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Nicolas turned from Enchantrah in time just to see that the queens were already regrouping. He pulled his axe to try to block the psi javelin when Sharon moved to intercept. He was about to move to help her when.

SHRIP!! A piece of clothing was torn from him, along with a bit of his own skin! Nicolas swatted, but the locust, which was only momentarily stunned, was none the worse for wear. And he was still physically weakened. This HAD to be Isis doing, and Nicolas (even though his pain receptors were still shut off from before) realized that he had one hell of a problem as the SWARM enveloped him, tearing at his flesh and causing extreme damage. Nicolas covered his face and head as the swarm came to him, redoubling their efforts.

Then, the locusts began to FREEZE, in midair, first a few, then others, as the metahuman had realized that they could not be killed easily, but they could be MOVED in much easier fashion. Nicolas stood shakily, his arms and chest a bloodied and shredded mask, he directed the angry swarm to MALICE and ISIS, deducing that they would have similar difficulty with them in their enchanted forms. He then stepped forward, pulling Sharon behind him as he took what looked to be his last stand. But he was not going out without giving it his all...
 
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and at Minerva's Mansion

<< gesturing in front of the scrying glass, a soft hum of energy and chimes is heard as the witch concentrates ...and soon...>>

I've got them!

<< the large mystic lens shimmers and then glows, revealing a crystal clear image of the mansion, through the inside, and to the battle itself. the areas that are warped by Enchantrah only show a grey like shading around them, but the REALITY still remains in tact for the scrying glass sees all.>>

there's MASSIVE spatial warps ....someone there must be altering reality in some way....

<< she spots the white queen, the red queen and the black queen.>>

....they're beautifull...its as though none of them was ever killed...and who is this black queen!?

<< the battle was intense and on the brink...either side could gain the power to strike the final blow. with Firebird attacking Black Widow thanks to Malice's manipulation, Silver Swan down for the count ...apparently after taking a major hit, and Rampage badly hurt but not going down without a fight. The Queens look like they've taken hits too.>>

they need help...they need to get OUT of there!

<< she looks back at Mike and her mother.>>

I'm getting them now. Just STAY HERE until i get back!

<< and with that, Spellbinder lifts her hands hurridly and thunder crashes as she summons a stepping disc and teleports. the scrying glass remains locked on the battle, giving Mike and Karen a terrifying view of just how violent this battle has been.
 
Unfortunately for Black Widow and Firebird, the unexpected blow to her head given by Nicolas, knocked her out cold and disipated ALL illusions in the area, including the vast Arklay one. However her mind and body were extremely resiliant, even when unconscious. As Nicolas enclosed her in a tomb of concrete, her body literally 'pancaked', forming to the exact shape of the jagged rock tomb and preventing any damage until Isis released her. Malice quickly prodded her mind and woke Helena up in record time.

"Ugh, is that any way to treat a lady!?"

Pushing herself up off the ground, Nicolas began to send the swarm of locust BACK at Malice and Isis....stupid boy. Didn't he know who he was dealing with? Lifting her hand, the locust transformed into multiple photographs of Nicolas, Magnuss, Sharon, Karen, MOrgan, Ava, Haleigh, Blaze, Alycia....everyone he cared about and loved. They floated to the ground, covering the floor in a mass of imagery that painted the picture of Nicolas' life.

"Everything you have and everyone you love will perish....so gather away, Nicolas. Because THESE will be the only reminders of what you have before we DESTORY IT."
 
Nicolas smiled evilly as he saw the locusts turn to photographs of his loved ones.

And these memories will be your undoing.

Nicolas teleports the photographs around Enchantrah and uses them in a whirlwind to slice her at hundreds of miles an hour, fast enough for paper to cut TIMBER.
 
Hellfire Club

[ the swarm of deadly locust took their toll. but the fact that her prey could not feel the PAIN, the SUFFERING like what her sister felt all those years ago...THAT didnt sit well with her. She would find a way to negate his powers. It was WITHIN her set to do so, but not now.]

[ as the locusts were now being sent toward her and Malice, Enchantra rejoined them. Malice manifested a deflection field to protect them...]

Don't worry. The Locusts are my creation. A simple enchantment really and what is done, can be UNDONE!

