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((OCC;Sorry I was waiting for Dia and a few others to post again but since we must keep this going and I am being waited on I shall post))
The party on the backlawn was now becoming rather chaotic and Tide was not enjoying being out numbered. He could not keep Jean protected with everyone trying to get to her, this was a bad situation and was becoming worse with each addition. Tide surveyed the battlefield as was and trying to keep tabs on his comrades.
Blacklight was battling it out with Wade and by the looks of it was not fairing very well, Kryos was chasing Wade who was chasing blacklight.If kryos and Blacklight worked together they would be able to put up a better frontagainst the crazy loud mouth. Tide turned his attention to the Several Xmen running toward him and Jean and was hoping someone would slow them down. The Man with the Claws looked like the biggest threat, there was also another there who could control wind, and the last was a man with an interesting pair of sun glass, all of which seemed to be heading in his direction.
Selene had attacked the physco physhic ninja woman which help even the playing feel, but not enough to really slow the others. The woman who could control metal was going to be a real pain
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With the teke ninja down, it was time to move on to bigger prospects. One was gray woman, who's appearance on the field of battle had tipped the odds slightly. But the club still outnumbered the opposition, and it looked like Shaw was going to personally handle the mouthy one. Two more targets had arrived, and it looked like the one in the wheel chair was leading the charge on this. Two small orbs formed in his hands, as he tossed them at the chair bound bald man. At this point, he was just a casualty of war.
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Psylocke's teeth grinded as she was heading at great speeds for Dia. "Betsy, what the hell are you doin, toots?!" With Wolverine's animal like speed, he was miraculously able to spear her right out of the air and onto the grass. The teke ninja was not without resources of her own. Both Psylocke and Wolverine were masters of the Eastern Martial Arts. She latched onto Wolverine as she landed on her back, thrusting her legs up, which would then force Wolverine into the air as Psylocke's body rolled. The look in Psylocke's eyes as she stood again was deranged and angry. Then there was a flash and the ground shook as Turk's explosion erupted on the grounds in front of Charles Xavier and Scott Summers.
Selene stepped back as Jean's darkside started to take control. A telekinetic should surrounded her body, making Selene back up. Her abilities had done their job even though Jean's psyche was still struggling inside. Stay away from her! came the yell of a younger X-Man. Selene repositioned her high heels and pulled her cape up in front of her face, blocking the wind to the best of her ability all the while crouching to reduce wind resistance. It was then that the Black King ordered Selene to assist the others. Slowly, the Hellfire Club was being overpowered, especially with Charles Xaviers appearance. Selene had felt the full blast from Xavier's mind once before, and it was something she never wanted to feel again.
Pulling away from the Astral Plane, Selene was ready to do some damage. Jean's physical body had been converted to the darkside and Madelyne Pryor would take care of Jean's kicking and screaming psyche with the combination of her mental prowess and her goblyn magic. Selene's eyes dilated as she took in the entire battle arena. She'd been targeted by Monsoon, but he was nothing but a fruit fly in the war of giants.
"Must I take care of everything Sebastian?" and just as she finished speaking, a powerful blast exploded on the Estate in front of Xavier and Cyclops. Selene couldn't see behind if they survived, and with Xavier's appearance, she didn't dare reach out with her own telepathy. The Black Queen was a master at covering her mind from more powerful Omega level telepaths. "Go my Inner Circle.... Take the girl with you. Prepare her in the catacombs! Hellions, cover their retreat! Leave all else to your Queen." Selene saw how her team lacked organization and teamwork, making them far inferior to the X-Men.
Selene didn't have the power to take a full X-Men assault, but she was near the height of her power thanks to the souls and lifeforces of many strangers. Before she began an assault, she turned to Tide, who was nearby. "Tide, there is a lake nearby. I shall guide your mind to the resources there. You shall be the last to leave, covering the others escape. Go with the others using the lake to create a small scale tidal wave behind you. The X-Men shall not follow." and with that Selene used her telepathy on Tide's mind, which was a bit painful in the beginning. She used her mind to let Tide see the lake, and pushed his abilities, temporarily unlocking some mental boundries. It would exhaust her leading Hellion, but once the Hellfire Club's goal was achieved, he would have all the luxurys and rest he would need.
