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<< the situation changed so fast. Karen joined Delilah in the battleground of her mind while the rest of the team fight outside of Karen and Morgan's old home.>>

<< The Supreme Pontiff, the ultimate manifestation of a man warped by fanatical religious conviction and a deep seated hatred for mutants and witches, has come back from the dead to carry out his "god given" mission to destroy Delilah and use her blood as an offering to "God". Delilah's history became painfully clear as the Six rushed to this posh and secluded suburb and even as the six and their allies attempted to help as best they could..there was always a silent SHARED fear that things would get worse before they got better.>>


<< Through Karen's help, MorningStar was able to find the strength, the courage she needed to stand up and face this demon...but at a terrible cost.>>

<< following the insane battle between the Six and the cult "Church of Humanity" , the rush to the last house on the left. what they find...is a situation that is beyond their help....>>

<< through the maze of tunnels, they feel the heat of the fire...the roar of the flames. Morgan calls out frantically for her mother...pushing past Ethan and using her own winds to sweep flames back as well.>>

<< they reach the "heart" of the cellar and find the furnace ablaze, with flames shooting out of it....and nearby....a body engulfed in flames...with only a hand sticking out.....its Karen.>>

<< Morgan cries out and rushes MADLY forward...not caring that she will charge into flames. not caring if she burns or DIES. she just wants to save her mother..no matter what the cost! But it appears that its ALREADY too late.>>

:(
 
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As Morgan rushes forward to reach her mother, a strong hand pulls her back and behind. Nicolas leaps into the fire and rushes forward as he already begins to sear. Once he reaches the furnace, he tears it open with his TK and grabs Karen's body, then teleports them both back outside where Persephone's mist should put them out. As his own flesh is healing, he screams through clenched teeth for help from his team.


"Morgan!!!! Alison!!!! ORORO!!!!! Help her!!!PLEASE!!!! OhGodOgGodOhGoddessOhJesusdontletitibetoolate!!!!"


Nicolas cries as he holds Karen's body, hoping that his amazing journey with her will somehow continue...
 
:: Spellbinder tries to rush forward again and Guardian grabs hold of her. she struggles with Morgan for a moment...knowing that the witch has greater physical strengt::

NO! Morgan!! You CANT go in there......

:: the seer's own cobalt blue eyes shedding tears as she tries to grasp the situation in front of her. Nicolas rushes into the fire and Alison watches INTENTLY as he reappears with the body of Karen in his arms....::

hecate! no!!!


::Guardian says softly as Morgan rushes over to her mother's side. Guardian KNOWS its most likely too late...but she looks up and calls out just the same.::

Ororo!! ORORO!! PLEASE HELP US!!

:: Guardian feels SICK...FAINT! how could this have happened..she FAILED AGAIN! her precognition ..not what it should've been....this was HER FAULT somehow. the woman's mind began to ACHE from the pain she was feeling.::

ORORO!!!

:: she knelt down by Karen's head. she could BARELY stand to look. and she said the words softly...::

i think...we're too late.

:: closing her eyes as tears fell.::
 
Delilah's house- the basement

:: Persephone had suffered the loss of Karen in HER timeline with Darkchilde as well. Karen was like a mother to her, never judging her despite her own past and to have found out she died in that battle with the Dire Wraiths, along with her friends and family...it hurt her more than most other things could.::

::Now, in this timeline, she found herself feeling a deep dread as Morgan cried out about her mother. MorningStar came on the scene and DESTROYED the mob with a powerfull laser blast.::

"nice work, Delilah..."

:: the Goddess spoke in a lower tone as she joined the others and they rushed to Delilah's home. as Rampage tore the doors open, the flames burst forth but this was no problem for Persephone to handle.::

:: gesturing, she unleashes torrents of cold winter winds that beat back and snuff out the flames and as they journey into the basement she puts out the flames anywhere she sees them until they finally arrive to find Karen BURINING on the floor. engulfed in flames.::

:: as Morgan charged for the flames, Persephone reached out for her but Rampage pulled her back. Guardian struggled with Morgan as Rampage bravely dove into the flames for Karen::

"hold on Nicolas!"