[ as Isis prepared to deactivate the rune, the locusts began to fall. Enchantra used the remaining locusts turning them into pictures of those that Nicolas cared about, employing a psychological tactic. It was an excellent idea. But Nicolas sends the photographs back...and Isis DESTROYS THEM with a blast of golden hued magick. leaving nothing but the finest dust.]

Enchantra said:
"Everything you have and everyone you love will perish....so gather away, Nicolas. Because THESE will be the only reminders of what you have before we DESTORY IT."
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but NOT before we destroy YOU from WITHIN. You will be exposed for the FRAUD that you are, bastard spawn!
 
Hellfire Club

:: Malice's deflection field would have held off the locusts until Isis removed them, But Enchantra did them one better! as Isis reaffirmed the Sisterhood's mission, Rampage struck back with savage instinct but Malice was ready.::

FOOLISH BOY! So intent on one upping US, that you fail to realize your OWN position is about to BOTTOM OUT!

:: Isis destroys the pictures, but not before Malice broadcasts a tremendous feeling of loss, inadequecy and the sense that he was being too impulsive, too SLOPPY...::

remember how you felt when we first met? all that power...and yet you were STILL IMPOTENT AND OUT OF CONTROL!

:: her eyes glow::

those pictures that you used as weapons...symbolize the way you USE the members of the Six!

you use Morgan...you have NO standing with Ava or Alison...and soon, Delilah and Karen will follow...they will ALL see you for the reckless endangermant that you ARE!

:: playing upon Isis and Enchantra's theme, as WELL as eeriely reminding him of Alison's prophecy.::

You're so busy worried about US...when you should be WORRIED :: pushing THAT into his heart:: about YOURSELF and your INEVITABLE DOWNFALL!

:: and with that...the deflection field goes up around all three women as Isis, weaves a pattern of power to teleport them away from this area, leaving them EXPOSED. she releases her hold on Firebird, but not without leaving the mutant with a HORRIBLE headache.::

telepathically to firebird: watch your step, firebug....MALICE is watching you...when you're asleep OR awake! your mind is MY playground and i'll be seeing you SOON!
 
With Malice manipulating Firebird’s emotions, the fire elemental had difficulty trying to distill what was reality and what was an illusion. Caressing the side of her left temple, a throbbing headache would pound through her cerebral cortex. Reeling from Malice’s attack, Blaze attempted to regain her bearings as she straightened up her posture. She had been under Malice’s control but the environment around them would shift due to Enchantra’s illusion. Firebird’s eyes would illuminate once more as Black Widow’s words would only add more fuel to the fire.

“Its NEVER a good time for you, is it Haleigh?! Its only on YOUR time you selfish-arrogant piece of shit! You’re always so FULL of yourself that you never think about what your actions do to others. How you HURT others and you always will. Who can love a MACHINE?!” Like venom, Firebird spat accusingly at the hybrid. Her own emotions like a cyclone pulling her into the deeper end. Firebird was only being pushed further as her body temperature rose tremendously.

Rampage’s temporary interruption was exactly that as Firebird would be lulled for only a few seconds. Enchantra’s illusion was proving to be too much for the fire elemental as she glared viciously at Black Widow. Like a rabid dog she would have foamed at the mouth as she tore into Haleigh. Her words cutting and truthful as she would only tear further into Black Widow. This night would have ramifications for both parties for what was said and done.

Without a second thought, Firebird appeared beside Black Widow in an erratic current of flames as she grabbed onto Haleigh’s metallic skin as Enchantra would disappear from sight. Firebird’s palm would glow red as she unleashed her a molten blast of lava onto the hybrid’s skin, heating up the metal. Increasing the temperature to slow Black Widow’s powers since most machines ran duller in humid temperatures. Blaze seemed unrelenting in her attack on Black Widow. There was obviously something that remained dormant within the brunette that Malice picked up. Something that was connected to Blaze that occurred in the alternate world between Black Widow and Firebird. Dark-menacing eyes would glow back at Black Widow, void of humanity or compassion. There was no fire behind them just raw emotion. Reaching around to propel them both into the air, Firebird’s eyes stared coldly into Black Widow’s. “You always liked testing your limits, Davidoff. Let’s see how it feels to have your world dropped from underneath you.” Blasting Black Widow in the eyes to momentarily blind her, Firebird released her several hundred feet above ground.

