The Inferno Crisis: Hell on earth!

[Spellbinder]

as of mere moments ago.......

::without another word, Ororo lifts her hands...and teleports herself, alison and erika to the expanse of the Garden...with the others::


Gather yourselves together. We now prepare to venture into the heart of profound darkness. Goddess grant our powers are sufficient to save the citizens and protect each other. no matter what happens ...we must stay together! Your task is spelled out clearly...mine...unfortunately is not going to be so easy.

::there was a hint of cryptic tone in the last half of her statement..::

::as the winds rose...ororo's hair and cape flowed ...swirling leaves encircled the group as their bodies were enveloped by sparkling green magick..and with a BLAST of thunder...they were teleported from the safety and tranquility of Ororo's garden......to what could only be described as simply HELL ON EARTH as they arrive just STEPS away from Time Square. they could SEE the large, swirling vortex of a stepping disc in the sky....it was shaking..and flickering...but demons continued to fall from the sky...raining down ..crashing onto car's and buildings....as the buildings themselves now took on a more "ancient" stone like appearence and had DEMONIC FACES...all sorts of inanimate objects began to come to evil life...as fires were erupting.....power was fluxuating, people were screaming.... UTTER CHAOS::


::the nightmare gauntlet from HELL was about to BEGIN!::

 

[Prophet]

:: Cameron looked at what used to be the fast paced and cultural melding pot of New York City. It had broken out into complete and udder chaos. There were demons falling from the skies like rain and objects that had been enchanted as they ran people off of the road and chased them down the streets. Demons began making their way slowly to the Six as they could most likely sense the amount of power that each of them had within. Prophet looked towards Ororo with a concerned look as he could see the vortex high in the sky. He was perplexed ::

"Ororo.. shouldn't we be at Illustra? How are we going to maneuver through this chaos?"

:: Prophet shot a concerned look at his sister and Alison who seemed to be for the first time standing next to each other and not with the same cold distance there had always been. Alison was alive and Cameron guessed that it was a good thing. He looked at her quickly ::

"Nice to have you with us again.. Alison.."

:: He didn't quite know what to say to her. Cameron knew that she wouldn't take a simple thank you as an apology. Since their meeting she had saved his life countless times and almost sacrificed herself to save the entire group of the Six. Prophet knew he would have to answer to her after this was all over. He turned back to the group ::

"So what is our plan?"

 

[Foxfire]

** For those few precious seconds, Blaze held her breath. Would Cameron except her peace offering? A slow sigh escaped her lips when she felt his larger hand slide inside hers for a firm handshake. After releasing her hand away, Foxfire felt more relieved. At least she made peace with her teammates and just in time. Ororo, Erika, and Guardian were then teleported right in front of them. Ororo's words were another clue to what Cameron saw and what Blaze felt. The weather witch must have sensed it as well thought Blaze. **

** Peering over at Alison, Blaze couldn't believe it! How on earth did they succeed? Having Guardian there was another added bonus. The mutant was worried about the Seer, she was even ready to grieve for her death but luckily that didn't happen. Sparkling green specks filtered along Blaze's tanned skin, making her shiver. And in the blink of an eye they were gone. Transferred to NYC, where all the demons were and the final showdown would take place. **

** Arriving at close range by Time Square, Blaze was in awe at the sight of demons of all sizes and shapes shooting through the stepping disk. Shaking her head at the piercing screams from the frightened public. Her eyes moved onto Ororo and Alison for direction, both of them were sure to have a plan. But what caught her attention were inanimate objects moving out of the corner of her eyes. A deep frown washing over her face, how was this possible? **

"We're not in Kansas anymore Dorothy, we're in HELL!"

 

[Pathfinder]

< As the group was teleported to New York City, Erika surveyed the situation. It was essentially Hell on Earth. From the demons to enchanted objects to the darkened skies and the giant vortex that seemed to be all encompassing. This was not going to be easy. There were going to be casualties, be it members of the Six or Civillians of the city. Either way they would HAVE To make it to Illustra if they even stood a chance of getting the old Morgan back. She shot back at her brother quickly. >

"Cameron.. Are you kidding? That would be like dropping us in the Lion's Den and we are close enough as it is.. If she sees any of us her blood lust will run high! Besides.. look at all of these people. Somebody has got to help them. Remember, this isn't about us..."

