Capítulo 365: 365 An Inevitable War, Magneto makes his Move, An Impossible Embrace with Rouge and Terrifying Power.
(X-Mansion.)
As expected, Charles Xavier wasn't going to focus on anything else while Allen gave his first class. So, once he parted ways with Allen, he headed to his office. Logan and Beast were there while Charles set up the screen on the wall. Storm was in charge of keeping an eye on the other students.
Charles expected the students to be nervous or perhaps scared, but not even in his wildest dreams did he imagine the following scene.
Kitty: "Can you eat me?"
Charles spat out his coffee. He had been watching Allen's class... it had started peculiarly.
Charles hit his forehead, wishing the students would show a bit more dignity.
"Calm down, Charles, this could be good," Hank chuckled softly.
Logan, sitting on a chair in Charles' office, grunted, "The world mocks us, how could this be good?"
"Logan's right, how could this possibly be good?" Charles complained.
"Professor, have you looked at the chat from the broadcast?" Storm entered through the door, having left the younger mutants studying.
Of course, Charles hadn't checked it because the screen was in full-view mode.
– What's that? Lol
– Hey, any more of this, and Bobby's going to be a dad.
– Kitty is so cute~... I'm going to tease her with this for a long time.
– She fainted hahaha
Charles felt strange. Although people were making fun of his students, he did not expect that there would not be any negative, aggressive, unpleasant, or hateful comments. Maybe Allen was deleting them if they were too rude, but not seeing anyone complaining was a surprise.
Charles smiled, perhaps this outcome was better than he expected.
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(Tearju's Apartment)
From her home, Tearju watched with a smile and a tear as Allen spoke with his students. Not long ago, she was the one standing in front of Allen to teach him, and now she felt proud to see this. Sure, Allen had done it at Howards, but strangely it felt more emotional for her at this moment.
Tearju's heart was very warm after seeing how Allen interacted with the mutants—without prejudice, without judgment, without fear. Even when he met Beast and Angel, his expression didn't change.
She already knew that Allen didn't care about Beast's appearance when it came to whether he liked him or not. She was happy about that.
However, she stood up when she saw what happened with the students losing control.
"No, this is bad!"
...
(Brotherhood's lair, location unknown.)
Magneto and the Brotherhood had been preparing to attack the special prison for supervillains known as The Vault, where Pyro had been sent after being captured by Reed Richards.
Due to the increasing number of supervillains, they realized that ordinary prisons couldn't contain many villains with enormous powers.
That's why three prisons were established to contain them, and rumors suggest a fourth is in development.
The first is The Vault. The second is "The Cube," located in the desert to contain threats on the level of Hulk; creatures too dangerous to be near cities or monsters born of radiation. Lastly, there's The Raft; its location is unknown, but it's said to house criminals and monsters that the government wants no one to know.
Magneto promised himself that he would not be like the humans and that he would not abandon one of his own, even if it was Pyro.
Inside his private room, Magneto donned his red and purple costume and a helmet that avoided Charles' telepathic powers. Just as he finished, he wanted to look at his reflection one last time, people in the mirror, there was a man ready for war.
"An inevitable fate...today the blood of our brothers and sisters will be shed but it will not be in vain...."
Sabertooth interrupted Magneto by opening his door without knocking. It's a very rude thing to do, but seeing his face, Magneto understood it was important.
"What happened?"
"Magneto, you need to see this!"
...
Magneto followed Sabertooth to the living room where several Brotherhood members were gathered. Magneto's gaze rested on his old friend and now enemy, Charles Xavier.
Magneto decided to wait and saw everything that happened, from Allen accepting the role of a teacher to his first interaction with his students. "..." He stopped moving, only shaking his head when Jean Grey's powers went out of control, and he gave the order to the Brotherhood to proceed with the attack.
'Allen, it's impossible for us to live in harmony with them. We are strong, we are superior and, therefore, dangerous to them... You can show all the goodwill, but as long as the essential difference exists, there will always be a divide between us and them.'
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(Congress, Washington DC.)
Senator Kelly and Gyrich were also observing this development.
"Allen Walker!! you bastard!!!"
Needless to say, if things escalated any further, Kally's forehead vein would pop. He wasn't stupid and could see the goodwill of so many people toward the mutants.
It was inevitable. Mutants were not an urban legend he could use; Allen was showing them as what they are—humans with powers, and nothing more. They may have blue hair, fangs, claws, or turn their bodies to metal, but they are still like other people. They feel hate, admiration, love, and fear.
This world was doing the opposite of Vought. They portrayed mutants as monsters, while Vought had made them "heroes," but in the end, they were just people.
Kelly knew this was bad; Allen Walker could make people turn against all their plans. Politics depend heavily on civilian support, and even if the mutant registration law had already been passed, it could be repealed.
Senator Kelly took out his phone and was about to call Reed, but he stopped when he saw Allen's students losing control of their powers.