With precious moments to spare and Black Widow operating on her own, the illusions and mind control over Firebird would cease. Looking around wide eyed, Firebird could see Black Widow falling and quickly. “Black Widow!” Lunging forward Firebird dove for the blonde as she grabbed onto her. “I’ve got you.” Black Widow would see the visible pupil and iris around Blaze’s eyes. A sign she had been freed of the control. While in mid-flight Firebird would suffer a horrendous headache as she nearly lost her grasp on Black Widow. “My head!” She cried, but she managed to hang on to her teammate until they were on solid ground level.

Firebird’s eyes were shut tightly as the headache would continue to pound through her skull. The pain was excruciating along with being physically exhausted. Her vision would blur as she could see Rampage and Silver Swan in the distance. The physical drain of her emotions, the headache, and the heavy power usage would weaken her. Without ushering another word, Firebird would collapse onto the ground unconscious. Malice’s parting words would reverberate through her thoughts and her dreams.
 
As Nicolas made his attack, Malice took the time to blindside him as well, bombarding him empathically. Of all the attacks, in his battered state, this one took the greatest toll, bringing the metahuman to his knees as the queens made their exit...
 
Enchantra said:
The only lap dog in this room is YOU, sweetheat. Remind me to tell Spellbinder to keep you on a shorter leash next time!
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"Is that supposed to be your attempt at witty? Look, you've always been callow and rather low on the IQ curve, so I'll forgive you for being blithely ignorant to the fact, but Morgan's a cat person."

She shot back, giving her a big :xyxthumbs:.

Firebird said:
"Its NEVER a good time for you, is it Haleigh?! Its only on YOUR time you selfish-arrogant piece of shit! You’re always so FULL of yourself that you never think about what your actions do to others. How you HURT others and you always will."
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Turning to see Blaze as Enchantrah withdrew, Haleigh tilted her head slightly. Was Blaze REALLY going to continue to pursue this right NOW?

"NO, I just don't think THIS is proper venue, NOR is it an appropriate TIME, you know, on account of the fact that we have MALICE, ENCHANTRAH, and some CRAZY CLEOPATRA CLOWN to deal with! And I KNOW you aren't SERIOUS, trying to tell ME about selfishness. Not YOU, who abandonned your whole OTHER family and jumped into a stepping disc on a WHIM just so YOU could have your ALTERNATE'S sister. Have you even stopped to THINK about how you hurt THEM??"

"Who can love a MACHINE?!”
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"Evidently NOT you."

If it stung, Haleigh was too proud to let it show. The rest of the fight seemed to fade away.... they were in Arklay again, the cold creepiness of the place smothered them.... but Blaze had a way to beat the chill, and she unleashed it DIRECTLY unto Haleigh, grabbing her and BLASTING her, heating her metal 'skin' up QUICKLY. Haleigh could fight the effect, FORCE a supercooling of herself and the metal skin that served as a substitute for her badly damaged, chemically burned real skin, but Blaze had a head start and Haleigh hadn't used that particular ability in a while.... as she fought the effects, latching onto Blaze's wrists, she began to tremble from strain... Blaze lifted her off the ground, and Haleigh tightened her grip, as Blaze said something about testing Haleigh's limits. There was a coldness in her eyes that Haleigh'd never seen before, and it was very alarming.... as much as Haleigh had been PASSIVE against Blaze, she was preparing herself to be FORCED into defense. A final warning would be all the courtesy she'd give Blaze.

"Don't MAKE me hurt you, Firebird. You're not leaving me much of a choice."

Blaze BLASTED her in the eyes! Haleigh gasped, releasing her grip on the fire elemental, instinctively covering her eyes. She couldn't see.... but her self-orientation systems were coming back online [as the sisterhood had just retreated] and Haleigh knew her distance from the ground as she began a freefall back to Earth. Even though she could slow herself by manipulating her metallic skin spatially, she was still stunned from her eye injury and she let herself fall, maybe a little TOO long.... her dense metallic skin brought her to terminal velocity within seconds.

