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The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 26
For the hundredth time, Jean Grey's consciousness just barely pulled back from the brink of insanity, but she felt she was definitely making progress. Jean knew there was a battle raging against her other self. Whatever was taking her on was starting to have an effect. At one point, a huge blast hit her body, and she felt the Phoenix's awareness fade for a moment, at least to the point of momentarily shutting down the physical body. Jean took advantage of that moment and made the most of it. She was currently in the most primitive part of her mind where the rawest of her emotions were kept. From previous possessions, Jean understood the Phoenix's penchant for experiencing powerful emotions. It was like candy to a baby. The astral Jean Grey smiled. The Phoenix wouldn't be able to resist or handle what she was about to do, but the process was very dangerous. She was playing with the primal forces of her mind, and at any moment she could lose control completely. Again, Jean felt another blast hit her body, but this one she recognized. Lilandra was here, and that meant Jean had to work fast because the Shi'ar would only be here for one purpose: to put her down permanently. Not for the first time, she regretted leaving the vantage point the Phoenix had left her where she could dimly see and hear what was going on around her. After a few more attempts, Jean was relatively certain her plan was going to work. She now had only to wait for the perfect moment when the Dark Phoenix was at her weakest.
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The battle was ferocious. The Dark Phoenix held her grip on the throat of Shenlong with a vicious tenacity, while she simultaneously held the persistent group of warriors at bay. Slowly, she was defeating them one by one and loving the thrill of it all. Soon, she would dance among the dead and inhale the sweet power of the Dragon as it escaped from its disintegrating corpse. Oh, the beauty of carnage! Already, the scent of blood and violence was making her head giddy. All she could do was laugh and laugh!
Vegeta instinctively dodged one of the Imperial Guards as he was hurtled past him, but the man rebounded and was soon flying parallel next to him heading back into the fray. Vegeta glanced at him and was surprised by the violent dislike scrawled across the other warrior's face.
"Get away from me, Saiyan! This is not your fight!"
Vegeta's face darkened. "The hell it isn't! She, or anyone else for the matter," he emphasized, "can't insult a Super Saiyan and get away with it! Now, are you going to fight or are you just going to stare at me like a giant purple dumbass?"
Gladiator barely contained the outrage in his voice. "We will settle this later, monkey!" They both rocketed towards the firebird that was massacring their friends ahead. Gladiator charged headfirst into the fray, but Vegeta held back to finish powering up his attack. He watched with relative disinterest as the fighters fell one after another. Some went quietly, some in endless screams of agony. Judging by the expression on the monster's face, she was enjoying it almost as much as Vegeta liked powering up for his own attack. The one thing the group of fools managed to do was free the Dragon from her grasp. It was now struggling to return to its upright position well away from the firebird. As the last fool collapsed, Vegeta charged. She was all to himself!
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Lilandra grabbed Bulma's arm and ripped her attention away from the gory scene in the skies. Shaking her, she cried, "Wish the Dragon to force the Phoenix into the crystal!"
Bulma blinked for a second, then grimly nodded. "Shenlong! I'm ready to make my wish!"
The Dragon, now upright once again, turned its intense glowing gaze on her. "Make your wish, human! Be quick!" The ancient voice sounded shaken and tired.
"I wish you to trap the Dark Phoenix inside the M'Krann crystal!"
The Dragon considered her request and shifted its gaze to the Phoenix. After a moment, it answered, "What you ask is not easy for me to achieve." Bulma's face fell, and Lilandra looked stricken.
"But, I will try."
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Vegeta and the Dark Phoenix faced off. The intensity of the two was so palpable that it caused huge waves to crash in the oceans and the particles of sand on the beach to swirl. Vegeta smiled as he thought of Bulma's cannon still sitting on the beach below.
The Dark Phoenix smiled in contempt. "Do your worst, little one, but know I will savor the taste of your power when I drink it from your smoking corpse."
Vegeta smirked. "Hmpf." Then, he brought his hand in front of him, palm up and unleashed his own version of his most powerful attack to date.
"GALLICK GUN!"
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Jean felt a power hit her like none before. She felt the molecules in her body strain to separate. The screams of the Phoenix became deafening as the creature struggled just to remain alive. It was a perfect moment. Jean unleashed every raw emotion she could and barely shielded her own astral self from the impact. Love, hate, rage, passion, anger, joy, pride and countless others erupted in an endless blast. Jean prayed that her trick would work.
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Shenlong took advantage of the Dark Phoenix's turmoil and agony as he reached into the blast and grabbed the avian entity by the neck with his powerful Dragon jaws.
