[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/FKJKRczH/the-gifted-591b350cc9ba7.png[/img][/center][hr][center][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@Achronum][@Trainerblue192][@Kirah][/center][hr][hr][center][color=f7941d][b]Genosha: July 31st, 2021 - 6:00 AM[/b][/color][/center][hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=935DB8]Veil[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://c.tenor.com/1_IfrmQYp9wAAAAC/lorde.gif[/img][hr][hr][b][color=935DB8]Location:[/color][/b] House of M Ruins -> Outside Hellfire Manor
[b][color=935DB8]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [/center][hr]	There were days where Polaris felt the highest highs - and the lowest lows. The melancholy she was trapped inside was so intense, her first instinct had been to become numb to it, to shut out the world. But with the others gathered around her, with Moneta reassuring her that it would be okay, Polaris cracked. She started to laugh ever so slightly. [color=A9F8C7]"I'm fine. I would've been horrible at it,"[/color] she said, crying at the same time. 

	Magneto was not stupid by any means - with Elixir's words, he caught onto what had happened too. And inside of him, a white hot fury ignited once more, as he clenched his fists. His daughter had survived, but his unborn grandchild had been a victim of this genocide. [i]No more[/i], he had vowed. And he had failed. He couldn't bear to look at Polaris, to see the symbol of his failure. 

	[color=935DB8][i]Where are we needed next?[/i][/color] Veil thought, hoping that the Three in One would pick up her thoughts. She didn't really know if thinking louder or not would do anything to help or hinder a telepath - it was pure guesswork how that worked. Unaware of the difficulties the rest of the island was having with contacting them, Veil was overwhelmed with a quick series of feelings, not images.[i] Fear. Helplessness. Pain.[/i] 

	[color=935DB8]"Something's wrong with the Three in One, they... they're afraid, I think,"[/color] Veil said. [color=935DB8]"I don't know where they want us to go but... Hellfire Manor is as good a place as any to start, right?"[/color]

	"I'll bring us there," Aurora said, acting on impulse. A second later, the group would be standing outside of Hellfire Manor. [hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=DBA1DE]Casper[/color] & [color=#DAF7A6]Sunshine[/color][/b][/h3][hr][hr][b]Location:[/b] Hellfire Manor
[b]Skills:[/b] [color=DBA1DE]Mediumship[/color][/center][hr]	Selene slurped up the remaining ghosts, but it was clear that it was somewhat of a stopgap measure, as Casper was still surrounded in an eerie blue glow. Selene, for her part, was absolutely fascinated - pleased, even. [color=CDC0CF]"The boy is a portal to the other realms, one that I see now cannot be closed by any other being beyond himself,"[/color] she observed. [color=CDC0CF]"To think of the cosmic multitudes of unharvested souls on the other side..."[/color] Her eyes flashed in the direction of Andy, as a duplicitous smile graced her face. [color=CDC0CF]"I have studied the arcane arts since time immemorial,"[/color] she continued, before grasping Casper's face in her hand. [color=CDC0CF]"[i]Expergiscimini![/i]"[/color] Selene commanded in Latin.

	Casper's eyes snapped open, his pupils strangely glowing blue. [color=DBA1DE]"Wh-wh-what?"[/color] Casper stammered, trying to force himself up into a sitting position, seeing Echo's clones encircling him and Selene hovering over him, her breasts more or less right in his face. [color=DBA1DE]"Your tits are out...."[/color] Casper began to say, before trailing off. [color=DBA1DE]"Wait, wh-where's Ben? Ben? BEN?!"[/color] Casper screamed, looking for his emotional support ghost/friend. 

	Pixie was looking at James in confusion, wondering which crown he meant. He didn't sound British to her, neither did Maria, so she was coming up completely blank. "Is he like... okay?" Pixie then asked, nodding slightly at James. He didn't seem like himself. She had seen him around Genosha for a while and he was usually pretty happy and nice and friendly even. It was like someone had turned him into a completely different person. 

	Sunshine was holding onto Marrow rather tightly, even as Marrow's healing factor had her largely healed by now. She helped her wife up to a standing position, before taking stock of the situation. Casper was awake and screaming for Ben, clearly panicking - Pixie was flying up above them all, her wings fluttering almost uncertainly. [color=#DAF7A6]"Casper, stop it, we already dealt with enough ghosts,"[/color] Sunshine said bluntly. She hadn't heard much of what James had been saying, so Sunshine didn't really know there was something majorly wrong going on there - she had been focused on her own wife. 

	[color=DBA1DE]"Ben's always here though!"[/color] Casper insisted, as a handful of ghosts exploded out of him, only for Selene to more or less slurp them up instantly, Pixie stabbing the rest with her souldagger. 

	[color=CDC0CF]"Young man, as much as I find your endless supply of souls quite appetizing and rejuvenating, you must stop. You are a gateway, a portal, a being with which others may pass through - a mutant conduit - and as of such, only you have the power to close the portal. Do so or else we may have to take unfortunate, drastic measures."[/color]

	[color=DBA1DE]"I... I can't!"[/color] Casper cried, as ten more ghosts exploded into being. 

	[color=CDC0CF]"You must!"[/color] Selene hissed. 

	Casper nodded slightly, his heart beating erratically as slowly, the blue glow faded from his eyes, and the ghosts vanished. 

	[color=CDC0CF]"Much better,"[/color] Selene praised.

	The doors then opened, revealing Magneto & company. Magneto's eyes were ablaze with fury. [color=FF5733]"Where are Reeva and the Three in One?"[/color] he shouted.