But Blaze wouldn't leave well enough alone... she was apparently REALLY into kicking someone while they were down, and Haleigh still couldn't SEE.... so she reacted instinctively, closing her hands around Blaze's face, her thumbs on Blaze's temples, and at the same time that Malice gave Blaze a headache, Haleigh sent shots of incapacitating pain through Blaze's temples with a quick squeeze and a little of the TO pain strain she'd learn to manipulate in the future reality. They were already on the ground, and Haleigh let Blaze collapse. Haleigh's vision slowly began to return.... like a mortal's eyes adjusting to the dark. Haleigh looked around... the Queens were gone.... Nicolas was on his knees, obviously winded. Sharon lay as motionless as Blaze did. Haleigh was the only one left standing, and she was still trembling and swaying... she looked like she might pass out, but she took a step back to steady herself as Morgan appeared via stepping disc. Haleigh snapped her weakend sight over the the sorceress. the blackout was still in effect, and with no one's powers lighting up the atmosphere, Haleigh's very dim red eyes blinked a few times at Morgan. There was something else glowing too much brighter than Haleigh's eyes, it almost illuminate her immediate surrounding.... it was two orange/white handprints on Haleigh's shoulders.... where Blaze had grabbed her.

"Morgan! I had to.... She was going to kill me..... She would've killed me......"

Haleigh said apologetically. She gave no indication of WHO she was talking about [that was how stunned out of it she still was], but Blaze lay at her feet, and she backed away, stumbling and half crashing, half backing into a wall, which she remained propped up against for support. The handprints on her 'skin' throbbed in brightness, as she attempted to cool them down herself.... but it was largely ineffective, proof that she was as drained as her teammates.

"I had to......"
 
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Leaning back quickly, Nicolas roared again a deep roar of pain. The rest of the team would be able to see in dim light provided by Nicolas seizing spare fire from Blaze's descent and placing it in force orbs so he could see his chest. He breathed deeply, his hands trembling as the rune still tormented him in his troubled state courtesy of Malice. He then grabbed his axe and CUT OPEN HIS SKIN ON HIS CHEST ON BOTH SIDES, TEARING THE FLESH THAT CONTAINED THE RUNE AWAY FROM HIS BODY!!! Hi entire upper body save for his hands and face now essentially lacked skin and he had a gaping, bleeding hole in his chest.

As he looked on, the rune reappeared on the flesh (and bone) that was now exposed. Nicolas looked on in horror as it re-imprinted and then just looked down, saying nothing.
 
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back to Minerva's

<< Spellbinder emerged quickly, in a battle stance, fists clenched with halos of dark magick round them...but as fast she got there, the Sisterhood had vanished! Nether Malice nor Enchantra were teleporters, so to be the new one, the one Blaze called "Dominique".>>

They're GONE!

<< Her own halos of dark magick provided a bit more illumination. the first thing she saw were Haleigh's "sentinel" esque looking eyes. Then she saw ore and more as she looked around, using her halos to provide more clarity as best they could. Morgan was dismayed to see Sharon down, Nicolas tearing at himself VIOLENTLY with his axe. It causes her to cover her mouth in shock as she surveys the battle damaged area , Haleigh was in a bad way...and...>>

BLAZE!

<< she looked badly hurt. Morgan rushed to her and knelt down... even as Haleigh spoke. Seeing Haleigh swaying and looking more than a little worn, Morgan helped to steady the hybrid, sitting her down slowly to the floor. >>

WHAT HAPPENED!?

<< Morgan picked up Blaze, craddling heras she noticed the shocking burn marks on Haleigh's shoulders, left by Firebird.>>

It must have been Malice. She must have used her telepathic or empathic powers to ensnare Blaze! there's no time...i dont know what the goal of this mission was, but its OVER now.

<< and with that, Morgan teleports the group BACK to Minerva's mansion...calling for a medical emergency with Blaze and Nicolas. Sharon was determined to be physically fine, just stunned. Morgan ordered Haleigh into a bed as well, until she completely stablilized.>>

You have to tell me...what exactly happened and what did you do to Blaze so that I can HEAL her....and then, i want a full briefing on what happend!

<< Nicolas is still tearing at himself, Morgan knew that it must have been something TERRIBLE for him to want to use his AXE!>>


Mike, please assist the staff in anyway they need. Mom...please help Nicolas. Restrain him before he can do anything MORE! I can't be in two places at once...