"You can certainly paint mutants as victims, but it doesn't change the fact that their abilities are dangerous! Hahaha!"
Kelly got up from his desk, "Are the Sentinels ready?"
"Yes…"
Gyrich looked defeated as he answered, but Kelly didn't care. He had baited the hook and was sure Magneto wouldn't resist it. The man was willing to prove he wasn't like them, even if it meant walking into an obvious trap. Magneto would go; he wouldn't abandon his kin.
Kelly exploited this loyalty against him, and of course, another thing that played against Magneto was his power as an Omega-level mutant. After all, in this world, Magneto was indeed Omega-level, and he wouldn't expect a simple prison to hold him.
But what awaited Magneto wasn't a prison; it was Reed Richards with an army of Sentinels.
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(The Vault)
Reed stood in The Vault, a metallic black building amid the icy mountains.
Reed clicked his tongue, "You're lucky you're my paycheck, Kelly, or I wouldn't waste my time on this…"
Reed isn't someone who likes to use the same method more than once. However, Allen's actions made it seem like his Sentinels were useless. Reed Richards wasn't going to give up until this project produced results, even if it meant staining the snowy mountains with mutant blood.
"Hehe… come, mutants… let me make you understand your fundamental error…"
...
*Allen's POV*
To be honest, I didn't think this would happen.
I have experience being a teacher at Howards, so teaching isn't new to me. However, this time there wasn't a manual on how to educate young mutants. To start, Charles' idea was new.
One thing I can assure you is that I can't treat all the young ones the same; their ages and powers make it impossible.
So before proceeding, I wanted to know their powers. However, I tried taking them to a world similar to where I faced Void. It's a peculiar place that exists and doesn't exist at the same time.
However, I didn't expect this outcome…
I trusted that the mutant abilities in my world would be similar to superpowers Because the powers I got in The Boys were not affected here... but the mutant powers got out of control.
Why? No... it doesn't matter...
It's my fault…
My responsibility…
I watched the majestic bird fill the sky with fire; strangely, that fire was infused with vitality, an extremely pure form of energy, as if it were the essence of life itself.
*End of POV*
Allen looked at Bobby (Iceman). His ice powers, which seemed unstoppable a moment ago, evaporated and were suppressed to the point where the small iceberg encasing Alex (Havok) turned into a shield for both.
Warren (Angel) flew far away, carrying Peter (Colossus). Their powers had also increased, but unlike their companions, they didn't lose control, perhaps due to the nature of their abilities.
Allen smiled at the sight of him not abandoning his friend.
Peter had grown larger and heavier, with greater defense and strength. Weighing 300 kg (661 lbs), it was incredible that Warren could lift him into the air. However, his wings, already impressive, had doubled in wingspan and size, making the nickname "Angel" no longer just a tease.
"Hey, idiot, don't move, you'll fall!"
"Warren put me down; I need to help the others!"
"Fool! What do you think you can do?!"
"Even so, I have to try!"
Allen's smile widened, "You truly are a good boy, Peter, but don't worry... I'll handle this."
Allen was especially concerned about Rogue. He already had an idea of her power just by seeing how she reacted, distancing herself from Jean. Anne Marie (Rouge) was far away, sitting in an alley, her gaze desperate as she trembled.
"I'm sorry… just wait a moment…"
Lastly, Scott(Cyclops) was in trouble, unable to stop his laser vision.
It seemed like the worst-case scenario. Allen stood before the Phoenix Force, and the students' abilities were out of control, making sending them back not an option.
Charles – Allen, what happened?!
Needless to say, Charles and the other teachers immediately became aware of the situation.
"Nothing... Nothing's happening."
Allen's response was unexpected for everyone. Nothing? It looked like pandemonium had broken out, yet Allen said nothing was happening.
Without giving more people time to ask Allen moved.
Time slowed down—no, Allen sped up, making everything else appear slow. The system, of course, adapted to Allen's speed. But even then, Allen moved so fast that he disappeared from the system's view.
'Rogue's power is dangerous to others, but more than anything, it's a power that can cause a lot of trauma... I need to help her... but first...'
Allen appeared in front of Scott, who seemed frozen in time. Allen inserted his hand into the middle of the destructive energy rays and forcibly shut Scott's eyes, then cast a spell to knock him unconscious.
Even when empowered, Scott's abilities didn't harm his eyelids, just like Black Bolt's voice. Allen sent the unconscious Scott back to the X-Mansion and vanished once more.
Robert (Bobby) and Alex were near Jean, and the flames directly impacted them. Allen deflected the flames away from them; at first, it was impossible, but with the help of his cursed technique, he increased the power of his pyrokinesis until he could control the nearby Phoenix fire.
'This isn't normal fire...'
Allen plunged his hand into the iceberg and pulled Bobby and Alex out. He suppressed their powers by creating a magical seal and knocked them unconscious, then sent them back.
