The Aftermath

Hector P.O.V.

"Woman, just stay still for a day. Go to the internet, and see how the world changed... Tomorrow we will help you go back to your family." I explain again to Cindy Moon. I'm in my Red Hood persona, he is much less polite than Eidolon, so I can act tired with her bullshit.

"Why are you trapping me here?" She asks. Again.

"I'm seriously thinking that staying in hibernation messed with your brain..." I shake my head "Or are you stupid?"

"Who is stupid? Stupidity would be stay here without a clue about the world!" She argues

"..." I exaggeratedly sigh at her "You don't even have a clue about your new powers... You're gonna end up hurting someone or yourself. Or maybe exposing yourself and losing the calm civilian life FOREVER! Just because of your recklessness!" I almost shout. I'm not really angry but well...

"..." It appears that finally went through her thick skull.

I deflate, showing that it was just a momentary outburst." Look... Tomorrow, I promise you. Look at Eidolon online, I'm part of his group. He is reliable if no one else is. Search for Spider-man too, Invasion of New York... Tomorrow. You disappeared for an entire year... We need to create a fake story too. If people discovered that you are involved with the 'Super World', you will never gonna have peace... Do you want to be kidnapped again??"

"..." She hangs her head low for some time before looking at me "How is my family?"

"They are fine, I checked."

"Did they look for me?"

"Obviously, they're your parents."

She scoffs "I wouldn't be surprised if my mom didn't even notice that I disappeared."

Great, mommy issues!

"Can you search another someone for me?" She asks unsure

"Who?" I raise my wristband to do that

"Hector..."

"...what?" I slowly turn to her

"Hector Cervantez, he was my boyfriend..." She explains

"..." Whew~ That surprised me

I make a show of typing on my wrist "He is on Boston College."

I show her a lot of holographic pictures of him, people really put everything on Social Media. There's him graduating High School, celebrating, playing hockey, together with a girl... Whoops~

I close the thing fast.

"..."

"..."

He moved on fast...

"Eh... You're hotter." I try to help

"..." She gives me a flat stare before turning around and going back to her temporary room.

It's hard having your whole life turning upside down... I know.

........

Now it's over, right?

The night ended.

I go to my room, to have a rare night(hour) of sleep.

"Welcome back."

"Hiii~"

To find Shego and Harley on my bed...

"..." This would be the dream of every man, but I can read the situation very well. They are gonna put me on the spot and make me choose, right?

"Hector... Tell this woman to get out so that I can reward you after a day of hard work~" Shego says sultrily, giving me her best bedroom eyes.

"Panacotta, shoo this woman away! I have a lot of moves to show ya~" Harley shakes her ass in my direction. Is she offering anal?

"..." I ignore the two for the moment and continue to remove my clothes slowly.

"Hector..." Shego goes to call me again.

"Shhhh~" But I interrupt her with a finger on my lips.

"..."

"..."

The two go still and I give them an intense gaze after removing everything except my boxers.

"Since when I can be forced to choose?" I look at them with smoldering intensity, my voice deep.

*Gulp* Now they look like deer in headlights.

But I can feel the excitement starting to bubble inside of them, they like my dominant side, the hungry gaze...

"Playing games, huh? Bad girls~ Tsk Tsk" I step on my bed, standing up on the mattress, looking down at them "Now to your punishment..."

Despite their dislike for each other, they didn't protest the hot threesome that was about to happen. If one of them says no, the other wins...Harem Management 101. How to deal with competitive but with similar personalities harem members?

Show that you have enough love for all of them~

Ah, my sleep!

.........

The next morning I left the bed with my two lovers still sleeping and utterly exhausted.

Look at them hugging each other in their sleep~ The power of D is real.

Let me take a picture to give to Helena, she needs some blackmail material- I mean, leverage to deal with these two.

I leave the room silently and go eat breakfast. The most important meal of the day, I won't skip it even though I can self-sustain for... I don't know.., Forever maybe.

