A figure surrounded by red energy descended from the sky, clad in a red trench coat, with fiery red hair cascading to her waist. She exuded the presence of a formidable woman.
"Wanda!" the Brotherhood members exclaimed, recognizing the Scarlet Witch, Magneto's daughter.
"Spare him," Wanda pleaded, glancing at Magneto's unconscious form. Covered in blood, he appeared frail and aged, his magnetic power dissipated.
Emma stepped forward, "This is the Scarlet Witch, an Omega-level mutant."
She wasn't warning Su Chen to be cautious but indicating the potential value of having Wanda on their side. Su Chen raised an eyebrow, sensing a familiar reality-warping energy from Wanda.
"Prove your worth," he demanded.
Wanda hesitated, then, with a deep breath, unleashed her power. The sea outside the island rose like a towering wall—an impossible tsunami summoned by her will.
Su Chen watched, satisfied, and with a wave of his hand, he dispersed the tsunami. Wanda coughed up blood from the exertion.
"Let's go," Su Chen commanded, turning away. A spatial ripple formed around him, opening a portal.
Understanding she had passed the test, Wanda followed. Above them, a massive, once-invisible aircraft carrier appeared, sending jets to retrieve the Brotherhood members and their resources.
Soon, only Magneto's solitary form remained on the island.
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Thousands of meters above, aboard the airborne carrier supported by four anti-gravity engines, Su Chen gathered with key mutant leaders. They needed a formal organization name and a guiding manifesto for their growing forces.
"Utopia," Su Chen declared the name of their new faction.
Following Emma's suggestion, they adopted the structure of the Hellfire Club's chess-themed ranks:
- Bishop: Multiple Man
- Rook: Juggernaut
- Knight: Fantomex
- Queen: Emma Frost
Thirty-two chess pieces, black and white, would honor their best fighters. By a twist of fate, Emma became the White Queen, while Su Chen was naturally the King, often referred to as "Supreme" by his followers.
"The Supreme, we've detected significant activity from superheroes and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on the West Coast," reported a member. "They're forming the West Coast Avengers."
"Humph! The Avengers were just established and already fell apart. Now they're trying again?" scoffed the mutants, seeing it as a blatant provocation.
"We also found incomplete data on 'Sentinels,' robots designed to exterminate all mutants," said another mutant, revealing their terrifying capabilities to mimic mutant powers using genetic samples from Mystique and Rogue.
Everyone was dismayed at the prospect of these intelligent, adaptive robots.
"If the Sentinels gain critical mass with their vast X-gene library, we'll be overwhelmed," Emma noted grimly, highlighting the source of their genetic data—live dissection of mutants.
Even Su Chen frowned, recalling past experiments with disdain.
"Very well. If S.H.I.E.L.D. persists in resisting, I have no qualms about leveling the West Coast," he declared. "Let's begin our conquest of the world."
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