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OH YES..in LIMBO EVERYTHING is about ME!

<< Spellbinder hissed with contempt...as Black Widow flung ANOTHER gas grenade up at her...with such precision....Spellbinder's eyes widened as it came for her...leaning back and covering her mouth and nose with one hand...she thrust her other hand out and obliterated it with an eldritch bolt....but the FLASH grenade detonated right behind it....and stunned her, disorienting her as she began to fall back to the ground...her hands covering her eyes>>

UGGGHH!!

<< shaking her head as the initial head pain began to subside...Spellbinder landed roughly to the ground....and immediately began to fight to cope with the pain of the flash grenade>>

I DONT WANT YOU HERE or ANYWHERE ELSE!...I wish you had STAYED DEAD.

<< thrusting her hand forward....a rolling wave/thunderous din could be heard as the space around them seemed to "wave" and warp a bit...Spellbinder unleashed a ballistic eldritch force blast force blast that had the impact of a TIDAL wave to slam Haleigh back into the wall...near a small cluster of shimmering crystals>>

That suit you wear is plenty durable i see...but You wont LEAVE this room in tact...I PROMISE you that!

<< struggling to her feet and shaking her head...she stumbled forward a bit...finally getting herself together..she began to gesture, weaving a pattern of power and magick....glowing white ribbons flowed out of the halos surrounding her hands as she activates her "ensnaring spell" to IMMOBILIZE Haleigh's body>>
 
Haleigh smirked... she loved being able to break this to Morgan.

"Well honey.... maybe Mommy didnt tell you... but you dont always get what you want."

She tried to retreat from the blast, but it seemed to fill the room completely and hit her with a force to be reckoned with, slamming her against the wall violently. She dropped to the floor, once again landing gracefully on her feet by the crystals. She smiled viciously, lifting her hand. A small handgun appeared in her hand and she quickly pulled the trigger. The gun emitted a bright purple blast of laser energy that flashed the room as bright as lightning. the crystals had a wonderful effect on the laser ray, splitting it off into hundreds of rays, scattered around, spreading from her position outward like a mirrorball deathray. It was then that Morgan's ensnaring spell activated, locking hales in place, finger on the trigger, permanently locking the laser in place and thus, turning the room into a deathchamber save for the small spot Haleigh was standing.
 
Adrian sighed, running a hand through his hair. Listening to the faint sound of footsteps as she disappeared, he felt like throwing a book. Or burning the library. Anything. The passiveness in his nature had begun to gnaw at him, but as always, composure prevailed, so he opted to rebellliously bite his lip. If anything, the crux of this group's Achilles' Heel was the blatant pride. It hindered progress on all levels -- physical, mental and emotional. How could they put aside anything if everyone was constantly playing these power games? It was like a damn poker match, where the objective was to fool the players.

But Adrian was no fool. He knew that the brief rage of Morgan had knocked some sense of reality and humanity to his team mates, but they had become reckless, despotic, sententious and selfish. As a relative outsider to the intricacies of The Six's past, he could objectively analyze the situation and come to the conclusion that changes would come, welcomed or not.

Of course, he had no room to speak. The machinations of serial killers pailed in comparison to Adrian's scheming, wherein he had used sex as a vicious weapon, sharper than steel and infinitely more painful. But it hadn't been him who had acted, yet Erica. However, given his detached state, he could relatively surmirse that he had to take responsibility for his own actions. Make amends.

Baby steps, he thought warily, now completely enshrouded in silence.
 
[ From her seat in the library, Delilah looked around and sighed. ]

"Am I the only one here who listens?"

[ MorningStar was bored. She flexed the muscles in her arms. The fact that the team was now scattered god knows where around this castle did not bode well for the concerted effort they were going to have to make at the hive. They needed focus, but right now all they had were grudges and chaos.

