Opening File: Sorceress Supreme
Sorcerer Supreme or Sorceress Supreme is a title granted to the 'practitioner of the mystic or magic arts who has greater skills than all others or commands a greater portion of the ambient magical energies than any other organism on a given world or 'dimension'. By definition, there can be at most two Sorcerer Supremes per world at a time: there will be two Sorcerers Supreme if one of them has greater skills than all others but does not command a greater portion of the ambient magical energies than all other, while the other commands a greater portion of the ambient magical energies than any other but does not have greater skill than all others; there will be no Sorcerer Supreme if there is a tie between two organisms in terms of both their above-mentioned skills or abilities; and there will be one Sorcerer/ess Supreme if the same organism both has greater skills than all others and commands a greater portion of the ambient magical energies than any other.
As has been stated many times by various characters, there cannot be any permanent Sorcerer or Sorceress Supreme of a dimension/reality; eventually, the office would pass on to another, with one's will or without. However, one could be a master of the mystic arts such as Merlin or Mogan Le Fey and not hold the title. Each existent reality of the Multiverse appears to be defended by a Sorcerer or Sorceress Supreme, though certain dimensions linked to each reality does not (such as Asgard or Olympus). It appears possible that holders of the position of Sorcerer or Sorceress Supreme in other universes or dimensional planes are capable of becoming candidates for the Marvel Universe's. The Sorcerer Supreme can also 'surrender,' 'lose' or 'bestow' his position upon others of worthiness (as well as inheriting it from the former Sorcerer Supreme), though is also capable of taking it back multiple times after such a loss.
One can become a Sorcerer Supreme against one's will, though conventionally and under normal circumstances, one must first consent to accept the challenge and the responsibilities coming with the station. Religion also does not appear to be a significant factor in the determination of the role of Sorcerer Supreme. There is also some kind of sign, test or initiation one must survive (though survival is not guaranteed, even if one is chosen for the office) to truly take up the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme. It is possible for even moderately-proficient mages to steal the magical powers of a Sorcerer Supreme against his will; however, one must also possess considerable mental discipline as the Sorcerer Supreme, or else one would be overwhelmed by the sheer power and vast mystical awareness that belonged to the office-holder.
The Sorcerer or Sorceress Supreme is functionally immortal, having the immortality conferred upon him or her after their ascension. Such a being with the role does not age nor succumb to medical diseases after a trial with Death in which one does not truly destroy Death itself, but truly accepts one's own mortality, though he can be killed; the Sorcerer or Sorceress Supreme has access to the near-unlimited power over magic, and various other Principalities, as well as granted possession of such powerful mystic items.
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Xxx
The doors opened, allowing TOM to walk into the media room. "Hey there. Hope you have been enjoying the action we've been bring and if it's not enough there's plenty more to come."
TOM pressed down on a switch and the screen showed Cayde and Banshee in space, battling extraterrestrial beings. "We got the adventures of Cayde and Banshee on GrimmFall: Beyond Light."
The screen then showed Demona battling Goliath in the new addition to the GrimmFall movie arc.
"And if that's not enough we got the latest movie happening right now, GrimmFall: Eclipse." TOM said. "Trust me, we're not running out of ideas any time soon."
Xxx
"You seem to have almost fully recovered."
Pericles' observation was indeed correct as Nyx had almost been fully restored with only her feet left to regenerate.
"Yes." Nyx grinned, looking down at her almost restored body. "I underestimated that badger but that will not happen again."
"Of course. Though we still have lost an ally. Without Juniper, we cannot reach the realm of the Elders to use the anti-magic to destroy them once Toffee's plan is complete." Pericles pointed out. "It would have been easier with her acting with us instead of forcing our way through."
"Yes, that is a bit of a bummer. Though honestly even if June chooses to oppose me the end, a part of me actually doesn't mind, and in fact looks forward to the challenge. After all what fun would the game be without worthy opponents or rivals to compete against, to drive you to be better, keep you on your feet?" Nyx asked rhetorically with a smile.
"Case in point." Pericles gestured to his lady's still regenerating feet.
"Cute. Very cute." Nyx glared at her familiar before laughing and her laughter grew strong as her smile widens and she spread her arms to the air. "It's actually one of the things I love about this wonderful game, and with all the players involved or revealing themselves there's no shortage of entertainment or challenge! Whether you're on the sidelines enjoying the show, or involved experiencing the thrill and danger of the game, as you test your power and mind against the other players."
"Says the immortal Lady of Chaos." Pericles remarked amusedly.
