6. Magneto?
"Huh"
In the midst of the Transfiguration Charm, Merlin, the runaway little girl, and the fat man, appeared in the wasteland directly below the plane.
This is supposed to be the place where two countries meet, a desert without people.
At the moment of landing, Merlin said to the girl who had been suppressing herself beside her:
"Put the power of repression... All free, don't keep it..."
"Huh"
After speaking, Merlin's figure jumped several kilometers away in the leap of the Transfiguration Charm, and the moment he landed again, at the end of the wasteland in front of him, a huge energy visible to the naked eye exploded.
Like an EMP bomb that had been detonated, the eruption of magnetic force distorted the light, bursting out in front of Merlin's eyes with a brilliant color like the Northern Lights, which spread rapidly in the air, like a rising storm, frantically venting its power in all directions.
Merlin, who was several kilometers away, could even feel the change in the magnetic field around him, but at this distance, the force of that change was already very weak.
It could only turn into a gust of wind that was not so violent, and it didn't feel comfortable, blowing Merlin's hair and the corners of his clothes.
"This kid... The potential is really huge. β
Merlin looked at the watch on his wrist that stopped moving, and he shook his head with some regret:
"It's a shame, it's Coulson's watch."
"Huh"
Merlin drew his wand, cast the shapeshifting charm again, and returned to the little girl.
Probably because of the completion of the awakening, the child was already unconscious, and the magnetic field within a few meters of her body was permanently changed by the force of a one-time burst.
The pebbles were strangely suspended in mid-air, and there were some shattered dirt and grass clippings, and the little girl's body was also suspended half a meter above the ground, which looked quite fantastical.
"The magnetic field has been permanently altered..."
Merlin touched the girl's hair scattered in the air with some caution, he looked at his surroundings again, and then reached out to pick up the unconscious little girl, and between the distorted light, he disappeared into the place.
In the wasteland nearly a kilometer away from them, the balding fat man was clutching his heart and running forward in a waddling manner.
In the magnetic burst just now, he was hit, his eyes bloodshot, and his steps were vague, apparently because of some injuries.
But he survived.
"Ha, ahaha."
He let out a shrill laugh like a ghost crying wolf, to be honest, the moment he was grabbed and pulled off the plane by that black mist freak just now, he really thought he was going to die, but he still survived.
"Freaks, they're all damn freaks!"
The man stubbornly scolded:
"They should all be killed!"
"Excuse me, you just said, who are you going to kill?"
An indifferent voice suddenly sounded behind him, and the fat man fell to the ground in fright, and he sat there, his hands propped up on his body, and with fear in his eyes, like a poor man in a desperate situation.
Merlin, who was holding the little girl, was wrapped in a black mist that was gathering endlessly, and he looked condescendingly at the panicked fat man in front of him like the spirit of the legendary Aladdin's magic lamp.
He pushed his glasses and said:
"You won't... Really naΓ―ve to think that I forgot about you? Right. β
"Plop"
The fat man who was still hard-mouthed just now fell to his knees at this moment, and he said in a hypocritical tone:
"I was wrong, Master, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't be so vicious, I shouldn't have hurt an innocent child for my own sake... Please, give me one more chance, I'll change, I swear, I will..."
"No, you're not going to change."
Merlin interrupted the fat man's plea for mercy, and said in a firm tone:
"Hate is like a seed that has been buried deep in your flesh and blood. And viciousness is the sail that keeps you going all the way in the hell of jealousy, I have seen too many people like you, and if you are given another chance, it will only make more innocent people implicated by a vicious and cowardly soul like you. β
"But I'm not a judge, I'm not going to judge you, I don't have that power."
"Look me in the eye!"
Under Merlin's scolding, the fat man raised his head tremblingly, and saw Merlin's fingers draw a triangle in the air, and the next moment, the fat man's gaze became dull.
"Follow this road, keep walking, don't stop!"
Merlin Says:
"Until your feet are worn out, until your blood spills, until you are exhausted, until you are in pain, until you truly repent from the bottom of your heart, until you decide to be a good person again."
"Now..."
"Let's go."
Merlin's words were like a command, and under the spiritual guidance of the seal of Axifah, the fat man stood up tremblingly, like a marionette, and limped towards the endless wasteland ahead.