She closed her eyes. She tried to focus, focus on her powers. It was something she did sometimes...try to push herself, find out exactly what she could do. She concentrated on the sounds around her, trying to convert the vibrations, inaudible to the human ear, into something more tangible. She had been working on this for quite a while, but had yet to be able to make it work. All she could usually manage was to be able to tell that there was sound, but not identify those sounds. ]
 
in the throne room

<< Morgan grinned with wicked delight as she hammered Haleigh back. she'd only BEGUN to pull out all the stops...and even as HALEIGH elevated the stakes with the laser beam that was refracted and reflected by the crystals...Morgan laughed...her voice filled the cavern, carried on winds...as the lasers bounced off her armour...while her magick shields helped repell more of them....it was quite an impressive display>>

HALT!

<< the laser beams FROZE where they were...just STOPPING...Spellbinder controlled EVERYTHING that happened in Limbo and while she was there...she could do ANYTHING. Striding forward.....she seemed to slip through the lasers...now leering at Haleigh...as she held her hand up...and the SOUL SWORD flashed into her hand>>

I have the power here....ALL the power. You may have lived again..but i can see to it that you DIE again...and THIS time, it WONT be quick and painless...it can be long, drawn out, painfull...and NEVER ENDINDG if i decide to feed you to the demons....and you know what? I may BE a monster...but in Limbo I'm more beautiful than i EVER WAS ON EARTH, im SPECIAL, POWERFUL BEYOND YOUR PATHETIC COMPREHENSION!

<< holding the sword's tip right at Haleigh's neck, Haleigh could feel the white hot mystic flames that radiated from the blade....Morgan's dexterity of the sword was flawless....it was less than an INCH from touching her neck>>

No sooner that i got Blaze back...did you attempt to PERVERT HER..and TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME. Its TRUE that I killed her....I will have a life time and MORE to suffer that grief...a punishment i GLADLY except. But i have NO PROBLEM expunging you HERE and NOW...in ALL TIMES AND SPACES.
 
Haleigh had no choice but to watch, to listen, as Morgan taunted her, as she was ensnared in the spell and unable to move. She never wavered, not even for a second, and she never flinched when morgan brought the soul sword an inch from her throat. She stared her killer in the eye, hers filled with a chaotic swirl of defiance, even an inch from death. She smiled... she knew what Morgan wanted, what she wished for more than anything. It was time for Haleigh to beg for her life. even with no audience, Morgan could replay this over and over on her scrying glass like a home video cherished above all. But Haleigh wouldnt do it. EVER. Even if it meant a less painful passing.

"Oh you're special alright.... SPECIAL ED. Go ahead Morgan, DO IT. Throw me to your demons.... Slit my throat.... or better yet, cut my head OFF...itd be a fitting and meaningful end, wouldn't it? To go the way Blaze did... to whereever she did... she mustve gone SOMEWHERE... maybe to a black hole... or a void, where there IS NO time or space. Funny, I thought that'd really CHAP your ass, me spending eternity with Blaze. But oh well... anything if it means you can be rid of me forever, right? But when you do it, I want you to look me in the eye and KNOW... this playing field was never any more level than Mt. Everest."

Haleigh would NEVER beg.... but she wasnt above a stab at manipulation.... especially not when she had so much on Morgan, so many angles to play.

"But enough with the last hiss of a dying snake, right? Do it... then I'll be dead... but I'll have won regardless... because itll be the SECOND time I turned you into the murdering atrocity that you are... and everyone will know... I always had that power over you... the power to revert you back to your true self. Oh, what would Ororo have to say about this.... no doubt she'd be devastated.... disappointed in you... and rightedly so, for after ALL she did for you.... you couldn't do the ONE thing she asked... you couldn't supress the REAL you."
 
