Day of the other lights

[Seer]

<< even as a ray of light brings hope to the hearts of the surviving members of the Six in Limbo...the shadow of darkness and death looms across the east coast as the United States and indeed the world are abuzz about the catastrophe in New York city and the far reaching destruction>>


<< emergency and rescue crews were working, reporters relaying information, some of it speculation and already the "spin doctors" of the media were putting their spin on it about the mutant menace. it appeared that Guardian was right, that the actions of Blackout had served to DAMAGE the progress that Sharon Kelly had made in the effort to further the cause of tolerance and mutant /meta human rights.>>

<< across the country, people reacted with shock and disbelief, even OTHER mutants/meta humans who had heard rumours about the "final battle" involving Mystech and an "as yet unidentified" group of women.>>


<< all the while, inthe now DECIMATED underground fortress that was once a technological jewel of MysTech called "The Citadle"......small fires still raged unchecked, power was now completely gone and all the floors from the bio systems lab to the horror hall and out to the hangar were completely pitch b lack. the hangar had been ravaged by the battle between Doctor Karen Victoria and the monster known as the Super Soldier. He had apparently been expunged by the power of shadow spell, and she was now maimed and dying ...unconscious among the rubble that surrounded her. wires and cable exposed spit out bursts of energy, dust and smoke clouded the air...and metal and stone rubble was everywhere.>>

<< Karen was alone....who would find her, who would save her? After all she had done, to die like this....it was not right.>>


<<but there was hope, The Six , as they were now were few in number but certainly not the ONLY mutants/meta humans/witches on the planet and as long as there others like them, there was always a light in the growing darkness that was the aftermath of this latest battle between MysTech and The Six>>

 

[Sasha]

Los Angelus, California - Aqua Sound Records Building; Penthouse

Sasha turned up the TV as she watched the coverage of the disaster on the east coast. She sat on the couch folding her feet under her as she watched taking in the shock and disbelief in. She could feel it in her rattling bones that something... maybe the fate of the world was at stake. Even in LA, things seemed out of order. Rumors flew everywhere trying to explain the damage, and Sasha was determined to find out the real truth.

Her thought were then interrupted by the voice of her head of security. Deacon's smooth English accent rang through the air as he spoke, "Miss Kane... more reports on the East Coast Disaster have come in."

"Anything new?" Sasha replied with a wearied tone. She ran her fingers through her hair as she shifted on the cushion bringing her feet down flat on the marbled floor.

"Yes unfortunately... the President has made a statement blaming a group of meta-humans and mutants called The Six," Deacon replied tucking the folders in his hands under his arm. "It's expected that they'd use them as a scapegoat. At least it's something for people to chew on while the real people figure out and solve the problem."

"I'm a meta human too you know," Sasha replied rubbing her temples with her fingers. "I wonder how this is going to effect ASR, the west coast... even god forsaken MysTech. How about my father? And the current status of MysTech."

"The Citadle has been destroyed... reports aren't clear on the details quite yet. Both your father and mother have retreated to the Compound in Greece. They want no mistaken affiliation with MysTech of course," Deacon reported. Sasha nodded at each report showing only shock at the first tidbit of information.

"D-d-destroyed?" Sasha stammered as memories of the horrid place began to flash through her mind. This was the place she had spent almost 3 years at the mercy of Adam and Christopher. Dr. Victory and Dr. Chandler loomed over her as she lay trapped in a pool of water chained to the bottom. She had not developed her power of underwater breathing. Everytime she tried to breath, scream... water replaced the oxygen in her lungs. She almost drowned that day.

"Are you okay Sasha?" he asked in concern placing a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm fine... your dismissed Deacon," Sasha replied bringing her knees up to her chest. As the former-marine left, she stood again as soon as she had recovered some symbolence of composure. She walked over to the table on which stood a tall pitcher of water and a few glasses. She poured herself a glass of water drinking it almost immediately.

 

[Rampage]

Alone and naked, sitting crosslegged in the middle of his Philadelphia mansion, Nicolas was trying to relax. Relax is not really the right word. He was trying to COPE. He could 'hear' the fear and anguish of and the hatred for metahumans as it emanated from literally millions of minds at once. He could ignore it, but the magnitude of the attacks made the 'noise' resonate for him, made them an annoying draw upon his mind, so he decided to meditate. As he was finishing his deep breathing and visualization, allowing the faint buzz to slowly wash away, the silence is broken by the ringing of his cell phone. Nicolas presses the button on his Bluetooth and says,

"Hello Magnuss. Give it to me."