Nyx exclaimed with dark crazed laugh and smile. "I ask you, WHAT ISN'T TO LOVE! So no matter who it is be it that bastard Klarion, ol deranged Billy Triangle, the ugly love child of bird and bug, the one eyed king of hunters, the Grimm Lord himself, or even the magical heroine who was never there when old me needed a hero, whoever I welcome the challenge! Because it just makes the game more interesting, and will make victory all the sweeter when we're the ones standing tall in the victory circle."
"Of course, need I remind you we're still down an ally?" Pericles asked.
Nyx calmed down but chuckled as she raised her right hand; alighting it with a purple flame that sat in the palm of it, with small projection of Juniper Lee being displayed in the small purple flame. "Besides even if Junebug does turn out to be a lost cause or a future problem, we're not walking away from this with nothing."
"Really? Even though she is now a Sorceress Supreme who can challenge us?" Pericles raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps the boomerang hit you on the head harder than we thought."
Nyx shook her head. "Ohh nooo even if we have lost a potential ally, we have done wonderful work in setting the stage for some wonderful chaos."
"You refer to how we broke her trust in her grandmother and the Elders." Pericles surmised.
"After all the seeds have been planted and nurtured so even if she doesn't trust us, or even has the ridiculous notion of 'saving' us, we still made an impact on her. She knows that when it comes to certain topics I only spoke the truth, and as a result any trust she ever had in those magical elders is pretty much dead." Nyx explained with a grin. "And with their choice of making her little brother of all people the Te Xuan Ze and putting him in danger, her distrust and resentment toward them will only strengthen. Add this together with her newfound Sorceress Supreme position, and even our plans, well I think it's safe to say the time of the Magical Elders and even the era of the Te Xuan Ze is soon to come to an end."
"An end that will leave a vacuum that others will be quick to fill." Pericles chuckled.
"And something tells me that granny isn't going to agree with her granddaughters new opinions toward the masters she's loyal too, why it could even lead to their family breaking apart, and what a shame it'd be if that happened." Nyx stared at the flaming projection in her hand. "Oh yes Junebug might not know it, but even against us she can still help us, while spreading some wonderful chaos. So if she wants to be the big strong Sorceress Supreme fighting against all the scary monsters, let her, the results should prove quite entertaining."
Pericles' own dark smirk formed as he looked at the flame. "Yes as the saying goes those who fight against monsters must take care not to become one themselves, and as young Juniper Lee might soon learn that the struggle against such a fate is not a fight easily won."
Nyx closed her fist, dispersing the flame and breaking the projection. "Exactly. As for reaching the Elders…There is someone left who can help us. We just need to spend a little more time to find them after I have healed."
"Then there is something else you should know." Pericles said as his smile faded. "Sammael is on the march."
Nyx's smile dimmed. "Oh?"
"An army of Grimm unlike most is pouring out of the Darklands and they are being led by that Hydra he created." Pericles said as another purple fire appeared in front of Nyx, showing her the army of Grimm he had mentioned. "Ents, Trolls, Dinosaur type Grimm and even the more strange kinds have been spotted and by now everyone from to Sebben, the Justice Friends to even the Zero Squad will be aware of this army."
"So he's finally making a move huh?" Nyx spotted something flying above the Hydra. "What is that?"
It looked like a massive ship but instead of floating on water it was flying through the air with long dragon like wings attached to the side and even a dragon shaped Grimm head attached to the bow that let out a roar.
"That is Sammael's Galleon. His personal ship." Pericles answered as the flame faded.
"Hm, cute." Nyx remarked. "Is that what he was up to this whole time?"
"Apparently he used that mess with the Ice Queen to gather his army and they are now marching towards Nowhere. This means he is moving forward with his plan for Van Kleiss." Pericles said.
Nyx considered what she had been told. 'If Sammael really is moving he's no doubt worked on a way to account for not just Van Kleiss but also Cipher, Klarion, Salem, Canaletto and our deal keeps me from interfering so he has no need to worry about me either. No way would he let anyone get in the way at this point.'
"It explains why he was silent through the whole Eternal Blizzard debacle but I have no way to know for sure if he wasn't ready to deal with the Ice Queen himself, especially the item of power she had." Pericles said.
"Speaking of, what happened to it?" Nyx wondered.
"Gone. It merged with a penguin and then it was imprisoned…By Pandora." Pericles answered.
Nyx looked surprised but then scowled. "Pandora huh? She's still around imprisoning magic users huh?"
"If she finds you while you are still recovering she'll be able to imprison you like she did that penguin. Not even a Lady of Chaos could break free of Pandora's Box." Pericles cautioned.
"If she comes, let her. I am not afraid of her." Nyx scoffed. "Pandora is just another of a long line of bugs to be squashed and I'll do it gladly."
