Bloodlines & Bad feelings

[Seer]

and so

<< Alison threw up her hands and gave up. She didnt care anymore, and if Mike needed to be rescued, SHE wouldnt be the one to do it. If he wanted to risk throwing his life away for a man who was prepared to watch him DIE if not KILL him with his own hands, then who was SHE to stop him? She sent him off with Rampage.>>


<< everything was in place, traps were laid, pairs took their appropriate places, spaced out around the area meant to be the initial battle ground. This island was mystical in nature, created from the will of Circe through the power of Hecate...given as a gift to the Six by Hecate and Athena. It would certainly survive anything Set thought HE could bring.>>

<< and even though everyone now lay in wait, with the non psi screened individuals suitable protected, Malice in diamond form and now extending a psi shield over Enchantra and the entire area now further warped by Enchantra to make visibility more difficult...there was still something else...something not quite right beneath the surface.>>

<< Haleigh and Nicolas had done something that could cause a rift, a rift not unlike the ones that had torn the team apart in other timelines. how particularly UNsurprising that it was THESE TWO that would be the possible catalysts for the ultimate unraveling of the team? what was not spoken, wasnt necessarily UNKNOWN as Alison, Blaze, Malice and Enchantra ALL suspected what had actually occurred.>>

<< the time to address that would have to wait though. Malice would be the one Alison had seen revealing the truth, and out of pure SPITE toward Nicolas, Alison would not stop it from happening. He and Mike often criticized her for being "too little too late", NOW they would find out just how bad it could get and this time, it WOULDNT be from an outside force.>>

<< this battle with set was almost formality. his fate was sealed, much like that of the olympians, most of whom had long faded into obscurity. Isis was on hand to fullfill her destiny and HIS was now at hand as well. >>

<< before we go too far, we must watch what happens.>>


<< as the skies indicate Set's arrival, the Island is now seemingly deserted. no trace of any presence.>>

 

[MorningStar]

As everyone decided to let Mike join them, she couldn't help but think it was a bad decision. Not because she didn't think Mike should be able to fight, but again because of what that meant for others on their team. Particularly one person.

"Just don't get Karen killed protecting you," she said under her breath.

She moved forward with Persephone and Firebird. There wasn't much for them to do but wait - but at least this time they were organized and had extra help from their psi protection and even Enchantra and Malice's protections.

She cracked her neck and shook out her arms. At this point the fear was gone - now Delilah just wanted to FIGHT. Anyone and anything. And this time, the Six was going to put up one HELL of a fight.

 

[Rampage]

Nicolas face burned with shame as Haleigh torched him with her emotion, hitting him with vitriol. He did, however, realize that it was not how she truly felt, and he took some solace in that as he "listened" tp her . Her next thoughts though proved to be even more heartbreaking.

No.... now I'm the one who's sorry.... I was trying to be cruel. I'm not ANGRY with YOU.... just disappointed. Logically I realize that you were likely as coerced as I.... what with the rune and all. Still.... it doesn't ease any suffering, does it? It won't soften the blow. You may not have meant to hurt me... Set was behind it, I know.... but that hardly helps. I made my CHOICE, Nicolas. I denied those impulses for a REASON... I didn't want to hurt Morgan. I had control.... Set took that away from me and you.... you just LET him.... I don't know what's MORE disturbing, Nicolas.... the idea that you COULDN'T stop him.... or the thought that you just didn't WANT to. did you take advantage of me? .... or did you simply fail to protect me from that monster?

Haleigh...the rune from Dominique made me nearly powerless against Set's might, especially considering our blood bond and the nature of the spell. In any event I...failed you in that I could not even help MYSELF, could not even save you from ME. I will never forgive myself for hurting you. I will understand if you never want to see me again after this. Now GO...SET is near.

The team would see Nicolas' skin darken again, the markings return to his body as the skies open up in a torrential down pour. He turns to Mike and makes one request.

No matter what, remember me how I was. Now...GO!!!!

Mike vanishes as he cloaks himself further, and Nicolas leaps to the center of the clearing and stands tall, waiting his father's arrival.

The storm intensifies as the members of the Six and Sisterhood will notice the fauna of the island departing away from the designated battle area. Birds were flying, deer, elk, small mammals and other, thought long extinct animals were running for their lives as the god of destruction and the storm, Set, prepared to enter the battle.

