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Outside of Karen and Morgan's old home on Windmill Pointe

<< the battle is in full force as Rampage bulls his way through groups of the cult members, using his now enchanted Axe. The others of the team follow his lead as Spellbinder takes to the air and Guardian lashes out with her molecular acceleration attacks. Persephone, Maverick and Black Widow all join in as well...there is NO restraint on the part of the team as their collective disdain for the Supreme Pontiff and his mad cult members comes through their every action.>>

<< the team stands together and lashes out for Delilah..and for the souls of the children LOST by the cover EVIL that came to this seemingly posh town.>>

<< but even as they hold it down OUTSIDE....things are not going so well in the realm of dreams...nightmares.>>

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Delilah's home on Windmill pointe

<< the thunder crashes...the souls scream..the fire blasts from the furnace and rises up the walls of the newly formed metal gates and as Delilah softly speaks against her father....those gates OPEN....to a LAKE OF FIRE>>

<< the Supreme Pontiff's face contorts with contempt and ANGER as she dares to defend Karen's actions.>>

Supreme Pontiff: weak and foolish child. you were ALWAYS a wayward sinner..even among other infidels...the touch of satan runs deep in your vains and influences every thought in your wicked MIND! Karen BEWITCHED you...used HER OWN corruption as a witch to satiate that never ending hunger for sin and evil in your soul. your ONLY HOPE FOR SALVATION is to GIVE YOURSELF TO THE LORD!

<< he gestures to the lake of fire>>

Supreme Pontiff: help this WICKED and corrupt child to see the error of her sins and depraved ways! the FIRE will purge her of the folly of her flesh and she will be at long last REDEEMED!


<< as he came closer to her...his glowing green eyes glared at her..THROUGH her but out of the corner of Delilah's eyes...a swirl of golden orbs appeared. her salvation HAD come...and it was in the form of a WITCH.>>
 
the dream scape

<< Karen had APPEARED. seemingly answering Delilah's call but in fact she had cast her own spell to travel to this "dreamscape" to HELP Delilah help HERSELF!>>

<< Karen appeared in what could only be described as the waiting room for HELL. wearing her regal, elegant black flying suit with the cape, the sorceress looked very intimidating and her sapphire blue eyes sparkled against the crackling flames.>>

DELILAH!

<< the doctor's voice called out and seemed to fight against the echo of the Pontiff's own terrible voice.>>

DON'T be afraid of him! he's NOT your father! you don't have to fear him any longer!

<< Karen stepped into view and locked eyes with the man. it was a reunion of two seemingly primal advesaries. the nurturing and protective MOTHER and the abusive, domineering FATHER.>>

I stopped you once BEFORE, monster! I am PREPARED to do it AGAIN!

<< stepping between them and taking Delilah's hands Karen looked directly at the younger woman.>>

Listen to ME! do not let this place...what you see or even FEEL deter you. There's NOTHING wrong with you. I've told you since long ago that you ARE special...you're mutant power is a GIFT and its part of who you are. Do not BELIEVE the lies of this warped monster. He DIED years ago and only through his never ending HATRED and mad obsession has he returned now. YOU have the power to stop him Delilah! you CAN beat him!

<< she tried to speak directly to Delilah's soul but the fire..the scene around them...it was all so chaotic and the supreme pontiff was LIVID that Karen had arrived...to interfere AGAIN.>>
 
Outside of her home

LET GO OF ME!!

<< They surround her...beating at her, slashing at her with their weapons...trying to seperate her from the group! Some of the grab for her cape...trying to pull her BACK and DOWN so that they can overwhelm her and BEAT her to death. but she doesnt scream...instead she HISSES with CONTEMPT as a massive concussive blast of eldritch energy radiates from the CENTER of this mob around her and BLOWS THEM apart.>>

<< With glowing white eyese, an ANGRY Spellbinder takes off into the air her shredded cape flowing to form an almost "bat wing" effect behind her as the shadow cast long over a group of cult demons.>>

YOUR "god" cannot protect you from ME...and all the powers of HELL!

<< swooping down and taking aim, Spellbinder unleashes a MASSIVE blast of jagged "black lightning" bolts..the same that have been seen in the violent skies of Limbo.>>

<< the massive bolts SLAM down with crashing sounds as they RIP THROUGH a large group of the cult demons...shattering their bodies with gory results.>>

you've NO IDEA what it means...to PISS OFF A WITCH!

