven!" Beast shouted, his tone full of despair.
"The Beauty is okay Beast," I shouted, consuming the potions, "God, I am glad I didn't use this…"
"What is that?" Raven asked, seeing in shock as the wound of my abdomen disappeared.
"My abs?" I asked, tilting my head.
"No… the red stuff you just drank…" Raven elaborated.
"Kool-aid," I replied with a smirk.
"You just got impaled… and the first think you do is drink Kool-Aid?!" Raven inquired, and I nodded.
"A man is entitled to drink whatever he wants after that," I chuckled.
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[Healing Potion - Poor = Regenerates 50 health every 0.5 seconds over 15 seconds, restoring a total of 1500 health.]
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After my miraculously recovery from the apparently unavoidable impalation, Jean left probably to where Magneto was, immediately after that, Scott got in my face, demanding to know what I knew, and why I had considered killing Jean.
"Tell me!" Scott screamed, his face red in anger as he did so.
"There is nothing to tell," I answered with a sigh, glaring at him, "Keep bothering me though, and I will have a reason to beat you up."
Scott growled, moving his hand to his visor, but before he did so, Beast stopped him, "Scott, that's enough…" Beast ordered, making the annoying brat to step back.
"I understand Scott can be a bit too much, but we need to know what you know," Raven who was standing behind me said, her arms crossed as she took a seat on the debris around.
"It wouldn't change a thing, it never mattered what I knew," I sighed, running my hands through my hair as I did so. "What Jean is becoming, is beyond our comprehension…"
Ororo flew into the house through the hole my landing had done, and looking into my eyes said, "You're afraid… you were also afraid in the ship about something, you knew this was gonna happen."
I looked at her, surprised she made that connection, "I had an idea of what was gonna happen," I nodded.
"You bastard!" Scott roared, punching me in the face, but as he did so, I grabbed his arm, and with a twist pushed him to the ground where I slammed my knee into his back, dislocating it.
"Punch me again, and Charles will need to lend you a wheelchair," I spat. "Or even better maybe you two can share one,"
"Enough!" Charles shouted as I rolled my eyes.
Taking a deep breath, I pondered over my options as Charles with the help of Kurt teleported to where we were, my options were keeping them in the dark, or telling them, both paths had their consequences, one would change a lot of how things would play out, or maybe it wouldn't the other, would keep things the same way or at least similar to how I knew them, you know what? Fuck it, "I will tell you guys what little I know, but know this… nothing I say will change or help Jean, only Jean can help herself." I sighed, as I released Scott from my hold, who was in pain.
Charles looked at me surprised, "Perhaps that's just how you see it…" what a fool, if only he knew, well, he will, oh well, as soon as this shit ends, I will leave, that fucker won't see me ever again after this.
"Jean has always been a powerful mutant, we all know that," I started getting a few nods from the people around, "The thing you guys don't know about is that… she's more than that, by a wide margin, you see… our universe is big, very big… and some individuals are entities beyond our comprehension, beyond our power to stop…"
"What does this stupid fairy tail have to do with Jean?" Scott growled his dislocated arm swinging like a hose, god I hate this guy.
"Everything," I chuckled, "I don't know since when, but Jean is connected to one of this entities many call Gods…"
"Is this why she's acting like this?" Charles asked, interested in what I was saying.
"I can't really tell," I sighed, "This entity is powerful, very powerful, and it's connected to Jean, and Jean alone, as we speak… her strength is rising, and at one point she will have the power to end worlds with a snap of her fingers… that's how powerful her connection to the Phoenix Force is…"
"Phoenix Force?" Raven muttered.
"Yes, I can't say for sure, but the Phoenix Force was born at the dawn of the universe, hence why many call this entity the child of the universe, it's older than our entire solar system, and more powerful than any of you can imagine… and it's also the reason Jean is alive," I said, taking a seat on the ground.
"What do you mean?" Beast inquired.
"Well, without her connection to the Phoenix Force, she would've died in that mission we took," or against Apocalypse, "The Phoenix Force is immortal, and for the most part, so are it's hosts."
"Hosts?" Ororo said, tilting her head.
"Yes, from what I know, the Phoenix Force is a multiversal singularity," I nodded, "Do you know what that means?"
Before she could reply, Beast interjected, "It means, this entity you speak of exists in every possible universe… right?"
"Yes," I nodded, "But in every universe this entity is the same, for there is only one Phoenix Force, but many hosts,"
"How do you know all this?" Charles muttered.
"I.. have my ways, but enough about that," I sighed, "Jean's connection to the Phoenix Force entered a changing point during that mission, and now…. There is no stopping her…"
"Is there a way to… break her connection to this… entity?" Scott asked, hmm, I didn't think he would believe me.
"No that I know of, you have to understand… we can't stop the Phoenix Force, it's power would wipe not only us, but every living being on this planet without batting an eye, Jean… in a way, is the only thing between us and extinction," I answered.
"Is this why you wanted to kill her?" Pietro, who I hadn't noticed was behind me, asked.
"Yes, and no… I thought for a brief moment… on the possibility of…" I struggled to find the words.
"Of eliminating the threat before it was too powerful to handle…" Raven however found them. "You and Erik would be great friends..." why do they keep comparing me to Magneto!
"Yes… look, I don't have anything against any of you… well, I do now against Charles, and Scott, but that's because they are big bitches, but against the rest, nothing… but… I am a father, no by choice, but by the circumstances that led me to Emily… and… well, I had to consider every possible choice," I sighed, "I mean, realistically speaking Scott, if the only way to save Jean was to kill me, would you do it?"
Scott looked at me, and with a sigh answered, "Yes, without a question."
"Then you can understand my reasoning," I chuckled.
"I can understand… but no killing, or I will tell Emily you have been a bad daddy," Ororo smirked.
"As if I could, I would have better luck trying to kill magneto with a metal knife than Jean at all," I snorted.
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