:: Persephone once again uses her elemental powers to completely extinguish ALL flames in the area and generates a cooling, soothing mist to help him as his body heals but as she looks at Karen, she is of the same opinion that Alison has. they were too late.::

:: she looks around as Alison calls for Ororo. knowing what is most likely comiong::

"i'm sure that bastard Pontiff will be here to gloat...he'll REGRET THIS!"
 
Delilah's home

<< Morgan's icy violet eyes are wide with shock as s he looks upon her horribly burned mother. she can barely SPEAK, she's so beside herself.>>

<< she lays her head on her mother's chest...she's not breathing. Alison calls for Ororo and Morgan buries her face in her hands.>>

<< there was no more thought. no more room for blame. her mind was in another mode now.>>

Ororo was not coming. WHY wasn't she there!?

<<Persephone had extinguished the flames. they were all together....Delilah was BACK. WHERE WAS THE PONTIFF!>>

WHERE IS HE!?[
 
a special place in hell

<< the doorways to the various rooms of the basement/cellar began to SEAL UP with bick. the scene began to swirl and change. it was no longer the basement...it was HELL itself!>>

<< the souls of the lost..the souls of the CHILDREN that had died by way of this "Church of Humanity"'s ,murderous rampage....they were all around and TRAPPED. the darkness only retreated to eruptions of RED flames. the sound of earthquakes and chaos all around.>>

<< the mob that delilah had destroyed could be heard chanting a chorous of PRAISE! did they not realize where they WERE? or maybe they were so insane and fanatical..it just didnt REGISTER!>>

<< there were skeletons and broken bodies all around and it REEKED of brimestone and opressive smoke and ash.>>

Supreme Pontiff: Behold, i have shown them that the power of the "Lord" is beyond anything their sinfull flesh can manifest! by MY hand...the witch Karen Victoria has fallen...DEAD. her soul is reserved for the bowels of hell....an eternity of suffering awaits!

<< the pontiff stands on the same plateau where the Six are gathered around Karen.>>

Supreme Pontiff: and NOW that i have you here, you are MINE to do with as i WILL!

<< he raises his hands as thunder crashes and the mad cheers of the mob from the levels below can be heard in the air..even overwhelming the cries of the children who long to be free.>>
 
Outside Delilah's Old Home

"Haleigh!!! Manifest me a taser rated at 300,000 volts, immediately!!!"

Nicolas was not giving up. he had gone back to his medical and physical science training and he believed that a shock of that voltage just might jump-start her. He knew the time frame since the last heartbeat was not long, and he was determined to make this work. He knew it might work if he could only keep trying...

Then the Pontiff manifested and they were transorted to HELL itslef. he was bragging about murdering Karen and, even as he delivered the shock to her chest with the taser Haleigh 'got' for him, Nicolas roared at the mad demon as he charged with his axe, using his TK to have the ground engulf his legs, holding him in place.

"You bastard!!! I will tear your flesh from your bones!!!"
 
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Hell

<< Spellbinder turns to see the Supreme Pontiff at last. His words dont register..only his face, his PRESENCE. She is reminded of EVERY MAN who ever betrayed her, hurt her or tried to subjugate her....but even CHRISTOPHER never....NEVER tried to kill her mother outright!>>

MONSTER!

<< she cries out. tears streaming down her face as she stands up.>>

no one CARES about you...or what you believe in. you sick, twisted, misguided FOOL! YOU KILLED MY MOTHER! and NOW YOU'LL PAY!!

<< a stepping disc! she moves with the speed of thought from one spot to the other, emerging from the disc she GRABS the pontiff by his throat. her own skin now RED hued...her eyes white...she still cries...but now horns sprout out of her head. her teeth now fanged and her blonde hair now flowing...GLOWING almost. she was manifested the darkest aspect of hersoul...the "dark child" >>

YOUR soul is MINE!!