Xxx
"You mind controlled our grandpa?!"
Both Dipper and Mabel flinched from the sound of Zoe and Frida expressing their…shock at what they had done to Grunkle Stan.
"And you call us super villains?" Zoe snarled.
"Wait, before you get mad we had good reason." Dipper quickly defended.
Frida scoffed. "Oh, you had a good reason. Gee, it's not like a so-called villain never said they had a good reason for the things they did before."
"But Grunkle Stan was doing badly and we didn't want him to lose." Mabel reasoned.
"And this is how you go about doing it? You were scolding him for voter's fraud and us for wiping away his criminal records!" Zoe snapped. "Where do you get off scolding us for our habits?"
"It's for a good cause. We don't want one of Bill's goons to win." Dipper replied.
"How do you know Bill even cares?" Frida asked.
That caused both twins to pause and think. "Uh…"
"That's what I thought." Frida crossed her arms. "And you got the tie from Ford, huh? He knew you were going to use it on his brother?"
"Who are we kidding? Of course he did." Zoe shook her head. "And you wonder why Grandpa didn't want you around him but you and he are cut from the same cloth, Dipper. You're both smart, hypocritical jerks!"
Rather than allowing Dipper or Mabel a word Zoe and Frida shoved past them and walked back into the Mystery Shack.
"Wait, are you going to tell Grunkle Stan?" Mabel called out to the girls.
"We don't care for your secret, keep it as long as you want." Zoe said as she and Zoe stopped for a moment, glaring back at their cousins.
"It's not like you'll be able to for much longer." Frida shook her head. "Or did you plan on using on Grandpa after he was voted as mayor and had to start running the town?"
That made both twins pause again as they realized that Frida may have been right. The Tigre sisters walked back into the Mystery Shack.
Xxx
"It might have been wrong but we needed to do it." Dipper muttered, taking a moment have a little walk as Mabel went back in to talk with Frida and Zoe. "Who else can we trust in this town, let alone to be mayor?"
"Who indeed?"
"Gah!" Dipper jumped and spun around, his eyes landing on the person who spoke as they stepped out from behind the trees. "Pacifica!"
"Got it in one. You know I figured that you had potential but oooh," Pacifica let loose a girlish giggle that was anything but innocent. "You've actually managed to surprise me!"
"Yeah and how's that?" Dipper asked, frantically looking between Pacifica and the Mystery Shack to see if anyone was going to come out.
"I mean using your own uncle as a socket puppet against his will and behind his back at that, now that's the kinda of the politic tactics that make daddy proud. Heck's it practically out of his own playbook, I guess you took notes during your little out of body scuffle with him." Pacifica remarked, leaning forward with a proud yet demented smile.
"Wait! We didn't do it because we liked! We just want to make sure no one working for your dad runs the town!" Dipper exclaimed.
Pacifica scoffed and shook her head. "Face it Pine Tree you can justify however you want but it doesn't change the truth that you not only used your great uncle to win a ultimately pointless election, but that deep down no matter how you deny it your more like me and my father than you think."
"Pointless…Oh no, Zoe was right! You and Bill really don't care who wins!" Dipper gasped, realizing that he may have just set his grand uncle up for nothing.
"You got it." Pacifica giggled. "You're cute, smart, have a drive to prove yourself, along with a desire to humiliate and crush those that look down on you."
"Wait it wasn't like that." Dipper denied in quick haste.
Pacifica waved her index in front of her face. "Now, now don't deny it just think about that arrogant four eyes who mocked and denied the supernatural, or the old boy toy of your former crush." Pacifica's tone hinted a bit of annoyance on the word 'crush'. "Oooh yes now I'm more sure than ever that I was right about you and my plans for us."
With that she disappeared in a flash of blue fire, leaving a shell shocked and trembling Dipper alone.
Xxx
Dipper couldn't get Pacifica's words out of his head as walked with his family. Meanwhile people murmuring as Stan happily passed by wearing a different suit.
"Lookin' good, mayor candidate!" Blubs called out.
"Hooey! It's the guy I'm gonna vote for!" Durland said.
"Lookin' A-OK there, Stanford! A-OK!"
"Tad, that means so much coming from you!" Stan said before bursting out of the door into the Greasy Diner. "Hey-o!"
"Stan!" Lazy Susan and others called out.
"Now just the ladies!" Stan said.
"Stan!" The ladies in the diner chanted.
"Now just the ladies my age!"
"Stan!" One old lady said.
"Woof! Never mind." Stan then sat together with the twins and his granddaughters, with annoyed looks on their faces.