<< Morgan directs the staff accordingly. She knows Ava and Alison will get wind of what's going on, but since there's no immediate battle looming, she can't keep them away from their team mates, one being Ava's sister.>>

<< and so, Morgan, Karen and the medical staff once again begin "Triage" and other emergency procedures and Morgan anxiously awaits Halegh's explanation on what the extent of Blaze's injuries so that she knows what to do.>>
 
Between the combination of Malice, Enchantra, and now Black Widow's assault, Firebird laid in a crumbled heap. Her arms were sprawled out around her chocolate locks, a last attempt to brace her form before she had passed out. The only visible sign she was alive was her rising and falling chest as she breathed more labored. Black Widow had no choice but to defend her, something Blaze would understand upon waking up.

Morgan would teleport just as the battle had climaxed. Each of the team was hurt, especially Nicolas as he frantically tore into his chest. Luckily, Blaze and Sharon weren't privy to that atrocious sight. As Morgan rushed over to Haleigh and Blaze, she would be haunted by the familiar visual of when mainstream Blaze had been killed during the Inferno crisis, laying face down onto the ground.

As her sister scooped her up, Blaze's head would rest against the back of Morgan's wrist. Her own skin was still quickly cooling down, unlike Haleigh's skin which burned her. Unfortunately, Blaze wouldn't recall ever attacking her teammate or even verbally lashing out at her. This alternate was more reserved, more chic, and more mature. As such, she wouldn't recall Haleigh's hurtful words while in mid-flight. A luxury for Blaze, but for Haleigh she would remember this night to come. But, would she continue to keep the fire elemental at a distance, being aloof, and emotionally withdrawn? Only time will tell as we watch. :D ;)
 
"Malice...."

Haleigh repeated, after Morgan suggested that had been the cause of Blaze's destructive behavior. Morgan teleported them back to Minerva's, demanding to know what happened and how to help Blaze, and practically FORCING Haleigh to a bed. The hybrid sat down slowly.... she seemed more alert, she gazed at Blaze for a short while and then snapped back to herself, looking at Morgan.

"She'll be okay... what I did wasn't permanent... I gave her localized pain to render her unconscious.... it's an ability I learned I was capable of when we visited the future reality. It's a temporary, weak strain of TO that dissipates without a trace. It's gone already.... when she wakes up she'll have no side effects.... well, not from ME anyway. I don't know what damage Malice might've done. [pausing] She just ATTACKED me, Morgan.... she was RELELNTLESS. You have to understand... it was a measure of LAST resort. I would have never done it if I didn't believe it ABSOLUTELY necessary."

She explained.... she seemed to be trying to talk Morgan down, whether or not she needed to.... she didn't want Morgan to react like she had LAST time Haleigh had hurt Blaze. Two medical staff members came over to treat Haleigh, but they both paused, exchanging looks..... they didn't know quite what to do with her.... she was still coated in metal, the handprints on her shoulders weren't AS bright, but they still looked like something cooling in a blacksmith's shop. The metal hid the real problem though, and Haleigh finally shed her metallic skin so she could be properly helped.

Female doctor:"[gasping] She's BADLY burned, Spellbinder-- she needs attention NOW."

Haleigh:"It's not THAT bad.... Second degree in most places..."

She replied, trying to downplay it.... but it WAS bad.... most of her skin was blistered and scalded from the acid, so dark it was purple in some places, and in others, her skin was completely GONE, revealing damaged veins and seared musculature. The handprints on her shoulders weren't glowing anymore... they were charred, black, definitely third degree and most likely there was also unseen damage to the underlying muscles. It all looked extremely painful but aside from a periodic shudder or two, Haleigh didn't appear to be in much pain. Her dress had protected her torso and thighs, but only slightly, and it was completely destroyed. The doctor began to cut and peel it slowly away from her skin, in some spots it was apparently fused, but for the most part, the skin beneath the dress had escaped the brunt of the attack, and was only pinkish and fevered. Haleigh wasn't bothered or bashful as beign undressed... but then, she never had been.

Doctor: "It's amazing you're still alive after chemical burns of this severity... what was it??"

Haleigh: "Sulfuric acid. I have a high tolerance.... courtesy of the TO virus."

Haleigh was staring absently at Blaze again. Whether or not she'd accepted Morgan's suggestion that it had been Malice's doing was unclear. Haleigh knew enough about the way Malice worked to know that the feelings had come from SOMEWHERE within Blaze. They weren't random.... those things she'd said... some part of the fire elemental BELIEVED it.
 
As Morgan teleported the team back, Nicolas was still on his knees in a tranced state. As he arrived back, he looked again at his chest, which was already healing. As it healed, the rune REAPPEARED as before. As Nicolas heartbeat accelerated, the room (and the mansion) began to THROB, even the island itself as Nicolas LOST it.