<< with her free arm, she raises the SOUL SWORD. She hoists the man's body up into the air...and brings the sword up...attempting to IMPALE him through the center of his chest.>>
 
the exorcist

<< it is a transformation they have seen before. usuall brought on by extreme grief or RAGE. but never before had it been so JUSTIFIED as it is NOW!>>

<< Spellbinder lashes out, attempting to pay the Supreme Pontiff BACK in the ultimate "eye for an eye" action...but to HER (and everyone's) SHOCK and dismay....she FAILS!!>>

<< Spellbinder STABS the pontiff with the sword, attempting to unleash the FULL FURY of her arcane power into his body...destroying IT and his soul as well. but NOTHING HAPPENS!! the Pontiff BACKHANDS her away...and HE takes HOLD of the sword and pulls it OUT of his body!!!

Supreme Pontiff: No WEAPON formed against me shall prosper. EVERY person that rises against me shall FALL!

<< he strides forward...standing over a STUNNED and disoriented Spellbinder>>

Supreme Pontiff: you speak of MONSTERS...look at YOURSELF! you're not human...you're an ABOMINATION to all that lives. your existence is a testimony to EVIL! your mother DESERVED to die...and so do YOU! ALL of you will pay for denying me my daughter!

but FIRST!

<< he points at Morgan with her own sword.>>

Supreme Pontiff: I will do you a MERCY that is not often granted!!

:: he STABS HER in HER chest with the sword....as he begins to chant aloud::

Oh holy father, RAISE your sword of righteousness and SMITE this abomination! heal this creature of the EVIL that coarses through her veins. DRIVE IT OUT OF HER!!

<< the FEEDBACK from the soul sword slamming into Morgan's body reaches out like violent, jagged silver flames.....>>>
 
Hell

<< Spellbinder falls to the ground!>>

WHAT!?! how....HOW did you DO THAT!! that's not POSSIBLE! NO ONE can survive the touch of the Soul Sword..it is the most powerfull piece...of my...my SOUL!

<< stunned and bewildered, the demon sorceress glares at the man...unwavering in her stare.>>

Supreme Pontiff said:
Supreme Pontiff: No WEAPON formed against me shall prosper. EVERY person that rises against me shall FALL!

<< he strides forward...standing over a STUNNED and disoriented Spellbinder>>

Supreme Pontiff: you speak of MONSTERS...look at YOURSELF! you're not human...you're an ABOMINATION to all that lives. your existence is a testimony to EVIL! your mother DESERVED to die...and so do YOU! ALL of you will pay for denying me my daughter!

but FIRST!

<< he points at Morgan with her own sword.>>

Supreme Pontiff: I will do you a MERCY that is not often granted!!

:: he STABS HER in HER chest with the sword....as he begins to chant aloud::

Oh holy father, RAISE your sword of righteousness and SMITE this abomination! heal this creature of the EVIL that coarses through her veins. DRIVE IT OUT OF HER!!
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<< the FEEDBACK from the soul sword slamming into Morgan's body reaches out like violent, jagged silver flames.....>>>

<< she screams...her body FLASHES and her SKELETON can be seen as her costume turns to ribbons and flows AWAY from her body...all of her power, her energy, her LIFE flows out of her body from her eyes, mouth, ears.>>

<< her cry of PAIN and VIOLATION echoes so LOUDLY as a CHIME sounds off...and Spellbinder.....EXPLODES!>>
 
Hell

Nicolas sees Morgan confront the Pontiff as she attempts to kill him, turning into the Darkchilde as she does so. The manifestation is so powerful that stops momentarily, putting away his axe. But her attack does not work, and the Pontiff TAKES the sword from her as he knocks her down. He stands over her, and pierces her chest...she explodes after a piercing scream.

"NOOOO!!!!!"


Nicolas grabs the hands of the Pontiff and tries to wrest the weapon from him. As he grabs his hands and exerts, he recites a pertinent Bible verse in an attempt to break the Pontiff's control over the crowd.

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. But Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit. A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Thus you will know them by their fruits."
 
The Street - Windmill Pointe

[ MorningStar turned her head when Alison said her name. ]

"She's gone."