"Good Morning, Isabella. Good Morning, Quin." I greet the two maids

Quin, or Quinta as her full name, is no other than Baby 5 that I brought with me from the One Piece world. Baby 5 is not a name, like Power that is now written as Pawa.

Yeah, her name is basically 5 in most of the Latin-based languages, but well... It works. Her name can be abbreviated and said like Kim or Quinn, the two are right too.

She didn't participate in the raids, because she is still working through her mental issues.

"Thank you." I smile at her after she brings me my coffee.

Isabella is her supervisor for now till she learns how to say "no". After that, she will leave the "maid theme" behind. I mean, I hope so... She needs to grow out of it, I guess.

But having Battle Maids is a dream of mine too. Now I'm conflicted.

Whatever... I will be happy if she is happy.

Oh, the News are on fire~

"...the names that are also part of the UN Crime Congress paints an ugly, if not ironic, picture."

Click

"The military says that they are investigating the..."

Click

"The President of the United States promised a pronouncement till the end of the week..."

Click

"...we are on the brink of an international case if the victims are confirmed that they are from other countries..."

Click

"...-on denies all accusations."

Click

"...a threat to Human Rights..."

Click

"Protests on..."

Click

"Russia's President denounces the involve-"

Click

"...stocks from the mentioned Companies plummet..."

Click

Hehehehehe~ Burn, buuuurn~

It always comes to light... It doesn't matter how hard you hide, your dirt will be exposed eventually.

Aaah~ What a great way to start the day~ It's birds that I'm hearing on this beautiful morning?

After eating everything and making small talk with the two, I say some encouraging words to Quin(Baby 5) before going to school.

It will never not be weird living this double life.

Yesterday I dumped a mountain-sized apocalyptic robot in the sun, today I have math.

But only for a little more, I will start going to College very soon. Time to start saying goodbye to the spider-gang.

And to her...

......

"Can you believe this?!" Gwen Stacy asks for the umpteenth time as we sit together during lunch. She can't stop looking at her phone, reading the Anonymous site.

"Yes, I can Gwendolyn. People can be really good and people can be really bad." I answer easily

"But this is too much! Look!" She turns the phone to us.

Peter, Ned, MJ2(Michelle Jones), and I were forced to see the cropped images of the experiments.

Good job, Cortana. You showed exactly what was needed.

"Yeah... That's fucked up in many ways." Ned agrees with a face that shows that he is uncomfortable only by looking at the images "Did you all see the names on the list? A lot of influential people are involved."

"No surprise." Michelle Jones butts in "Now the question is: 'Will they be punished?' "

"Of course, they will be punished! They need to be punished! They violated so many laws, the Human Rights!" Gwen says with righteous anger

I don't know if I should call her naive... I mean, she is right, but this is not how the world works. Michelle is a cynic, which is kinda wrong too, but you know, she is right. The world is wrong!

"Did the White House or any government comment on that?" Ned tries to change a little the subject, to avoid a heated discussion between the girls.

"Only that they are investigating..." Gwen huffs and Michelle scoffs

I decide to ask a morally interesting question "Say Gwendolyn... What if those people are not punished? What if they found some legal loophole where they could slip away, be out of the public eye, and retire in a private island comfortably?" I start asking

"That..."

I'm not done "Would you find it okay if Eidolon go deliver justice himself? Like grab them and put them on his personal jail on the moon or something like that?"

"That... That..." She is stun-locked

"..." I give her a glance. That's why people like you can't change the world, Gwendolyn Stacy.

"He... Eidolon could help with the investigations, with all this proof... It's impossible for them to go scot-free." She argues

"Are you sure? What if they ask him to testify... But then they don't trust him because he is covering his face, hiding his identity... They ask him to remove his mask, but he refuses... The thing goes nowhere. They complicate the case to have no progress, buying time. They accuse him of using one of his ludicrous powers to fabricate the proof."

"He wouldn't do that!"

