"T-Tut, d-do you really think J-Jean can do it?" Asked Kurt quickly as he looked up at Jean in concern while dragging Tut's body away from the battle.
"I-I do think she has t-the power to d-do so, I-I just d-don't know i-if she can do it." Replied Tut softly as he looked at Jean, his vision rather blurry, so he could only make out her bright red hair.
"T-Then why did you-" Asked Kurt in slight surprise as he looked down at Tut, who prompting cut him off, already knowing what he was going to say.
"Why d-did I say she c-can do it? W-Well, because e-everyone w-who could f-fight against A-Apocalypse has a-already done so, a-and we've all lost. A-Apocalypse wants Jean, a-and with n-no one remaining left t-to fight, s-she was next o-on the chopping b-block no matter what, s-so why not give h-her some fake c-confidence? The placebo effect, if you will." Remarked Tut lightly as he glanced up at Kurt, who tilted his head before eventually nodding.
"A-Anyways, i-if possible, c-can you retrieve my heart? J-Just d-don't die for it." Added Tut weakly as he did his best to keep his eyes open, yet every blink of his eye lasted longer and longer.
"Y-Yeah, I'll try." Replied Kurt with a nod as he and Tut looked at Jean, who was standing there, only for the tips of her reddish hair to be set aflame while a faint silhouette of a flaming phoenix emerged from her back, shocking them.
Gazing at the phoenix that had just emerged from Jean's back in awe, it suddenly turned its head and looked at us; now, I don't know about Kurt, but I couldn't help but gulp nervously as I stared into its eyes.
'Hmm, so this is what your younger self looks like.' Said a soft voice inside Tut's mind, causing him to widen his eyes, yet before he could question anything, a massive eruption of fire emerged from Jean.
While that sudden voice warranted my attention, whatever was happening to Jean was much more important, so I placed it at the back of my mind while I gazed at her, watching as her multicolored flames engulfed a massive area surrounding her and Apocalypse, causing me to thank Kurt since if he hadn't dragged me away, I definitely would've been engulfed in Jean's flames.
"C-Can you see anything?" Asked Tut as he tried looking through the thick sea of flames, but given his worsening vision, he couldn't see anything of importance.
"Y-Yeah, just barely, though. It looks like Apocalypse is doing just fine; wait, never mind, he just tried to flee and is now on his knees with Jean standing atop him. And his body had just been disintegrated; s-so, he should be dead." Remarked Kurt lightly with a smile as he watched everything unfold, only to sport a slightly confused expression while he titled his head.
"T-That was much easier and quick than I was expecting, b-but oh well." Muttered Kurt as he gently set Tut down while rubbing his head, only to shrug his arms and suddenly teleport when the sea of flames dispersed.
I didn't get the chance to question Kurt since he suddenly disappeared, yet he reappeared a second later, though this time, he was holding my heart, which had stopped beating; gesturing to the hole where my heart was supposed to be, I saw his face scrunch up a little, but he eventually placed my heart in there, practically stuffing it in there, which didn't feel good but I wasn't complaining since I finally got my heart back.
Hearing footsteps, I turned to my left and saw a worried Jean running toward me, prompting me to weakly point to the clouds, which she instantly understood; raising her hand into the air, she squinted her eyes a little while up in the thick, cloudy sky, a small hole was made, allowing the sun to shine right upon my body. Feeling the sun's rays hitting my body, like a sponge I greedily absorbed the sunlight, and although my strength wasn't returning, the pain was fading away, causing me to sigh in relief as both physical and mental exhaustion overtook me.
"Haa, g-good job, Jean; I-I knew you could do it." Said Tut with a proud smile as he looked at Jean, who kneeled before him, smiling while wiping her tears.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Kurt shaking his head, but I ignored him and pretended he didn't exist.
"Thanks." Said Jean with a large smile as she lifted Tut onto her lap, only to lean down and passionately kiss him, slightly taking her aback while Hana, who was watching everything, was smiling and wiping her tears.
"I love you, Pharaoh." Added Jean as she retracted her face and stared into Tut's purple eyes while he softly blushed.
'I-Is just me, or does Jean seem slightly different? As if she's more confident?' Thought Tut with a faint blush as he looked at Jean, who suddenly kissed him again, which, against his better judgment, he reciprocated back.
I really shouldn't be kissing Jean, but she tasted great, and her sudden surge of confidence was quite the turn-on; besides, I'm sure Sara will be somewhat understanding. I mean, I had nearly died again, and it was only a kiss, so everything should be fine.