As the people assembled would look on, a massive wave would rise slowly, then larger, until it measured 3 stories crashing over the edge of the island upon which they were located, indiscriminate in its destruction. As Nicolas looked on in the clearing, the skies would open as Set apparently landed before him with a large BOOM, reaching his hand out to claim his son. As everyone waited for their opportunity, they got one message from Nicolas, in hushed tones in their ears and tinged with the voice of Set himself.

Not yet. WAIT.

 

[Black Widow]

I will understand if you never want to see me again after this.

If only things were that simple. She thought, melancholy, as she sunk back into darkness with Sharon. It would be so much easier for her if she could hate him... hold him accountable. But deep down she knew the only person she could truly hold accountable was herself.... she had not fallen prey to HIM... but to her SELF... and though Set had coerced both of them.... they still had to face the fact that they should have fought harder.... for Morgan, who would be unquestionably and undeservedly hurt by this.

Haleigh closed her eyes gently, taking a deep breath... it was time to fight.... time to make the bastard pay... and time to put away the feelings. Fighting with emotion makes for vulnerability. Only one thing mattered now.... efficiency. Waves crashed, the sky was tumultuous... the fauna retreated to safety.... the Six and the Sisterhood held their positions, unmoved by it all. Set was about to find out just what he'd gotten himself into. As he dropped in on them all, reaching out for Nicolas, Haleigh scoffed, her voice low so as not to give away her position, her tone annoyed.

"That's it... I've had enough of this clown."

She said, manifesting a shoulder rocket launcher, armed with a sidewinder that she would guide to her target mentally. No mistakes... but she paused... Nicolas was telling them all to WAIT.

Wait for WHAT?? Christmas? The time to strike is NOW, before he finds out where we all ARE!

 

[Persephone]

:: Waiting for Set to arrive, Persephone laid low along side of Firebird and Morningstar in a large jetty near the ocean. Rain began to poor violently around Aerie; an indication that Set was on his way. Drenched from head to toe, Persephone lifted her eyes to the sky, focusing on the storm until it subsideded around them. Looking to the ocean now, Persephone then focused on the sea, calming the crashing waves [which were quite close to her team] until the ocean was as calm as an undisturbed lake. If Set thought nature was on his side, he was sorely mistaken. ::

"Fool..."

:: Ava mummbled under her breath as she kneeled in the sand, looking to the clearing where Set was now standing. Hearing Nicolas' voice tell her [and everyone else] to wait before attack, Ava's brows lowered with annoyance. ::

"I don't take orders from you. We're striking NOW!"

 

[Spellbinder]

Aerie

<< Spellbinder and Isis hid behind a large marble pedastle that was nearby, cloaked by magick, the two women flooded the area with their enchantments, warding spells designed to not only repulse the physical body of set but to unleash forcefull , painfull backlash at his every step.>>


<< the wave came and as Persephone and Harbinger used their individual talents to blunt the total impact of the wave on their person, Morgan spoke to Dominique via the "hearing thoughts spell",>>

stay close. Persephone is the goddess of nature. she can check Set's elemental assault.

<< she and dominique lift of the ground, hovering, but still cloaked, still hiding. water rushed everywhere, and then began to recede. as fierce as this was, the island was far more massive and sprawling than this battle area. it survived the wrath of the battle between the Six and Circe, and it would survive this one.>>

<< Morgan felt collected, that bringing them here was the best move to make for a variety of reasons.>>


<< she heard Nicolas' warning, via the hearing thoughts spell cast by Harbinger...and her face immediately betrayed disagreement.>>

everyone, stay focused and connected via Malice and the hearing thoughts spell. do not listen to him. it could be a trick... listen to ALISON, her precognitive ability will keep us on the right path.

 

[Harbinger]

Aerie- the trap

:: crouched down, Harbinger remained hidden with Shadow Weaver as the waves and wild weather beared down over them. each group managed to shield themselves from the elements as Persephone, also of a godly nature checked Set in the elemental department. Harbinger used her own telekinetic power to block the water from the waves from sweeping her and Karen away, but the water still flowed elsewhere.::

brute force. a needless display.