"Maybe not... but what matters is that there's a possibility and the judge believes it... Or be paid or threatened to believe in that... Then this whole thing is swept over the rug, most of these people resign and go to retirement... Officially of course, because they obviously would name their subordinates to their former positions and continue to command from behind the scenes..."

"..."

Yeah, shocking huh? That's why I need to go Old Testament in many of those bastards... When they retire thinking that they are safe... When they get out of the public eye... Heh~

"Now, would it be okay for Eidolon to 'do justice with his own hands'?"

"I... I don't know..." She finally says. That's the right answer;

She is smart enough to understand the implications of what would happen if Eidolon started being(publicly) Judge, Jury, and Executioner.

"Funny, huh? Some weeks ago people went crazy wanting him to go around saving sick people, but at the same time no one wants him arresting people on his own." I can't help but defend myself here "They want him to have all responsibility, but none of the power... A little unfair I would say." I shrug in a nonchalant way

"..."

"That's why, don't get stressed or too much invested in this, guys. Let the heroes deal with it. It has nothing to do with us, normal folk." I say

Look at them sneakily glancing at Peter. C'mon, be more discreet!

"Ugh, I agree with you totally, Hector." Gwen sighs, a little defeated "But that doesn't mean I like the way it works."

"Don't worry, there are a lot of people that want those people being prosecuted." I throw a silver lining at her. "I read all the notes and some countries are not involved. China, Russia, and England being the most powerful of them..." Not involved in this case in particular "Some powerful people of the UK are involved but not the government, so the government will probably pressure the United Nations to deal with this whole thing properly. It's a good opportunity for England to seize the money of those people and, China and Russia can weaken the West this way."

"So it's not even because it's right, it's only because will benefit them..." Gwen once again looks unwilling to accept the unfairness of the world.

"It's all about interest."

"Many people treat Justice like a bitch." Michelle says

"As long as they can't hurt anyone anymore..." Peter says diplomatically

They will not. Believe in me, Peter.

...........

Mary Jane

Mary Jane can't help but watch Hector from afar. Their relationship ended abruptly, and in hindsight it was a mature and reasonable ending but... She is not happy.

Maybe it's normal, breaking up is meant to be sad. But there's something more, like... She is not satisfied with how things ended. Deep in her heart, she believed that their relationship had potential, they clicked so well.

But apparently, it was not meant to be... Hector is not that different from other boys.

About that she is not even that sure... People noticed that they were starting to be an item. Equally, people also noticed when they drifted apart, and it's with a little anger that Mary Jane watched some girls going to talk to him.

They never noticed him before! But after she discovered him...

The reason she is not that sure if he is like all the other boys, it's because of how unbothered or uninterested he is in all those girls. He is one step away from being impolite, basically only talking a little.

'Why are you such a contradiction?' She sighs in her mind

"Ugh." She suppresses a roll of her eyes and prepares herself to go away after noticing who is approaching her. Hector is not the only one who is "available" now, some guys are hitting on her even more than before.

Like after Hector has done that, they think they can do the same... Like she is suddenly easier. Maybe trying to take advantage of some emotional fragility.

Mary Jane hurries because like Hector she is just one step away from starting to be impolite and then they will call her a stuck-up bitch.

She doesn't need any more trouble in her life. She had enough.

........

Third Person P.O.V.

X-Mansion

'Eidolon! Eidolon! Let me ask something! How is like to be the strongest?' A childish voice echoes from Kitty's smartphone, she is watching a video.

'The strongest? Huhu~ I am no the strongest.' Eidolon's voice filled with amusement can be heard next.

'Ehh?'

'Heh~ Strange, I know... But you see, I pondered a lot about strength and after going through many experiences I discovered that is not about how strong you can punch, how much destruction you can cause, or even who you can beat in a fight...' Eidolon explains softly 'To be strong is to be kind. Hehe~ Your confused face is funny! It's okay, it took some time for me to get it too... The more you can be kind to other people, it shows how strong you are. You asked me before about being the strongest... I think the strongest is the one that can be kind even to his enemies...'