"Hello sir. My sources tell me that a battle at the Mystech Citadel apparently resulted in an energy discharge that destroyed most of the surrounding area. The authorities are closing in on the battle zone with extreme caution, and are authorized to shoot any survivors. This is very bad for the dreams of equality espoused by your father here and Senator Kelly there in the US. Our interests in terms of the businesses are far too insulated to be harmed, but what else do you propose we do? The press will surely be looking for a statement."

"Release the following statement: 'We are saddened at the loss of life and devastation that has visited New York. In the spirit of our founder's life and work we are establishing a fund for the rebuilding and retooling of the affected areas. This fund will receive $100 million dollars to start from the Gustav Magnusson charitable foundation, and the Magnusson Corporate Group will match donor contributions dollar for dollar up to a maximum of an additional $100 million dollars. We encourage everyone worldwide to give of their hearts and to remember that this incident was only a few individuals. It is counterproductive to allow an entire group of people to be maligned over individual acts. All of us have a choice to do good or to do evil. Do not allow the evil of a few to incite evil from many. Thank you and know that we stand with you New York in your darkest hour.' You get that?"

"Done and done sir. The essay is excellent and I will secure a non-profit number for the fund immediately. The statement will be realeased and the deposit of funds will be executed within the next 12 hours. Magnuss out."

The connection ended and Nicolas stood up, stretching as he put on a cream-colored suit with a charcoal grey shirt and matching tie, socks and shoes. The hat and topcoat lay over the chair in his office as he turned on the TV and watched, along with the rest of America, the carnage in New York City.

 

[Ororo]

a mysterious visitor L.A./Philidelphea

:: as Nicolas and Sasha both watched incoming reports of the disaster in NYC, and they reacted in their own individual ways...they would BOTH hear the faint echoing, rumbling thunder ..it sounded distant but as they looked outside, mysterious clouds began to roll in the sky and billow...darkening everything around the buildings they were each in. the winds rose in speed as well.::


:: simultaneously at both points of contact, a howling wind is heard as a spinning column of air with dead leaves flowing randomly within it forms...thunder crashes as Ororo appears before Nicolas and Sasha in their respective locations. She was able to bypass any security measures that the buildings offered and Nicolas would not be able to register her telepathically because of her psi screen, although he WOULD sense her presence because it was an astral projection. ::


Ororo: Do not be frightened, I am not here to harm you. My name is Ororo, and i need your assistance.

:: this strange , but elegant, beautifull woman stood before each one of them, as her silver hair flowed as whell as her white "goddess dress" and blue robe, she was unlike anything either one had seen before and Nicolas would especially be drawn to her because she was a black woman...a beautifull black woman. ::

 

[Rampage]

Nicolas noticed the change in stmospheric pressure, the column of leaves that entered his study, yet the security did not alert him at all. He then realized that this was an extraphysical visit and decided to meet this 'visitor' accordingly. As he stood still and upright his astral form stepped forward to meet one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. His mental projection changed suit colors to match Ororo, with a white suit and matching blue tie and handkerchief. Although he could not sense her prescence on a psi level (a first for him), he could sense the purity of her soul in this projection and responded accordingly.

"What does one such as you require from me, madame? I will do all that I can to assist you. Name your difficulty."

The impression that Ororo left on Nicolas was returned in kind by the young mutant. His training and physical advantages left him as an impressive sight to behold. Nicolas looked into her eyes and waited for her to speak to him again. The immense good that she emanated from her projection gave him a sense of trust that he had not had before in anyone since his father or maybe Magnuss.

 

[Ororo]

the story

:: Ororo stood tall and elegant, she saw the strength that eminated from the young man. She was happy to know that since her own time on Earth long ago that there were others like her that used their powers to benefit those less fortunate. It was one of the reasons why he registered when she scryed for those that were most suitable to help her in a most important task.::

:: she noted that he was able to meet her on the Astral Plane, a feat not possible for most. clearly he was possesed of great power.::

Ororo: I come to you from a realm beyond Earth, a dimension outside of time and space, but I once was OF the earth like you. Though i am no longer here full time, there are those that i care for and assist that are here...most of whom are about your age....and like you, they possess wonderous gifts. some mutant, some meta human and others magickal.