[ Her voice betrayed no emotion, as cold and hard as the attack she had just unleashed on the evil mob. She followed Guardian and Spellbinder back to the house, though she already knew what they would find there. Her eyes still alight with that unnatural green hue, she watched and waited, biding her time until she once again would meet the Pontiff. And this time, she would not fail.

They entered her old house through the back door to the basement. The smoke was suffocating, the heat intense. Down into the ground and through the maze, she returned to that place where she had left Karen in her dream. The furnace still ablaze, and Karen's now lifeless body a charred ruin. Delilah clenched her teeth at the sight, hardening herself. She did nothing but watch as Morgan rushed to her mother's side, allowing her childhood friend her grief. But she would be the strong one this time.

She didn't flinch as their surroundings changed. They were quite literally in hell, but that suited Delilah just fine. She was planning on sending the Pontiff there anyway, and now it would be a shorter trip. Smoke and ash filled her nose, but she barely noticed. The screams of the lost souls around her, the rumble of earthquakes, the crash of thunder, the roar of the fires - even the cries of praise - would only fuel her power. Bones crunched under her feet but she did not stumble. As the Pontiff appeared she looked on him with those cold green eyes while he admitted to murdering Karen. ]

"NEVER speak her name again, you sick son of a bitch."

[ Before she could act, Spellbinder - nay, Darkchilde - was upon him. She showed the vicious precision of her demon self. MorningStar was held in thrall at the almost beauty of her attack, plunging the Soul Sword into the Pontiff. Could it all be over just like that?

No, Spellbinder is thrown across the room by the Pontiff. She had no time to ponder how he could have escaped the power of the sword, for in the blink of an eye, the Pontiff plunged her own sword deep into Spellbinder. MorningStar screamed. She watched horrified as that which she had known as Spellbinder was stripped away, and finally exploded into nothingness. Her best friend, her sister, was...no more. Not again! They could not lose Morgan again. SHE could not lose Morgan again. How was this possible?

She looked from Morgan to the Pontiff and back again, rage somewhere low in her body rising, building, as if she herself had a demon inside of her. She would not cry, she would not break down. Not here, not now. Nicolas was reciting a passage from the Bible. She turned her head slowly to look at him, a look of pure hatred on her face. ]

"There is no god here."

[ She turned her entire body now to face the Pontiff, and she began to slowly walk forward. Behind her an army of "beings" began to manifest out of pure light, the din around her fueling her power. Angelic creatures in flowing white robes, flew past her towards the Pontiff. But as she walked closer they began to change. Some grew demonic faces, skeletal, gruesome. They poured from behind her in a hurricane of force, all grabbing for the Pontiff, crying out for his blood.

Then MorningStar's voice echoed forth from her mouth, booming, the whites of her eyes now completely turned green. ]

"PASTOR TRELAVEN! So-called SUPREME PONTIFF. Your demented perversion of religion and your twisted acts of depravity END HERE!"

[ As her voice stopped speaking out of her mouth came an ultrasonic beam which pelted the madman with enough high-frequency sound to liquify living tissue. ]
 
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powerless

::the scene changed all around them. they were in what looked like HELL...but the MOB where in the trenches below singing PRAISES! where they insane? it was the ultimate view of a cult in its blind race to oblivion::


:: she felt so SICK inside...Karen was DEAD! they had no time to mourn, no time to do ANYTHING before the Pontiff pulled t hem into his realm and GLOATED! ::

you won't SURVIVE tonight! I'll SEE TO IT!

:: Rampage and Spellbinder were the first forward. Spellbinder manifested the "darkchilde" aspect of herself as she attacked the Pontiff. Guardian HOPED he would suffer at her hands but as with everything else they'd been through on this caper...the Supreme Pontiff seemed to be able to over power even Darkchilde! He took the soul sword FROM HER!::

He isnt supposed to have this kind of POWER!! HE'S JUST NOT!

Time staff, seige perilous, the darkhold, Ororo....

:: her mind RACED with ideas...something she could do to counteract what was becoming an increasingly hopeless situation. Karen was dead. Spellbinder was on her way out, Guardian was convinced that the Pontiff had it in for WITCHES and only ONE Mutant...Delilah. But he'd savor the agony of the team by destroying those Delilah cared for the MOST before coming for her!::

It's NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS!