:: she and Malice mainained contact with the group via malice's telepathy or alison's hearing thoughts spell. one of the components of the plan was that none of them speak aloud.::

:: as Nicolas once again reverted what was apparently his true form, he went forth to MET Set, leaving Mike alone.::

what are you doing!? you're the MOST VULNERABLE to him because you're HIS SON!

:: not worrying FOR him but rather the plan that he was now endangering. but as she looked out with her seer's eye. she realized that if she allowed him to be the bait, the lamb tied to the stake, EVEN if he was consumed or taken by his father. there would be a DEFINATE window of opportunity for the group to STRIKE and for Isis and herself to banish Set from this TIME and this SPACE.::

:: as Persephone and Spellbinder both protested to his telling them to wait, Harbinger interrupted.::

let him go. his sacrifice will allow US the definate chance to deal with Set. Better HIM then US. don't move until I tell you.

:: she was effectively offering Nicolas up for sacrifice, but she "saw" him using his own vulnerability as a ruse for Set. with everyone else cloaked and shieled by magick or telepathy and that being bolstered by Enchantra's warp, the only person for Set to focus on WAS Nicolas.::

We will have a chance, just WAIT for my mark!

:: it seemed cold, but then again she WAS stone cold. She also knew what Nicolas was doing, and while she despised him. Backing his play was the only sound course of action to ensure a specific timethread came to pass.

 

[Firebird]

Firebird remained quiet while the others offered their various protests. Like Persephone, Firebird waited for Harbinger to give the mark. Glancing out to the choppy waves she watched as they calmed down from the Goddess' power.

Nicolas advised them to all wait. Everyone was in such a rush to attack. But maybe that's what Set wanted. Blaze wasn't so convinced that attacking right away was the best opportunity. Drawing her attention from the shore line to Nicolas.

Finally, Harbinger offered an inside glimpse of what she saw. Nodding she allowed her thoughts to travel among the group. Sounds good to me. Noticing the same icy tone she had detected earlier in the control room.

Firebird remained crouched down next to Persephone and Morningstar while the seconds ticked by. It was a game of waiting. Almost like a panther stalking its prey. The hunter had to be patient if he wanted its prey. This situation was no different.

 

[Rampage]

As Nicolas waited watching the apparition before him, it slowly began to harden and focus and he knew: Set was now before him. There was no TANGIBLE way to be sure, but Nicolas KNEW. His connection to his father, the call of his bloodline was too strong for Set to hide.

Not yet. Wait for the Seer.

Set placed a hand on his shoulder, his face a mixture both of fury and a stern...resignation. Set had not lived this long being a fool, and he realized that now may not be his time. Still, he placed a hand on his son's shoulder and spoke to him.

Nicolas...I offer you one final opportunity to stand with me. We both know that none of them will ever TRULY accept you, and isn't that all that you ever wanted? I KNOW your history, of what you gave up, risked to throw in with this...LOT. The ones who actually give you a chance cower behind old pain rather than accept new love, forever playing the victim, not worthy of the mantle of avatar, Sorceress Supreme, or FRIEND.

I am your FATHER. You are not an avatar, you are the rightful heir of my might and mantle, and none of these...IMPOSTERS will be the family to you that I am. So..you have a choice. tell me what I wish to hear and you will be prince of all that is.

Nicolas looked on, his face trembling as he realized that although his father was evil, he was also largely...CORRECT. Could he give up everything for those who would not even give him a chance, or for those who would deem his love and support SEXIST and imperial?

Nicolas face trembled as his father attempted to complete reassertion. He quickly raised his hand, as his body resumed his darker, marked form.

There the SEER lies.

As Set turned, Nicolas DID reveal Alison to Set, transmitting her location to him. He reached out to attack her quickly and viciously when a hand grabbed his shoulder. HARD.

Not yet. ME first.

Nicolas other hand, which FINALLY called on the mystic axe Morgan had given him, swung quickly, striking Set with a power that would remind the rest of the Six one thing: Nicolas was by FAR the strongest in their number. Set was staggered backwards as Nicolas would swing again and again, four times in all, changing his location each time through teleportation. Each contact would emit a shockwave nearly seismic in nature as the young demigod declared his independence from his sperm donor. With each swing, he enunciated a name.