'...'

'I'm still weak... I can't help but be...harsh with the villains, criminals, and people I don't like.' It's possible to hear a sigh coming from the phone 'But one day I will be strong, strong enough to be kind.'

After that, there are some laughs and sounds of hair being ruffled before a sonic boom that signals Eidolon leaving the scene.

"This video is a little old, no?" Jubilee asks Kitty, entering the living room together with the other X-men.

Kitty, who is lying on the couch, allows the phone to fall face down on her chest before answering "Yep, two weeks. I wanted to rewatch it. After our recent experience... You know, it puts things in perspective."

"I get what you mean." Warren, aka Angel, says sighing "Those people that we fought yesterday... *Huff* they got under my skin."

"Yeah, they hated us with such passion and for no reason that I couldn't help getting angry and hating them back." Spyke says "I confess I hit them a little too hard..."

"I think I killed some..." Robert admits with a distant gaze

"Me too... Don't feel that bad." Rogue steps in "I was kinda only throwing them around, but then when I threw one in a group they exploded... I think they are going to throw some bombs at me. After that, I kinda stop caring too much if I'm breaking a lot of bones... They are really gonna kill me, so why should I hold back against them."

"Right? They look at me with such visceral hate... Ugh."

"It was war, you can even call it self-defense." Surprisingly Illyana appears to say something "They would have done worse with all of you if you give them half a chance. Kill them fast as an act of mercy."

"..."

"..."

Everyone suddenly remembers that this girl has unsolved issues.

The X-men are never a group that abides strongly with the No-killing rule of many superheroes, with members like Wolverine how can they, right? But at the same time, those are young people. Still unsure about the path and if they're doing the right thing.

"This hero thing is difficult..." Kitty sighs again "Did you all see the people's reactions to Anonymous blasting the truth on the internet?"

"Yeah, everyone that I saw is on our side."

"The average person doesn't have an opinion against us, but I think most would repudiate cruelty."

"I saw a comment that said 'This can be any of us tomorrow, imagine your own government kidnapping you for something you can't control. Or your children...'."

"So when the danger gets too close to comfort, they develop some empathy." Rogue scoffs

"Just human nature, I guess. We should be happy that they are seeing things from our perspective now." Jean comments

As they talk, suddenly they hear a sonic boom from above.

"Eidolon is here!" Kitty stands up fast and goes running "I'm gonna ask him!" She shouts and goes straight through a wall using her powers

With chuckles and shaking of heads from amusement, the rest follows her, but at their own pace.

They reach the entrance of the mansion, the many temporary tents stretching far into the Garden, but their focus is on Kitty talking with Eidolon on the front porch.

He is spotting a contemplative look, with his chin between his fingers

They only catch the final half of what he is saying

"...normal. Everyone is different, what is important is for you to discover your stance on the subject. Don't feel bad if you can't take a life and also don't feel bad if you don't feel bad by taking a life. The universe is big, everything can happen, and morality is relative in the great scheme of things... It's the law of the jungle out there. Just find your own morality."

"I see..." Kitty nods "But this process to 'find my morality' sucks" She whines

Eidolon's eyes smile "You know... I know a therapist that you all can talk to..." For some reason, his tone is... strange.

.........

"What pretty dresses all of you have! Each is a different color but all of them fit so well! And together it makes a beautiful scene, like princesses!"

"..." Emma Frost watches in a little astonishment Eidolon put a wholesome act with her now daughters.

She saw some videos of him dealing with children, of course, but she is a cynic so obviously she thought that it was all a PR move. And also all the times she met him, he was this imposing man that she couldn't imagine acting like this.

But now... She can't help but find it extremely... cute.

He patiently talks with them, kneeling to their eye level, as they spin around to show off their new dresses.

