Darkness is Light

[canadiansixpack.livejournal.com]

He smelled them. The familiar scent drew him like a bee to honey;melting away from the Queen while she consulted Marius. He has been a lurking shadow since then, out of sight, biding his time with the self-proclaimed promise of violence. He knew they were far from fond of each other, and now they are in disarray while the blood of Yeshua coats the stone floors in a macabre mosaic of Mystique's making.

Now, when their alliance hangs by the most precarious of threads, is when he strike; and he will take her out, the strongest first.

Teeth and claws, bone and flesh, reveal themselves in split-second anticipation of deadly impact.

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[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

Dani Moonstar lays a cold hand on the hunter's shoulder.

"Leave Roberto for me."

[silver-sable.livejournal.com]

The gun is leveled and fired at her head, before Silver says anything at all. "I think not."

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

"Dani!" Roberto lurches towards his wife.

His...no.

No. No. No.

That's not her. That's not her blood on the side of her face, not a hole in her skull, not her not her not her.

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

Dani puts a finger to her lips. It comes away bloody. "Shh, amore. It takes more than that to kill me."

An arm lashes out for his wrist, pulling it to her face as she bites deep.

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

"Nothing here dies when you shoot it!"

Mystique screams in impotent rage.

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

"Hello, James."

The idiot Spider left her webbed to the floor. Teeth and claws and - oh, God, the smell. The blood and sweat and hair that she smells on her sheets every morning. All coming at her with that familiar feral gleam in his eyes.

Well, this is one way to get free.

[canadiansixpack.livejournal.com]

There is no holding back; no quarter given or experimental test of abilities this time. Claws arc toward her torso, fully extended, looking to tear her slender belly open to spill her guts across the staggered floor.

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

Not so fast.

Swinging from the ceiling comes a foot, angled to drive the runt's head into the ground.

[proteus-maximus.livejournal.com]

He's still too stunned to be making snappy patter, but Morph has the presence of mind to try and tear free some of the webbing around Mystique.

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

Fresh blood. Fresh meat. The smell, oh, the sweet, sweet smell.

Catacombs.

She follows the pack leader; yipping in excitement, nipping at his heels as she runs on all fours, lapping up the blood that flows from his ankles.

[webslingah.livejournal.com]

The alpha seems distracted with the blue girl - which is fine by Peter, because Logan would make an excellent specimen for later experimentation, with his capacity to heal.

Out of the darkness, he launches a fearsome right cross to introduce himself to Rahne.

"Bad doggie."

[marvel-citizens.livejournal.com]

The punch flattens her to the floor. She rolls with it, shifting into her transitional form.

"Itsssy bitsssy ssspider." She grins past her fangs. Spicy meat. Yum.

She lunges forward, jaws wide, eager to take a bite right out of the middle. Hard muscle. Soft organs. Tainted blood. Her mouth waters at the thought.

[webslingah.livejournal.com]

"Didn't anyone tell you not to play with your food?"

He leaps for the ceiling, firing a burst of webbing for that open maw - the new, improved webbing laced with garlic essence and holy water.

[wanda-maximoff.livejournal.com]

A door in the west wall opens. Not with a bang or a crash, but very slowly.

"Be quiet," says the curly-haired woman dressed in scarlet. She is carrying two squirming bundles. On her face is a stern maternal frown. "You woke up my children, and it's so hard getting them to settle for a nap."

She shifts her arms, displaying the babies snuggled up against her. The infants bare their gums and hiss at the invaders.

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

The S-Man's down in a crouch, eyes narrowed at this...

Then, asking anyone on his team for info.

"Who the shock is this?"

[proteus-maximus.livejournal.com]

"The Scarlet Witch.. Wanda Maximoff.. she's a mutant and.. " He glances at Nocturne. "She's TJ's mom, if you recall our biography lessons.."

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

"It's the Princess."

James. Mortimer. Princess Wanda. This world really is hell. All she needs to make her life complete is for the Lord Magneto to walk in with Anna Marie on one arm.

"She's not a mutant. She's...fuck." She straightens, shifting back into uniform. "My lady, the babies need," to have their little necks snapped, from the looks of them, but hey, this is Princess Wanda, if she has one weakness, it's her children. She holds out her arms. "May I see William?"

[wanda-maximoff.livejournal.com]

The Witch shakes her head, pressing a hand to her temple. "I--"

[tj-nocturne.livejournal.com]

"I was never a girly girl, you always had to bribe me to wear dresses for special events" she says, stepping closer to the woman. Images from TJ's childhood are shared, like photographs from her mind. "I got in so much trouble when I ruined that velvet dress, climbing trees and jumping from branch to branch like a little monkey in the woods outside the school."

She forces a smile. One that looks a lot like Wanda's.

"When my powers first manifested, you and daddy were so proud..."

[wanda-maximoff.livejournal.com]

"If--you." Wanda totters on her feet. "My daughter?"

She blinks. "Go to your room."

The shadows melt and spill off the walls, heading towards Nocturne.

[silver-sable.livejournal.com]

Silver is still struggling against the compulsion to go fund a mop. Or even worse, to bleed for that child. Slowly, she drops toward her knees, her face looking panicked.

[wanda-maximoff.livejournal.com]

The flames twine lovingly around Wanda, and the stink of burning vampire flesh fills the air.

And then ... the flames begin to dwindle.

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

He's surprised he hasn't puked yet.

"I am never sleeping again..."

[tj-nocturne.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry Mom."

[wanda-maximoff.livejournal.com]

The flames die down. For a moment the Witch does nothing. Then she stirs.

"Father?" she says in a little-girl voice. "Pietro? It--it hurts. Why does it hurt?"