Chapter 60: Battle Of Two Minds
A/N: The winner is Blueranger200
Insert a GIF of Jean Grey/Marvel Girl Here. Madeline Pryor/Goblin Queen is also acceptable considering their basically the same person.
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(3rd Person: POV)
A stunned look on his face Magneto couldn't believe he had just been punched in the face.
The same for his Acolytes.
Yet before anyone had time to process what had just happened Victor grabbed Magneto's cape, spun him around once, and tossed him threw the air.
Away from his people.
Victor flying after him.
Since he wanted some one-on-one time with the Master of Magnetism.
"No, lord Magneto!" Fabian shouted. Getting a slightly deranged look on his face.
His gaze directed at the Primarchs and Spartans.
All of whom Exodus decided to his with a telepathic blast.
But before he could he had to defend himself from one.
'What!?' Exodus thought.
Not expecting to be hit with such an attack. But more than that he could sense it was on the same level of power as his own psionic abilities.
'No, that shouldn't be possible!' Exodus thought.
Since he could count on his hands the number of psionics powerful enough in the world to engage him in combat, and as far as he knew none of them were present.
Meaning there was a new player on his field.
But before Exodus had any more time to think on the matter he suddenly found himself flying through the air. A fist in his stomach.
The fist belonging to Thaddeus.
Who was wearing an excited expression on his face.
Since he found that Brainiac, and his emperors, intelligence was correct. Magneto did have a psionic on his level among his group.
And with that being the case Victor had assigned Thaddeus to take him on, and take him down.
A job he found himself getting ready to enjoy.
Since he finally had an opponent on his level he could go all out against.
Finally, a worthy opponent!' Thaddeus thought excitedly.
Meanwhile Exodus had a look of realization on his face. "So, you are the psionic who attacked me?"
"That's right." Thaddeus replied. "I am known as Thaddeus. A Primarch who serves the one and only emperor Victor Von Doom." He explained. "Now I have been instructed to give you one last chance to surrender by my lord. Please don't."
"I will not yield!" Exodus spoke. Putting an angry expression on his face.
Which only made Thaddeus grin even wider.
"Music to my ears." He replied.
Thus the battle of the psionics was on.
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As Thaddeus took Exodus somewhere where the two could really let loose, Magneto's remaining followers now focused all their attention on the remaining Primarchs and the Spartans standing with them.
"You no good animals!" Fabian shouted. "You dare to stand against us?! Do dare to stand against the power of Ma-"
"-We do." Zod spoke. Interrupting Fabian. "Now then, all of you be silent and listen. Our emperor instructed us to give you one more chance to stand down and surrender. If you do your lives will remain intact. But do not and we will end them without mercy. Make your choice." He said.
Hearing this Fabian entire face turned red with rage.
"Fucking cretin!" He spat.
Fabian then raised his arms in the direction of Zod, getting ready to unleash his powers.
"Ack!"
But before he could, Zod had crossed the distance between in an instant and put his right arm straight through Fabians' chest where his heart was located.
His arm now jutting through outward the back of Fabian, Zod holding the man's heart in his right hand.
"Looks like you have made your choice." Zod said.
He then squeezed his right hand and crushed Fabians' heart like it was nothing.
Zod then pulled his arm from Cortez chest. Allowing his corpse to hit the ground.
The moment it did Zod turned his gaze in the direction of the rest of Magneto's remaining followers.
"I give up!"
Only for Amelia to shout out here surrender the moment he did.
Since she didn't want to die.
Because the moment she saw Fabians' heart crushed her life flashed before her eyes.
"Me too!"
"I'll surrender, don't kill me!"
"Me as well!"
After Amelia spoke up one by one the rest of Magneto's followers surrended.
"A wise choice, all of you." Zod replied. "Spartans!" He exclaimed.
"Yes, Primarch Zod!" The Spartans shouted in unison.
They then moved towards Magneto's forces and began placing power-dampening cuffs on all of them.
An invention Victor created some time ago for situations exactly like the one today.
In no time at all the remainder of Magneto's forces had been secured.
"Alright, you all know the rest of the plan." Zod spoke. "Move it." He said.
"Yes, Primarch Zod!" The Spartans replied in unison.
They then got ready to escort the prisoners to a secure location.
Ivy and Thragg accompanying to make sure no one got any funny ideas.
While Zod and Karma were remaining behind to aid Thaddeus and Doom should they need it.
But both Primarchs knew their fellow leader, and especially their emperor, would not.
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*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Crashing noises filled the air, as Thaddeus and Exodus clashed in it. Matching each other blow for blow.
Both doing so while using telekinesis to maintain flight, and both employing tacttile telekinesis to increase their already augmented strength.