Allen appeared in the air; Warren had a terrified look while Peter's was determined.
"Sorry, Peter, but this isn't a situation you can handle yet..."
Allen knew he didn't need to knock both of them unconscious and sent them back as they were.
Allen turned toward Rogue, and in the next instant, he was beside her. As he drew near, his vitality began to drain away.
'This is...'
Even if Rogue couldn't steal his powers, the fact that she could drain his vitality even with infinity in between was absurd.
"Limit of Fate..."
Allen's cursed technique is somewhat useless in some respects. It's not exactly an attack or a shield, nor does it have an area effect or provide any advantage over an enemy.
Its sole utility lies in enhancing the user's other abilities. Its power is to elevate those abilities to the maximum potential level they could reach—like taking an RPG character from level one to level one hundred temporarily, assuming level one hundred is the maximum possible.
After using his cursed technique, Allen's infinity managed to block Rogue's powers, allowing him to get closer.
Allen returned time to normal and placed his hand on Rogue's head. She opened her eyes in disbelief at seeing Allen so close to her.
Allen had a kind smile as he looked into Rogue's astonished eyes.
"I'm sorry. This got out of hand... I'm truly sorry for making you go through something like this..."
Rogue's mind froze. Her power prevented her from touching anyone without the risk of killing them, but now, for no apparent reason, as if it were a cruel joke, she couldn't even be near someone without harming them. Rogue thought someone like her would be better off not existing.
But...
'But... even so... he came to me...'
Rogue's eyes filled with tears, and she hugged Allen. The tough girl's body seemed fragile at this moment. Through a screen, Allen couldn't have known how much Rogue suffered because of her power. He thought maybe he should take that power away from her, but Allen wasn't going to break his promise; he would let them decide whether to keep their powers or not.
Allen leaned closer to Rogue's ear and whispered something inaudible to the spectators. She stopped hugging him and nodded. Allen suppressed Rogue's power and sent her back.
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Allen- wait for me in my room (That's not what he said but it's a possibility) 🍷🗿.
...
With that, all the students except Jean were safe.
Allen rose as the Phoenix Force behind him flooded everything with power as majestic as it was immense...
The sky turned red...
The temperature soared dramatically.
Buildings and streets started to catch fire.
It seemed like everything had turned into the surface of the sun.
Felicia – Allen, can you handle that firebird?
MJ – Help Jean, but be careful.
Gwen – Allen, don't risk yourself too much.
Not long ago, people were still laughing about how Jean had fainted or how Kitty had run away after blurting out embarrassing dialogue. But the situation had escalated too quickly to a colossal extent.
"Yeah, thanks... but don't worry... I'm fine..."
It was the same feeling as before. No matter how chaotic everything around him seemed, regardless of the strangeness of the situation, Allen remained calm.
People already knew Allen's power, but many were worried in the chat. Rick mocked them.
Rick: "You fools are forgetting something important... *burp* don't you remember what that bastard Void said before disappearing?"
Hearing Rick's words, the people recalled that moment...
– "You really are a nasty b*stard, but you won, take it all..." –
It was true. Allen had absorbed Void's power for himself. Even the ridiculously powerful Allen now had an unknown level of strength.
Allen remained watching the phoenix as they finished exiting Jean's body. The priority is to save Jean; that is absolute. However, there is a little curiosity to know... how powerful he was at this moment.
Allen closed his eyes as something strange happened around him and a sort of silver-gray aura surrounded him... it had both flashes of light and darkness, but his essence was gray. This was the energy that resulted from merging Sentry's and Void's powers into one.
It was massive... an extremely strong power... but the opponent was the Phoenix Force itself.
Allen grinned and brought all his fingers together, without letting his palms touch.
"Domain Expansion... Breaking the Destined Limit."
The domain allows a sorcerer to create a territory where their power is amplified, their techniques become unavoidable, and the opponent is trapped. However, Allen renounced most of these advantages, keeping only the amplification of power, effectiveness, and control over his abilities. If Allen's cursed technique takes from one to one hundred, his Mastery Extension allows level 101... from there, how far it can be reached... is still unknown.
Allen's current domain limit is 0.01 in exchange, his new power broke the previous maximum limit.
The whole world began to tremble.
"Hey..." Allen opened his eyes, now completely silver along with his hair(A more intense silver than his normal eye and hair color)."I'll only say this once... leave my dear student alone..."
"Otherwise..." Allen stopped smiling as the ground cracked, along with the space around him—something that should be impossible in a world lacking rules like cause and effect. "I will erase you..."
In an instant, the Phoenix's power was repelled, and the sky shifted from a red hue to a starlit sky with faint silver clouds.
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A/N: I know, another cliff-kun, but I needed several relevant perspectives for the mutants first. the downside of having a live audience all the time :3
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