:: her cobalt blue eyes were WIDE with disbelief and shock! the Pontiff TOOK Morgan's SOUL SWORD from her! it wasnt POSSIBLE! but there it was just the same! at the last moment, as he prepared to STAB her with her own sword, Guardian thrusts her hand forward. she intends to TELEBLINK Morgan away from his attack but as she opens her mouth...she looks down at herself...:

NnnOOOO......**

:: from her high heeled boots and on up, she notices herself CHANGING against her will. she barely has time to see it before she is RENDERED INERT! The moisture leaves her body..the feeling of awareness leaves her as Guardian has been turned into a PILLAR OF SALT ala' Lot's wife. she stands with a look of DISMAY etched in her eyes....a lifeless statue....::


:: she can no longer help them. she can no longer help HERSELF.::

:: she misses the words, the actions of Rampage and MorningSta-- the charge of the LIGHT BRIGAIDE. she misses EVERYTHING now. Only Rampage, MorningStar, Black Widow and Maverick were left.::
 
:: Hearing Pontiff's voice, Persephone looked to the bastard. He had the nerve to try and justify the murder of Karen. Gritting her teeth in pure rage, the Surpeme Asshole was going to die. Tonight. ::

:: Looking to a grief stricken Morgan, she called forth the soul sword. A weapon more powerful than anything she had witnessed in her lifetime. Watching with glee as she plunged the sword into the Pontiff's chest, Persephone's eyes went wide with confusion seeing him simply extract the sword from his chest. ::

"Impossible..."

:: in utter horror, he suddenly slammed the sword into Morgan's chect. ::

"NO!!"

:: Lunging forward, it was too late. Morgan exploded instantly! Winds began to whip around, manifesting from Persephone's emotions. As her hair whipped around forward, Persephone's eyes caught Alison..her entire body was turning to what looked like stone? This was all happening way too fast. Like everything was put on fast foward. Karen was dead, Morgan was dead, Alison was the closest thing to dead. It was like Persephone was reliving that horrid night where her friends had been murdered. ::

:: Looking to the pontiff, Persephone's eyes morphed into a dark emerald green. As Delilah unleashed her army of light beings, Persephone thrusted her hands forward, creating a a lightning 'cage' around the pontiff, in attempts to keep him from leaving so Delilah could continue her attack. As much as Persephone wanted to rip his throat out for what he had just done to her friends and teammates, Delilah needed this. She would be the one to rid of pontiff. ::
 
Hell!!!!!

As Nicolas struggles with the Pontiff, he notices Alison's predicament, then sees Perephone and Delilah gear up for a massive assault. Nicolas telepors away from the Pontif as the once again uses his TK to anchor him to the ground so he hcannot escape. He remterializes beside Alison and, thinking of Morgan's enchantment, lifts his axe to the sky. It emits a blinding light as he focuses his power through it in an attempt to break the Pontiff's hold on the crowd.
 
Haleigh continues her steady onslaught against the mob around her, as the others react to Morgan sensing great pain from her mother... Delilah emerges from the house and VAPORIZES the entire crowd, leaving Haleigh to drop her arms and turn her attention to Morgan. Alison took them all to delilah's childhood home, where they found Karen... in a furnace. Morgan made immediately to rush to Karen, but Rampage beat her to it, and Guardian struggled to keep Morgan from blind suicide. Haleigh took Morgan by the arm to help Guardian anchor her.

"Morgan.... Morgan."

Nicolas brings Karen back out, and the doctor is badly burned... and, as Haleigh doesn't need her powers to determine, Karen is dead. The group surrounds the doctor, and there isnt a dry eye among them, as they have all loved Karen as their own mother. Haleigh puts a hand on Morgan's shoulder, as Alison says the words they all know to be true. They were too late. Nicolas is too determined and distraught to give up, and demands a taser to deliver an electric shock... and in the place of a defibrillator, restart the doctor's heart. It was a romantic notion, but Haleigh, still fighting back her own tears, tries to discourage him.