As the two psionics clashed their fists together again Exodus lashed out with a kick from his left foot.
Immediately floating backwards Thaddeus dodged it.
He then quickly threw up a telekinetic barrier as Thaddeus launched a powerful telekinetic blast in his direction.
The attack hitting Thaddeus' shield, which easily held.
Seeing this Exodus increased the power behind his blast. He also took hold of several large rocks on the ground and brought them up into the air. Morphing them into giant spears, which he then sent flying straight at Thaddeus.
Each of the rock spears slamming into his shield.
Which combined with the telekinetic blast was finally enough to cause it to shatter.
But before Thaddeus could take any damage to moved and dodged Exodus' attack.
He then fired off beams of powerful telekinetic energy from his eyes at Exodus.
His attack scoring a direct hit on his fellow psionic.
(A/N: The eye beam thing is real. Exodus can do it in the comics. Look it up on the Marvel wiki if you don't believe me. And since Primarch Thaddeus has the same powers as Exodus on the same level he can do it too)
Though the attack of course didn't do any damage.
It simply stunned Exodus for a moment.
But that was all Thaddeus needed to launch a telepathic assault on Exodus mind.
Thaddeus managed to smash through several of Exodus' mental barriers before the centuries old psionic regained his bearings and went on a counter-attack.
"Your a hundred years to young to best me in the battle of the minds you test tube creation." Exodus spat.
Having managed to glimpse some of Thaddeus thoughts when he entered his mind.
"Tough talk coming from a guy who is basically the same as me." Thaddeus replied.
He too having been able to glimpse slightly in Exodus' mins, the same way his opponent did to him.
Which is how Thaddeus learned Exodus has been enhanced centuries ago.
But not by who.
That knowledge was apparently buried deeper in his mind.
"You know not of what you speak!" Exodus roared after Thaddeus spoke.
He then upped his power, and Thaddeus responded in kind.
The two entering a raging telepathic battle.
Which eventually took their minds/spirits to a place that was simply a void of colors.
"To think you would be powerful enough to force me onto the astral plane." Exodus spoke. "I'll commend you for that. But this is where our battle ends."
"You took the words right out of my mouth." Thaddeus replied.
Right after he did two giant ethereal hands materialized on either side of him and theen quickly slammed together, sandwiching Thaddeus between them.
But a second after this happened both of the ethereal hands were forced back by a powerful barrier surrounding Thaddeus.
After this happened Thaddeus conjured forth several giant wolves, which he sent to attack Exodus.
His opponent not moving an inch as the wolves got closer and closer to him. Eventually reaching him.
Where they were then crushed in the palm of a hand, belonging to a giant Exodus.
Who then reached out and tried to grab hold of Thaddeus.
Only for his hand to be hit with a powerful telekinetic blast.
"Just give up boy." Exodus spoke. Finally capturing Thaddeus using his other hand. "You are out of your league. Plus even if you are victorious against me you cannot possibly hope to stand against my creator. For he is eternal." He said. "A being who truly embodies the word Apocalypse. So give up."
"Never." Thaddeus replied.
"So be it then." Exodus replied. He then squeezed his hand around Thaddeus, crushing him out of existence on the astral plane.
"I see. So is that all you've got?"
Or so Exodus thought.
Until he heard Thaddeus voice coming from behind him.
When he did he turned around.
In doing so he was met with a giant figure even larger than himself. But it wasn't of Thaddeus.
No, it was of his creator and emperor.
Dr. Doom.
"I'll admit you've been a good challenge. But it's time to put an end to this." Thaddeus voice spoke from the Dr. Doom construct.
Then before Exodus could even make another move he found himself encompassed by the hands of Doom and being crushed.
"No, this is impossible!" Exodus cried.
Trying and failing to free himself.
"No, it is possible." Thaddeus replied. "And on another note even if what you say about your creator is true I am not worried in the slightest. For I stand with a man and serve even greater. My emperor. Victor Von Doom. Who even this so-called Apocalypse is not ready for." He spoke.
Thaddeus then finished crushing Exodus.
Destroying him on the astral plane.
Which in turned basically destroyed his mind.
When this was done Thaddeus returned to his actual body.
"Aghhh!!!"
Exodus releasing horrid screams as he did.
Which Thaddeus ignored as he simply smashed his way past any of Exodus remaining mental defenses and absorbed all of the man's knowledge.
Finding out Exodus wasn't exaggerating.
His creator truly was the Apocalypse.
Still, Apocalypse had never faced one such as Dr. Doom.
After taking all the information he found relevant Thaddeus pulled himself out of what was left of Exodus head.
He then took hold of the man with his telekinesis, since his body has gone limp, and started flying back towards his comrades.
Having thoroughly enjoyed his battle.