"Celeste, Esme, Irma, Phoebe and Sophie? Beautiful and meaningful names too. Appropriate to such special girls." Eidolon nods to himself "Celeste means 'Heavenly' and you really look like an angel." He pinches her cheek lovingly

"Esme has a French origin, it means 'Esteemed, Beloved' and you really are." He pokes her heart lightly

"Irma comes from German, it means 'World'... What a strong name, I know that you're a strong girl too." He gives s small squeeze on her shoulder

"Phoebe it's Greek... referring to Phobes Apollon. It means 'Bright or Radiant' and look at you! Do I need to say anything?" He gushes over hr, making the girl giggle.

"Sophie... It's one of my favorite names, you know? I would name a daughter of mine Sophie or Sophia. It means 'Wisdom', few things are more important than wisdom... I bet you're more than your cute face, huh? Huh??" He gives her head pats and ruffles her hair, making her protest, but she can't contain her laugh

In truth, all of them smile and laugh with him, they hug him too.

"..." 'What a hell? Is this the same guy whose eyes glow red to threaten people???' Emma Frost can't help but yell in her mind. Taking care to not show her thoughts to her daughters... She is making a great effort to not widen her eyes.

 She also can't contain a certain feeling bubbling inside her, a certain instinctual and primitive feeling...

"Nice names you choose..."

"Oh yeah, thanks." She reacts fast to the sudden compliment "It was not easy, normally people have months to thinking in one... I needed to have five in one night." She jokes

"Huhu~ I imagine."

"You're good with kids." She praises, voicing a small part of her thoughts.

She can swear she saw something flicker in his gaze. "...I'm only projecting..."

"..." He looks... sad.

Emma Frost's thoughts go wild at the implications of his words and body language, but she can't delve further without proof.

Then she and Eidolon talk a little, she informs him that as predicted, Sesbatian Shaw demanded a meeting. He gives her a device to call him when she needs him to appear and then leaves.

The girls looks sad to see him go.

"Mama?" The quintuplets ask together, their heads turning to her in a synchronized way;

"Yes?"

"Papa?" They pointed to the space where he disappeared at the same time too. She used their mental connection to share some basic knowledge and common sense with them.

"..." Emma Frost's eyes widen a little before a playful smile appears on her lips "Yes, papa."

........

"See? I bet you're glad that you waited just a little to go back to civilization." Red Hood says in a slightly smug tone to the silent Cindy Moon.

"..." She watched a crash course, no... More like a Retrospective of the last year and she is more than a little shell-shocked.

Superheroes, aliens, gods...

"Just take me back..." She says, her tone tired.

"Fine... But before that, here." He presents her with the suitcase that he brought.

"..." Slowly she takes it from his hands and opens it after putting it on her bed.

"What is this?" She turns to him after giving a look at the contents inside.

"Can't you see? Normal clothes, a smartphone... it has my number by the way." He says smoothly.

"Idiot, I'm talking about the other side!"

"Your supersuit, of course."

"Supersuit?" She looks at it again. Black with white, spider and web themed, and with a red face mask

"You don't need to be a hero or anything, but is kinda a tradition of Eidolon to him to give a supersuit to people like us." Red Hood shrugs "It's very resistant, bullet-proof even, fire-proof too... It's breathable and you can use your powers without worry while wearing it." He explains "Ah, call me if you want a space to train with your powers in peace."

"But why I would need it?"

"I don't know, to run away if you're attacked? To use if you feel the call to heroism? It's better to have it than to not have it, so just take it. You can wear it beneath your normal clothes, it's very comfortable and discreet." He walks out the run "Just change and we can take you back home."

"..." Cindy looks at her supersuit for some time before sighing.

After wearing it and putting the normal clothes above it, she walks out of the room finally.

"Looking good, let's go." Red Hood comments before leading her away.

She finally can see the outside world.

"Where is this?"

"Meta Town, or Mutant Town like how is called." He shrugs. He doesn't care if she knows of this disposable hideout.

*Beep*

"I don't think you're ready to go web-slinging yet, so I will give you a ride." He clicks a button, unlocking his bike.

Cindy's eyebrows shot to her hairline seeing the super bike. The tire almost reaches her chest, it looks incredibly futuristic, like from a sci-fi movie "I thought that we were going to be discreet."

