It had been hundreds of years since the fall of Apocalypse. Winter had came and winter had passed but it would not be forgotten. The war had gone down in history but over the years facts changed to stories. Not many survived the war, it took the lives of many but there was one soldier who discovered that he would never be able to forget the war, never be able to let it go...One soldier would never die.
Logan or the Wolverine as many called him was always one of the greatest warriors in the land but the war had changed him. Adamantium metal was fused to his skeleton but because of the magic he ended up with the ability to heal everything which then resulted him in never being able to die.
Logan spent the next centuries wandering the world and fighting in the wars that emerged over the years but there comes to a point where he just wants to stop.
He spent one day walking through the mansion, it was just an ordinary day where he went to remind himself of the days of the X-men, his brothers in arms. It was that day where he was visited by Mephisto which wasn't the first time but he learned something, something he never thought would happen. He saw Wanda, one of the people he knew hundreds and hundreds of years ago.
"What the fuck?" Logan yelled out as he woke up in his bed. He was renting a cheap motel for a few days, he didn't technically exist so he just had to do cash in hand jobs which didn't really bring in much money.
"Hey Logan." Mephisto said as he was stood in the motel room. He was smiling at him as he stood there.
"What do you want?" Logan asked as he got out of bed.
"I want to chat Logan. I want to chat about the witch." Mephisto said.
"What about her?" Logan asked. He didn't really want to know, he wasn't to sure whether or not he should talk to her or not.
"I want you to kill her for me Logan...I want you to give her to me." Mephisto explained.
"And why would I help you bub?" Logan asked. He was ready to get his claws out.
"Because then you can die." Mephisto said as he walked up to Logan and then disappeared.
Logan then woke up, assuming it was all a dream but at the same time, he didn't. He got out of bed and left the motel, he was going to find Wanda but he was not sure if he would be welcome.
The journey back to the mansion wasn't to long. It wasn't like the old days where he would have to walk, he could take the train or bus which made life easier for himself. He arrived within an hour and started to explore. The place had changed, the mansion itself had been restored so many times that it was not the same, it was just a tourist attraction.
It was busy as always which is why he decided to go to Kurt's old church. It was still there and often used for events but people rarely went there during their visits. Logan strolled in and looked around, it was nothing like he remembered but just some generic church. He walked up to the altar, admiring some of the artwork that had survived the centuries.
"I thought you were dead." Wanda said. She was stood behind him and slowly walked forward, curious as to how he was alive. She had a hex bolt ready, just incase.
"Same for you...How are you alive?" Logan asked as he walked towards her. He knew what he had to do, he knew what he would get but was he prepared to do it.
"I learnt magic Logan, I learnt to control myself and everything around me….You eventually learn to make yourself young. What about you?" Wanda explained. She tapped into his mind, reading what he was thinking, she knew what he had to do.
"Your magic." Logan stated as he revealed one of his claws. He had tried to die over the years using spells and weapons but they only helped him. He got the ability to retract his claws, heal faster but he would never, ever die.
"He sent you to kill me." Wanda stated. She had spent centuries hiding from him, disguising herself from him.
"Afraid so." Logan said. You could see it in him, he just didn't want to.
"You going to?" Wanda asked. She looked at his claws, she could easily kill him without even trying.
"...No." Logan said as his claws went back in.
X
Mephisto was sat on his throne. It was made of metal and skulls, hidden in darkness that consumed his entire realm. The only light was the hellfire that tortured the souls who were damned there. He watched Wanda and Logan talk in the church through a burning mirror, it was the only source of light in the room and revealed his true form which was hidden in the shadows.
"Bastard." Mephisto screamed out as he witnessed the ordeal.
"What will happen now?" Blackheart asked. He was stood in the corner, hidden in the shadows himself.
"We may require another Rider...But not like last time." Mephisto explained. He was pondering on what he should do.
"What do you mean?" Blackheart asked.
"My mistake last time was giving the power of hell to a mere mortal...I will split it up, give it to men who can handle it." Mephisto explained. He started to stare into the mirror and pondered who would get the power.
X
Logan and Wanda were sat in a cafe, it was in the courtyard of the mansion. It was nice and small but infested with wasps. The two were sat there, drinking tea. The sun was shining down on them, it was a pleasant day to drink overpriced coffee that tasted more like dirt than coffee.
