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The term brutal gets thrown around a lot in today's world but I think that it is an understatement of what we are doing now. After throwing Edward Buckman into the brig of the ship we immediately traveled directly to the facility. We didn't even bother landing before departing the ship leaving Thoris alone to pilot.

Circling around to the back we waited until Thoris used the ships systems to begin wholesale slaughtering the guards. M'Shen took point killing any guards along the way between us and our goal. Felicia and Selena burning the bodies with napalm in our wake. Jean was beyond shocked by our actions watching as we killed everyone even the janitors. She wanted to say something but seeing the resolve and determination upon our faces she stifled her complaints.

It hadn't been a full minute since the alarm was raised and now we stood faces to face with Sublime and his U-men. Two on each side with Sublime standing in the middle angrily trying to make the system work. The girls wanted to charge in close but I stopped them sealing the area my psionic abilities so nothing could get in or out. Although I hadn't mentioned it earlier but with Cortana being the super AI that she is I had her lock down all systems and guide us here.

"Jean this is why I brought you I need you to reach deep inside of your power and burn away the thing that pretending to be human"

Jean: What?! I can't do it I can't kill someone!

"It's not a person this spawn of Nurgel is an honest to throne sentient disease I knew it the moment I felt his presence"

Sublime: So is that the lie you are trying to convince the mutant with? That I am somehow a sentient disease? The only truth here is that I am a man trying push humanity to next step and create a new species through the harvest of mutants. If anything I should face due process to determine my guilt.

Jean: he is right he should face his crimes we can't let hatred guide our actions

"I can literally feel microbes testing my defenses he is trying to escape into one of our bodies! Look into their minds and tell me what you see!"

Barely any time went by after Jean closed her eyes to concentrate before they snapped open in fury. I could feel a pulse of power that almost made me lose focus.

Sublime: Am I supposed to be responsible for every single microbe in my immediate area? What is more likely that I am as according this man some kind of disease or more rationally just another human?

"Jean if you've ever truly trusted my words than trust me now I can't hold this indefinitely not while he's slowly eroding my psionic defense measures"

Hearing what he was actually doing while pretending to be a human Jean finally took action. She was hesitant until she felt his presence she struggled and I could see that it was difficult.

Jean: I can't he is just too powerful

"You can Jean you just need to dig deeper I know that within you lies great power. Power that is yours to command but you must reach past the walls that Charles built to reach it"

As Jean slowly digging deeper within herself I could see flames of psychic power began to form on her body. Her eyes closed in deep concentration opened glowing as the sheer power poured out of her. Soon Sublime's confidence began to waver as look of fear appeared on his visage.

The U-men screaming in agony as they began to spontaneously combust one by one. I could see Sublime doing his utmost to resist but Jean's power was overwhelming slowly flames appeared on him. It wasn't long before Sublime exploded breaking my containment and knocking us back. Jean passed out shortly after banging into the wall behind us but I remained conscious mostly due to M'Shen protecting me.

Pulling myself off of the floor I began looking around the room not just with my eyes but also with my power. I needed to make certain that nothing of Sublime remained. I couldn't risk his escape as the consequences were beyond imaginable especially after directly confronting him. I began to notice that before arriving to this world I would never take such a bold risk yet now I have taken initiative to do so at almost every opportunity. I wonder if this is due to having actual power instead of manipulations; or if there is an outside force. Sure the character I designed would but that isn't what I would have done now I am wondering if I am being puppeted by the system.