:: Finally reaching an end to the large hallway, Alexis turned back around seeing nothing but black. She couldn't even see the light from the library in which she just left from. Turning back forward, she looked down the massive staircase that she was now standing on top of. Taking a step down the first step, a chilling wind swooped by her. Goose bumps rose from her skin as she stopped in mid step. In all honestly, she had no idea what creatures roamed this castle...she had never been here before. But either way, it would be fun to explore, especially after Morgan and Haleigh had been gone for god knows how long, and Cameron and Alison were no where to be found. Plus, it kept her mind busy. ::

"Dun dun dun dun dun"

:: She softly sang to the tune of the Adam's Family theme song. A small smile appeared on her lips as a soft giggle could be heard. Go figure Morgan would have a castle that looked like something out of Frankenstein. Making her way further down the large staircase, she finally met with the landing. Gargoyles statues on either side of the banisters greeted the meta human. ::

"How cinematic..."

:: Shaking her head, she began to glance around what looked like the foyer. ::
 
in the throne room

:: a green sparkling wind swept between Spellbinder and Haleigh...a bolt of sparkling white lightning strikes the ground between them as well::

::an elegant, yet stern voice is heard throughout the throne room...::

what would "DEVASTATE" me, Haleigh Davidoff, would be to find out that after all this time you STILL found pleasure in demeaning others and provoking others to violence, which is what got you KILLED in the first place.

::Ororo steps into view....wearing her white goddess dress with a BLACK cape...a black choker around her neck with a beautiful rose connecting on one shoulder to the cape...her hair gathered up with spiral curls neatly framing her face::

you still do NOT understand....it takes more than "throwing yourself into fullfilling your destiny " in order to atone for what you have done. NOR does it allow for bad behavior amongst a group already on fragile ground.

:: walking forward..and gently placing her hand on Morgan's::

Morgan, put down your sword child. remember how you have come. do NOT let the hurtfull, maninupulative words of this woman derail you AGAIN.

:: looking at Morgan....Ororo's serene face shown a more serious look...she was not intimidated, BUT she respected Morgan's power....she continued to look upon her surrogate daughter::

be at ease Morgan.

::slowly Morgan lowered her sword...Ororo guided her until finally the sword vanished..but Haleigh was still ensnared::


now, i knew this confrontation would come sooner or later. Morgan ive always said when you felt like you would lose control, that I would be there for you...to help you find the reserves of strength you didnt think you had. You must NOT fail now.

Haleigh, you have been WRONG on many levels since your return, but you seem to think that your MANDATE from "the powers that be" excuses you from humility and civility toward others. it does not.

Here you are...and here you will STAY until you have heard what you so desperately need to hear.

::waving her hand, the lasers dissapear....and demons slink back into the shadows. it was obvious that Ororo's power and place in Limbo were respected by those demons and everyone else. soon the throne room was still. only the winds and faint echos of sounds from other areas of the realm could be heard...as Ororo stood at a 3 o'clock position from the two women.::

did either of you really think this would avail anything?

:: she waited to see who would answer first...and the one who prooved to be more difficult would be dealt with harshly::
 
"Oh really, that would devastate you? And here I thought you didnt care about atrocious, repulsive me."

Haleigh still couldnt move, but her voice was dripping with sarcasm and animated enough to make up for her lack of body movement.

"Well, I thought maybe if I somehow miraculously beat the spectacular odds against me here in Limbo and beat some sense into Morgan, she would start practising a little humility and civility toward ME. Obviously a fruitless objective, right?"

Haleigh lowered her voice... she showed Ororo a little more respect than she did Morgan... though she was still clearly on edge.

"UnFUCKINGbelievable. You, Morgan, and Alison STILL do not understand... you cant CHANGE me... change must come from WITHIN. Only I can change myself... I've got to do it willingly and its not going to happen over night OR over death. No presto chango, comprende? I'm TRYING... i really am.... but its a daunting task by itself, I dont need Morgan and Alison constantly dragging me through the gravel. I LEFT... I left the Six so I could change... so I could get back to the person I was before my mutation... and for that week... I was SO HAPPY.... I couldn't believe hadnt left sooner. But I come back to help with this stupid super soldier thing and you... YOU PULL ME UNDER, MORGAN! You make me miserable and vindictive, and in return I make you a murderer. But I dont WANT TO DO THAT anymore, Morgan, can't you see? Cant Alison see? I just want to be happy... and i want to change, to be the person i was before."
 