< She wasn't being snippy with Cameron, she was just trying to help him understand the severity of the situation. How dire things were. This wasn't going to be solved by an all out attack on Spellbinder. Things needed to happen in succession. Stuff had to be resolved one by one, and right now, the people needed them and besides, they needed to kill off as many demons as possible. That would just be less to aid Spellbinder in the end. >

"Sorry for sounding so cross, Cameron. I am merely stressed by the situation, but look at it this way, the less demons crawling around, the less we have to fight off when we get to Morgan. We need to be smart about this..."

 

[Persephone]

Time Square

:: Winds began to flow around the meta human until finally she dissapeared from the dimension known as Limbo and appeared in New York City....or what was left of it. Alexis' blue eyes immediatly lifted towards the massivly large stepping disc in the sky...her mouth parted with shock. The amount of power Morgan had gained...the amount of distruction she was doing with it. It was amazing. Alexis' eyes finally began to glance around looking at the larger picture---Time Square. The buildings were destroyed, fire and smoke could be seen in the distant along with cries of desperation and pain. It was almost as if they had traveled back in time those six months ago where they all first met...that devistating night. But my god, this was fifty times worse. Fluttering her eyes, Alexis could hear the conversation going on between Cameron, Erika, and Blaze, but didn't bother to chime in. Suddenly, a woman came screaming out of a store, running towards the group....grabbing onto Alexis, she pleaded with her frantically--the woman was petrified. ::

Woman: "PLEASE!! Help me! Please God!!.....NO!!"

:: The woman screamed bloody murder between her sobs as she turned seeing the demon that was chasing her emerge from the store. The demon shot into the air, launching towards the helpless woman, ready to kill her...or whatever these demons enjoyed doing. Without even giving it a second thought, Alexis quickly pushed the woman towards Cameron and Erika, as the demon literally tackled Alexis to the ground. OOOF! Holding the vicious demon's torso back with her hands, it tried desperatly to bite down at Alexis' throat....Alexis charged up her hands and sent a massive electrical surge into the demon, sending him flying feet away. Pushing herself up off the dirty concrete ground, she watched as he demon continued to convulse until finally he exploded on the spot. Out of breath simply for the fact that she wasn't ready for that attack, she looked to the woman who was still with Erika and Cameron...::

Woman: "Thank you...thank you all..."

:: The woman's voice was shaky...she was in shock about the entire situation. ::

"Just get home...quickly.."

:: Alexis spoke calmly....holding her forearm, the demon had dug it's claws into her deeply...and she knew exactly what that meant. She was most likely infected with the TO virus...::

 

[Black Widow]

Haleigh looked up at Ororo as she returned to call on Erika... she never missed a chance to berate Cameron and Haleigh[ever so skillfully without calling them outright]... and Haleigh was now beginning to tire of it. She DID have remorse for her part in Morgan's fall... and though she had taken a change no one could deny... she never was and never WOULD be a doormat....and so firmly and loudly enough for everyone to hear, she spoke up to Ororo.

"With all due respect, Mademoiselle, Alison GAVE as good as she GOT."

Haleigh sat back against the large boulder that was behind her and stretched her legs out in front her, crossing them at the ankles as Cameron got comfortable in her lap. He drifted off to sleep... and she rests back, looking down at him. Haleigh could never say aloud the way she felt about Cameron, partly out of pride and partly out of fear... but Everyone else could see, as he slept, the way she looked at him gave her away. She didnt need a blood tie... as far as she was concerned he was her brother... and it was this that mainly caused her to resent Alison... it had nothing to do with her alliance to Morgan... Hales was angered that Alison was his sister and continuously forsake him... she still didnt sleep, she wasnt tired... so she kind of relaxed her vision and spaced out, thinking about everything that had happened, and everything that was ahead of her. It was the first moment she had to reflect on her instincts and to stop ignoring her intuition... and apparently, her death had NOT been thayt bad feeling she'd had... for know more than ever, like a pain coiled in her upper abs, that bad feeling throbbed with strength. UIt wasnt long before she snapped from her daze, Blaze seemed to be distressed.

