Nightcrawler

Seeing Charles approach I nod in greeting "To stop the Phoenix you would just need to keep it from waking up, simple."

"And how do we do that?" Storm asks as they both stare at me with the burning question.

I shrug "Just keep her emotions in check. You can also put her in hibernation, stasis would work too." I say without much care.

"Would you be able to produce this type of technology, stasis? I can put her to sleep with telepathy but her mind would still be active, that's not something I would wish upon her." Charles says with a sigh.

"Go ask Tony, Banner, or Osborn, I'm sure they could figure it out fairly quickly. I would suggest Osborn since he would be more willing, just bring up my name." Charles looks frustrated but still agrees with me.

"I'll go take care of her, you two can continue on," Charles says rolling away without any assistance.

Storm stares at me as she turns to where we were originally going "You know, if you can't save Jean then I will never accept your proposal." She says as she begins walking.

I shrug, "Sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some. People are fickle. It's to be expected some people will decline my invitation. After all, that's the freedom I gave everything for." I give a soft smile as I follow behind her.

I hear her sigh as she becomes silent. We walk through the halls till eventually, we are standing outside of a room in a hall lined with doors. I guess these are the living dorms. Storm knocks on the door a few times and we hear a voice from inside.

"Come in." The voice says. Storm opens the door for me and gestures me in.

I give her a thankful nod as I walk in first, Asmodeus and Rowena are sitting on the bed while a boy with blue skin, dark blue hair, and yellow eyes sat across from them in a desk chair.

Asmodeus lowers his head to me as we walk inside. "Is that him?" I hear the boy ask Rowena who nods to him.

The boy shoots up and reaches out his hand to me "It's nice to meet you, sir, I'm Nightcrawler… their son…" He says cautiously side-eyeing Asmodeus and Rowena with a small embarrassed blush.

I smirk as I shake his hand "It's good to meet you boy. Have you decided to forgive your stupid father? If not he will have some punishment to face."

The sixteen-year-old boy tilts his head curiously "What's the punishment if I don't forgive him?"

"Ten years stuck in his worst nightmare in the eighth hell of Nocturne," I say meeting Asmodeus's slightly concerned eyes.

He waves his hands in front of himself "No need for that sir, they already told me the story of what happened. To be honest, I'm just happy to have a family. I always thought I was an unwanted child and that's why I was left on the doorstep of that church…" He says with a sad smile as he rubs the back of his head.

Rowena stands up behind him and hugs him "You no longer have to be alone." She says as Asmodeus nods with a smile.

I feel a tight feeling in my chest as I look at the three "Are you planning on moving to Hell with your parents? I was thinking of allowing all Hell Lords to put their palaces in the upper court of Tir na Nog and making a gate to the human world so the Lord's children may roam free. Hades has a son as well so it wouldn't only benefit you."

The boy looks conflicted as he turns to face his parents "I-I want to continue going to school here if that's possible."

Rowena and Asmodeus smile "Of course, I can make a portal that leads here. I would hate to just pop into your life and mess up everything you have until now." Rowena says with a small smile as she sits next to Asmodeus.

The boy nods with a smile on his face "Then I don't mind coming to live with you." He turns to me "What's Hell like?" he asks curiously.

I smile at his curiosity "There are currently ten layers of Hell, each has a different layout, but the one you would stay at, Arawn's Underworld, Annwn, and The Endless Hunt, is an endless forest. The City looks down on the forest and you would stay at the heart of the city."

He looks at me a bit confused "Arawn? Like the God?"

I nod "He is my subordinate and one of your father's co-workers."

Nightcrawler turns to his father excitedly "That's so dope, you work with Gods??"

Asmodeus smirks with pride "I'm sure there are a few you would know. I'm quite powerful you know. You will be as well in the future."

"When can we leave?" He asks excitedly.

"We should talk to Charles first, even if we don't need it, it would be best to have his consent," Rowena says with a smile nudging Asmodeus to stand. "Excuse me, my King," Asmodeus says as he stands up and I give him a nod.

Asmodeus nods his head as he puts his hands on the back of his wife and kid and begins to walk out the door with his family. I lean against the door frame on the outside as I watch them walk past. I see Storm looking at me as I watch them walk by.

I hear Storm's voice from my side as I watch their departing figures "What are you thinking right now?"

"I am envious," I say not hiding it.

"The devil himself envious of a normal family?" She says a bit confused.

"I exemplify all Sins, one isn't just exempt simply because I am the greatest man in existence," I say giving her a small smirk.

"Greatest man? You can't even save a young girl." She says bitterly.

I just smile at her not caring "I could save her if I wanted to, as I said. I just won't. Be as bitter as you want, it will not change the outcome. Perhaps if you give me a good enough reason to save her…" I say as my eyes scan up and down her body.

"You're awful." She says with a scoff as she walks away.

I smirk as I follow her "Your personality has changed an awful lot since I first got here. You have become very talkative."

"Hmph." She walks away faster back to Charles' office.

Once we get back into the office, Ruby is sitting on the couch with the unconscious Jean, Logan is standing behind Charles at his desk and the Asmodeus family is standing across from them.

"-said, it's fine if you move off campus, I gave you the scholarship since you didn't have a place to stay. Now if you have a family to stay with, that room and board can be given to a less fortunate mutant." Charles says giving a smile to the three.

"Thank you, Professor," Nightcrawler says with a happy smile.

Charles nods with a kind smile as Asmodeus turns around lowering his head to me "Permission to raise a temporary Hell Gate." He says with a grin.

I am curious why he wants a Hell Gate when he can just teleport but I just assume he wants to show off in front of his kid. "Granted."

He grins as he turns to the barren wall where no one is standing. He holds out a hand and channels the power of the fourth hell into himself. The room softly shakes as a gate made of crushed bone and hell soil rises from the ground with glowing skulls on the top left and right sides.

The arched gateway slowly opens revealing a pathway to a massive castle that looks like a less grand version of my old one. Everyone in the room except Ruby and I look at the gate in curiosity.

Asmodeus pats his son's and wife's backs. "Let's go home."

Nightcrawler waves at the people in the room "See you tomorrow, Professor Ororo." He says as he confidently walks through the gate. As they all get through the gate it closes quickly and sinks into the ground slowly.