Lazy Susan served Stan a stack of pancakes with 'Stan 4 Mayor' on it. "On the house, mister big shot!"
Stan happily picked up a knife and fork. "Now this I could get used to!"
"Grunkle Stan, what's with the outfit? You're missing your lucky tie." Mabel said.
"Power tie, gotta wear it." Dipper agreed.
"Aw come on, have you seen the polls? I can debate naked and I can still win! Huh, come to think of it..." Stan said thoughtfully.
"Please no!" Zoe and Frida exclaimed, the image of their grandfather being naked enough to make them lose their lunch.
Mabel laughed nervously. "Seriously though, we need you to wear that suit and tie, Grunkle Stan."
"Suit and tie, gotta wear it." Dipper urged.
Stan groaned. "Ugh! What do you kids have to constantly tell me what to do? Everyone in this town is finally showing me respect! Maybe you kids should too."
"Grunkle Stan, we'd respect you if you took things more seriously!" Dipper said, getting irritated.
Stan slammed a fist on table. "I am taking this seriously! If you haven't noticed, everything that has come out of this golden mouth has put us on top! With or without your dumb advice!"
"Dumb advice?!" Dipper snapped.
"Yeah! Dumb advice."
Dipper slammed his fists on table and then stood up. "Dang it, Stan! Every one of those speeches we were controlling you!"
"Dipper!" Mabel cried out at her brother blabbing away their secret.
Stan gaped. "What?"
"This tie is a mind control device invented by Ford! If it wasn't for this tie, you'd be losing!" Dipper peeled back the front layer of the tie to reveal the circuitry in it.
Stan stared in disbelief and then shook with anger. "Well, you can tell that know-it-all Ford that he can keep his fancy light bulbs and magic ties! I'm gonna win this debate on my own, without any of you!"
With that Stan stood up and headed for the door.
"Stan, wait! You can't-"
Stan slammed the door shut.
"Augh, this is bad….Or maybe not." Dipper muttered, eyes widening.
"What we need is a blank slate, someone totally suggestible! An empty piece of clay we can mold to our whims." Mabel suggested.
Soos came out the restroom with a sweater stuck to his head. "Hey, a little help dudes? I accidentally got my head stuck in my shirt sleeve. I guess this is my life now."
Mabel smile at Dipper but he seemed to be contemplating something. "…Dipper?"
"Just wondering…Do we really need to?" Dipper asked out of the blue.
"Huh?"
"We're so worried about the candidate winning being someone working for Bill but what if Bill doesn't care?" Dipper just threw the idea out there for all to hear.
"So what? You mind controlled your grand uncle, our grandpa for nothing?" Frida asked, frowning. "Where is this coming from?"
"I am just wondering…if we jumped the gun a bit." Dipper shrugged.
"A bit?!" Zoe shook her head. "Get your head checked, Dipper."
"And in the meantime I got to teach Soos how to put this on." Mabel said, chasing after Soos with the tie.
Dipper just slouched down in his seat, wondering what to do now.
Xxx
BANG!
Everyone looked up to the sound of shots being fired and the farmhouse exploding.
"Now what?!"
"What the-"
"It's collapsing!"
Everyone quickly huddled together as the house collapsed into the basement. Raven immediately conjured a shield that protected everyone as the house collapsed.
"Oh great!" Eustace grumbled, seeing the house collapsing. "Must have been those rotten neighborhood kids again."
"What neighborhood?" Keanu and Rino asked.
Alexis sighed. "Dad, for the thousandth time sand whales are not kids and we have no neighborhood."
"So what's knocked our house this time?" Eustace pointed up. "Getting kind of tired of having to rebuild it."
"Boo-woo, I'm shedding tears."
Everyone looked up to see several figures grinning down at them…with Buttercup held in the arms of a white haired girl dressed like her.
"Hey!" Eustace shook a fist at the intruders. "Who the heck are you?!"
Rampage jumped down along with Hidekazu while the others remained upstairs.
"Just a bunch of good looking fella on a mission to retrieve this cutie." Scaramouche gestured to the unconscious Buttercup and then at Raven. "And that one."
Raven narrowed her eyes as Rino, Keanu and Extor stood close to her defensively holding their weapons. "And what do you want with me?"
"Just take you back to the guy who brought you here. He feels so bad about that. He wants to make it up to you and send you on your way home." Scaramouche said smiling at her.
"Not going to happen, creep." Keanu pulled out his sword.
"Besides, you think you can take on a super hero and three fully fledged Huntsmen." Rino asked, stepping forward.
"You don't understand. We don't have to speak you to take the girl from you. But if you get in our way…" Chuck threatened. "Well, I think they can clear it up for you."
