The Age of Apocalypse

[raphael]

Raphael stepped forewards. He watched the wretched creature complain about its life and how hard it was.

"Life is difficult, it makes us hard and cold often before our time. Monsters are not born, they are made. You think you had it so rough, you think your life is so terrible, what about those growing up in slavery to an unkind master? what about those who never get to know what humanity is because they are told they are animals by Apocolypse. You are far more fortunate than most."

[Health]

Amelia forced herself to keep from crying out ast Christian was ripped from her amrs and darkness grabbed her, she bit her lip and keep from crying because of the pain before smiling a little, "If you kill me you know what I'll miss?" she said looking to where she thought Morbid was standing, "Just being human, having emotions, being able to feel. Stupid that someone like me could miss those things."

"Bamf!" Iada went as she telported back into the room, grabbing Morbid from behind glowing brighter then ever, "Mind giving someone some warning before you throw something at them!" she said to him.

[Eirik]

Morbid never spoke of his life to them. He did not care to tell them and never they did not care back. Though something this man said reminded Morbid of something from his past. A man Doyle had met in a dark alley over an age ago. Morbid remember how he responded.

"Yes I remember you now, Raphael." Morbid said as he also recognized Raphael's energy pattern. "We had this discussion before in the age before him. I remember you were the monster and I was merely a predator." Morbid said still stalling for some unknown reason.

"As for Apocalypse. The slaves when ready will revolt and over throw him. It is what happens to those who are beat down. He searchers for Amelia now but things are happening that looks like Apocalypse may fall from power soon."

[Eirik]

As Morbid was grabbed from behind by Iada her hand would have went through his torso but for the light she generated. This girl was using her brain but did not know what she had gotten herself into. Morbid stood still. He was very strong and probably could have broken free but instead started to drain very quick the life energies of Iada and Amelia. He had no choice but to drain both. He could not choose to do it to just the one.

"Foolish girl." Morbid told her as he began to suck the life from her.

[Health]

Iada luaghed, "I like you you're determined," she said absorbing the life energy from him that he took from her, "Wanna go out sometime? I hear there's a nice slave resturant nearby," she giggled.

[Eirik]

"I do not feed on food or slaves." Morbid felt that he was not draining Iada successfully as they were some how do the same thing and canceling each other out. How ever Amelia was feeling the effects of being drained. Morbid was unsure if he stopped draining would Iada do the same. Morbid could make the drains painful but hardly ever did. He needed to hunt and feed of people to live but he did not need to make it painful for them.

Morbid's tendril reached and wrapped around Iada well a few others held on the floor and walls. Then he started to use strength to peel her from him. The bright light was not a very pleasant feeling at all. Morbid had became to hate the light of day over the many years. It was comfortable to be out in natural light.

Sef stood in the corner and listened to where everyone was. He knew he could stop Morbid but could not see him. He heard the sounds of a struggle but was in the corner of the room and unable to see the light as Morbid's dark was over powering Iada light were Sef stood. Sef could with Horus' help easy disable Morbid for awhile but could not take the chance of hitting someone else.

[Health]

Iada laughed as Morbid try to peel her from his back, unfortuently from him her muscles had been trained to hold onto and cling to things depending on where her ports took her.

Amelia's face began to whiten as her energy was being sucked out of her. But then her survival instincts took over and her mind began to attack Morbid's.

[Christian]

Christian struck the wall, causing a short burst of sparks to ignite from the knietic explosion that ensued, lighting the room momentarily. It was enough to see where Amelia was. He cried aloud as he bolted from the darkened corner of the room where he was tossed, nearly flying through the air to reach Morbid.

The clean right hook to the darkened form attatched to Amelia seemed to shake and quiver, but little else. He battered at the tendrils with his bare hands, sparks of kinetic energy sparking with every succesful hit.

"Don't worry, Amelia," he said assuringly, "I won't let him hurt you!"

[Health]

"Christian don't he'll garb you too," Amelia said her eyes taking on a purple glow as her mid fought to free her.

[Christian]

"I don't care," he yelled, "I told you before, If I could sacrifice myself for you, I'd find it more redeeming than any other fate."

He continued battering at the dark limb, but having little effect on it, he began to think of desperate ways to save his beloved Amelia.

[Eirik]

Morbid's back irritate from the light and Amelia was fading causing the others in the room to become frantic cause Morbid to smash Amelia into Ravage and leave her for the moment. Hoping she would be jolted out of her attack. He had no desire to kill her but he was beginning to want to maul Iada.

Morbid grabbed Iada with a tendril around her head and wrapped tightly about it. Morbid could apply a few tonnes of pressure to Iada but he was not yet committed to killing her. She did seem to have similar but opposite powers of Morbid. Morbid grabbed the walls, floor and ceiling using his tendril. He easily lifted Iada and himself into the air then whipped them into the wall Iada first. Once, twice and over again.

[Health]

Suddenly Iada disapeered and reappeared again, rolling on the floor laughing at the hat she had placed on Morbid head, "Well your not Apocaylpse but it's still funny!" she giggled porting again and sat on Morbid's shoulder playing with the feather on the hat.

[Christian]

Christian helped Amelia to her feet, "You alright," he said, before averting his eyes to the battle nearby, "Any idea on how to stop this thing?"

[Health]

Amelia leaned heavily against Christian, resting her head against his shoulder to keep the world from spinning, "Somehow I think we give Iada less credit to her powers, the we should," she said.

[Christian]

He nodded, "uh-huh... so what now, continue the offensive, or let her work her mojo?"

Without knowing it, he realized he was craddling her in his arms. And tightly. It shocked him that over the course of the one night they spent together he had become so protective.

[Eirik]

Morbid went intangible making himself a shadow once more. Making it so that she would fall. The black ecto-plasmic tendril reached to grab her as she fell through what was once Morbid. He was tried of her now. The tendril wrapped around her where Morbid began to squeeze her harder then anyone else probably had before.

Morbid defiantly was not Apocalypse and did not like being compared to him. Morbid how ever quickly gave up his hate. He just wanted her incapacitated at the moment.

[Health]

"Christian please just let me get some of my energy back," Amelia said her voice tense and her face still pale.

[Health]

Iada went into her only defense when she was trapped and ported at least ten times to different places to get free. She landed on the table and looked at Morbid, "Sorry hun I'm not wooed into your arms..err...tentacles that quickly," she said.

[Christian]

"Of course, my lov-- Amelia, but there's a good amount of commotion at the moment. What would you have your guardian do?"

[Health]

"Just stand still and hold me for a moment," Amelia said tiredly feeling like her legs were about to give out from under her.