A.N.: Okay, this is my first story, so tell me if it isn't good. Principally, it is about my character, Rain and her life. Banished by her own family she is recruited. By who? Read and you'll see.
Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men. Only Rain.
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Angel by Face, Demon by Heart
Author: Illusen
Chapter 1: Into the shadows
Somewhere into a forest
She sat in the dark, empty room next to a mirror. Few candles were throwing a weak light, enough that she could see her face in the mirror. A strand of platinum blonde hair fell on her face covering a part. She sighed and removed it. Her gray/dark blue eyes raised and looked at her own reflection. Her face was pale, almost white, and her lips were as well almost white.
"Why me?" she said in weak voice. "From all on this damned world I was the one that was cursed." she talked with her reflection as she touched a knife that was on the floor.
"You are not cursed." a male voice spoke. Her eyes widened. She looked in the mirror to see the one who was talking to her. In the darkness, the only thing she saw was two yellow glowing eyes. She turned around. "Who are you?"
"Someone like you." he answered remaining at the cover of the darkness. "Alone because what it is."
"What are you?" she asked rising from the place where she was sitting. She was tall, about 5'10'', 125lbs, dressed in a gray tank top, a pair of black, sport pants and white sneakers.
"A mutant, Rain. What you are. I have special abilities and I, Magneto, have come to help you."
"I don't need your help." she said and turned to the door.
"I'm the only one who really knows how you feel. Family and friends reject you afraid that you will ruin the good name that they have. Parents against their own blood, just because you're special." Rain stopped. "You're not the only one that feels that."
"You can make them accept me?"
"Unfortunately, no."
"Then what do you want from me?"
"I want to help you. You barely know about your gifts. I can teach you. Offer you shelter. Protect you from the ones that want to harm you."
"And you'll do this for me because…"
"Because I'm sick of the human scum that think they are the superior race. We are the future. They don't like us because the fear and the envy. They do fear us because they know we can destroy their kind and they envy us because they know we are better in everything than them."
"Maybe you're right, maybe you aren't, but I do not want to be a part of your little freak club. I'm sorry but I have to refuse your offer." she said as she tried to open the door.
"I wanted to do this on the easy way but you don't seem to understand." Magneto said as he waved his hand, a metal pipe moving towards her and bending over her hands before she could do anything.
"It seems that you know more about me and you've come prepared but tell me Magneto... What are you going to do to me? Kill me?" she smiled. "I don't care. It would be easier for lots of people without me and I don't really want to live that much." Magneto seemed surprised.
"If you do not care about your life, maybe you would care about the life of your parents."
"Your stupidity is bigger than I thought." Rain felt the metal bending harder, still she continued. "They banished me from the family because what I was. What makes you think that I really care about their insignificant lives?" she added with the smile on her face.
"Then…what about…your sister?" Magneto said, the satisfaction in his voice was obvious. Rain's face changed rapidly to hatred.
"You leave her out of this!!! She has nothing to do with me or my powers. Kill me, kill my parents but leave her out of this." she yelled trying to escape.
"What satisfaction do I have if you are dead? You're for no use then. So I make the next proposal: you help me with different tasks that I'm going to give you and I leave out of this your family and friends alone. Deal?"
"Fine!" she muttered. The metal pipe fell down.
"I'm glad that you have accepted my offer. I will contact you for further instructions." Magneto added and prepared to fly away.
"You just have gained another enemy, Magneto." she said behind him. Magneto smiled and didn't turn, nor said something, he just flew away. He was the Master of Magnetism, how he could worry about the threatening of a 16 year old girl? "And you don't know what kind of enemy..." she added.
She watched his departing. Her eyes began to glow in a light blue/purple color. She strained her fists and began to walk to the mirror. She took the knife that was lying down and threw it into the wall. The blade entered totally, making a crack. Few seconds after it began to glow in a blue/purple color. Rain exited the little building. After 30 seconds, all blew up in a blue flamed explosion. Rain walked slowly following the path leading out of the woods, the fire still burning somewhere behind her. Blood poured from her hand.
Illusen: Okay, little short chapter, mostly presenting Rain and how she is 'recruited'. More action in the next ones. I promise. And in the next chapters I'll show it better what powers she have.
Note: Her powers are a little complicated. Really hard to explain. Basically are connected to a form of energy that is converted to kinetic energy or electricity or a form of energy that melts things.
Rain's full name is Rain Annabelle Kettler and her codename is Circe.
Enjoy and review, please :)).