<< she gestures....and a stepping disc opens..>>

DEMONS! come FORWARD and show these FOOLS! SHOW THEM the POWER of LIMBO!

<< her voice dripped with a yearning for the suffering of these men and women as several techno organic demons came lunging forward and began to vicious devour the members of the cult. pulling them apart limb from limb, infecting some with the techno organic virus before draining their life glow...or just trampling and shredding them.>>
 
Outside of Karen's home

:: Guardian's precognition may not have worked in the long range, but close range...one on one it STILL afforded her the advantage of anticipating a foe's moves seconds before they could excute them.::

:: lithe and agile, the Seer moved with speed and grace inspite of her spiked high heels as she dodged and maneuvered out of several obvious oncoming attacks from the LARGER "men" of this massive mob. they were lunging for her at all sides...trying to catch her unaware and take her down. Cartwheeling away from their feeble attempts to catch her. ::

:: she leaped up in the air, grabbing onto the shoulders of one of the "men" and leap frogging over his head . she kicked her legs out in a flawless split, nailing two oncoming men in their mouths and shattering their jaws with her high heel before she landed down behind the man whose shoulders she'd been using. before he could react she lashed out, gesturing ala' Prue Halliwell. a rushing chiming sound was heard as he was violently TK'ed head first into a CAR...so hard that he dented the car. his spine broken by the impact as he fell to the ground. ::

:: with several of their weapons now on the ground, Guardian seizes them with her TK and gesturing again, a rushing chiming sound is heard as she HURLS the machetes forward..sending them SPINNING so fast they almost seem to cut through the air. she sends them FLYING around, slicing arms and limbs and decapitating MANY of the men AND WOMEN....::


:: as Spellbinder summons her demons, Guardian sends the weapons to the demons...but allows THEM to take hold of the weapons.::

might as well let SOMEONE use them..right?

:: she turned a blind eye to two demons SAVAGELY violating a "woman" with their blades as they dragged her down to the ground. they were REPEATING This process with some MEN nearby as well.::

almost POETIC..that these "saints" be soddomized by demons!


:: the seer's cobalt blue eyes sparkled with a surprising GLEE in them.::

:: more cult members rushed forward, screaming "WITCH! KILL HER!" and trying to pelt the seer with stones and hurl torches at her.::

::MEANWHILE, Persephone, Maverick and Black Widow found themselves being faced with EQUAL savage assaults from all sides.::
 
Outside Morgan's Childhood Home

Nicolas was relishing the onslaught that he was putting on the horde. He saw Morgan get pulled at out of the corner of his eye. In his anger he tore a man's head CLEAN OFF and started working his way to her when she lashed out, taking to the sky and unleashing hell itself on the demonic group. Nicolas quickly realized once again that she did not need his help after all, she was plenty capable of taking care of herself. It was a sight he found incredibly sexy.

Nicolas turned back on the horde and cleaved his way back towards the two women, allowing the demons to spread out and destroy the horde at will. As he settled under the flying Spellbinder, Nicolas looked at an untended direction held by the horde, his eyes glowing amber with telekinetic power. The ground itself shook then flipped over, crushing the monsters under the weight of the earthen slab.

As the team continued to fight, Nicolas looked up as he destroyed another group of attackers and smiled.

"Hey Morgan, nice view from here."

Even with all they had endured, with all of the stakes that there were, he was still a young man infatuated (at the very least) with an incredibly beautiful woman. And so he smiled and laughed.
 
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Outside on the street

<< the winds rushed over Spellbinder's body, she felt them over most of her skin thanks to her unholy costume's design but they seemed to help CENTER her again. her rage at being attacked and manhandled by these misguided freaks subsiding. she almost felt PITY for them as they were being dispatched in violent ways by all of the group.>>

<< as Rampage called out, she looked down. He was now encompassed by the shadow effect cast by her cape. her icy violet eyes looked over this man who had blood on his hands. he was obviously being as vicious as perhaps ALISON in his dealings with the cult but even in the midst of the battle, he found time to look at her, and ENJOY the view. he made no secret of his liking her body and the way she appeared.>>

even in the midst of all this...he finds time to pay a compliment in his own special way.