"So you were in the mountains?" Logan asked as he took a large gulp of the drink.
"Yeah. I met the ancient one and learnt to improve my magic and...The war took a lot out of me." Wanda explained. It was true, she didn't get to mourn John at all or her father or Pietro. She had to deal with it after the war, it hurt so much though.
"Yeah. I've just been wondering, running from this place." Logan explained. After the ordeal with Jean and Maureen, he just couldn't. He had other lovers but they all passed in time.
"Anyone else alive?" Wanda asked, really hoping there were.
"I attended all of their funerals, in private of course but...It was difficult." Logan explained. Wanda understood what he was going through, she had the same problem.
"I'm glad you came to speak to me Logan, you know that despite the fact we never saw eye to eye." Wanda explained. They always seemed to be on the same side of a conflict but never in the same army.
"Mephisto wants you dead, any particular reason why?" Logan asked.
"Mephisto wants everyone dead, if anyone cheats death then he feels insulted." Wanda explained.
"So what are you going to do?" Logan asked. Wanda just sat there, thinking for a few moments.
"I really have no idea." Wanda said with a slight chuckle.
X
Genosha later built catacombs underneath the city, it was built after the war so that the dead could be buried but if they were to ever rise again then they would be trapped in a maze, it also allowed the army to destroy them easily but the day never came so thousands of corpses remained there. They stopped putting bodies down there two hundred years ago but you could have them put in there if you were willing to.
Some of the bodies started to shake, it wasn't violent but you might notice it which would then make you jump out of your skin.
"These catacombs were used by the citizens to hide the bodies incase they were re-animated, a huge fear for people back then." A tour guide explained to a group of people. They were walking through the part of the catacombs that were used for tour guides.
"That wasn't their greatest fear...Their greatest fear was winter." A skeleton said. He was stood behind them, the bones were fixing themselves as the stunned tourists just stared.
The skeleton started to grow skin, it was glowing red hot like fire, his body was burning but like a phoenix, he was being reborn. His skin was pale and his hair was white like silver. He stood there completely naked, staring at the tourists who couldn't pick up their jaw.
"Who are you?" One of the tourists asked. Another one stood a photo and the man slowly walked towards them.
"I am Quicksilver and I need to find my sister but before I do, I need some clothes." The man said who revealed himself as Pietro.
"Quicksilver was the name of Pietro Maximoff...Killed in the war of Apocalypse." The tourist guide muttered, she was about the faint.
"Actually I was killed by the Phoenix." Quicksilver replied with a devilish grin.
Within the hour fire engines were racing towards the catacombs. A part of it had collapsed and killed several tourists and a guide the reports were saying but in reality, Pietro just needed to cover himself up. He was wearing some grey trousers, blue shirt, grey cravat and a grey coat. His hair was pulled back but a few strands dangled over his sunglasses. He had an phone in his hand that he stole from the one of the tourists.
"Useless." Pietro said as he threw the phone into a bin. He looked around to make sure nobody was looking and ran off, using his superspeed.
X
New Orleans was always split in two, it still is to this day but they share a similar culture. They're not superstitious, they're known for being very logical but that was just the stereotype. Below the Thieves Guild building which is essentially a frat house now but below is the tomb for Rogue.
The coffin was encased in stone, under her specific orders but she never told anyone why. Pietro appeared after finding a way through which mainly involved tearing down a few walls. He walked up to the coffin, looking at the stone prison. He put his hands on his, moving them faster than anyone could see and pulled it apart revealing the wooden coffin, he did the same and the top popped off.
"It's not Gambit, it's his bitch." Pietro said to himself. Mephisto was watching, listening to what he was saying.
"She can still come in handy." Mephisto said as he entered the room. He walked over to the body and pulled out a knife.
"It's not him, she won't help us." Pietro argued.
"It's not her I want." Mephisto explained. He cut his hand and let the blood pour onto the body. It was only a few drops but the wound healed and the blood entered the body. The blood started to replicate itself and eventually covered the whole body. The bones started to fix themselves and the skin was replicated through fire.
"Rogue?" Pietro asked as Rogue opened her eyes.
"Not Rogue...Legion." Rogue replied.
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