::Ororo stood...looking upon Haleigh...what she was thinking was unknown to Haleigh...her facial expression at best was "general"....but her elegance and wisdow shown steadfast through the torrent of emotions in the air::

Haleigh, you are so set on showing everyone that no one controlls you, the LAST time it got you killed, what will happen THIS time?

true enough i have found your ways to be repulsive, and your general lack of regard for life to be dissapointing...but WHO AMONG US is without flaw? I do not stand here without my own personal shame...and Morgan certainly does not. Change comes from within...but events from WITHOUT should stimulate the NEED and WANT for change from within.

::looking to Morgan::

Let down your mystic chains.

::Ororo watches as Morgan RELUCTANTLY adhere's to her mentor's instruction....and with a soft chime...the mystic chains begin to fade away...releasing their constricting hold::


::Ororo stepped forward a bit::

the root of the problem is TRUST. From the moment you arrived in their lives, and rocked them with the news of Foxfire being alive...you USED THAT to your advantage. THAT is what caused everything to go awry. You must ADMIT to your hand in this JUST as Morgan must admit to HER's.

even the strongest tree knows when to bend in the winds so that it may withstand the STORMS that come.

::looking to Morgan::

and Morgan, my child. I know how hard things have been. First realizing your connection to this place, the nightmare of your father, the discovery and subsequent death of your sister....i have watched and suffered with you, but one of my core teachings to you was that we do NOT allow the magick and nature of this realm to control you. YOU control IT...your mind, your soul are YOURS to command.

Haleigh's methods may be infuriating..but they are no LESS questionable than what YOU have done as the dark child...or what I did so many years ago when i killed a man begging for his life here in Limbo after defeating him.

we ALL have darkness within us Morgan. using yours to HURT other people is NOT what i have taught you, nor is it how your mother raised you. Like you, my life has been blighted by this realm and its evil..and it took the deaths of my beloved x-men...among other things...to help me toward the path that has brought me HERE now. your life will be no different in that you will know suffering and pain...ALL of your lives share that common theme.
 
<< Morgan took a deep breath...as Ororo stepped in and STOPPED a situation that wouldve prooved fatal on more than one level>>

<< as the goddess brought sanity back to the situation, Morgan let down her sword...and at Ororo's direction loosed the bindings on Haleigh. haleigh's words were fierce...Morgan couldnt retort them in her usual way...because this was MORE than a catty encounter. this was everything coming out>>

<< she listened...her armour hid her body but her icy heart did beat with a pang of sadness...and for the first time...she felt .....SORRY for the whole situation between herself and Haleigh>>

<< as Ororo spoke again...Morgan felt she was calm enough to speak without being abusive>>

and what about ME....

when you arrived, you told me my SISTER was alive....KNOWING what i had been through before and the trauma i suffered. You ....USED me for your own goals...my sister was the ONE person outside of my mother and ororo who TRULY accepted me as i am...she KNEW ME and she KNEW that no matter what happened...i would be there for her....and now...because of all this betwen YOU and me... << flinging her hand forward>>

BLAZE IS DEAD! i nearly DIED of heartache MYSELF, maybe i SHOULD HAVE...but i pulled back from the brink i PROMISED myself her death wouldnt be in vain..but i order to recover totally i had to kick Cameron OUT of Illustra. EVERYONE knew why and that it was for the best. With you two OUT of my life... I could change TOO..i could WORK on getting the control that Ororo has...that ive been STRIVING FOR for YEARS.

But you...came BACK and you just DECLARED that i had to DEAL WITH IT! i was BARELY dealing with BLAZE'S DEATH! YOU CANT JUST TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH!....i havent even BEGUN to recover from BLAZE!

