Storm called on the elements of nature as Magneto released his magnetized
razors.
"Winds of Fury!" She cried, her white clad arms stretching to the heavens.
"Reroute these pieces of slicing death, and aid your mistress in her time of need!"
A strong gust of wind met the oncoming blades, making them halt, quivering in the air as the two forces battled for control.
The effort was too soon taking a toll on the weather goddess, making her realize that she must rethink her plans and overpower Magneto with a taste of his own medicine.
An idea struck her, and she flung her hand out towards the threatening metal with vigor.
"Winds! Temperatures! Form a tornado to blast away this madman's twisted slaves!"
A wispy cloud formed in front of the faux African goddess, picking up speed as the winds fed it and dropping into a twister.
She stretched her hands towards where the metal quivered, using all her strength and power to push the tornado towards her adversary.
It tore through the metal, swallowing it up in great gulps as it forced its way to where Magneto floated.
His eyes narrowed.
"When will you ignorant X-men learn that I am unbeatable?"
He willed the metal to obey his commands.
Storm gasped as she lost contact with the now-metallic twister, feeling Magneto pull it away with his magnetism and turn it into spinning death.
"You shall be my example to all those who resist me."
He forced the twisted metal twister ever closer to Storm.
~What combats magnetism?~ Thought the panicked weather goddess. ~Lightning!~
She felt the energy surge through her body as she called upon the elements of the nature around her.
"Lightning!" She cried shrilly. "Obey my command and strike this metal tornado!"
The white electricity forked from her fingertips, joining into one solid bolt as it left her hand and hit the twister with a resounding crack.
The metal instantly dropped to the ground below, demagnetized by Storm's charge, and she immediately made the tornado disappear into a wisp of cloud.
Magneto looked shocked.
"Very well, my dear," He said under his breath.
Storm felt the very air spark with magnetism as he called the metal to him, making the ground below them shake as he pulled away pipes and the foundations from the buildings.
"Goddess," She gasped, ducking a large rod just in time.
Her heart fluttered as she observed the simple objects that Magneto turned into dangerous weapons rising from the earth.
She heard a mighty rumble and turned with round white eyes to see the Blackbird floating towards them under Magneto's control.
Behind it, numerous cars, jets, and other metal debris followed, some groaning in protest as they neared.
They creaked to a stop, floating in midair as they awaited the magnetic mutant's command.
"This is only a sample of my immeasurable power, Storm. Do you surrender to the winning side?"
"Never," Storm cried defiantly, her cloaks and hair billowing around her athletic form as she prepared to face her destiny.
"I am an X-man. I am no traitor. I am no turncoat! "
Magneto smiled grimly.
"Then you and your friends shall be eliminated."
He stretched out his hand once more, letting loose a powerful magnetic pull as he called the tanks summoned earlier to his command.
Storm swallowed as she caught sight of the approaching tanks, knowing she was insignificant; Magneto could squash her with great ease.
Her only hope was to buy time for her friends.
"So be it," She said in a firm voice, her eyes beginning to glow as she activated her powers.
"Winds! Lightning! Ice and Snow! Obey my command! Let my opponent feel the full force of the STORM!"
With that, all chaos broke loose.
Magneto turned his head around in amazement as a lightning bolt cracked right behind him.
The clouds darkened and split as they began to pour rain, snow and hail, and the wind howled, becoming bitterly cold as Storm called on the full extent of her gifts.
Ice left her fingertips and hit Magneto, forming around his purple-clad body and freezing him in place.
He cried out as he was immobilized, but began to concentrate on willing the tanks to let loose on the gone-wild weather witch.
Storm turned around as a bullet whizzed past her ear.
"Lightning! Destroy this threat to your mistress!"
The tank exploded in a shower of fiery sparks as it was struck by an incredibly strong surge of lightning.
Storm laughed aloud, her normal self-control and quiet demeanor gone, making her as wild as her unusual codename.
Magneto gritted his teeth, the cold beginning to numb the nerves in his fingertips.
He couldn't feel the metal anymore.
Storm spread a stream of electricity over all the machinery floating before them, save the Blackbird.
She then turned back to the purple-clad villain.
"Tell me where Peter is!" She shouted over the howl of the wind.
"No!" Magneto yelled stubbornly.
The extreme weather increased a notch, making the wind sharper and the ice even colder.
"If you do not tell me, Magneto, I will completely freeze every vein in your body!"
The master of magnetism closed his eyes in desperation, then realized his life was more important to the future of mutant kind than playing games with prey.
"Fine, fine, alright, I'll tell you!" He roared as the cold began to seep into his bones.
The storm quieted a little.
"Your steel friend, he is being held as a hostage below."
He grimaced.
"He is.....unconscious. The pain must have been too much to bear."
Storm's eyes blazed.
"And what of Logan?"
Magneto felt a chill that had nothing to do with the cold run down his spine as he looked at the enraged weather goddess's face.
"He is....probably dead," He said.
Storm's eyebrows scrunched even further down in an expression of anger.
"What did you do to him?"
Magneto tried to avoid her gaze. "I....removed....the adamantium implants from his body."
Storm let out a shriek as sharp as the winds that swirled about her.
"This, Magneto," She screamed. "Is for Logan!"
Her long fingers exploded into fiery white as electricity struck Magneto and turned his world to blackness.