Selene stomped her foot causing the ground below to mold like a wave of her own. Any bushes or debris was uprooted and thrown out of the way as her tidal wave of the Earth below flowed at Monsoon, which would throw the boy far into the sky. It rippled at a speed impossible to outrun by normal standards.
The grey metal manipulator was the only X-Man able to immediately attack Selene, but Selene did not worry about such an attack. Even with her manipulations of metal, Selene could turn it to ash by extending the power of her mind. "GO!" she yelled to Blacklight and Kyro. Deadpool was a worthy opponent, but his abilities were far too mortal to harm the Black Queen. Her greatest worry was Charles Xavier's survival.
Selene moved her hands quickly calling forth her Dark Arts. "Arise demon!" and out of nothing a demon standing around 7 foot tall appeared in front, targeted at Deadpool.
(OOC: It's not too powerful and feel free to NPC it yourself, and have fun.)
Selene was exhausting too much power and it was beginning to take it's toll. Gradually, it had aged her from looking the age of 16 to around 20. She held a piece of Psylocke and Jean Grey's energy backing her onslaught.
The flash of light brought forth great concern in the purple headed mutants mind, bringing waves of her own mentality with it. Psylocke dropped to one knee with the pain of the ensuing headache. Selene's control was not as powerful on psychic mutants due to the natural strength of their psyches. "Logan my friend... I apologize. My actions are not my own..." and she let out a exhaustive expression as she was still fighting the mind control of the dark clad Selene. "Is Xavier...?" she worried for the worst.
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(OOC: I didn't realize I was being waited on, I was waiting on others to give them a fair chance to post.)
Dia had little time to react to Psylocke but that didn't stop her from moving her feet up from underneath her body in order to maneuver away from an attack. Fortunately her actions became unnecessary as Wolverine was able to pin the ninja telekinetic down but that didn't mean the ashen female had time to take a breath of relief.
They were outnumbered but how did numbers matter when it came to strangers being on the mansion grounds attacking one of their own?
Producing four clones of the initial staff Dia had a total of five staffs and this wasn't even within a yard of touching just how much she could handle and do. Two staffs were aimed for each of Tide's sides, two staffs headed for the back and front of Selene, the final fifth one floated near by the mistress of metals.
Just as she was getting a sense of rhythm the energy based mutant threw a ball toward the Professor. A quick and steady stream of dark gray liquid oozed out from the palms of her hands which hardened as soon as it hit the open air. The stream headed for the professor in order to provide him with some sort of protection.
While she was distracted every last of the five staffs fell to the ground as all her focus was on saving Xavier.
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(OCC- Has everyone replied that was going to, reply because if they have and we are all ready, I can tie up this thread. I have to wait to finish it off until everyone who wants to reply , replies.)
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Professor...?
His voice seemed so distant as the darkness remained. Where was she? She felt weak, almost as if something was draining her power and with that her will weakened as well. But...
"Selene...and Pryor...they're..."
"...no longer your problem."
Silence.
Jean didn't have the strength to argue with her conscience. Maybe this was all bad dream that she would wake up from, hopefully soon, then she'd definitely go to the Professor for help. She thought her nightmares had subsided as a result of her gaining control over her growing powers; that obviously wasn't the case.
The telekinetic barrier effectively kept the voices of her friends and teammates out as well, all to add to the illusion that Jean truly was alone. With Selene's orders to her Hellions however, the barrier fell almost on cue, as did Jean's body.
As for just who it was that was now laying before them on the ground...
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(ooc)Apologize for the lateness we are just getting back to normal around here after turkey day.
even before Selene had been called to deal with other issues Madelyne was already working her magic on the X-Woman. Her past experiences had helped her prepare the next time they fought and this time she was ready.
She felt the turmoil in Jean's body. The battle over her mind and with a little pushing from the Red Queen she was able to accomplish what they had been sent to do.
She stood back for a moment to look at her work and a sly grin came on her face. The madness in Jean's psyche, the darkness, was always just below the surface. And the fiery haired Red Queen knew she was like her in more ways then one even if the two were polar opposites.
{"It's done."} She responded simply to those who needed to know. Maddie had her victory. Her revenge for there past encounter.Whether those present or not knew it hell was just unleashed.
Caging the Beast, Tide and the HFC
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