<< She'd never dealt with a man as dynamic or as BOLD as him. she was used to men cowering before her and she had always thought she PREFERRED it that way...but what about Rampage? what about NOW?>>

<< Spellbinder put one head to her forehead as she laughed softly at his comments and she waved to him, winking. but then she saw a new group of cult members crying out for Alison's blood as she had just caused the brutal and violent deaths of two of their female members. they're trying to set her ON FIRE! Spellbinder came down and landed perfectly, rushing over as they converged on Guardian.>>


Leave her ALONE!

<< she throws her hands forward palms out as halos of violet energy form around them and she unleashes a broad beamed eldritch bolt.>>

ZARK!!


<< the crowd screams in AGONY as several men and women are vaporized by the blast. >>

Guardian?? you okay!?


<< Spellbinder cranes her neck and can see that Guardian is releshing in the up close hand to hand combat with two men but that the rest of the group was pressing in. She began to grab others by their arms or necks, HURLING THEM away in every direction. some toward Rampage...and others toward her small group of Demons that were still helping the team.>>
 
fighting in the street

::she felt like an action junkie..doing things the harder way for the thrill of physical combat when she COULD have just as easily used her other powers from a distance.::


:: Guardian immediately "expanded" to fight back against the group trying to hem her in. using physical attacks, she increased their effectiveness as she warped her own temporal field and boosted her SPEED as well as augmenting the FORCE of her blows with her TELEKINETIC power. She showed NO fear or signs of worry as she gritted her teeth and bravely fought them back and off....DODGING the torches as they tried to light her on fire.::

:: she would not give in. Holding a man in the air by his neck, she heard righteous cry.::

cult member: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live...BURN THE WITCH!

::two men took aim with bows and FLAMING ARROWS and FIRED at her. the flaming arrows charged madly for her as the crowd pressed HARDER against her one woman defense. she heard Spellbinder scream at them from behind and several of them were obliterated by an ELDRITCH BOLT. the force of the blast caused even Guardian to stumble a bit as she cartwheeled back, landing in a crouched down position before leaping up on top of a car.::

Many thanks, Spellbinder. it WAS getting a little...cramped.

:: she spoke with a cool disdain in her tone.

:: she ran her gloved hand through her blue black hair as she began to pick off a few retreating members from that group, TRUE FREEZING them where they stood in solid blocks of ice..leaving them MORE than primed to be crushed.::
 
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Outside Morgan's Childhood Home

Nicolas laughed back as he saw Morgan's response, finally taking his eyes from their prime viewing position. He turned to follow Morgan's eyes as she screamed and came to Guardian's aid. She tossed cult members in several direction, incuding near him. He changed the axe to a lance and impaled several as they fell, tossing them over his shoulder as he made his way closer to the two women.

He got there as Guardian TRUE FROZE a few of them and threw his axe. His axe spun madly at the members, cutting the blocks of ice cleanly in two before returning to his hand. He checked Guardian's vitals by TK and asked her directly.

"Prefer taking the hard road, huh? I can sympathize...but be careful. We like having you around."

Nicolas turned the ground over in front of them, crushing the next group of attackers under its weight.
 
:: As a few cult members began to surround her, Persephone took notice of their weapons. Two carried pitch forks, and another an axe. The one with the xe came forward, swinging violently at Persephone's neck. Ducking, the 'bright' cult member managed to hit one of his allies in the face, litereally slicing his face in half. The woman who carried the pitch fork came forward, jabbing for Ava's stomach. Quickly side stepping from the path of the weapon, she too, managed to stab her own team member. ::

"Not the brightest bunch..."

:: With six more cult members coming toward her, Persephone simply flicked her wrist in their direction, sending a gail force blast of wind at them. All six of the pastor's followers went airborn, flying well over the heads of their other cult members, and landing about forty feet away. ::

:: More members continued to attack Persephone, but she held her own. Very well actually...they seemed more bothersome than anything else. Keeping her pace even and steady, the more the cult members tried to attack her, the more fun it became for the goddess to exterminate them. ::

"Who knew i'd get an extra work out in today."
 