"What's wrong?"

She asked, as Blaze began about what she sensed. Cameron awoke with talked of a vision... and pulled hales to her feet. It was time to go to New York... and H was ready.

"Welll.... I dunno about a WHOLE plan.... but it might be wise to start by going to CI... we can find Morgan BEFORE she finds us... and well have eyes on the city... once we know the scope of the damage thus far.... well be properly informed to make a plan.... and we can prepare."

 

[Ororo]

NYC-TimeSquare

::Ororo surveyed the damage and mayhem as it unfolded before her eyes.....the whole scene was injected..almost ENHANCED by Morgan's deep seeded rage the final confrontation would be emotionally battering as well as physical. Not really paying attention to Haleigh, she focused on her own special task::

Ororo: how ever you do it, you will have to make your way through this city...helping those whom you can along the way the ultimate goal with be to rendevous with me at Illustra BEFORE the sun sets.


::she began to move away from the group::

I believe you are more than up to the task at hand.....maiden bless all of you.


::in a columnar vortex of winds and leaves, Ororo vanishes...leaving the group unprotected by the warding spell she cast...and now, demons begin to close in on them...some looking utterly savage and drooling with blood lust, while other smirk with freakishly fanged teeth::

 

[Harbinger]

TimeSquare New York City

::having rejoined the group, thanks to the efforts of Ororo and Erika, Guardian had a much needed new sense of CALM about her soul right now. She felt refreshed, as though she had awakened from a sleep filled with turmoil. Her hair was back in its trademark style of a sleek, severe bun...making her look stern and cold. but her face was refreshed..and her cobalt blue eyes seemed to sparkle with crystal clarity.::

::standing with Ororo to her right and her siblings to her left...it was the FIRST time she was in such close proximity to them without an overwhelming desire to render them limb from limb. Still she did not feel drawn to her brother. Though she may have allowed her marble hard heart to beat once more for the first time in over a decade, she was not entirely willing to revisit sisterly feelings for him. not yet.::

thank you prophet. it is good to be back....thanks to Ororo....::looking upon Erika:: and Erika.

::her voice still possesed the stern tone..but there was more of a lilt to it. no longer was it tinged with savage disdain like it was before.::

::As Ororo brought them to NYC, she saw what she had already known to be on the horizon come to pass in a most terrifying reality. Everything she had foreseen was now coming to fruition....to terrifying detail.::

:: Of the group, Alison and Ororo were the tallest women. Only Prophet edged them out by mere inches of height...She began to survey the area herself...noting the demons and more coming down from the skies, the now demonically enchanted buildings, light fixtures, parking meters, even cars and other normally inanimate objects. people running for their lives ...others already fallen.::

This will escalate....it will get to the point that NYC is deemed a "disaster area" by the american government. fear of the spread of the techno organic virus will prompt government officials to consider..NUCLEAR EXPUNGING of this entire state...and when that happens....Morgan and her demons...the legions of limbo will declare war on the entire country.....this WILL reach global proportions.

We must make this gauntlet, helping those we can along the way but ultimately reaching shelter.....allowing us time to prepare for our arrival at ground zero

:: Pointing off to the distant view, to the now mountainous, jagged structure that was once illustra.......the building seems to have GROWN in size and its summit is now enshrouded by fog and discharges of black lightning. the structure had become so large and twisted in its appearence...that its stature made it loom large in the sky...only the Empire State building dwarfed it..and THAT was because the EP State building itself was ALSO growing... slowly but surely even as they WATCHED...it was unclear just WHERE Morgan was...but likely it was that she'd be at either one of these two structures::

Spellbinder's magicks have blocked my long range foresight. i cant tell if she is at Illustra OR the empire state building. its possible that Haleight's resources will allow us to deduce her location from other clues and data they may gather.

::Ororo was gone and the demons were coming closer. taking the first bold steps forward...Guardian thrusts her hands forward blowing up three demons while simultaneously freezing them in temporal stasis...she then manipulates their demonic shards and flays more oncoming demons with the now highspeed jagged shrapnel.::

I suggest, you point us in the right direction Black Widow. Time is of the essecence....