That's for MORGAN!..and HALEIGH!...and ISIS!..and MAMAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Nicolas attempted to press his assault when he was BOMBARDED by a wave of incredible telekinetic force. The young man was slammed into the ground, creating a crater that did not even show his body. Nicolas seemed to have simply been...VAPORIZED. As Set, bleeding from several wound inflicted by his son and breathing heavily, went to where Nicolas' crater was, the god sent out a unidirectional force wave of several tons per square inch against the entire area...

 

[Arsenal]

Mike watched as Nicolas stepped away from him. He cloaked himself and moved quickly near a large rock away from the others. If he was going to be harmed, he no longer WANTED their help. Nothing was more condescending than them pretending that he was not in danger when he was, and that his want to fight for his life was ridiculous. Besides, MOST of them needed healing after a battle; hell, often DURING a battle. Why was it such a burden when the person who needed it was HIM?

Mike watched as Set landed in front of Nicolas and made his declarations. As Nicolas seemed to consider his offer, Mike almost could not bear to watch. He could understand if the young man were tempted by the wily immortal, but he hoped that Nicolas would remember the teachings of his real father.

WHAMM!! As Nicolas surprise attacked Set, Mike cheered for him on the inside, hoping that maybe it would be enough. But, as Nicolas was VAPORIZED by his so-called Dad, Mike prepared himself even as he began to grieve. making a final promise to his young charge.

Even if it is my last blow struck, I will get that motherfucker for this...

Mike dove behind the boulder, sparing himself the force wave he detected moving out as he readied for his strongest attack for this situation...

 

[Harbinger]

time to move

:: Harbinger narrowed her eyes. Were it not for her being a precog, she would IMMEDIATELY have labeled Nicolas a TRAITOR at this point. but She knew what he was doing. moments like this required guile and cunning.::

:: she remained primed to move, indicating to everyone to remain still, even as Nicolas revealed HER location.::

:: any moment now...and then it happened. Nicolas, using the axe charmed by Spellbinder, strikes in ernest. But as fast and as furious as his blows come...Set retaliates, with such brutality that even Harbinger didnt "see" THIS probable. but she couldnt afford to pause for a moment.::

On MY MARK!

:: warping the temporal field around Set, making him "STUCK" in time. Harbinger directs Morningstar to fire a laser blast with precision aim and FULL power to pierce a hole in his chest and EXPAND, irradiating the insides of Set's body. take away the cohesion of the body, the form, the essence of this being would be harder pressed to continue functioning in this plane of reality where he didnt belong. !::

:: she sends directions to Firebird to DETONATE a volcano beneath him with Persephone using her power to combine and amplify with Firebirds to create PLASMA level heat onslaught against Set. It is WORSE than being submereged in the earth's CORE!::


:: this is the first wave of attacks, Harbinger will then direct the next wave...leaving the final components, from Spellbinder, herself and finally ISIS to finish him off::

 

[Firebird]

Why that little maggot!

Angry thoughts drifted through her mind while her body would elevate with a new found glory of fire. Preparing herself for the worst yet dismissing the hasty desire to act on her feelings. That was something Foxfire would have done. This Blaze was calm and collected, cunning, and more fiery. Nibbling on her bottom lip she watched wide-eyed at the sacrifice Nicolas made, attacking his own father.

This was exactly the vision Harbinger saw, what they had discussed seconds ago. The Seer's visions never failed the team. Almost in perfect unison each group attacked Set per Alison's instructions.

Flickering yellow ignited within Blaze's eyes, 'Here we go!' Raising her hands into the air to focus her power on creating a volcano underneath Set. Focusing on her energy she was able to project a volcano underneath him. Shutting her eyes she raised her hands to forcefully slam them down, like a puppet on a string. The ground beneath set would resound with an unearthly earthquake. Dark-maroon would paint through Firebird's eyes as her own body was engulfed with flames. Both Morningstar and Persephone would feel the extreme humidly rising off the fire elemental. Narrowing her eyes, the volcano would be detonated, large chunks of dirt, debris, and other elements ricocheted towards him.

The heat was dangerous as it was but now Persephone would amplify that! Both women working harmoniously together with Morningstar who struck with a deadly precision. All three put everything into it, hoping that they would succeed in bringing down the bastard! Raising the temperature of the detonated volcano to explode down upon Set. Firebird didn't seem to be holding back and the other two women wouldn't either. It was a rare occurrence for the team to work so smoothly together despite all the chaos, strife, and agony they had faced.