:: waving her hand, a trail of sparkling green orbs flows between them as images of Guardian, Black Widow, Foxfire and MorningStar appear all of the women are stood in their individual trademark poses, looking feminine and powerfull. it was the first time Nicolas had seen any of these women as they appeared in The Six::

Behold, the surviving members of a team simply known as The Six. They risk their lives to stand against the vast terrible powers that threaten this world....namely MysTech....the most powerfull commerical entity on the planet. They have suffered much as of late, and several of their number have died.

:: the image bubble shifts to recount the events leading to the disaster in NYC that Nicolas heard about he now gets a FIRST hand view of Malice, Blackout, the WILDpack and the raging battle between them and four women.::

Malice, a deadly powerfull omega class telepath/empath waged a vicious campaign against The surviving members of the Six. The result was a final, terrifying battle between the witch Guardian and the now insane methuman Blackout who was in fact a member of The Six before she was ensorcelled by Malice.

:: the image bubble replays the last terrifying moments in full detail for Nicolas to see::

"May you roit in HELL!"

:: Thrusting her hands out, palms facing Guardian, a massive beam of black energy shot toward the precog. The beam was as black as the night's sky, filled with every ounce of energy she drained out of the city....enough energy destory the entire Eastern Coast of the United States. ::

::she did not reply, she simply thrust her hands out and forward......as a haunting bell tolls followed by thunder and she releases her power. ALL of her mystical knowledge, her telekinetic power...ALL OF HER...she calls on it without hesitation or restraint as her eyes now begin to glow SOLID BLUE and her blue/black hair blows in the wind.::

:: her blast beams collide with Blackout's to create a POWERFULL collision, the shockwave from the blast desetroys nearby cars and store fronts..the sound of power, magick, lightning, energy feedback are heard in the air like a relentless tornado......as the two women stand LOCKED in a standoff.::

<< it is a scene out of hell and everything around them is paying the price for the escalating power they are using to try to destroy each other. BOTH women look surprisingly BEAUTIFULL, like two female titans looked in a never ending struggle>>


<< thunder crashes, energy pulsates and a bell tolls one last time before a radiating ballistic BACKLASH explodes from the point of collision between the two power signatures...the ballistic backlash is glowing, sparkling mixed with the blackness of Alexis and the ice cold blueness of Alison...and as its defeaning thunder errupts all around....the SCREAMS of Alexis and Alison can be heard as BOTH women are slammed by the backlash and hurled back and UP in the air almost in slow motion! both women's bodies are blasted upward in opposite direction and lost a wave of white light followed the black lash that incinerated anything not protected....including humans that were lurking about.>>

<< Guardian and Blackout are blown away....as the backlash consumes EVERYTHING in its path...and now charges for the force dome that was protecting Haleigh and Blaze. Everything and EVERYONE around them was DESTROYED >>

:: It may very well have been the first time Nicolas has seen witches and metahumans in action like this....and the power these two women possesed...to see it used so violently and the destruction it caused...even the REPLAY of it is devastating to bhold::

Ororo: Not only did both Guardian and Blackout perish, but the city...the whole city was destroyed. the east coast was gripped by a terrifying blackout. I arrived and rescued the survivors of The Six and they are now in my care, but there is another, a woman who needs your help Nicolas.

:: Ororo waves her hand again as the image bubble shifts::

She is Doctor Karen Victoria, a noted psycho therapist and the mother of one of the most powerfull witches on the planet. She risked her life to rescue her daughter's allies from Malice and Blackout.

:: the image bubble replays the terrifying battle between herself and the Super Soldier::

<< save the soft sounds of battle from horror hall inthe distance, the dark hangar remained silent for a moment...as thunder began to rumble and crack. a ray of black light beamed down between Karen and the Super Soldier....it glowed ominously as the shape of the Demon Storm, began to form...this MASSIVE , muscular, horned demon with wings, glowing white eyes and fangs roard into view, surrounded by the wide black ray of light. The area around the demon began to warp and bend the light...highlighting its EXTREME height (easily dwarfing the super soldier) as the winds began to howl and blow.. Karen's hair and the remainder of her cape began to blow back in the wind as she stretched her arms forward>>

power of shadow....DESTROY HIM!!