:: More demons came lumbering from behind an over turned police car....as Guardian lashed out..and blew each of them up utterly...each member of the Six would have to pull their own weight in this hellish gauntlet if they wanted to make it.

 

[Spellbinder]

the demons and enchanted objects strike back

<< as the demons destroyed by Guardian and Shockwave cry out before meeting their end, more demons assemble coming from all directions..some swooping down from the skies as well. at the same time....light fixtures began to reach down like huge anacondas....attempting to wrap up and electrocute members of the six, while Trash cans start hurling themselves at the group...and power and a near by firehydrant BLASTS at the group with an ENDLESS torrent of powerful, unrelenting water.......all the while..the demons began attacking more helpless citizens who are trying to run....the closest victim....is a young woman with her baby...having fallen and now covering her baby with her body in a last ditch effort to sheild her child from the animal like strikes of two lean, yet toned shiney demons that taught her with laughing>>

 

[Prophet]

:: Prophet watched everything that was going on in complete wonder. This was almost like a dream. How could this really be happening? Out of the corner of his eye he noticed two demons edging in closer on a mother and her young daughter who looked to be around the age of four. Almost instinctively, Cameron turned around as he lifted his hand in the air, telepathically taking control of the demons as he made the demons dance around doing the funky chicken and other silly things which seemed to ease the mind of the young girl. With a single thought the demons flew in front of the group and were destroyed by the shards of the demons that were destroyed by Alison as Prophet walked up to the little girl and patted her on the head ::

"See, they are just silly little monsters..."

:: Looking up to the Mother ::

"You might want to get out of the city, Miss. Things are looking bad. Your daughter's life depends on it..."

:: He turned back as he looked upon the city and in the background he saw three demons seemingly combust. After the ashes and dust settled, Cameron could only smile. It was Vivica! She was alive and well and apparantely doing something about the hordes of demons that were attacking the city. As soon as sensed Cameron in the area she augmented her hyper senses as she focused them all into speed and in almost the blink of an eye she was embracing Cameron in a long and needed hug ::

Vivica: Cam! You're alive! I worried that you weren't going to make it or that you were still in California. Did everything go okay with your sisters?

Cameron: As good as can be expected. It is a little strange, but we have bigger things to worry about right now. This is the culmination of the explosion of Morgan Victoria. Viv, I need you to scower the streets and burrows. Make sure the people are safe and don't get in the way of the Six. By the way? How did you dust those demons over there?

Vivica: It must be part of my mutation. All of my senses have seemed to have heightened.. I find myself being able to run fast and punch through walls and hear things much farther away than before.. I guess it's just expanding...

Cameron: Well it's good that you are okay.. but I need to get back to the Six so we can get started.. Stay safe okay?

Vivica: As always. Just do the same, okay?

:: The two leaned in for a huge before Vivica zoomed off into the street looking like a blur before stopping down the street a few ways and literall lifting a light pole out of it's place and using it to decapitate two demons in front of her as she waved for the people to get out of the way. She would be okay. Cameron turned back to the group and back to Haleigh ::

"Come on Hales... what's the best plan of action?"

:: Prophet didn't have time to react. He was bombarded by a blast of hydrant water that sent him flying a distance aways from the group and onto a sidewalk. There was so much dust and debris everywhere that he couldn't really see the group anymore. The only thing he could see where the sparkling eyes of several demons now coming straight at him. As they crawled forward, Cameron hurled them back with a squint of the eyes as he ran forward, once again finding the members of the Six as he he telekinetically held the demons in place as the hyrdant now blasted them with water. as the Light Fixtures came down and knicked one of the demons, both of them started to convulse with electricity running through their bodies before their remains were spread among the group hitting some. The baby caught Cameron's eyes ::

"The Baby! Someone stop them!"