 

[Persephone]

"I knew it.."

:: Persephone thought to herself [which ultimately the others heard] as Nicolas pointed out Alison's location to Set. But as Set went for Alison, Nicolas began to attack him with the axe that Spellbinder had given him. With her eyes narrowed, she watched as Set retaliated. At that moment, Alison gave the orders to herself, Firebird, and Morningstar to attack. As Delilah blasted him with laser blasts, Firebird stood, extending her hands out as she created a massive volcano under Set. Persephone could feel the earth churning even before the volcano itself exploded. As Blaze slammed her hands down, at that exact moment, Persephone lifted her hands as the volcano exploded under Set. Intensifying the heat to temperatures rivaling the SUN'S CORE, Persephone even took it a step further and manipulated the volcano's erruption into a tornado-like effect strictly around Set so the attack wouldn't harm any of their teammates around them. ::

:: Standing along side of Firebird and Morningstar, all woman posed with their hands directed out at Set, it was a unified attack that was monsterous in strength and power. After everything that had happened earlier, it was actually a good feeling to work as a team to bring this bastard down. ::

 

[MorningStar]

MorningStar waited silently for Harbinger’s cue. But the first to speak was not the Seer, but Nicolas himself.

Goddamnit. Why hadn’t Morgan just sent him to Limbo where he couldn’t hurt any of them…OR help Set. Having him standing next to them unrestrained was a thousand times more of a liability than Mike ever would be…

Fuck. Me.

Nicolas tore into Set like the proverbial bat out of hell.

Okay, so that was sort of badass…

Harbinger coordinated their attacks with her own temporal attack. As she told Delilah to focus her laser blast on Set, she nodded.

Coming right up…

She threw out her hands in front of her with great force – more than was necessary, but it helped her focus if they mimicked the power she wanted to produce. She clapped her hands together, interlocking her fingers, and let go. She had learned a lot from her alternate and very evil self. Most importantly, she had seen how much she actually held back when attacking her opponents. But THIS time, with her friends and her own life on the line, she didn’t hold back. She was shooting to kill, so to speak. And she wanted Set dead. God or no god, his time was up.

A beam of concentrated laser light burst forth from her hands, glowing a radioactive green. She fired through Set’s chest, then willed the beam to expand. She felt the laser reaching outward, taking over Set’s body like a cancer.

Fry, motherfucker…

Keeping her focus on Set, she saw Firebird’s impressive volcano attack. Before she could say to the others to watch the volcanic debris, Persephone was on it, focusing Firebird’s attack solely on Set. The heat was intense, and got even more so thanks to Persephone. They’d all be ten shades darker after this.

She couldn’t help but think “It’s working” – they were more organized and more in sync than they had ever been before. Now it was up to the others to finish him off..

 

[Harbinger]

continuing to direct

:: Harbinger points as the first round of attacks completes with efficiency and brutality. each woman giving her all, focusing on one thing and one thing only...the destruction of Set. No one spoke aloud either which made it even MORE stark to watch.::

:: it was time for the next round. The body was being damaged, taking such punishment that even the OLYMPIANS couldnt withstand for very long. Now it was time for the bond between the body and the entity to be weakened.::

Shadow Weaver, cast your spell, bring him down. Enchantra, as Shadow Weaver's spell further seperates his bond to this body, use your power to cause one constant, flesh rending, bone breaking glamor, transforming him into ANY conceivable ...HIDEOUS form you can think of.

:: and after that, came Silver Swan and Black Widow.::

Silver Swan, before he can even THINK of recovering or retaliating, strike with your sonic scream, FULL POWER. circle around him and super sonic speed. your adamantium synergy will make it nearly impossible for him to effect with his telekinetic power, and your sonic scream unchecked will bring him closer to a cerebral hemorage!

Black Widow, manifest a PSYCHO CANNON. Malice, project the totality of your psionic AND empathic power into the back of the Cannon from behind Haleigh. When Silver Swan clears the area, Black Widow, I want you to lock on to the HEAD of Set and fire a full powered pulse blast.