<< her voice echoed and seemed to roll like thunder as she directed the Demon Storm to attack the Super Soldier. This spell summons a most ancient evil. a demon that will consume its foe on ALL levels (mental, physical and spiritual) leaving NO trace...and as the power of the spell began to close in on the super soldier..the very GROUND that the magick traved across began to crack and cave in...>>


<< Karen's face betrays an expression of almost blank focus..her opal blue eyes fastened on her foe ...as she begins to act as a puppet master, manipulating the GIGANTIC demon storm with her slow, carefull gestures.>>

<< the demon reaches across the dock toward the Super Soldier and with that, he is SWEPT UP in a powerfull violent vortex of wind, being PULLED towards the demon. as this happens, the Super soldier is assaulted on ALL levels of his being. his "shape" begins to warp as his body is taxed beyond all levels of endurance he has demonstrated so far>>

Ororo: the doctor succeeded in saving herself and destroying the Super Soldier...but not without a terrible cost.

the view of the battle shifted....and as Karen seemed to seal the fate of the super soldier, from the eye of the demon storm, a TERRIFYING sight is beheld as MASSIVE piece of metal debris is hurled by the super soldier in one last attempt to strike down the doctor. the massive piece of hagged metal SLAMS into the doctor full on and she is smacked down to the ground so fast..and so hard. the sound is SICKENING. ::

:: the super soldier is erradicated...destroyed from within and without on a physical, mental and spiritual level by the power of shadow spell and the ceiling of the hangar begins to collapse from the forces from the spell.....huge chunks crashing down all around the now unconscious and BADLY HURT doctor who is now laying on her back, her head turned to the side...not moving...blood dripping from a large rip in her flying suit about her chest area...and blood on her face as well::

Ororo: the doctor is trapped, and badly hurt. She is dying. we must rescue her, but I could not risk "The Six" going back. they are now down to three, and EVERYONE is looking for them. That is why I have reached out to you and one another, a young woman with power and personal experience with MysTech's evil.

:: she held out her hand::

Time is short, Will you help me?

 

[Rampage]

Nicolas watched as Ororo spoke. Clearly she was a lady of some age, but possesed of a beauty that defied chronology. As she told him of the Six and revealed them to him in all their glory, he was stunned by the beauty and strength of the images. As he listened further to Ororo's account of events in New York, the entire picture became clear to him. He knew from Magnuss that the authorities would only stay away so long before they raided the building, killing everyone they encountered for fear of whatever could do what had been done to the surrounding area.

As Ororo showed him the image of Dr. Victoria and the battle she had with a large humanoid beast, he reached out to her mentally to find her. He quickly sifted through the surrounding minds, moving by watching what others saw. In the building itself, he found nothing. To his mind, no one was left alive at all. But he knew that she HAD to be there, or this woman would not have come to him to help her. She must be shielded as this one was from his probing. He heard Ororo speak of another that she was reaching out to and the the sorceress held out her hand to him. He smiled and reached forward, grabbing her hand.

"My father told me that there were others possesed of powers as I am. In truth I had really never encountered any such as yourselves until now, and now I realize why my father drove me to train as he did. I am only vaguely familiar with the Six, but they are even more impressive to behold. I would be honored to help, but we must hurry. The authorities will attempt to storm the building, killing all who are left inside very soon. Where is the other metahuman? I can retrieve her and have us both in New York in minutes."

Nicolas used his TK power on his own physical body to get it moving, grabbing his topcoat and hat before returning to its post.

 

[Sasha]

Sasha was now at her desk collecting paperwork before a weird engery began to fill the room. Wind picked up even though she was inside and then there stood an etherial woman. Sasha stared at her for a moment taking in her beauty. She didn't react to her appearance like she usually would've and when Ororo announced she meant no harm Sasha was put at ease.

"Assistance? I'm sure I can help you," Sasha replied walking out from behind her desk. A sophisticated, black pinstriped Tahari pantsuite complimented from her body tailored to fit every curve. Her dark brown hair flowed around her shoulders. She crossed her graceful, but muscular around across her chest as she still tried to regester Ororo's sudden appearance. She still couldn't understand why her alarm systems didn't go off, but it didn't seem to matter now.

