23 CHAPTER 23

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I watched as Scott attacked with his beam, proving to be useless against the power that Vuk now had, who was now level 201, sighing, and somewhat disappointed that she hadn't blasted Scott with his own power as she had done with me, I ran towards her throwing several focused strikes aimed at her face, but as with everything else so far, Vuk didn't even flinch.

"Your attempts are futile." Vuk sighed, grabbing me by the neck.

"You can't blame me for trying..." I cracked a smile, drawing my pistol from my inventory to shoot her.

"Pathetic..." Vuk muttered, snapping my arms with his telekinesis.

In pain, I fell to the ground, glaring at Vuk in anger.

"Now, die, and be forgotten." Vuk whispered just for me, her hand once again reaching for my neck, but before she could even reach out to touch me, a telekinetic field appeared around me, Jean's voice echoing in my head.

"I will… protect my family," Jean's voice said, a bit of a stretch considering what happened. "And those who stood by them…" ohhh, well, there is my tag.

"Eat a dick, Vuk," I waved at her, or rather tried, my arms were kinda like a pair of loose noodles.

Glaring at Jean, Vuk seemed pissed, and at the same time she seemed helpless, as Jean with a simple move of her wrist sent her flying against the wall like a rag, a nobody, an ant, while at the same time derailed the entire train, and while all of this was happening, I couldn't help but wonder, where was Raven? I mean, last time I saw her, she was with Charles.

As if universe itself has decided answering my question, Raven flew past me, in her own telekinetic bubble, courtesy of Jean.

Taking a deep breath, I let things played out, as Jean continued to levitate us out of the train while destroying the whole thing, tossing the remains of it into a nearby abandoned location, all while carefully lowering us into the ground as she did so.

One on the ground, I took a seat trying to be as comfortable as I could with my broken arms, as I decided to simply observe what Jean would do now, since she was the only one who could finish this fight. Without mana, and without HP potions to use, I would only be in the way, her way, besides, she was now stronger than everyone here put together, she needed no help, maybe the other guys did.

[Jean Grey LV 399]

Vuk, who was the sole survivor of the D'Bari, stepped out of the debris, walking towards Jean, a smile on her face, "You can't control this power... I can... stop fighting for something you will never be able to win."

Jean glared at Vuk, and with an outstretched hand flew up to her, grabbing her by the neck, "You want this power? Take it!" Jean hissed, pumping Vuk with cosmic power.

At this I sighed, in the end, Jean would simply die becoming one with the Phoenix Force.

Cosmic power floating in the air, Vuk began to disintegrate as a field of the same power formed around Jean and Vuk, eating everything in its path.

"You can't kill me... not without killing them!" Vuk smiled, appealing to Jean's humanity.

"Jean you don't have to die... just absorb the power she took from you, and then kill her!" not knowing why I interfered, I shouted, hoping she would hear me.

Jean looked at me with a smile, and without saying anything she turned to look at the others, her gaze stopping on Charles, who looked at her full of pain, shouting, "Jean.... NO!"

Smiling, Jean lifted Vuk into the air, flying with her into outer space, where I lost sight of her. "Well so much for saving her…" I sighed, looking into the air, aimlessly until a big explosion came, turning the night into day for a brief moment, leaving the image of a phoenix high in the skies.

[ Mandatory Quest = The Phoenix Force

Objective = The X-Men are about to face their most formidable and powerful foe, cosmic forces come into play, and the very fabric of reality is at a risk. Help the X-Men during this mission, fight for the sake of the world!

Reward = 5000000 EXP, 500000$, Psychic Immunity

COMPLETED!]

[YOU HAVE LEVELED UP!]

So it's truly over, good. "Thanks Jean," I muttered, looking into the sky.

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A few days after Jean's death, or rather ascension into godhood, I went to the X-Mansion to pick Emily up, it was time for me to leave this part of my life. So here I was outside the mansion getting everything ready.

"Leaving so soon?" Ororo asked, as she came into view.

"Yes," I nodded, "I have things to do, and this place is no longer safe." especially considering Charles was closing the X-School, and Raven and Beast were also retiring.

"Here," Ororo sighed, handing me a paper, "It's my number.."

I looked at her, and chuckled, "Are you asking me out?"

"What if I am?" Ororo winked, "I will be traveling back to my hometown, I need to sort some things out, but… when I come back, I would love to… hang out."

"I would love that," I smiled, putting her number on my inventory.

"Be safe!" Ororo smiled.

"I will," I nodded, getting into the car, checking everything was ready.

"Where are we going now?" Emily asked from the back seat, an innocent smile on her face.

"I don't know, but… it will be awesome," I winked.

"Alex Walker I presume?" I heard someone say, as I was talking to Emily.

"Yes?" I turned around to see a man I knew very well.

"My name is Nick Fury, and we need to talk."

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