:: the psycho cannon, a weapon that Barbara Minerva had secured during her time in the MoE timeline. It was a weapon that represented the ultimate synergy of psionic power and technology. locking onto the target, its alien technology immediately asesses and charts the upper limit of a being's psionic power and then draws upon it. in effect it will be like a pool of water being overcome and utterly overpowered and washed away by a TIDAL WAVE. the user of the cannon need not be a telepath but it's ability to effectively over power its target could be GREATLY increased if another telepath was powering it up. that was the beauty of the psycho cannon. once it was a feared weapon in the arsenal of the MoE, but Barbara won it fair and square in combat after soundly defeating INFERNO one of the "upper level" members of MoE.::


:: Spellbinder, Isis and Harbinger would move in and administer the coupe' de grace, delivering a mortal blow with the soul sword and Isis would then cast the banshing spell, while Harbinger uses her time staff to TORPEDO him out of this time and space, through Isis' portal which she will then SHUT.::

:: the plan was sound and well laid out. ::

 

[Shadow Weaver]

shadows on aerie

<< Karen was not angry with Mike. she could hardly CARE anymore.Her feelings on Nicolas had not been CLEAR since the nightmare began. the only thing that mattered NOW for her now that Morgan was safe, was the DESTRUCTION of Set. She HATED that Mike was so impossibly stubborn...but yet, his courage, his WILL was just as "powerfull" as any energy wielded by a member of the Six. he was no different than Alycia, except the fact that he was advocating for the one person NO ONE seemed to trust at this moment. She WANTED to be there for him...but she was too weary in her mind to care. the changes that brought forth this new aspect of her persona were more than skin deep.>>

<< as the final battle began, everyone was striking with coordination, following Harbinger's direction and she waited her cue. the skies and the ground came to life as Firebird and Persephone attacked. Morningstar's laser blast was powered by more than experience, she was reaching deep within, using something MORE. She was no different than any of them now though, they ALL wanted Set to HURT for what he'd done.>>

<< as the first attacked ended, finally, Karen's turn came forth and the sorceress stepped forward. her opal blue eyes glowed. with a rushing harp like sound she raised her hands and gestured, igniting dark magick. glowing black halos of energy formed around her hands and seemed to expand.>>

Birina katath, dronmor eilith
corsat eilith, Draktar azir, draktar tolem
Shadows swell and darkness reigns
Thy soul is rent asunder!

<< the glowing halos of dark magick swell around the doctor's hands. She then gestures toward the demon as she calls upon an ANCIENT and POWERFULL spell from the Darkhold, the spell activates, summoning the vengefull spirits of mystic beings too abominable to remain on this plain of existence...the spell takes on the form of swirling , glowing black, VIOLENT "shadows" and tendrills as they reach out from all sides around the creature and attempt to render him asunder as they seek to claim his soul from h is body...slapping his body from all sides, and tearing at him from within and without.>>


and may NO place in ANY time or space provide you rest...for what youve done to your own SON, as well as anyone else here...you BASTARD!

<< she said in her mind with such venom. what Shadow Weaver did to his soul with her magick, Enchantra would now do to his BODY with her glamoring/reality warping power. It was an ironic moment, these two once again working TOGETHER like this. but through their years of rivalry...on an unspoken level, both women knew that they other provided a small but vital presence in each other's lives. moments like THIS made that clear.>>

 

[Enchantrah]

Helena watched the attacks unfold high in a tree, still glamoured in her leopard form. Morningstar lead off the attack, ravaging Set's body with a laser blast. The light from the blast illuminated the surrounding area, but Helena's darkened illusions remained in tact and kept everyone's location that hadn't been revealed, a secret. Then came Firebird and Persephone. A massive volcano errupted under Set which turned into a cyclone of lava, completely engulfing his body.

"Powerful little things, aren't they?"

Helena said mentally to Malice, still fully aware that her mind was linked with the others. Hearing Harbinger's instructions, Helena's leopard form growled with delight. ::

....transforming him into ANY conceivable ...HIDEOUS form you can think of.

"I don't think Karen would appriciate that....but if you insist."

Taking a jab at Karen's apparence in true Helena fashion, even united as a 'team', it was just in her nature to be catty, even in the most inappropriate times. But as much as she disliked Karen and fought with her throughout the years, there was a very warped 'bond' between the two that kept them from killing one another just so they could fight again.