 

[Pathfinder]

< As Erika was waiting for Haleigh to find out from her connections what would be the best way for them to all get to Illustra the safest way possible about a million different things began to happen at once. A trash can whooshed by and hit her in the head as she fell to the ground, the only real thing hurt was her pride. She stood up as the Hydrant began to blast water all over. She began to realize that if the light fixtures touched any of them, they would be toast, as shown by the explosion of two demons by her brother. She quickly tried to focus in on the Hydrant as she used her elemental persuasion over the element to dry it out completely. The water dried from the skin of the members of the Six as it began reappearing in a gigantic globe in Erika's hands as she shot it at a garbage can that was about to hit Blaze right in the head. The second she saw the baby, she cried out for it. These demons were relentless. >

"BABY!"

< The baby dissappeared in a swirl of bright lights and orbs and reappeared in Erika's arms as she hollered to the group. >

"Save the woman! I have the child! He is alright!"

< The scene was complete and udder chaos. People were running in the streets screaming and hollering. Young children were crying and looking for their mothers. Erika felt like she was in World War II right after an invasion by Hitler. But she would not suffer in some concentration camp. She would get out of this and so would the others. Glancing backwards she noticed a demon right on her tail heading straight for the baby itself. Motioning her hands she shot out a powerfully charged Mystic Bolt that hit straight at the heart of the Demon, shattering it into a million pieces. Erika was ready to give into her dark side if she had to. If the Gauntlet was coming. Bring it On >

 

[Harbinger]

::Guardian's TK was augmented by dark magick...CHAOS magick specifically. Allowing her to reshape the structure of objects through her force of will among other things. at her mental command, as she extended her hand forward..a Massive concrete slab began to glow with a cobalt blue aura...as concrete itself began to shake and undulate, and with a "popping" sound..it transformed into a now MASSIVE concrete MALLET. like a conductor of a symphony, Guardian directed her newly created weapon to swing around and DOWN..SMASHING the demons who were closing in on the woman whose Baby Erika had save. so HARD was the force of impact that the ground surrounding that immediate area began to crack.::


::but the woman was saved as was the baby.::

We have to move! we cant just stay here!

 

[Foxfire]

** It all happened so fast Blaze hardly had time to react. Ororo left quickly to complete another agenda and now the group was chasing after a mother and a small baby shielded in her arms. Her green eyes went wide spotting the snake like light fixture, was this actually happening. Foxfire was so caught up she didn't realize the other key factors. What did wake her senses up was her skin and clothing soaked in an explosion of water. Gasping with shock, she turned to spot the intruder to be a fire hydrant! This was so fucked up! An explosion out of the corner of her eye stole Blaze's attention, a garbage can? Looking over at Erika, she nodded a thanks to her. **

** Taking off in full sprint, she headed towards the mother. Spotting several more demons running towards the helpless woman, Blaze barreled right into them full force. Knocking them down roughly while she backflipped away. Throwing out her two sais, stabbing both of them in the throat, spraying red blood everywhere. This was just a small clue to how ruthless Blaze could be as well. Firing out blasts of hot lava at the moving vehicles to clear a path for the group now that Guardian secured the woman. **

 

[Ororo]

across town in the Soho disctrict

::howling swirling winds and leaves herald the arrival of Ororo in the soho district..a very trendy, affluent residence withini Manhattan. She knew that no one would immediately recognize her..or even NOTICE her for that matter and as chaos raged around her...she lifted of the ground and took off into the air....flying with speed and grace. a few winged demons zeroed in on her...she laughed as the winds bend to her will and she flew in sweeping, tightly coreographed patterns, taunting the demons as she once did her foes back in the days of her X-men. frustrating them as they kept giving chase, Ororo finally incinerated both of them with well placed lightning bolts that struck them in their faces with such force that their sparkling, smoldering carcasses went careening to the ground below::


::finally after flying through the worst of the area, Ororo lands at the base of a medical office plaza. the building was certainly "closed" to the public...and despite many of the surrounding buildings having become enchanted and demonic in their appearence, this one seemed to almost "struggle" to maintain its integrity...making it a safe beacon in the midst of the madness. The reason being, was that this was the place were psychotherapist, Dr. Karen V. Victoria saw her patients. Her office was one of many in this firm of doctors...and the group of doctors in turn provided Karen with the support she needed in the years of coping with the hell that her deceased ex husband Christopher had put her and her daughter through.::

Ororo: the doctor is inside...and i can feel her grim determinaton to protect herself and her surroundings. her magicks are sustaining the integrity of this building...but not for long.