"Nic... we're too late Nic.... she's gone... her wounds... you can't... you've got to let her go... we--"

Haleigh looked around at the group... and then back at Nicolas, who was still pleading... she gave in and handed him what he asked for, but looked away from his futile attempts. This had happened once before... Haleigh had seen.... in Persephone's time.

And in the 'when it rains it pours' category, the nightmare continued, with the Pontiff returning and vowing to exponge them all. Spellbinder was the first to action, drawing her soul sword and attacking. To Everyone's surprise... this attempt FAILED.... and the Pontiff turned the sword BACK on Morgan. Haleigh leapt towards their struggle, as the pontiff stabbed Morgan with her own sword.

"NO! Not again... NOT AGAIN!"

Haleigh shouted, as she reached a fallen Spellbinder, just as the sorceress EXPLODED. Haleigh, stumbling to her knees to the spot where Spell had been moments before, was frozen, as Delilah attacked. Alison beame a statue. Spellbinder's Soul Sword clattered to the floor. Haleigh slowly took the sword by the handle and pulled it close... she put her fingers to the blade... and nothing happened.

"It.... its power is gone... Morgan..."

She looked around... Delilah had an army at work... Nicolas attacked the pontiff's attachment to his mob and Ava made sure the Pontiff wasn't going anywhere. Haleigh did the only thing left to do... she took the sword, got Karen's body back away from the action, mentally creating a lead coffin for Karen and went back for Alison. She encased Alison in a seamless steel suit, protecting the salt from wear, and manifested a platform beneath her so that she could push Alison back out of harm's way as well. Her tears are gone, and she wears now a look of determination.... she has shut her emotional core down and is running on pure, calculating judgement.
 
Glory Day

<< the legions of the cult REJOICED as Morgan's screams of death joined the winds around them. the sorceress exploded in a blinding flurry of silver orbs and thunder claps. Daughter had joined Mother in death and now ALISON was not too far behind as she had been turned into a pillar of salt. it was a worse case scenario. Rampage, nearly BESIDE himself with the lose of Karen and now Morgan began to violently quote a passage of scripture from the bible...the REAL bible...not warped by the words of the mad Pontiff. the words sliced like icy cold winds through the warped and perverted souls of the cult members all around...and their rejoicing began to CEASE. But it was too little , too LATE in Delilah's mind. there was no "GOD" here. Truer words were never spoken, as the light began to build up in Delilah's mind..her soul. the light BURNED away the confusion of darkness and fear. the LIGHT began to burst through the "space" around them. Retribution was coming.>>

<< Black Widow moved Karen and the now depowered Soul Sword away from the battle and encased Alison's form in a steel, body contouring casing. She was a soldier but this was wearing on her....losing those who she cared for...like this! not being able to save them OR stop HIM!? She'd went through this BEFORE with Master Mold and later Malice. Her own eyes sparkled with longing for DESTRUCTION...she wanted to rain ARCLIGHT down upon this "man.">>

<< the din of JUSTICE could be heard in the air as the LIGHT began to blast away the NIGHTMARE around them...the ANGELS came forward as Delilah bombarded her "father" with a sonic blast that sounded more like a trumpet heralding the arrival of a GLORY DAY.>>

<< Persephone, the goddess who was older than ALL of them and had lived more than one life time before joining this team...she found herself reliving what must have been the last moments of her MoE family. One by one...those she cared for being struck down. It wouldn't happen again. not if SHE could help it. She'd do WHATEVER she could! She reached out with her powers fashioning a LIGHTNING cage around the pontiff..but in this realm..her powers manifested slightly DIFFERENT...it was more like a sparkling CRYSTALINE cage, a MYSTICAL effect she'd only seen DARKCHILDE produce once when fighting off the dire wraiths. her own power, her hearts desire to see the Pontiff DESTROYED gave her the strength she needed to triumph where Morgan and Alison had failed. The Pontiff could NOT escape now.>>

Supreme Pontiff: <<raging from inside the cage>> foolish infidels! your witches have been destroyed! and now....now YOU will know what it means to bow at your knee and confess with your tongue!

