X-men Origins: Axion

Prologue

Summary: When a pair of mutants are captured and sent to Genosha, what will happen to their infant son? From being found by an assassin, to being raised by Mother Nature herself, watch this young man's rise to power.

Speaking: normal

Thoughts, flashbacks, com-link/mobile devices, and notes: italicized

Demons, monsters, etcetera: bold

Author speaking and spell casting: bold italicized

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The Magistrates were ruthless. They rounded up mutants left and right and cared them off to Genosha. One couple, who had just recently given birth to a child, knew it was only a matter of time before they were found.

Desperate to save their newborn son, the man called upon the help of an assassin named Elektra. His reason for hiring her was that she was not a mutant, and therefore would not be tracked by the Magistrates.

The mother used a small portion of her powers to instill an advanced knowledge into her son. She looked down into her son's blue eyes and said, "This will be the last time we see you. I'm going to hide you somewhere. When the Magistrates come, you must be silent. Once they leave, a woman will come in looking for you. As soon as you hear her voice, cry and wail as loud as you can."

The baby's father came back with a pair of sealed envelopes as well as a note. He put them in the baby's basket (cliché but important) and said, "The woman will take you to safety. You will have a new life to live. I want you to know that we will never stop loving you, son."

The baby reached out for his father's hand, causing the man to cry as he fawned over his child one final time. When he finished, the woman put a blanket over the basket and hid him in a secret closet that was hidden away in the hall.

As soon as she closed it off, a crashing sound was heard. Without warning the Magistrates grabbed the adults and fled the area. Through all of this, the infant stayed silent.

After an hour had passed by, the door was broken in by a woman garbed in red. As she looked around the house, she couldn't find anyone. "Damn," she said, "I got here too late to help them. I just hope the child is still here."

She began looking around the house, but the sound of crying made her stop moving. She turned around and realized that the crying was coming from the wall behind her.

After looking for an opening, she pulled out a sai and tapped it against the wall to find a hollow point. Within moments, the woman realized that the entire wall was hollow.

She was about to kick it in when she noticed scratch marks on the floor. Trying her luck, she pulled at the wall until it started sliding.

The wall quickly gave way to reveal a hidden room. Looking around, the woman finally noticed the blanket covered basket on the floor. She removed the blanket and found the source of the crying.

It was the newborn that she had been tasked to protect. She lifted the basket out of the room and pulled out her cell phone.

After hearing it ring twice, she quickly said, "I found the child, but his parents are gone."

A gruff voice replied, "Meet me outside Elektra. I'll pull the car around."

Elektra closed her phone and looked at her charge. The infant had stopped crying and was now reaching out to her. It took a great deal of resolve not to giggle at the sight before her.

She quickly exited the house where a black convertible was waiting. She jumped into the back seat and said, "Let's go, Logan. The Magistrates might come back."

Logan nodded and started driving again. Elektra looked at the infant and noticed a letter in the basket. As soon as she started reading, she could almost feel her heart break.

Elektra,

We regret to inform you that we purposely stalled you so that you would not arrive in time to save us. Had you actually been here during our capture, you might've been killed.

By the time you arrive, we should be gone. However, we have given our son the means to help you locate him in the hidden room.

In his basket are our wills and final words. They are to be passed on to him once he reaches the age of seventeen. Also, as a personal thank you, we have named you as our child's godmother.

We request that you take him to Charles Xavier. He will explain everything that we aren't able to. Please take care of him Elektra…and thank you.

Our only wish is that he grows up strong and knowing that we loved him for the short time that we had him. The Magistrates are getting closer to the house. There is no time left. Thank you again Elektra. We know that little Daemon…

It was there that the letter was cut off. Apparently, the infant's parents couldn't finish the letter in time. Elektra allowed a single tear to fall from her eye before saying, "We're going to the Institute. The baby's parents want me to speak to Professor Xavier. He apparently, has some answers for me."

Logan nodded. "Hang on, Elektra. This is gonna get fast."

Institute…

Charles Xavier had just concluded a meeting with some of his students when he felt Logan's presence. A few moments later, said person walked into his office with Elektra and the baby in tow.