::Ororo would now attempt to find and aid Karen...the two women had long been close friends..happily sharing the maternal role in Morgan's life. together their power would be MOST vital in the defense against Morgan in the hour most dire...BUT ALSO as a means to BREAK THROUGH to Morgan's true self.::

 

[Shadow Weaver]

soho district...on the defense

<< inside the multi level medical plaza populate by the offices of highly reputable doctors who catered to high society clients for a variety of needs, the emergency power was on....as well as red emergency beacons throughout the halls. there were scorch marks in the lobby facing the streets a sign of several encounters between the sole occupant of the building and some unwanted intruders...and now the front entrances were sealed shut by silver mystic flames...a warding spell of incredible power...cast by Karen Victoria>>


<< when the chaos of inferno began, Karen had been taken by surprised and had to retreat back into the building. Some demons chased her in...attempting to corner her and devour her. a pity they didnt recognize her for She too was a sorceress, an experienced sorceress with an impressive command of magicks. Ororo knew her help would be required in the final battle but she also knew that Karen was less than fond of Morgan's "allies" in The Six. Not that she could blame the woman. With the exception of Alison...and MARGINALLY Blaze [whom she associated with Christopher and thus had a hard time trusting her], Karen had seen the stress that the group had put on her daughter...she wanted Morgan to abandon the group...and take care of herself....they had many talks...but nothing had prepared her for this level a break down in her daughter>>

<< Not immediately associating this tremendous terror facing the city with her daughter, she could sense only that there was a tremendous dark magickal force at work...sweeping the city and that it was escalating. her own eyes beheld the horror that unfolded outside..even at the level of the building that she was at. she stood in the center of her office....her eyes tightly closed...as she continued to concentrate and fight against the magicks trying to overtake the building. But she was losing strength....at the same time, she was sending out a distress call...and though she didnt know it yet, Ororo outside the building....clearing away demons and preparing to enter to help Karen escape.>>

 

[Black Widow]

Haleigh looked around at the surrounding area... demons were closing in and inanimate objects sprung to life, attacking them all as if they had some personal vendetta. Haleigh was subjected to a whipping lamppost, but barely gave it the time of day. It closed down on top of her, and she shielded herself with her forearm... the light flung back as though it had bounced off her and hit the ground in a mangled mess that could hardly be recognized as a lamppost... Haleigh looked around... the demons were closing in and even as the others fought off the ones attacking innocent bystanders, more moved in. Ororo was gone... they were getting braver now... but Haleigh remembered what O had said about her TO virus infection... that she'd be able to drain their 'life glow'... and she figured now was as good a time as any to try that out. she outstretched her hand in front of her, towards the nearest demons, and took a deep breath, drawing into her lungs everything she could-- and as it turned out, she could draw in more than oxygen. Her hand took on a glow in the dark red illumination, as the TO demons nearest to her were stumbling to their knees and the others behind them were scurrying back. Haleigh raised her free hand to her ear, ina gesture Blaze would recognize as talking to CI.

"I need an out."
>>Director, the building to your left. Elevator number three.

Haleigh called for the others to follow, and disappeared quickly through the broken glass door of the building, holding out her glowing hand to clear the way for the group. There was flickering power in this building, causing the doors to open and close and ding obnoxiously every few seconds. Haleigh held the doors to #3 open and then waited for everyone to get in the Elevator before closing the doors and holding them shut with her powers. The lights flickered one more time before Haleigh leaned forward to push a button marked "Executive 1" on the elevator panel. Those of the six who were especially observant mightve noticed that the panel in the elevator had changed while the lights were out... indeed... they had switched elevators... the were now in one nearly across town... they were in the Liquid Crystal Images building and Hales was taking them downstairs... the electricity now flowed uninterrupted, for haleigh's building ran independently of the citys electric... on its own generators... so no matter what happened... they'd be okay. The elevator dinged and Haleigh stepped out, leading the group through a winding corridor before stopping to enter an access code on a door. She let them into a room filled with monitors. On the monitors scenes of violence played without end. One wall had a singular monitor on it... it showed an aerial view of the city... from satellite. The rest of the monitors switched view from cameras planted all over the city. Chaos and terror was everywhere... some places were the first to be hit, and so nothing was left but despair.