<< Morgan's solid white eyes filled with tears>>

i dont want to fight with YOU.. i wanted to get OVER YOU. I wanted to mourn my sister! but i NEVER got the chance...
 
[ MorningStar felt it first, then she heard it. A sound like thunder raging in her ears. Building and building until it was deafening. Then absolute silence.

She felt like she was in a fog, her movements slow as she turned her head. The air seemed cold, sterile. Everything bathed in blue and silver light.

I wanted to mourn my sister! but i NEVER got the chance...

She looked up. ]

"Morgan..."

[ She got up, the light gone, her movement back to normal. She took off through the door, determined to get to her friend. ]
 
Haleigh was released, and slightly stumbled before regaining her muscles and her balance. she rubbed the back up her neck and turned her head, popping her neck once and shuffling her feet. She looked from Ororo to Morgan, the anger fading from her face, the violence fading from her eyes. She dropped the sarcasm, her voice taking a sincere tone and for once, emotion could be heard on a ledge just beyond it. She locked eyes with Morgan.

"I know, I know. What I did, when we first met... how I treated you.... it was terrible. Very nasty of me.... but you need to understand... thats all I KNEW... I dealt with absolute EVIL day in and day out... Its all I saw of the world. There was no such thing as a GOOD person... And the ONLY way I knew to cope with it was to be even WORSE than the people I met. Its all I knew. I know its no excuse. My tactics in dealing with you... they weren't right, and I'm sorry. You deserve more than that, I realize that now. When I returned.... I was trying to be honest, straightforward with you. I didnt mean to come off the way I did... but around you i get so... angry.... and my intentions got away from me. I should have approached you with a little more finesse. But I hadnt begun to recover EITHER! You killed me and I went on... everything happened so quickly... before I knew it I was back again and with a purpose, i needed to go back to the Six... I'd just found out about her death, I was still reeling from it... I didnt know how to face you, knowing you'd done it.... I was a loaded weapon coming to meet you and you only made it worse. I didnt WANT to fight then... and I dont now either."

Haleigh paused, sighing. This was hard for her, most especially because it was MORGAN she was saying this all to. She had been so stoic around Morgan for so long it felt unnatural to be so open now.... but she was almost finished saying everything now, she might as well get it all out.

"I know she's YOUR sister... but Blaze has been a staple in ALL our lives. I used her at first to get a handle on you, its true... but after I came to know her... I came to love her. We ALL did.... Blaze was the ONE person that linked us all. I dont think ANY of us have dealt with her death. We jumped right into saving Alexis... and now with this. We've been yanked from caper to caper, we haven't properly mourned her. She deserves a proper tribute. After this Fortress crumbles... we should have a ceremony, take a break from saving the world for while to mourn her.... I can arrange it.... I have far too much experience burying my fallen comrades."
 
coming together

<< with MorningStar's unique abilities, she was able to pick up on the sounds of the fight between Haleigh and Morgan...even being able to pinpoint the direction from which they eminated....hearing those last words, she now decided to FIND morgan....and it would do Alexis and Adrian well to FOLLOW her....they needed to stick together...not knowing what they would find>>

<<meanwhile...Guardian and Erika "prepared" Cameron for the tests and trials that lay ahead...THEY were at the summit of the castle>>

<< the rest of the group, lead by MorningStar would make their way up several floors....barely having time to take in the dark, gothic, yet elegant surroundings....as they made their way down a stone corridor that was dimly lit....headed toward the throne room.....where Morgan, Ororo and Haleigh were. they would arrive to see that things...had taken a SURPRISING turn>>
 
The throne room

::Ororo watched and listened. this was the moment that was needed for BOTH of them. finally being able to say things without the bitterness and strife::

::everything leading up to and including Blaze's death had hung between them like a spectre and created a deep chasm that was often filled with violence. and while ororo knew that sometimes violence was necessary...neither of these women had properly addressed the situation..from start...to painfull finish...but here now was a TRUE beginning...small...but powerfull::

::Ororo stood next to Morgan and began to comfort her...as the emotional distress of Blaze's death....and the release of negativity began to overwhelm her::

::looking at haleigh::

moments like this are what cause change.....we all make mistakes, some of us have lost our SOULS to those mistakes, but recovery, change and even redemption are almost ALWAYS possible.
 