<< he glared at Delilah as she rose up in defiance, aided by Persephone and Rampage. He was unbalanced as the rays of light blasted away at various areas of "hell" the ANGELS charged forward and the Pontiff attempted to defend himself>>

Supreme Pontiff: the REBELLION of a child is like the sin of witchcraft! I command you to STOP!!


<< MorningStar did not stop. she did not YIELD.>>

<< a voice rang out in the air...>>

Ororo:NOTHING makes the darkness fall...like the LIGHT! the LIGHT of TRUTH AND VICTORY!

<< the spirit form of ORORO appeared all around the charging army of angels. she didnt look at the GROUP of the Six...but she was All around them....centering around Delilah.>>


Ororo: you FAILED to remember that PERFECT LOVE casts out ALL FEAR! you did not remember the RESILIENCY that lies within the soul of Delilah! your hold over her is BROKEN! your power is DESTROYED and as you prepare to face YOUR god...pray that SHE is MERCIFULL.

<< Delilah lifts up off the ground, her hands up in the air as she glows bright and brighter! becoming the next best thing to a STAR. her sonic attack and her pure white light BOMBARED the pontiff and strip him of ALL his power..his flesh is VAPORIZED..and his own screams are lost as the angels rush forward and continue to slice at him with their "swords of truth">>

Ororo: come forward lost souls. find your way from this hell and darkness into the comfort and safety of the LIGHT!


<< Ororo's spirit form calls forth the souls of the fallen cult members. THEY rise from the depths below and swirl around...eagerly flowing up and around the Six...and the SIX are able to see that these men, women and CHILDREN are finally FREE of the poison that was purveyed by the Pontiff, they are released from THEIR hell of "blind devotion to the mad man".>>

Supreme Pontiff: NO!!!! NO! I WAS SO CLOSE!! ...SO CLOSE!!!! I have LOST!!!!

<< his last cry is absorbed by the symphony of power that originates from Delilah , conducted by the spirit form of Ororo. >>

<< with last BLAST...."Hell" is OBLITERATED and as the scene around them is destroyed, they are ALL bathed in such BRIGHT LIGHT that it OVERLOADS their senses and knocks them all out! there is a fleeting moment of uncertainty....are they all DEAD? are THEY flying away too? there's no way to no as there is now nothing but SILENCE and BLACKNESS!>>


<< the silence and darkness seems to last an ETERNITY...until...a most unlikely voice can be heard..at first incoherent but for those with enhanced senses, they will be the FIRST to register HER voice..>>
 
The PARTHENON- New York City

CHECK ON THEM! :: pointing to Rampage, Persephone and Maverick:: CHECK THEIR VITALS!!

:: Alycia barked as Freedom Force (soldiers and medical) , from the newly cemented "federally funded and endorsed super human strike force" fan out.::

:: she herself was wearing a figure flattering black body suit [think Black Widow] with silver wrist accetts and a silver low slung double belt and high heeled boots...with a gun holster.::

Morgan! Alison! Delilah...Haleigh!?!

:: the woman's voice rang out clear and strong::

can you hear me!?

:: lights shinned all around them, courtesy of FF agents illuminating the once dark ball room of the Parthenon where ALL of the six, along with KAREN were laying....previously UNCONSCIOUS and on the ball room floor::

:: soldiers and medical personnel swarmed the Parthenon. the perimeter had been sealed off...and nearby...were several men and women dressed like the members of the "cult"...shot dead. the PONTIFF himself...was also dead...shot in the head at apparently point blank range. he lay on the floor across from the group, looking VERY old and twisted now that the power that kept him going had been destroyed.::


:: medical personnell tended to Karen Victoria, having placed her on a floating stretcher and as the immediate status report of all the Six and Ethan was handed to Alycia, she read it over.::

everyone is PHYSICALLY unharmed. we got here JUST IN TIME!
 
The Parthenon

"COUGH!!!! What the he.."