Charles smiled and said, "You've finally arrived, Elektra. I take it you have some questions for me."

The assassin nodded and sat down. "First of all, why did Magneto have those two captured?"

Professor X. sighed and said, "I regret to inform you that Magnus is no longer in charge of Genosha. The nation was stolen away from him over a year ago. The abduction of your friends was not his doing."

Elektra nodded at this information. It seemed that the Brotherhood would not be the target of her ire. "Why didn't the X-men intervene in this?"

Charles clasped his hands together and said, "We didn't intervene because the child's parents asked us to stay away. Seeing as how the X-men are wanted criminals on Genosha, we would've most likely been killed."

Logan grunted. "I still can't believe the Magistrates managed to nab those two. The thought alone kinda freaks me out."

The professor was about to say something else when there was a knock on the door. Elektra opened the door to reveal a woman with flawless dark brown skin and long white hair.

The woman smiled and said, "I apologize for interrupting, professor, but have you seen Wolverine? Scott needs his help in the garage."

Logan moved from his spot on the wall and said, "Well, I'd better go see what the shrimp wants. I'll be back to check on the kid, Charles."

After allowing the man to pass her, the white haired woman said, "Professor, what did Logan say about a child?"

The bald man wiped his brow and said, "He was referring to the infant in that basket, Ororo."

Letting her curiosity get the better of her, Ororo wandered over to the basket in Elektra's arms and pulled back the blanket. As soon as she did, the baby boy stared at her before reaching out with his tiny hands.

The woman pointed a finger at the infant and watched in amusement as he grabbed her finger and giggled. Elektra smiled and said, "I think he likes you, Storm. Oh well, I'd better get him to the orphanage before they close down for the night."

Storm grabbed her hand. "Hold on. Are you saying that this beautiful child is an orphan?"

Elektra nodded and said, "His parents were grabbed by the Magistrates of Genosha. I'd look after him myself, but my line of work won't allow me any free time to take care of him."

Charles instantly caught on to the assassin's plan and silently hoped it would work. Storm looked at the baby again only to feel her heart warm from looking into his bright blue eyes.

She picked him up and said, "You are such an amazing child. Just looking at you makes my heart swell."

As if understanding her, the baby placed a hand over her heart. That moment was the last straw for Ororo. She turned to Elektra and said, "I'll adopt him. I just can't in good faith let him be placed in an orphanage. Besides, he's already growing on me."

Elektra smiled and said, "I'm glad to hear that. His parents had a set of adoption papers drafted just in case someone decided to take him. You're doing a really nice thing, Ororo."

The white haired woman smiled as she signed the adoption papers. Elektra looked at the baby one final time and said, "I won't be around much until you get older, but I will make sure to visit you. Be safe and have a good life Daemon."

She then kissed his cheek and made for the door. Storm looked at the child and said, "Well, it looks like your new name is Daemon Monroe. As long as I live, I promise that I will always love you."

Daemon giggled again as Storm tickled his tummy. Charles smiled at the scene in front of him. He knew that Ororo would love the child as her own.

Suddenly, his mind was bombarded with blurred-out visions. The first scene was of a child with short white hair reading from a spell book. While he couldn't see the child's face, he could almost feel the happiness that the child was radiating.

Standing behind the child was a figure that was immersed in their own tome of spells. Feeling for some familiarity, he discovered the figure to be Stephen Strange.

Without warning, the scene changed to show the boy in his pre-teens on a rooftop. He was dressed as a ninja and carried two katanas. The boy removed his mask to show that his hair now reached below his shoulder blades.

A figure appeared in front of the young teen. Although he couldn't clearly see the vision, he knew that the red figure was Elektra. The boy gave a short bow to her before vanishing.

Once again, the scene changed to show a balcony in the institute. In this vision, he saw a boy in his late teens with knee-length white hair carrying a strange bladed staff.

The young man was dressed as an X-man and had his head to the sky. Standing next to him were Ororo and Logan. As his vision became clear, he saw that both the boy and Storm were smiling while Logan simply looked amused.

Charles looked at the baby and thought, "You will go very far in life, young Daemon. This, I can guarantee."

Little did the professor know, he would be right…in more ways than he ever thought possible.