Haleigh joined the group outside, and took note that the mist began to surround them... and then Pastor Trelevan made an appearance... and made a Supreme Prick of himself, as Haleigh had expected. No wonder all the women of the six have man problems.... the men from their pasts were all unreasonably inept at fostering suitable relationships. Haleigh thought, as part of the mob began to move in on her, lifting their weapons and advancing steadily.

mob:"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.... a witch OR a mutant."

Haleigh rolled her eyes. "Yeah... and thou shalt not suffer a mutant to have to LISTEN to your retarded asses either." She quipped, as she opened fire on the mob with her pistol, hitting several dead between the eyes even as others got within arms reach. One with a schythe got close enough to swing, but Haleigh was more than ready, and CAUGHT the curved blade in her hand, pulling the weapon away from the 'man' and then LEVELING him by swinging the handle at him and hitting him so hard on the side of the head that it immediately CAVED IN. She tossed the schythe up and caught it by the handle, emptying the rest of her handgun. A 'woman' from behind with a machete swung the blade as if to decapitate Haleigh, and with very impressive aim, hit Haleigh just above the collar of her suit and just below her jawline... it was a blow that should have killed her.... but instead, as soon as the weapon made contact with her skin, it SPLINTERED into several pieces. Haleigh spun around, grinning.

"You're kidding, right?"

She asked rhetorically, as she implanted the point of the scythe into the top of the woman's head. Letting go of the schythe, she raised her hand, closing her eyes, as every metal weapon within a 50 foot radius of her became WHITE hot and then flew back into the faces of its holder, branding and impaling each victim with the loud collective hiss of seared flesh.
 
The Dreamscape

[ Just as Delilah thought that all hope was lost, she heard a familiar voice shouting her name. She opened her eyes to see the Doctor, in all her regal elegance, standing as a force to be reckoned with facing the Supreme Pontiff of hell.

She cowered as Karen stood up to the Pontiff, like a child huddling in a corner while her parents fought. She clutched on to Karen as the woman took her arms in her hands. She could barely meet the older woman's eyes. ]

Karen Victoria said:
Listen to ME! do not let this place...what you see or even FEEL deter you. There's NOTHING wrong with you. I've told you since long ago that you ARE special...you're mutant power is a GIFT and its part of who you are. Do not BELIEVE the lies of this warped monster. He DIED years ago and only through his never ending HATRED and mad obsession has he returned now. YOU have the power to stop him Delilah! you CAN beat him!
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[ She shook her head, hot tears running down her cheeks. ]

"No,no I can't! I can't do it Karen. He's too strong...I'm not special, I'm weak. I've always been too weak."
 
the dreamscape

<< Karen's sapphire blue eyes continued to look into Delilah's even though the younger woman tried to look away as tears came down her cheeks. Delilah was SCARED and understandably so. she was confronting something she hadn't dreamed could be possible. her life as she knew it had been a LIE and this monster before her was poised to destroy her and those whom she'd come to consider "family.">>

<< as she began to grow faint in her resolve, Karen shook her head and remained firm, but her tone wasnt harsh.>>

NO, Delilah. You musn't give in!

<< her voice was clear and rang out against the din of the flames..and the opening of the rusted gates to the lake of fire.>>

You must NOT let the FEAR over take you. that's what HE wants! he's ruled over you with FEAR for YEARS and though I knew this day might come...the time for worry is no longer. All it takes is for you to REMEMBER how far you've come SINCE then. The life you've made, the friends and family you've found. THEY love you and know you to be the special young woman that you are!

<< gesturing at the pontiff as he raged..>>

THAT is not your father. he's a MONSTER..he's as EVIL as Malice, The Super Soldier or any other monster you've faced. Stand your ground child! look inside yourself and REALIZE that now is the time for ACTION! You're not alone.I am here with you. We'll fight him TOGETHER!

<< Karen had a "you can do it" edge to her voice, she nodded to Delilah, encouraging her to accept her fear and realize it was OKAY to be scared but to NOT give in to it!>>


<< she turned back as the Pontiff drew close. Karen stood her ground, facing him and spreading her cape out behind her. holding her hand out toward him in a "stop" gesture.>>

You still have ME to deal with, you bastard. I stopped you BEFORE...and I'll do it AGAIN! Your power over Delilah is BROKEN! I speak the TRUTH!
 
the unthinkable...