 

[Ororo]

at the same time

In Philadelphea

:: the astral form of Ororo takes Nicolas' hand. he's such a noble young man, full of good will and intent, Ororo is truly pleased by the sight of him but she knows that once he becomes involved, he will know much in the way of pain and loss. she only hopes that he will soon realize and accept his destiny which will lead him to join The six::

Ororo: the other meta human is across the united states on the west coast, not too far from the location of a past caper of the The Six. Come.

:: with a whispering wind, Ororo leads Nicolas via the astral plane with the speed of thought to Sasha Kane's residence. Sasha is now able to behold the site of a handsome, tall black man standing beside the immortal weather witch.::

---------

L.A.

:: Ororo looks upon the young Sasha, this woman with beautifull dark features radiates of a power not seen in a long time, Ororo knows that not only is this woman the ideal choice to help rescue the doctor from MysTech but also to lend her powers to the cause of The Six::

:: although Ororo traveled back and forth across the astral plane with Nicolas , as he was now standing beside her in his astral form, to Sasha, it would appear that Ororo simply waved her hand and there he was::

Ororo: vast , terrible powers threaten your world...MysTech has been the foremost of those threats. No doubt the both ofyou are aware of the disaster in new york city...which directly involved agents of MysTech and those who risked their lives to oppose them.

:: Ororo waves her hand and an image bubble forms, replaying the same images that she had broadcast to nicolas, now sasha would see first hand what happened.::

Doctor Victoria is an ally of The Six, the mother of one of them and she risked her life to save them from Malice and Blackout. in the confusion of the battle, she was accidently left behind .

:: the battle between Dr. Victoria and the super soldier replays...up to the terrifying end where not only does the doctor defeat the monster..but she is struck down as well.::

The Doctor is trapped, alone, badly hurt and dying. If she is found by the federal agents...she will be killed on site...TOGETHER we can rescue her. will you join us?

::noting Sasha's agreeing to help her, Ororo smiled gently::

Nicolas will secure your passage from the west coast to the east coast. you will arrive at what is now "ground zero" in NYC and I will guide you from there. i thank you both for your willingness to help, the nobility in your souls stand out in a realm filled with darkness and despire.

::with that, Ororo's astral form as well as Nicolas' fades away in a whirlwind column with a few leaves spinning within it and just like that, Ororo is gone, the winds and thunder outside slowly begin to fade and all returns to normal. Nicolas finds himself in his own body again and with the coordinates given to him by Ororo, he can now retrieve Sasha and arrive to NYC, where Ororo will guide them from there.::

 

[Rampage]

As Ororo takes Nicolas' hand, he quickly finds his astral form materializing at an apartment of a very beautiful and, according to Ororo, very talented young lady. he stands there beside Ororo quietly as she recounts what she said to him previously. As she speaks, he keeps track of the agents at ground zero. They are going to storm in just another couple of hours at the most! As Ororo sums up her presentation and the young lady agrees, NJicolas finds himself returned to his apartment with nothing but leaves and a pair of coordinates to note that anything had happened at all. With a bemused shake of the head and a smirk, he quickly finishes dressing and picks up the coordinates left for him. He reaches out to the mind he felt while in the prescence of Ororo and adresses this new young lady:

"Hello, I am Nicolas, the one with Ororo that visited you. Get ready to go and cut off your alarm. I will arrive in about 5 minutes and I see no need to wake the neightbors. While I wait, could I at least have your name? I think it only fair that we exchange names before going on a mission of such import."

 

[Seer]

charge of the light brigade

<< Nicolas, gathered himself together and quickly connected with Sasha Kane. the two would have little time to properly get aquainted as they were racing against the clock in more ways than one.>>

New York City

<< the city that was once the gem of the east coast was brought to its knees, still gripped by a chaotic blackout. with uncertainty and dischord thick in the air and raging through the streets, federal, state and local law enforcement officials were having a time with rescue efforts alone while other emergency worker teams were feverishly working to contain firers>>

<< in the midst of it all, helicopters were buzzing over head and on the streets itself , between rioters and looters, people were out proclaiming the end of the world, that mutants and meta humans were the ambassadors of the anti christ.... of the work that Sharon Kelly had dedicated herself to, GAVE HER LIFE FOR, had been tragically undone in one horrible, violent moment>>