As Karen unleashed her attack on Set, Helena's body transformed back into her true form; her legs crossed at the knee as she sat high in a branch above Malice. Extending her hands out with her fingers spread, Enchantra began to warp and tranform Set's body. His bones began to snap and crush while his muscles ripped with each passing moment. His body literally transformed from the inside out; all his torn muscles, joints and bones were now exposed on the outside of his body. He stood shorter and much much leaner than his previous form; the metamorph defaming his God-like stature and appearence. But what was MOST noticable was the fact that Set no longer had genitalia. A small gift for Dominique who's sister was brutally raped by this bastard. [picture of the NEW Set]

To Dominique: "For you and your sister, darling. Now finish the bastard off! "

Enchantra's part was now over. It was left to the rest of her newly formed team to finish off Set and send him back to where he came from.

 

[Rampage]

TREACHERY!!!

His own son attacked him viciously, with enough power to make the elder god...proud. He was concerned that his son lacked the appropriate fire. before he even thought about it, he reached out, blasting Nicolas with primal amounts of energy, much more than he anticipated.

NICOLAS!!!

Set rushed over to the crater and found nothing. Had he really killed his own son? His only heir. He must still be here SOMEWHERE. As he turned to look, he was blasted in the chest, a beam that tore a hole THROUGH him and widened, threatening to consume him. He was also bombarded with heat and lava from the very core of this planet, the pairing combining to devastating effect. As he attempted to protect himself. he received a small boon. The godling used her weather power, feeding his self-ministrations as he took the vortex and used it to protect himself as he healed his worst injuries.

That was when the screams came, of the cursed forms from that elderly wench!! But he would not be found wanting. His sister commanded these forms when they were both quite young, and he began once again to allay them somewhat with the light power from the mutant.

NICOLAS!!!

Set searched for his son as he endured this assault, intent on finding him more so even than showing these upstarts their place. As his body began to betray him, he actually smiled a bit, knowing that the omnimorph was taking her revenge in him.

In a desperate move, Set bombarded the group with the same power that he used before, pushing against them with pure psychic force. Even as he found this much more difficult than before, he pushed with the urgency of a father who needed this all to stop, just for a moment, so he could find his ONLY son.

For the group, the pain was incredible, and a pain to which none of them was accustomed. All of them either had psi-protection or had not previously endured feedback to this degree. Slowly, spells and powers began to weaken as he continued his assault, his body slowly rearranging itself as he stood back up to his feet. At this point, this was a war of attrition and if no one was able to endure enough to make a move, Set wold yet have a chance to win the day.

But there was ONE. One man who had endured this sort of pain before, many times in fact. He had managed to be there when his young charge grieved so strongly for his REAL father that the feedback ran off all other staff at the mansion. He had staggered to the young man's bedside earlier in life when he had bad dreams, dreams that may have had their genesis here, with Set himself.

MIKE staggered to his feet, watching the stalemate and realizing that he had to do SOMETHING. He began to move, throwing something...

...just as SET himself decided to strike against two of his worst antagonists here. With Ava incapacitated, the weather would once again be his alone. And the accursed crone sorceress needed to be stopped, her usage of dark magic was unstable. Set directed a bolt of pure psychic lightning at each of them, like Malice's psi javelin but several times more powerful...

...as the lightning screamed toward the two targets, Mike tried a desperate move. He shot below Ava, disturbing her footing and causing her to slip just as the beam shot over the top of her. The beam continued to scream at Karen, threatening to hit her just as she was tackled to the ground, an invisible figure rolling over with her before helping her up, stealing a peck on the cheek before he was gone again.

As for the item thrown? Mike had tossed perfectly another treat for Set. The SAME treat he had used on Malice, and the roar of the destruction god could be heard as the amplified white noise tore into him, breaking his concentration and the effect of his attack. Set tore off the device, the pain resonating as it went, and looked for Mike menacingly.

Foolish GNAT!! So you have stung the lion!!! Now feel my response for the last time...

Last time, indeed.