:: Stepping forward, Alexis suddenly stopped hearing the urgent running of foot steps from the hall that she just left. Turning herh head, she looked up the staircase seeing Delilah shoot by. ::

"Whoa! Delilah?"

:: Alexis shouted as she began to high tail it up the stairs and down the other hallway following Delilah. She was running like a bat out of hell...something had to be wrong. But what? ::

"What the hell is going on?!"

:: Sprinting even faster, she finally caught up with the blonde. Slowing her pace to match Delilah's, she was only mere inches behind her, following wherever she was going to. ::
 
[ Delilah heard the footfalls behind her, so glanced behind her to see Alexis "chasing" her. ]

Alexis: "If you consider yourself Haleigh's friend, you better come with me."

[ Haleigh wasn't Delilah's first concern; she wasn't sure exactly what was transpiring between her and Morgan. But she had a bad feeling...and she knew what Morgan was capable of. She had heard the extreme grief in her voice as she spoke of Blaze. And Haleigh...Haleigh was just dangerous. MorningStar feared the worst, unless she and Alexis could get to them in time. ]
 
"Oh shit.."

:: Picking up her speed, she knew exactly what Delilah was talking about. Haleigh and Morgan had met up...and something was going down. ::

"Do you even know where you're going? This place is a maze."

:: She managed to speak in and out of her escalated breathing. True Alexis was in pretty good shape, but after about a month of not working out with her trainer, she was a bit rusty on the running bit. ::
 
on the way

<< as the two women ran...relying on MorningStar's "sonar like" capability which prooved to be a unique and unexpected advantage in Limbo, they were surprised in their tracks as EXPLOSIVE images of the fierce battle between Morgan and Haleigh appeared in front of them in full view. they were unaware of how "temporal phantoms" could appeare at random in limbo...events of the past, present and future would play or replay themselves at any moment depending on who was present>>

<<[refer to previous posts in this thread for exact details of the battle] the sight sounds and effects of the battle appeared to be REAL as Spellbinder and Black widow wared with one another...the actuall words exchanged could now be heard in full effect by Alexis and confirmed what Delilah had faintly heard before. Morgan was about to KILL Haleigh with the soul sword when Ororo appeared to calm the "storm" that raged in the throne room>>

<< Delilah and Alexis saw the startling confession from Haleigh and Morgan's "break down" as Ororo steadied them both with her words of wisdom and support.....it had all JUST happened...Alexis and Delilah now found themselves facing the secret stone passage way that lead to the throne room....they now knew what had happened>>
 
Adrian had sensed danger moments after Delliah, feeling the stress of far away spirits and, equally, her distressed soul responding to the call of her friend. It took him a relatively short amount of time to gain on Delliah and Alexis -- in fact, he was "shifting" in and out of reality next to them, traveling at inhuman speeds. To the ignorant individual, he would appear as a ghost.

"Experiencing" the fight between Haleigh and Morgan, Adrian could only frown in disapproval. Their bitter quarrel had almost cost Haleigh her life and, what more, it was clear that each woman was relentless in her quest to hurt and to degrade at whatever cost. He was both relieved and mildly suprised by the appearance of Ororo -- both of them had never met each other before, though Adrian was faintly sure he had heard of her from his mentor once.

Standing there next to Alexis and Delliah, he looked calmly towards the stone passage .. a steady rock in the storm of emotions that had rocked Morgan, Haleigh and perhaps even Alexis.
 
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