If he is strong-willed enough, then he will soon be able to free himself from the influence of the Axifa Seal.
But it's a pity...
A man as vicious and hypocritical as him does not deserve to have a strong will.
If he can't fulfill the few demands that Merlin has planted in his heart, then he will follow Merlin's punishment and keep going...
Until he is awakened by another wizard, or until he dies.
Merlin looked at the figure of the fat man walking, he reached out and touched the cold forehead of the little girl in his arms, and the next moment, the shapeshifting spell was activated again, and he disappeared into the wasteland.
Dozens of minutes later, the plane that flew non-stop from New York to Toronto landed at the airport, and the passengers who had survived couldn't wait to get out of the doomed plane.
But at the moment when the plane came to a standstill, between the distortion of light, Merlin, who was holding the girl, appeared strangely in the cabin.
"Gentlemen and ladies."
Merlin raised his wand, and he shouted to the unknown passengers in front of him:
"Look here!"
When people's eyes turned, a white light, like a diffused sunlight, sprinkled throughout the cabin.
βObliviate οΌ (Oblivion Curse)"
There were 400 people on the plane, and Merlin practiced using 3 Oblivion Charms to clear everyone, including the captain, of their experiences of the horror in the air.
Also included are the parents of the little girl.
Their relationship had been shattered by the little girl's bloodline, and the man would no longer take care of her, and through the Dementor Charm, Merlin saw in the anguished mother's will the desire to be free from the torment.
Neither of them was fit to continue taking care of the child, and Merlin took a moment to revise their memories to make them forget the existence of the little girl and to bridge their relationship.
They want to have children of their own... They still have time to fulfill this craving.
This can be regarded as the "compensation" left to them after Merlin took away the little girl.
"Xavier's Gifted Junior Academy will be the poor boy's new home."
While carrying his luggage, Coulix said to Merlin:
"Professors and mentors will definitely be willing to accept her."
"This kid is not ordinary, Piot."
After arriving in Toronto, Merlin put on a trench coat, the city is a little cooler than New York, the little girl in his arms seems to dream of something bad, she instinctively reaches out and hugs Merlin's arm, so that Merlin can't even give her to Colossus.
"Have you noticed this kid's abilities?"
Merlin Says:
"She can manipulate magnetism... It reminded me of a figure I hadn't met, but had heard of extremely dangerous. β
"Yes."
Steelus Piot, who was walking beside Merlin, also nodded cautiously:
"Magneto... Magnitt, Eric. Lancheel, the leader of the Mutant Brotherhood, the Professor's former best friend and current enemy... This kid is likely to have something to do with that dangerous person, or even his blood. As far as I know, there is a precedent for this ability to be passed down from generation to generation in mutant history, although rare. β
Colossus explains:
"The most convincing example is the family of Lady Auroro, who have been in East Africa for thousands of years, and in each generation, a mutant who can manipulate wind, rain, thunder and lightning awakens in their bloodline. It is for this reason that her family, on the East African side, is revered as the 'blood of the gods'. β
"So, before we even started working in earnest, we encountered such a tricky thing..."
Merlin looked at the child in his arms with some confusion, and he said to Coulix who stretched out his hand to stop the car next to him:
"We can't take this child with us, you contact your academy and ask them to send someone to pick her up! Canada is Magneto's territory, and the magnetic burst just now can't hide it from him, and I washed away the memories of those passengers, but it wasn't enough... I don't want to see an old mutant fall from the sky in a moment. β
"I've informed Ms. Auroro."
Colossus opened the taxi door for Merlin, saying:
"She also uses teleportation magic, and she was waiting for us there when we arrived at the hotel."
"Well, that's good."
Merlin nodded and sat in the car with the child in his arms.
Ten minutes later, Merlin and Coulix arrived at the hotel they had booked in advance, and sure enough, when they opened the door, Merlin saw Storm Girl in a black combat suit, already waiting in the room.
"This dress of yours... Well, pretty cool. β
Merlin looked at Auroro's clothes, which were frankly odd. It looks like it's made of leather, and it's a bit of a tights, presumably for ease of movement.
But this also shows Auroro's figure almost perfectly.