Roaring loudly in a primal fashion Nicolas turned his axe into large curved sword.To the abject horror of the staff that tried to attend him, he CARVED the meat at the center of his chest OUT, roaring as he did so. The front of his pants, even the floor in front of him was covered in a spreading pool of blood, and yet the metahuman continued to carve at himself, tossing those who attempted to stop him aside, even resisting loads of tranquilizer courtesy of Mike, who had come in behind Morgan.

As long as he was unrestrained he was a danger to himself, even to the island itself and its inhabitants...
 
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Mike rushed in as Morgan brought the team back to the Med Bay. The first thing he saw was the condition...of EVERYONE. They looked as if they had gone through the meat grinder and were much the WORSE for wear.

He rushed over to Nicolas as Morgan attended to the others. Nicolas was going absolutely nuts, tearing at his chest and roaring incoherently, almost acting as though possessed. AS he went to carve his chest. Mike pulled tranqs out and began to inject him with the specially tipped cartridges. They weren't doing ANYTHING, and Nicolas threw him aside as he continued. As Mike recovered and returned, he almost fell again as the first SHOCKS rocked the island.

Morgan!! Karen!! I have pumped him with enough tranq to put the East Coast to sleep, and NO DICE!!! If we don't get him down fast, he is going to kill somebody, if not himself. Please hurry!!!
 
Minerva's mansion- medical lab

<< Karen was already there with her daughter and the staff, ready to help. In her time with the Six she had been forced to draw upon more of her medical training rather than her skills as a psychotherapist. But those things, combined with her maternal instincts and her magick, made her the best possible candidate to handle Nicolas, who was clearly beside himself.>>

<< the staff worked well under pressure too, steadying themselves inpite of the quaking mansion, knowing that this was the result of feedback from Nicolas' TK. still, objects were falling and the tension was high. Mike was clearly worried for his fried and Morgan was struggling as well.>>

Nicolas, this is Karen...you CAN hear me, though you are in another mode. For your safetly your PHYSICAL well being, as well as those around you and this mansion, i am now SCRAMBLING your powers.

<< Karen stands at the foot of his bed, and raises her hands, weavng a pattern of power as flowing beams of magick reach around to Nicolas from both sides..>>

<<ZAP!>>

<< the effect is very quick and Nicolas is not unable to use his abilities. it SEEMED simple enough....but...>>

his energy is strong...it was not easy, but i was able to weave a pattern of power sufficient to scramble his powers. For extra measure, until we can address his wounds, he is bound in mystic chains.

<< she looks at his chest....her eyes flicker with secret dismay..and shock over what she sees.>>

<< a nurse practicioner steps forward and speaks to the doctor about treatment options.>>

I want him sedated...but I'm afraid nothing that we have here will do the trick. a minor sleep spell should put him out and I can then attempt to heal his wounds with my magick.
 
Minerva's Mansion- medical lab

<< Spellbinder stood with arms folded...but she calmed as Haleigh explained what she did. The Sisterhood did a hell of a number on them.>>

It was Malice...just like in the Terror Dome! She posessed Ava, Delilah and ...the mainstream Blaze and forced them to attack you. She did it because she knew it would go BEYOND the obovious "threat", that it would be a slap in the face to you.

I should've been there this time!

thank the goddess you didnt infect THIS Blaze wth a permanent T.O. virus. we dont know what , if ANY contact FIREBIRD has had with it n her own timeline versus Foxfire....whose healing factor was tested by it.

I understand..you were placed in a terrible position. You did what anyone would have in the same position.

<< the battle hardened hybrid then revealed the extent of her own intjuries. Morgan recoiled as Haleigh shed her metallic shell. Despite being the ruler of Limbo and having seen many things...the sight of her team mates..her FRIENDS so badly hurt in so many ways....>>

HECATE!

<< Morgan looked distress as the medical staff looked to her for action.. she looks at them..almost ANNOYED that they felt the need to yell at her like she'd just STAND there and look at Haleigh a moment longer without trying to help her.>>

Of course! I'll call upon the circle of healing and protection! See to Sharon and run a full EEG on Blaze, we have to see if there's any brain damage and without Nicolas...we have no psychic advantage right now.