'Ugh, but I'm dreading telling Jean about Sara and I.' Thought Tut with closed eyes as he and Jean continued passionately kissing while Kurt awkwardly watched.
I was getting a little bit too into the kissing as I was sporting a full-on erection, which was, unfortunately, poking through the one hole in the groin area on my suit, and Jean quickly noticed it. Despite her new confidence, she was still the same Jean, so when she noticed my erection, she blushed deeply though I also noticed the fear in her eyes as she stared at my dick.
"S-So big, i-it's even bigger than the ones I see in porn. C-Can that even go inside a woman?" Muttered Jean in astonishment as she stared at Tut's raging dick in both desire and fear while reaching her hand out, yet Tut grabbed her hand before she could touch it.
"N-Not now, Jean; K-Kurt is still standing there, watching us for some reason, a-also, numerous other people are watching us from satellites." Stated Tut as he eyed Kurt, who was glancing at his dick, before pointing towards the sky, causing Jean to look up while her cheeks took on a crimson hue.
Seeing that she got my message, I sighed in relief and stuffed my dick back into the suit; it was rather embarrassing given that Jean and, weirdly enough, Kurt were watching, but I felt much better afterward.
"Heh, and you wanted to use a small condom." Said Tut with a faint smirk as he eyed Jean, who pouted to hide her embarrassment.
"H-How was I supposed to know your thing was going to be the size of a ruler and nearly as thick as my wrist? C-Can that e-even go inside me?" Questioned Jean with a slight huff before awkwardly coughing while gesturing to her groin, causing Tut to smile wryly.
'Damn, she's got a good point. Sara can take my dick with no problem since she had two years to slowly get accustomed to it as it grew, but even Mrs. Rand, who is even bigger than Sara, could only take about 8 inches; then again, she wasn't a virgin. Hmm, maybe bigger isn't always better.' Mused Tut as he looked at Jean skeptically before shrugging his shoulders.
"P-Practice with toys?" Said Tut in uncertainty while Jean sported a bland expression, causing him to cough and look away.
Feeling my strength start to return finally, I looked down at my chest, noticing it was fully healed, causing me to sigh in relief as I stood up since, while I wanted to do nothing except sleep on a nice, comfy bed, I had left trails of blood all over the place, and I've heard enough about people attempting to make clones using strands of DNA, which wasn't something I needed to happen at all.
"I-I'll be right back, you two; I need to get rid of our blood. I-I'm sure no one wants to fight against clones of themselves, right? And before you ask, yes, they're already working on making clones of mutants, especially Wolverine; I suppose his healing factor is greatly sought after." Remarked Tut with a frown as he floated in the air and glanced at Tut and Kurt before using heat vision to burn the trail of blood Kurt had left when dragging him.
Leaving those two alone, I flew around and burned any blood Jean's sea of flames hadn't already got, and everything was going smoothly until I suddenly looked out of the corner of my eye, spotting a pale-skinned woman lying on the ground with no clothes on, but when I saw her face, I froze. Swiftly appearing before the woman, I knelt down and lifted her head up before slapping her face a few times, which eventually worked as she opened her eyes.
"Ugh, w-what the fuck happened? T-That was the worst and best sleep I've ever had. Oh, hey, Tut. What are you doing? Also, why do you look like you just finished a life-and-death fight or something." Asked Rogoue as she groggily opened her eyes while rubbing her head before glancing at Tut with a faint smile, only to look at his damaged suit, noticing the gaping hole over his chest.
I didn't say anything and just tightly embraced Rogue in a hug. I had no idea how she was alive, but I didn't care; I was just glad she was alive.
"Ow, y-your hug kind of hurt, Tut; it feels like you're trying to squish me. Speaking of squishing, w-why the hell am I naked, Tut? Were you trying to do lewd things to me while I was sleeping? Don't you have you, Jean? Why are you messing around with me?" Questioned Rogue with a faint smile as she hugged Tut while wincing in pain before looking down, noticing she was wearing no clothes, causing her to glare at him in disappointment, yet he simply hugged her.
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Sorry to inform you all, but I've decided to put Marvel's Blacksteel on a hiatus for now; my desire and motivation to write it have become abysmal, and the quality is dropping with each chapter, at least, that's what it feels like to me. I will finish this novel; that's something I can promise; I've written too many fucking chapters to quit. But for now, I need to take a break so I can stop writing just to end up with shit chapters; after all, I prefer quality over quantity.
Though I'm curious: how many of y'all even like this novel? Since, to me, it feels somewhat subpar.