[Unknown Location]
Inside a dark room, a man was sitting with a glass of whiskey in his hand and a bottle of whiskey was on the table. The man was watching the video of Leviathan destroying the Sentinel M with a single punch. Then the video changed when Leviathan launched the black ball towards the Sentinels and all of them vanished in the ball.
The man gulped down the whole glass and slammed it on the table. "Fucking Bastard!!" the man screamed in rage and started to pour whiskey into his glass once again.
"You shouldn't drink that much" another man appeared out of the shadow. The man was almost bald and had a monocle in one of his eyes.
"Strucker, it is good to see you" the man finally finished pouring whiskey into his glass.
"It's nice to meet you too Sublime, and I have to say you look different" the man now recognized as Wolfgang von Strucker spoke to Sublime who had acquired a new body for himself.
"Yes, courtesy of Leviathan" Sublime spat out in hate and disgust. He had never been shamed in such a manner… he had never imagined someone would make him feel like this ever. He was the supreme being on earth, and he was forced to run away. The amount of pain he felt was unimaginable but he was treated like a target practice for that woman… that was even more shameful for him.
"Yes, he had stirred up the pot quite a bit, wouldn't you say?" Strucker asked Sublime in a joking manner. Sublime didn't appreciate the joke and immediately shot Strucker a glare but didn't do anything more. For now, he needed Strucker's help if he wanted to deal with Leviathan. There was no way that he could defeat Leviathan… he wasn't stupid, he might be an egomaniac but he knew his limits. Knowing his limits didn't change the fact that he was shamed.
"Yes, that he did" Sublime accepted grudgingly.
"He also dealt with your vaunted Sentinels like they were toys" taking the chance Strucker took another jab at Sublime. Sublime didn't react visibly but he was seething inside his mind. For now, he won't do anything… for now, he needed Strucker. After Leviathan was dealt with, he would deal with Strucker when his guard was down.
"Yes, he did. So, tell me can you help me?" Sublime asked Strucker in a deliberate tone. Sublime wanted to show himself as someone vulnerable.
"Possibly, from what I have seen, Leviathan has the ability to control metal so metals are not going to work. He can also generate lightning from his body. He can fly, he can those damned flames which can burn through everything. He can also make blackholes… he can also teleport" Strucker finished making points.
"He can also turn invisible and cause you unimaginable pain with just a word" Sublime chimed in, Strucker got a thoughtful look on his face.
"That increases our problems but they can also be dealt with" Strucker said and pulled out a chair and sat down in front of Sublime.
"How? Please enlighten me" Sublime spoke in a mocking tone.
"It's easy, we exploit his weakness. His weakness is meta-humans. We simply use some mutants as bait and when he takes the bait we ambush him, quite simple" Strucker explained in a simple manner. Sublime wasn't convinced, he wasn't sure about the plan… it can't be that simple. Yes, he agreed with Strucker about Leviathan's weakness.
He also had the same idea… if he uses some mutants he could easily lure Leviathan to the desired location but the problem was that they didn't have the ability to fight against someone like him. Mutant suppression zones were completely useless against Leviathan.
"How do you plan to subdue him though?" Sublime asked Strucker curiously.
"I have a friend, who had promised me to hand over a few soldiers for this noble mission. He also believes that Leviathan is a threat and should be dealt with as soon as possible" Strucker said and shrugged.
"Who is your friend if I might ask?" Sublime asked Strucker not so subtly demanding for more information.
"My friend's situation is slightly difficult, it will be better if he stays hidden. We already know that Leviathan is using our own satellites to keep an eye on us… we can't drop our guard even for a second" Strucker said in a serious tone, his face looked completely grim. Sublime agreed with Strucker that they shouldn't drop their guard for a moment but he didn't like the fact that Strucker didn't give up his friend's name.
"What about the meta-human I gave you?" Sublime asked Strucker in a curious tone.
"Project 'Eternity' is not ready. We had tried it multiple times but when we graft his organs in someone else's body they fail. They can only work in his own body" Strucker answered while shaking his head.
"We need to work on that, if we successfully graft his mutation into a human then we will have our first unstoppable soldier. We can't lose this chance… who would have thought that a relic of the past could be our path to the future" Sublime said in a mocking tone.
"Yes, Wolverine aka Logan is the most interesting specimen I have ever laid my hands on" Strucker said in an excited tone and pulled out a glass for himself…
[POV Reo]
Both I and Jean appeared with a crack in our backyard in Knox. Jean immediately lurched forward but at least, she didn't empty her breakfast in the backyard. Nemuri and Fleur were already here and they were standing at the side.