"Heh, I don't do discreet." He laughs as he hops on it and offers her the spare helmet

She doesn't show much hesitation before sitting behind him

"With excitment or without excitment?" He asks

"With excitment?" She didn't understand.

"Good choice~"

*Vrooooooooom*

The bike goes 0-100 in a second, and Cindy reflexively hugs Red Hood's torso.

"Kyaaah!"

" 'Kyah?' Hahaha, cute." In no time he is speeding up out of Meta town.

"Idiot! Slow down! Do you want to kill us?!" She shouts over the wind

"Please... Girl, none of us would die if we suffered an accident now." He shouts back as he passes the bridge that connects the isolated town of mutants with the rest of the world "Abandon your normal sensibilities!" *Vroom* *Vroom* He speeds up even more.

Despite her mind telling her no, she eventually stops being so afraid, opening her eyes to watch the scenario blur around her.

 In truth... She notices that is not blurring that much, It's nothing blurring at all! Her reflexes... She is really different now.

"The warm-up is over, let's put emotion on this ride." She hears him saying

"What do you mean by... that..." She was asking before she noticed what he meant by that.

The traffic... The usual New York traffic is just ahead... And he is showing no signs of slowing down.

"...you're not gonna do it, right?"

"If we are in danger, you spider-sense would have warned you!" He laughs again before starts weaving through the thick traffic while speeding.

........

Meta Town, Underground

"So what do you think of the other groups?" Hector in his full Eidolon super-suit asks Callisto as the two oversee the moving of some metas that have nothing else in the world.

"Bunch of stuck-up bitches." She says harshly

He chuckles a little "Be nice... Did any of them disrespect any of you?" He asks

As the participants of the operation completed their primary task, they mixed more after changing to other targets. Many groups worked together to take down Hidden facilities.

"No... But some showed in their faces. From the Brotherhood." She answers

"Because they are bad or just because they are a little cocky that they are better Fighters?"

"...I think because they are a little cocky." She admits

"Heh, don't attribute to malice what you can attribute to foolishness, Callisto." Eidolon pats her shoulder "It's just some rivalry between groups, obviously they wanted to show off." He explains

She scoffs and rolls her eyes, Eidolon healed her but she keeps using her eye patch. Maybe to remember the lesson of the day she awakened as a meta. Her "friends" turning on her, no need to try to be feminine or pretty anymore.

It does not hinder her, because is high-tec.

"We are the best armed at least. "She huffs after some time

After a chuckle, he answers "Maybe they saw this as a signal of weakness... 'Look, they are not even using their powers'."

"So... childish." She says slowly

"Now you realize?" He gives her a look. When he puts it like this... It's really childish... So small, petty... That's what he want her to see. Those disputes are all small things.

Now she really can't be angry anymore.

......

Unknown Place

"I underestimated your business acumen, Emma." Sebastian Shaw says with a friendly smile

"..." Emma Frost schooled her features to not show her distaste for the man. Distaste for his act, distaste for him using her name so casually, distaste for everything...

The two are right now in one of the many meeting rooms of the Hellfire Club, but it's only the two. A little courtesy of Eidolon that created "problems" for many of the members of the club.

Shaw continues as he pours himself a glass of scotch "But seeing that your success came because of the sacrifice of our friends... Like those old tales that my father used to tell me as a child, that some women can suck our luck, it makes me scared..." Even if he says that he doesn't look worried, even laughing before taking a sip of his drink

"Maybe you should be..." Emma says slowly and in a nonchalant way.

With Eidolon as a backer, she doesn't need to walk on eggshells with Shaw anymore, she is gonna enjoy acting a little disrespectful.

"..." Shaw pauses at that. Her tone is not one that he is used to hearing when addressed at his person.

"Hahahaha!" But eventually, he puts the fakest of the smiles and laughs the fakest of the laughs. Still keeping some pretense of civility. "I always liked your sharp wit, Emma."