<< Nicolas and Sasha would now see FIRST HAND the devastation as they arrived, hidden in a secluded dark alley a few blocks from ground zero. they would hear sirens, gun shuts, and other sounds of violence and emergency. There was no turning back now for either of them. THeir very lives were at stake if they were discovered to be mutant and meta human.>>

 

[Ororo]

and so it begins

:: Ororo appears in a swirling column of winds and leaves...looking as elegant as always.::

Ororo: time grows short. you must make your way to the abandonned medical office facility just a few blocks over. as it stands right now...they do not realize that it is merely a front for what lies beneath, the CITADLE.

you will have to move through the facility and find the secret passage hidden within the morgue. once there you make your way down to the underground access tunnel and that will lead you iinto the now badly damaged hangar/dock area...it is within there that you will find the doctor but bewear, even with the facility badly damaged, MysTech stil lays claim to it and their may be someone (or more) waiting to greet you. No doubt the doctor represents a signifcant prize to MysTech, her ex husband was a member of the consortium, her daughter was one of their greatest enemies.


you must find her before they or any outside force does.Be carefull, children...the task ahead of you contains many dangers both seen and unseen. help each other through.

:: Ororo waves for them to begin their journey...just as a small group of military troops thunders by. She disppeares in a swirling column of wind just as a spot light is shinned down the alley, and Nicolas is left to find his way to the medical facility::

 

[Rampage]

Nicolas surveyed the area quickly, staying in the shadows created by the alleyway's wall. He concentrated slightly and a large water main burst through the street about a block above his position,triggering car alarms around it and getting the attention of the soldiers that were hunkered down in front of the MysTech building.

Nicolas used the momentary distraction to impose his will upon the soldiers, causing them to be entranced by the water, consumed by a NEED to stop it at all costs. As the soldiers scrambled to investigarte the water main, Nicolas walked calmly down the street, concealing his nature from the guards by mental suggestion. As he walked he suddenly lept over the remaining streets and landed beside the target building itself.
He looked to make sure the coast was clear. Satisfied that he was unnoticed, he walked up to the doorway and quickly tore it open. He hopped inside, reaching out with his telekinesis to "see" as light in this electricity-starved building was scarce.

 

[Seer]

inside the medical facility

<< outsmarting a group of alread distracted soldiers was one thing, and while Rampage certainly entered the long abandonned medical facility with ease, he would find things became much more tricky from this point on>>

<< he was in the now dark, dust and cobweb strewn lobby...despity the chaos and commotion outside, there was a feeling of gloomy stagnation even in this first area of the faciilty. he could sense that many a tragic and horrifying moments had occurred in this eerie "doctor's office.", the same place where the Six had first arrived for their first mission together>>

<< through the double doors and down the long, dark , spooky hallway, Rampage would find a T intersection with another hall leading off to long dysfunctional elevators. further down the hall was the door to the MORGUE.>>

<< inside the horrifying morgue, even though abandonned, the lingering sense of carnage and death was here. exam tables...strewn with bizarrely savage medical equipment. large containers containing what could only be described as...."blood". and along the wall..the long refrigiration unit...where behind one set of doors, there would actually be the passage to the access tunel that took him underground toward the citadle>>


<< the eerie silence was almost TOO MUCH, something was lurking, but it seemed to be ALL AROUND...not easily pin pointed. Rampage would have to press on ...>>

 

[Rampage]

Nicolas looked around at the medical equipment, if it could truthfully be called that. Blood and gore covered the walls and floors of these rooms. The types of "experiments" that must have happened here were nearly unimaginable in depravity to him.

"Good Lord," Nicolas whispered half to himself. Anyone, or anything capable of this would require his full attention. And make no mistake. He was sensing something, but it was not easily pinpointed at this time. It could just be the vibe of the place itself, but he doubted it.

Locating the double doors, Nicolas proceeded down the hallway to the Citadle.