"I don't want to do that again" Jean said while she was still kneeling on the floor.
"It gets better after the first time" Fleur said and kneeled beside Jean and helped her up.
"You guys wait here, I will bring my car. I miss my car!" Nemuri said with stars in her eyes as soon as she started to think about her car. She skipped towards the garage while humming something about shiny things…
"So, where are we?" Jean asked us finally getting up from the ground.
"This is Knox, our home" I said gesturing Jean towards the building. It didn't look anything special from the outside… after all, the complete magic was inside.
Nemuri arrived with her shiny car and stopped in front of us. "How do you like my baby?" Nemuri asked looking towards Fleur and Jean. After all, it was the first time they were seeing this shiny abomination.
I didn't say anything and silently took the shotgun. Both Fleur and Jean stood out of the car dumbly… I think they went blind because of the shine. They finally noticed that I was already inside the car and without saying anything they got inside the car.
"Nobody appreciates true art" Nemuri sulked while pouting. She looked quite cute when she did that.
"Do you know the way to Hotellit Kohteessa?" I asked Nemuri who simply nodded her head and drove her shiny car in that direction. I was pretty sure that she blinded a few drivers on the roads, after all, if I understood from their cursing. Nemuri wasn't bothered with that in the slightest… she took it in complete stride and continued driving.
We finally arrived in front of the hospital and Nemuri activated the anti-surveillance runes on her car. After some liberal use of Imperius, we were easily granted entrance. Jean just sat in her seat and saw all this with a dumb look on her face.
"How is she doing that?" Jean finally asked unable to hold back her curiosity. Nemuri finally arrived in an empty spot and parked the car. Before anyone could answer Jean, Nemuri handed all of us an anti-surveillance rune parchment.
Jean saw what I and Fleur did with that parchment and she also did the same. "She used the Imperius Curse, it takes away your will" I finally answered Jean while getting out of the car. I know, I could have explained it much better but I wasn't in the mood.
We entered the hospital and walked to the reception. The lady behind the desk asked for our id but she got an Imperius Curse in return. After that, she sang like a canary and gave us all the information we asked for.
"Thank you" like any other gentlewoman, Nemuri politely thanked the lady even if it wasn't needed. Sometimes when I see Nemuri I think no one can be more shameless than her.
We finally arrived in Charles's room. I have seen this room in the video feed, we simply entered the room. Looks like Charles was hurt quite badly… I didn't feel any mental probes. From the expressions on the girls' faces, they didn't feel any mental probes either… I had already sensed that Charles was inside and I knew that it was him.
"Hello Charles, how have you been?" I entered the room and greeted Charles, Charles immediately got a horrified look on his face and his hand shot towards the table but Nemuri was faster and got him with the body bind curse. His hands and legs immediately snapped together.
"Oh… don't be like that, we have come to visit you" I said in a mocking tone and finally Fleur and Jean walked into the room. Fleur shot several runes and charms at the door and secured the whole room. Nemuri shot a stinging hex at the CCTV in the room and destroyed it.
"I have nothing to do with a monster like you" Charles spat out while gritting his teeth.
"Don't blame him, Professor, I was the one who asked him to bring us here" Jean spoke up finally coming to the front, she used her power to pull out a stool and sat down beside Charles.
"Jean, I am glad to see you are here. You must stop this monster" Charles spoke to Jean going back to his caring grandfatherly act.
"No Professor, you are making a mistake, I am not the Jean you knew. I am the complete Jean, the one who you had locked away" Jean said in a caring tone trying not to lose to Charles's act.
Charles immediately got a horrified look on his face and didn't know what to do. The magic was keeping him bound in his place… "Don't worry Professor, I will pay you back for what you did to me" Jean said and grabbed Charles's wrists tightly.
"Jean, you must understand, what I did was for the Greater Good" Charles said in a hurried tone, Yes I have been thinking when he would say that. Here it was…
"Yes, and what I am going to do will also be for the Greater Good" Jean said looked directly into Charles's eyes. Charles started to scream loudly… soon his body started to age drastically and his scream stopped. Jean finally let go of the body… only a mummified body was left on the bed. Jean immediately turned around and threw herself into my arms and broke down in tears.
I looked towards Fleur and Nemuri who happily encouraged me to hug her back. I hesitantly moved my arms around her and started to pat her back to soothe her… now, I kind of feel that Fleur and Nemuri knew that this was going to happen and they knowingly stood at a distance…