The two remain in silence for some time, Shaw expecting Emma to make some comment, and engage in the talk.

But the woman learned a thing or two with the world's strongest hero... Why make moves when you're winning? She keeps her silence, calmly nursing her drink in her hand, Shaw is the one who needs to make a move.

If he thinks she will talk to give him the chance to seize the initiative, he is very wrong.

Sebastian Shaw has no other choice but to talk again

"But I'm still worried, that even with your sharp wit, you can't keep with so many additions to your empire... too many balls to juggle-" He walks over it.

"No, I'm good. Thanks for worrying though" *Sip* 'Damn this feels good~'

"..."

She is really enjoying the feeling of being untouchable against this bastard.

"Are you sure?" Even with Shaw's mind being beyond her Telepathy, she can see him getting angry and the monumental effort he is making to try to keep it in check "So many wealth and assets moving to your hand, assets that previously belonged to people that are now under heavy scrutiny... It can be dangerous." He makes a reasonable point.

"Don't worry, I have my means... I used some proxies." She shrugs her shoulder

"..."

"..." *Sip*

"DON'T PLAY WITH ME, FROST!" Shaw finally snaps... A man who is used to having everything and never being questioned, it's a miracle that he held up till now "I don't know how you did it, and I don't care! But you better keep the status quo of this club or it will have consequences!" He hits a table with his fist and glares at her.

"..." *sip* Emma keeps her sassy look at him "Consequences?" She tilts her head confused

"Hmpf! You magically were ready to make such a big move... Do you think I believe that you're lucky? I don't care if you have a spy on those mutant groups, I can easily convince the rest of the members that you broke the rules and sold them out!"

"And?" *Sip*

"..." At this point, Shaw has to notice that something is wrong "What is up with you? What do you have under your sleeve, Frost?"

"Took you long enough..." Emma rolls her eyes, not giving the man an ounce of respect "I was just thinking about this game of chess that we have been playing Shaw..."

"..."

"We spy on each other, we try to outsmart each other, we plan each other downfall... I was thinking that is kind of unfair to me, you know? Every time that I'm winning you simply flip the board because you're individually strong" She says not even looking at him "I mean, maybe is not that fair to say that, after all, I turned a lot of your loyal men in my spies with my powers, but you know how things go... It gets boring playing a game that you know that you can never win, soooo... I cheated."

"...cheated?" He is narrowing his eyes, his instincts alerting him that he is in a dangerous situation.

Sebastian Shaw is no fool and he knows Emma Frost is not a fool either. She would not be putting the cards on the table like that if was not sure that her hands were victorious.

"Yes. Truthfully, more like I broke the rules... You know when kids do some prohibited things? Yeah... I called the adults. It's a bummer but the game is over, Shaw. I don't want to play anymore... I want to win." She says, putting her glass of wine down, savoring the feeling

"What are you talking abou-" He was ready to strike her, using his words to distract her from using her Diamond form.

But she unceremoniously shows something to him. A small device that looks like a car key, and she is pressing the button already,

"!!" Shaw braces himself, he doesn't know for what, but it doesn't matter... Explosion, sniper... He will be ready for whatever trick she plays.

The lights flicker a little, dimming down, he hears a buzzing sound, everything trembles for half a second but... nothing really happens beyond that.

"..." He looks at her, half confused and half furious "And what was this supposed to do?" He asks

"Nice entrance." Emma suddenly says with a smile, but not to him. She is looking over Shaw's shoulder...

"Thank you, I try." The male voice coming from his back makes the hair on Shaw's neck stand up immediately.

Sebastian Shaw forces himself to take his eyes off Emma Frost's smug face to look behind him. His fears come true, standing behind him, it's the most annoying person that appeared this year.

The 6'2" feet tall (1,88m) Shaw rarely looks up, but Eidolon makes him look small. The difference in height is only 2 inches but the posture, presence and everything else overwhelm the Black King of the Hellfire Club.