Nicolas sat straight up a la the Undertaker (WWE) and looked around at the scene. He saw Karen, unconcscious but...could it be????!!! He checked her vitals and she was going to be fine. A tear dropped from his eye as he continued to look around and realized that Morgan, she was there too, and she was also alive!!! He was about to rejoice when he realized that a couple of the members of the team were trained on him with their weapons. With a glance he instilled them with a certainty that they would not fire on him, then he stood and looked at Alycia. Not only was she a sight for sore eyes, she was absolutely stunning in a battle suit that showed her off nicely, coupled with a firearm that completed the ensemble. Nicolas raised his hands in surrender and acted as if he didn't know Alycia, then spoke to her telepathically.

It is VERY good to see you, Alycia. I would advise your team to be very careful, we have been through hell and back, literally. Agents 2, 6, and 14 have REALLY itchy trigger fingers. By the way, you look absolutely delicious. I am convinced that you wore this just for me, and I am thankful. Now, could you call off the hounds? The good guys are the only ones here living...

As he spoke to Alycia telepathically, he kept his surrender position and spoke with a clear baritone.

"I would like to speak to whomever is in charge, please."
 
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:: surveying and supervising...taking special notice of Karen as she gently stroked some of the blonde woman's hair aside so the medical team could tend to the wound on her head, Alycia turned slightly as she heard a voice in her head. NICOLAS. she'd been accustomed to this form of communication from him from before so she wasnt started...rather RELIEVED that he was coherent so soon.::

hmmm. i see that being GASED by a NERVE AGENT did nothing to repress your flirtatious ways....and i see you're still looking like a greek god too!

:: she returned the flirtation. even her THOUGHTS sounded sharp on the draw.::

just take it easy. you've all been through ALOT this evening. chemical warfare and the extreme mental/reality warping powers of a mad doctor. ill explain as i address you all.

:: she turned to face Nicolas as two soldiers of Freedom Force shinned their lights on him and trailed their fire arms on him. a reflexive move of caution.::

it's allright...they're ALL under OUR protection. their on OUR side!

:: she nodded as the soldiers lowered their arms.::

Nicolas King, I am Alycia Barnett, Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor of the President of the United States and ChairWoman of the Commission on Superhuman Activities. I am also YOUR liason to the federal government now.

:: she looked around the room::

and we got here just in time.

:: stepping aside, she allowd Nicolas to see the body of the Pontiff. He'd been shot inthe head...by HER. he could see the memories which were FRESH in her mind's eye. she seemed HARDER ...if that was even POSSIBLE...than before.::

You were all here, apparently celebrating a well publicized merger between Illustra Inc and Cassadine Corp. You were unveiled as Illustra's first signature MALE super model. the party was CRASHED however..by a rabid religous sect..the fundamentalist Church of Humanity, lead by a man who called himself the Supreme Pontiff.

:: gesturing to the now DEAD cult members nearby.::

Another troupe of Freedom Force soldiers has been dispatched to seek out and DESTROY the remainder of the cult...their leader is now DEAD.

::taking a report from a female soldier.::

we were coming to WARN you all about them when we discovered their link to Delilah! This man had tried to KIDNAP Delilah from her parents YEARS ago in a bid to use her as a "Sacrifice" to atone for the sins of Mutants. He was thwarted by Delilah's father, a well respected FBI agent and Delilah was treated by Dr. Karen Victoria for mental and emotional trauma. That was over 20 years ago. When we tried to reach Morgan and Alison and found that we could not...in ANYWAY, I decided to come check on all of you.

:: showing nicolas a picture of the Pontiff....it was him after all::

The Pontiff was a mutant himself with psychic and reality warping powers...he specialized in SCARE TACTICS. He had returned to exact revenge on Karen and take Delilah for the sacrifice HE felt she was meant to be. But...he wont be sacrificing ANYONE anytime soon.

You were all locked in a combination of a nightmare dream scape and chemical warefare..it was the only way some of you could have been subdued and he knew that. He's been stalking Delilah for quite sometime.

He was one of those that Sharon Kelly wanted dead a long time ago....he killed HER son! and now...there's justice for him...for Delilah..for ALL of you.


:: everything Alycia was saying, was almost the OPPOSITE of what they'd experience in the...the DREAM! The Pontiff WASNT Delilah's father after all! she had normal parents..::
 
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