"Watch for Morgan.... or central activity... shell be were most everything is happening. That wall has a tap on the camera security system in Illustra... the garages, inside the tower... itll even flash with visuals of our living quarters at the end of the cycle... what? you didnt think id allow myself to be shut out of Illustra, did you? If any of you can think of a place she MIGHT be... just look up the location in that terminal over there... itll bring up the nearest cameras and also a satellite view.... that satellite can zoom in enough to see the details of my face if i look up."

 

[Harbinger]

NYC-Liquid Crystal Images

::Guardian followed, along with the others, and soon they found themselves within Liquid Crystal Images. Briefly she remembered her FIRST meeting with Haleigh..back when it appeared that she was merely a world reknowned photographer recuited for Morgan's interview with Alexis' magazine. It seemed like that had been YEARS ago rather only months. They were now in a room filled with monitors which offered an impressive coverage of the city and Illustra. Images of violence and unimagined horror were being broadcast simultaneously on all the monitors. Alison knew that if this wasnt dealt with....that the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT would attempt to interviene...and although its current Bush administration would like to think it was all powerful....they were merely arrogant, foolhardy men who would line Morgan's alter thier blood and bones if they engaged her and the hoards of Limbo::

It is 12 noon now, We don't have alot of time. Ororo said to get to Illustra BEFORE sun set...and by midnight, the federal government will attempt to deal with this problem themselves..only making it WORSE for all the country.

Look at the empire state building!

::the monitor showed a building that now looked so monstrous and gothic...and as it zoomed in on one of the sides of the building..you could see HUMANS ensnared in demonic tentcales of the building..as they were being burned alive by ACID or eaten by demons::

the building has GROWN...its now taller than any other structure in the WORLD....Morgan's alter is there!

::a large plateau, jutting out from the top portion of the tower....the bottom of the plateau was carved in the face of a demon......of BLACK..and now a visual gave them Morgan...standing before a demonic alter...surveying the they entire city...with her hands raised and her hair and cape blowing. She was reveling in all of this black lightning bolts pulsating with power as they flash and blasted from the circling black clouds ...and in the distant background.....a large demon with a spectacular physique...but his face was enshrouded in shadow so it was impossible to know just WHO it was::

Morgan is about to perform a spell to permanently bridge the gap between earth and Limbo....bringing ALL of Limbo here and remaking this entire city in its image..all human life will be lost...and we will be over whelmed ourselves. But there's something else..........something I showed Blaze before all of this.

These Monitors cant view events of the past OR in other dimensions. We need to get to Illustra....to the Scrying Glass so that I may prepare you all for what we are about to face.

Does this facility have an underground X-press tunnel? that would lead us to Illustra?

 

[Ororo]

Soho District- Doctor Victoria's office

::As Ororo swept away more demons with a vicious flowing winter wind storm, she homed in on Karen's distress call from a high level floor of the building...and appeared before her::


Ororo: Karen, bright lady be praised, you are allright!


::the two women exchange a warm embrace, before Ororo checks her over for any injuries::

I homed in on your distress call...and not a moment too soon. the trouble that has befallen the city....is being caused by your daughter. Let us depart this place and return to Illustra. We will find sanctuary and assistance there.

 

[Shadow Weaver]

Soho District- doctor's office

<<Karen was MORE than relieved to see Ororo. of all the people that couldve answered her distress call...no one could bring more comfort than this wise, beautiful sorceress>>


ORORO!! thank god! I didnt know how much longer i could hold out!!

<<the women exchange a warm embrace...as Ororo informs her of the immediate situation>>

truth be told...my heart of hearts lead me to feel that Morgan was behind this, but i just didnt want to believe it. I guess after all we've been through since her birth, i shouldve known better eh? Or maybe...for a brief moment, i wanted to enjoy the false luxury of having my head in the sand.