The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 26
For the hundredth time, Jean Grey's consciousness just barely pulled back from the brink of insanity, but she felt she was definitely making progress. Jean knew there was a battle raging against her other self. Whatever was taking her on was starting to have an effect. At one point, a huge blast hit her body, and she felt the Phoenix's awareness fade for a moment, at least to the point of momentarily shutting down the physical body. Jean took advantage of that moment and made the most of it. She was currently in the most primitive part of her mind where the rawest of her emotions were kept. From previous possessions, Jean understood the Phoenix's penchant for experiencing powerful emotions. It was like candy to a baby. The astral Jean Grey smiled. The Phoenix wouldn't be able to resist or handle what she was about to do, but the process was very dangerous. She was playing with the primal forces of her mind, and at any moment she could lose control completely. Again, Jean felt another blast hit her body, but this one she recognized. Lilandra was here, and that meant Jean had to work fast because the Shi'ar would only be here for one purpose: to put her down permanently. Not for the first time, she regretted leaving the vantage point the Phoenix had left her where she could dimly see and hear what was going on around her. After a few more attempts, Jean was relatively certain her plan was going to work. She now had only to wait for the perfect moment when the Dark Phoenix was at her weakest.
################################################################
The battle was ferocious. The Dark Phoenix held her grip on the throat of Shenlong with a vicious tenacity, while she simultaneously held the persistent group of warriors at bay. Slowly, she was defeating them one by one and loving the thrill of it all. Soon, she would dance among the dead and inhale the sweet power of the Dragon as it escaped from its disintegrating corpse. Oh, the beauty of carnage! Already, the scent of blood and violence was making her head giddy. All she could do was laugh and laugh!
Vegeta instinctively dodged one of the Imperial Guards as he was hurtled past him, but the man rebounded and was soon flying parallel next to him heading back into the fray. Vegeta glanced at him and was surprised by the violent dislike scrawled across the other warrior's face.
"Get away from me, Saiyan! This is not your fight!"
Vegeta's face darkened. "The hell it isn't! She, or anyone else for the matter," he emphasized, "can't insult a Super Saiyan and get away with it! Now, are you going to fight or are you just going to stare at me like a giant purple dumbass?"
Gladiator barely contained the outrage in his voice. "We will settle this later, monkey!" They both rocketed towards the firebird that was massacring their friends ahead. Gladiator charged headfirst into the fray, but Vegeta held back to finish powering up his attack. He watched with relative disinterest as the fighters fell one after another. Some went quietly, some in endless screams of agony. Judging by the expression on the monster's face, she was enjoying it almost as much as Vegeta liked powering up for his own attack. The one thing the group of fools managed to do was free the Dragon from her grasp. It was now struggling to return to its upright position well away from the firebird. As the last fool collapsed, Vegeta charged. She was all to himself!
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Lilandra grabbed Bulma's arm and ripped her attention away from the gory scene in the skies. Shaking her, she cried, "Wish the Dragon to force the Phoenix into the crystal!"
Bulma blinked for a second, then grimly nodded. "Shenlong! I'm ready to make my wish!"
The Dragon, now upright once again, turned its intense glowing gaze on her. "Make your wish, human! Be quick!" The ancient voice sounded shaken and tired.
"I wish you to trap the Dark Phoenix inside the M'Krann crystal!"
The Dragon considered her request and shifted its gaze to the Phoenix. After a moment, it answered, "What you ask is not easy for me to achieve." Bulma's face fell, and Lilandra looked stricken.
"But, I will try."
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Vegeta and the Dark Phoenix faced off. The intensity of the two was so palpable that it caused huge waves to crash in the oceans and the particles of sand on the beach to swirl. Vegeta smiled as he thought of Bulma's cannon still sitting on the beach below.
The Dark Phoenix smiled in contempt. "Do your worst, little one, but know I will savor the taste of your power when I drink it from your smoking corpse."
Vegeta smirked. "Hmpf." Then, he brought his hand in front of him, palm up and unleashed his own version of his most powerful attack to date.
"GALLICK GUN!"
################################################################
Jean felt a power hit her like none before. She felt the molecules in her body strain to separate. The screams of the Phoenix became deafening as the creature struggled just to remain alive. It was a perfect moment. Jean unleashed every raw emotion she could and barely shielded her own astral self from the impact. Love, hate, rage, passion, anger, joy, pride and countless others erupted in an endless blast. Jean prayed that her trick would work.
################################################################
Shenlong took advantage of the Dark Phoenix's turmoil and agony as he reached into the blast and grabbed the avian entity by the neck with his powerful Dragon jaws.