As Set looked up to find the voice, Nicolas lands like a charged shooting star, his skin WHITE HOT as he plummets into his fathers back, breaking it as he lands from space aided and accelerated by his TK. The impact craters the area for several dozen yards in every direction, and the impact is heard on Aerie. He began to rip into his back, tearing his father's back open, the blood staining his axe as he swung over and over, then he slammed the hammered end into the back of Set's head before he was tossed back by his father's recovery via TK. Set addresses once again his son, his breath heavy as he bled from his back, struggling mightily in his efforts to stand.

So you refuse me?!! No matter. THEY will never accept you, and when all is gone, I will return for you. All that I am is still yours. My offer will stand, much longer than any of them will. I'll be waiting.

YOU will never be my real father. My father was Gustav, a man who exemplified the character of my own mother and of Dominique before you hurt her TOO much!! I hate you for what you have already done, and I will see you dead!!

Not this day, WHELP!!

Set prepared to unleash another assault on Nicolas, determined to finally lay him low so he could deal with the others...

 

[Silver Swan]

bird of prey on aerie

[ moving out from behind a large rock, Silver Swan was ready to take to the air as Shadow Weaver and Enchantra launched their attacks. But it was hard to move...she felt herself being "pressed", by an outside force. AGAIN it was Set trying to breach her own mind...but Sharon's physical constitution and strong will BOLSTERED her resolve NOT to give up.]

I won't fail.....we've come TOO CLOSE to VICTORY....

[ gritting her teeth...she prepared to launch herself at any cost...to carry out HER part in the plan. Karen was in danger...should she deviate to get Karen out of the way?? at the moment when it seemed impossible to clearly think, Set's attack was abruptly halted by an unknown source. Arsenal was cloaked, but Sharon could hardly stop to wonder NOW as she immediately flew into the air, circling high...far higher than anyone else at this point and out of Set's immediate focus.]

[ Nicolas was not dead AFTER all, he remerged, joining the fight and further halting Set's effects on the others. Sharon zoomed down...narrowing her silver eyes.]

Not this day, WHELP!!

Set prepared to unleash another assault on Nicolas, determined to finally lay him low so he could deal with the others...

[ at that moment, as Silver Swan swoops into view on the other side of Set, she unleashes her SONIC SCREAM, FULL POWER! It is the ULIMATE in white noise...a massive , chaotic synergy of a woman's scream, a tornado's roar, a jet engine and an industrial whistle...combined with concussive force that bombards his body as well as his sense of hearing and concentration. She flies around him so fast she becomes a blur, applying the force, pressure and onslaught of her scream to his head and body at all points. so powerfull is her scream at this level that it causes tectonic tremors...but she continues to focus on HIM which makes the sonic feedback less hurtfull to those in the area.]

he won't be making any more moves NOW!

 

[Persephone]

:: With her hands still outstretched toward Set, Persephone continued to hold the tornado of lava and heat around the God....but he seemed to be feeding off her own power! ::

"I need to abort! He's feeding off my powers somehow!"

:: Lowering her hands, instantaneously the lava fell from it's cycloned shape, raining down on Set. Ava instantly dropped the temperature around the lava to negative 100 degree's, freezing it into rock within seconds so it couldn't be used by Set against the six. Looking over to where Silver Swan's location was, Persephone couldn't see her, but she knew she was there. Sharon needed to act fast before Set retaliated.....but it was too late. Even with her mind protected by Malice, Persephone grabbed her head in pain, feeling the feedback of Set's psychic attack. Bracing herself against one of the large bolders she, Firebird, and Morningstar were hiding behind earlier, Ava's eyes teared with pain as she managed to open them long enough to see Set create a psychic lightning bolt, directed at her. Mike quickly shot by her feet, causing Ava to stumble back and fall to her knees; the goddess ducking her head low to the ground as the lightning bolt flew over her head. Looking back up toward Set, Nicolas was back, and he was attacking the hell out of his father. The psychic feedback had lessened enough for Ava to think straight now and regain her barrings. ::

:: Climbing back onto her feet, Ava watched as Sharon finally unleashed her attack. The sonic scream was almost worse than Set's psychic attack! Closing her ears in vain, Silver Swan began to fly around Set so fast, that she became a blur, and the sonic scream remained within the circle for Set's ears only. Lowering her hands from her ears, Silver Swan's attack seemed to be working. It certianly worked on Persephone....::

"Anyone else have a ringing in their ear?...Damn..."