<< Karen stood up...stretching and feeling more confident now that she knew she would not be holed up in this building for the duration of the nightmare. Standing tall, She wore a pin stripped tailored blazer along with a matching pin stripped skirt. not as high a hemline as her daughter might wear..but still figure flattering. it was easy to see where Morgan got her bewitching good looks from. Karen's bright blue eyes sparkled with renewed vigor as she looked out of the window.>>

I need to get out of this suit, Ororo, its hardly pratical for fighting demons.. if you feel Illustra we will be safest then I'll follow your lead. by "assistance" I assume you mean "the six"...most of whom are probably RESPONSIBLE for her going off on the deep end in the first place. I never liked them..especially that Cameron King...the slimey little worm.

<< Karen had a beautiful elegance...but her eyes MORE than conveyed the stern disdain she held for Cameron. She viewed him to be not much higher up the ladder of moral decay than her own ex husband, Christopher Victory. She knew her daughter was no SAINT....but she also knew that her daughter (much like herself) did not bend to the will of oppressive men. SHe wanted to find out just what happened and why ...and she would do just that when she met with Cameron and the rest of the team>>

 

[Foxfire]

Liquid Crystal Inc.

** Knocking down a few more demons, Foxfire rolled down fiercely on the cement. Scooping up shards of glass from the totaled police car. With a flick of her right wrist, she skillfully threw the small but sheer bloody glass across the double yellow traffic line. The glass cut deeply into an on coming demon. Its robust body collapsing onto the ground with another puddle of blood forming around it, while gasping for air and supplying a piercing scream. Pushing herself up, small traces of dirt and debris stuck to the bottom of her knee cap added with a few grass stains. **

"How are we doing Black Widow?"

** She asked, turning around to strike a crawling demon in the skull. The sound of a loud smack echoed throughout the battle, a clue Blaze's boot connected with the target. And just in the nick of time too as more demons enclosed on the team. Foxfire knew these demons could be a risk factor for the others who weren't vulnerable to the TO Virus. Her eyes ran onto Haleigh who seemed to be short circuiting the Virus within the hordes of demons. Carefully watching the red glow emitted from Haleigh's small hands, she saw the power the other woman now possessed. As did she also view her friend covering part of her ear, Blaze knew she was communicating with another agent or operative. Seeing a demon come stumbling towards Haleigh from behind, Blaze opened her hands summoning up her fire power. And in one explosive manner, she hurled the ball of fire towards Haleigh. **

** The flaming ball flew passed Haleigh's right shoulder without harming her, igniting the demon behind her on fire. Its screams went quiet once its bones and skin became ash and dust. The burnt smell of flesh lingered in the air with the trace of death. Finally, Black Widow had her location and she directed them in a building not far away. Running behind Guardian who was second behind Haleigh, she easily jogged with the team. Arriving inside the huge building, Blaze looked around the place before following the others into the elevator. **

** The Mutant felt relieve for that short reprieve, being in a more secure environment, enough for the team to pull together a better form of attack against the never ending demons and locating innocent bystanders. Her green eyes waiting for the small red numbers to count down to the bottom floor but when the door opened with a delicate ding, Blaze frowned. **

"Where are we?"

** She could smell new scents, much more diverse then the previous building. Stepping off the device, she noticed a large fern plant tucked away nicely in the corner with desks and chairs all around. Entering a different corridor, Blaze noticed several large monitors, which were viewing different places and scenes of the city. It was astonishing to see so much carnage and destruction done to the beautiful historic city. What caught her attention was Guardian, who pointing to the central monitor, which depicted an unholy Morgan chanting some sort of spell. Her eyes moved around the monitor to the objects behind Spellbinder. A slight fear attacked her heart catching a muscular being behind her. **

"Black?!?! Could that be him?! Its not possibly...but no other demon has such a fierce and tight physique such as his..."

** The anger and uncertainty fueled Blaze's emotions. Stepping closer towards it, knocking her shoulder accidentally into Prophet. Straining her neck to see more. **

"Zoom in on that creature BEHIND Morgan! I need to know who he is....if my suspicions are correct.."