<< As Morgan orders them to their tasks...she looks at Haleigh...>>

Just lay down...and lay still. I'll fix this...i promise.

<< and as she did with Alycia in Arklay, Morgan calls upon a powerfull spell from the darkhold...a powerfull HEALING spell. a silver pentagram forms around Haleigh and her bed and for a moment...it seems that no one is in the room but those two..in darkness only shattered by the pentagram. Morgan calls for Haleighs wounds t be healed...and soon, the spell works, taking away the pain , the toxicity, the damage, and healing, restoring and nurturing.>>

<< Karen subdued Nicolas and was tending to him...and even though Morgan was getting the situaton under control, she was once agan going into "i blame myself" mode. it could lead HER to make rash decisions n the near future about this situation.>>

they did this....malice, enchantra and that other woman...Blaze said her name was "Dominique". they hurt you all like this...its not like before. Malice has made this beyond personal...this is about BLOOD.

<< she narrowed her eyes with contempt as her mind already churned with..."OPTIONS".>>
 
As Nicolas proceeded to cut himself further, his TK progressing to the level of seismic activity that could be detected by conventional sensors, Karen walked to him and faced him, speaking. He could HEAR her, but it was if she were in another place speaking to him, about scrambling his powers.

He nodded, yet as she did so, his cells screamed in unison as they scrambled to regain their previous activity, function, and powers. It was as if his body were trying to solve a ten trillion square Rubik's cube while on FIRE. everyone would see his cells become a bit jelly-like for just a second, then reforming as he was pulled into powerlessness by the spell.

He looked at Karen, his face a pitiful mask as he began to weep and reach feebly for her, even as the mystic chains were enabled. What Karen could not know is that he was beginning to suspect that his true origin was much deeper than he realized, and that he had indeed caused much pain by simply existing. At least that is what Malice's effect combined with what he had seen in the alternate timelines and the Black Queen's hatred of him had led him to believe at this point.

Gone was the proud young man the rest of the Six knew (for better or worse). Gone was his ususal mental resilience. The course of the last few months (which he had not sufficiently recovered from), the stress of trying to reach Morgan and deal with the rest of the team, the current issues, and the unspeakable low blow form Malice had robbed him of his will to exist at all. Tears mixed freely with his own blood as he looked into Karen's eyes and spoke.

Mama...Please make it stop. Just k...k-kill me, and it will be better for you all...I am not worth all of this.
 
the medical lab

<< the doctor looked upon Nicolas, her own face betraying the strain of grief and sorrow. she took his hand nto her own hands as he weakly reached for her....>>

shhhh!

<< she said softly. she then took one of her hands placng it on his fore head as she began to pet on the head him like a mother would her child.>>

hush now, Nicolas.

<< she said softly.>>

your mama will help you...make it all better, but not quite the way YOU want.

<< and with that, a sleep spell is chanted quietly, and she continues to comfort Nicolas into unconsciousness....taking his hand which she holds and bringing up to her face....shutting her eyes, she shows signs of grief as she looks at her daughter, who is obviously very upset herself.>>

It's allright Morgan, you COULDNT be n two places at once. You've tended to Blaze and Haleigh and I've...at least...calmed the situation with Nicolas. He can't feel any pain...he wont have any more outbursts...but until we can determine what this mark on his chest is...I'm afraid I can't possibly "remove" it.

<< she looked around the room.>>

everyone is ...at least...in stable condition. Blaze and Sharon are the strongest after their initial treatment.
 
Mike was desperate as he watched Karen scramble Nicolas' powers. Luckily he had already healed enough by the time he was powerless, but it stung the older man to his core to see Nicolas laid so LOW. mercifully, Karen put Nic to sleep and Mike steeled himself, quickly turning to the staff to verify everyone's condition before turning to Karen and Morgan.

Stay here. I will do a quick check of our defenses, because we could need them REALLY soon. Wasn't the last group that attacked looking for a scepter of Isis, the Egyptian goddess?

Looking around, Mike pointed at Nicolas' chest.

I am no expert, but I spent years with Nicolas and Gustav in Africa. That writing on his chest, I would bet anything, is ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. That means that this new queen is probably the same person behind the attempted theft. That means she probably knows where we are. I am going to issue lethal directives for the guard staff. Everyone is here. No one else should be "visiting."

Mike turned to walk out, headed to the armory...
 
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