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"Winds of Fury!" She cried, her white clad arms stretching to the heavens.
"Reroute these pieces of slicing death, and aid your mistress in her time of need!"
A strong gust of wind met the oncoming blades, making them halt, quivering in the air as the two forces battled for control.
The effort was too soon taking a toll on the weather goddess, making her realize that she must rethink her plans and overpower Magneto with a taste of his own medicine.
An idea struck her, and she flung her hand out towards the threatening metal with vigor.
"Winds! Temperatures! Form a tornado to blast away this madman's twisted slaves!"
A wispy cloud formed in front of the faux African goddess, picking up speed as the winds fed it and dropping into a twister.
She stretched her hands towards where the metal quivered, using all her strength and power to push the tornado towards her adversary.
It tore through the metal, swallowing it up in great gulps as it forced its way to where Magneto floated.
His eyes narrowed.
"When will you ignorant X-men learn that I am unbeatable?"
He willed the metal to obey his commands.
Storm gasped as she lost contact with the now-metallic twister, feeling Magneto pull it away with his magnetism and turn it into spinning death.
"You shall be my example to all those who resist me."
He forced the twisted metal twister ever closer to Storm.
~What combats magnetism?~ Thought the panicked weather goddess. ~Lightning!~
She felt the energy surge through her body as she called upon the elements of the nature around her.
"Lightning!" She cried shrilly. "Obey my command and strike this metal tornado!"
The white electricity forked from her fingertips, joining into one solid bolt as it left her hand and hit the twister with a resounding crack.
The metal instantly dropped to the ground below, demagnetized by Storm's charge, and she immediately made the tornado disappear into a wisp of cloud.
Magneto looked shocked.
"Very well, my dear," He said under his breath.
Storm felt the very air spark with magnetism as he called the metal to him, making the ground below them shake as he pulled away pipes and the foundations from the buildings.
"Goddess," She gasped, ducking a large rod just in time.
Her heart fluttered as she observed the simple objects that Magneto turned into dangerous weapons rising from the earth.
She heard a mighty rumble and turned with round white eyes to see the Blackbird floating towards them under Magneto's control.
Behind it, numerous cars, jets, and other metal debris followed, some groaning in protest as they neared.
They creaked to a stop, floating in midair as they awaited the magnetic mutant's command.
"This is only a sample of my immeasurable power, Storm. Do you surrender to the winning side?"
"Never," Storm cried defiantly, her cloaks and hair billowing around her athletic form as she prepared to face her destiny.
"I am an X-man. I am no traitor. I am no turncoat! "
Magneto smiled grimly.
"Then you and your friends shall be eliminated."
He stretched out his hand once more, letting loose a powerful magnetic pull as he called the tanks summoned earlier to his command.
Storm swallowed as she caught sight of the approaching tanks, knowing she was insignificant; Magneto could squash her with great ease.
Her only hope was to buy time for her friends.
"So be it," She said in a firm voice, her eyes beginning to glow as she activated her powers.
"Winds! Lightning! Ice and Snow! Obey my command! Let my opponent feel the full force of the STORM!"
With that, all chaos broke loose.
Magneto turned his head around in amazement as a lightning bolt cracked right behind him.
The clouds darkened and split as they began to pour rain, snow and hail, and the wind howled, becoming bitterly cold as Storm called on the full extent of her gifts.
Ice left her fingertips and hit Magneto, forming around his purple-clad body and freezing him in place.
He cried out as he was immobilized, but began to concentrate on willing the tanks to let loose on the gone-wild weather witch.
Storm turned around as a bullet whizzed past her ear.
"Lightning! Destroy this threat to your mistress!"
The tank exploded in a shower of fiery sparks as it was struck by an incredibly strong surge of lightning.
Storm laughed aloud, her normal self-control and quiet demeanor gone, making her as wild as her unusual codename.
Magneto gritted his teeth, the cold beginning to numb the nerves in his fingertips.
He couldn't feel the metal anymore.
Storm spread a stream of electricity over all the machinery floating before them, save the Blackbird.
She then turned back to the purple-clad villain.
"Tell me where Peter is!" She shouted over the howl of the wind.
"No!" Magneto yelled stubbornly.
The extreme weather increased a notch, making the wind sharper and the ice even colder.
"If you do not tell me, Magneto, I will completely freeze every vein in your body!"
The master of magnetism closed his eyes in desperation, then realized his life was more important to the future of mutant kind than playing games with prey.
"Fine, fine, alright, I'll tell you!" He roared as the cold began to seep into his bones.
The storm quieted a little.
"Your steel friend, he is being held as a hostage below."
He grimaced.
"He is.....unconscious. The pain must have been too much to bear."
Storm's eyes blazed.
"And what of Logan?"
Magneto felt a chill that had nothing to do with the cold run down his spine as he looked at the enraged weather goddess's face.
"He is....probably dead," He said.
Storm's eyebrows scrunched even further down in an expression of anger.
"What did you do to him?"
Magneto tried to avoid her gaze. "I....removed....the adamantium implants from his body."
Storm let out a shriek as sharp as the winds that swirled about her.
"This, Magneto," She screamed. "Is for Logan!"
Her long fingers exploded into fiery white as electricity struck Magneto and turned his world to blackness.
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