 

[Seer]

The access tunnell

<< Rampage was now in the deep, long traveled underground access tunnel. he could hear eerie subterranean sounds as he went further...there were scorch marks on the walls midway through the tunnel. bones , oddly shapped bones were scattered about...signs of battles and violence from long ago, the faintest echos of wind and haunting sounds were in the air. Rampage was jurneying into a place of extreme evil and darkness.>>

<< the presence he felt....seemed to come from ahead..a low growling slowly crept up in the air and soon, as Rampage made his way down the seemingly ENDLESS tunnel, he found himself confronted by six PAIRS of eight glowing eyes high in the air....ALL around him. the physical presence of LARGE bodies could be felt. the ant lions.. GIGANTIC armoured acrachnids , the result of mystech's genetic manipulation of spiders and scorpions, were now present. they were immune to psychic attacks and possesed of incredible speed, strength durability and other deadly attacks that Rampage would soon become aware of.>>

 

[Rampage]

Nicolas noticed the eyes and realized that he was under attack by the ugliest things he had ever seen. He couldn't tell if they were supposed to be ants, spiders, scorpions...no matter, he hd ajob to do and he would accompliush his task.

Rampage mentally grabbed the ant lion in front of him and swung it around, crashing it into the others and herding them to one side of the room.

Now that I have them on front of me, I can deal with them better, without the ambush factor.

Rampage centered himself mentally and waited for his adversaries to make a move.

 

[Seer]

in the access tunnel

<< Rampage was fast acting to be sure, but his formidable psychic powers would avail him LITTLE against these creatures who were durable beyond ANY naturally occurring biological organism known on earth.>>

<< in the darkness, he would find not two but 4 ant lions. ONE crawling along the ceiling at some point and even as he "pulled" one in front of him with his mental powers, it FELT as though he were pulling multi tons weights!>>

<< the ant lion from the ceiling DROPPED DOWN upon him ...DWARFING him with its massive body as its legs surrounded him. from the underbelly of the antlion....a toxic acide began to secrete . this acid was powerfull enough to melt through steel and toxic enough to kill a grown man within SECONDS. >>

<< because of his mutation and the powers he possesed, it was unlikely that Rampage would die instantly but the acid would cause MASSIVE burning to Rampage's skin and muscle spasms as well. meanwhile the other ant lions began to close in and fire deadly venom blasts at him>>

 

[Rampage]

Nicolas saw the ant lion as it descended upon him. The first drops sof the acid began to give EVEN him a burning sensation...

"Enough of that!!" Nicolas concentrated on the pools of acid being sprayed and suspended them as he rolled to his left.

"Let's see how YOU like it." The clouds of acid were deposited into the eyes of the ant lions as he picked up the one closest to him and threw him towards the others...

 

[Seer]

press forward

<< as two Ant Lions began to roar with pain and stagger side ways, disoriented and pained by the acide to their eyes. one even falls over on its back with a loud THUD. While the other seemed to retreat back into the endless darkness in an awkward pattern. >>


<< Rampage had staggered some of his "welcoming party" but there were two more and one of them, rushed forward on its 8 TALL legs and with a deadly fast spinning move, it SLAMS Rampage across the whole of his face and head with its leg, leaving a terrible gash. the strength of these antlions is roughly 30 tons.>>

<< the next Ant Lion attacks, with an odd sound it unleashes a "web ring" attack as a powerfull web substance laced with a neuro toxin is released against Rampage in a pattern that, will surround his boddy and will trap him as it releases the toxin into his skin pores upon contact, causing painfull paralysis.>>


<<the web blasts lash out at Rampage. but the young mutant couldnt give up now he knew that the journey was nearly at its end and these massive, bizarre creatures were quite possibly just the BEGINNING of his test and trials here.>>


meanwhile

<< further down and OUTSIDE the mouth of the access tunnel...the dock/hangar area..now damaged and wrecked from the violent battle between Dr. Victoria and Super Soldier and the chain reaction caused by BlackOut in Horror Hall.

<<< while MONTHS were passing in Limbo, only an HOUR had passed on earth and Doctor Victoria lies where she fell, struck down violently in one last move from the Super Soldier before he was destroyed by the deadly spell that Karen had unleashed against him.>>

<< she's ALIVE, but barely. she doesnt move. simply lies there her bewitching face marred by dirt, cuts and bruises , her chest wound is painfully apparent even in the midst of her black, sleek flying suit w/cape. she needed help and SOON, her LIFE depended on it.>>

<< if she didnt die, she would be found by a probing team of special forces agents dispatched by the governments department of super human affairs...and her fate would ultimate be worse than merely dying from battle wounds.>>


<< help was on the way, but would it arrive in time??>>