"You... Bitch!!" Shaw spats the insult back to Emma "You really sold all of us!! To the worst possible bastard!!!"

If she sold them to anyone else, it would not be so bad... Other people can be threatened, blackmailed, bribed... But Eidolon? That's why rich and influential people in shady business hate him.

He is someone off the grid, they have no power over him.

It's unknown how much money is wasted every day in trying to discover his civilian identity to try to have his weakness, but is not a small number.

"Do you really want to self-destruct and take all of us with you?!?" Shaw is really angry. To his eyes, Emma really flipped the board and called the parents to destroy the fun.

"I prefer this than to have to live under your pathetic whims." She says without missing a beat "And who said I'm going down with you?" She gives him a mocking smile

Standing up, she walks like a confident model around Shaw and stops by Eidolon's side.

"Me and this stud here have a deal~" She says sultrily, even pressing herself at Eidolon's side, running her hand under his mantle, obviously feeling his muscles.

"..." Eidolon sideglances her, but in the end lets her have her fun. Though he pinched her hand a little under his mantle.

"You are really a bitch!!" Shaw almost shouts angrily "Fucking wench selling your body like that, when you lose your value you will fall too, whore!"

There's a reason Emma did that, the same reason Shaw got a little too angry.

In the mind of the egoistical Black King of the Hellfire Club, Emma was his.

Yes, they never did anything, Shaw learned how to ward against telepaths in the past after a certain encounter, and he knows that if he lets his guard down he can be undone easily by Emma.

What moment a man is the most vulnerable? Arguably during sex.

That's why he never dared force himself on her, in his mind one day she would come to him begging anyway. And he enjoyed seeing her struggle helplessly knowing that he would win in the end.

Emma on her end, even knowing of this possibility of ending Shaw by taking advantage of this vulnerability using sex, like a Femme fatale would do... Never did because she hates his guts.

Now Emma is making him believe that she and Eidolon have some special relationship.

It's everything fake, from Shaw's delusions to Emma's act, but even so, Shaw feels like a cuck.

"Eidolon..." Shaws forces his anger down "Why don't you ally yourself with them then? Anything she offered I can offer more... Even her." He tries to bargain, if Eidolon can make deals with Emma Frost, it means that he is not that incorruptible, right?

"A tempting offer..." Eidolon says in an even tone

"..." Despite herself, Emma tenses a little, her grip on him tightening.

"... but I really like refusing people's offers," Eidolon says casually, and equally casually he raises his hand.

With his telekinesis, he stopped Shaw from detonating a Grenade that he keeps in his possession.

A smart way to kickstart his power. Shaw, with his Kinetic Energy Absorption, gets stronger the more attacks he receives, so instead of waiting to be hit, he can do something like that. Or he can Punch a wall.

"You..." He can only move his mouth as he is held in place by Eidolon.

"Did you enjoy your moment?" Eidolon doesn't even acknowledge him, turning to Emma and asking

"...Can I hit him once?" She asks

"...go on." He gives permission.

Walking to him, Emma stops very close, smugly smiling at the paralyzed man.

*Thwack*

And kicking him the balls.

"..."

"Pig!" She spits on him.

She doesn't know, but Eidolon suppressed his powers, not that such a small amount of Kinetic energy would allow Shaw to fight back.

"Do you need him for anything else? Like signing documents or whatever..." He asks to make sure

"No..." She answers and he immediately throws him in a portal "What are you gonna do with him?"

"...interrogate. Then decide his punishment, maybe he has a chance of redemption..." He says in an even voice. His power is also a sweet addition to his collection, a counter to all heavy hitters. He is getting more and more invincible.

Emma scoffs and rolls her eyes "Whatever then..." She moves to the table with the drinks, takes another vintage wine, and putting two glasses "Why don't we celebrate this successful partner..." She turns around...

But he is not there anymore...

"-ship." She almost forgot that he likes to pull those stunts "He really likes refusing people, huh? Hmpf, his loss..." Then she gulps down the whole glass.

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