Delilah's home...the basment...the doorway to HELL

<< and even as the doctor TRIED to marshall Delilah's courage, she once again had to stand in the gap for Delilah against the Supreme Pontiff.>>

Karen Victoria said:
<< she turned back as the Pontiff drew close. Karen stood her ground, facing him and spreading her cape out behind her. holding her hand out toward him in a "stop" gesture.>>

You still have ME to deal with, you bastard. I stopped you BEFORE...and I'll do it AGAIN! Your power over Delilah is BROKEN! I speak the TRUTH!
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<< as the doctor commanded him to stay back, the pontiff laughed softly and smiled. his glowing green eyes looking at the elegant woman.>>

Supreme Pontiff: Oh how i have LONGED for this moment, witch. You once declared that YOU would "walk through fire" to make sure that i never controlled Delilah's life AGAIN...NOW you shall have that CHANCE!


<< all at once, Delilah is knocked back by a swirling green force bolt. as Karen tries to manifest a shield the Pontiff is INSTANTLY upon her and grabs her up by the neck.>>

Supreme Pontiff: The power of life and death are in the tongue and for YOU, meddling witch, i decree DEATH and SUFFERING as you more than richly deserve for interferring in the lords work! BEGONE!


Karen Victoria said:
NO!!!
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<< with SUPRISING strange for a seemingly frail old man, the pontiff turns and HURLS Karen...she flies through the "gates of hell and dives HEAD LONG into the lake of fire. she is completely submerged and enveloped by the lake of fire...as the flames rise up and burst forth...seemingly REJOICING!>>

<< Delilah sees this...she sees this brave woman..having just been KILLED by her "Father.">>

<< the lake of fire swarms as the body of Karen causes waves...and the Pontiff leans in , smiling at his "daughter">>

Supreme Pontiff: her soul is LOST. she will be punished as she deserves for being the wicked, GODLESS woman that she IS..but YOU don't have to SUFFER like that...GIVE YOURSELF TO ME NOW!
 
through the fire

<< it all happened so FAST! where did he gain this speed...this POWER! it wasnt like this 20 years ago...he was supposed to FALL BACK!>>

<< her mind raced for one last time, as she screamed out in defiant protest...>>

NO!!!

<< her elegant voice now cracking with grief, shock and protest as it rang out and echoed all around DELILAH. she FLEW though the iron gates and into the lake of fire...diving in head long to the arms of pain and death.>>

I never dreamed..that it would end like THIS!!!

<< everything suddenly became white and orange as she was consumed by the raging flames. but as she somehow managed to resurface ONE LAST TIME...she saw the Pontiff cornering Delilah....>>

<< she had to try..one last time...>>

<< her face now horridly burned...her eyes betraying the strain to stay coherent..she cried out.>>

DELILAH!

<< thrusting her now burned arm and hand forward...a golden halo flies from it and out of the lake. through the gates and back into the basement/cellar and slams into the Pontiff's back...causing him to painfully lock up for a moment..>>

it's NOT TOO LATE!! << Karen said as the flames began to obscure her from view...>>

find the others.....you can BEAT HIM!

<< the flames erupted and exploded as the gates slammed SHUT, a hint of her voice echoing in the chaotic air around Delilah as the Pontiff raised his now glowing hand to strike her. the golden orb flies out of him and slams into DELILAH JOLTING her awake and CONSCIOUS. she finds herself in Morgan's childhood home. SHAKEN, and still feeling warm but awake, alert and coherent. >>

<< she knows what she saw was MORE than a dream. Karen is not in the room with her. but there IS a picture of Karen with a younger Delilah and Morgan on the wall. the picture shows a happier time for them ALL but as she stares at it..her HEART tells her that the dream...was REAL. Karen is....she's....>>

<< the picture BURSTS into flames and falls to the floor. the haunting voice of Delilah's father rings in her ears.>>

Pontiff: she walked through fire for YOU...
 
turn for the worst

Outside of Morgan and Karen's home- "real time"

<< as Spellbinder and Guardian fight back to back, Spellbinder SCREAMS as she falls to her knees. The scream is so PRIMAL...she seems to be reacting to SEVERE PAIN. She cries out for her MOTHER! Something has gone wrong.>>

<< Guardian turns to try to see to Spellbinder and as she does the mob around them PILES ON...they begin to try to beat the witches to death. it happened SO FAST.>>

<< at the same time, the efforts of the mob INCREASE seemingly 10 fold as they renew their advances against Rampage , Black Widow, Persephone and Maverick...attempting to KEEP them from getting to the witches.>>

<< the mist flows around the battle field as the Supreme Pontiff's ghostly face can be seen in the night sky.>>

Supreme Pontiff: you fight with all your vaunted might..but your wicked flesh condemns you to defeat. You have LOST already...and your bastard witch SPELLBINDER knows all too well what THAT means...

