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Post by Magneto on Apr 25, 2012 21:44:39 GMT -5
"And peace is exactly what I'm trying to get us, but that would be a lot easier to achieve without you hounding me like this. You know that I love you, all I'm asking right now is some trust. However, if that is too much to ask, I will have to take my leave."
There was a shimmering in Erik's eyes, perhaps a regretful pleading of 'please don't make me do this', but it was obscured by Magneto's helmet.
He was the one to take up arms in this battle, that was his responsibility and his alone. Charles wanted no part in it, he'd made that very clear... so if that was what it took to have Magneto lead again, to make this world the safe place Charles thought it to be, so be it. They had lived through worse and their love had won through, they could do it again.
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Post by Logan on Apr 25, 2012 21:49:27 GMT -5
Oh, that was it.
How did he even dare to threaten with that? No, how did he even think of leaving Charles? Hurting the man like that again?!
This time there were no words, no sound of claws sliding, no warning snarl. Wolverine simply leapt and lunged at Magneto.
There were, however, a few tell-tale signs to those who knew him, truly knew him, that Logan wasn't intent on killing or severely hurting the man. His claws were not moving for any vital organs, he wasn't yelling in blind rage and above all, it was what he tried to communicate with his mind to the one person capable of catching those thoughts.
Someone or something had to snap Erik out of this... might as well be him.
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Post by Charles Francis Xavier on Apr 25, 2012 22:54:28 GMT -5
Charles didn't have enough time to react, other then to yell out "No! Logan!"
He just wanted to hurt Erik, just hurt him.
He wanted to hurt Erik, because Erik was hurting Charles.
Hurting him.
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Post by Magneto on Apr 25, 2012 23:04:27 GMT -5
Erik, like Charles, was taken by surprise when Logan attacked.
While he was quick to react, he only managed to do so after a sharp pain slashed across his face. Even as he used his powers to push Wolverine away from him he could feel the other mutant's claw catch behind his helmet, ripping it off his head as blood gushed down over his face.
The momentum of it all sent Erik to the ground, where he landed face-down, hands instinctively reaching up to assess the damage in spite of his gloves.
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Post by Logan on Apr 25, 2012 23:09:40 GMT -5
The force that Erik used to push Logan away was more than enough to make the smaller man physically dent the ground. It hurt like hell, even with his difficult-to-injure and quick-to-heal body, but as he looked to what felt like a solid weight on his left hand Wolverine's features broke out into a triumphant (if still pained and breathless) grin.
He held up the helmet slightly for Charles to see, then placed quickly it beneath himself.
This made staying down all the wiser. On one side to make it clear that he wasn't going to attack again and, on the other, to keep Magneto from retrieving the helmet easily. On top of that, it gave him a chance to recover from the significant blow.
It was only a few seconds later that he realized the other man had also gone down.
Served the bastard right.
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Post by Charles Francis Xavier on Apr 25, 2012 23:20:19 GMT -5
Charles, forgetting about reading the other mans mind for the moment pressed his chair forward toward Erik.
His only thoughts set on making sure he was all right, making sure that Logan had not hurt him too much.
"Erik...?"
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Post by Magneto on Apr 25, 2012 23:27:01 GMT -5
Erik groaned softly in response, peeling off one of his gloves so he could actually feel the damage skin on skin. Even if the metal was as close to him as any other part of his body, some things would always remain a very human thing.
He first ran his hand through his brown hair, smearing a bit of blood from his forehead there in the process, but finding no true injury. As Erik's hand travelled down, however, he winced once he found where his right eyebrow had been torn, causing severe bleeding, along with three long but minor scratches along the right side of his face. They stung, but it didn't feel as if his face had been ripped open. He'd had worse.
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Post by Logan on Apr 25, 2012 23:28:23 GMT -5
Logan frowned from his position on the ground.
Something was up, but he wasn't entirely sure what. It might have been the darkness and the blood distorting things, but... Erik seemed... off.
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Post by Charles Francis Xavier on Apr 25, 2012 23:36:32 GMT -5
Charles looked down and squinted, then he saw something that make him blink.
His hair.
His hair was brown.
Had he dyed it?
No, he couldn't have, what time would he have had to dye it? It seemed natural, very natural.
Charles had yet to allow himself to read Erik's mind, now that his helmet was gone, he'd have no reason to try and lie to him. He could withhold information, but Charles would know.
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Post by Magneto on Apr 25, 2012 23:42:06 GMT -5
Erik pushed himself to his knees, his right eye closed against the blood still streaming down his face.
"Well, if your little pet is done assaulting me, I'd very much like my helmet back so I can go get cleaned up," he spat.
While usually one for some sort of diplomacy or another, getting his face slashed was enough even for Erik to lose his temper along with his composure.
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Post by Logan on Apr 25, 2012 23:45:44 GMT -5
As if to make a point, Logan pressed himself down more firmly onto Magneto's helmet.
Then again, given the demonstration of power he'd just received, making a point might well be all he was capable of against Erik for the moment.
Sitting up, the man somehow managed to look even more... off.
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Post by Charles Francis Xavier on Apr 25, 2012 23:50:10 GMT -5
Charles rolled his chair back.
His mind slowly filling with Erik's adventures in a place called Latveria, speaking to Doctor Doom, and something even Erik's mind had yet to realize.
A name came to Charles's lips, one he hadn't intended to speak "Max, do you even realize what is happening to you?"
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Post by Logan on Apr 25, 2012 23:52:39 GMT -5
The Wolverine's brain doesn't usually leave much room for big thoughts and even the small ones tend to be rather focused.
At the moment it had decided to settle on 'Dafuq is Max?'.
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Post by Magneto on Apr 25, 2012 23:55:37 GMT -5
Well, that certainly struck a chord somewhere deep within and for a moment Erik... Magneto... Max looked as if he had been physically struck as well.
"You've... you've never called me that... how... why..." he stammered before finally resolving back into silence, looking up at the man he truly loved more than anything and anyone in the world with his bloodied young face set in what, considering what had gone before, was almost unfathomable confusion and innocence.
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Post by Charles Francis Xavier on Apr 26, 2012 0:12:11 GMT -5
He stared down at him, with sad eyes, sad, old eyes.
Reaching down he touched his face, a face now mostly devoid of wrinkles.
"Your quest to be young again" he began "has brought out the worst in you my love."
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