But the most strange thing is that under the arms of this combat uniform, there are also wide cuffs extended, which look like the design of witches' robes, and when Storm Girl waves her arms, the wide sleeves are like open wings.
"It's a family heirloom with runes on it that allow me to better manipulate the storm."
The Storm Maiden shrugged her shoulders helplessly, and she said to Merlin:
"Trust me, I wouldn't come out wearing it if there were other options... It's almost like a costume. β
"Well, I can understand."
Merlin nodded, he looked Auroro up and down, and finally his gaze fell on the two seemingly ordinary gold bracelets on the wrists of Auroro's hands, his eyes narrowed, but he did not show surprise, he said softly:
"It's in good shape... It was perfect. β
"Are you teasing me? Mr. Merlin. β
The Storm Girl is not angry, in fact, many ladies will not be angry in the face of such heartfelt compliments from men. She looked at Merlin with a strange smile on her face, and she said:
"But alas, I'm already engaged... Otherwise, it's not like we can't talk about these topics in depth. β
"Oh? Which lucky guy has the privilege of getting the love of the Storm Witch? β
Merlin sat on the couch and jokingly asked:
"Let me guess, some prince of East Africa?"
"Almost."
Auroro didn't seem to want to talk about it, and she said briefly:
"The marriage contract was made by my father, and I didn't have much power to choose. Let's talk about this girl, Piot told me, this child could be Magneto's daughter? β
"Almost."
Merlin tried to place the girl asleep in her arms on the couch, but the girl's hands were holding his arms.
Apparently, she was awake and was just pretending to be asleep.
"Don't be afraid."
Merlin looked at the girl's awakened eyes, which turned into turquoise, agate-like eyes, and he said gently:
"This sister won't hurt you."
The little girl didn't speak, but just hugged Merlin's arm harder, she glanced at Auroro, and then buried her head in Merlin's arms, as if she was afraid of the storm girl.
"Won't she speak?"
The Storm Maiden crouched beside Merlin, stretched out her hand, and checked her body with white magic, and she asked in a low voice:
"She seems frightened?"
"Hundreds of people shouted for me to throw her off the plane... And that includes her titular father, you say? β
Merlin shook his head, and with a look of pity, stroked the girl's hair, he said:
"She's frightened, and that's normal."
"Hmm."
The Storm Maiden stood up with a frown, and she said to Merlin:
"It does look like the after-effects of some kind of trauma, it seems to be accompanied by temporary aphasia, she only believes in you now, instinctively depends on you, probably because you saved her, in short, she's in a bad condition."
Auroro said to Merlin:
"I have to bring her back to the academy, she needs a psychological intervention, and the release of mental stress, Jean should be able to treat her."
"Well, that's what I thought too."
Merlin gently patted the back of the little girl who was shivering in his arms, and said:
"Colossus and I still have a mission to do, we can't take this kid with us, and I suspect that Magneto may have noticed the previous magnetic field outburst and it's best to get her out of here, but you have to take care of her, this kid is miserable enough."
"Well, I'll take care of her."
Auroro stretched out his hand to take the little girl out of Merlin's arms, but the moment her fingers touched the little girl, a strong magnetic force suddenly exploded.
The girl in Merlin's arms turned her head and looked at Auroro with a mixture of hatred and fear, and the green pupils in her eyes seemed to glow, like a lit lamp.
She bared her teeth at Auroro and held out her hand.
"Danger! Dodge! β
Merlin slapped Auroro on the shoulder, and the Alpha Seal exploded, sending Auroro out with an air explosion similar to the Crushing Charm.
Almost at the same time, all the metal objects in the entire room, the kitchen knives, kettles, screws, the chandelier overhead, and the metal chairs, under the control of the invisible force, smashed like a converging metal storm on the place where Auroro had just stood.
Little girl Lona. Dane, in this crude and simple way, said to Auroro...
Don't touch me!
After all this, in the messy room, the little girl looked up, looked at Merlin pitifully, and then stretched out her hand, like a koala, and hugged his arm again.
"Ugh..."
Merlin drew his wand and used the Repair Charm to restore the badly damaged objects, and shrugged at the Storm Maiden who had spun lightly in the air and landed on the ground.
"Looks like I'm going to have to go back with you."
"This little Magneto, it looks like it's on me."
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