<< at that moment, MorningStar, is now FULLY awakened and FREE of any mental inhibitions. Karen's LAST MOVE was one to break her of all inhibitions regarding her "father". She saw things CLEARLY now...and she knew it was time to FIGHT BACK but of course it came at a TERRIBLE price.>>

<< down the street...the last house on the left, flames begin to errupt from the lower windows of the house as glass explodes from them.>>
 
Outside on the street

<< as Spellbinder continues to fight back, she is overcome with a sensation of HOT, SHARP, SKIN RENDERING PAIN! she sees...her MOTHER being ENVELOPED by flames BRAVELY trying to face what must be the last moments of her LIFE!>>

MOM!!!

<< she cries out with a primal scream as she falls back...>>

she's BURNING!! SHE'S ON FIRE!! MOM!!

<< she's hit in the face as she falls to the ground and is attacked by several ANGRY men!>>
 
a problem on the street

:: smiling slightly at Rampage, she appreciates his comment and checking her over. they each have a brief respite before facing MORE opposition. they fight closer together but this time..it seems more coordinated on the part of the mob. more sustained, STRONGER!::

:: she's CLOSE to Spellbinder. the two women have fought together before. they have POWER and they know how to use it..but POWER can't save them from what's coming!::

:: as she blows up a man coming down on her, she FLINCHES as Morgan SCREAMS in such a way that she hasnt heard before. Guardian turns and see's Morgan clutching her head and crying out for her mother...::

BURNING! on FIRE!!

KAREN and Delilah!! they must be in TROUBLE!! something's happened to KAREN!

:: Guardian tries to reach Morgan but not before the sorceress, who is beside herself with a painfull backlash gets HIT in the face and knocked ot the ground! they are on top of her...clubs swinging up and down.::

MORGAN!!

:: Guardian lashes out with ferocity as she BLASTS her enemies with total dark magick..blowing them up utterly and leaving NOTHING where they stood as she gets between the core and Morgan, she manifests a SHIELD between them.::

:: she holds Morgan, who is beside herself with pain and maintains the shield, hoping that the others will come for them.::

NO!! GODDESS PLEASE don't let this be what my heart tells me....

:: she tries desperately to hide what she suspects to be the ugly truth...that something has happened to Karen..something FATAL.::

:: she continues to hold back the blows and strikes of the mob with her shield, trying to hold Morgan...::
 
Delilah's Dreamscape

[ Karen stepped between her and the Pontiff. She tried to think of what to do, but her mind was a jumble. The heat from the fires blasted her and the noises of hell roared in her ears. She was having trouble seeing through the extremely hot air and smoke. She watched Karen stand up for her. Through her sea of emotions and fear she felt proud, blessed that such a maginificent woman cared about her, even though she wasn't her biological daughter. But in that split second, just as she slid her eyes back to the Pontiff, she was hurled backward by the force of a green bolt hitting her, catching her unawares.

Delilah watched helplessly as Karen is hurled into the fires of hell by the Pontiff. She cannot speak, she cannot move. She is dumbfounded, shocked. How could she have ever doubted that Karen cared for her? And now she had made the supreme sacrifice. For HER. She started to recoil, back up from the approaching madman, sure that she would soon share in Karen's fate. If Karen couldn't defeat him, how could she alone do it? She had never been able to defeat him. Even death didn't defeat him. Who was she but a whimpering child in the corner?