Without warning Hidekazu and Rampage dashed forward. Hidekazu smiled as he spun his buzzsaw staff and Rampage charged forward like a juggernaut.
The Hunters and Raven didn't even hesitate as they dashed forward with their weapons out. All the while Alexis stayed beside her parents in order to guard them.
Keanu pulled out his sword as he slashed it across Rampage's face as Rino came in and bashed his suitcase against Rampage's face as Extor came in with his metallic gauntlets as he bashed them against Rampage's chest. But before Extor could attack again with his mechanical fists, Rampage grabbed the blow in midair as she glared at Extor while grabbing his other hand and started flinging Extor all around while roaring. Using Extor as a blunt object, she knocked Keanu and Rino away and then discarded Extor.
Hidekazu used his staff to block energy attacks from Raven as she picked up objects with her powers and flung them her way. As he was already facing off against the cloaked hero, Eustace came in and bashed his own mallet into the ground where Hidekazu quickly moved out of the way from. But he wasn't paying attention as he looked back up and saw a fist fly at his face and knock him back.
After Alexis threw her punch, Muriel stood beside her as Hidekazu quickly picked himself back up and rubbed his lip, as he then smirked, activating the buzzsaw at one end of his staff. And without a second thought, the former kabuki actor lunged forward with his saw spinning weapon. Eustace, Muriel and Alexis lunged forward brandishing their weapons as well with Alexis the first to collide with him. But Hidekazu quickly ducked under Alexis's fists and poked her as his staff burned with yellow Lightning Dust, electrifying her and causing her to fall down.
Eustace was next to come in swinging his mallet, but Hidekazu dodged that blow as well as he stuck him with the electrified end as well as he fell to the ground. Muriel was next as Hidekazu sleekly dodged three of the woman's strikes from a rolling pin of all things and he swung the side of his staff at the farmer's wife's head causing her to fall down on her knees. Hidekazu zapped her in the back with his staff making her fall to the ground.
Turning behind him again, he saw Raven lunge at him. But as she gathered energy to attack she let out a scream as she felt sudden burst of pain from an invisible psionic attack.
"Can we get a move on?" Grodd asked, using his mind powers to interfere with Raven's focus.
"I am not one for dishonorable tactics but I have a job to do..." Said Hidekazu as he slashed his buzzsaw across Raven's chest which caused her to scream and fall down to the ground, clutching her chest.
Rampage then punched Raven in the back of her head, instantly knocking her out as she fell to the floor, unconscious. Rampage smiled as she picked up the knocked out girl and threw her over her shoulder. But before she left, she felt a hand grab his foot as he looked back down to see Keanu holding onto Rampage's leg with a face full of fury.
"You bitch... Put her down..."
"Hehehe... Or you'll do WHAT, exactly?" Asked Rampage as she yanked her foot away and kicked Keaunu in the face before walking away.
She jumped back up to the top floor where the others were waiting with Raven still over her shoulder as Bell waved her hand. A golden portal opened up in front of them.
"This was too easy." Scaramouche said as they began entering the portal.
"They got Raven!" Keanu shouted as he got back up.
"Oh no. Company." Scaramouche groaned as the hunters got back up to pursue them.
"Would they still follow us if we had insurance?" Chuck asked as he fired a grapple from his mechanical arm.
The grapple shot down and wrapped around Eustace, Muriel and Alexis as they slowly came to. The grappled tied them up and pulled up to the top floor, dragging them to their kidnappers.
"You want them to live? Don't follow us." Chuck said as he dragged them into the portal after him.
"It's time to go!" Rampage yelled as she turned around and jumped in the portal.
"No! No! No! NOOOOOO!" Courage screamed from the basement portal disappeared.
"No... No! This can't be happening!" Keanu yelled. "I don't get it! Why would they take her and the whole family!? Who are they!?"
"We know one of them, Keanu so calm down. That cyborg…That was Scaramouche." Rino said, all of them growing silent.
"Scaramouche? That scat maniac? He's alive?" Keanu asked.
Extor activated a wrist computer on his gauntlets. "Alive and still scatting by the looks of it. And he's working with Hidekazu Kobayashi and Chuck Hector."
"The leader of Rebellions, I get. But a criminal all the way from Japan?" Rino wondered. "Who's got the connections for this?"
"Van Kleiss." Extor answered, closing his computer. "He's the only logical assumption."
"What are we going to do then?" Keanu asked.
"We're gonna take the fight to Van Kleiss." A voice said from behind.
All three turned around to see their leader, Scotty Blake emerge from a portal.
"It's time."