Suddenly she heard her name and looked once more at where Karen had last been. She saw her, her angelic face terribly burned, reaching a charred arm out towards her. She reached out her own arm towards her foster mother. But she was too late, too weak to save her. A halo of light burst forth from Karen's hand, hitting the Pontiff and causing him to stumble. She watched the words come out of Karen's now marred lips, then Karen disappeared as the metal gates slammed shut. The Pontiff came for her once more and then...her body was JOLTED into conciousness. ]

[ She sat up quickly, then regretted it as her head swam. She reached a hand to her temple as she looked around. She felt the couch cushions with her hand, picking one up and holding it to her chest. Why was she lying on a couch? Where was she? Wait a minute, she thought, she recognized this place. It was Morgan's old house. How did she get here? But then the events of the dream world suddenly were back in her memory. Karen! She called for the doctor, but the house was eerily silent. She noticed the picture of the three of them on the wall, and she knew. It burst to flame, and something inside of her snapped into gear.

Her eyes flared bright green as she stood from the couch. She threw the cushion down. Green sparks bounced from her shoulders. She lowered her head, lips pursed, face in a sneer, full of hate, anger, rage. She had to find others. And then... ]

"The Pontiff is mine."

[ She strode through the living room and to the door. She threw it open and continued outside, not bothering to close it behind her. She walked down the center of the street, the flaming house lighting up the sky behind her, but she didn't appear to notice.

She threw her arms out in front of her, unleashing a massive laser blast. The light swept over the battlefield, increasing in intensity until onlookers would be blinded by a flash of pure white light. The laser penetrates the mob, their surprised faces lit with glowing light briefly, until their bodies vaporized to nothingness. The cries of those that had the time to scream hung in the air, and the sickening smell of burnt flesh invaded their nostrils. She continued forward, never stopping, never letting up on her attack, closing the distance between her and the others. She would see all of this evil dead. And this time, for good.

When she finally stopped moving and the blinding light at last subsided, the only beings left standing were the members of the Six. Not a single cult member had been left alive. And MorningStar smiled.]
 
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Nicolas was starting to feel good about this. The horde was clearly outmatched by them, and he was confident that Karen would triumph on her end in helping Delilah. She had already done so much helping him, he was confident in her abilities. He was in a good place, even taking time to toss a line or two at Spellbinder. Until Morgan screamed.

Nicolas turned to see Morgan holding her head, yelling about Mom on fire when she was swamped by the horde itself. He was making his way towards her when he SENSED it. Karen and Moragn were psi-cscreened, but the torment of Karen, the mental projection was similar to others he had sensed since this night began. The visceral feeling of being overwhelmed that Karen projected was buffeting him, filling him with grief. She was so noble, but the grimness of the projection was all too real. He lashed out at the surrounding horde by rolling the ground outward, but he dropped to his knees as he listened to Moragn further and realized that Karen, his only mother figure he had ever known on this planet, was in trouble, dying or already dead.

A roar escaped from the lips of Rampage as he turned to find the Pontiff. Machetes and pitchforks struck at him but he shrugged them off. He did not come here for Karen, whom he has risked everything for time and again, to fall.

Suddenly, a bright light engulfs the battlefield as Delilah makes her entrance. Nicolas eyes are burned and he has to rely on his TK to sense objects as they heal. By the time he can make things out, the cannon fodder is gone, incinerated by Delilah's flame. Nicolas goes to Morgan and Alison's side, his vision returning.

"Morgan??! What about Ma? Morgan, Alison, can you send me to her? I promise I'll bring her back, whatever the cost. Okay?"


Nicolas knelt by the pair, choking back tears as his mind raced with what to do...
 
outside on the street

:: Guardian looked up at Rampage as he tore t hrough the horde. and just as she herself felt like falling apart, MorningStar appeared and DESTROYED the mob...with a single, broad beamed , MASSIVE LASER BLAST! it was clean, simple and BRUTALLY effective.::

:: whatever these "people" were in their lives BEFORE they became apart of this cult...their souls MIGHT find peace NOW that MorningStar had purged them but that was not Alison's concern at the moment::

MorningStar...

:: She couldnt even ASK Delilah about Karen. Alison's voice was trembling with fear....that they WERE too late.::

:: as Nicolas asked Alison to project him, she stood up, trying to help Morgan..::

Nicolas........

:: she couldnt say anything at first, but suddenly she realized that they were ALONE! no more mob, no more stupid cult members! they were alone AGAIN...::

Help me with Morgan. We have to go TOGETHER!

:: as Black Widow, Persephone and Maverick hurrided over, Guardian used her temporal power to SPEED THEM ALL UP. they RUSHED to the last house on the left in a fraction of a second.::
 
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